STS 4168

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STS 4168
Race and Asia in World History

Course information provided by the 2024-2025 Catalog. Courses of Study 2024-2025 is scheduled to publish mid-June.

This course explores the development of the concept of "race" as applied by and to Asian populations and societies. We also examine the idea of "Asia" and its others in global discourse, including through lenses such as Orientalism, Occidentalism, Pan-Asianism, and Afro-Asianism. Our focus is on the history of East Asia and trans-Pacific entanglements with Western empires from the early modern era to the present. A major theme is race science, or the scientific investigation and construction of "race," as it was practiced on and by East Asian peoples. We also explore intersections of "race" with nationalism, imperialism, warfare, law and citizenship, and sex and the family.


Last 4 Terms Offered (None)

Distribution Category (HST-AS, SCD-AS) (D-AG, HA-AG)

When Offered Spring.

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Syllabi: none

  • 20049 STS 4168   SEM 101

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    • M McGraw Hall 365
    • Aug 26 - Dec 9, 2024

    • Roebuck, K

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  • 20053 STS 4168   IND 601

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    • Aug 26 - Dec 9, 2024

    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies