ASIA 181 - Imagining China

Semester Offered: Fall
1 unit(s)

(Same as RELI 181) In this seminar we examine from a broad comparative perspective some of the many ways China has been imagined - cosmologically, imperially, monastically, textually, mythologically, architecturally, constitutionally - taking into account voices from within and without China, past and present. As we shift from some of the earliest imaginings from within ancient China toward more modern imaginings, colonial representations of China become a priority as we move into modernity and the formation of the Chinese nation-state. One of our class objectives is to better understand what impact acts of imagination had and continue to have on Chinese society. Michael Walsh.

Open only to freshmen; satisfies the college requirement for a Freshman Writing Seminar.

Two 75-minute periods.