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Fall 2006. BELINDA KONG. The legendary Monkey, or Sun Wukong of sixteenth-century Wu Ch'eng-en's Journey tothe West, is a contradictory figure that embodies fierce independence of spirit and rebellious mischief as much as tamed energy and loyal service. Explores contemporary refigurings of Monkey in diasporic contexts (primarily in the United States, but also in Britain, Canada, and Australia) and in multiple genres (novel, essay, film, music). What are the literary, cultural, and philosophical traditions that animate Monkey, and how are the values he represents transformed in the diaspora For what audiences is he reincarnated, and to what purpose Authors include Wu Ch'eng-en (in translation), Timothy Mo, Maxine Hong Kingston, Frank Chin, Patricia Chao, Binh Duy Ta, Wayson Choy, and Gerald Vizenor. Philosophical texts may include the writings of Laozi, Zhuangzi, and Thich Nhat Hanh. (Same as English 14.)
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Fall 2006. HENRY LAURENCE. (Same as Government 19.)
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Literature of Ancient Indian Society
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d.Global Media and Politics
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Spring 2007. BELINDA KONG. The telling of a nation's history is often the concern not only of historical writings but also of literary ones. Examines some shaping moments of twentieth-century China - the Second World War, the Cultural Revolution, the Tiananmen Massacre, and most recently, the Three Gorges Dam project - with specific focus on literature by authors born and raised in China, but since dispersed into a western diaspora, including the United States, Canada, Britain, and France. Considers works across multiple genres, written in English as well as those in translation. Critical issues include the distinction between immigration and exile, the relationship between history and literature, the grounds of representational authority, and the complexities of narrating violence. Authors may include Ha Jin, Annie Wang, Anchee Min, Ying Chen, Jung Chang, Hong Ying, J. G. Ballard, Gao Xingjian, Dai Sijie, Shan Sa, Yang Lian, and Bei Dao. (Same as English 283.) Prerequisite: One first-year seminar or 100-level course in the English Department, or one course in Asian Studies.
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Every other year. Fall 2006. BELINDA KONG. An introduction not only to the writings of Asian America, but also to the historical development of Asian American literature as a field of discussion, study, and debate. Begins by focusing on a seminal moment in the formation of this field: the critical controversy sparked by the publication of Maxine Hong Kingston's The Woman Warrior (1976). Then turns to more recent fiction and questions of how to re-conceive Asian American literature in light of these works. In addition to Kingston, authors may include Amy Tan, David Henry Hwang, Frank Chin, Gish Jen, Chang-rae Lee, and Jhumpa Lahiri, Susan Choi, Lan Cao, and L¨º Thi Diem Thúy. (Same as English 284.)Prerequisite: One first-year seminar or 100-level course in the English Department, or one course in Asian Studies. Note: This course fulfills the literature of the Americas requirement for students majoring in English.
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3.00 Credits
Spring 2007. SUNIL GOONASEKERA. Today, there is a consensus among some educated people that pilgrimages are irrational and performed by the unenlightened. Another perspective balances this consensus with the view that pilgrimages are profoundly meaningful and enlightening. The latter view is held not only by traditional people but also by many sociologists and anthropologists. Develops a discussion about this controversy and explores the second perspective with special reference to theories of pilgrimage, and how these theories relate to the experiences of the pilgrims. Several ethnographies of pilgrimages to Buddhist, Christian, Hindu, and Islamic holy places are discussed in light of sociological and anthropological theories. (Same as Religion 231.)
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3.00 Credits
d.Later Chinese Painting:Art of Emperors,Scholars,Merchants,and Courtesans
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Fall 2007. JOHN HOLT. A study of the Hindu and Buddhist religious cultures of modern South Asia as they have been imagined, represented, interpreted, and critiqued in the literary works of contemporary and modern South Asian writers of fiction and historical novels, including Salman Rushdie (Midnight's Children, The Satanic Verses), V.S. Naipaul (An Area of Darkness, India: A Million Mutinies Now ), Gita Mehta (A River Sutra), etc. (Same as Religion 219.)
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3.00 Credits
d-VPA.Modern and Contemporary Art in China
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