西方文化概论1- Introduction
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• Exam 70% • Others 30%
Schedule of sessions and assignments
• Session 1: Introduction • Session 2-3: Greek Mythology and Religion
• Reading assignment: The Iliad • Movie: Troy
I. Compare the following Chinese and Western artworks
王羲之《长风帖》 晋
唐伯虎 事茗图
扬州八怪罗聘(1733-1799)
扬州八怪之首:金农山水画
南宋马远(1140-1225) 山径春行图
“触袖野花多自舞,避人幽鸟不成啼”(南宋宁宗题诗)
• Session 9: The Middle Ages (2) • Medieval Knights & Courtly Love • Session 10: The Renaissance
• Reading assignment: Nocolo Machiavelli: The Prince
• Session 11: The Enlightenment
• To develop awareness and skills of intercultural communication.
• To foster personal growth in critical thinking. • To improve English proficiency.
2020/8/3
Syllabus
• Clients: Sophomores • Course duration: One semester (30 hrs)
• Prescribed Textbooks:
• 陆道夫等编:《西方文化经典选读》,暨南 大学出版社,2014年。
2020/8/3
3
Course Objectives
Biblioteka Baidu
4
Grade Basis
• Grades are awarded on the basis of overall cumulative performance in each area, esp. in attendance, active class participation, oral presentation, and final exam.
• Session 14: Postwar West
• Reading assignment: Jean-Paul Sartre: Being and Nothingness
• Session 15: Review
Assignment for next session
• Textbook: the Iliad • Movie: Troy
• For enlightenment • (to learn from the greatest minds ever in human
history for life lessons) • For further related studies • For English proficiency •…
• Charles Darwin: On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection
• Marx and Engels: Manifesto of the Communist Party • Sigmund Freud: The Interpretation of Dreams
• Session 4: Greek Philosophy (1)
• Reading assignment: Socrates: Apology
• Session 5: Greek Philosophy (2)
• Reading assignment: Plato: The Republic
• Session 6: Hellenistic and Roman Culture • Reading assignment: Marcus Aurelius: The
Meditations
6
• Session 7: Christianity • Reading assignment: The Holy Bible • Session 8: The Middle Ages (1)
• Reading assignment: St. Thomas Aquinas: Summa Theologica
• To know and understand the fundamentals of western culture in terms of history, religion, philosophy, art and literature, through classroom lectures and discussions, and critical reading of literary texts.
• Reading assignment: Immanuel Kant: What is Enlightenment?
7
• Session 12: The Romantic movement • Session 13: New thoughts in the 19th century • Reading assignments:
岁寒三友 南宋末年 赵孟坚(1199-1264)
墨梅图 元 王冕(1287—1359)
墨梅图 元 吴镇((1280―1354))
西方文化概论1- Introduction
What can we possibly get from a course on western culture?
• For intercultural understanding and communication
• (able to understand, discuss and ask about western culture)
Schedule of sessions and assignments
• Session 1: Introduction • Session 2-3: Greek Mythology and Religion
• Reading assignment: The Iliad • Movie: Troy
I. Compare the following Chinese and Western artworks
王羲之《长风帖》 晋
唐伯虎 事茗图
扬州八怪罗聘(1733-1799)
扬州八怪之首:金农山水画
南宋马远(1140-1225) 山径春行图
“触袖野花多自舞,避人幽鸟不成啼”(南宋宁宗题诗)
• Session 9: The Middle Ages (2) • Medieval Knights & Courtly Love • Session 10: The Renaissance
• Reading assignment: Nocolo Machiavelli: The Prince
• Session 11: The Enlightenment
• To develop awareness and skills of intercultural communication.
• To foster personal growth in critical thinking. • To improve English proficiency.
2020/8/3
Syllabus
• Clients: Sophomores • Course duration: One semester (30 hrs)
• Prescribed Textbooks:
• 陆道夫等编:《西方文化经典选读》,暨南 大学出版社,2014年。
2020/8/3
3
Course Objectives
Biblioteka Baidu
4
Grade Basis
• Grades are awarded on the basis of overall cumulative performance in each area, esp. in attendance, active class participation, oral presentation, and final exam.
• Session 14: Postwar West
• Reading assignment: Jean-Paul Sartre: Being and Nothingness
• Session 15: Review
Assignment for next session
• Textbook: the Iliad • Movie: Troy
• For enlightenment • (to learn from the greatest minds ever in human
history for life lessons) • For further related studies • For English proficiency •…
• Charles Darwin: On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection
• Marx and Engels: Manifesto of the Communist Party • Sigmund Freud: The Interpretation of Dreams
• Session 4: Greek Philosophy (1)
• Reading assignment: Socrates: Apology
• Session 5: Greek Philosophy (2)
• Reading assignment: Plato: The Republic
• Session 6: Hellenistic and Roman Culture • Reading assignment: Marcus Aurelius: The
Meditations
6
• Session 7: Christianity • Reading assignment: The Holy Bible • Session 8: The Middle Ages (1)
• Reading assignment: St. Thomas Aquinas: Summa Theologica
• To know and understand the fundamentals of western culture in terms of history, religion, philosophy, art and literature, through classroom lectures and discussions, and critical reading of literary texts.
• Reading assignment: Immanuel Kant: What is Enlightenment?
7
• Session 12: The Romantic movement • Session 13: New thoughts in the 19th century • Reading assignments:
岁寒三友 南宋末年 赵孟坚(1199-1264)
墨梅图 元 王冕(1287—1359)
墨梅图 元 吴镇((1280―1354))
西方文化概论1- Introduction
What can we possibly get from a course on western culture?
• For intercultural understanding and communication
• (able to understand, discuss and ask about western culture)