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Creating ChinaX. Feb 13 Early to Later Imperial transition and characteristics of the later imperial era. Schedule today. 1) Overview of the lectures Peter Bol 10 min. 2) Two examples of modules or parts of modules - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Creating ChinaX
Feb 13 Early to Later Imperial transition and
characteristics of the later imperial era
Schedule today1) Overview of the lectures Peter Bol 10 min.2) Two examples of modules or parts of modules
a) Yu Wen, 3.5 minute video on dynastic change map plus discussion of content and technology: 10 min
b) Ren Wei, planning a calligraphy module – 10-15 minutes3) Breaking into five groups for discussion – 30 minutes (one or two in each group will do the reporting)4) Reports from each group and general discussion – 30 minutes (we should try identify some concrete steps identified for each piece)5) Labs – Ian Miller 10 minutes
Poetry
• Why it matters• What to learn
750-1050 compared
• Early to later imperial system– International relations– Demographics– Economy– Society– Technology– Visual contrast of the two capitals
“Going up the river at the Qingming festival”
• http://www.courses.fas.harvard.edu/~icgzmod/qingming.html
Political Reform– Bringing Learning to Bear on Government (11th c)
• Wang Anshi and Sima Guang as a paradigmatic split in ideas about government and its roles
A (somewhat dodgy) illustration
Neo-Confucianism
As PhilosophyAs Movement As Orthodoxy
Zhu Xi 1130-1200 Wang Yang-ming 1472-1528
The challenge of teaching philosophy and philosophical texts
Literati Elites and the Examination System
• The Problem• The Political Unity of Later Imperial History • • Two Explanations• The cultural explanation: the examination system and the formation of the
literati• local (prefectural or provincial), metropolitan, and palace examinations• fairness• the examinations and social mobility • • The social explanation: local elites as gentry• local elites • mediating between government and populace• gentry society and elite self-perpetuation
Maps for Modules:ArcGIS
Adobe Illustrator Worldmap
Calligraphy Module ( A Tang Period plug-in module)
Ultimate Goal: become comfortable with calligraphy and be aware of the critical ways to think about calligraphy , without even knowing the Chinese language
Assessment 0, Annotation
Introduction video: the practice, practitioner, and his tools
Assessment 1
Structure of Chinese Characters
Animation
Scripts and Formats
Assessment 2
Scripts and Formats
Shorts
1. The Myths of Wang Xizhi
Assessment 3
Shorts
2. How did writing become calligraphy?
Assessment 4
Point of Entry ?
Shorts
3. Booze and Brush
Assessment 5
Sources of Images
• Harvard Arthur M. Sackler Museum• Harvard Fine Arts Library Scroll Facsimiles• Harvard Visual Information Access (VIA)
• Boston Museum of Fine Arts• The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
• Personal Collections
Feb 27 demos begin
Flow Chartdesign lead becomes project manager
ScriptingContent collectionAssessment designVideo shootingVideo editing
Sign up for
• HMDC account• A MOOC – EdX– Udacity– Coursera
LABS