Introduction to East Asia
Syllabus
| 8/24 | Course Introduction: Yijing Divination |
| 8/26 | The Origins of Civilization in East Asia (Shang Dynasty: c. 1570-c. 1045 BCE) A History of East Asia (HEA): 1-30 |
| 8/29 | Confucius: Laying the Foundation for East Asian Civilization (Zhou Dynasty: 1045-256 BCE) HEA: 31-40 • The Analects (Longer Selection) • The First Emperor of China (FEC): xvii-xxxi |
| 8/31 | Laozi & Zhuangzi: Daoist Responses to the Confucian Solution (Warring States: 481-221 BCE) HEA: 40-42 • Zhuangzi • Laozi 1 (Longer Selection) • Laozi 2 (Longer Selection) • FEC: 1-30 |
| 9/2 | Establishing Imperial China: The Legalist Tradition (Qin and Han Dynasties: 221 BCE-220 CE) HEA: 42-58 • FEC: 31-56 |
| 9/5 | LABOR DAY • FEC: 57-77 |
| 9/7 | MOVIE: The Emperor and the Assassin, Part I (Meiley-Swallow/Thrust Theater) FEC: 78-109 |
| 9/9 | MOVIE: The Emperor and the Assassin, Part II (Meiley-Swallow/Thrust Theater) FEC: 111-140 • Summary of skipped sections of the movie!!! |
| 9/12 | Qin Shihuangdi: The First Emperor of China (259-210 BCE) • Mid-Autumn Festival (9/10) FEC: 141-178 • Complete (but do not turn in) rough draft of “The First Emperor of China” paper |
| 9/14 | China in Division and the Arrival of Buddhism (3rd to 6th Centuries) HEA: 60-81 |
| 9/16 | Cosmopolitanism and Community in Korea and Japan (to the 10th Century) HEA: 81-92, 114-120 •Gyeongju • Kofun • ESSAY 1: The First Emperor of China |
| 9/19 | The Creation of an East Asian Community (Sui and Tang Dynasties: 581-907) HEA: 95-114 • Essays in Idleness & Hojoki (EI&H): vii-xxiv |
| 9/20 | Buddhist Meditation (Optional): 12:00-1:00 PM (Heininger Auditorium, LAC) |
| 9/21 | Establishing Imperial Japan (Nara and Heian Periods: 710-1185) HEA: 120-129 • The Tale of Genji • The Tale of Genji, Chapter 4 (Evening Glory) |
| 9/23 | Late Imperial China (Song, Yuan, and Ming Dynasties: 960-1644) HEA: 132-149 • The Voyages of Zheng He • EI&H: 5-18 |
| 9/26 | HEA: 149-164 • The Tale of the Heike • EI&H: 21-40 |
| 9/28 | The Chrysanthemum and the Sword: The Zen Influence on Japanese Culture Japanese Aesthetics • Japanese Tea Ceremony • EI&H: 40-60 |
| 9/30 | MOVIE: Princess Mononoke, Part I (Goldspohn 20) EI&H: 60-100 |
| 10/3 | MOVIE: Princess Mononoke, Part II (Goldspohn 20) EI&H: 100-140 |
| 10/5 |
The Literature of Reclusion: Essays in Idleness & Hojoki Complete (but do not turn in) rough draft of “The Literature of Reclusion” paper |
| 10/7 | Early Modern China (Late Ming and Early Qing: 16th to 18th Centuries) HEA: 167-183 • ESSAY 2: The Literature of Reclusion |
| 10/10 | Early Modern Korea and Japan (16th to 18th Centuries) HEA: 183-197 • The Floating World • Haiku |
| 10/12 | The Nineteenth-Century Encounter of Civilizations: China HEA: 217-235 • Lost Names (LN): ix-xxiii |
| 10/14 | The Nineteenth-Century Encounter of Civilizations: Korea and Japan HEA: 235-257 • LN: 3-21 |
| 10/17 | FALL BREAK • LN: 22-57 |
| 10/19 | The Age of Westernization (1900-1929) HEA: 259-283 • LN: 58-86 |
| 10/21 |
The Dark Valley: The Rise of Mao, Nationalist China, and Japanese Aggression (1930-1936) HEA: 288-299 • LN: 87-115 |
| 10/24 | The Dark Valley Deepens: World War II (1937-1945) HEA: 299-309 • LN: 116-142 |
| 10/26 | MOVIE: The Age of Shadows, Part I (Meilley-Swallow/Thurst Theater) LN: 143-159 |
| 10/28 |
MOVIE: The Age of Shadows, Part II (Meilley-Swallow/Thurst Theater) LN: 160-198 • Complete (but do not turn in) rough draft of “Lost Names” paper |
| 10/31 | The Korean Experience of Japanese Imperialism (1910-1945) • ESSAY 3: Lost Names |
| 11/2 |
RTTP Setup 1 Game Book (GB): 1-48 • Work on Reading Quiz |
| 11/4 |
RTTP Setup 2 GB: 48-84 • Work on Reading Quiz • Roles distributed at the end of the class |
| 11/7 |
RTTP Setup 3 GB: 85-116 • Read Role Description and Faction Advisory • Turn in Reading Quiz |
| 11/9 | RTTP Session 1: Faction Meetings and Tea Ceremony, July 1940 GB: 128-131, 142-143, 149-153 and 155-156 • Individual essays/speeches for Session 1 |
| 11/11 | RTTP Session 2: Imperial Conference, Summer/Autumn 1940 Individual essays/speeches for Session 2 |
| 11/14 | RTTP Session 3: Imperial Conference, Spring 1941 GB: 146-148 and 164-168 • Individual essays/speeches for Session 3 |
| 11/16 | RTTP Session 4: Imperial Conference, Summer 1941 Individual essays/speeches for Session 4 |
| 11/18 | RTTP Session 5: Imperial Conference, Fall 1941 Individual essays/speeches for Session 5 |
| 11/21 | RTTP Session 6: Imperial Conference, November 1941 Individual essays/speeches for Session 6 |
| 11/23 | THANKSGIVING |
| 11/25 | THANKSGIVING |
| 11/28 | RTTP DEBRIEFING SESSION: “What Really Happened” |
| 11/30 | Postwar Japan • Reflection on Contemporary East Asia” Paper HEA: 311-329 • Contemporary Japan |
| 12/2 | Postwar Korea HEA: 330-349 • Korean Unification |
| 12/5 | Postwar China: The Mao Years HEA: 359-369 • The Cultural Revolution • Chairman Mao’s Miraculous Mangoes! |
| 12/7 | Postwar China: From Mao to Now HEA: 369-396 |
| 12/9 | Course Evaluations • Reflections on Contemporary East Asia HEA: 399-400 |
| 12/14 | • Turn in Reflection on Contemporary East Asia” Paper |
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