This course asks how the city was understood and urban space was experienced in China from the late imperial period to the twentieth century, from the walled cities of Ming and Qing to the neoliberal remaking of Beijing and Shanghai, passing through the modernist experiments of the Communist and Republican periods. Graduate level requirements: In addition to the undergraduate assignments, you will have to submit a book review every other week. 3-4 pages in length, double-spaced. (No web posting or short paper when a book review is due). Graduate-level work is expected from graduate students in all assignments.
Course Credits
3