AAS 2910

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AAS 2910
It's All Chinese to Me

Course information provided by the Courses of Study 2016-2017.

In her memoir Woman Warrior, Maxine Hong Kingston identified a conundrum familiar to many US-born children of Chinese immigrants when she asked: "What is Chinese tradition and what is the movies?" What is "Chinese tradition"? Does it mean the same thing to people in China, Taiwan, Hong Kong, and Singapore, or to Chinese diasporic communities in North America?  Does "Chineseness" change across time and space? While there will be occasion to discuss what "Chineseness" means in different Asian contexts, this course will focus primarily on how ideas of "China" and "Chineseness" have been historically constructed by, for, and in the West—particularly in the US. Course materials include readings on the concept of "Chineseness," Chinese American literature and film, and historical studies of East/West relations.

When Offered Spring.

Distribution Category (CA-AS)

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  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: AMST 2910, ENGL 2910

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 16430 AAS 2910   SEM 101

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