Module manager: Ya-chun Liu
Email: Y.Liu7@leeds.ac.uk
Taught: Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) View Timetable
Year running 2025/26
This module is not approved as a discovery module
The module will explore the way in which culture in East Asia engages with themes such as family and relationships, gender and sexuality, globalisation, politics, myth, and technology. The module will also engage with aspects of the field of cultural production, including translation, reception, and prizes. The specific focus will vary from year to year, depending on teaching staff, but may cover literature, film, theatre, and art, from countries including China, Japan, and Thailand. The module will be taught through a weekly lecture and seminar. The class discussions will reflect the diverse contemporary interests in East Asia, allowing students to develop an understanding of key themes and approaches. All texts will be English translation. Please note this is an optional module and runs subject to enrolments. If a low number of students choose this module, then the module may not run and you may be asked to choose another module.
This module will enable students to explore aspects of cultural production in East Asia, in order to better understand the varied and exciting cultural and social developments in the region. The module has an independent research component, which will encourage the development of research skills such as literature searches and textual and visual analysis.
On successful completion of the module students will have demonstrated the following learning outcomes relevant to the subject:
1. Identify and explain key features of cultural production and transnational flows in East Asia.
2. Analyse the way in which issues in contemporary East Asian societies are reflected in culture.
3. Apply the knowledge of concepts, methodologies and approaches to the study of different cultural forms in East Asian contexts.
4. Demonstrate intercultural awareness of the backgrounds of different texts, practitioners, and consumers in East Asian contexts.
Skills Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of the module students will have demonstrated the following skills learning outcomes:
5. Communicate clearly and effectively in writing.
6. Make connections across differing perspectives in order to explore ideas, identify aspects that affect cultural production and address them with evidence and sound reasoning.
Details of the syllabus will be provided on the Minerva organisation (or equivalent) for the module.
| Delivery type | Number | Length hours | Student hours |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lecture | 11 | 1 | 11 |
| Seminar | 11 | 1 | 11 |
| Private study hours | 178 | ||
| Total Contact hours | 22 | ||
| Total hours (100hr per 10 credits) | 200 | ||
There will be ongoing student progress monitoring in lectures and seminars. Seminar discussion (both group-based and class-wide) in particular will give tutors opportunities to exchange ideas with students and offer feedback to students. Seminar discussion will also provide space for peer learning and feedback. To provide support for the summative coursework essay, there will be essay clinics as part of the seminars, in which students will have the opportunity to discuss their research ideas. Individual feedback from tutors to students can be provided in office hours and or in meetings by appointment.
| Assessment type | Notes | % of formal assessment |
|---|---|---|
| Coursework | Essay | 100 |
| Total percentage (Assessment Coursework) | 100 | |
Normally resits will be assessed by the same methodology as the first attempt, unless otherwise stated
The reading list is available from the Library website
Last updated: 03/03/2025
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