陳映真的文學創作是現實主義的，隨時關注著當代台灣社會的重要問題。從1950年代以來的國際冷戰，1960年代的中西文化與現代詩論戰，1970年代的保釣運動、鄉土文學論戰，1980年代的跨國資本與全球化，乃至1990年代以來對理想主義的歷史回顧與反思，都深刻地反映在陳映真的小說作品中。這些影響著當代台灣社會的重要社會議題論，陳映真猶如社會學家那樣地思考與分析著。通過閱讀陳映真的小說，得以激發我們重新認識和思考這些社會議題。
陳映真又是繼承傳統和面向傳統的。比如說，陳映真曾經提到要“更好地學習楊逵精神，做好楊逵先生的學生自勉。＂這不僅在繼承日據時期台灣文學的寫實主義傳統的意義上，還在民族團結意義上接續和開展反帝反殖的傳統。陳映真更是力行實踐，在1985年創辦的《人間》雜誌，這份雜誌廣泛而深入地報導和關懷勞工、農民、原住民、以及環境等議題。《人間》雖然只發刊5年左右，卻影響了無數的學子。如今重讀發刊詞：“我們盼望透過「人間」，使彼此陌生的人重新熱絡起來；使彼此冷陌的社會，重新互相關懷；使相互生疏的人，重新建立對彼此生活與情感的理解；使塵封的心，能夠重新去相信、希望、愛和感動，共同為了重新建造更適合人所居住的世界，為了再造一個新的、優美的、崇高的精神文明，和睦團結，熱情地生活。＂依然讓人有熱切的共鳴。
這門課主要閱讀材料是陳映真數十年來的小說創作，陳映真的小說已是眾所公認的經典文學。藉由細讀陳映真的小說，對戰後台灣的和區域的歷史和社會思潮進行探索與重新認識。課前每一位同學務必細讀文本，寫下閱讀心得，作為每次上課討論和學期報告寫作的基礎。
Chen Yingzhen's literary creation is practical and pays attention to the important issues of contemporary Taiwanese society at any time. The international chill war from the 1950s, the Chinese and Western culture and modern poetry war in the 1960s, the protection movement and local literature war in the 1970s, the transnational capital and globalization in the 1980s, and even the historical review and reflection on idealism since the 1990s are deeply reflected in Chen Yingzhen's novel works. These important social discussions that influence contemporary Taiwanese society, Chen Yingzhen thinks and analyzes like a socialist. By reading Chen Yingzhen's novels, we were able to re-understand and think about these social issues.
Chen Yingzhen inherits tradition and is oriented towards tradition. For example, Chen Yingzhen once mentioned that we should "better learn the spirit of Yang Kui and be a good student self-encouragement for Mr. Yang Kui." This not only inherits the traditional meaning of the Taiwanese literature in Japan, but also continues and develops the anti-imperialist and anti-colonial tradition in the meaning of the national group. Chen Yingzhen even tried his best to implement the magazine "Human" founded in 1985. This magazine widely and in-depth report on issues such as labor, farmers, indigenous people, and environment. Although "Human" has only been published for about 5 years, it has influenced countless students. Now we re-read the lyrics: "We hope to re-heat people from each other through "humanity", to re-enter each other's unfamiliar society; to re-enter each other's unfamiliar society; to re-establish an understanding of each other's lives and emotions; to enable the enclosed heart to re-believe, hope, love and emotion, and to jointly build a world that is more suitable for people to live in, to re-create a new, beautiful, noble spiritual civilization, a harmonious group, and live a passionate life. "It still gives people a passionate co-bearing.
The main reading material for this course is the novel creations of Chen Yingzhen over the past decade. Chen Yingzhen’s novels are already a classic literature recognized by everyone. By carefully reading Chen Yingzhen's novel, we explore and re-understand the history and social trends of Taiwan and the region in the war. Before class, every student must read the text and write down his reading experience, which serves as the basis for each class discussion and study report writing.
《陳映真小說集》1-6冊，2001年版，台北：洪範書店。
"Collection of Chen Yingzhen's Novels" 1-6, 2001 edition, Taipei: Hong Qiong Bookstore.
| 評分項目 Grading Method | 配分比例 Grading percentage | 說明 Description |
|---|---|---|
| 分組討論分組討論 Sub-group discussion |
30 | 群體表現10%和個人表現20% |
| 期中考隨堂測驗期中考隨堂測驗 Midterm exam test |
30 | 五題申論題 |
| 期末口頭報告，學期報告(書面)期末口頭報告，學期報告(書面) End-term oral report, academic report (book) |
40 | 口頭報告與書面報告繳交 |
