Introduction to East Asia
Syllabus
| 1/6 | Course Introduction: Yijing Divination |
| 1/8 | The Origins of Civilization in East Asia A History of East Asia (HEA): 1-30 |
| 1/10 | The Age of the Classics: Zhou Dynasty China (1045-256 BCE) HEA: 31-45 • The First Emperor of China (FEC): xvii-xxxi |
| 1/13 | Establishing Imperial China: The Qin and Han Dynasties (221 BCE-220 CE) HEA: 45-58 • FEC: 1-30 |
| 1/15 | MOVIE: The Emperor and the Assassin, Part I FEC: 31-77 |
| 1/17 | MOVIE: The Emperor and the Assassin, Part II FEC: 78-140 |
| 1/20 | MARTIN LUTHER KING DAY: MORNING CLASSES CANCELED |
| 1/22 | Qin Shihuangdi: The First Emperor of China FEC: 141-178 |
| 1/24 | China in Division and the Arrival of Buddhism (3rd to 6th Centuries) HEA: 60-81 • Essay 1: The First Emperor of China |
| 1/27 | Cosmopolitanism and Community in Korea and Japan (to the 10th Century) HEA: 81-92, 114-120 • Gyeongju • Kofun |
| 1/29 | The Creation of an East Asian Community: Sui/Tang China (581-907) HEA: 95-114 |
| 1/31 | Establishing Imperial Japan: From Nara to Heian (710-1185) HEA: 120-129 • Tale of Genji (Chapter 3: Yugao) • The History of Japan (mostly accurate and very funny) |
| 2/3 | Late Imperial China: The Song, Yuan, and Ming Dynasties (960-1644) HEA: 132-149 • Song Dynasty Civilization • The Voyages of Zheng He |
| 2/5 | Independent Trajectories: Korea and Japan (10th to 16th Centuries) HEA: 149-164 • Tale of the Heike |
| 2/7 | The Chrysanthemum and the Sword: The Zen Influence on Japanese Culture Japanese Aesthetics • Japanese Tea Ceremony |
| 2/10 | MOVIE: Princess Mononoke, Part I Essays in Idleness & Hojoki (EI&H): vii-xiv, 5-18 |
| 2/12 | MOVIE: Princess Mononoke, Part II EI&H: 21-140 |
| 2/14 | The Literature of Reclusion: Essays in Idleness & Hojoki Complete rough draft of “The Literature of Reclusion” paper |
| 2/17 | Early Modern China: Late Ming and Early Qing (16th to 18th Centuries) HEA: 167-183 • Essay 2: The Literature of Reclusion |
| 2/19 | Early Modern Korea and Japan (16th to 18th Centuries) HEA: 183-197 • The Floating World • Haiku |
| 2/21 | The Nineteenth-Century Encounter of Civilizations: China HEA: 217-235 |
| 2/24 | The Nineteenth-Century Encounter of Civilizations: Korea and Japan HEA: 235-257 • LN: ix-xxiii |
| 2/26 | The Age of Westernization (1900-1929) HEA: 259-283 • LN: 3-21 |
| 2/28 | The Dark Valley: The Rise of Mao, Nationalist China, and Japanese Aggression (1930-1936) HEA: 288-299 • LN: 22-57 |
| 3/2-3/6 | SPRING BREAK LN: 58-159 |
| 3/9 | The Dark Valley Deepens: World War II (1937-1945) HEA: 299-309 • LN: 160-195 |
| 3/11 | MOVIE: The Age of Shadows, Part I (Meiley-Swallow/Thrust Theater) Work on rough draft of “Lost Names” paper |
| 3/13 | MOVIE: The Age of Shadows, Part II (Meiley-Swallow/Thrust Theater) Complete rough draft of “Lost Names” paper |
| 3/16 | The Korean Experience of Japanese Imperialism (1910-1945) • Essay 3: Lost Names |
| 3/18 | RTTP Setup 1 (Leader: Game Master Hoffert) Game Book (GB): 1-48 • Work on Reading Quiz |
| 3/20 | RTTP Setup 2 (Leader: Game Master Hoffert) Game Book (GB): 48-84 • Work on Reading Quiz • Roles distributed at the end of the class |
| 3/23 | RTTP Setup 3 (Leader: Game Master Hoffert) Game Book (GB): 85-116 • Read Role Description and Faction Advisory • Turn in Reading Quiz |
| 3/25 | 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 |
| 3/27 | RTTP Session 2: Imperial Conference, Summer/Autumn 1940 (Leader: Prime Minister) Individual essays/speeches for Session 2 |
| 3/30 | RTTP Session 3: Imperial Conference, Spring 1941 (Leader: Prime Minister) Game Book (GB): 146-148 and 164-168 • Individual essays/speeches for Session 3 |
| 4/1 | RTTP Session 4: Imperial Conference, Summer 1941 (Leader: Prime Minister) Individual essays/speeches for Session 4 |
| 4/3 | RTTP Session 5: Imperial Conference, Fall 1941 (Leader: Prime Minister) Individual essays/speeches for Session 5 |
| 4/6 | RTTP Session 6: Imperial Conference, November 1941 (Leader: Prime Minister) Individual essays/speeches for Session 6 |
| 4/8 | RTTP: DEBRIEFING SESSION (Leader: Game Master Hoffert) “What Happened in History?” (Blackboard/Readings) |
| 4/10 | Postwar Japan HEA: 311-329 • Contemporary Japan |
| 4/13 | Postwar Korea HEA: 330-349 • Korean Unification |
| 4/15 | Postwar China: The Mao Years HEA: 359-369 |
| 4/17 | HONOR’S DAY: CLASS CANCELED |
| 4/20 | Postwar China: From Mao to Now HEA: 369-396 |
| 4/22 | Reflections on Contemporary East Asia HEA: 399-400 • “Reflection on Contemporary East Asia” Paper |
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