History

HIS194Z Historical Memory and Historical Narration in China

Examines major events in modern Chinese history, from the Manchu conquest (1644) through the Tian'anmen Square demonstrations (1989), exploring why and how collective memories and new narratives about such events have been transmitted and have shaped politics in the present.

Requirements

Prerequisite(s): satisfaction of the Entry Level Writing and Composition requirements, two upper-division history courses, or permission of instructor.. Enrollment is restricted to junior and senior history majors and East Asian Studies minors.

Credits

5

Quarter offered

Winter

Instructor

Gail Hershatter