HIST-UA 528 - World of Goods in China

Institution:

New York University

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Description:

Material culture and the nature of consumption in China, 1550-1900. Aims to introduce students to the theoretical framework of current scholarship on material culture and consumption and their relationship to modernity and its antecedents in different parts of the world; to give students a strong sense of Chinese elite social and cultural life during this period; and to provide students with a sufficient basis of knowledge on which to begin grounding comparative judgments. Themes include periodization ("early modern" versus "late imperial" and other labels); urbanization; commercialization and globalization; sex and gender, explored through such specific aspects of material culture as books and publishing; art, including collecting and connoisseurship; textiles; food; opium; and architecture and gardens.

Credits:

4.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Additional Information:

Historical Version(s):

Institution Website:

www.nyu.edu

Phone Number:

(212) 998-1212

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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