HIST382

Law and Culture in Late Imperial China

An exploration of Chinese law and its social/cultural implications in the late imperial period (1550s-1900s). Major interpretations of the conceptions of law and justice, the functioning of the judicial system, and local courts. An introduction to society and culture, politics and the bureaucracy, family and gender relations, and literature and popular religion of China through the lens of law.

Fall 2025

Ting Zhang

1 review
Average rating: 5.00

Past Semesters

Ting Zhang

1 review
Average rating: 5.00

Ting Zhang

1 review
Average rating: 5.00

Include P/F semesters During the Spring 2020 and Spring 2021 semesters, students could choose to take some of their courses pass-fail mid-semester which skews grade data aggregated across multiple semesters.

Average GPA of 3.37 between 65 students*

A-: 15.38%

A: 23.08%

A+: 12.31%

B-: 1.54%

B: 16.92%

B+: 20%

C: 6.15%

F: 3.08%

other: 1.54%

* "W"s are considered to be 0.0 quality points. "Other" grades are not factored into GPA calculation. Grade data not guaranteed to be correct.