HIST 365(S) Women in Chinese History*

This seminar examines the roles and status of women in Imperial China and how the Communist government manipulated those roles after 1949. Using primary and secondary materials as well as women's cultural artifacts, we will cover topics such as footbinding and female complicity; the improvement of women's status in the late Ming dynasty and regression in the early Qing; nationalism and feminism after the turn of the century; prostitution in China; and Communism and women's roles in family and society. The course will be taught in discussion format. Evaluation will be based on class participation and a final research paper. Prerequisites: History 283 or 284 or permission of the instructor. Enrollment limited. Group C

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