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3.00 Credits
Are we living in a hell on earth This question has plagued modern and contemporary Chinese writers. An examination of how Chinese writers have used literature to address political and social crises their country has faced during the last 80 years. Topics include changing assessments of traditional China's cultural legacy, China's response to modernity (often represented by the West), revolution and resistance in rural China, Taiwan, the Cultural Revolution, and the status of women in Chinese society. Readings include short stories, essays, poetry, and film, all in English translation; no previous knowledge of Chinese language, culture, or history required. Three credit hours. L, I.
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An analysis of key fiscal and monetary policies from the Hoover to the Clinton administrations. Topics include macroeconomic policies of the Great Depression, the gold standard, wage and price controls, the Kennedy tax cuts, and supply-side economics. The effects of economic events on political outcomes (e.g., presidential elections) and the effects of political factors on economic policies (e.g., the political business cycle) will also be examined. Prerequisite: Economics 133, 134. Three credit hours. H.
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3.00 Credits
Listed as History 253. Three credit hours. H.
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3.00 Credits
An examination of the past, present, and future economic status of women. Topics include the implications of changing economic and social roles of women for the division of labor in the family; the allocation of time of husband and wife between the household and the labor market; the impact of rising female labor force participation on marriage, childbearing, and divorce; and economic explanations of gender differences in earnings and occupation, including the role of labor market discrimination in observed gender differences in market outcomes. Prerequisite: Economics 133. Four credit hours. U. BARBEZAT
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4.00 Credits
Listed as Anthropology 264. Four credit hours. S, I. HRISKOS
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4.00 Credits
Listed as History 256. Four credit hours. H, I. INSTRUCTOR
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4.00 Credits
An exploration of the fast-changing cultural scene in reform-era China. A wide range of popular cultural forms and emerging consumption patterns (films, popular music, avant-garde art, lifestyle magazines, hip-hop, and theme parks) are analyzed and discussed in the context of China's transition from a centrally controlled socialist state to a capitalist market economy and a consumer-oriented society. Issues examined include the relationship between the masses and the state in cultural production and circulation, the political implications of late-socialist/postmodern forms of mass culture, and the social and historical contexts for the shaping of cultural sensibilities and commodities in urban "global" communities. Four credit hours. S.
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4.00 Credits
A global perspective of how people interact through knowledge of their own culture, language, and communication. By looking at the interrelationships between culture and language in Japan, we will explore the way the Japanese see their own world and act on it through their language, beliefs, and knowledge. Main topics are cultural patterns, language behavior, minorities, and women and their language. Four credit hours. S, I. ABE
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3.00 Credits
A multidimensional approach to Japanese culture, examining Japanese women's identity politics in literature and films through both Western and Japanese feminist theories. Films and literature cover the historical periods from the 12th through 20th centuries. No prior knowledge of Japanese language, culture, or feminist ideology required. Three credit hours. L, I.
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3.00 Credits
An examination of the history, current state, and future of international economic integration. Topics include the theory of regional and multilateral integration, European integration over the last half century, an evaluation of North American and Western Hemispheric free trade agreements, an analysis of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade, and the World Trade Organization. Prerequisite: Economics 133 and 134. Four credit hours. WALDKIRCH
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