14233
Seminar
The Chinese World Order – Cartography in China
Ines Eben von Racknitz
Kommentar
Cartography is a special form of "world-making"; cartographers visualize specific projections of world concepts. Situated at the interface between art and science, the investigation of maps offers less an objective representation of reality than a curated manifestation of power dynamics, religious beliefs, territorial endeavours, borderlines, but also - more recently - epidemics and diseases. How should we interpret a Chinese map from the imperial period and what insights can we gain from it? Who were the people, the cartographers, behind these maps and what were their intentions in ancient China? How are heaven and earth, the cosmos and mankind related to each other?
In this course, we will explore the origins of Chinese cartography and examine the process by which geographical knowledge of East Asia was formulated, redefined and shaped by indigenous Chinese and European cartographers through European-Chinese co-operation since the 16th century.
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13 Termine
Regelmäßige Termine der Lehrveranstaltung
Mi, 17.04.2024 12:00 - 14:00
Mi, 24.04.2024 12:00 - 14:00
Mi, 08.05.2024 12:00 - 14:00
Mi, 15.05.2024 12:00 - 14:00
Mi, 22.05.2024 12:00 - 14:00
Mi, 29.05.2024 12:00 - 14:00
Mi, 05.06.2024 12:00 - 14:00
Mi, 12.06.2024 12:00 - 14:00
Mi, 19.06.2024 12:00 - 14:00
Mi, 26.06.2024 12:00 - 14:00
Mi, 03.07.2024 12:00 - 14:00
Mi, 10.07.2024 12:00 - 14:00
Mi, 17.07.2024 12:00 - 14:00