ARTH 230 - Women in Chinese Art: Patrons, Artists, and Craftswomen

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4 credits
This course examines female agency and gendered expression in Chinese art and visual and material culture, spanning from the Song dynasty (960-1279) to the Qing dynasty (1644-1911). By focusing on case studies from recent scholarship, we will explore how women in China sponsored and produced architectural projects, religious sculptures, paintings and calligraphy, embroidery, and inkstones. Topics may include image-making and self-fashioning of imperial women in power, such as Empress Dowager Cixi, gendered body and fashion of Buddhist women, literati women’s education and networking, and artistic and social practices of craftswomen.

Prerequisites: one 100-level course in ARTH.

This course is cross-listed with EAST-230