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Sunday, January 14, 2018

Research in Chinese Sources—Local Gazetteers

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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
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                                                                                   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
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
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
     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
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
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
     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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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
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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Week VI
Geographical Sources I
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
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
***  ***
Research Prospectus Due on Sunday, March 9 at 5:00 p.m.

Week VIII
Autumn Break

Week IX
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
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, 63-72.
     Japanese Place Names
Pulleyblank, Outline of Classical Chinese Grammar, 76-98.
IX—Pronouns and Related Words
     Personal Pronouns
     Demonstratives
     Interrogatives
     Indefinite Pronouns
Wilkinson, Chinese History, 467-549.
Technology & Science
     The Historical Context
     Numbers & Statistics
     Astrology, Astronomy & Calendars
     Timekeeping
Week XI
Gazetteer Research II
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
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
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, 97-110.
     Derivations
Pulleyblank, Outline of Classical Chinese Grammar, 148-162.
XV—Complex Sentences
     Parataxis and Hypotaxis
     Conditional Clauses
     Concessive Clasues
     Temporal Clauses
     Cause, Reason
Wilkinson, Chinese History, 755-860.
Song-Qing
     Song
     Liao, Jin, Xixia
     Yuan
     Ming
     Qing
Week XIV
Gazetteer Research V
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
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

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