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Academic Year 2001/2002

Missionaries and China: The Collegiate Connections
ALIT 207 SP

This course combines scholarly writings about missionaries to China with archival holdings on the subject. One goal is simply to understand the impact of American educators on Chinese modernization, as exemplified through educational institutions, between about 1850 and 1950. Another is to consider the reverse effects on American schools and individuals of their ties to Chinese schools. A third goal is to make use of vast archival holdings as a tool for updating and amplifying existing scholarshi p. The resources of libraries around New England, in particular, will be employed for this purpose. Wesleyan's tie to China, as demonstrated in part through campus archives, is one of many institutional connections that will be explored. Depending on t he interests of individual students, missionary experiences in countries outside of China will be brought in for comparative purposes. Throughout, considerations of race, class, and gender will be explored.

MAJOR READINGS

EXAMINATIONS AND ASSIGNMENTS

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS and/or COMMENTS

COURSE FORMAT: Seminar

REGISTRATION INFORMATION

Level: UGRD    Credit: 1    Gen Ed Area Dept: HA AL&L    Grading Mode: Graded   

Prerequisites: NONE

SECTION 01

Instructor(s): Widmer,Ellen B.   

Times: ..T.R.. 09:00AM-10:20AM;     Location: FISK101

Reserved Seats:    (Total Limit: 20)

SR. major:    Jr. major:

SR. non-major: 5   Jr. non-major: 5   SO: 5   FR: 5

Special Attributes:

Curricular Renewal:    Writing, Focused Inquiry Course

Last Updated on MAR-19-2002

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