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ANST 351
Spring 2022
Wednesdays 12:20-1:20
Robert André LaFleur Office Hours:
Morse Ingersoll 206 Mondays 12:00-13:30
363-2005 Wednesdays 12:00-13:30
lafleur@beloit.edu 363-2005 Wednesdays 12:00-13:30
Required Books
Fairbank, John King. Chinabound.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 2020 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 2022
Week I
Wrapping Up Majors and Minors
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 30
"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 30
Week II
Foundations of Asian Studies I
Monday, January 31
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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Week III
Foundations of Asian Studies II
Monday, February 7
Round and Square Click for separate Round and Square SyllabusFairbank, 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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Week IV
Foundations of Asian Studies III
Monday, February 14
Round and Square Click for separate Round and Square SyllabusPart 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
EpilogueFoundations of Asian Studies IV
Monday, February 21
Round and Square Click for separate Round and Square SyllabusLaFleur, "Korean Civilization and East Asian Studies" (.pdf file)
Rusch, "Introduction to The World of the Shining Prince" (.pdf file)
LaFleur, "Asian Ethnicities" (read all ten posts...seriously, it's important)
Week VI
Major Memoir I
Monday, February 28
Your Major Memoir (start reading)
Have your "major memoir" with you, and be ready to show to the class and give a short description, based on your early reading of it.
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Week VII
Major Memoir II
Major Memoir II
Wednesday, March 9
Your Major Memoir (finish reading)
Finish your "major memoir" and prepare a five-minute final presentation for class.
Week VIII
Spring Break
Spring Break
Week IX
Research Prospectus
Wednesday, March 23
Your Research Book (start reading).
Start reading your research book, and be ready to describe it to the class, as well as to give the class a very brief overview of your "research prospectus."
Week X
Keep Reading
Wednesday, March 30
No Class Today—Make Significant Progress on Your Project
Your Research Book (keep reading).
Get to at least the two-thirds point of your research book, and try to connect what you have read to the research prospectus you wrote last week.
Week XI
Presenting Your Research I
Wednesday, April 6
Your Research Book (keep reading).
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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 II
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 III
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 24
See the Late Assignment Policy
See the Late Assignment Policy
Week XIV
Presenting Your Research V
Wednesday, April 27
Spring Day—No Meeting
Week XV
Presenting Your Research V
Wednesday, May 4
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Presentation gathering in the Beloit College Poetry Garden
on Wednesday, May 11 at noon.
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