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Thursday, January 14, 2016

Japan, East Asia, and the Pacific World Syllabus 2016 (a)

Click here for the introduction to the Round and Square series "Syllabic Cycles"
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On this date in Round and Square History
14 January 2015—Late Assignment Policy: Spring 2015
14 January 2015—China's Lunar Calendar: 2015 01-14
14 January 2014—China's Lunar Calendar: 2014 01-14
14 January 2013—Channeling Liam: Jottings
14 January 2012—Displays of Authenticity: Tebow Shuffle
14 January 2011—Newsprint Nonpareil: Resource Center
[a] History...culture RF
China, East Asia, and the Pacific World
History 210
Spring 2017
Monday and Wednesday 8:00-10:00 a.m.

Robert André LaFleur                                                             Office Hours:
Morse Ingersoll 111                                                                 Monday         12:05-12:30
363-2005                                                                                                             1:30-2:00
lafleur@beloit.edu                                                                   Wednesday    12:05-1:35

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
McCullough, Helen. Classical Japanese Prose: An Anthology
Ohnuki-Tierney, Emiko. Rice as Self: Japanese Identities Through Time
Rupp, Katherine. Gift-Giving in Japan
Varley, Paul. Japanese Culture
Hacker, Diana. A Pocket Style Manual.
All books are on library reserve

On Library Reserve—Required Reading
Lu, David, Japan: A Documentary History
LaFleur, Robert, Great Mythologies of the World: East Asia and the Pacific 

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. In an even broader perspective, we will consider Japan (and East Asia's) role in a complex Pacific world, and how that region has shaped the world at large—from cultural and military forces to environmental issues, trade, and development.

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 
Quizzes/attendance                   15%
Historical Thought Essays (5)    25%       
Midterm assignment                   20%
Source Essay                             25%
Final Exam                                 15%                       
Daily attendance and class participation are expected; absences during the semester will affect your grade. Late assignments will be penalized. 

Click here for either half of the Japanese History and Culture Syllabus
Weeks 1-8        Weeks 9-16

History 210
China, East Asia, and the Pacific World
Spring 2017
Week I              
Introduction: Historical Thought and Imagination
Monday, January 16
Introduction

Wednesday, January 18
New York Review of Books (click for NYRB syllabus)
Round and Square Syllabus (click for RSQ syllabus)
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Week II
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Monday, January 23
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Round and Square Syllabus (click for RSQ syllabus)
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Wednesday, January 25
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LaFleur, Mythologies of the Pacific (one lecture; available at library reserve)
                        Culture and Cosmos in Chinese Mythology

Week III
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Monday, January 30
New York Review of Books (click for NYRB syllabus)
Round and Square Syllabus (click for RSQ syllabus)
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Wednesday, February 1
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LaFleur, Mythologies of the Pacific
                        Chinese Heroes, Kings, and Destroyers

Week IV
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Monday, February 6
New York Review of Books (click for NYRB syllabus)
Round and Square Syllabus (click for RSQ syllabus)
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Wednesday, February 8
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LaFleur, Mythologies of the Pacific
                        Peasant Folktales and Chinese Scholarship

Week V
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Monday, February 13
New York Review of Books (click for NYRB syllabus)
Round and Square Syllabus (click for RSQ syllabus)
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Wednesday, February 15
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LaFleur, Mythologies of the Pacific 
                        Spirits and Syncretism in Korean Mythology

Week VI
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Monday, February 20
New York Review of Books (click for NYRB syllabus)
Round and Square Syllabus (click for RSQ syllabus)
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Wednesday, February 22
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LaFleur, Mythologies of the Pacific 
                        Korea's Warring Kingdoms and Flying Dragons

Week VII
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Monday, February 27
New York Review of Books (click for NYRB syllabus)
Round and Square Syllabus (click for RSQ syllabus)
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Wednesday, March 1
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LaFleur, Mythologies of the Pacific 
                        Japanese Tales of Purity and Defilement

Week VIII
Autumn Break

Click here for either half of the Japanese History and Culture Syllabus
Weeks 1-8        Weeks 9-16

[e] Longshot RF
 

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