ENG 2075 - Introduction to Asian Literature

Institution:

Manhattanville College

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Description:

This course is an introduction to some of the critical issues and debates in Asian literary studies. Through a survey of Asian Literature-and by this I mean literature from Japan, China, and India-since 1930'sstudents will explore some of the political, social, literary, and religious developments in these areas. We will look at some of the major developments such as the Japanese invasion of Manchuria in the 1930s, the defeat and reconstruction of Japan, the partitioning of India in 1947, the Cultural Revolution in China, etc. Representative texts will be studied with attention to their historical background and the aesthetic and cultural values that informed them. Throughout the course, students will focus on the convergence of religion and gender with race and ethnicity. Readings will include Xiao Hong's Field of Life and Death, Yu Hua's Chronicle of a Blood Merchant, Shauna Singh Baldwin's What the Body Remembers.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.manhattanville.edu

Phone Number:

(914) 694-2200

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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