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Modern Chinese History: Work and Workers in 20th century China

Course
2021-2022

Toegangseisen

Successful completion of BA-1 College Modern Chinese History.

Beschrijving

This course surveys transformations in Chinese society in its transition from agrarianism to communist industrialism, with special focus on experiences of urban workers and their families at work and home, and in public. Specific topics examined include migration for work, the labor movement in the 1920s, changes in standards of living, gender relations, and the politicization of work under Nationalist and Communist regimes. Primary source documents, ranging from official reports to individual memoirs, augment readings in secondary historical literature.

Leerdoelen

  • Identify key events, concepts and personalities in the social history of Modern China;

  • Effectively read various genres of historical documents and scholarly literature;

  • Analyze how historians construct arguments with primary source documents;

  • Compose in discussion and writing cogent and substantiated arguments.

Rooster

De roosters zijn beschikbaar via My Timetable.

Onderwijsvorm

Seminar

Toetsing en weging

Toetsing

Class assignments and participation: 50%
Final paper: 50%

Weging

The final grade consists of the weighted average of all course components.

Herkansing

A resit for the essay component is allowed if a student scores a non-passing grade (5,49 or lower) on the first attempt.

Inzage en nabespreking

Uiterlijk bij het bekendmaken van de uitslag van het tentamen wordt aangegeven op welke wijze en op welk tijdstip de nabespreking van het tentamen plaatsvindt. Er wordt in ieder geval een nabespreking georganiseerd indien een student hiertoe verzoekt binnen 30 dagen na bekendmaking van de uitslag.

Literatuurlijst

TBA

Inschrijven

Enrolment through uSis is mandatory.
General information about uSis is available on the website.

Aanmelden Studeren à la carte en Contractonderwijs

Not applicable

Contact

  • For substantive questions, contact the lecturer listed in the right information bar.

  • For questions about enrolment, admission, etc, contact the Education Administration Office: OA De Vrieshof

Opmerkingen

FAT-module course, twice a week in block 3 only.