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Enriching students' learning experience and understanding of Chinese culture and society through songs and calligraphy. Students are exposed to different genres and themes of songs including traditional folk songs, revolutionary songs of Mao's era, college campus songs, and pop songs of contemporary China that highlight individuality, personal freedom, love and intimacy, and consumerism. Through calligraphy, students are introduced to Chinese writing styles, learning how to use a Chinese brush and write Chinese characters through correct stroke orders. Students will present a public singing performance and calligraphy show at the end of the course. No knowledge of Chinese language or culture required. Approximate cost of materials: $25. Nongraded. Three credit hours. ZHANG
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Analysis of macroeconomic stabilization policies and microeconomic issues such as regional trade, agriculture, health, education, the environment, and labor markets in contemporary Latin America. Prerequisite: Economics 133 and 134. Four credit hours. I. FRANKO
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U.S. firms increasingly see the Chinese market as important, and multinationals employ millions of Chinese in labor-intensive production, yet economic opportunities have disproportionately benefited coastal areas and social problems are on the rise. Examines the economic, political, and social issues associated with China's rapid growth. Offered on site in China, fees to be announced. Prerequisite: Economics 133 and permission of the instructor. Priority to students who have taken Economics 292, or East Asian Studies 254, 257, or 353, or Government 338 or 355. Three credit hours. S, I. BROWN
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3.00 Credits
Basic methods of data analysis and database construction. Students will participate in the design and creation of a Statistical Abstract for the Greater Waterville Area, an online resource for policymakers and community development professionals. Each year a policy issue of regional interest is analyzed and featured in the statistical abstract. Prerequisite: Economics 133 or 134. Three credit hours.
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The theory of the pricing, distribution, and allocation of resources in a market economy. Emphasis placed on the various meanings of economic efficiency. Prerequisite: Economics 133 and 134, and Mathematics 121, 161, or equivalent. Four credit hours. GUNTER, YU
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Analysis of the theories of national income determination, the role of financial markets, the factors affecting employment, and the price level, international trade, exchange rates, and economic growth. Emphasis placed on the choice of fiscal and monetary policies and current issues in the conduct of stabilization policy. Prerequisite: Economics 223. Four credit hours. FINDLAY
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4.00 Credits
A critical examination of the development of classical Chinese literature of various genres such as poetry, popular songs, philosophical discourse, historical narrative, prose, fiction, tales of the supernatural and the fantastic, romance, and drama. All readings are in English translation. Four credit hours. L.
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An introductory survey course using economic analysis to explain the underlying behavioral causes of environmental and natural resource problems and to evaluate the policy responses to them. Topics include air and water pollution, toxic substances, the allocation of renewable and exhaustible resources, and sustainable development. Prerequisite: Economics 133. Three credit hours. YU
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4.00 Credits
A survey of premodern Chinese literature through the prism of male friendship. Friendship, particularly among men, was a theme that resonated powerfully in traditional Chinese literature, perhaps because it was the only one of the five Confucian relationships not innately hierarchical. A variety of literary works are examined, including historical and philosophical prose, poetry, drama, and fiction on friendship and famous friends. Issues explored include the search for a soul mate, the primacy of male friendships over romantic and domestic ties, and changing constructions of masculinity. All works in English translation; knowledge of Chinese not required. Four credit hours. L. BESIO
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4.00 Credits
Survey of Chinese drama and film with focus on representations of gender and sexuality. From its first flowering in the 13th century, Chinese drama has been an arena for negotiations about cultural expectations regarding gender and sexuality; this tradition continued in the "model operas" of the Cultural Revolution and in films such as Farewell My Concubine, King of Masks, and Woman demon human. Paired reading of major works from various genres and viewing of modern and contemporary films with reading of secondary scholarship for historical and cultural context. All readings in English; knowledge of Chinese language not required. Four credit hours. L, I.
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