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Course Schedule - Spring Semester 2021
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ASIA 213 901 (CRN: 24273)
TRANSNATIONAL ART AND CULTURE
Long Title: TRANSNATIONAL ART AND CULTURE IN ASIA BEFORE THE TWENTIETH CENTURY
Department: Asian Studies
Instructor: Huang, Shih-Shan
Meeting: 6:30PM - 9:10PM T (25-JAN-2021 - 30-APR-2021)
Part of Term: Full Term
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Course Type: Lecture
Language of Instruction: Taught in English
Distribution Group: Distribution Group I
Method of Instruction: Online
Credit Hours: 3
Course Syllabus:
Course Materials: Rice Campus Store
Restrictions:
Must be enrolled in one of the following Level(s):
Undergraduate Professional
Visiting Undergraduate
Undergraduate
Section Max Enrollment: 19
Section Enrolled: 5
Enrollment data as of: 17-MAR-2025 5:33PM
Final Exam: Take-Home Exam
Final Exam Time:
9-MAY-2021
9:00AM - 12:00PM U
Description: This introductory course to art and culture in Asia explores transnational connections and exchanges before the twentieth century. Major topics include the Silk Road, Buddhist grottoes, maritime trade routes and shipwrecks, cosmopolis and urban lives, court art, literati culture, ink painting, gardens, the Mongol Empire, Jesuit influence, and East-West connections.