East Meets West: Myth, Meaning, and Modernity
Modern history of “East Meets West” in East Asia (primarily Japan) and the U.S., analyzing arts, literature, philosophy, political economy, and popular culture from the 19th to 21st centuries.
Summary
Recent recorded grades — Fall 2024: 3.54 GPA, 79.2% A/AB (n=24 letter grades).
What you’ll be able to do
Recognize generalizations and stereotypes about “the East,” “the West,” and “East Meets West” and examine their goals and uses
Think critically about the historical constructions, changes, complexities, and importance of ideas about “the East,” “the West,” and “East Meets West” within American and East Asian societies
Demonstrate knowledge of major movements, trends, or events in the history of “East Meets West”
Examine how the use of different approaches, methodologies, analytical concepts, or sources can yield differing insights into a historical problem.
Read and evaluate a variety of materials to determine their origins, perspective, usefulness, and reliability
Use library resources to find primary and secondary sources in order to develop an informed and original perspective on topics discussed in class
Participate productively and respectfully in discussion and collaborative tasks
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Recent recorded grades — Fall 2024: 3.54 GPA, 79.2% A/AB (n=24 letter grades).
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Topics
- Changing meanings and uses of “East Meets West” and “East vs. West” in East Asia (primarily Japan) and the United States from the nineteenth to twenty-first centuries.
- Analysis of works in the arts, literature, philosophy, political economy, and popular culture to trace the influence of the “East Meets West” intellectual construction.
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- Reading and evaluating diverse materials for origin, perspective, and reliability; using library resources to find primary and secondary sources.
- Examining how different approaches, methodologies, and analytical concepts yield differing insights into historical problems.
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