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070114 UE Guided Reading Global History - The Open Empire: Imperial China and its Neighbours (2021S)

5.00 ECTS (2.00 SWS), SPL 7 - Geschichte
Continuous assessment of course work
REMOTE
Moodle

Registration/Deregistration

Note: The time of your registration within the registration period has no effect on the allocation of places (no first come, first served).

Details

max. 25 participants
Language: English

Lecturers

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

The entire course is taught online

  • Monday 08.03. 16:00 - 17:30 Digital
  • Monday 15.03. 16:00 - 17:30 Digital
  • Monday 22.03. 16:00 - 17:30 Digital
  • Monday 12.04. 16:00 - 17:30 Digital
  • Monday 19.04. 16:00 - 17:30 Digital
  • Monday 26.04. 16:00 - 17:30 Digital
  • Monday 03.05. 16:00 - 17:30 Digital
  • Monday 10.05. 16:00 - 17:30 Digital
  • Monday 17.05. 16:00 - 17:30 Digital
  • Monday 31.05. 16:00 - 17:30 Digital
  • Monday 07.06. 16:00 - 17:30 Digital
  • Monday 14.06. 16:00 - 17:30 Digital
  • Monday 21.06. 16:00 - 17:30 Digital
  • Monday 28.06. 16:00 - 17:30 Digital

Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

This course offers an overview of Chinese history between the 6th and the 17th
centuries. Imperial China will be addressed specifically as part of broader Eurasian
and global dynamics. By looking at people, goods, ideas and their circulation within
and across the borders of the Chinese realm, the course will examine the forces that
shaped the history of this region between the middle ages and early modernity.
The course is organized around four sessions,
arranged chronologically following the dynastic sequence of Chinese imperial history.
In each session, topics treated will ask how Chinese history was entangled with
broader Eurasian developments up to the time of modern global connections. This
double arrangement of the course has the purpose of providing a chronological
overview of the events which shaped imperial China, while testing varying scales of
time and space serving the understanding of this period of Chinese history.

Assessment and permitted materials

The seminar will be based on weekly readings in primary and secondary sources (in English)
and discussions in class. Students are required to actively participate in the class discussions
and address the readings.
Students have to write for seven (7) sessions a paper and 1 (final review).

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

Grade Breakdown:
Participation and Attendance* in class: 0-15 pt
Assignments 0-70 pt
Final Review 0-15 pt

Below 50 points (inclusive of 50) means a failing grade (5)

Examination topics

Will be distributed through moodle during the course

Reading list

Association in the course directory

Vertiefung zu: VO Globalgeschichte

BA Geschichte (2012): Mittelalter, Neuzeit
BA Geschichte (2019): Globalgeschichte
BEd UF Geschichte: Wirtschafts- und Sozialgeschichte, Globalgeschichte

Last modified: Fr 12.05.2023 00:13