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Apr 25, 2024
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HIST101Q PO - Writing Stories about the Bodies in East AsiaWhen Offered: Each semester.
Instructor(s): A. Chin
Credit: 1
Through studying cases from different parts of East Asia of how individuals’ bodies and sexualities are subject to cultural norms, state surveillance, commercialization andmedical intervention, this course engages students in critical reflections on how human bodies have been perceived and represented in modern history. We explore the themes of gender bending, sex work, plastic surgeries, disabilities, illness and death and investigate the multiple ways in which East Asian societies construct and communicate the desirable and healthy body. By looking at historical and cross-cultural examples, students will be confronted with the realities of sexual and body diversity and discrimination. We will also explore the socio-cultural mechanisms that shape our individual and collective notions of identity. The course will address issues through various forms of texts, visual images, memoirs, documentaries, letters and other writings, as well as secondary scholarly and journalistic works. The students will be required to write a 10-15 page research paper based on primary sources.
Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
Area 3; Speaking Intensive; Writing Intensive
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