LITR 460b - Reconsidering the Categories of East and West

Institution:

Yale University

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David Gabriel. t9.25-11.15 Hu (0) Accepted notions of the Western and Eastern worlds examined in literature, film, and other cultural products from regions and peoples who defy or disturb traditional classifications. Exa mples include indigenous peopl es of North America, Central Asia in the post-Soviet world, and countries that occupy a liminal space between East and West, such as Albania and Turkey. Strategies for understanding the culturally unfamiliar without appropriating or negatively affecting it.

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3.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.yale.edu

Phone Number:

(203) 432-4771

Regional Accreditation:

New England Association of Schools and Colleges

Calendar System:

Semester

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