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Visual Storytelling.
Visual Storytelling: A Lecture in Pictures (and a few words) 🎬 Welcome, bright-eyed storytellers! Grab your metaphorical popcorn 🍿, settle into your virtual seats 💺, and prepare for a whirlwind…
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Sequential Art: Telling Stories Through a Series of Images.
Sequential Art: Telling Stories Through a Series of Images (A Hilariously Insightful Lecture) Welcome, aspiring visual raconteurs! 👋 You’ve stumbled upon the hallowed grounds of sequential art, where static images…
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The history of ethnic groups in China: Han Chinese and ethnic minorities.
The Great Ethnic Smorgasbord: A Lively Lecture on Han Chinese and Ethnic Minorities (Professor slides a picture of a steaming plate of dumplings onto the screen. 🥟) Alright everyone, settle…
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Religious policies throughout Chinese history.
Religious Policies Throughout Chinese History: A Celestial Buffet 🍜🐉 Alright, settle down, settle down! Welcome, esteemed students of history and seekers of wisdom, to Religious Policies Throughout Chinese History: A…
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Political Cartoons: Using Cartoons for Political Commentary.
Political Cartoons: Using Cartoons for Political Commentary (A Lecture!) (Welcome, eager students of snark! 🎓 Grab your metaphorical pencils and prepare to dissect the deliciously devious world of political cartoons!…
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The history of Judaism in China.
Shalom & Ni Hao! A Whirlwind Tour of Jewish History in China 🍜📜 (Lecture starts with the sound of a shofar followed by Chinese gongs) Welcome, everyone, to what promises…
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Caricature: Exaggerating Features for Humorous or Satirical Effect.
Caricature: Exaggerating Features for Humorous or Satirical Effect. (Lecture Delivered with a Wink and a Nudge) Alright, settle down, settle down! Welcome, my artistic adventurers, to Caricature 101! I’m Professor…
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The history of Islam in China: Arrival and integration.
Islam in China: A Journey of Silk, Spices, and Shared Skies (Lecture Hall Image: A panoramic view of a Silk Road oasis town with a mosque minaret rising in the…
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Cartooning.
Cartooning: From Doodles to Delights! ✏️🎨😂 (Welcome, future masters of mirth and mayhem! Prepare to embark on a journey where pencils become wands and paper transforms into portals to hilarious…
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The history of Christianity in China: Early missions and later developments.
Christianity in China: A Dragon's Dance with the Cross 🐉✝️ (A Lecture for the Intrepid History Explorer) Welcome, history buffs, culture vultures, and intellectual adventurers! Today, we embark on a…