Topics in Chinese Intellectual and Cultural History
East Asian Languages & Culture · 3 hrs Seminar/Discussion
EALC-3732 prerequisites
We couldn't read this course's prerequisites into a chain. The wording is under “Requisite courses” below.
Where EALC-3732 counts
Counts toward 2 more as one option among several, not as a course you must take:
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Description
This course explores a variety of topics in Chinese intellectual history. It examines specific cultural, literary, and intellectual trends in China, paying specific attention to how they were shaped by a variety of social, political, economic, and religious factors. Possible topics may include correlative cosmology in Han Confucianism, individualism in medieval China, Tang-Song intellectual transitions, Buddhist-Confucian interactions in the Middle Period of China, Neo-Confucianism and its social impacts in Lat-Imperial China, the rise of Evidential Studies in Qing China, and the May Fourth Movement. This course may be repeated for credit when the topic varies. Additional work is required at the 4000 level.
Requisite courses
6 credit hours in East Asian Cultures courses (or equivalent), or permission of the instructor [prerequisite(s)].
Restrictions
Students may not hold credit for this course and REL-3732.
Cross-listed
EALC-4732(3).
From the 2026-27 undergraduate calendar. Always verify details on WebAdvisor or with an academic advisor before registering.