HIST 4408

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HIST 4408
Projects of Modernity in Asia

Course information provided by the 2025-2026 Catalog.

What does it mean to be “modern”? How is it tied to one’s (person, community, country, government, stakeholders) desires and aspirations for the future? How does it relate to one’s past? In this seminar we explore how idea(l)s of modernity have taken shape, how they were received and articulated, and how they continue to change. We will read scholarship addressing idea(l)s of modernity in relation to health, technology, the environment, politics, gender, the economy, and more. Reading materials will adapt to seminar members’ interests.


Prerequisites one 3000 level course in the humanities; some knowledge of Asian history.

Distribution Requirements (CA-AG), (GLC-AS)

Last 4 Terms Offered 2025FA, 2023SP, 2021SP

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Syllabi:

  • 18884 HIST 4408   SEM 101

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    • W
    • Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025

    • Formichi, C

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    Prerequisite: one 3000 level course in the humanities; some knowledge of Asian history.

  • 18896 HIST 4408   IND 601

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  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies