EAAS V2937x - China in the Modern World

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Barnard College

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The rise of China has impacted world politics and economy in significant ways. How did it happen This course introduces unique angles of self-understanding suggested by Chinese writers, intellectuals, and artists who have participated in the making of modern China and provided illuminating and critical analyses of their own culture, history, and the world. Our readings will cover a wide selection of modern Chinese fiction and poetry, autobiographical writing, photography, documentary film, artworks, and music with emphasis on the interplays of art/literature, history, and politics. We will pay close attention to the role of storytelling, the mediating powers of technology, new forms of visuality and sense experience, and the emergence of critical consciousness in response to global modernity. Our goal is to develop critical reading skills and gain in-depth understanding of modern China and its engagement with the modern world beyond the Cold War rhetoric. Topics of discussion include historical rupture, loss and melancholy, exile, freedom, migration, social bonding and identity, capitalism, nationalism, and the world revolution. Corequisites: Open to all undergraduate students. This course fulfills Major Cultures Requirement (East Asian Civilization List B) and may count as an elective. No prior knowledge of China or any of its languages is required. Not offered in 2009-2010. 3 points

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3.00

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Institution Website:

www.barnard.edu

Phone Number:

(212) 854-5262

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

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Semester

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