| 1/25 |
Course Introduction: Yijing Divination
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| 1/27 |
The Origins of Civilization in East Asia
A History of East Asia (HEA): 1-30 |
| 1/29 |
The Age of the Classics: Zhou Dynasty China (1045-256 BCE)
HEA: 31-45 • The First Emperor of China (FEC): xvii-xxxi |
| 2/1 |
Establishing Imperial China: The Qin and Han Dynasties (221 BCE-220 CE)
HEA: 45-58 • FEC: 1-30 |
| 2/3 |
MOVIE: The Emperor and the Assassin (CLICK TO VIEW ONLINE)
FEC: 31-77 |
| 2/5 |
The Emperor and the Assassin: Fact or Fiction?
FEC: 78-140 |
| 2/8 | Qin Shihuangdi: The First Emperor of China
FEC: 141-178 • Comnplete (but do not turn in) rough draft of “The First Emperor of China” paper
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| 2/10 | China in Division and the Arrival of Buddhism (3rd to 6th Centuries)
HEA: 60-81 • Essay 1: The First Emperor of China |
| 2/12 | Cosmopolitanism and Community in Korea and Japan (to the 10th Century) • Chinese New Year!!!
HEA: 81-92, 114-120 • Gyeongju • Kofun |
| 2/15 | The Creation of an East Asian Community: Sui/Tang China (581-907)
HEA: 95-114; EI&H: vii-xxiv
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| 2/17 | Establishing Imperial Japan: From Nara to Heian (710-1185)
HEA: 120-129 • The Tale of Genji • EI&H: 5-18 • Recommended: Tale of Genji, Chapter 4 (Yugao)
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| 2/19 | Late Imperial China: The Song, Yuan, and Ming Dynasties (960-1644)
HEA: 132-149 • The Voyages of Zheng He • EI&H: 20-60 |
Optional
Event
| EAST@NCC FILMFEST: AINU MOSIR • Saturday, February 20 @ 3:00 pm
Recommended but not required • Co-hosted by East Asian Studies and the Department of Religious Studies • Click link for details
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| 2/22 | Independent Trajectories: Korea and Japan (10th to 16th Centuries)
HEA: 149-164 • Tale of the Heike • EI&H: 60-100 |
| 2/24 | The Chrysanthemum and the Sword: The Zen Influence on Japanese Culture
Japanese Aesthetics • Japanese Tea Ceremony • EI&H: 100-140
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| 2/26 | The Literature of Reclusion: Essays in Idleness & Hojoki
Complete (but do not turn in) rough draft of “The Literature of Reclusion” paper
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| 3/1 | Early Modern China: Late Ming and Early Qing (16th to 18th Centuries)
HEA: 167-183 • Essay 2: The Literature of Reclusion |
| 3/3 | Early Modern Korea and Japan (16th to 18th Centuries)
HEA: 183-197 • The Floating World • Haiku |
| 3/5 |
The Nineteenth-Century Encounter of Civilizations: China
HEA: 217-235 • LN: ix-xxiii |
| 3/8 | The Nineteenth-Century Encounter of Civilizations: Korea and Japan
HEA: 235-257 • LN: 3-21
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| 3/10 | The Age of Westernization (1900-1929)
HEA: 259-283 • LN: 22-57 |
| 3/12 | SPRING BREAK
LN: 58-86 |
| 3/15 |
The Dark Valley: The Rise of Mao, Nationalist China, and Japanese Aggression (1930-1936)
HEA: 288-299 • LN: 87-115 |
| 3/17 | The Dark Valley Deepens: World War II (1937-1945)
HEA: 299-309 • LN: 116-142 |
| 3/19 | MOVIE: The Age of Shadows, Part I (CLICK TO VIEW ON EAST@NCC VIA DISCORD)
LN: 143-198
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| 3/22 | MOVIE: The Age of Shadows, Part II
Complete (but do not turn in) rough draft of “Lost Names” paper
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| 3/24 | The Korean Experience of Japanese Imperialism (1910-1945)
• Essay 3: Lost Names
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| 3/26 | RTTP Setup 1 (Leader: Game Master Hoffert)
Game Book (GB): 1-48 • Work on Reading Quiz |
| 3/29 | RTTP Setup 2 (Leader: Game Master Hoffert)
Game Book (GB): 48-84 • Work on Reading Quiz • Roles distributed at the end of the class |
| 3/31 |
RTTP Setup 3 (Leader: Game Master Hoffert)
Game Book (GB): 85-116 • Read Role Description and Faction Advisory • Turn in Reading Quiz
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| 4/2 |
GOOD FRIDAY
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Optional
Event
| EAST@NCC FILMFEST: CITY OF LIFE AND DEATH • Saturday, April 3 @ 3:00 pm
Recommended but not required • Co-hosted by East Asian Studies and the Department of History • Click link for details
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| 4/5 |
RTTP Session 1: Faction Meetings and Tea Ceremony, July 1940 (Leader: Prime Minister)
Game Book (GB): 128-131, 142-143, 149-153 and 155-156 • Individual essays/speeches for Session 1
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| 4/7 |
RTTP Session 2: Imperial Conference, Summer/Autumn 1940 (Leader: Prime Minister)
Individual essays/speeches for Session 2
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| 4/9 |
RTTP Session 3: Imperial Conference, Spring 1941 (Leader: Prime Minister)
Game Book (GB): 146-148 and 164-168 • Individual essays/speeches for Session 3
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| 4/12 |
RTTP Session 4: Imperial Conference, Summer 1941 (Leader: Prime Minister)
Individual essays/speeches for Session 4 |
| 4/14 |
RTTP Session 5: Imperial Conference, Fall 1941 (Leader: Prime Minister)
Individual essays/speeches for Session 5 |
| 4/16 |
RTTP Session 6: Imperial Conference, November 1941 (Leader: Prime Minister)
Individual essays/speeches for Session 6
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| 4/19 | RTTP: DEBRIEFING SESSION (Leader: Game Master Hoffert)
“What Happened in History?” (Blackboard/Readings) |
| 4/21 | Postwar Japan
HEA: 311-329 • Contemporary Japan
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| 4/23 | Postwar Korea
HEA: 330-349 • Korean Unification |
| 4/26 | Postwar China: The Mao Years
HEA: 359-369 • The Cultural Revolution • Chairman Mao’s Miraculous Mangoes! |
| 4/28 |
Postwar China: From Mao to Now
HEA: 369-396
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| 4/30 | Reflections on Contemporary East Asia
HEA: 399-400 • Reflection on Contemporary East Asia” Paper |
| * Essential Passages:
Preface, 1-20, 24-32, 38-39, 49,-58-59, 69, 74-75, 82, 91-93, 97-99, 122-124,
130, 134, 137, 142, 151, 155, 157, 175, 184, 189-191, 206-208, 211, 215, 217, 231,
233, 235-236, 240-243 |
