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EAST 226
EAST 226
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This course is a thematic exploration of the long and integral processes of nation-building and revolution that turned China from a crumbling imperial empire into a modern socialist nation-state. It will raise many
questions concerning major issues,
such as: the ways in which the Chinese imagined and defined themselves as a new national community; the modern symbolic forms of political practice, revolutionary language, and revolutionary ideology in the construction
of modern Chinese political culture
; and the mass propaganda and the political mobilization in the revolutionary movements.
This is a reading intensive seminar. While short weekly lectures will provide topical narratives and interpretative
perspectives, our reading, discussion, and
writing will form the heart of the course. The course as a whole will highlight the interpretive national of historical writing and to sharpen your analytical skills. We will navigate the turbulent currents of evidence
in journalistic writings, speeche
s, literary works, media representations of the period; and the often varied interpretations produced in the contexts of different conventions and convictions of our time. In the process, you will begin to search for
your own understanding of some of the
most important themes of China's recent past.
Unless preregistered students attend the first class meeting or communicate directly with the instructor prior to the first class, they will be dropped from the class list. NOTE: Students must still submit a completed Drop/Add form to the Registrar's Office.
COURSE FORMAT: Discussion
Level: UGRD Credit: 1 Gen Ed Area Dept: SBS HIST Grading Mode: Student Option
Prerequisites: NONE
Last Updated on MAR-19-2002
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