FYSM 222 - The Asian Image:American Views of Asia and Asians

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Trinity College

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Since the beginning of the 19th century, American involvement with the countries of East Asia has increased dramatically through trade, immigration, diplomacy, and war. Despite this degree of interaction, however, the popular American image of Asia, its cultures and peoples, has largely remained characterized by a belief in inherent difference. While the image of Asian cultures and societies propagated by mass media and the entertainment industry has evolved considerably, even today we find a sense of inscrutable "other-ness" attached to Asia and Asians. This seminar will examine the history of the American images of Asia in journalism, fiction, and film, and interrogate the underlying causes and arising implications of the American "habit" of exoticizing Asi 1.00 units, Seminar

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1.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.Trincoll.edu

Phone Number:

(860) 297-2000

Regional Accreditation:

New England Association of Schools and Colleges

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Semester

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