INTS 233 - Tale of Two Cities:Hong Kong and Shanghai

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Trinity College

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This course examines the unique roles Hong Kong and Shanghai have played in China's search for modernization. Since they came into being in the latter half of the nineteenth century, these two cities have at important junctures provided the physical and imaginative space needed for various political, economic and cultural experiments. For better or for worse, they are, therefore, often in the vanguard of change, setting trends for the rest of the country. Through the study of literary and social science texts, this course will seek to understand this phenomenon by giving special attention to the commonalities between these two cities: their inception as trading ports, their colonial or quasi-colonial past, their cosmopolitan ambience with a significant foreign presence, and their status as places of opportunity and decadence in the popular imagination. Strongly recommended for students planning to participate in any of the following study-abroad programs: the Shanghai Semester, the Trinity-Lingnan (Hong Kong) Program and Trinity's exchange program with the Chinese University of Hong Kong. 1.00 units, Lecture

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3.00

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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

Calendar System:

Semester

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