Round and Square: Research in Chinese Sources

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[a] Local/Global RF

Research in Chinese Sources—
Local Gazetteers (地方志)

HIST 294

Spring 2018

Tuesdays 12:00-2:00

Robert André LaFleur Office Hours:

Morse Ingersoll 206 For First Module: Please
363-2005 Contact Me By E-mail

lafleur@beloit.edu

Required Books

New York Review of Books (copies available at Turtle Creek Bookstore)
Round and Square Blog (www.robert-lafleur.blogspot.com)

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Brook, Timothy. Geographical Sources of Ming-Qing History, 2nd Ed.
Dennis, Joseph. Writing, Publishing, and Reading Local Gazetteers in Imperial China.
Kennedy, George. ZH Guide: An Introduction to Sinology.
McPhee, John. Draft No. 4: On the Writing Process.
Pulleyblank, Edwin. Outline of Classical Chinese Grammar.
Spence, Jonathan. Death of Woman Wang.
Wilkinson, Endymion. Chinese History: A Manual.

Evaluation

Quizzes/attendance 10%
Weekly Sinological Exercises 15%

Research Prospectus      5%
Letter Assignment                      10%
Research Proposal            15%
Research Presentation    10%
Research Paper     35%

Daily attendance and class participation are expected; absences during the semester will affect your grade. Late assignments will be penalized.

HIST 294

Research in Chinese Sources—Local Gazetteers

Spring 2018

Week I

Preview

See the Late Assignment Policy

See the Class Attendance Policy

Tuesday, January 23

No class meeting
Round and Square See separate Round and Square syllabus
New York Review of Books See separate New York Review of Books syllabus
Use what would have been the four hours of meeting time on Tuesday to get a jump on the reading.
Pulleyblank, Outline of Classical Chinese Grammar, 3-10.I—Introduction
     Historical Outline
     Sound
   Syllable and Word
   Morphology
Spence, Death of Woman Wang
(Read or skim the whole book, looking for the sections that seem to have been influenced by gazetteers; you figure it out)!
     Preface
   The Observers
   The Widow
   The Feud
   The Woman Who Ran Away
   Epilogue: The Trial

1,000-word "miniature" review essay examining the manner in which
Jonathan Spence uses 地方志 as a source in Death of Woman Wang

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Due by Sunday, January 28 at 10:00 p.m.

in my office (MI 206)

Week II

Reading Gazetteers I

See the Late Assignment Policy

See the Class Attendance Policy

Tuesday, January 30

Round and Square See separate Round and Square syllabus
New York Review of Books See separate New York Review of Books syllabus
Dennis, Local Gazetteers, 1-114.
     Introduction
Part I: Impetus to Compile
   Government Initiatives to Compile Gazetteers
   Local Initiatives to Compile Gazetteers
Pulleyblank, Outline of Classical Chinese Grammar, 12-22.
II—Some Basic Principles of Classical Chinese Syntax
   Word Classes
   Subject and Predicate
   Word Order
III—Noun Predication
   Verbless Noun Predication
   The Copula Verb Wei 為
   The Copula Yue
   The Preclassical Copula Wei 唯
Wilkinson, Chinese History, 17-93.
Language
   History of the Chinese Language
   Script & Calligraphy

Translation from Chinese

Transcription of Chinese

Translation into Chinese

Dictionaries

Week III

Reading Gazetteers II

See the Late Assignment Policy

See the Class Attendance Policy

Tuesday, February 6

Round and Square See separate Round and Square syllabus
New York Review of Books See separate New York Review of Books syllabus

Dennis, Local Gazetteers, 117-250.

Part II: Production Process

Editorial Process

Publishing Gazetteers

Financing Gazetteers

Wilkinson, Chinese History, 95-189.

People

Family and Kin

Personal Names

Biography

Women's Histories

Clothing & Hairstyles

Week IV

Reading Gazetteers III

See the Late Assignment Policy

See the Class Attendance Policy

Tuesday, February 13

Round and Square See separate Round and Square syllabus
New York Review of Books See separate New York Review of Books syllabus
Dennis, Local Gazetteers, 251-366.
Part III: Reading and Using Gazetteers
   Target Audiences and Distribution
     Reading and Using Gazetteers
     Epilogue
     Bibliography
Kennedy, ZH Guide, vii-x, 1-24
(Take a look, prepare as well as you can, and then we'll work through this in class).
     Foreword
   Definitions
     Dates
Pulleyblank, Outline of Classical Chinese Grammar, 23-38.
IV—Verbal Predicates
   Classes of Verbs
   Adjectives

Nouns Used as Verbs

Intransitive Verbs

Transitive Verbs

Verbs of Motion and Location

The Verbs You 有 and Wu 無

Transitive Verbs with Two Objects

Passive Constructions

Wilkinson, Chinese History, 191-252.
Geography and Environment
   Zhongguo, China & the Chinese People
   Environmental History
   Maps, Geographical Studies & Gazetteers
   Toponyms
   Urban History

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Letter Assignment Due by 5:00 p.m. on Sunday, February 25

Week V

Writing Week

See the Late Assignment Policy

See the Class Attendance Policy

Tuesday, February 20

Round and Square See separate Round and Square syllabus
New York Review of Books See separate New York Review of Books syllabus
Kennedy, ZH Guide, 25-32.
   Personalia
McPhee, Draft No. 4 (entire book)
     Progression
   Structure
   Editors & Publisher
     Elicitation
   Frame of Reference
   Checkpoints
     Draft No. 4
   Omission
LaFleur, Writing History, Writing Culture (.pdf handout)

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Letter Assignment Due by 5:00 p.m. on Sunday, February 25

Week VI

Geographical Sources I

See the Late Assignment Policy

See the Class Attendance Policy

Tuesday, February 27

Round and Square See separate Round and Square syllabus
New York Review of Books See separate New York Review of Books syllabus
Brook, Geographical Sources, 3-30; 31-98.
     Route Books
     Introduction
   Route Books
     Provincial Courier Networks
     Guides for Particular Routes
   Comprehensive Route Books
     Topographical and Institutional Gazetteers
     Introduction
   North Zhili
   South Zhili: Jiangsu
   South Zhili: Anhui
Kennedy, ZH Guide, 33-48.
     Biographies
Pulleyblank, Outline of Classical Chinese Grammar, 39-57.
V—Compound Verbal Predicates
   Coordination
   Clause Objects

Pivot Constructions

Verb Phrases as Complements to Adjectives

Verbs in Series

Coverbs

Wilkinson, Chinese History, 253-363.
Governing and Educating
   Central and Local Government
     Titles & Names of Rulers
     Titles of Nobility & Elite Posthumous Titles
     Official Communications
     Census & Taxation
     Education & Examinations
     Law
     War
     Migration & Travel
     Minorities
     Foreign Relations

Week VII
Geographical Sources II

See the Late Assignment Policy

See the Class Attendance Policy

Tuesday, March 6

Round and Square See separate Round and Square syllabus
New York Review of Books See separate New York Review of Books syllabus
Brook, Geographical Sources, 99-230. Read the * items very carefully.
*Shandong
*Shanxi
*Henan
*Shaanxi
   Sichuan
   Jiangxi
   Huguang: Hubei
*Huguang: Hunan
   Zhejiang: Hangzhou Prefecture
     Zhejiang: Other Prefectures
     Fujian
     Guangdong
     Guangxi
     Yunnan
     Guizhou
Kennedy, ZH Guide, 49-62.
   Place Names
Pulleyblank, Outline of Classical Chinese Grammar, 58-75.
VI—Numerical Expressions
   As Predicates
     As Complements
     As Modifiers of Nouns
     You 有 "and"
VII—Noun Phrases and Nominalizaiton
     Coordination and Subordination of Nouns
     Nominalization
VIII—Topicalization and Exposure
     Exposure of an Element That is Not the Subject
     Exposure of the Subject
     Ze 則 Marking Exposure
     X zhi yu 之於 Z
Wilkinson, Chinese History, 365-466.
Ideas, Beliefs, Literature & Fine Arts
     The Confucian Classics
     Religion
     Literature
     Vernacular Literature & Folklore
     Fine Arts
     Architecture
     Music
Agriculture, Food & Drink
     Agriculture
     Food & Drink

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Research Prospectus Due on Sunday, March 9 at 5:00 p.m.

Week VIII
Autumn Break

Week IX

See the Late Assignment Policy

See the Class Attendance Policy

Tuesday, March 20

PLEASE FINISH YOUR LETTERS BEFORE CLASS

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Read (carefully) the .pdf about writing that I sent on Sunday afternoon.
       —Make a list of what you think you do well in your writing, and then another list about of matters you
           need to remedy in your writing.
Come to class with the following materials (notes are fine, but be ready to discuss):
Your notes from your study of the 漢語大辭典:
       —The province where your mountain is located (e.g. 山西 for 北嶽恒山).
   —The major city in the province where your mountain is located (e.g. 濟南 for 東嶽泰山).
        —The "village" at the base of your mountain (e.g. 登封 for 中嶽嵩山).
       —The temple at the base of your mountain (e.g. 南嶽廟 for 南嶽衡山).
       —The mountain itself, with as much detail as possible.

Week X

Gazetteer Research I

See the Late Assignment Policy

See the Class Attendance Policy

Tuesday, March 27

Week XI

Gazetteer Research II

See the Late Assignment Policy

See the Class Attendance Policy

Tuesday, April 3

Round and Square See separate Round and Square syllabus
New York Review of Books See separate New York Review of Books syllabus
Your Own Gazetteer Research
Continuing Dictionary Work (大漢和辞典 and 漢語大辭典)
Kennedy, ZH Guide, 73-84.
     Warfare
Pulleyblank, Outline of Classical Chinese Grammar, 99-125.
X—Adverbs
   Adverbial Use of Nouns
     Adjectives as Adverbs
     Verbs as Adverbs
     Numerical Expressions as Adverbs
     Expressive Adverbs in Ran 然, Ru 如, etc.
XI—Negation
   P/f Negatives
   M/w Negatives
XII—Aspect, Time, and Mood
   Verbal Aspect—Preverbal Particles
     Sentential Aspect—Sentence Final Particles
     Time Words
     Modality
Wilkinson, Chinese History, 551-653.
Trade Topics
     Weighing & Measuring
     Money & Prices
     Notes on Industry & Trade
History
   Modern Histories, Guides & Databases
   Sources, Genres, and Historiography
   Official Records & the History Office
   Annals
   Standard Histories
   Topically Arranged Histories
   Digests of Government Institutions
   Miscellaneous Histories
   Biji
   Popular Perceptions of History

Week XII
Gazetteer Research III

See the Late Assignment Policy

See the Class Attendance Policy

Tuesday, April 10

Round and Square See separate Round and Square syllabus
New York Review of Books See separate New York Review of Books syllabus
Your Own Gazetteer Research
Continuing Dictionary Work (大漢和辞典 and 漢語大辭典)
Kennedy, ZH Guide, 85-96.
     Lexical Formulae
Pulleyblank, Outline of Classical Chinese Grammar, 126-147.
XIII—Adnominal and Adverbial Words of Inclusion and Restriction
   Words of Inclusion
     Restriction
     Some, None
     Reflexive and Reciprocal Pronominal Adverbs
XIV—Imperative, Interrogative and Exclamatory Sentences
   Imperative Sentences
   Interrogative Sentences
   Exclamatory Sentences
Wilkinson, Chinese History, Pre-Qin, 656-754.
Pre-Qin
   Archaeology
   Prehistory
Xia-Shang
   Zhou
Qin-Wudai
     Qin-Han
     Wei, Jin, Nanbeichao
     Sui-Tang, Wudai

Week XIII

Gazetteer Research IV

See the Late Assignment Policy

See the Class Attendance Policy

Tuesday, April 17

Week XIV

Gazetteer Research V

See the Late Assignment Policy

See the Class Attendance Policy

Tuesday, April 24

Round and Square See separate Round and Square syllabus
New York Review of Books See separate New York Review of Books syllabus
Your Own Gazetteer Research
Continuing Dictionary Work (大漢和辞典 and 漢語大辭典)
Kennedy, ZH Guide, 111-130.
     Positions
Wilkinson, Chinese History, 861-990.
Early Twentieth Century
   The Republic of China
     National Studies & National History
Bibliography
   From Bamboo Slips to Silicon Chips
   Aspects of the Book
   Collecting & Cataloguing
   Siku Quanshu
   Leishu
   Indexes & Concordances
   Modern Libraries, Publishers & Bookstores
   Keeping Up To Date

Week XV
Exam Week

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Tuesday, May 1
Your Own Gazetteer Research
Continuing Dictionary Work (大漢和辞典 and 漢語大辭典)
Kennedy, ZH Guide, 131-140.
Lexical Formulae
Kennedy, ZH Guide, 141-159.
Readings

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Final Research Paper (5,000 words, minimum)
Due by 10:00 p.m. on Sunday, May 6, 2018

Week XVI
Presentation Week

Tuesday, May 8

Presentations (in class)

[b] Mapping Locality RF

Round and Square

From Round to Square (and back)

Sunday, January 14, 2018

Research in Chinese Sources—Local Gazetteers

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