Shanghai and China’s Modernization

Not offered regularly; consult department

Considers the history and function of Shanghai, from 1840 to the present, and its rise from provincial backwater to international metropolis. Examines its role as a primary point of economic, political, and social contact between China and the world, and the strong grip Shanghai holds on both the Chinese and foreign imagination. Students discuss the major events and figures of Shanghai, critique the classic historiography, and complete an independent project on Shanghai history.

Related Subjects

Offered Spring 2024

Catalog Subject Faculty Level HASS Category
21H.152

Modern China

MW 3:30-5; 37-212
Tristan Brown
Introductory HASS-H
21H.155

Modern Japan: 1600 to Present

TR 11-12:30; 56-180
Hiromu Nagahara Introductory HASS-H
21H.186

Nature and Environment in China

T 2-5; E51-361
Tristan Brown Introductory HASS-H
21H.352 21G.042

Three Kingdoms: From History to Fiction, Comic, Film, and Game

TR 1-2:30; 14E-310
Emma Teng Seminar HASS-H

Not Offered This Term

Catalog Subject Faculty Level HASS Category
21H.107 21G.043

Asian American History: 1865 to 1965

TR 1-2:30, 4-249
Emma Teng
Introductory HASS-H
21H.151

Dynastic China

MW 3:30-5; 4-145
Tristan Brown Introductory HASS-H
21H.154

Inventing the Samurai

TR 2:30-4, 4-253
Hiromu Nagahara Introductory HASS-H
21H.156 21G.045

Global Chinese Food: A Historical Overview

Not offered regularly; consult department
Emma Teng Introductory HASS-H
21H.157

Modern South Asia

Sana Aiyar Introductory HASS-S
21H.247

Looking East/Looking West (NEW)

TR 11-12:30, 5-217
Catherine Clark
Hiromu Nagahara
Intermediate HASS-H
21H.253 21G.075

The Global Chinese: Chinese Migration, 1567- Present

Not offered regularly; consult department
Emma Teng Intermediate HASS-H
21H.350

Business in China Since 1800

Not offered regularly; consult department
Staff Seminar HASS-H
21H.354

World War II in Asia

Hiromu Nagahara Seminar HASS-H
21H.357

South Asian Migrations

Sana Aiyar Seminar HASS-H