ELEGANT REVENGE: CHINESE ARTS AND DRAMA
Uses popular TV dramas like The Legend of Zhen Huan to explore how eighteenth-century Chinese court women's lives and material culture are reimagined today. Topics include the imperial palace's architecture, interior design, rituals, religion, idealized womanhood, women's objects, cross-cultural exchange, theater, festivals, and the full range of fine arts and crafts - from painting, calligraphy, and embroidery to textiles, glass, ceramics, furniture, jewelry, and costume design.
Topics
- the imperial palace's architecture
- interior design
- rituals
- religion
- idealized womanhood
- women's objects
- cross-cultural exchange
- theater
- festivals
- and the full range of fine arts and crafts - from painting
- calligraphy
- and embroidery to textiles
- glass
- ceramics
- furniture
- jewelry
- and costume design
Topics explicitly listed in official catalogue description
Prerequisites & course information
Requisites: None Course Designation: Core GenEd - Humanities & Arts Breadth - Humanities Level - Elementary L&S Credit - L&S Liberal Arts and Science Repeatable for Credit: No Learning Outcomes: 1. Describe, compare and analyze visual material. Audience: Undergraduate 2. Evaluate images and buildings in ways that consider historical and cultural contexts. Audience: Undergraduate 3. Articulate thoughts and ideas clearly and effectively in written form. Audience: Undergraduate 4. Communicate orally. Listen actively. Audience: Undergraduate 5. Locate, assess, and enlist research resources in physical and digital forms. Audience: Undergraduate 6. Formulate a persuasive and coherent argument based on visual and textual evidence. Audience: Undergraduate 7. Describe, compare and analyze the Chinese women in multiple disciplines, including art, literature, TV drama and music. Audience: Undergraduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Describe, compare and analyze visual material. Audience: Undergraduate 2. Evaluate images and buildings in ways that consider historical and cultural contexts. Audience: Undergraduate 3. Articulate thoughts and ideas clearly and effectively in written form. Audience: Undergraduate 4. Communicate orally. Listen actively. Audience: Undergraduate 5. Locate, assess, and enlist research resources in physical and digital forms. Audience: Undergraduate 6. Formulate a persuasive and coherent argument based on visual and textual evidence. Audience: Undergraduate 7. Describe, compare and analyze the Chinese women in multiple disciplines, including art, literature, TV drama and music. Audience: Undergraduate
Sources
- Course catalogue ↗2026-2027
- Catalogue entry ↗
Catalogue variants
- ELEGANT REVENGE: CHINESE ARTS AND DRAMA · 3 credits.