This article argues that ideas from the ancient past supply insight about the future of Chinese universities.I make this case by outlining three claims about the nature and purpose of education in Homer,Plato,and Augu...This article argues that ideas from the ancient past supply insight about the future of Chinese universities.I make this case by outlining three claims about the nature and purpose of education in Homer,Plato,and Augustine.I propose that conversations based on these ideas illuminate central underlying problems facing Chinese higher education today:Educating the next generation to be properly assertive and make complex judgments,and helping faculty see their own motives and impact clearly.To show this,I explain why discussions of ancient Western authors are useful for the present moment,explaining what vistas these texts open.I conclude by clarifying how the exercise can help China achieve its educational goals.展开更多
It may seem like the topic of globalization is somehow antithetical to the subjectof regionalism,and that the notion of"comparative Wests";that is,Sichuan as awestern region in China and Arizona as a western...It may seem like the topic of globalization is somehow antithetical to the subjectof regionalism,and that the notion of"comparative Wests";that is,Sichuan as awestern region in China and Arizona as a western region in the USA only could bediscussed as something somehow opposing globalization.By this I mean that someonemight say"as opposed to the standardization of globalization,the two regions of thewest..."In other words,globalization is associated with things that are entirely thesame and regionalism is associated with things that are entirely different.展开更多
Introduction"This is an especially good moment for Chinese students.to read American literature."I say to students of English and American culture at Sichuan University.This essay is based on that claim.I ai...Introduction"This is an especially good moment for Chinese students.to read American literature."I say to students of English and American culture at Sichuan University.This essay is based on that claim.I aim to expand upon this assertion and present it in a more documented form,while keeping(hopefully)some of the excitement of the initial argument.Certainly,taken in itself,the idea that this moment,rather than another one,is especially good for reading American literature is rather silly.At any given period in time there are most likely always going to be solid reasons to read American literature.展开更多
文摘This article argues that ideas from the ancient past supply insight about the future of Chinese universities.I make this case by outlining three claims about the nature and purpose of education in Homer,Plato,and Augustine.I propose that conversations based on these ideas illuminate central underlying problems facing Chinese higher education today:Educating the next generation to be properly assertive and make complex judgments,and helping faculty see their own motives and impact clearly.To show this,I explain why discussions of ancient Western authors are useful for the present moment,explaining what vistas these texts open.I conclude by clarifying how the exercise can help China achieve its educational goals.
文摘It may seem like the topic of globalization is somehow antithetical to the subjectof regionalism,and that the notion of"comparative Wests";that is,Sichuan as awestern region in China and Arizona as a western region in the USA only could bediscussed as something somehow opposing globalization.By this I mean that someonemight say"as opposed to the standardization of globalization,the two regions of thewest..."In other words,globalization is associated with things that are entirely thesame and regionalism is associated with things that are entirely different.
文摘Introduction"This is an especially good moment for Chinese students.to read American literature."I say to students of English and American culture at Sichuan University.This essay is based on that claim.I aim to expand upon this assertion and present it in a more documented form,while keeping(hopefully)some of the excitement of the initial argument.Certainly,taken in itself,the idea that this moment,rather than another one,is especially good for reading American literature is rather silly.At any given period in time there are most likely always going to be solid reasons to read American literature.
