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EAST201
East Asian Studies Sophomore Colloquium: Self and Other in East Asian Cultures
EAST201 SP
| Section | Class Size | *Available | Times |
|---|
| 1 | 25 | 15 | Times: M.W.... 1:10PM-2:30PM; |
*The number of spaces listed as available is based on class seats open for
the current phase of registration. Some seats may be taken in previous
phases while others may be held out for subsequent phases of registration.
(Last Updated on Wed Mar 4 05:00:40 EST 1998
)
This seminar will introduce students to several ways of
looking at the dilemmas of identity in modern China and
Japan. The goal is to explore how various disciplines--such
as history, political science, literature and
music--conceive and describe a common subject. The
disintegration and re-invention of tradition in 20th
century East Asia is the background against which we will
explore specific moments such as the Nanjing Massacre of
1937 as well as expressions of cultural contest embodied in
the Japanese Imperial institution, Okinawan fiction and in
such musical composition as the Yellow River Cantata.
Throughout the seminar, students will have an opportunity to
interact with various members of the East Asian faculty as
well as to develop their own research agenda. Throughout the
seminar, students will have an opportunity to interact with
various members of the East Asian faculty as well as to
develop their own research agenda.
MAJOR READINGS
Readings include:
NIETZSCHE
OE KENZABURO
IRIS CHANG
EXAMINATIONS AND ASSIGNMENTS
Each week students will be
expected to write a short essay (1-2pp) on the reading--to
be handed in no later than Tuesday 3:00 p.m. Each week, too,
a team of two students will serve as discussion leaders for
the last hour of the seminar. Students assigned to lead
discussion will not be expected to write essays for that
week. A final paper will encourage students to draw
connections among the modules.
ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS and/or COMMENTS
This course is
primarily designed for Sophomores who are seriously
considering a major in East Asian Studies, and is also open
to Junior and Senior East Asian Studies majors who were
unable to take the course their Sophomore year.
Unless preregistered students attend the first class meeting
or communicate directly with the instructor prior to the
first class, they will be dropped from the class list.
NOTE: Students must still submit a completed Drop/Add form
to the Registrar's Office.
COURSE FORMAT: Seminar
REGISTRATION INFORMATION
Level: UG Credit: 1.00
Prerequisites:
None
- Section 01
- Schwarcz, V
- Times: M.W.... 1:10PM- 2:30PM;
- Grading Mode: A/F
- Registration Preference (1 high to 6 low, 0=Excluded) Sr: 2, Jr: 2, So: 1, Fr: 0
- No Major Preference Given
Last Updated on MAR-03-1998
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