printer friendly pageCHINGEN 91: Traditional East Asian Culture: China
Required for Chinese and Japanese majors. Introduction to Chinese culture in a historical context. Topics include political and socioeconomic institutions, religion, ethics, education, and art and literature.
Terms: Aut
| Units: 5
| UG Reqs: GER:DB-Hum, GER:EC-GlobalCom, WAY-SI
Instructors:
Egan, R. (PI)
;
Peng, W. (PI)
CHINGEN 118: Constructing National History in East Asian Archaeology (ARCHLGY 135, ARCHLGY 235, CHINGEN 218)
Archaeological studies in contemporary East Asia share a common concern, to contribute to building a national narrative and cultural identity. This course focuses on case studies from China, Korea, and Japan, examining the influence of particular social-political contexts, such as nationalism, on the practice of archaeology in modern times.
Terms: Spr
| Units: 3-5
| UG Reqs: WAY-SI, GER:DB-SocSci, WAY-EDP
Instructors:
Liu, L. (PI)
CHINGEN 121: Classical Chinese Rituals (CHINGEN 221)
Meanings of rituals regarding death, wedding, war, and other activities; historical transformations of classical rituals throughout the premodern period; legacy of the Chinese ritual tradition. Sources include canonical texts.
Last offered: Spring 2013
| UG Reqs: WAY-SI
CHINGEN 136: The Chinese Family (CHINGEN 236)
History and literature. Institutional, ritual, affective, and symbolic aspects. Perspectives of gender, class, and social change.
Terms: Aut
| Units: 3-5
| UG Reqs: GER:EC-GlobalCom, WAY-SI
Instructors:
Zhou, Y. (PI)
CHINGEN 141: Emergence of Chinese Civilization from Caves to Palaces (ARCHLGY 111, CHINGEN 241)
Introduces processes of cultural evolution from the Paleolithic to the Three Dynasties in China. By examining archaeological remains, ancient inscriptions, and traditional texts, four major topics will be discussed: origins of modern humans, beginnings of agriculture, development of social stratification, and emergence of states and urbanism.
Terms: Aut
| Units: 3-4
| UG Reqs: GER:DB-Hum, WAY-SI
Instructors:
Liu, L. (PI)
CHINGEN 143: Images of Women in Ancient China and Greece (CHINGEN 243, CLASSGEN 153, CLASSGEN 253)
Representation of women in ancient Chinese and Greek texts. How men viewed women and what women had to say about themselves and their societies. Primary readings in poetry, drama, and didactic writings. Relevance for understanding modern concerns; use of comparison for discovering historical and cultural patterns.
Last offered: Winter 2013
| UG Reqs: GER:EC-Gender, WAY-EDP, WAY-SI
CHINGEN 146: Gods, Ghosts, and Ancestors: Anthropology of Chinese Folk Religion (CHINGEN 246)
Terms: Spr
| Units: 3-5
| UG Reqs: WAY-SI
Instructors:
Festa, P. (PI)
CLASSART 42: Pompeii (ARCHLGY 42)
The Roman town of Pompeii, buried by the eruption of Mt. Vesuvius in 79 C.E., provides information about the art and archaeology of ancient social life, urban technology and production, and ancient spatial patterns and experience. Its fame illustrates modern relationships to the ancient past, from Pompeii's importance on the Grand Tour, to plaster casts of vaporized bodies, to debates about reconstruction, preservation, and archaeological methods.
Terms: Win
| Units: 3-5
| UG Reqs: GER:DB-Hum, WAY-SI
Instructors:
Trimble, J. (PI)
CLASSART 113: Ten Things: An Archaeology of Design (CLASSART 213)
Connections among science, technology, society and culture by examining the design of a prehistoric hand axe, Egyptian pyramid, ancient Greek perfume jar, medieval castle, Wedgewood teapot, Edison's electric light bulb, computer mouse, Sony Walkman, supersonic aircraft, and BMW Mini. Interdisciplinary perspectives include archaeology, cultural anthropology, science studies, history and sociology of technology, cognitive science, and evolutionary psychology.
Terms: Win
| Units: 3-5
| UG Reqs: GER:DB-SocSci, WAY-A-II, WAY-SI
Instructors:
Shanks, M. (PI)
CLASSART 145: Sailing the Wine-Dark Sea: Maritime Archaeology of the Ancient Mediterranean (ARCHLGY 145)
Why do we care about shipwrecks? What can sunken sites tell us about our past? Focusing primarily on the archaeological record of shipwrecks and harbors, along with literary evidence and contemporary theory, this course examines how and why ancient mariners crossed the ¿wine-dark seas¿ for travel, warfare, pilgrimage, and especially commerce. We will explore interdisciplinary approaches to the development of maritime contacts and communication from the Bronze Age through the Roman era, engaging also with practical techniques of underwater archaeology.
Terms: Aut
| Units: 3-4
| UG Reqs: GER:DB-Hum, WAY-SI
Instructors:
Leidwanger, J. (PI)
;
Kang, S. (TA)
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