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Campus | Bryn Mawr |
Semester | Fall 2023 |
Registration ID | EALCB325001 |
Course Title | Topics in Chinese Hist & Cult-Law and Society/Imperial China |
Credit | 1.00 |
Department | East Asian Languages and Cultures |
Instructor | Wu,Yanhong |
Times and Days | TTh 12:55pm-02:15pm
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Room Location | TAYD |
Additional Course Info | Class Number: 1854 This is a topics course. Course content varies.; Current topic description: This seminar explores the connection and interaction between law and society in Chinese history with an emphasis on the imperial age. We will discuss the philosophical foundation of legal culture; evolution of legal institutions and their practice. The focus of the course, however, is on the role of law in spacing empires, stabilizing governments, structuring societies, and regulating families. We will explore topics such as how law and its practice shaped social class, defined gender, and demarcated ethnicity groups. We will read translated primary sources, including historical accounts and original law code texts, legal cases, and case stories, as well as secondary works of scholarship. By reading, preparing summaries, and discussing materials of various genres, students will understand Chinese legal culture and history in particular and humanities in general. Haverford: A: Meaning, Interpretation (Texts) (A), Humanities (HU) . |
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