HIST 399
Spring 2020
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01
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| Crosslisting:
CEAS 214, ENVS 399, SISP 399 |
| Course Cluster: Urban Studies |
Maps are part of a broader family of value-laden images. This is a research seminar about the global history of cartography from 1490s to the recent past. We will study maps from the early modern and modern world and examine how maps were used as instruments of political power, shaped the imagination of peoples around the world, and inspired new ways to imagine our self-identity. |
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| Credit: 1 |
Gen Ed Area Dept:
SBS HIST |
| Course Format: Seminar | Grading Mode: Graded |
| Level: UGRD |
Prerequisites: None |
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Fulfills a Requirement for: (CEAS-MN)(CEAS)(CEAS-Arcp/Hist)(ENVS-MN)(ENVS)(HIST-MN)(HIST)(IDEA-MN)(IDEA)(STS) |
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Past Enrollment Probability: 90% or above |
| SECTION 01 |
Major Readings: Wesleyan RJ Julia Bookstore
Martin Lewis and Kären Wigen, THE MYTH OF CONTINENTS: A CRITIQUE OF META-GEOGRAPHY
Mary Elizabeth Berry, JAPAN IN PRINT: INFORMATION AND NATION IN THE EARLY MODERN PERIOD
Emma Teng, TAIWAN'S IMAGINED GEOGRAPHY: CHINESE COLONIAL TRAVEL WRITING AND PICTURES, 1683-1895
Thongchai Winichakul, SIAM MAPPED
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Examinations and Assignments:
In-class team-teaching assignments
One literature review paper
One final research paper |
| Instructor(s): Tan,Ying Jia Times: ..T.... 07:10PM-10:00PM; Location: ALLB304; |
| Total Enrollment Limit: 19 | | SR major: 4 | JR major: 4 | | |
| Seats Available: 4 | GRAD: X | SR non-major: 4 | JR non-major: 4 | SO: 3 | FR: X |
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