Spring 2026 History: East Asian GU4762 section 001

Rethinking Modern China Through Its Bord

Rethinking China's Border

Call Number 16690
Day & Time
Location
W 2:10pm-4:00pm
To be announced
Points 4
Grading Mode Standard
Approvals Required None
Instructor Palden Gyal Palden
Type SEMINAR
Method of Instruction In-Person
Course Description

This seminar examines the history of modern China through its borderlands, exploring how Qing imperial conquests, subsequent colonial expansion, and state-building shaped the contemporary territory and population of China. Focusing on Tibet, Inner Mongolia, East Turkestan (Xinjiang), and Taiwan in the 20th century, the course critically examines the violent processes of colonial expansion that underpinned China’s transformation from a multiethnic empire into the nation-state of the People’s Republic of China. 

Web Site Vergil
Department East Asian Languages and Cultures
Enrollment 0 students (15 max) as of 9:06PM Thursday, November 13, 2025
Subject History: East Asian
Number GU4762
Section 001
Division Interfaculty
Section key 20261HSEA4762W001