Students should with class lecture, but they will be responsible for discussing 1-2 “read particular readings on these days. Check Blackboard to see what your group/reading. Friday, January 29: Power and Diplomacy In what context was What is the viewpoint What evidence does this document of the person writing the writer use to written? (When was it it? support his written? What sort of viewpoint? document is it? Who was the audience?) Qianlong’s Edict (1) Qianlong’s Edict (2) Macartney to George III Memorial to Legalize Opium Memorial to Ban Opium Lin to Victoria I Monday, February 15: Historical Biography Describe the How and why do you Is there something character of this come to these missing from our person conclusions? accounts? Zeng Guofan Kang Youwei Miss Han Friday, March 4: Dialectical Relationships What is the context How are the authors How do others for this document? trying to change their influence these relationships? What people (or how do sort of relationships they hope to be do they want? influenced)? Lin Juemin Japan, 21 Demands Yuan Pledges Feng Yuxiang Zhang Zongchang Chen Duxiu Friday, March 4: Gender Problems What problems do How should women’s What obstacles do women and men roles change? women and men face encounter in the old in changing gender system? roles? Selecting a wife Nora Self-emancipation Wednesday, April 20: Negotiating Ideology
Students should “read with class lecture, but they will be responsible for discussing 1-2 particular readings on these days. Check Blackboard to see what your group/reading. Friday, January 29: Power and Diplomacy In what context was this document written? (When was it written? What sort of document is it? Who was the audience?) What is the viewpoint of the person writing it? What evidence does the writer use to support his viewpoint? Qianlong’s Edict (1) Qianlong’s Edict (2) Macartney to George III Memorial to Legalize Opium Memorial to Ban Opium Lin to Victoria I Monday, February 15: Historical Biography Describe the character of this person How and why do you come to these conclusions? Is there something missing from our accounts? Zeng Guofan Kang Youwei Miss Han Friday, March 4: Dialectical Relationships What is the context for this document? How are the authors trying to change their relationships? What sort of relationships do they want? How do others influence these people (or how do they hope to be influenced)? Lin Juemin Japan, 21 Demands Yuan Pledges Feng Yuxiang Zhang Zongchang Chen Duxiu Friday, March 4: Gender Problems What problems do women and men encounter in the old system? How should women’s roles change? What obstacles do women and men face in changing gender roles? Selecting a wife Nora Self-emancipation Wednesday, April 20: Negotiating Ideology
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