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Crosslistings: EAST 184 |
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, speeches, 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.
COURSE FORMAT: Discussion
Level: UGRD Credit: 1 Gen Ed Area Dept: SBS HIST Grading Mode: Student Option
Prerequisites: NONE
Last Updated on MAR-18-2003
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