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ANST 351
Spring 2018
Tuesdays 4:00-5:00
Robert André LaFleur Office Hours:
Morse Ingersoll 206 For First Module: Please
363-2005 Contact Me By E-mail
lafleur@beloit.edu 363-2005 Contact Me By E-mail
Required Books
New York Review of Books (copies available at Turtle Creek Bookstore) Fairbank, John King. Chinabound.
McPhee, John. Draft No. 4.
Reischauer, Edwin. My Life Between Japan and America.
An academic memoir of your own choosing in your MAJOR field of study.*
An academic book published in 2015 or later dealing with some area of your expertise.
*i.e. Biochemistry, psychology, or history (if your sole major is Chinese or Japanese, we'll discuss details).
The Fairbank and Reischauer books are on library reserve
Evaluation
Quizzes/attendance 15%
Research Proposal 25%
Research Presentation 25%
Research Paper 35%
Research Presentation 25%
Research Paper 35%
Daily attendance and class participation are expected; absences during the semester will affect your grade. Late assignments will be penalized.
ANST 351
Asian Studies Senior Seminar
Spring 2018
Week I
Wrapping Up Majors and Minors
Round and Square See separate Round and Square syllabusNew York Review of Books See separate New York Review of Books syllabus
No class meeting.
1,000-word "miniature" review essay examining one question:
"What has been the biggest Asian Studies influence upon you up until now"
(I would prefer that this not be a person, but rather a book, an idea, a phrase, or something like that). There is no pressure on this; just do it.
"What has been the biggest Asian Studies influence upon you up until now"
(I would prefer that this not be a person, but rather a book, an idea, a phrase, or something like that). There is no pressure on this; just do it.
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Due by Sunday, January 28 at 5:00 p.m.
in my office (MI 206)
Week II
Fairbank and Reischauer I
Round and Square See separate Round and Square syllabus
New York Review of Books See separate New York Review of Books syllabus
Fairbank, Chinabound, 3-170
New York Review of Books See separate New York Review of Books syllabus
Fairbank, Chinabound, 3-170
Part One Tooling Up: Education in Five Places
How I Became Oriented
Getting to China
Part Two Our Discovery of China, 1932-35
Moving to Peking
Beginning to See the Land and People
Harold Isaacs and the Terror
T.F. Tsiang and Modernization
Becoming a Specialist; Teaching at Tsing Hua
Chinese Friends
Seeing the Old Ports
Leaving China the First Time
Part Three Learning to Be a Professor, 1936-1940
An Oxford D. Phil
Starting In at Harvard
War and Policy Problems
How I Became Oriented
Getting to China
Part Two Our Discovery of China, 1932-35
Moving to Peking
Beginning to See the Land and People
Harold Isaacs and the Terror
T.F. Tsiang and Modernization
Becoming a Specialist; Teaching at Tsing Hua
Chinese Friends
Seeing the Old Ports
Leaving China the First Time
Part Three Learning to Be a Professor, 1936-1940
An Oxford D. Phil
Starting In at Harvard
War and Policy Problems
Reischauer, My Life Between Japan and America, 1-109
Part One Growing Up in Japan: 1910-1927
On Being a B.I.J
On Being a B.I.J
A Small Boy in Japan
American Roots: A Missionary Heritage
Early School Days
High School
Part Two Studying Around the World: 1927-1938
College Years at Oberlin
Graduate Study at Harvard
A Student in Paris
Living in Europe
Tokyo
Kyoto
Korea
China
Part Three The War Years: 1938-1946
Getting Started at Harvard
The Coming of War
The Army School at Arlington Hall
In Uniform
Planning for the Future of Japan
Read the Letter/Review Assigment
Due in My Office (MI 206)
by 5:00 p.m. on Sunday, February 25
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Week III
Fairbank and Reischauer II
Round and Square See separate Round and Square syllabus
New York Review of Books See separate New York Review of Books syllabus
Fairbank, Chinabound, 173-312
Part Four: Washington, Chungking, and Shanghai
Moving to Washington
Moving to Washington
Going to China in Wartime
Getting Set Up in Chungking
Mary Miles and OSS
Academic Centers and the American Interest
1943—CKS Begins to Lose the Mandate
Discovering the Left
With the Office of War Information in Washington
In Postwar China
Reischauer, My Life Between Japan and America, 113-237
Part Four The Golden Years at Harvard: 1946-1960
A Second Start in Academia
A Second Start in Academia
Government Contacts
Family Matters
A Fresh Beginning
Director of the Harvard Yenching Institute
The Broken Dialogue
Part Five Ambassador to Japan: 1961-1966
Lightning Strikes
The Tokyo Embassy
Getting Acquainted
An Ambassador's Job
Setting to Work
Getting into Stride
Renewing the Dialogue
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Fairbank and Reischauer III
Round and Square See separate Round and Square syllabus
New York Review of Books See separate New York Review of Books syllabus
LaFleur, "Korean Civilization and East Asian Studies" (.pdf file)
Fairbank, Chinabound, 315-459
New York Review of Books See separate New York Review of Books syllabus
LaFleur, "Korean Civilization and East Asian Studies" (.pdf file)
Fairbank, Chinabound, 315-459
Part Five The Fallout From World War II
China Policy and Area Study
Fighting McCarthyism
Part Six Developing the China Field, 1953-1971
Buidling a Research Center
Interacting Around the World
Vietnam and American-East Asian Relations
Part Seven Turning Some Corners
New and Old in the People's Republic
Failure with the Soviets
Ups and Downs as a Friend of China
Epilogue
China Policy and Area Study
Fighting McCarthyism
Part Six Developing the China Field, 1953-1971
Buidling a Research Center
Interacting Around the World
Vietnam and American-East Asian Relations
Part Seven Turning Some Corners
New and Old in the People's Republic
Failure with the Soviets
Ups and Downs as a Friend of China
Epilogue
Reischauer, My Life Between Japan and America, 238-355
Part Five Ambassador to Japan: 1961-1966 (con't)
Squalls and Smooth Sailing
Relations with the Military
The Years Stretch Out
From Kennedy to Johnson
The Hazards of Life in the Limelight
Back in the Saddle
Vietnam to the Fore
Coming Down the Home Stretch
Part Six Winding Down: 1966-
Reentry
Getting Back to Work
Contacts with Washington and Japan
A Time of Troubles
New Activities
Slowing Down
Retirement
Epilogue
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Week V
Writing Week
Round and Square See separate Round and Square syllabus
New York Review of Books See separate New York Review of Books syllabus
McPhee, Draft No. 4 (entire book)New York Review of Books See separate New York Review of Books syllabus
LaFleur, Writing History and Culture (.pdf handout)
No class meeting this week (work on the "review letter" and read McPhee and LaFleur).
I will e-mail you the quiz.
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Week VI
Major Memoir I
Round and Square See separate Round and Square syllabusNew York Review of Books See separate New York Review of Books syllabus
No class meeting this week (work on the "review letter" and read your "major memoir").
I will e-mail you the quiz.
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Week VII
Major Memoir II
New York Review of Books See separate New York Review of Books syllabus
Class WILL meet this week at 4:00 on Tuesday, March 6!
Finish your "major memoir" and prepare a five-minute final presentation for class.
Week VIII
Spring Break
Spring Break
Week IX
Presenting Your Research I
Tuesday, March 20Work on Review Article Proposals (no class)
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Review Essay Proposal Due in Class at 4:00 p.m.
on Tuesday, May 27 (read Week X, below)
Read Part I of my Writing Guide (available outside of
my office—you can't miss it, bright orange—by
5:00 p.m. on Wednesday, March 21.
Week X
Presenting Your Research II
Round and Square See separate Round and Square syllabusNew York Review of Books See separate New York Review of Books syllabus
Finish your review essay book, and prepare your proposal for class on March 27.
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Read Part I of my Writing Guide (available outside of my office by
5:00 p.m. on Wednesday, March 21.
1,000 words, maximum (three pages...maximum)
Write the title of the book you are reviewing (just as in the NYRB).
Write the title (provisional) of your essay (just as in the NYRB.
Write an outline for your introduction (just try).
Note three-to-five key points you would like to cover in the middle of your essay.
Write a provisional outline for your conclusion (just try).
Even if you are just getting started with thinking about
your project, just do your best.
Week XI
Presenting Your Research III
Round and Square See separate Round and Square syllabusNew York Review of Books See separate New York Review of Books syllabus
Look again through your review essay book, start writing your paper/project, and prepare a three-minute presentation for class.
Week XII
Presenting Your Research IV
Round and Square See separate Round and Square syllabusPresenting Your Research IV
New York Review of Books See separate New York Review of Books syllabus
Keep working through your book and your project, and prepare a five-minute final presentation for class.
Week XIII
Presenting Your Research V
Round and Square See separate Round and Square syllabusNew York Review of Books See separate New York Review of Books syllabus
"Dress-rehearsal" presentations in class.
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Final Review Essay (5,000 words) Due by 5:00 p.m. on Sunday, April 22, 2018
Week XIV
Presenting Your Research VI
Round and Square See separate Round and Square syllabusNew York Review of Books See separate New York Review of Books syllabus
Final crafting of presentations for Friday.
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Presentation in SC 150 on Friday, April 27 at 4:00 p.m.
Followed by a Reception at Bushel and Peck's at 5:30!...
and then...Congratulations...Graduate!
Followed by a Reception at Bushel and Peck's at 5:30!...
and then...Congratulations...Graduate!
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