The Berkeley Undergraduate History Journal DEPARTMENT OF HISTORY, UNIVIERSTY OF CALIFORNIA, BERKELEY Clio’s Scroll Vol.21 Fall 2019 No.1 Clio’s Scroll The Berkeley Undergraduate History Journal Vol. 21, No.1 Fall 2019 The Berkeley Undergraduate History Journal DEPARTMENT OF HISTORY, UNIVIERSTY OF CALIFORNIA, BERKELEY Clio’s Scroll Vol.21 Fall 2019 No.1 Contents 12 Editorial Board 4 Note from the Editors 3 5 Contributors Scelera Carnis: Same-sex Acts in Medieval Monasteries 6 Danielle O’Dea California State University, Channel Islands 331 Transmission Down Through the Centuries: The Transforming Social Dimensions Behind the Art of Remounting Chinese Scrolls Meishan Liang University of California, Berkeley 678 Cracks in the Great Wall of Chinatown: Reinventing Chinese American Identity in San Francisco’s Chinese New Year Celebrations Richard Lim University of California, Berkeley 9106 About Clio’s Scroll Clio’s Scroll, the Berkeley Undergraduate History Journal, is published twice yearly by students of the Department of History at the University of California, Berkeley. The journal aims to provide undergraduates with the opportunity to publish historical works and to train staff members in the editorial process of an academic journal. Clio’s Scroll is produced by financial support from the Townsend Center for the Humanities, the Associated Students of the University of California (ASUC), and the Department of History. Clio’s Scroll is not an official publication of the ASUC or UC Berkeley. The views expressed herein are solely those of the authors and do not necessarily represent those of the journal, the editors, the university, or sponsors. The Berkeley Undergraduate History Journal DEPARTMENT OF HISTORY, UNIVIERSTY OF CALIFORNIA, BERKELEY Clio’s Scroll Vol.21 Fall 2019 No.1 Editorial Board EDITOR-IN-CHIEF GERAINT HUGHES is a senior History and Classics double major, hoping to either go into International Relations or become a history professor (fingers crossed). His favorite area of study is the Roman Empire (Ancient Greece being a close second). He likes board games, sci-fi/fantasy, and classical rock. He dislikes Modernism and alternative history, and is neutral towards the Oxford comma. MANAGING EDITOR SOPHIA BROWN-HEIDENREICH is a junior History major from Berlin, Germany. Her research interests include early United States foreign policy and the transatlantic world. In her free time, she works in local government and enjoys going on runs through the Berkeley hills. EDITORS DANE ANDERSON is a junior majoring in History and pursuing minors in English Literature and Classical Languages. He is interested in the intellectual history of the West, with emphasis on the historiography of ancient Rome. Outside of class, Dane enjoys constructing jigsaw puzzles and reading P.G. Wodehouse. PATRICK BOLDEA is a senior from the foothills of East Tennessee majoring in Economics and History with a focus on modern Europe. He likes pub trivia, his dog, memes, and Hulu. KATIE JONCKHEER is a junior studying History, and is considering a minor in Public Policy. She is interested United States legal history and foreign policy, and World War II. When not writing papers, she enjoys watching cooking shows, playing with her dog, and hiking. MICHAEL LIU is a junior from San Marino, California pursuing a major in History. His focus lies in the study of 20th century America and East Asia. TARA MADHAV is a junior studying Political Science and History, and is aiming to pursue a JD-PhD degree. Her research interests include the history of segregation in America (with a particular focus on education and housing), comparative agrarian history and minority-government relations. Her personal interests include investigative journalism, romantic comedies, and alternative pop (if that is a thing). The Berkeley Undergraduate History Journal DEPARTMENT OF HISTORY, UNIVIERSTY OF CALIFORNIA, BERKELEY Clio’s Scroll Vol.21 Fall 2019 No.1 SAFFRON SENER is a junior studying History, Art History, and Creative Writing. She hopes to focus her studies on Early Colonial America. When she’s not in Doe reading or researching, you can find her watching “Law & Order: SVU” or rollerskating through SF. DUNCAN WANLESS is a junior majoring in Spanish and History. He is especially passionate about the intertwined histories of religion, race, and literature in Early Modern Cuba, Mexico, and the United States. He was born and raised in Fresno, California and plans to die there as well. In his free time he enjoys baking bread and grocery shopping at Berkeley Bowl. PETER ZHANG is a sophomore majoring in History, with minors in Data Science and Creative Writing. His research interest focuses on the modern imperial history, especially the British and Chinese empire. You can find him constantly either meeting at ASUC, or watching basketball and soccer. LEO ZLIMEN is a junior majoring in History, Near Eastern Civilizations, and Arabic. His studies focus on modernity in the early twentieth century, Islamic civilization, and the late Ottoman Empire. For fun, Leo enjoys playing basketball and volleyball and watching the NBA. The Berkeley Undergraduate History Journal DEPARTMENT OF HISTORY, UNIVIERSTY OF CALIFORNIA, BERKELEY Clio’s Scroll Vol.21 Fall 2019 No.1 Note from the Editors Dear Readers, The anointed hour has come, and soon the gates of history, bound by many terrible sigils of arcane construction, shall be loosened, and knowledge shall come wailing forth. But before that, we would like to say a few words! We are proud to present the Fall 2019 issue of Clio’s Scroll, a veritable smorgasbord of student achievement in the field of history, with three fantastic essays. Danielle O’Dea of CSU Channel Islands writes in “Scelera Carnis: Same-sex Acts in Medieval Monasteries” about the changing nature and ideologies around monastic life in the 11th century, particularly through a queer and constructivist lens. In order to reassert their role in a changing Christian climate, monks sought to redefine the notions of masculinity around them and counteract accusations of sodomizers against them. Next up, Meishan Liang of UC Berkeley takes a deep dive into the Chinese art of framing and remounting painted scrolls with “Transmission Down Through the Centuries: The Transforming Social Dimensions Behind the Art of Remounting Chinese Scrolls,” remounting preserved and elaborated the artworks themselves, while also demonstrating the mounter’s cultural cachet. Lastly we have our very own Clio’s alum Richard Lim, with his article “Cracks in the Great Wall of Chinatown: Reinventing Chinese American Identity in San Francisco’s Chinese New Year Celebrations.” Richard writes about conflicts in the San Francisco’s Chinese community over the meaning of Chinatown’s annual Chinese New Year parade in the 1960s, amid a rising wave of protest and counterculture worldwide. We hope that Danielle’s, Meishan’s, and Richard’s work will stand as a testament to the potential of undergraduate research in history, whether of the Middle Ages, Early Modern China, or USA. It is the work of every generation to reinterpret history for the present, and with writers like them in the vanguard we shall overcome the monumental task that awaits us. The Editorial Board of Clio’s Scroll would like to thank the Townsend Center for the Humanities and the Associated Students at the University of California (ASUC) for their generous funding that makes this publication and editorial process possible. As always, the Editors are indebted to Berkeley’s Department of History for its endless support, guidance, and encouragement. In particular we are dedicated to Leah Flanagan, the undergraduate history adviser, for all her counsel; and our faculty adviser, Prof. Ethan Katz, for his invaluable experience. Of course, none of this would have been possible without the hard work and dedication of our editors! Take time to read their bios. I promise each one is a story and personality onto themselves. Sincerely, The Editors The Berkeley Undergraduate History Journal DEPARTAMENT OF HISTORY, UNIVIERSTY OF CALIFORNIA, BERKELEY Clio’s Scroll Vol.21 Fall 2019 No.1 Contributors DANIELLE O’DEA is a recent graduate from CSU Channel Islands, where they received bachelor’s degrees in history and sociology. Danielle is broadly interested in issues of gender and sexuality, and their significance within various historical contexts. They are particularly drawn to study processes of marginalization for those with perceived “unnatural” gender and sexual expressions, especially during the Middle Ages and the Spanish colonization of the Americas. Danielle hopes that their historical research can bring awareness to the enduring existence of a multiplicity of gender expressions and sexual orientations, and help to normalize identities outside of the cishetero model. MEISHAN LIANG recently graduated from UC Berkeley with a B.A. in History and in Chinese. Her interests lie in the social and cultural history of imperial China, particularly in the evolution of material culture over the dynasties. To fully employ this interdisciplinary approach in her research, she has also studied art history, anthropology, and archaeology. She thanks Professor Michael Nylan for suggesting that she write her thesis about Chinese collecting and conservation. RICHARD LIM is a former editor of Clio's Scroll, who graduated from the University of California, Berkeley in Spring 2019 with a B.A in History, and a minor in Asian American and Asian Diaspora Studies. He is interested in the history of Asian Americans, with a particular emphasis on Chinese American community formation and Southeast Asian refugee narratives. Recognizing how history, as a discipline, informs public memory, Richard hopes to continue navigating the legacies of youth organizing in Asian America through scholarship, and political advocacy. He would like to thank Professor Jennifer Robin Terry for her unwavering support and mentorship, and the Asian American and Asian Diaspora Studies Program at Berkeley for demonstrating that scholarship is not bound to the "ivory tower," but informs the active needs of the community.