I have had the great pleasure of
organizing and leading Elmira College’s first study abroad in China course “China
East to West-Past to Present.” This
course begins on campus familiarizing the participants to China past and
present through a concentrated exploration of China’s history, current social
and political structures, language, arts and culture. Then we embark on an
intense program of field work visiting a range of historical, cultural,
political, and economic sites. Each term is organized around a theme designed
to open to examination deeper layers of Chinese history, daily life, and
practices. Themes have included the Silk Road, Food Culture, “One Belt, One Road” (yi dai yi lu 一带一路) . This course
gives students an opportunity to meet the complex of things that we often call
China and the diversity of folk that we often term “the Chinese” in person. Course Blog 2014Course Blog 2013 Course Blog 2016 |