An introduction to the research tools for the study of China. Topics to be covered will in part depend on the students' particular research interests.
ASIA/HIST 270: China in World History
An introduction to the history of China in a global context. Our journey will begin with the Mongol empire in the thirteenth century and conclude with preliminary reflections on the most recent past. Through close reading of both primary sources and secondary scholarship, students will gain a better understanding of what it means to “do” history as well as how China’s transformations could be contextualized in world-historical terms.
ASIA/HIST 373: History of Hong Kong
This course explores the history, culture, and identities of Hong Kong from the port's pre-colonial settings in the early nineteenth century to its post-colonial contexts. Its goals are to help students develop the language and tools to understand the metamorphoses of this most unusual metropolis as well as to further their skills in historical analysis. This course encourages students to critically consider Hong Kong's multifaceted identities as well as to take into account the local, national, and transnational (not to mention international) contexts of its spectacular transformations.
