East Asian Lang & Literature 235 - LATE IMPERIAL CHINA

This class examines the continuum between subject and object in Chinese fiction, drama, art and material culture from the 16th through the 18th centuries, discussing how individuals participate as agents and objects of circulation; how objects structure identity and articulate relationships; the body as object; and the materiality of writing, art, and the stage. We think about historical constructions of class and gender and reflect on how individuals constructed gendered social identities vis-à-vis objects and consumption. All readings in English translation.