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3.00 Credits
NA Staff Seminar for seniors writing theses, dealing with the oral and written exposition of advanced material. Offered occasionally.
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3.00 Credits
NA J.Dougherty An independent study course, taken for a half credit in both the fall and the spring semesters of the senior year, whose purpose is to research and prepare a written expression and oral presentation of advanced material under the direct supervision of a faculty member.
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3.00 Credits
HU C.Cacioppo Surveys the principal styles of Native North American singing in ceremonial and secular contexts; discusses contemporary Indian musical cross-overs and the aesthetic of multi-culturalism; emphasizes class participation in singing traditional Indian songs. (Satisfies the social justice requirement.)
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3.00 Credits
HU (Cross-listed in African and Africana Studies) R.Freedman A study of jazz and its social meanings. Starting with an overview of jazz styles and European idioms closely bound to jazz history, the course gives students a basic aural education in musical forms, the process of improvisation, and the fabric of musical performance in the context of how assumptions about order and disorder in music reflect deeply-felt views about society and culture. Enrollment limited to 35 students. Prerequisite: Sophomore standing or higher. (Satisfies the social justice requirement.)
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3.00 Credits
P.Lin, M.Kaneko A semester-long research workshop culminating in the writing and presentation of a senior thesis. Required of all majors; open to concentrators and others by permission.
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3.00 Credits
Y.Jiang A broad chronological survey of Chinese culture and society from the Bronze Age to the present, with special reference to such topics as belief, family, language, the arts and sociopolitical organization. Readings include primary sources in English translation and secondary studies.
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3.00 Credits
Staff Introduces the development of modern Chinese literature and related film since the 19th century in terms of the significant motifs of enlightenment and decadence, The course enriches the understanding of heterogeneous "modernities" rather than the homogeneous "modernity" in modern China. Not offered in 2008-09.
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3.00 Credits
Staff This course is broad chronological survey of Chinese history with a focus on foreign relations. In this period, China stood at the center of the emerging world economy. The rise of Inner Asian armies on horseback led China to be ruled by Mongolian and Manchurian leaders, fostering new notions of the empire. Interactions with Europeans became more common, from Marco Polo near the beginning of the period to British merchants at the end. Students are encouraged to relate these changes to their understanding of present-day China. Not offered in 2008-09.
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3.00 Credits
P.Lin The rituals of everyday life marks the passing of our personal histories: they include the basics for sustenance, as well as the extravagant and serendipitous occurrences; there is a rhythm to daily life, and there are interruptions to that rhythm. At the same time, records of daily life also reflect a given period, its culture, people or the individual writers. This course explores everyday life beginning from the earliest times with the Book of Songs to the great 18th century novel, the Dream of the Red Chamber. Topics include: farm life and gardens, the "things" in life, travels, courtship, dreams, tea culture, and food. Not offered in 2008-09.
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3.00 Credits
P.Lin This course explores modern China from the early 20th century to the present through its literature, art, and films, reading them as commentaries of their own time. We will begin with the May Fourth Movement and conclude with the social and ecological effects of China's recent economic boom. Materials will include literary works of Lu Xun, Ba Jin, Zhou Zuoren, Zhang Ailing; artworks of Xu Beihong, Zhang Dali, and the modern experimentalists; films by the Chinese Fourth, and Fifth, Generation filmmakers, as well as documentaries by Carma Hinton and Antony Thomas.
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