HIST 195 Made In China: Chinese Arts and Artifacts before 1800
Designation: Diversity; Global History; Anthropology – Cultural; Anthro-Arch & Past Cultures
M/W/F 9-9:50
This course introduces students to the cultural history behind Chinese artifacts, especially those found in major museums, including bronze vessels, mortuary objects, Buddhist statues, ceramics, scroll paintings, etc. Through the examination of these objects and documents related to them, students explore critical themes in the formation of the "Chinese culture": the diverse origins of the civilization, indigenous beliefs and religious practices in ancient China, the incorporation of Buddhism into Chinese culture, interactions between elite and popular cultures, and China's participation in global exchanges in the premodern period.