China in Global Perspective 2: The Internationalization of Modern China

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In this course we explore how modern Chinese culture comes into being and keeps refreshing itself in the everlasting interactions with international cultures. We will focus on three critical historical moments: the end of the 'long nineteenth century' (roughly the early Republican period in China), the global 60s, and the turn of the new century. In each period, we study how the world was brought home on the one hand, and trace how Chinese cultural elements went onto the global stage on the other. This course corresponds with HIST 302 at Duke Kunshan University. Graduate students enrolled in this course are required to complete additional readings and assignments as determined by the instructor.