AMCV 0150H - China in the American Imagination

Institution:

Brown University

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Description:

Since Columbus, China has held special place in the American imagination. Americans from different vantage points have imagined China as a source of wealth, labor, or souls to save, as a victim, a revolutionary model, factory and bank. Using literature, material culture, and film, we will seek to understand how different groups of Americans, including merchants, workers, women, African Americans and Chinese Americans, have contructed "China". Reserved for First Year students. Enrollment limited to 20. FYS DVPS

Credits:

1.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.brown.edu

Phone Number:

(401) 863-1000

Regional Accreditation:

New England Association of Schools and Colleges

Calendar System:

Semester

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