History 143 - Knights and Concubines:Facts,Fiction and Film

Institution:

Allegheny College

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An examination of how knights and concubines serve as contrasting icons of Chinese culture. Through the use of fiction and film, this course shows how both groups have been idealized and reinterpreted in the nineteenth century and twentieth centuries to become something more exotic and mythical in both the Chinese and the American mind.

Credits:

4.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.allegheny.edu

Phone Number:

(814) 332-3100

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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