EAS 195ST: Three Kingdoms Pop Cult

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Introductory Special Topic: Three Kingdoms in Pop Culture: Novels, Films, Comics, and Video Games. Also lissted as CHI-195. This course explores the transformation of the Three Kingdoms period of China (220-280 CE) from historical record into one of the most enduring narrative traditions in East Asia and global media. Beginning with primary historical sources such as Records of the Three Kingdoms, the course traces the evolution of the Three Kingdoms story through literary adaptation and into modern cultural forms including television drama, film, comics, and video games. Prerequisites: None.