This course focuses on the study of modern Chinese history from 1840 to 1949. The content of my course is the social history of the Republic of China, totaling 20 hours.

Teaching Plan

• Lecture 1 (2 hours): Introduction: Reunderstanding Modern Chinese History
• Lecture 2 (4 hours): Collecting and Interpreting Materials in Modern History
• Lecture 3 (3 hours): Between the Old and the New: The Debate and Contest between Chinese and Western Medicine
• Lecture 4 (3 hours): A Foreign Land within the Country: The Local History of Chengdu
• Lecture 5 (3 hours): Sailing Towards Modernity: Railways and Modern China
• Lecture 6 (2 hours): Conclusion: More Possibilities in Modern History Research