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On this date in Round and Square History13 January 2015—China's Lunar Calendar: 2015 01-13
13 January 2014—China's Lunar Calendar: 2014 01-13
13 January 2013—Channeling Liam: Soft Dental Care
13 January 2012—Heian Japan: Work
13 January 2011—Ponder College: Resource Center
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| [a] Capstone [RF] |
ANST 351
Spring 2019
Tuesdays 4:00-5:30
Robert André LaFleur Office Hours:
Morse Ingersoll 206 Tuesdays 5:30-7:00
363-2005 Thursdays 4:00-5:30
lafleur@beloit.edu 363-2005 Thursdays 4:00-5:30
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 2016 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 Review Article 35%
Research Presentation 25%
Research Review Article 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 2019
Week I
Wrapping Up Majors and Minors
Tuesday, January 22
Round and Square Click for separate Round and Square Syllabus Reading TBA
1,000-word "miniature" review essay examining one question:
"What has been the biggest Asian Studies influence upon you up until now?"
This should be written as a brief, but well-structured
academic essay, and not an informal work.
Due by 5:00 p.m. on Sunday, January 27
"What has been the biggest Asian Studies influence upon you up until now?"
This should be written as a brief, but well-structured
academic essay, and not an informal work.
Due by 5:00 p.m. on Sunday, January 27
Week II
Deep Freeze in Beloit
Tuesday, January 29
Round and Square Click for separate Round and Square Syllabus
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Due in My Office (MI 206)
by 5:00 p.m. on Sunday, March 3
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Week III
Fairbank and Reischauer I
Tuesday, February 5
Round and Square Click for separate Round and Square 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
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
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Due in My Office (MI 206)
by 5:00 p.m. on Sunday, March 3
Fairbank and Reischauer II
Tuesday, February 12
Round and Square Click for separate Round and Square Syllabus
Fairbank, Chinabound, 173-312
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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Due in My Office (MI 206)
by 5:00 p.m. on Sunday, March 3
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Week V
Fairbank and Reischauer III
Tuesday, February 19
Round and Square Click for separate Round and Square Syllabus
LaFleur, "Korean Civilization and East Asian Studies" (.pdf file)Round and Square Click for separate Round and Square Syllabus
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
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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Due in My Office (MI 206)
by 5:00 p.m. on Sunday, March 3
Writing Week
Tuesday, February 26
Round and Square Click for separate Round and Square Syllabus Have your "major memoir" with you, and ready to show to the class (you only need to have it on hand for this week's session; you will start reading it for next week).
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Due in My Office (MI 206)
by 5:00 p.m. on Sunday, March 3
Read the "Research Prospectus" Assignment
Due by Sunday, March 24 (my office—MI 206)
Week VII
Major Memoir I
Tuesday, March 5
Round and Square Click for separate Round and Square Syllabus
New York Review of Books Click for separate New York Review of Books Syllabus LaFleur, Writing, History, and Culture (.pdf handout)
Come to class with a three-minute presentation ready for the first half of your major memoir.
See the Late Assignment PolicyCome to class with a three-minute presentation ready for the first half of your major memoir.
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Read the "Research Prospectus" Assignment
Due by Sunday, March 24 (my office—MI 206)
Week VIII
Spring Break
Spring Break
Week IX
Major Memoir II
Tuesday, March 19Finish your "major memoir" and prepare a five-minute final presentation for class.
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Read the "Research Prospectus" Assignment
Due by Sunday, March 31 (my office—MI 206)
Week X
Presenting Your Research I
Tuesday, March 26
Round and Square See separate Round and Square syllabusNew York Review of Books See separate New York Review of Books syllabus
Take-home Quiz
Work on Review Essay Prospectus (no class)
Due by Sunday, March 24 (my office—MI 206)
Week XI
Presenting Your Research II
Tuesday, April 2
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 26.
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Bring to Class:
1,000 words, maximum (three pages...maximum...when does Rob ever say that?)
1,000 words, maximum (three pages...maximum...when does Rob ever say that?)
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).
Week XII
Presenting Your Research III
Tuesday, April 9
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 XIII
Presenting Your Research IV
Tuesday, April 16
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, continue writing your paper/project, and prepare a five-minute presentation for class.
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Final Review Essay (5,000 words) Due by 5:00 p.m. on Sunday, April 21
See the Late Assignment Policy
See the Late Assignment Policy
Week XIV
Presenting Your Research V
Tuesday, April 23
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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Presentation in SC 150 on Friday, April 26 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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