Chinese in U.S. University Classrooms: An Autobiography by a Scholar in the U.S.

Author: Wang Ban, edited by Zhong Xueping
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Publish Date: 2006-05-01
Features: "China in American University Classrooms: Personal Narratives of Scholars in the U.S." collects the firsthand experiences of over a dozen scholars teaching and researching Chinese literature, society, history, and cultural history in American university classrooms. Upholding an independent and critical stance, they offer readers a thought-provoking reimagining of the "coming-of-age novel" of studying abroad. There is a group of people who received foundational Chinese cultural education in their early years, later studied in the West, and then engaged in cultural education and research at prestigious universities in the West. They navigate the collision of Chinese and Western cultures while maintaining extraordinary clarity and not losing themselves. On one hand, they are deeply devoted to the vastness and depth of Chinese culture; on the other hand, they are committed to absorbing Western culture, being well-versed in the backgrounds of both cultures and their respective strengths.