Slides from class only – others are in the Readings/Course material list to prepare for that session.
- Footnotes, why, how, and some Zotero
- Jan 17: Intro and navigation
- Jan. 19: Chinese history in a nutshell and pre-industrial societies
- Jan. 24: Shang dynasty
- Jan. 26: Bronzes and bones
- Jan. 31: Walls
- Feb. 14: Library cave and foreign culture
- Feb. 16: Tang history through objects
- Feb. 21: Textiles (part 1)
- Feb. 23: Textiles (part 2)
- Feb. 28: Money!
- March 7: Vernacular architecture
- March 9: The Summer Palace
- March 21: Inkstones
- March 23: Books and printing
- March 28: Ceramics
- April 4: Artisans
- April 11: Chinese collectors
- April 13: Imperial collectors
- April 18: Western collectors
