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The Call from the Stranger on a Journey Home: Curriculum As Creative Transformation of Selfhood Louisiana State University LSU Digital Commons LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses Graduate School 2001 The alC l From the Stranger on a Journey Home: Curriculum as Creative Transformation of Selfhood. Hongyu Wang Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.lsu.edu/gradschool_disstheses Recommended Citation Wang, Hongyu, "The alC l From the Stranger on a Journey Home: Curriculum as Creative Transformation of Selfhood." (2001). LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses. 441. https://digitalcommons.lsu.edu/gradschool_disstheses/441 This Dissertation is brought to you for free and open access by the Graduate School at LSU Digital Commons. It has been accepted for inclusion in LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses by an authorized administrator of LSU Digital Commons. 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THE CALL FROM THE STRANGER ON A JOURNEY HOME: CURRICULUM AS CREATIVE TRANSFORMATION OF SELFHOOD A Dissertation Submitted to the Graduate Faculty of the Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in The Department of Curriculum and Instruction by Hongyu Wang B A., Northeast Normal University, 1986 M A., East China Normal University, 1993 December 2001 Reproduced with permission of the copyright owner. Further reproduction prohibited without permission. UMI Number. 3042657 UMI* UMI Microform 3042657 Copyright 2002 by ProQuest Information and Learning Company. All rights reserved. This microform edition is protected against unauthorized copying under Title 17, United States Code. ProQuest Information and Learning Company 300 North Zeeb Road P.O. Box 1346 Ann Arbor, Ml 48106-1346 Reproduced with permission of the copyright owner. Further reproduction prohibited without permission. For my father, Wang Hezeng, my mother, Lin Shuduan, and all my influential teachers ii Reproduced with permission of the copyright owner. Further reproduction prohibited without permission. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS The birth of this dissertation is a result of all the interconnections I have experienced as I have continually moved from one place to another place. I would like to thank all the people who have been important to me but my acknowledgements would be too long. First of all, I would love to thank my committee members: Dr. William E. Doll, Jr. (my major professor), Dr. Petra Munro, (my minor studies advisor). Dr. Denise Egea-Kuehne, and Dr. William F. Pinar. They have guided, supported, and transformed my sense of the self intellectually, emotionally, and spiritually. Dr. Doll, with his wisdom, nurturance, and mentorship, has artfully reached into the depth of my soul, has patiently guided me through the struggles of my heart, and has persistently held my hands, not letting me slip away. His curriculum thoughts have been so influential to me that I often speak his words without quoting him. Dr. Munro has always challenged me to go further, to question more, and to understand from yet another angle. She has helped me shape my focus when I wanted to jump all over the place. Dr. Egea-Kuehne with her kindness has reached out for me to bring an "outsider" inside. Her careful readings of my writings have supported me while she constantly has pointed out the problematic of talking about the Western culture as if it were a whole without differentiation. Dr. Pinar, with his insightful observations, timely support, and gentle encouragement, has sustained my confidence. He has been an inspiring teacher and his intellectual influence upon me has been powerful. Although Dr. Wendy Kohli did not serve on my committee, she led me to Foucault and accompanied me through my difficult time. Her caring, humor, loving support, and laughter have traveled with me as I have struggled with my dissertation. All of my professors’ scholarship and mentoring, and their openness to me as a person, are such gifts as to make my journey at Louisiana State University the most important period of my life, while I am on the path to becoming more than what I am. iii Reproduced with permission of the copyright owner. Further reproduction prohibited without permission. It is also a dissertation for all my influential teachers in China. Zhang Yuxia, my elementary school teacher, introduced me into the world of knowledge and life. Liu Zhen, my secondary school teacher, gently led me into the beauty of ancient Chinese poetry, essay, and calligraphy. Professor Wu Yuqi, my undergraduate mentor, as a personal exemplar of his own beliefs, gave me the promise of fulfilling Chinese traditions in contemporary life. Professor Zhong Qiquan, my graduate advisor and mentor, with his faith in my intellectual ability, his tacit high expectations, and his open-mindedness has led me beyond my own world. Professor Du Diankun, my graduate mentor, unwaveringly supported my own choices, even on his deathbed encouraging me to write more. Dr. Yuan Guilin, my undergraduate professor who visited LSU as a Fulbright scholar, with his gentleness, generosity, and modesty, has befriended me. I also want to thank the American and Chinese professors at the Nanjing- Hopkins Center for Chinese and American Studies for opening a window for me to peer at another world. My admiration goes to the Chinese co-director Professor Wang Zhigang, who in his unique manner made me dream about Chinese-American, jointly educated intellectuals. Professor Dana Ward and his family and Professor Mary Rothschild and her family not only intellectually influenced my view of the world but also personally transformed my sense of self. Once the window is open, the other side beckons. All my teachers saw my potential before I realized I had any, and helped me to bring it out one way or another. I am forever indebted to all of them. I can not live a meaningful life without love and support from all my friends: My Chinese friends. An Shuhua, Bao Yanfen, Chen Zhixiao, Han Dong, Hong Guanglei, Li Liuzhen, Li Xin, Liu Xuemei, Luo Jincao, Wang Donghui, Yang Kai, Yu Tianlong, Zhang Weiwu, and Zhu Huailan; and my American friends, A1 Alcazar, Pam Autrey, Brian Casemore, Nichole Guillory, James Heller, Peggy McConnell, Donna iv Reproduced with permission of the copyright owner. Further reproduction prohibited without permission. Porche-Frilot, Elaine Riley, Soladad Smith, LaVadaTaylor-Brandon, Sally Tylor. Particularly I want to thank Vikki Hillis, Tayari Kwa Salaam, and Donna Trueit who mentored me at different stages of my life at LSU. I also want to acknowledge my Chinese-Australian friend, Chou Bonwai, who persistently knocked on my door when I only wanted to shut the world out. Thanks also go to Li Xin for her valuable suggestions for Chapters 1 and 6. Finally, I would love to attribute my deepest thanks to my family who have sustained my courage to constantly becoming what I want to be: My mother with her wisdom, inner strength, laughing spirit, and her pride in my constant pursuit of something beyond myself; My father with his unspoken love and his implicit concern for me not to demand too much of myself; My husband, Xu Xiaoyun, for his loving tolerance, understanding, deep care, and optimism; My three sisters, Wang Hongmei, Wang Hongkun, and Wang Hongyan, who have moved around the world making all those international telephone calls to connect with each other with affection and humor. Finally I wish to thank my nephew, Mengmeng, who has taught and continues to teach me about the complexity of childhood and of new ways of looking at the world. The birth of my dissertation, made possible by all of you, leads to the re-birth of my life that I am sharing with you as I continue my journey home listening to the call from the stranger. 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