Gender, Nationalism and Modernity in East Asia (P01722)

? Credit Points : 20 ? SCQF Level : 11 ? Acronym : HCL-P-GeEastAsi

This module option examines how nationalism and modernizing change in China and Japan from the late nineteenth century to the 1920s affected gender discourse and practice. Particular attention will be paid to the role of women in reform and revolutionary movements, the nature and evolution of state gender discourses, and changes and continuities in the representation of femininity and masculinity during this period.

Entry Requirements

? This course is not available to visting students.

Subject Areas

Home subject area

Postgraduate (School of History and Classics), (School of History and Classics, Schedule E)

Delivery Information

? Normal year taken : Postgraduate

? Delivery Period : Semester 2 (Blocks 3-4)

? Contact Teaching Time : 1 hour(s) 50 minutes per week for 11 weeks

Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes

Students will acquire a detailed knowledge of how women were affected by, and responded to, political, social and cultural change at a time when Japan (from the 1860s) and China (from the 1890s) embarked on nation building and modernization. They will also learn how to analyse gender discourses in a variety of contexts, and relate such discourses to changes and continuities in the representation of femininity and masculinity. Studying China and Japan together will also enable students to see gender developments in a comparative perspective. They will improve their written, oral and analytical skills, and learn to work as members of a team.