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Campus | Haverford |
Semester | Fall 2021 |
Registration ID | HISTH292A001 |
Course Title | Material Culture in China |
Credit | 1.00 |
Department | History |
Instructor | Akcetin,Elif |
Times and Days | TTh 10:00am-11:30am
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Room Location | HLL6 |
Additional Course Info | Class Number: 2571 This course offers an overview of China’s social, cultural and political history during the early modern and modern periods. But it does so by confronting material objects, placing them at the center of historical inquiry. We will investigate how material objects marked status and social distinction; how they served as expressions of gender, ethnic and class identity; and how during the modern period they morphed into symbolic tools of imperialist and nationalist projects. ; Crosslisted: EALC.; Lottery Preference: History majors, EALC majors, sophomores; Enrollment Limit: 25 Social Science, B: Analysis of the Social World, A: Meaning, Interpretation (Texts) (; Hav: SO, B, A) |
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