HISTORY 117D Topics in Chinese History: The Chinese Body: Gender and Sex, Health, and Medicine 4 Units
Terms offered: Spring 2023, Fall 2018, Spring 2013
This course brings a thematic approach to the critical analysis of the "Chinese body," as constructed before the 20th century, from four main perspectives, those of (1) gender, (2) sexual activity, (3) health, and (4) medicine. A variety of sources, material and literary, attest to changing perceptions over time, through the continuing use of standard vocabulary for Yin/Yang and the Five Phases frequently masked innovations.
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Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 3-3 hours of lecture and 0-1 hours of discussion per week
Summer:
6 weeks - 7.5-7.5 hours of lecture and 0-2 hours of discussion per week
8 weeks - 6-6 hours of lecture and 0-1.5 hours of discussion per week
Additional Details
Subject/Course Level: History/Undergraduate
Grading/Final exam status: Letter grade. Final exam required.
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