224. Chinese Art and Culture
Thematic, interdisciplinary exploration of selected art and architectural developments in China from Neolithic through modern times. Attention to issues relevant to study of material and visual culture, including the interpretation of meaning from objects and images; the relationship between archaeology and modern nationalism; cultural interconnections and the hybridity of "native" cultural traditions; social stratification in the production and reception of material culture; discourses of aesthetic cultural values; the interplay of literary, visual and material cultural production.
(Sean McPherson)