HKChina:Cross-BorderHistory

3 Credits · Level: Undergraduate

This undergraduate seminar studies the historical development of Hong Kong and China in relation to each other, from the colonial and late imperial experience to their shared histories in national and political movements, from postwar and post-1949 transformations to reform-era economic takeoff, culminating in the 1997 handover and recent political movements. The readings from the first half of the semester will come primarily from the literature in history, while the readings in the second half will draw from anthropology, sociology, and political science. Students will read both primary and secondary sources, and the course will culminate in an independent research paper on a topic of their own design.