HIS 374-01 - Law and Society in Chinese History

4 credits (Spring)

This undergraduate seminar is open to students who are interested in Chinese law or law and society from comparative perspectives. During this seminar, we will 1) explore the latest themes on Chinese law and society discussed by recent scholarship in English 2) know how to read Chinese law codes and legal cases from late imperial times 3) develop research projects using both primary and secondary sources. Students whose research focuses on geographical regions other than China are encouraged to conduct original research in their working languages and geographical fields, with the option of to use China as a point of comparison.

Prerequisite: HIS 100 and one of the following: HIS 275, HIS 277, HIS 377-01, HIS-195 Classical Asia, HIS-295-Classical Asia, HIS-295 Modern China: History from the Margins, HIS-295 Kungfu Panda Chinese Environmental History, with grades S, C, or better.
Instructor: X. Chen