Course
- University Requirements
-
Area 1: Arts and Humanities
- GE1101 Chinese Cultural Heritage In Modern Perspective
- GE1105 Chinese Music Appreciation
- GE1106 Chinese Art Appreciation
- GE1107 The City in Chinese History and Culture
- GE1108 The Silk Road: A Pathway of Interactive Culture from the Ancient to the Modern World
- GE1114 Women's Lives in Chinese History
- GE1125 Architecture and Space in Chinese Culture
- GE1135 Material Culture in Everyday Life in China: A Historical Perspective
- GE2103 Appreciating Masterpieces of Western Culture
- GE2114 Anthropology and World Heritage
- GE2132 Discovering the Dynamics of Contemporary Cities and Architecture in China
- GE3205 Cultural Heritage in the Digital Age
Women's Lives in Chinese History (GE1114)
Introduction
The main focus of this course is the changes of Chinese women’s lives in an historical context. We will focus on three main themes:
- The historical changes of women’s lives in ancient China;
- The lives of women from different social classes;
- The legacy of the lives of traditional Chinese women today.
- Supervised classroom/on-line discussions and course project
This course will cover the three themes above, focusing on topical issues in the lectures. Students will participate in different kinds of learning activities such as lectures, tutorials, oral presentations, online discussions, one-day study tour, video watching, individual term paper, etc.
Teaching Staff
Medium of Instruction: English
Click here to view the official course information
Starting from Summer Semester 2015/16, the medium of instruction (MOI) and medium of assessment (MOA) of this course will change to English only.
Enquiry: cah@cityu.edu.hk