Session 11 - China since 1945 and Time Magazine

[Robert Docter]

Prof. Dube's use of Time magazine covers helped my understanding of recent Chinese history while also modeling a valuable teaching technique that I wish to emulate with both Chinese history and other topics. The striking contrast between the Nationalist Party/Kai Shek to Mao's cover just a few years later was telling of the shift in China just by projecting two images. It was also interesting to hear about the Time magazine owner's personal interest with China. Similar to the use of political cartoons in a history class, analyzing the covers was beneficial. For example, the September 1963 "Red China" cover.