HIST 345 - Social Movements in China, Late Imperial Times to the Present

3-4 SS, CD, WR
Second Semester. Social movements from the Qing Dynasty to the present will be analyzed using social science theories about social movements, while interrogating them in the Chinese context. Cases may include: the White Lotus Rebellion, the Taiping Revolt, the Boxer Uprising, the Communist-led Revolution, strike waves of the 1930s and 1957, the Cultural Revolution, the 1989 protests, and the Falungong protests of 1999-2000. Students will write a theoretically-informed research paper on a social movement of their choice.

Prerequisites & Notes
Consent of instructor required.
Enrollment Limit: 15.
Mr. Kelley

Credits: 3 to 4 hours