Spring 2027

Elegant Revenge: Chinese Arts and Drama

Explores eighteenth-century Chinese court women's lives and material culture through popular TV dramas like The Legend of Zhen Huan, covering imperial palace architecture, rituals, and fine arts.

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Summary

What you’ll be able to do

  • Describe, compare and analyze visual material.

  • Evaluate images and buildings in ways that consider historical and cultural contexts.

  • Articulate thoughts and ideas clearly and effectively in written form.

  • Communicate orally. Listen actively.

  • Locate, assess, and enlist research resources in physical and digital forms.

  • Formulate a persuasive and coherent argument based on visual and textual evidence.

  • Describe, compare and analyze the Chinese women in multiple disciplines, including art, literature, TV drama and music.

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ARTHIST/ASIAN 118

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Student experience

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Uses popular TV dramas like The Legend of Zhen Huan to explore how eighteenth-century Chinese court women's lives and material culture are reimagined today. Topics include the imperial palace's architecture, interior design, rituals, religion, idealized womanhood, women's objects, cross-cultural exchange, theater, festivals, and the full range of fine arts and crafts - from painting, calligraphy, and embroidery to textiles, glass, ceramics, furniture, jewelry, and costume design.

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Topics

  • Imperial palace architecture, interior design, rituals, religion, idealized womanhood, women's objects, cross-cultural exchange, theater, festivals, and fine arts and crafts.

Skills

  • Analyze visual material
  • Written communication
  • Research resource assessment
  • Interdisciplinary analysis of Chinese women

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Dataset & model

Recorded 2026-10-14

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