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History
210 & Anthropology 275
Autumn 2012
TTh 12:00-2:00
Robert André LaFleur Office
Hours:
Morse Ingersoll 111 Tuesday
4:00-5:30
363-2005 Thursday
4:00-5:30 lafleur@beloit.edu …or by
appointment
Required Books
Benedict, Ruth. The
Chrysanthemum and the Sword
Berry, Mary Elizabeth. Japan in Print
Bestor, Theodore. Neighborhood
Tokyo
Bestor, Theodore. Tsukiji:
The Fish Market at the Center of the World
Bix, Herbert. Hirohito
and the Making of Modern Japan
Dower, John. Embracing
Defeat: Japan in the Wake of World War II
Keene, Donald. Emperor
of Japan: Meiji and His World, 1852-1912
Lu, David, Japan: A
Documentary History
McCullough, Helen. Classical
Japanese Prose: An Anthology
Ohnuki-Tierney, Emiko. Rice as Self: Japanese Identities Through Time
Rupp, Katherine. Gift-Giving
in Japan
Souyri, Pierre François. The World Turned Upside Down
Varley, Paul. Japanese
Culture
Hacker, Diana. A
Pocket Style Manual.
All books are on library reserve
Course Description
This course will examine Japanese history and culture in
the context of the wider East Asian world.
We will begin with early Japanese history and the influence of both
Korea and China on early Japanese institutions.
We will then examine the development of Japan’s indigenous traditions
during the Heian (794-1185), Kamakura (1185-1333), and Ashikaga (1336-1568)
periods. The second half of the course
will deal with modern Japanese history and culture, paying equal attention to
historical and ethnographic materials, and taking a careful look at the
development of the Kanto and Kansai regions in modern Japanese history and
culture. Throughout the course we will
use examples from the Japanese language—spoken phrases, the two major
syllabaries (hiragana and katakana), and kanji, or Chinese characters—to analyze Japanese history and culture in linguistic
context.
Evaluation
Language exercises 5%
Quizzes/attendance 10%
Source Essay 15%
Midterm assignment 25%
Final Exam 15%
Paper 30%
Daily attendance
and class participation are expected; absences during the semester will
affect your grade. Late assignments will
be penalized.
History
210 & Anthropology 275
Japanese
History and Culture
Autumn 2012
Week I
Introduction:
Language, History, and Culture
Tuesday, August 28
McCullough,
Classical Japanese Prose: 27-69
Tale of the Bamboo Cutter
Tales of Ise
Thursday, August 30
Varley, Japanese Culture: 1-18
The
Emergence of Japanese Civilization
Lu, Japan: A Documentary History: 3-20
Amaterasu and Susano-o
Okuninushi-no-Mikoto and
Izumo
The Eastern Expedition of
Emperor Jimmu
From the History of Wei
Conquest of the Eastern
Frontier…
From the Engishiki
McCullough,
Classical Japanese Prose: 70-155
A Tosa Journal
The Gossamer Journal
Language Exercises Due by 5:00 p.m.
on Friday, August 31st
Week II
Nara
and Heian Japan (710-c. 1000)
Tuesday, September 4
Varley, Japanese Culture: 19-76
The Introduction of Buddhism
The Court at its Zenith
Lu, Japan: A Documentary History: 21-79
The Seventeen
Article Constitution, 604 AD
The
Reform Edict of
Taika, 646 AD
The Administrative System, 718 AD
The Law of the Households
Preface
to Kojiki, 712 AD
From
the Manyoshu
Temmu’s Propagation of Buddhism, 676-685 AD
Sutra of the Golden Light…
Erection of Provincial Temples
A Parable of
the Burning House
Directions
to the Teachings
of Three Doctrines…
Ennin's Diary
of His Pilgrimage
to China
Statement of
Opinion on Twelve
Matters, 914
Regulations Concerning
Trade with Pohai, 828
Diary of
Lady Murasaki, 1008-1010
Observations on
the Heian Capital, 982
Daily Observance, Last Testamentt…
How a
Priest Put the
Magic Incantation
About Aotsune
(Sir Evergreen)
How a
Sparrow Repaid Its
Debt of Gratitude
McCullough,
Classical Japanese Prose: 156-250
The Pillow Book of Sei
Shonagon
A Tale of Flowering
Fortunes
Language Exercises Due by 5:00 p.m.
on Friday, September 7th
Week III
Late
Heian and Early Kamakura Japan (c.1000-c.1200)
Tuesday, September 11
Souyri, The World
Turned Upside Down: 1-100
The Curtain Rises
Social Dynamics of the Late Heian Period
The Crisis in the Late Twelfth Century
Kamakura: The Warrior Regime
Kamakura: A Society of Questions
Kamakura: A Society in Transformation
Varley, Japanese Culture: 77-109
The Advent of a New Age
The Canons of Medieval Taste
Lu, Japan: A
Documentary History: 81-116 Allotment Land
(Kubunden)…
Plan
to Cultivate One Million
Cho…
Land
Held for Three
Generations…
Private
Ownership of Reclaimed
Land, 743
Proscription
of Private Ownership
of Land, 765
Privilege of
Tax Immunity (Fuyu), 951
and 953
Immunity
from Entry by
Public Officials…
Establishment
of a Shoen, 845, 920, and 1042
Commendation
of a Shoen
Edict to
Curtail Spread of
Shoen, 902
Provincial
Governors Not Permitted
to Interfere…
Lands Occupied
by Private Parties …
Emergence of
Tato, 859 and 1091
Management
of Shoen by
Tato
Establishment
of Myoden, 1000
The
Kondei System
Proscription
Against Heian Nobility…
Master
of His Retainers, 1114
Establishment
of Relationship…
Rewarding
the Vassals, 1180
Proclamation
of Yorimoto's Rule
over Kanto…
Establishment
of the Samurai-dokoro, 1180
Building
for Kumon-jo, 1184
Establishment
of Monchu-jo, 1184
Appointment
of Protectors and Stewards…
Goseibai
Shikimoku--Formulary…
Thursday, September 13
McCullough,
Classical Japanese Prose: 288-339
The Confessions of Lady
Nijo
Grammar Is
Culture—Handouts
LaFleur, Rob’s Style Sheet, 1-26
Hacker, A Pocket Style Manual (selections)
Pinker, The Language Instinct (selections)
Wallace, Tense Present: Democracy, English, and the
War over Usage, 39-58
Language Exercises Due by 5:00 p.m.
on Friday, September 14th
Week IV
Kamakura
and Ashikaga Japan (c. 1250-c. 1500)
Tuesday, September 18
Souyri, The World
Turned Upside Down: 101-180
The
Second Middle Ages
Warriors,
Pirates, Peasants, and Priests
The
Splendor and Misery: Ashikaga and Trade
The
Splendor and Misery: New Uprisings…
Lu, Japan: A Documentary History: 117-179
Ojo
Yoshu, or the Essentials
of Salvation
The
Ancients Not Necessarily
Our Superiors
Nembutsu
and the Founding
of a New
Sect
The
Short Letter (Isshi
Koshosoku)
A Catechism
On the
Salvation of Women
Doubts Expressed
by a Believer
of Nembutsu..
From
the Tannisho
Conversation with
the Master
Nichiren's Letter
to Lord Nanjo
Efficacy of
Simple-Hearted Faith
The Lotus
of Perfect Truth
Buddhism with
Japan as Its
Center
Jito Ukedokoro,
1308
On Matters
Relating to the
Annual Rent..
Shitaji Chubun, 1318
The Tokusei
Edict of Einin, 1297
Scribbling
on the Dry River Bed
of Nijo
Kemmu
Shikimoku, 1336
Appointment
of Shugo, 1336
On
Matters Relating to
Shugo…
Increase in the Powers of the Shugo
Adoption of the Law of Sharing Rent, 1352
Shugo-uke (Contract for Shugo), 1402
Contrast Between the Prosperity of Samurai…
Matters Relating to the Sale of Title Deeds
to Fields
Sale of Hyakusho Shiki on Certain Fields,
1480
A Covenant for the So (Village Governing
Assoc.)…
Joint Petition by Farmers, 1407
Substitution of Money to Pay Taxes, 1353
Determination of Equivalent Money Value for
Rice
Money Draft, 1468
Land Owners and Pawnshops
Peasant Uprisings
Fighting for Tokusei, 1441
Rise of Chi (Market) c. 1415
Disputes Between Two Za, 1405
Soryo
System of Divided Patrimony
A Deed of Transfer…, 1330
Voluntary Renunciation of Inheritance, c.
1279
Challenging
Traditional Authority
Seizure
of Shoen
The
Seventeen-Article Injunction…
Hojo
Soun’s Twenty-One Article
Injunction…
Varley, Japanese Culture: 109-139
The Canons of Medieval Taste (con’t)
McCullough,
Classical Japanese Prose: 340-421
Journal of the Sixteenth
Night Moon
An Account of My Hermitage
Essays in Idleness
Essays in Idleness
Language Exercises Due by 5:00 p.m.
on Friday, September 21st
Week V
Warring States (Sengoku) and Early Tokugawa Japan (c. 1450-c. 1700)
Warring States (Sengoku) and Early Tokugawa Japan (c. 1450-c. 1700)
Tuesday, September 25
Souyri, The World
Turned Upside Down: 181-218
The Sengoku Period
The Sengoku Period:
Warlords Seeking Power
Lu, Japan: A Documentary History: 180-228
Takeda Shingen’s Control of Kai, 1547
Takeda Shingen’s Control of Kai, 1547
The
Hundred Article Code
of Chosokabe, 1597
Compulsory
Military Service Decreed
by..
Nobunga’s
Destruction of Hieizan, 1571
Removal of
Barriers, 1568
Free
Market and Abolition
of Za, 1577
Collection
of Swords, 1588
Toyotomi
Hideyoshi’s Vermilion Seal
Letter…
Nagamasa
on Cadastral Survey, 1590
Cadastral
Survey, 1598
Census-Taking, 1591
Edict
on Change of
Status, 1591
Control
of Daimyo, 1595
Control
of Mt. Koya, 1585
Limitation
on the Propagation
of Christianity…
Expulsion
of the Missionaries, 1587
St. Francis
Xavier’s View of
Japanese, c. 1550
Cosme de Torres on
Japanese Receptivity, c. 1550
Alessandro Valignano on
Japanese Prudence…
Alessandro Valignano on
Patience and…
Alessandro Valignano on
Sensual Vices…
Joao Rodrigues on
Japanese Craftiness, c. 1610
Oath of
Fealty
Laws of
Military Households, 1615
Amendments of Kanei
to Buke Shohatto, 1635
The
Group of Five, 1632
Farmers
and Annual Tax, 1603
Sale
of Land in
Perpetuity Forbidden, 1643
Proscription
of Parcelization of
Land, 1672
Injunctions
for Peasants, c. 1619
Regulations
for Villagers, 1643
Regulations
for the Residents
of Edo, 1655
Regulations
Regarding Lawsuits, 1633
Regulations
for Temples in
Different Domains
The
Edict of 1635 Ordering the
Closing of Japan
Completion
of the Exclusion, 1639
The
Fate of the
Embassy from Macau…
Renouncing
the Kirishitan, 1645
Of
the Dutch Trade
in Japan, 1692
Thursday, September 27
Varley,
Japanese Culture: 140-204
The
Country Unified
The Flourishing of a Bourgeois Culture
Lu, Japan: A
Documentary History: 243-303
Natural Order and Social Order
On the Unity of Shinto and Confucianism
Nakae Toju on Filial Piety
Ito Jinsai’s Daily Observance
The Heaven-Appointed Duty of Subjects
Proposal for Employing Men of Talent
Tokugawa Justice Under Confucian Precepts
Education of Children
From Hidden Behind Leaves
The Beginning of Dutch Studies in Japan
Japan’s Creation by Amaterasu
Excerpts from the Outline of the Ancient Way (Kodo Taiji)
Luxurious Living of Samurai, 1816
Corruption of Samurai, 1855
Family Budget of a Hatamo, 1845
Decline in Samurai Morale, 1796
Economic Conditions in Edo and in the
Countryside, 1798
Tax Burdens Suffered by Farmers, 1781
Oshio Heihachiro’s Manifesto, 1837
Tokugawa Nariaki to Bakufu, 14 August 1853
Ii Naosuke to Bakufu, 1 October 1853
The Treaty of Amity and Commerce Between the
United States and Japan, 1858
Excerpts from the Overseas Diary of Lord
Muragaki, 1860
Recollection of Tamamushi Sadaifu, 1860
The Succession Dispute, Yoshinobu vs.
Iemochi, 1858
Choshu-han’s Reforms of the Ansei Period,
1858
Yoshida Shoin’s Prison Letter, 1856
Sakamoto Ryoma’s Eight-Point Program, 1867
Letter of Saigo and Okubo on the Imperial
Restoration, 1867
Source Paper Due in my Office (MI 111)
By 5:00 p.m. on Monday, October 1st
Week VI
Tokugawa Japan (c. 1600- c. 1800)
Tokugawa Japan (c. 1600- c. 1800)
Tuesday, October 2
Berry,
Japan in Print: 1-103
A
Traveling Clerk Goes to the Bookstores
The Library of Public Information
Maps are Strange
Thursday, October 4
Berry,
Japan in Print: 104-252
Blood Right and Merit
The Freedom and the City
Cultural Custody, Cultural Literacy
Nation
Language
Exercises Due by 5:00 p.m. on Friday, October 5th
Week VII
Contemporary Japanese Culture I—Gifts and Exchange
Contemporary Japanese Culture I—Gifts and Exchange
Tuesday,
October 9
Rupp,
Gift-Giving in Japan
Examples of Giving
Strength of Relationship, Gratitude, and
Hierarchy
Life Cycles
Thursday,
October 11
Rupp,
Gift-Giving in Japan
Seasonal Cycles
Variations in Attitudes toward and Practices
of Giving
Conclusion
Language
Exercises Due by 5:00 p.m. on Friday, October 12th
Week VIII Autumn
Break
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