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

Next Offered: 2008-09
Semester Offered: First Semester
Credits (Range): 3 to 4 Hours
Attribute: 3 to 4 SS, CD, WR

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 1930’s 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. Consent of instructor required. Enrollment Limit: 15.
Instructor: D. Kelley
Prerequisites & Notes
Counts toward the East Asian Studies Major.