Undergraduate Catalog 2018-2019
Undergraduate Catalog 2018-2019 > Course Descriptions > HIST - History > 4000 > HIST 4750
Constructing the "Orient" introduces the diverse cultures of South and East Asian history from the early modern times to the present, with a focus on the modern period. This course examines the politics and aesthetics of representation in Asian history. The course is organized around three units, divided chronologically and thematically. Travelers accounts, the Worlds of the Indian Ocean, Colonial encounters.