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EAST201

East Asian Studies Sophomore Colloquium: Self and Other in East Asian Cultures EAST201 SP

Crosslistings: HIST308

Section	Class Size	*Available	Times	POI	Prereq
1	25	13	Times: ..W.... 1:10PM-4:00PM;	Yes	No

*The number of spaces listed as available is based on class seats open for the Blue Add 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 Tue Aug 10 05:00:21 EDT 1999 )

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, the Cultural Revolution, 1966-69, 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.

MAJOR READINGS

Readings include:
NIETZSCHE
OE KENZABURO
IAN BURUMA
IRIS CHANG
YUKIO MISHIMA

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 final research essay 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: ..W.... 1:10PM- 4:00PM;; Grading Mode: A/F; Registration Preference (1 high to 6 low, 0=Excluded) Sr: 3, Jr: 2, So: 1, Fr: 4; No Major Preference Given; Permission of Instructor Required.

Last Updated on MAR-22-1999

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