ASIA 106 - Samurai and Gongfu Heroes: Masculinity in East Asia

Class Hours: 3
Lab/Discussion: 0
Credits: 3

Explores what it means to be a man, from the haohan of China to the Men of High Purpose of Japan and beyond. Analyses stories, films, and official histories that have encouraged Chinese and Japanese people to emulate the great heroes of the past and how these people and their stories have been re-used in modern Asia. (Also offered as HIST 106; may not be taken for duplicate credit.)