ASIAN 1101

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ASIAN 1101
FWS: Chaste Ladies, Savvy Concubines, Fox Spirits: Representations of Womanhood in Traditional China

Course information provided by the Courses of Study 2015-2016.

This course offers students guided study to a selection of Chinese cultural materials, including historical records, literary works, expository essays, and film, which provide insights into Chinese conceptions of womanhood in traditional China.  Students in this course will develop their critical reading and academic writing skills through discussion and essay assignments in which they analyze the conceptions of womanhood reflected in these texts and explore their implications for gender identity and relations in Chinese and world cultures.

When Offered Fall.

Satisfies Requirement First-Year Writing Seminar.

Comments Assigned readings are in English.  No prior knowledge of Chinese and/or Chinese culture is required or expected.

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  •   FWS Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • 18397 ASIAN 1101   SEM 101

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  • For more information about First-year Writing Seminars, see the Knight Institute website at http://www.arts.cornell.edu/knight_institute