HIS (0136) 211 - Gender in Modern China

Credits: 3.00

Students will examine how modern China’s gender identities have been shaped by China’s rich history. Through excerpts in literature, diaries, music and film, the course will explore gender through Confucianism, Daoism, Buddhism, and Chinese healing, amidst changes chronicling China’s last dynasty, nationalism, Maoism, the Cultural Revolution, and contemporary capitalism.

Repeatable: No Grade Type: Regular