EAST 327 - Mapping China and East Asia

FC ARHU CD

4 credits
What can maps tell us about the connected history of China and East Asia? This course explores East Asian cartographic traditions, ideas, and practices. We will draw on selected maps from the pre-modern era to the 20th century as primary sources for lectures and discussions. We will also have the chance to use the maps in Oberlin’s Shansi Archive Collection and learn to locate maps and related visual materials in other databases for research projects. Topics include geographic imaginations and spatial concepts in East Asia; cartographic practices and knowledge flowing between Europe, China, and East Asia; and mapping borderlands.

This course is cross-listed with HIST-327