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2004-2005 Seminar

Follow-up Session, October 29th, 10am

Lesson Plans

Materials List for past participants (Word doc)

Overview and Goals

Study Abroad applications for past and current participants will be out shortly. Please email any new or updated email address to Monica.

Syllabus

September 18

First seminar date postponed to October 3rd!

October 3 (Sunday)

Topics:
Geography, Language, East Asia in the world; Early Chinese civilization and political organization

Readings:
East Asia , chapters 1-3
Chinese Civilization, selections 5-8

October 23

Topics:
The foundation of the Chinese Empire-the Qin and Han legacy of the "Silk Road" and cultural and religious developments across Asia

Guest Speaker:
Dr. Richard Foltz , University of Florida

Readings:
East Asia , chapter 4
Chinese Civilization , selections 11-15, 17-18

November 6

Topics:
The Tang Empire in East Asian and world history; Buddhism in East Asia
Guest Speaker :Dr. Harry Rothschild, University of North Florida

Readings:
East Asia , chapters 5,10-11
Chinese Civilization , selections 22,25-26,30-31

December 11

Topics:
East Asia and the world: Song, Yuan, and Ming dynasties; Literati culture, social developments in world-historical perspective

Guest Speaker:
Dr. Guolong Lai , University of Florida

Readings:
East Asia , chapter 6-7
Chinese Civilization , selections 32-33,35,38,41,47,49,55-56

January 8

Topics:
Successive political organizations of Japan: Kings to Shoguns; Japanese culture and society, arts and architecture

Guest Speaker:
Dr. Yumiko Hulvey , University of Florida

Readings:
East Asia , chapter 13
The Pillow Book of Sei Shonagon , 21-79, 210-264

February 12

Topics:
Interpreting the opening of China and Japan; The Meiji Restoration and its aftermath

Guest Speaker:
Dr. Helen Lee, University of Florida

Readings:
East Asia , chapter 8, 12, 14-15
Chinese Civilization , selections 59, 68, 70
Fukuzawa , Autobiography

March 12

Topics:
Japanese colonialism: Korea and Taiwan; Twentieth Century Japanese political and popular culture

Guest Speaker:
Dr. Sarah Kovner, University of Florida

Location:
Harn Museum Auditorium, directions

Readings:
East Asia , chapter 17-18, 21
Chinese Civilization , selections 73-75, 77
Buruma , Inventing Japan
White, Material Child

April 16, Info for April Seminar

Topics:
War and revolutions in 20th centure China; Colonialism: Korea and Taiwan; Contemporary China and the switch to market
Lesson plans and general info

Readings:
East Asia , chapter 19-20
Chinese Civilization , selections 84, 86, 91, 95-100
Liang and Shapiro, Son of the Revolution
Kim, Lost Names

Follow-Up, Directions.

October 29st, 2005
Location: the Terrace Room, G400 Norman Hall

Seminar Materials

Seminar materials, to be provided by the Program and NCTA, and distributed at the first seminar:

• Rhoads Murphy
  East Asia: A New History, 2nd Edition (Addison-Wesley, 2001)
• Patricia Buckley Ebrey, ed.
  Chinese Civilization: A Sourcebook, 2nd edition (The Free Press, 1993)
• Ivan Morris, trans.
  The Pillow Book of Sei Shonagon
• Fukuzawa Yukichi
  Autobiography of Fukuzawa Yukichi
• Ian Buruma
  Inventing Japan, 1853-1964 (Modern Library)
• Richard E. Kim
  Lost Names (California, 1998)
• Sakaiya Taiichi
  What is Japan? Contradictions and Transformations
• Merry White
  Material Child: Coming of Age in Japan and America
  

Parking Information

non-interactive map
interactive map

National Consortium for Teaching about Asia

Participants

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