China (Part 1): The Political and Intellectual Foundations of China

开始时间: 04/22/2022 持续时间: 6 weeks

所在平台: EdxArchive 课程类别: 其他类别 大学或机构: HarvardX 授课老师： Peter K. Bol William C. Kirby

课程主页: https://www.edx.org/archive/china-part-1-political-intellectual-harvardx-sw12x

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Please note that this course is self-paced and you can enroll at any time. The course will take 6 weeks to complete. 

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This course is presented in English with limited video subtitles in Chinese.

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Modern China presents a dual image: a society transforming itself through economic development and infrastructure investment that aspires to global leadership; and the world's largest and oldest bureaucratic state, with multiple traditions in its cultural, economic, and political life. The modern society and state that is emerging in China bears the indelible imprint of China's historical experience, of its patterns of philosophy and religion, and of its social and political thought. These themes are discussed in order to understand China in the twenty-­first century and as a great world civilization that developed along along lines different from those of the Mediterranean.

ChinaX introduces new features to make the riches of Harvard's visual collections and the expertise of its faculty more accessible to learners worldwide. We will engage intellectual and religious trends, material and political culture, the local diversity and the national unity, art and literature, and China’s economic and political transformation— past, present and future.

This is the first of ten ChinaX "Mini-­Courses" that collectively span over 6,000 years of history. Each mini-­course consists of 4 to 8 weekly "modules," each with videos, readings, interactive engagements, assessments, and discussion forums.

课程大纲

• An understanding of some of the big picture issues in China’s history from political, geographic, and cultural perspectives.
• The beginning of history in archaeology and in myth.
• Legitimating the imposition of political authority and justifying rebellion against authority.
• The blossoming of Chinese thought: from Confucius in the sixth century BC to the Legalists of the third.
• Historical methods for explaining how complex civilizations are formed.
• The analysis of texts (in translation) and artifacts.
• Methods for the analysis of philosophical and political arguments.
• Methods of critical reading to modern scholarship.
• To develop your own approaches to history and gain a critical appreciation of China’s literary, philosophical, political and cultural resources.
• To express ideas more clearly and confidently through the discussion forums and to think more analytically and critically through the study of primary and secondary sources.
   

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