EAS209H1 Lecture : Lecture Notes for Oct. 12, 2010
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Today: zorientalism l lewis and wigen (how east and west means) meng. Yue (shanghai as a geographical category j interesting location between the orient and the occident) Next week: essay questions given out, articles j space and city of tokyo. k shapes the history written (chosen historiographical form changes/produces history) N the methods/forms by which people write history (more philosophical meaning) kj the ways by which people come to terms, categorize, conceptualize geography. S ex) a new category j the pacific rim (east asia, california, central/latin america on the pacific) N production of new category produce new connections to what kind of questions are asked, what types of studies are done: asia pacific department; east asian department, etc, historical categories. Called into question the neutrality/ innocence of studies of the others: 2 contradictory references. S experts who know too much (reproducing stereotypes and clich s- in a superior way)
