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Find an article about how women are treated in China -- it can be about any time period. Using your article, respond to these questions in your journal: What are the expectations for Chinese women? Do Chinese women have autonomy? Why or why not? How do Chinese men and women interact? How does this compare to the United States? What is similar? What is different? Share out: What did you find in your research? We will make a list on the board. Close reading: Read through Zhao Xiuqin’s defense (100-102). What do you notice about the scene? What expectations were put on her? Did she have a choice? Do you think her gender plays a role in her treatment? What similarities can you see between her treatment and the treatment of women in China? *What is the role of feminism today? Why is it important? What issues does modern feminism address -- wage gap, abortion rights, rape culture, legal equity, etc.? *Why is it important to discuss and center marginalized groups? Why should we analyze women's roles in stories? What about different races, cultures, socioeconomic classes, etc.? If time: Independent reading Begin reading to Chapter Two of Volume 4 -- p. 144 Exit ticket: What is one thing that surprised you today -- from the first article, your article, or our discussion?
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Course DescriptionGreat World Text is an advanced English and Social Studies course sponsored by the University of Wisconsin’s Center for Humanities. Dream of Ding Village is a work of fiction. While its sociocultural and geopolitical contexts are integral to its impact, it is important to remember that this is a work of literature. While literature can help us teach culture, history, politics and so on, no one text can bear the burden of representing an entire nation, culture, or people. Dream of Ding Village is the story of the 1990s public health crisis in China, when rural villages selling their blood led to an AIDS outbreak.
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