The United States has always been a source of fascination — both attraction and repulsion — for the people of France, Mexico, China, and African countries such as Nigeria, Ghana, and Sudan. "America Through Foreign Eyes" is a rich, interdisciplinary, international course that features Rice University faculty from a variety of disciplines and area studies. Focused on perceptions of America abroad, the course is a cross between World Cultures and American Studies. The course features four modules, each covering the perceptions and interactions of particular regions with America, Americans and Americanization.
America Through Foreign Eyes
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1Introduction
The United States has always been a source of fascination— both attraction and repulsion — for the people of France, Mexico, China, and African countries such as Nigeria, Ghana, and Sudan. America Through Foreign Eyes is a rich, interdisciplinary, international course that features Rice faculty from a variety of disciplines and area studies. Focused on perceptions of America abroad, the course is a cross between World Cultures and American Studies. The course features four modules, each covering the perceptions and interactions of particular regions with America, Americans and Americanization.
4 個視頻 （總計 28 分鐘）, 4 個閱讀材料, 1 個測驗
4 個視頻
Chapter 1: America through Foreign Eyes: Introduction to Course7分鐘
Chapter 2: Perceptions of Other Cultures: Generalizations, Essentialisms, and Stereotypes9分鐘
Chapter 3: Student Approaches and Course Material10分鐘
4 個閱讀材料
Welcome Survey (complete before beginning course)10分鐘
How To Complete This Course1分鐘
Chapter 1, 2, 3: Further Explorations10分鐘
Introduction Bibliography5分鐘
1 個練習
Introduction6分鐘
America through African Eyes
The United States has always been a source of fascination for Africans. African observers and travelers are rarely indifferent to American culture and people. This module, “America Through African Eyes,” examines historical and contemporary perceptions of America, Americans, and Americanization through the lens of African writers, politicians, intellectuals, refugees, and local citizens. Taught by Dr. Jeffrey Fleisher, a professor of Archeology, this module will cover the four themes of the course: Democracy and Modernity; Globalization and Capitalism; Racism and Immigration; and Intellectual and Cultural Life.
8 個視頻 （總計 58 分鐘）, 9 個閱讀材料, 3 個測驗
8 個視頻
Chapter 2: Africans Appropriating Americans: Elvis and the Chewa of Malawi6分鐘
Chapter 3: Africans Appropriating Americans: Tupac Shakur in Sierra Leone6分鐘
Chapter 4: Africans in America: America through Enslaved Peoples' Eyes7分鐘
Chapter 5: Africans in America: Sudanese Refugees in America: Navigating America in the Twentieth Century7分鐘
Chapter 6: Africans in America: Africans and Race in America8分鐘
Chapter 7: African-Americans and Africans in Ghana: Kwame Nkrumah, American Civil Rights, and Ghanaian Independence7分鐘
Chapter 8: African-Americans and Africans in Ghana: Slave Tourism: How West Africans see African-American Tourists6分鐘
9 個閱讀材料
Chapter 2: Further Explorations10分鐘
Chapter 3: Further Explorations10分鐘
Chapter 4: Selections from the Narratives of Captured Slaves10分鐘
Chapter 4: Further Explorations10分鐘
Chapter 5: Further Explorations10分鐘
Chapter 6: Further Explorations10分鐘
Chapter 7: Further Explorations10分鐘
Chapter 8: Further Explorations10分鐘
Africa Bibliography10分鐘
3 個練習
Africa - Check for Understanding 12分鐘
Africa - Check for Understanding 22分鐘
America through African Eyes12分鐘
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2America Through Chinese Eyes
The United States has always been a source of fascination for the people of China. Chinese observers and travelers are rarely indifferent to American culture and people. This module, “America Through Chinese Eyes,” examines historical and contemporary perceptions of America, Americans, and Americanization through the lens of Chinese writers, artists, politicians, intellectuals, and public opinion. Taught by Dr. Anne Chao, a professor of History, this module will cover the four themes of the course: Democracy and Modernity; Globalization and Capitalism; Racism and Immigration; and Intellectual and Cultural Life.
14 個視頻 （總計 168 分鐘）, 10 個閱讀材料, 3 個測驗
14 個視頻
Chapter 2: First Contact with America and the West6分鐘
Chapter 3: China's Entry Into the World: Opium, the Unequal Treaties and the Exclusion Act7分鐘
Chapter 4: From Reform to Revolution6分鐘
Chapter 5: The New Culture Movement7分鐘
Chapter 6: Madame Chiang Kaishek: A Study in Chinese and American Interactions in the Republican Era7分鐘
Chapter 7: America as Enemy and as Friend: The Great Proletariat Cultural Revolution and the Ping-Pong Diplomacy7分鐘
Chapter 8: China's Re-Entry into the World7分鐘
Chapter 9: Taiwan and Hong Kong8分鐘
Chapter 10: Voices from China and Taiwan7分鐘
Chen Lei, December 7, 2014, Interviewed by Dr. Anne Chao23分鐘
Feng Yu, December 7, 2014, Interviewed by Dr. Anne Chao25分鐘
Jorge Liu, August 17, 2014, Interviewed by Dr. Anne Chao17分鐘
Li Zhonggui, August 13, 2014, Interviewed by Dr. Anne Chao29分鐘
10 個閱讀材料
Chapter 1: Further Explorations10分鐘
Chapter 2: Further Explorations10分鐘
Chapter 3: Further Explorations10分鐘
Chapter 4: Further Explorations10分鐘
Chapter 5: Further Explorations10分鐘
Chapter 6: Further Explorations10分鐘
Chapter 7: Further Explorations10分鐘
Chapter 8: Further Explorations10分鐘
Chapter 9: Further Explorations10分鐘
China Bibliography10分鐘
3 個練習
China - Check for Understanding 12分鐘
China - Check for Understanding 22分鐘
America through Chinese Eyes16分鐘
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3America Through French Eyes
The United States has always been a source of fascination for the people of France. French observers and travelers are rarely indifferent to American culture and people. This module, “America Through French Eyes,” examines historical and contemporary perceptions of America, Americans, and Americanization through the lens of French writers, artists, politicians, intellectuals, and public opinion. Taught by Dr. Julie Fette, a professor of French Studies, this module will cover the four themes of the course: Democracy and Modernity; Globalization and Capitalism; Racism and Immigration; and Intellectual and Cultural Life.
15 個視頻 （總計 240 分鐘）, 11 個閱讀材料, 3 個測驗
15 個視頻
Chapter 2: America: Land of Democracy12分鐘
Chapter 3: America = Modernity10分鐘
Chapter 4: American Capitalism: Mass Production, Mass Consumption, and Inequality11分鐘
Chapter 5: Globalization and the Cultural Exception9分鐘
Chapter 6: Racism and Xenophobia in the United States and France13分鐘
Chapter 7: Religion and Secularism10分鐘
Chapter 8: Franco-American Cultural Exchange: Art, Artists, and Art Patrons11分鐘
Chapter 9: Intellectual Life: The American University9分鐘
Chapter 9: Simone de Beauvoir at Rice, by Melissa Kean7分鐘
Chapter 10: America as Hyperreality8分鐘
Marie Darrieussecq, May 20, 2015, Interviewed by Dr. Julie Fette28分鐘
Eric Fassin, May 19, 2015, Interviewed by Dr. Julie Fette47分鐘
Fabrice Morel, May 22, 2015, Interviewed by Dr. Julie Fette37分鐘
Jean-Loup Chrétien, December 7, 2016, Interviewed by Dr. Julie Fette16分鐘
11 個閱讀材料
Chapter 1: Further Explorations10分鐘
Chapter 2: Further Explorations10分鐘
Chapter 3: Further Explorations10分鐘
Chapter 4: Further Explorations10分鐘
Chapter 5: Further Explorations10分鐘
Chapter 6: Further Explorations10分鐘
Chapter 7: Further Explorations10分鐘
Chapter 8: Further Explorations10分鐘
Chapter 9: Further Explorations10分鐘
Chapter 10: Further Explorations10分鐘
France Bibliography10分鐘
3 個練習
France - Check for Understanding 12分鐘
France - Check for Understanding 22分鐘
America through French Eyes16分鐘
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4America Through Mexican Eyes
The United States has always been a source of fascination for the people of Mexico. Mexican observers and travelers are rarely indifferent to American culture and people. This module, “ America Through Mexican Eyes,” examines historical and contemporary perceptions of America, Americans, and Americanization through the lens of Mexican writers, artists, politicians, intellectuals, and public opinion. Taught by Dr. Moramay López-Alonso, a professor of History, this module will cover the four themes of the course: Democracy and Modernity; Globalization and Capitalism; Racism and Immigration; and Intellectual and Cultural Life.
10 個視頻 （總計 71 分鐘）, 11 個閱讀材料, 3 個測驗
10 個視頻
Chapter 2: The Gringo, Yankee, and American4分鐘
Chapter 3: Immigration5分鐘
Chapter 4: Racism5分鐘
Chapter 5: Religion5分鐘
Chapter 6: Temples of Knowledge: Education, Universities and Libraries11分鐘
Chapter 7: Food8分鐘
Chapter 8: American Women5分鐘
Chapter 9: Capitalism and Modernity10分鐘
Chapter 10: Democracy and Empire7分鐘
11 個閱讀材料
Chapter 1: Further Explorations10分鐘
Chapter 2: Further Explorations10分鐘
Chapter 3: Further Explorations10分鐘
Chapter 4: Further Explorations10分鐘
Chapter 5: Further Explorations10分鐘
Chapter 6: Further Explorations10分鐘
Chapter 7: Further Explorations10分鐘
Chapter 8: Further Explorations10分鐘
Chapter 9: Further Explorations10分鐘
Chapter 10: Further Explorations10分鐘
Mexico Bibliography10分鐘
3 個練習
Mexico - Check for Understanding 12分鐘
Mexico - Check for Understanding 22分鐘
America through Mexican Eyes16分鐘
Reversing the Gaze
This course has explored how the United States has been a source of fascination for African, Chinese, French, and Mexican people. What happens when we “reverse the gaze?” This module examines historical and contemporary perceptions of Africa, China, France, and Mexico through American eyes. Join all four instructors for informal conversations over a meal at various Houston restaurants about American perceptions of the world.
6 個視頻 （總計 57 分鐘）, 1 個閱讀材料
6 個視頻
Chapter 2: Reversing the Gaze: China through American Eyes6分鐘
Interview with Mr. and Mrs. Fung6分鐘
Chapter 3: Reversing the Gaze: France through American Eyes4分鐘
Chapter 4: Reversing the Gaze: Mexico through American Eyes5分鐘
Rice Students Discuss America Through Foreign Eyes27分鐘
1 個閱讀材料
End-of-Course Survey (complete after finishing the course)10分鐘
講師
Dr. Anne S. Chao
LecturerRice University
Dr. Julie Fette
Associate ProfessorRice University
Dr. Jeffrey Fleisher
Associate ProfessorRice University
Dr. Moramay López-Alonso
Associate ProfessorRice University
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