Creating ChinaX

Feb 13 Early to Later Imperial transition and

characteristics of the later imperial era

Schedule today1) Overview of the lectures Peter Bol 10 min.2) Two examples of modules or parts of modules

a) Yu Wen, 3.5 minute video on dynastic change map plus discussion of content and technology: 10 min

b) Ren Wei, planning a calligraphy module – 10-15 minutes3) Breaking into five groups for discussion – 30 minutes (one or two in each group will do the reporting)4) Reports from each group and general discussion – 30 minutes (we should try identify some concrete steps identified for each piece)5) Labs – Ian Miller 10 minutes

Poetry

• Why it matters• What to learn

750-1050 compared

• Early to later imperial system– International relations– Demographics– Economy– Society– Technology– Visual contrast of the two capitals

“Going up the river at the Qingming festival”

• http://www.courses.fas.harvard.edu/~icgzmod/qingming.html

Political Reform– Bringing Learning to Bear on Government (11th c)

• Wang Anshi and Sima Guang as a paradigmatic split in ideas about government and its roles

A (somewhat dodgy) illustration

Neo-Confucianism

As PhilosophyAs Movement As Orthodoxy

Zhu Xi 1130-1200 Wang Yang-ming 1472-1528

The challenge of teaching philosophy and philosophical texts

Literati Elites and the Examination System

• The Problem• The Political Unity of Later Imperial History • • Two Explanations• The cultural explanation: the examination system and the formation of the

literati• local (prefectural or provincial), metropolitan, and palace examinations• fairness• the examinations and social mobility • • The social explanation: local elites as gentry• local elites • mediating between government and populace• gentry society and elite self-perpetuation

Maps for Modules:ArcGIS

Adobe Illustrator Worldmap

Calligraphy Module ( A Tang Period plug-in module)

Ultimate Goal: become comfortable with calligraphy and be aware of the critical ways to think about calligraphy , without even knowing the Chinese language

Assessment 0, Annotation

Introduction video: the practice, practitioner, and his tools

Assessment 1

Structure of Chinese Characters

Animation

Scripts and Formats

Assessment 2

Scripts and Formats

Shorts

1. The Myths of Wang Xizhi

Assessment 3

Shorts

2. How did writing become calligraphy?

Assessment 4

Point of Entry ?

Shorts

3. Booze and Brush

Assessment 5

Sources of Images

• Harvard Arthur M. Sackler Museum• Harvard Fine Arts Library Scroll Facsimiles• Harvard Visual Information Access (VIA)

• Boston Museum of Fine Arts• The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

• Personal Collections

Feb 27 demos begin

Flow Chartdesign lead becomes project manager

ScriptingContent collectionAssessment designVideo shootingVideo editing

Sign up for

• HMDC account• A MOOC – EdX– Udacity– Coursera

LABS