Discovering Urban : Tradition, Modernity, Nostalgia ASIA 3900 Global Seminar: China Summer 2017 J. Colleen Berry, Instructor

Email: [email protected] (This is the best way to reach me. I check my email regularly but will not necessarily reply immediately, especially on weekends and evenings.)

Office Location: Center for Asian Studies (1424 Broadway – two buildings north of the Starbucks on the corner of University and Broadway) Phone: (303) 735-5224

Required Texts Lonely Planet . 7th edition (May 2015) OR most recent edition

Lonely Planet . 10th edition (May 2015) OR most recent edition

Dutton, Michael R, Hsiu-ju S. Lo, and Dong D. Wu. Beijing Time. Cambridge, Mass: Harvard University Press, 2010.

Wasserstrom, Jeffrey N. Global Shanghai, 1850-2010: A History in Fragments. London: Routledge, 2009.

Course Description This course will explore the ways that Chinese cities, especially Beijing, Shanghai, and are depicted in film, literature, popular culture in terms of tradition, modernity, and nostalgia. We will begin by defining the terms and then discuss various texts and scholarly articles that deal with these themes. These discussions will be tied to what the students are observing first-hand as they explore the cities.

These are some of the bigger questions the class will address:  What are some of the concepts of and feelings about the “old” or the traditional aspects of Chinese culture and about modernity? How does what we see in the cities we visit (and surrounding areas) reflect those concepts and feelings?  How are Chinese cities managing to balance the need for more living space and better infrastructure (such as new subway lines and stations) with the desire to maintain traditions and history?  What role does nostalgia play in the reconstruction of Chinese cities and sites within those cities?  What are some of the problems or challenges facing these cities that we have read about/viewed and personally observed? How are these problems being addressed in the texts we have read/viewed and according to the students’ own observations?  What are some of the ways that we as visitors view life in these cities that are different from the ways that the residents might view them?  What role does tourism play in portraying the sites we have visited and what are some of the issues that tourism gives rise to? What are the benefits and the drawbacks of tourism?

Learning Outcomes Students will  Increase their intercultural competence and appreciation of cultural differences through a better understanding of Chinese history and culture  Have a deeper appreciation for the challenges and opportunities that life in Chinese cities present their residents  Improve their research, writing, and critical reading skills, as well as their ability to express themselves orally  Gain the skills and confidence necessary for navigating and learning to understand new places even when they may not speak the language or have a deep knowledge of the culture

Grading and Assignments Note: Detailed guidelines for each assignment will be provided on the D2L site.

Participation Before leaving for China, we will meet for three three-hour class sessions. In China, most days, we will meet for class in the mornings and then we will go out to visit various sites. Classes will cover things like learning some basic Chinese, discussing the assignments, and short lectures. Because there are only twelve students in the course, the class will be held primarily as a seminar; that means you are expected to come to class fully prepared to discuss the assignments. You will be given a maximum of 3 points per day depending on the degree to which you are prepared and participate. Any in- class writing assignments will also count toward the participation grade. Attendance is expected at every class and missing classes and group activities (without a valid and verifiable reason) will have a serious impact on the student’s grade.

Presentation You will each make one in-class presentation on a site that the class will be visiting. The presentation will be based on an academic article chosen by the student and approved by the instructor that is directly or indirectly related to the site. It will include the main concepts from that article as well as historical and cultural information about the site, and how it ties into the concepts of tradition, modernity, and nostalgia, and to other relevant articles we have read. It will entail not just a presentation of facts but an analytical view of how the sites are currently presented (have they been modernized or enhanced in any way, or are they they way they originally were?), who they are aimed at (residents, domestic tourists, international tourists, etc.) for what purpose.

The presentations will be at least 15 minutes long and should employ PowerPoint to show photos of what students should to look for, a map that situates the site in relation to the city and a map of the site itself (if possible), and other relevant information. The presenter will also lead the group to the site so it will be their responsibility to figure out how the group will get there and which bus or subway site is closest.

Students will be graded on clarity, organization of the material, how well they present the theoretical concepts of the article they have chosen, the accuracy and details of the information, delivery (voice, eye contact, enthusiasm), and how closely they followed the instructions.

Students will submit their Powerpoint presentations and an outline of their presentation to the instructor after they have done their presentation.

Final Exam There will be only one exam for the class and it will be take home exam. It will include short identifications of people, dates, events, terms that you should understand the significance of, as well as essay questions for which you will draw up the concepts from the reading and viewing assignments and class discussions. The exam will be given during the last week of the trip.

Journal Part I. Before the you leave for China, you will answer a number of questions about your expectations and goals. Part II. In China, you will keep a directed daily journal on what you have observed and experienced. You will discuss the sites you have visited and how visiting them has enhanced their understanding of the course topics. Part III. After leaving China, you will answer a number of questions about your experiences and whether you met your original goals.

The journal grade will be primarily based on the analyses of the sites. You must participate in visiting all of the required sites unless you have a valid reason for not doing so.

Final paper You will meet with the instructor about a project topic before departing for China. In China, you will make notes, take pictures/videos of everything you observe, and collect information that is related to your paper and when you return home, you will do further research and finish writing the paper. The final paper will be due six weeks after the end of the program unless you make other arrangements with the instructor. Overview: This will be a larger research paper in which you will link issues in two of the cities we visit (Beijing, Shanghai, and Hangzhou) in both historical and contemporary terms, drawing on interdisciplinary materials. The topic should be a contemporary issue such as pollution, transportation, tourism, migrant workers, religious practices, the disappearance of traditional living spaces, sex/gender/orientation, dating practices, marriage, intellectual property rights, or any other topic that is approved by the instructor. Because it is issue-based, you will look at the historic roots of the problem, the ways both cities have dealt with the issue, the impact the issue has had, as well as solutions that are or could be implemented.

Notes on all of the assignments All of the above assignments must be completed and submitted in order to get a passing grade and, except in case of serious illness or other emergency, the students must take part in the entire course (including visiting all the sites) in order to receive a passing grade. The pre-trip and in-China portions of the journal must be completed and submitted by their respective deadlines in order to get a passing grade on those parts of the assignment. Behavior that is disruptive to the group, dangerous, or in any other way deemed by the instructor to be seriously inappropriate can be cause for dismissal from the program which would result in a failing grade.

All written assignments will be submitted as Word documents using Dropbox on the class D2L site.

Grading Participation in discussions, group activities 25% Presentation 10% Journal (pre-trip; in-China; post-trip) 25% Final exam 15% Final Paper/Project 25%

94-100 A 73-76: C 90- 93: A- 70-72: C- 87- 89: B+ 67-69: D+ 83- 86: B 63-66: D 80-82: B- 60-62: D- 77-79: C+ 0 -59: F SCHEDULE

Unit One. Introduction: History and Trip Planning (on campus before leaving for China) Day 1: China overview and discussion 3 hrs  Documentary: China—A Century of Revolution, Part I. (Documentary— watch before departure). Day 2: Beijing history and discussion 3 hrs  China—A Century of Revolution, Part II. (Documentary—watch before departure)  Film: Watch Gate of Heavenly Peace Part I. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Gtt2JxmQtg Day 3: Shanghai History and discussion 3 hrs  China—A Century of Revolution, Part III. (Documentary—watch before departure)

ASSIGNMENT: Read Beijing Time before arriving in Beijing and Global Shanghai before we arrive in Shanghai. These texts will be incorporated into the lectures and discussions.

Unit Two: The Modern and the Traditional Day 1: First day in China Activities Morning/Afternoon: University Visit (Program Orientation, Campus Tour, Interaction with Local Students, Playing Sports Games, etc) Evening: Welcome Dinner Day 2: Updating traditions Activities Visit the Great Wall (Mutianyu) and Summer Palace history and significance of the Great Wall and the Summer Palace Day 3: Tiananmen: Its historic and contemporary significance Activities: Visit Tiananmen and the Great Hall of the People Class 9:00-11:00 Lecture and discussion about Tiananmen based on Ch 1 of Beijing Time. Assignment Read Beijing Time, Chapters 5-6. “Authenticity” and “Art Market, Market Art” (181-213) Day 4: Moving toward the Future Activities: Panjiayuan (market) and Temple of Heaven Class. 4:00-5:30 Discuss “Beijing: Socialist Capital & New World City” 2 hrs Assignment: Chaolin Gu and Ian G. Cook. “Beijing: Socialist Chinese Capital and New World City” in Planning Asian Cities: Risks and Resilience. Eds. Stephan Hamnet and D.K. Forbes. London: Routledge Books. 2011. 90-130. Day 5: Concepts of Modernity Activities 798 Art Space, Yonghegong (temple) Class: 4:00-5:30 Discuss the Art Space and Temple 2 hrs Assignment: Read Beijing Time, Ch 2 “The Map” (35-87) Watch Shower. Zhang Yang. Beijing. 1999. (D2L) Day 6: Merging of Past & Present Activities Forbidden City Class 4:00-5:30 Discuss the Forbidden City and Shower Assignment Read Beijing Time Ch 3-4 (87-180) Unit Three: Nostalgia and History Day 7: Revolution and Nostalgia Activities Yuanmingyuan Class 4:00-5:30 Discussion of the post-revolutionary changes to Beijing. Assignment Read Global Shanghai. Introduction, Chapters 1-4. (pp. 1-76) Watch Legendary Sin Cities: Shanghai (D2L) Day 8: Shanghai’s Imperialist Past Activities Free, overnight train to Shanghai Class 9:00-11:00 Discuss Global Shanghai, 1-76 No Assignment Day 9: Introduction to Shanghai culture. (Guest Speaker: Dr. Andrew Field, Activities Check in, Orientation Class 4:00-6:00 American scholar and specialist on Shanghai culture; currently teaching at Duke University, Kunshan) Assignment Global Shanghai 76-123 Day 10: Nostalgia from the Colonizer’s Point of View and as Tourist Attraction

Activities Bund, Peace Hotel, Road, Astor Hotel Class 4:00-5:30 Discuss Global Shanghai 76-141 Assignment De Kloet, J. and L. Scheen. 2013. : the shanzhai global city. European Journal of Cultural Studies 16(6): 692-709. Unit Four: The Urban Environment Day 11: Challenges Activities Shanghai Urban Planning Museum; Old Town and Yuyuan Class Guest Speaker: Lena Scheen, Assistant Professor Faculty Fellow at NYU Shanghai NO Assignment Day 12: Other Activities Tour of the Jewish Quarter by Mr. Dvir Bar-Gal, a documentary maker and photo journalist living in Shanghai NO Class Assignment Read Wang, Feng, and Xuejin Zuo. 1999. “Inside China's Cities: Institutional Barriers and Opportunities for Urban Migrants”. The American Economic Review 89 (2). American Economic Association: 276–80. Day 13: Activities University visit Class 4:00-6:00 Discuss the situation for migrants No Assignment Day 14: Activities Overnight visit to Hangzhou, one of China’s most famous scenic sites. We will visit the historic Lingyin Temple, Hefang Street and the famous to see how the city has rebuilt and rebranded itself. NO Class NO Assignment Unit Five: Culture for Consumption Day 15: Activities Morning hike; boat ride on West Lake; return to Shanghai No class Assignment Global Shanghai 123-140; Ren, Xuefei. "Forward to the Past: Historical Preservation in Globalizing Shanghai." City & Community, vol. 7, no. 1, 2008, pp. 23-43. Day 16: Chinese Tradition and Modernity for Tourists I Activities Museum, , Shikuman Museum Class 4:00-5:30 Lecture and discussion about historical preservation in Shanghai Assignment FINAL EXAM (due on 5 June 12:00pm) Day 17: Chinese Tradition and Modernity for Tourists II Activities Longhua Museum Class 4:00-5:30 NO Assignment Day 18: Presenting a Tourist City—. Activity Day trip to Suzhou: Traditional Chinese garden, Suzhou museum No class No assignment Day 19: What Are We Taking Back Home? Activity Free day Class Discussion and review of what we have done and learned; what to expect when we return home Day 20 Program ends