Postgraduate Course: Gender, Nationalism and Modernity in East Asia (PGHC11208)
Course Outline
| School | School of History, Classics and Archaeology |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Course type | Standard |
Availability | Not available to visiting students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
Credits | 20 |
| Home subject area | Postgraduate (History, Classics and Archaeology) |
Other subject area | None |
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Taught in Gaelic? | No |
| Course description | This module option examines how nationalism and modernizing change in China and Japan from the late nineteenth century to the 1920s affected gender discourse and practice. Particular attention will be paid to the role of women in reform and revolutionary movements, the nature and evolution of state gender discourses, and changes and continuities in the representation of femininity and masculinity during this period. |
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Other requirements | None |
| Additional Costs | None |
Course Delivery Information
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Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
| Students will acquire a detailed knowledge of how women were affected by, and responded to, political, social and cultural change at a time when Japan (from the 1860s) and China (from the 1890s) embarked on nation building and modernization. They will also learn how to analyse gender discourses in a variety of contexts, and relate such discourses to changes and continuities in the representation of femininity and masculinity. Studying China and Japan together will also enable students to see gender developments in a comparative perspective. They will improve their written, oral and analytical skills, and learn to work as members of a team. |
Assessment Information
| One essay of 3000 words. |
Special Arrangements
| None |
Additional Information
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Contacts
| Course organiser | Prof Paul Bailey
Tel: (0131 6)50 3776
Email: Paul.Bailey@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Mrs Lindsay Scott
Tel: (0131 6)50 9948
Email: Lindsay.Scott@ed.ac.uk |
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