Open AccessPublic History in China: Is it Possible?
Author(s) -
Na Li
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
public history review
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1833-4989
pISSN - 1037-9851
DOI - 10.5130/phrj.v21i0.4135
Subject(s) - china , public history , context (archaeology) , curriculum , political science , history , public relations , engineering ethics , media studies , sociology , engineering , archaeology , law
This article, based on my experience of teaching a graduate seminar in public history at Chongqing University, explores the possibilities of public history in China. It discusses how a reflective and collaborative curriculum works, and its implication for establishing Public History programs in the Chinese context. The article also argues that, despite a myriad of challenges, public history pushes the methodological boundary of urban preservation in China