East Asia and the World

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This course examines the history of Western perceptions of East Asia as portrayed in travelogues, scholarly writing, images, and film. We will examine early contacts between Europe and the Mongols in the 13th century, Western imperial incursions in China and Japan from the 16th to 19th century, and U.S.-China and U.S.-Japan relations in the 20th century. We will also explore Japanese and Chinese perceptions of the U.S. in the 19th and 20th century.