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On this date in Round and Square HistoryThe Other Studies Another
HIST 310
Spring 2021
Mondays and Wednesdays 7:00-10:00
Every class begins with a quiz,
and our actual class session will begin at 7:30
Robert André LaFleur Office Hours:
Morse Ingersoll 206 Email me (we're still
363-2005 in the midst of a pandemic)
lafleur@beloit.edu363-2005 in the midst of a pandemic)
Required Books
Durkheim, Emile. Selected Writings (Cambridge).
Granet, Marcel. Festivals and Songs in Ancient China.
Granet, Marcel. The Religion of the Chinese People (.pdf)
James, Wendy. Marcel Mauss: A Centenary Tribute (Berghahn, 1998).
Kern, Stephen. The Culture of Time and Space: 1880-1918.
Mauss, Marcel. Manual of Ethnography (Berghahn, 2007).
Mauss, Marcel. The Gift.
Robb, Graham. Discovery of France.
Evaluation
Quizzes/attendance 15%
Research Prospectus 20%
Research Presentation 15%
Research Paper 50%
Daily attendance and class participation are expected; absences during the semester will affect your grade. Late assignments will be penalized.
HIST 310
The Other Studies Another
Monday, February 15
Jules Verne, Around the World in Eighty Days
Wednesday, February 17
Graham Robb, The Discovery of France
Part One
The Undiscovered Continent
The Tribes of France I
The Tribes of France II
O Òc Sí Bai Ya Win Oui Awè Jo Ja Oua
Living in France I: The Face in the Museum
Living in France II: A Simple Life
Fairies, Virgins, Gods, and Priests
Migrants and Communters
Interlude: The Sixty Million Others
Part Two
Maps
Empire
Travelling in France I: The Avenues of Paris
Travelling in France II: The Hare and the Tortoise
Colonization
The Wonders of France
Postcards of the Natives
Lost Provinces
Journey to the Centre of France
Part One
The Undiscovered Continent
The Tribes of France I
The Tribes of France II
O Òc Sí Bai Ya Win Oui Awè Jo Ja Oua
Living in France I: The Face in the Museum
Living in France II: A Simple Life
Fairies, Virgins, Gods, and Priests
Migrants and Communters
Interlude: The Sixty Million Others
Part Two
Maps
Empire
Travelling in France I: The Avenues of Paris
Travelling in France II: The Hare and the Tortoise
Colonization
The Wonders of France
Postcards of the Natives
Lost Provinces
Journey to the Centre of France
Epilogue: Secrets
Sunday, February 21
1,000-word "miniature" review essay examining themes in Le Tour de la France (including the introduction), Graham Robb's Discovery of France, and Jules Verne's Around the World in Eighty Days.
This should be written as a brief, but well-structured
academic essay, and not as an "informal" work.
Due by 5:00 p.m. on Sunday, February 21
Click Here to Review the Late Assignment Policyacademic essay, and not as an "informal" work.
Due by 5:00 p.m. on Sunday, February 21
Week II
Introducing Marcel Granet (1884-1940)
Monday, February 22Stephen Kern, The Culture of Time and Space: 1880-1918
The Nature of Time
The Past
The Present
The Future
Speed
The Nature of Space
Form
Distance
Direction
Temporality of the July Crisis
The Cubist War
Conclusion
The Nature of Time
The Past
The Present
The Future
Speed
The Nature of Space
Form
Distance
Direction
Temporality of the July Crisis
The Cubist War
Conclusion
Wednesday, February 24
Marcel Granet, The Religion of the Chinese People: 1-29
Maurice Freedman, “Marcel Granet, 1884-1940, Sociologist” (.pdf)
Rolf Stein, The World in Miniature: 1-3 (.pdf)
In Memory of Marcel Granet
Preface
Peasant Religion
Rural Life
Holy Places and Peasant Festivals
Ancient Beliefs
Popular Mythology and Folklore
Maurice Freedman, “Marcel Granet, 1884-1940, Sociologist” (.pdf)
Rolf Stein, The World in Miniature: 1-3 (.pdf)
In Memory of Marcel Granet
Robert LaFleur, "Time , Space, and the Calendar in Early Chinese Mythology."
Robert LaFleur, "La Pensée Catégorique: Marcel Granet's Grand Sinological Project..."
Marcel Granet, "Peasant Religion" in The Religion of the Chinese People: 33-56.Preface
Peasant Religion
Rural Life
Holy Places and Peasant Festivals
Ancient Beliefs
Popular Mythology and Folklore
I am noting here the rest of the book, so that you can see where "Peasant Religion" fits into the larger context. We won't be reading the material below this module, but the structure of this book fits the entire breadth of Granet's work.
Feudal Religion
The Life of the Nobles
The Cult of Heaven
Agrarian Cults
The Cult of the Ancestors
Mythology
The Official Religion
The Literati
Orthodox Metaphysics and Morality
Cults and Beliefs
Religious Revivals
Taoism
Buddhism
Religious Sentiment in Modern China
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Week III
Festivals, Songs, Mythology, and Civilization
Festivals, Songs, Mythology, and Civilization
Monday, March 1
Marcel Granet, Festivals and Songs in Ancient China
I The Love Songs of the Shih Ching
Introduction
How to Read a Classic
Rustic Themes
Village Loves
Songs of the Rivers and Mountains
II The Ancient Festivals
Local Festivals
Facts and Interpretations
The Seasonal Rhythm
The Holy Places
The Contests
Conclusion
I The Love Songs of the Shih Ching
Introduction
How to Read a Classic
Rustic Themes
Village Loves
Songs of the Rivers and Mountains
II The Ancient Festivals
Local Festivals
Facts and Interpretations
The Seasonal Rhythm
The Holy Places
The Contests
Conclusion
Wednesday, March 3
This is my "explanation" of what is going on in Granet's "Peasant Religion." It is a long interpretive essay, but it will explain a great deal that wasn't clear before. You might want to read it along with your .pdf copy (if it is printed and you can mark it) of "Peasant Religion."
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[b] Louvre One Another RF |
Week IV
Marcel Mauss and the Année Sociologique Tradition
Monday, March 8LaFleur, Writing, History, and Culture (Rob's Writing Guide)
Part III—Read first
Part I—Read very carefully and take notes
Part II—Get a sense of what's there, without taking too much time.
Durkheim and Mauss, Primitive Classification
The Problem
The Australian Type of Classification
Other Australian Systems
Zuni, Sioux
China
Conclusions
Bronislaw Malinowski and Argonauts of the Western Pacific (blog post) Cohen, Preface to History in Three Keys (.pdf file)
LaFleur, "Historiography, Temporality, and Decision-Making..." (.pdf file)
Wednesday, March 10
LaFleur, "Smoke Hole at the Center of the Universe" (.pdf file)
Mauss, The Concept of the Person
Mauss, Seasonal Migrations Among the Eskimo
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Final Research Essay (10,000 words)
due by 5:00 p.m. on Sunday, April 4
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Week V
Marcel Granet's Final Masterworks—1
These are the actual readings for Week V. Weeks VI and VII include the Durkheim materials.
Marcel Mauss, Manual of Ethnography
Introduction (please read this carefully)
Preliminary Remarks
Methods of Observation
Social Morphology
Technology
Aesthetics
Economic Phenomena
Jural Phenomena
Moral Phenomena
Religious Phenomena
Methods of Observation
Social Morphology
Technology
Aesthetics
Economic Phenomena
Jural Phenomena
Moral Phenomena
Religious Phenomena
Marcel Granet, "Religious Sentiment in Modern China" (.pdf file)
Wednesday, March 17
Marcel Mauss, The Gift
*Foreword: Puzzles and Pathways by Bill Maurer *Translator's Introduction: The Gift that Keeps on Giving by Jane Guyer
In Memoriam: The Unpublished Works of Durkheim and His Collaborators
*Essay on the Gift: The Form and Sense of Exchange in Archaic Societies
In Memoriam: The Unpublished Works of Durkheim and His Collaborators
*Essay on the Gift: The Form and Sense of Exchange in Archaic Societies
Selected Reviews
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Final Research Essay (10,000 words)
due by 5:00 p.m. on Sunday, April 4
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Week VI
Marcel Granet's Final Masterworks—2
Monday, March 22
While reading these chapters, think always of the "elemental forms," the foundations (according to Granet...and Durkheim) that are still there when social and religious practice becomes much more detailed and complex.
Marcel Granet, The Religion of the Chinese People, 57-119
Feudal Religion
Official Religion
Emile Durkheim, Selected Writings, 108-154
Moral Obligation, duty, and freedom
Forms of Social Solidarity
The Division of Labor and Social Differentiation
Wednesday, March 24
While reading these chapters, continue to think always of the "elemental forms," the foundations (according to Granet...and Durkheim) that lie at the heart of even the material Granet discusses in these chapters.
Marcel Granet, Chinese Thought, 9-279 (don't worry; see below)
* Skim over the introduction (9-30), without taking too much time on it (pages
* Read, as carefully as you can, given time constraints, pages 31-126. Look for connections to the Durkheimian writings and the elemental forms.
* Skim over the (extremely long) "Numbers" chapter; look for themes of "cyclicality."
Emile Durkheim, Selected Writings, 219-238
Religion and Ritual
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Final Research Essay (10,000 words)
due by 5:00 p.m. on Sunday, April 4
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Week VII
Research Presentations
Monday, March 29
Research Presentations (in class)
Wednesday, March 31
Work on your seminar papers.
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Final Research Essay (10,000 words)
due by 5:00 p.m. on Sunday, April 4
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[c] Writing One Another RF Anthony Giddens. Emile Durkheim: Selected Writings, 1-107 Durkheim’s writings in sociology and social philosophy The field of sociology Methods of explanation and analysis Anthony Giddens, Emile Durkheim: Selected Writings, 108-268 The Science of Morality Moral obligation, duty and freedom Forms of social solidarity The division of labour and social differentiation Analysis of socialist doctrines Anomie and the moral structure of industry Political sociology The social bases of education Religion and ritual Secularisation and rationality Sociology of knowledge |
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