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课程详述
COURSE SPECIFICATION
以下课程信息可能根据实际授课需要或在课程检讨之后产生变动。如对课程有任何疑问，请联
系授课教师。
The course information as follows may be subject to change, either during the session because of unforeseen
circumstances, or following review of the course at the end of the session. Queries about the course should be
directed to the course instructor.
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课程名称 Course Title
Cultural Exchange along the Silk Roads 丝绸之路文化交流史概论
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授课院系
Originating Department
社会科学中心 Center for Social Sciences
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课程编号
Course Code
SS023
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课程学分 Credit Value
2
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课程类别
Course Type
通识选修课程 General Education (GE) Elective Courses
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授课学期
Semester
秋季 Fall
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授课语言
Teaching Language
英文 English
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授课教师、所属学系、联系方
式（如属团队授课，请列明其
他授课教师）
Instructor(s), Affiliation&
Contact
（For team teaching, please list
all instructors）
Dr. phil. Catrin Kost 金秋月
社会科学中心助理教授 Assistant Professor at Center for Social Sciences
catrin@sustech.edu.cn
（已离职）
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实验员/助教、所属学系、联系
方式
Tutor/TA(s), Contact
无 NA
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选课人数限额(可不填)
Maximum Enrolment
（Optional）
50
授课方式
Delivery Method
讲授
Lectures
习题/辅导/讨论
Tutorials
实验/实习
Lab/Practical
其它(请具体注明)
Other（Please specify）
总学时
Total
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学时数
Credit Hours
In-class activities, such as
discussions, quizzes;
partly supplemented by
selected documentaries,
podcasts etc.
32
2
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先修课程、其它学习要求
Pre-requisites or Other
Academic Requirements
无 NA
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后续课程、其它学习规划
Courses for which this course
is a pre-requisite
无 NA
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其它要求修读本课程的学系
Cross-listing Dept.
无 NA
教学大纲及教学日历 SYLLABUS
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教学目标 Course Objectives
This course gives an introduction to the archaeology and history of the ‘Silk Road’. It starts out by taking a look at
the ‘predecessors’ in the first millennium BCE and moves on to address selected case studies from the Han to the Tang
Dynasties. Our focus lies on material remains that illustrate the cultural diversity in the heydays of this famous network.
Scrutinizing the flow of goods, people and ideas, however, we will also discuss more general questions, such as how
cultural contacts influence (material) culture.
The historical Silk Road, however, cannot be thought without tracing its more recent history. We will thus also take a
critical look at the ‘rediscovery’ of the Silk Roads by early explorers, in the process also touching upon topics such as
heritage preservation and repatriation.
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预达学习成果 Learning Outcomes
In this course you will learn about:
• The archaeology and material culture of the ‘Silk Roads’
• The Silk Road’s more recent history, i.e. the circumstances leading to its ‘rediscovery’ in the 20
th
century
Early explorations and research carried out by scholars from East and West
• The cultural diversity that was facilitated with the emergence of this network
• The wider social and historical context, especially during the Han, Tang, and Yuan Dynasties
After having completed the course successfully, you will be able to:
• Describe and discuss the formation and development of the Silk Roads
• Outline its material culture in various different phases
• Recount how the Silk Road was rediscovered
• Evaluate critically the findings (and consequences) of early expeditions
• Reflect upon and discuss how intercultural exchange influences material culture
• Explore the history of the Silk Roads further (and independently)
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课程内容及教学日历 （如授课语言以英文为主，则课程内容介绍可以用英文；如团队教学或模块教学，教学日历须注明
主讲人）
Course Contents (in Parts/Chapters/Sections/Weeks. Please notify name of instructor for course section(s), if
this is a team teaching or module course.)
The course is in the form of lectures, partly complemented with relevant documentaries and podcasts. Students are
expected to attend each session and to carefully prepare the given assignments. These are the basis for in-class
discussions/activities and will aid in acquiring the background knowledge needed to place the phenomena we discuss in
a wider social and historical context.
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A research essay is required for this class; students must choose one of the topics discussed in class and conduct
further research on a related subject matter. They will give a brief presentation on their intended research topic during
class.
Week 1: Introduction
Week 2: From Steppe Roads to Silk Roads? Early mobile-pastoralists groups in Eurasia
Part 1: Scythians and Sarmatians
Week 3: From Steppe Roads to Silk Roads? Early mobile-pastoralists groups in Eurasia
Part 2: Xiongnu; Archaeology of Yanyuan and Southwest China
Week 4: The ‘Rediscovery’ of the Silk Road and the ‘Great Game’
Week 5: Whose Past? Silk Road Collections outside of China
Week 6: ‘East meets West’ or ‘West meets East’? Gandhara and ‘Yingpan man’
Week 7: Fine artists and ‘foreign’ religions I – Manichaean illustrations and wall paintings
Week 8: ‘Foreign’ religions II – Zoroastrian and Nestorian finds along the Silk Roads
Week 9: Monks and Merchants – from Xuanzang to the Begram hoard
Week 10: Uyghur painting (Bäzäklik) and Dunhuang
Week 11: The Ilkhanat
Week 12: ‘Wrap-up’ – final discussions, feedback etc.
Week 13: The Mongol Ilkhanat and related finds
Week 14: The Silk Road as depicted in popular literature etc.
Week 15: ‘Wrap-up’ – final discussions, feedback and repetition etc.
Week 16: Final exam
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教材及其它参考资料 Textbook and Supplementary Readings
Coursepacks in English
课程评估 ASSESSMENT
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评估形式
Type of
评估时间
Time
占考试总成绩百分比
% of final
违纪处罚
Penalty
备注
Notes
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Assessment
score
出勤 Attendance
课堂表现
Class
Performance
30%
小测验
Quiz
课程项目 Projects
40%
平时作业
Assignments
20%
期中考试
Mid-Term Test
期末考试
Final Exam
期末报告
Final
Presentation
10%
其它（可根据需要
改写以上评估方
式）
Others (The
above may be
modified as
necessary)
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记分方式 GRADING SYSTEM
A. 十三级等级制 Letter Grading
B. 二级记分制（通过/不通过） Pass/Fail Grading
课程审批 REVIEW AND APPROVAL
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本课程设置已经过以下责任人/委员会审议通过
This Course has been approved by the following person or committee of authority
