*East Asian Studies 97r. Tutorial — Sophomore Year
Catalog Number: 0306
Helen Hardacre (spring term), Michael James Puett (fall term) and members of the Department
Half course (fall term; repeated spring term). Tu., 2–3:30. EXAM GROUP: 16, 17
Note: Required of sophomore concentrators.
*East Asian Studies 98r. Tutorial — Junior Year
Catalog Number: 0342
Andrew Gordon (fall term), David McCann (spring term) and members of the Department.
Half course (fall term; repeated spring term). Hours to be arranged.
Note: Required of junior concentrators. Divided into sections specializing in China, Japan, Korea, and Vietnam.
*East Asian Studies 99. Tutorial — Senior Year
Catalog Number: 0384
Andrew Gordon (fall term), David McCann (spring term) and members of the Department.
Full course. Hours to be arranged.
Thesis guidance under faculty direction.
*East Asian Buddhist Studies 115. Buddhist Meditation Traditions
Catalog Number: 6958
Robert M. Gimello
Half course (spring term). Tu., Th., 10–11:30. EXAM GROUP: 12, 13
Focusing particularly on Buddhism in East Asia, and relying chiefly on English translations of primary canonical and paracanonical sources, this course will examine a variety of specific meditation curricula while also posing theoretical questions about the relationship between meditation and Buddhist doctrine, the value of meditation in the moral lives of Buddhist individuals and communities, the influence of meditation upon Buddhist art, the connection between meditation and Buddhist ritual, etc.
Note: Offered jointly by the Divinity School as 3561.
[East Asian Buddhist Studies 116a. Buddhism in East Asia: I-VII Century]
Catalog Number: 9937
Robert M. Gimello
Half course (fall term). Hours to be arranged.
A survey of the history of Buddhist thought and practice in East Asia from its advent of the religion in Han China to the emergence of distinctly East Asian traditions of Buddhist thought and practice in the early Tang, with attention also to the early transmission of Buddhism to Korea, Japan, and Vietnam.
Note: Expected to be given in 2001–02. Offered jointly with Divinity School as 3521.
[East Asian Buddhist Studies 116b. Buddhism in East Asia: VIII-XVI Century]
Catalog Number: 9214
Robert M. Gimello
Half course (spring term). Hours to be arranged.
A survey of the history of Buddhist thought and practice in mid-Tang through Ming China, with attention also to developments during the same period in Korea, Vietnam, and Japan.
Note: Expected to be given in 2001–02.
[East Asian Buddhist Studies 120. Buddhist Apologetics in East Asia]
Catalog Number: 0692
Robert M. Gimello
Half course (fall term). Hours to be arranged.
A treatment of the process by which Buddhism in China, Korea, and Japan came to define itself either over and against other religious and intellectual traditions like Confucianism, Daoism, and Shintö or in ecumenical relation to them. Historical examples of Buddhism’s response to other traditions will be considered in light of modern theories of inter-religious dialogue.
Note: Expected to be given in 2001–02. Offered jointly with the Divinity School as 3524.
[East Asian Buddhist Studies 210r. Topics in East Asian Buddhism]
Catalog Number: 7624
Robert M. Gimello
Half course (spring term). To be arranged.
Examination of various themes and issues in the history of medieval and early modern Chinese, Korean, and/or Japanese Buddhism.
Note: Expected to be given in 2001–02. A reading knowledge of Classical Chinese is required.
East Asian Buddhist Studies 212. Later Huayan Buddhism
Catalog Number: 7986
Robert M. Gimello
Half course (fall term). W., 2–5. EXAM GROUP: 7, 8, 9
A study of the intellectual history of Huayan (Korean: Hwaom, Japanese: Kegon) Buddhism focusing in Song China, Koryo Korea, and late Heian/Kamakura Japan. Special attention will be given to the relation between Huayan and Chan (Son/Zen). Reading knowledge of classical Chinese is required.
Note: Offered jointly by the Divinity School as 3862.
East Asian Buddhist Studies 213. Buddhist Monks and Literati Culture in the Song
Catalog Number: 3295
Robert M. Gimello and Peter K. Bol
Half course (spring term). Hours to be arranged. EXAM GROUP: 6, 7
Graduate reading course on relations between monks and literati in the Song period.
Chinese Ba. Elementary Modern Chinese
Catalog Number: 4375
Aimin Li
Half course (fall term). Section I: Tu., Th., at 9; Section II: Tu., Th., at 10; Section III: Tu., Th., at 11; Section IV: Tu., Th., at 2, and three additional hours to be arranged. EXAM GROUP: 6
Nonintensive introduction to modern Chinese pronunciation, grammar, conversation, reading, and writing.
Note: No auditors permitted. May not be taken Pass/Fail.
Chinese Bb. Elementary Modern Chinese
Catalog Number: 8714
Aimin Li
Half course (spring term). Section I: Tu., Th., at 9; Section II: Tu., Th., at 11; Section III: Tu., Th., at 2, and three additional hours to be arranged. EXAM GROUP: 6
Continuation of Chinese Ba.
Note: No auditors permitted. May not be taken pass/fail.
Prerequisite: Chinese Ba or equivalent.
Chinese Bx. Elementary Chinese for Advanced Beginners
Catalog Number: 7066
Wenze Hu
Half course (fall term). Section I: Tu., Th., at 10; Section II: Tu., Th., at 2; and three additional hours to be arranged. EXAM GROUP: 12
For students with significant listening and speaking background. Introductory Modern Chinese language course, with emphasis on reading and writing. Covers in one semester the equivalent of Chinese Ba and Bb.
Note: No auditors permitted. May not be taken Pass/Fail. Students must pass a test in listening and speaking to take the course.
Chinese 100 (formerly Chinese 100r). Mandarin Pronunciation and Grammar for Speakers of Cantonese Dialects
Catalog Number: 7291
Baozhang He
Half course (spring term). Tu., Th., at 2, and one additional hour to be arranged. EXAM GROUP: 16
An introduction to modern Chinese pronunciation. Offering a systematic contrast and comparison between the sound and syntactic systems of the two dialects, for students who are native speakers of Cantonese and have a strong background in reading. Those who wish to continue will be prepared for Chinese 113b, Advanced Conversational Chinese.
Chinese 101a. Intermediate Modern Chinese
Catalog Number: 4283
Baozhang He
Half course (fall term). Section I: Tu., Th., at 9; Section II: Tu., Th., at 10; Section III: Tu., Th., at 2, and three additional hours to be arranged. EXAM GROUP: 13
Modern texts, conversation, reading, and composition.
Prerequisite: Chinese Bb or equivalent.
Chinese 101b. Intermediate Modern Chinese
Catalog Number: 1702
Baozhang He and Xuedong Wang
Half course (spring term). Section I: Tu., Th., at 9; Section II: Tu., Th., at 10; Section III: Tu., Th., at 2, and drill sections MWF at 9, 10 and 2. EXAM GROUP: 11
Continuation of Chinese 101a.
Chinese 101x. Intermediate Modern Chinese for Advanced Beginners
Catalog Number: 7034
Wenze Hu
Half course (spring term). Section I: Tu., Th., at 10; Section II: Tu., Th., at 2, and three additional hours to be arranged. EXAM GROUP: 12
Continuation of Chinese Bx. Covers in one semester the equivalent of Chinese 101a and 101b.
Chinese 102ab. Intensive Intermediate Modern Standard Chinese
Catalog Number: 0977
Xuedong Wang
Full course (spring term). M. through F., 1–3. EXAM GROUP: 6, 7, 15, 16
Continuation of Chinese Aab.
Note: Satisfies prerequisite for 3rd year Chinese.
Prerequisite: Chinese Aab, or Ba and Bb, or equivalent.
Chinese 105a. Advanced Modern Chinese
Catalog Number: 6724
Yu Feng
Half course (fall term). Section I: M., W., at 10; Section II: M., W., at 11; Section III: M., W., at 2, and three additional hours to be arranged. EXAM GROUP: 4
A study of writings selected from modern Chinese literature, academic works and newspaper articles aimed at enhancing and further developing the student’s proficiency in modern Chinese language.
Note: Conducted in Chinese.
Prerequisite: Two years of modern Chinese.
Chinese 105b. Advanced Modern Chinese
Catalog Number: 2917
Yu Feng
Half course (spring term). Section I: M., W., at 10; Section II: M., W., at 11; Section III: M., W., at 2, and three additional hours to be arranged. EXAM GROUP: 3, 4
Continuation of Chinese 105a.
Note: Conducted in Chinese.
Prerequisite: Chinese 105a.
Chinese 108a. Cantonese
Catalog Number: 0223
Baozhang He and staff
Half course (fall term). Tu., Th., 2:30–4. EXAM GROUP: 16, 17
Nonintensive introduction to Cantonese dialect. Emphasizes basic pronunciation and colloquial usage.
Note: Primarily intended for non-native speakers who will conduct research in a Cantonese-speaking locale.
Prerequisite: Two years’ formal study of Mandarin.
Chinese 108b. Cantonese
Catalog Number: 0831
Baozhang He and staff
Half course (spring term). Tu., Th., 2:30–4. EXAM GROUP: 16
Continuation of Chinese 108a.
Note: Primarily intended for non-native speakers who will conduct research in a Cantonese-speaking locale.
Prerequisite: Two years formal study of Mandarin and Chinese 108a or equivalent.
Chinese 110a. Advanced Readings in Modern Chinese
Catalog Number: 1945
Yuehua Liu
Half course (fall term). Section I: M., W., F., at 9; Section II: M., W., F., at 1; and 1 additional hour to be arranged. EXAM GROUP: 2
Rapid reading of selections from books and articles.
Note: Conducted in Chinese.
Prerequisite: Chinese 105b.
Chinese 110b. Advanced Readings in Modern Chinese
Catalog Number: 6844
Yuehua Liu
Half course (spring term). Section I: M., W., F., at 9; Section II: M., W., F., at 1; and 1 additional hour to be arranged. EXAM GROUP: 2, 6
Continuation of Chinese 110a.
Chinese 111r (formerly Chinese 111a). Readings in Modern Chinese Literature and Culture
Catalog Number: 7049
Leo Ou-Fan Lee
Half course (fall term). Tu., 2–4. EXAM GROUP: 16, 17
For graduate students and advanced undergraduates who have taken Chinese 110ab or had equivalent background. Rapid and extensive reading of a large number of primary texts of modern Chinese fiction and prose as well as Chinese scholarly articles and books in order to prepare students to do research.
Note: Conducted entirely in Chinese. Expected to be offered in 2001-2002.
Chinese 113a. Advanced Conversational Chinese
Catalog Number: 3900
Yu Feng
Half course (fall term). Tu., Th., 2–3:30 and one additional hour to be arranged. EXAM GROUP: 16, 17
Spoken Chinese for advanced students.
Prerequisite: Chinese 110a or equivalent.
Chinese 113b. Advanced Conversational Chinese
Catalog Number: 1418
Yu Feng
Half course (spring term). Tu., Th., 2–3:30, and one additional hour to be arranged. EXAM GROUP: 16, 17
Spoken Chinese for advanced students.
Prerequisite: Chinese 100, 113a, or equivalent.
Chinese 183. Being Chinese: Contemporary Cultural Debates
Catalog Number: 5179
Xiaofei Tian Owen
Half course (fall term). Tu., Th., 12–1:30. EXAM GROUP: 14, 15
This course is designed for both undergraduate and graduate students and intends to explore a series of heated contemporary cultural debates in China that are all concerned about the “Chinese identity” and the notion of “greater cultural China” in the age of globalization. Readings for this course draw on essays, critical writings, and movie reviews published in current Chinese literary and cultural journals as well as on Chinese Internet. In relation to the readings the students will also watch some relevant Chinese movies made in the 1980s-1990s.
Note: Class conducted in Chinese.
Prerequisite: Four years of Mandarin or equivalent (with instructor’s permission).
Chinese 185. Chinese Martial Arts Fiction and the Myth of Jin Yong
Catalog Number: 3974
Xiaofei Tian Owen
Half course (spring term). Tu., Th., at 12 and an hour to be arranged. EXAM GROUP: 14
This course will look at Jin Yong and modern Chinese martial arts fiction as a cultural phenomenon. Readings from Jin Yong’s fiction and from other writers such as Liang Yusheng and Gu Long, as well as critical essays, conference papers, interviews, newspaper articles about the recent Jin Yong debate, and the popular Jin Yong manga recently finished by a Singapore graphic artist. Film versions of some of Jin Yong’s novels will also be shown.
Note: Class conducted in Chinese.
Prerequisite: Four years of Mandarin or equivalent (with instructor’s permission).
Chinese 187. Art and Politics in the Cultural Revolution
Catalog Number: 1253
Xiaofei Tian Owen
Half course (spring term). F., 1–3. EXAM GROUP: 6, 7
Art, literature, and politics probably have never been so closely related in Chinese history as in the Cultural Revolution period (1966-1976). Readings will range from political essays of the period to fiction and poetry, to the eight “Revolutionary Operas,” and to the memoirs of experiences in the Cultural Revolution by famous writers such as Yang Jiang and Ba Jin. Film and documentaries will also be shown throughout the term.
Note: Class conducted in Chinese.
Prerequisite: Four years of Mandarin or equivalent (with instructor’s permission).
[Chinese Linguistics 200. Introduction to Teaching of Modern Chinese Language]
Catalog Number: 5108
Baozhang He
Half course (spring term). Hours to be arranged.
Introduction to theoretical and practical aspects of teaching Modern Standard Chinese as a second language at the college level. Includes review of concepts and publications relating to recent trends in second language teaching, examination and discussion of specific pedagogical issues and materials concerned with teaching Modern Standard Chinese, and observation of class teaching.
Note: Expected to be given in 2001–02.
Chinese 106b. Introduction to Literary Chinese
Catalog Number: 3600
Paul Rouzer
Half course (spring term). Section I: M., W., F., at 10; Section II: M., W., F., at 11. EXAM GROUP: 3
Continuation of Chinese 106a.
Prerequisite: Chinese 106a or permission of instructor.
Chinese 107a. Intermediate Literary Chinese
Catalog Number: 3343
Paul Rouzer
Half course (fall term). Tu., Th., at 12, and one additional hour to be arranged. EXAM GROUP: 14
A second-year course in literary Chinese, covering the genres and styles used in the imperial period. Historical, literary, and religious texts in both poetry and prose will be read.
Prerequisite: One year of literary Chinese.
Chinese 107b. Intermediate Literary Chinese
Catalog Number: 6931
Paul Rouzer
Half course (spring term). Tu., Th., at 12, and one additional hour to be arranged. EXAM GROUP: 14
Continuation of 107a.
Prerequisite: Chinese 107a or equivalent.
[Chinese History 112. Introduction to Chinese History: Late Imperial China, 755-1700]
Catalog Number: 7695
Peter K. Bol
Half course (spring term). Hours to be arranged.
Surveys the changing development of political institutions, social and economic organization, cultural pursuits, and intellectual values from the middle of the T’ang to the early Ch’ing dynasty and current interpretations thereof.
Note: Expected to be given in 2001–02.
[Chinese History 115. Intellectual Change in 17th-Century China: Conference Course]
Catalog Number: 4806
Peter K. Bol
Half course (spring term). Hours to be arranged.
Examines the literati search for values in the context of the social and political upheavals of the 17th century. Topics include the growing tensions within neo-Confucianism, the revival of Buddhist and Taoist movements, the impact of the Jesuits, new trends in literature and art, and the emergence of “evidential learning” as a new mode of intellectual activity.
Note: Expected to be given in 2001–02.
Chinese History 116a (formerly Chinese History 116). Intellectual History of China to the Mid T’ang Dynasty
Catalog Number: 1057
Michael James Puett
Half course (spring term). Tu., Th., at 11. EXAM GROUP: 13
A survey of Chinese intellectual history from antiquity to the end of the T’ang dynasty. Particular emphasis will be placed on the classical philosophers, including Confucius, Chuang Tzu, Lao Tzu, Mencius, and Hsün Tzu.
Note: No prior coursework in Chinese history is presumed.
[Chinese History 116c. Modern Chinese Intellectual History]
Catalog Number: 7223
Wei-Ming Tu
Half course (spring term). Hours to be arranged.
Explores the important themes and diverse idioms of critical thinking in China’s modern transformation. The course emphasizes the interplay between iconoclastic attacks on the tradition and the enduring habits of the heart in debates on Westernization and modernization. Issues to be discussed include the impact of the Enlightenment mentality, the rise of Maoism, and the possibility of a “third epoch” of Confucian humanism.
Note: Expected to be given in 2001–02.
Chinese History 118. History of Relations between China and Inner Asia II
Catalog Number: 3074
Mark Christopher Elliott (University of California Santa Barbara)
Half course (spring term). Th., 3–6. EXAM GROUP: 17, 18
A continuation of Chinese 117. Examines the political, military, economic, and social aspects of the relationship between China and Inner Asia from the 13th to the 20th century.
Note: Some knowledge of Chinese is recommended but not required. Previous enrollment in Chinese History 117 is not a prerequisite.
[Chinese History 224. Introduction to T’ang and Sung Historical Sources]
Catalog Number: 0673
Peter K. Bol
Half course (fall term). Hours to be arranged.
Introduction to the reading and interpretation of sources useful in the study of T’ang and Sung history. Recent scholarship and methodological issues are also discussed.
Note: Expected to be given in 2001–02.
Prerequisite: One year of literary Chinese or the equivalent.
[Chinese History 225r. Topics in Sung History: Seminar]
Catalog Number: 5075
Peter K. Bol
Half course (spring term). Hours to be arranged.
Examines various topics in the political, social, and intellectual history of Sung China.
Note: Expected to be given in 2001–02.
Prerequisite: Knowledge of literary Chinese.
[Chinese History 226. Introduction to Sources for Local History]
Catalog Number: 7114
Peter K. Bol
Half course (fall term). Hours to be arranged.
Introduction to the reading and interpretation of various kinds of sources from the Sung, Yuan, and Ming periods useful in the study of local history. Recent scholarship and methodological issues are also discussed.
Note: Expected to be given in 2001–02.
Prerequisite: One year of literary Chinese or the equivalent.
[Chinese History 227r (formerly Chinese History 227z). Topics in Middle-Period Sociocultural History: Seminar]
Catalog Number: 7132
Peter K. Bol
Half course (spring term). Hours to be arranged.
Examines changes in Chinese society and culture from the Southern Sung period into the mid-Ming period through case studies in local history.
Note: Expected to be given in 2001–02.
Prerequisite: Knowledge of literary Chinese.
[Chinese History 228. Introduction to Neoconfucianism: Seminar]
Catalog Number: 7159
Peter K. Bol
Half course (fall term). Hours to be arranged.
Introduces major Neo-Confucian texts for close reading and analysis. Selections from the writing and records of spoken instruction by Zhou Dunyi, Chang Zai, Cheng Yi, Cheng Hao, Zhu Xi, Lu Jiuyuan, Wang Shouren, and others.
Note: Expected to be given in 2001–02.
Prerequisite: One year of literary Chinese or the equivalent.
[Chinese History 229r (formerly Chinese History 227r). Topics in Ming History]
Catalog Number: 6649
Peter K. Bol
Half course (spring term). Hours to be arranged.
Examines various topics in the intellectual and cultural history of Ming China.
Note: Expected to be given in 2001–02.
Prerequisite: Knowledge of literary Chinese.
[Chinese History 232. Topics in Han History: Seminar]
Catalog Number: 0170
Michael James Puett
Half course (fall term). Hours to be arranged.
Examines various topics in the history of the Han Dynasty.
Note: Expected to be given in 2002–03.
Chinese History 233. Sources for Early Chinese History
Catalog Number: 9387
Michael James Puett
Half course (fall term). W., 1–4. EXAM GROUP: 6, 7, 8
Chronological survey of recently-discovered paleographic texts and received materials from the late Shang through the early Warring States period, with discussion of problems of contextualization.
Chinese History 234. The Historiography of Early Chinese History
Catalog Number: 8694
Michael James Puett
Half course (spring term). W., 2–4. EXAM GROUP: 7, 8
A study of major trends in the history of scholarship on early China. The main focus will be on 20th-century scholarship, but earlier developments will be introduced where relevant.
[Chinese History 235. Topics in Warring States History: Seminar]
Catalog Number: 1499
Michael James Puett
Half course (spring term). Hours to be arranged.
Close reading of texts from the Warring States period.
Note: Expected to be given in 2001–02.
[Chinese History 237. Introduction to Shang and Western Zhou Inscriptional Materials: Seminar]
Catalog Number: 1507
Michael James Puett
Half course (fall term). Hours to be arranged.
An introduction to the reading of inscriptional materials from the Bronze Age.
Note: Expected to be given in 2002–03.
Chinese History 240r (formerly Chinese History 240). Readings in Chinese Intellectual History
Catalog Number: 7633
Wei-Ming Tu
Half course (spring term). W., 2–5. EXAM GROUP: 7, 8
Selected readings of the Mencian tradition in Neo-Confucianism with emphasis in the writings of Lu Xiangshan, Wang Yangming, and Liu Zhongzhou.
Note: Offered jointly with the Divinity School as 3520.
Prerequisite: Knowledge of literary Chinese.
[Chinese History 251. Confucian Ethics: Proseminar]
Catalog Number: 2428
Wei-Ming Tu
Half course (spring term). Hours to be arranged.
An exploration of salient features in the Confucian mode of moral reasoning.
Note: Expected to be given in 2001–02. Jointly offered with the Divinity School as 3857.
[Chinese History 260. Taoism: Conference Course]
Catalog Number: 6129
Wei-Ming Tu
Half course (spring term). Hours to be arranged.
Explores a philosophical and religious aspect of the Taoist tradition in China in a historical perspective.
Note: Expected to be omitted in 2001–02. Expected to be given in 2002–03. Expected to be omitted 2001-02. Offered jointly with the Divinity School as HDS
Chinese Literature 125. Modern Chinese Literature in Translation
Catalog Number: 1162
Eileen Cheng-yin Chow
Half course (spring term). Tu., Th., at 11 and additional evening film screenings. EXAM GROUP: 13
Readings of major works in modern Chinese literature, centering on the interaction between literary texts and other cultural, artistic, and social domains from the late 19th century to the present.
Chinese Literature 130. Screening Modern China: Chinese Film and Culture
Catalog Number: 7241
Eileen Cheng-yin Chow and Leo Ou-Fan Lee
Half course (fall term). Tu., Th., at 11; Tu., 7–10 p.m. EXAM GROUP: 13
How do Chinese films between the two fin-de-siècles create the spectacle of “China” at home and abroad? Course topics include: the cinematic histories of China, Taiwan, and Hong Kong; the origins of early Chinese cinema and the larger context of 1930s Shanghai urban culture; film’s relationship to literary and pop culture discourses (music, soap opera, fanzines); aesthetic responses to historical crises (Taiwan’s 228 Incident, the Cultural Revolution, 1997 Hong Kong handover), “spectacular” violence and the martial arts genre.
Note: Lectures and readings in English, plus weekly film screenings. No prior background in subject matter required.
[Chinese Literature 150. Diaspora and Transnationalism]
Catalog Number: 1470
Eileen Cheng-yin Chow
Half course (fall term). Hours to be arranged.
In this course we look at the way in which historical and cultural notions of nations, diasporas, and homes intersect with new economic and social arrangements that have created transnational flows of people across the globe. Readings focus on debates around nationalism, transnationalism, and cultural identity, and their relation to memory, knowledge, and narrative; the question of translated sexualities; hybrid/minority cultural formations; and the role modern mass media has played in creating transnational publics. Theoretical perspectives from Anderson, Appadurai, Bhabha, Chow, Clifford, Gilroy, Hall, Radhakrishnan, Ong, Spivak; creative texts include those by Amitav Ghosh, Ruth Ozeki, Pai Hsien-yung, Salman Rushdie, and films Mississippi Masala, The Wedding Banquet, and Chungking Express.
Note: Expected to be given in 2001–02.
[Chinese Literature 153. Epic Poetry, Narrative Verse, and Prosimetric Literature]
Catalog Number: 1105
Wilt Lukas Idema
Half course (fall term). Hours to be arranged.
The Chinese tradition of poetry is overwhelmingly lyrical in nature. This does not mean, however, that narrative poetry and epic dimensions are absent. Moreover, Chinese literature developed as an extremely rich body of chantable literature. Works in these genres tell their stories in an alternation of prose of verse. In this course we will look at the most important genres (bianwen, zhugongdiao, cihua, tanci, baojuan) and discuss some works in detail.
Note: Expected to be given in 2001–02.
[Chinese Literature 157. Women’s Writing in Imperial China]
Catalog Number: 8022
Wilt Lukas Idema
Half course (spring term). Hours to be arranged.
In this course we will consider what kind of women in imperial times wrote what kind of literature, and the changes in these pattterns over the centuries. We will not only deal with poetry by women, but also look at other genres, such as drama and verse narrative.
Note: Expected to be given in 2001–02.
Chinese Literature 158. Passion and Duty in Chinese Drama
Catalog Number: 8085
Wilt Lukas Idema
Half course (fall term). M., 1–3. EXAM GROUP: 6, 7
Traditional and modern Chinese literature have a rich dramatic tradition. Following a general introduction to the theater in China in its historical development, we will read (in translation) representative plays from the major dramatic genres from the 13th to the 20th century. In the discussion of these plays, drawing upon existing scholarship and criticism, we will emphasize the ways in which the conflict between passion (love, revenge) and duty (filial piety, loyalty to the state) is dealt with in each case.
Chinese Literature 159. Filial Piety in Chinese Literature
Catalog Number: 1790
Wilt Lukas Idema
Half course (spring term). M., 1–3. EXAM GROUP: 6, 7
Filial piety is a central value in traditional Chinese culture. Perhaps because it is an unavoidable duty and not a matter of choice, it does not play the important role in Chinese literature one might expect. In this course we will look at the various ways in the which filial piety has been constructed in Chinese
literature, starting from the Xiaojing (Classic of Filial Piety) and Ershisi xiao (Twenty-four Examples of Filial Piety) and proceeding through traditional fiction and drama to the attacks on filial piety during the May Fourth period at the beginning of the 20th century.
Chinese Literature 160. Heroes and Anti-heroes in Chinese Literature: Seminar
Catalog Number: 9930
Wai-yee Li
Half course (spring term). Th., 1–3. EXAM GROUP: 15, 16
This course traces the protean transformations of heroes in Chinese literature. Marginality, dissent, and alternatives define a counter-tradition endemic to the literary representation of heroes. The entwined genealogies of heroes and anti-heroes demonstrate how conflicting value systems shape literary works. Early historical writings create heroic types by examining ideas of power and authority, success and failure. The ironic displacement and folk transformations of historical heroes bring us to the origins of Chinese fiction. We will concentrate on how liminal types, such as the knight-errant, the trickster, the frustrated scholar, the aesthete, the marginal woman, and the social
outcast become dominant figures in Chinese fiction.
Prerequisite: Ability to read pre-modern vernacular Chinese is requried.
Chinese Literature 201b. History of Chinese Literature: 900-1900
Catalog Number: 1760
Wilt Lukas Idema
Half course (spring term). Th., 1–3. EXAM GROUP: 15, 16
This course is a continuation of Chinese Literature 201a, History of Chinese Literature, Beginnings
through Song, taught by Prof. Stephen Owen. The course aims to provide an in depth overview of the
development of Chinese literature during the late imperial period, with special (but not exclusive)
emphasis on the development of vernacular literature.
Chinese Literature 208. Readings in Buddhist Bianwen and Related Dunhuang Materials
Catalog Number: 0743
Wilt Lukas Idema and Robert M. Gimello
Half course (spring term). Tu., 2–5. EXAM GROUP: 16, 17, 18
Basing ourselves on modern critical editions and photographic reproductions of the original manuscripts we will read a selection of the prosimetrical and poetical texts on Buddhist subjects that were discovered at Dunhuang and date from the Tang and Five Dynasties periods. The aim is to achieve a better understanding of the forms and topics of “popular” Buddhism at the time.
[Chinese Literature 220. Modern Chinese Literary History: Proseminar]
Catalog Number: 2144
Leo Ou-Fan Lee
Half course (fall term). Tu., 2–4. EXAM GROUP: 16, 17
The historical background, scholarly sources, and analytical approaches in the study of modern Chinese literature.
Note: Expected to be given in 2001–02.
Prerequisite: Command of modern Chinese.
Chinese Literature 224r (formerly Chinese Literature 224). Topics in Modern Chinese Literature
Catalog Number: 4997
Leo Ou-Fan Lee
Half course (spring term). Th., 2–4. EXAM GROUP: 16, 17
Studies of urban literature in Shanghai.
Prerequisite: Advanced command of modern Chinese.
Chinese Literature 225. Visual Evidence: Seminar in Modern Chinese Literary Culture
Catalog Number: 7222
Eileen Cheng-yin Chow
Half course (fall term). W., 2–4. EXAM GROUP: 7, 8
Through a broad reading of literary texts and investigations into visual practices (theatre, pictorial press, advertising, early cinema), this course explores the interactions of social context, technology, and culture in late Qing and Republican China, and asks what role material media plays in changing epistemological formations, and in the definition of the “modern” in Chinese literature. Topics: cultures of leisure and play youxi; theoretical and methodological issues related to the field; cultural vs. historical modes of reading and perception; canon formation and popular fiction; and what constitutes “the archive” for popular cultural studies.
Prerequisite: Advanced command of modern Chinese; ability to read classical Chinese.
Chinese Literature 226. Honglou meng (Dream of the Red Chamber): Seminar
Catalog Number: 0229
Wai-yee Li
Half course (fall term). Tu., 12–2. EXAM GROUP: 14, 15
This course will be devoted to a close reading of the masterpiece of Chinese fiction, Honglou meng,
drawing on commentary traditions and modern interpretations. We will explore how Honglou meng sums up and rethinks aspects of the Chinese tradition, paying special attention to various contexts of Ming-Qing literary and cultural history.
Chinese Literature 227. Early Chinese Historiography: Seminar
Catalog Number: 3773
Wai-yee Li
Half course (spring term). Tu., 2–4. EXAM GROUP: 16, 17
We will study Zuozhuan and Shiji and ponder early Chinese conceptions of history by examining rhetorical and narrative modes. The focus will be problems of interpretation, that is, how these texts represent the possibilities and limits of historical knowledge, the roles and functions of interpreters, and the evolution and disintegration of interpretive structures.
Prerequisite: Reading knowledge of classical Chinese is required.
Chinese Literature 228. Asian Modernities: An Introduction to Critical Theory
Catalog Number: 7357
Eileen Cheng-yin Chow
Half course (spring term). W., 4–6. EXAM GROUP: 9
This course looks at the place of theory and criticism in the study of ‘Asia’ in the academy today. We will engage in topics such as the construction of ‘literature’, literary traditions, and national cultures in a comparative context; articulations of internationalism and cosmopolitanism as counter-discourses; recent debates on nationalism and modernity, cultural studies, gender studies, translation and travel, and the proliferation of ‘post-’ studies (postmodern, post-colonial, post-ethnic) as they pertain to our research and writing.
Note: Graduate seminar; qualified undergraduates may enroll with permission of instructor. Knowledge of one Asian literary or cultural tradition helpful.
[Chinese Literature 229. Reading Classical Prose]
Catalog Number: 5113
Stephen Owen
Half course (spring term). .
Selected readings in classical prose, with special attention to traditional criticism and interpretation.
Note: Expected to be given in 2001–02.
Prerequisite: Two years of literary Chinese or the equivalent.
Chinese Literature 230. The Vernacular Short Story (huaben xiaoshuo); Historical and Critical Approaches
Catalog Number: 6268
Wilt Lukas Idema
Half course (fall term). Th., 1–3. EXAM GROUP: 15, 16
This course will deal with the development of the vernacular short story, focusing on Feng Menglong’s Sanyan (1620-1627), a compilation of 120 stories old and new. We will also have a look at the vernacular narratives of the Tang as found in Dunhuang and follow the development of the genre throughout the 17th and 18th centuries.
[Chinese Literature 251. Readings in Liaozhai Zhiyi]
Catalog Number: 6657
Wilt Lukas Idema
Half course (fall term). Hours to be arranged.
In this course we will read a selection of stories from Pu Song Ling’s masterwork, paying special attention to the development of the text. We will compare the author’s own handwritten copy to later manuscripts and the earliest printed versions. We will also look at the annotated editions, and adaptations in various genres.
Note: Expected to be given in 2001–02.
[Chinese Literature 255. Readings in Yuan Drama]
Catalog Number: 3239
Wilt Lukas Idema
Half course (spring term). Hours to be arranged.
The course will focus on plays that portray poets during a critical moment in their career. Various stages in the development of the zaju text will be covered. The differences between the various editions will be discussed in relation to the changing needs of the uses of the texts.
Note: Expected to be given in 2001–02.
Chinese Literature 266r. Topics in Classical Chinese Literature: Seminar
Catalog Number: 6253
Stephen Owen
Half course (spring term). W., 2–4. EXAM GROUP: 7, 8
Topic for this year will be the poetry of Du Fu.
Prerequisite: Two years of literary Chinese.
Japanese Ba. Elementary Japanese
Catalog Number: 2014
Satomi Matsumura
Half course (fall term). Section I: M., W., F., at 9; Section II: M., W., F., at 10; Section III: M., W., F., at 1, and two additional hours to be arranged for Tu. and Th. EXAM GROUP: 6
Introduction to modern Japanese: listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills. Mastery of hiragana, katakana, and approximately 100 Chinese characters.
Japanese Bb. Elementary Japanese
Catalog Number: 8728
Satomi Matsumura
Half course (spring term). Section I: M., W., F., at 9; Section II: M., W., F., at 10; Section III: M., W., F., at 1, and two additional hours to be arranged for Tu. and Th. EXAM GROUP: 6
Continuation of Japanese Ba. Approximately 150 additional Chinese characters.
Prerequisite: Japanese Ba or equivalent.
Japanese 101a. Intermediate Japanese
Catalog Number: 8152
Satoru Ishikawa
Half course (fall term). Section I: M., W., F., at 9; Section II: M., W., F., at 10; Section III: M., W., F., at 1, and two additional hours to be arranged for Tu. and Th. EXAM GROUP: 6
Second-year intermediate level course aimed at consolidation of the basic grammatical patterns of Japanese and development of reading, writing, speaking, and listening skills to the level necessary for communication in everyday life in Japanese society. Introduction of approximately 700 Chinese characters beyond those introduced in Bab.
Prerequisite: Japanese Bb or equivalent.
Japanese 101b. Intermediate Japanese
Catalog Number: 6433
Satoru Ishikawa
Half course (spring term). Section I: M., W., F., at 9; Section II: M., W., F., at 10; Section III: M., W., F., at 1, and two additional hours to be arranged for Tu. and Th. EXAM GROUP: 6
Continuation of Japanese 101a.
*Japanese 102ab. Intensive Intermediate Japanese
Catalog Number: 7228
Yori Oda
Full course (spring term). M. through F., at 11; M. through F., at 9, and five additional hours to be arranged. EXAM GROUP: 4, 13
Intermediate level course aimed at the mastery of basic grammatical patterns and at increasing the previously learned patterns and vocabulary to a much more sophisticated level. Aural, oral, reading, and writing skills are equally emphasized.
Prerequisite: Japanese Aab, Ba and Bb, or equivalent.
Japanese 103a. Modern Written Japanese
Catalog Number: 4855
Kenichi Miura
Half course (fall term). Section I: M., W., F., at 9; Section II: M., W., F., at 10; Section III: M., W., F., at 1, and two additional hours to be arranged for Tu. and Th. EXAM GROUP: 2
Third-year intermediate advanced course. Development of skills in reading authentic materials from contemporary Japanese media and fiction and in aural comprehension of contemporary television news and drama with decreased reliance on pedagogical aids. Development of speaking and writing skills to an increasingly sophisticated level. Introduction of approxiamtely 700 additional Chinese characters beyond those introduced in 101ab.
Prerequisite: Japanese 101b or equivalent.
Japanese 103b. Modern Written Japanese
Catalog Number: 6904
Kenichi Miura
Half course (spring term). Section I: M., W., F., at 9; Section II: M., W., F., at 10; Section III: M., W., F., at 1, and two additional hours to be arranged for Tu. and Th. EXAM GROUP: 2, 3, 6
Continuation of Japanese 103a.
Japanese 104a. Advanced Modern Japanese
Catalog Number: 3688
Kiyomi Nakamura
Half course (fall term). M. through F., at 9. EXAM GROUP: 2, 11
Readings of modern texts in both rapid and in-depth modes. Comprehension of media news and drama. Advanced conversation and composition on topics related to the preceding.
Prerequisite: Japanese 103b.
Japanese 104b. Advanced Modern Japanese
Catalog Number: 8551
Kiyomi Nakamura
Half course (spring term). M. through F., at 9; M. through F., at 11. EXAM GROUP: 2, 11
Continuation of Japanese 104a.
Japanese 106a. Classical Japanese
Catalog Number: 1492
Edwin A. Cranston
Half course (fall term). M., W., F., at 12. EXAM GROUP: 5
Introduction to classical grammar and texts in classical Japanese.
Prerequisite: Japanese 103b.
Japanese 106b. Kambun
Catalog Number: 2602
Edwin A. Cranston
Half course (spring term). M., W., F., at 1. EXAM GROUP: 6
Introduction to Kambun.
Prerequisite: Japanese 106a or equivalent.
[Japanese 106c. Later Classical Japanese]
Catalog Number: 7307
Edwin A. Cranston
Half course (spring term). Hours to be arranged.
Post-Heian writings in Classical Japanese.
Note: Expected to be given in 2001–02.
Prerequisite: Japanese 106a or equivalent.
Japanese 107. Japanese Historical Writing
Catalog Number: 1293
Harold Bolitho
Half course (fall term). M., 2–4. EXAM GROUP: 7, 8
An introduction to historical source materials from the Tokugawa period (1600-1868).
Japanese 110a. Readings in the Social Sciences
Catalog Number: 4693
Kiyomi Nakamura
Half course (fall term). M., W., F., at 1. EXAM GROUP: 6
Selected readings in contemporary Japanese on topics in economics, sociology, political science, psychology, and cultural studies, supplemented by selections from audiovisual media on current social issues. Discussions in Japanese on related topics. Composition and oral presentation of opinion and research papers.
Note: Conducted in Japanese.
Prerequisite: Japanese 104b.
Japanese 110b. Readings in the Social Sciences
Catalog Number: 0984
Kiyomi Nakamura
Half course (spring term). Tu., Th., at 9, F., at 1. EXAM GROUP: 6, 11
Continuation of Japanese 110a.
Prerequisite: Japanese 110a.
Japanese 209b. Reading Academic Japanese for Students of Chinese and Korean
Catalog Number: 8918
Wesley M. Jacobsen
Half course (spring term). M., W., F., at 9 and an additional 1 1/2 to be arranged. EXAM GROUP: 2
Continuation of Japanese 209a.
Prerequisite: Japanese 209a.
Japanese 211 (formerly Japanese 311). Materials and Methods of Japanese Studies: Proseminar
Catalog Number: 0987
Mikael Adolphson
Half course (spring term). Tu., 1–3. EXAM GROUP: 15, 16
Bibliography and techniques of research in Japanese Studies.
Japanese History 111b. The Shogun’s Realm, 1600–1868: Conference Course
Catalog Number: 2552
Harold Bolitho
Half course (spring term). W., 3–5. EXAM GROUP: 8, 9
Reading and discussion of writings on political institutions, land systems and agriculture, commerce, population, and intellectual and cultural developments from the late 16th to the mid-19th century.
Japanese History 112. Interpreting Edo Biographies
Catalog Number: 9368
Harold Bolitho
Half course (spring term). Hours to be arranged.
A seminar based on the study of selected Japanese language works which address the lives and social interactions of individuals, eminent and otherwise, of the Tokugawa period.
Japanese History 116a. History of Japanese Religions: Conference Course
Catalog Number: 0675
Helen Hardacre
Half course (fall term). Tu., 1–3. EXAM GROUP: 16, 17
A historical overview of Japanese religions from earliest times to 1600.
Note: Jointly offered with the Divinity School as 3522.
Japanese History 116b. History of Japanese Religions: Conference Course
Catalog Number: 2712
Helen Hardacre
Half course (spring term). Hours to be arranged. EXAM GROUP: 16, 17
A historical survey of Japanese religions from 1600 to the present.
Note: Jointly offered with the Divinity School as 3523.
[Japanese History 117. Religion and Gender in Japanese History: Conference Course]
Catalog Number: 5709
Helen Hardacre
Half course (fall term). Hours to be arranged.
Examines religions’ contribution to the construction of gender, focusing on central images (e.g., the nun, shaman, Buddhist monk, female and male religious founders), and patterns of religious action (e.g., evangelism, shamanism, healing, and prophecy) in relation to changes in marriage, divorce, the practice of medicine, sexuality, and constructions of the body.
Note: Expected to be given in 2001–02. Jointly offered with the Divinity School as 3811.
[Japanese History 119. From Gods to Sovereigns: The History and Historiography of Early Japan]
Catalog Number: 2510
Mikael Adolphson
Half course (spring term). Hours to be arranged.
A semiar focusing on important themes and problems based on both translated primary sources and appropriate scholarly works of early Japan from the emergence of the first stratified societies to the high point of the ancient imperial state.
Note: Expected to be given in 2001–02.
Prerequisite: Japanese History 111a.
[*Japanese History 216 (formerly *Japanese History 305). Religion in the Edo Period: Seminar]
Catalog Number: 0401
Helen Hardacre
Half course (fall term; repeated spring term). Hours to be arranged.
The first term concentrates on institutional relations between religion and state, and religious thought, focusing on the first half of the period. The second term will address popular religious life, mass pilgrimage, later nativist thought and religious activity, Shingaku, and the emergence of new religious movements at the end of the period. Virtually all readings will be in Japanese.
Note: Expected to be given in 2001–02.
[Japanese History 224 (formerly Japanese 300). Teaching Japanese Religions: Pedagogical Issues and Course Design]
Catalog Number: 6117
Helen Hardacre
Half course (fall term; repeated spring term). Hours to be arranged.
Examines pedagogical problems and challenges in the teaching of Japanese religious history. Students will produce sample syllabi for general and specialized courses, following discussion of readings and pedagogical strategies suitable for different institutional settings and levels of student preparation. Intended mainly for graduate students specializing in Japanese religious history.
Note: Expected to be given in 2001–02. Offered jointly with the Divinity School as 3803.
[Japanese History 250. Readings in Tokugawa History]
Catalog Number: 6165
Harold Bolitho
Half course (spring term). Hours to be arranged.
Graduate colloquium for students preparing for general exams in Tokugawa history or interest in English language historiography of the period.
Note: Expected to be given in 2001–02.
[Japanese Literature 121a. History of Japanese Literature]
Catalog Number: 5891
Edwin A. Cranston
Half course (fall term). Hours to be arranged.
A survey of traditional Japanese literature before the modern era of Western influence.
Note: Expected to be given in 2001–02.
Japanese Literature 121b. Modern Japanese Literature
Catalog Number: 1069
Susan Jolliffe Napier
Half course (spring term). Tu., Th., 1–2:30. EXAM GROUP: 15, 16
This course explores some of the most important and intriguing writers of modern Japan from the point of view of their use of the fantastic, the erotic, and realistic modes in their fiction. Beginning with the brilliant turn of the century novelist Natsume Soseki, whose work straddles all three modes, and ending with the fiction of such major contemporary writers as Murakami Haruki and Kurahashi Yumiko, the course will examine how some of Japan’s greatest writers have used non-mainstream modes of fictional representation to enrich and enliven their vision of twentieth- century Japan and of twentieth-century humanity in general.
Japanese Literature 135. The World of Japanese Animation: Aesthetics, Commerce, Culture
Catalog Number: 6591
Susan Jolliffe Napier
Half course (spring term). Tu., Th., at 11; W., 6–9 p.m. weekly film screening and one additional hour to be arranged. EXAM GROUP: 13
This course introduces students to the immense and varied world of Japanese animation, one of the most important cultural products to appear in Japan in the post war period. The course will examine works by such major directors as Miyazaki Hayao, Oshii Mamoru, and Otomo Katsuhiro but will also look at genres such as romantic comedy, mecha, and cyberpunk as well as such significant themes and issues as apocalypse, gender transgression, and cultural identity. The course will also explore the role of commerce, fan culture, and popular culture in general in relation to anime and its production.
[Japanese Literature 220r (formerly Japanese Literature 220). The Development of Modern Japanese Fiction]
Catalog Number: 1831
Jay Rubin
Half course (fall term). Hours to be arranged.
Reading and discussion of major works of prose fiction with practice in literary translation.
Note: Expected to be given in 2001–02.
Japanese Literature 222a. Survey of Japanese Poetry
Catalog Number: 4226
Edwin A. Cranston
Half course (fall term). W., 2–4. EXAM GROUP: 7, 8
The tradition of waka poetry from its origins to the 15th century.
Prerequisite: Japanese 106a or equivalent.
[Japanese Literature 222b. Survey of Japanese Poetry]
Catalog Number: 2311
Edwin A. Cranston
Half course (fall term). Hours to be arranged.
The development of renga, haikai, and haiku to the 18th century.
Note: Expected to be given in 2001–02.
Prerequisite: Japanese 106a or equivalent.
Japanese Literature 233r. Nara and Heian Court Literature
Catalog Number: 8614
Edwin A. Cranston
Half course (spring term). Th., 3–5, plus one hour to be arranged. EXAM GROUP: 17, 18
Topic: Genji Monogatari.
Prerequisite: Japanese 106a or equivalent.
[Japanese Literature 235. No and Kyogen]
Catalog Number: 0869
Jay Rubin
Half course (spring term). Hours to be arranged.
Close reading of No and Kyogen texts.
Note: Expected to be given in 2001–02.
Korean Bb. Elementary Korean
Catalog Number: 8718
Jiha Hwang
Half course (spring term). M., W., F., at 10, and two additional hours to be arranged. EXAM GROUP: 3
Continuation of Korean Ba.
Prerequisite: Korean Ba or equivalent.
Korean Bx. Elementary Korean for Advanced Beginners
Catalog Number: 0120
Sang-suk Oh
Half course (fall term). M., W., F., at 11; Tu., Th., at 10; Tu., Th., at 11; Tu., Th., at 12; Tu., Th., at 3; and two additional hours to be arranged. EXAM GROUP: 4
This course is designed for students with signficant listening and speaking background, either from prior formal learning or previous exposure to a Korean-speaking community. Covers in one semester the equivalent of Korean Ba and Bb.
Note: Student must pass placement test in order to take the course.
Korean 102a. Intermediate Korean
Catalog Number: 5884
Sang-suk Oh
Half course (fall term). M., W., F., at 3; Tu., Th., at 12; Tu., Th., at 3, and two additional hours to be arranged. EXAM GROUP: 7
Continuation of elementary Korean to consolidate the student’s knowledge of the fundamental grammatical structures of Korean with an aim to increase their abilities to communicate using Korean in a wide range of daily-life situations. Students are introduced to reading materials of increasing complexity on a variety of topics in modern Korean society and culture. 200 Chinese characters are introduced.
Prerequisite: Korean Bb or equivalent.
Korean 102b. Intermediate Korean
Catalog Number: 8590
Sang-suk Oh
Half course (spring term). M., W., F., at 2, and two additional hours to be arranged. EXAM GROUP: 7
Continuation of Korean 102a, with introduction of 300 Chinese characters.
Korean 102x. Intermediate Korean for Advanced Beginners
Catalog Number: 3031
Sang-suk Oh
Half course (spring term). M., W., F., at 11; and two additional hours to be arranged. EXAM GROUP: 4
Continuation of Korean Bx. Covers in one semester the equivalent of Korean 102a and 102b.
Note: Students must pass placement test in order to take the course.
Korean 103a. Advanced Korean
Catalog Number: 2071
Jiha Hwang
Half course (fall term). Tu., Th., 2:30–4. EXAM GROUP: 16, 17
Third-year Korean. Development of skills in reading authentic materials from contemporary television news and drama with decreased reliance on pedagogical aids. Development of speaking and writing skills to an increasingly sophisticated level, with introduction of 300 Chinese characters.
Prerequisite: Korean 102b or equivalent.
Korean 103b. Advanced Korean
Catalog Number: 2662
Sang-suk Oh
Half course (spring term). Tu., Th., 2–4. EXAM GROUP: 16, 17
Continuation of Korean 103a, with introduction of 300 Chinese characters.
Korean 104a (formerly Korean 104). Readings in Contemporary Korean
Catalog Number: 5723
Jiha Hwang
Half course (fall term). W., 4–6. EXAM GROUP: 9
Selections from a variety of contemporary Korean texts with emphasis on literature, critical essays, newspaper and journal articles about Korean society, culture, economy, and politics. Films will be shown to serve as the basis for discussions and compositions.
Note: Designed for advanced students who wish to accelerate their reading and writing skills. Prepares students to conduct fieldwork and participate in academic conferences in Korean-speaking communities.
Prerequisite: Korean 103b or equivalent (including a good working knowledge of Chinese characters).
Korean 104b. Readings in Contemporary Korean
Catalog Number: 3011
Jiha Hwang
Half course (spring term). Th., 2–4. EXAM GROUP: 16, 17
Continuation of Korean 104a.
Korean History 114. Modern Korea
Catalog Number: 7090
Wayne Patterson (St. Norbert College)
Half course (spring term). Tu., Th., 11:30–1. EXAM GROUP: 13, 14
Survey of modern Korea from the late 19th century to the present. Emphasis on nation-building, as well as social, economic, and cultural continuity and change in the context of imperialism, colonialism, national division, the Cold War, and globalization.
Note: No prior course work in Korean History is presumed.
[Korean History 118. History of the Chosôn Dynasty: Conference Course]
Catalog Number: 3231
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Half course (fall term). Hours to be arranged.
Examines social, political, and economic changes in Korea from the 15th through the 19th centuries. Particular attention will be paid to the social status system, international trade and security relations, factional politics, and economic transformation. No background in Korean language is required.
Note: Expected to be given in 2001–02.
[Korean History 120. Korean Intellectual History: Conference Course]
Catalog Number: 4056
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Half course (spring term). Hours to be arranged.
Readings of selected texts and secondary works on Korean Confucianism, Buddhism, and Taoism.
Note: Expected to be given in 2001–02.
[Korean History 124. Japanese Historiography on Korea: Conference Course]
Catalog Number: 6309
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Half course (spring term). Hours to be arranged.
Readings of selected secondary works in Japanese on topics in Korean history.
Note: Expected to be given in 2001–02.
Prerequisite: Korean History 111 or equivalent and reading proficiency in Japanese.
*Korean History 253r. Topics in Modern Korean History: Proseminar
Catalog Number: 7309
Wayne Patterson (St. Norbert College)
Half course (spring term). W., 2–4. EXAM GROUP: 7, 8
A survey of the political, diplomatic, economic, and cultural relationship between Korea and the United States from the mid-19th century to the present, with a special emphasis on immigration and the formation of a Korean-American community.
Prerequisite: Korean History 114 or equivalent.
[*Korean History 255r. Modern Korean History: Seminar]
Catalog Number: 0713
Carter J. Eckert
Half course (spring term). Hours to be arranged.
Reading and research in modern Korean history. Students are required to write a project paper based largely on primary materials.
Note: Expected to be given in 2001–02.
Prerequisite: Korean History 253r or equivalent, and reading proficiency in Korean.
[Korean History 260r. Readings in Modern Korean History]
Catalog Number: 5372
Carter J. Eckert
Full course (spring term). Hours to be arranged.
Explores the history of the field through an examination of major scholarship. Designed primarily for graduate students preparing for the general examination.
Note: Expected to be given in 2001–02.
[Korean Literature 212. Modern Korean Poetry]
Catalog Number: 5627
David McCann
Half course (fall term). Hours to be arranged.
Major and minor voices in 20th-century Korean poetry. Attention to the practices of reading and translation, and to the political contexts of modern Korean poetry.
Note: Expected to be given in 2001–02.
Prerequisite: Korean Literature 132 or equivalent.
Manchu B (formerly Manchu 103). Advanced Manchu
Catalog Number: 1625
Mark Christopher Elliott (University of California Santa Barbara)
Half course (spring term). Tu., Th., 10–11:30. EXAM GROUP: 12, 13
Readings in a variety of historical and literary texts with emphasis on Manchu documentary sources, with and without diacritical marks.
[Manchu C. Advanced Manchu]
Catalog Number: 4190
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Half course (fall term). Hours to be arranged.
Readings in a wide vareity of Manchu texts. English to Manchu translation exercises.
Note: Expected to be given in 2001–02.
[Manchu D. Advanced Manchu]
Catalog Number: 1414
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Half course (spring term). F., 1–3. EXAM GROUP: 6, 7
Intensive reading in Manchu archival materials, other historical texts and literary texts. Some texts in pre-diacritical form. English to Manchu translation exercises.
Note: Expected to be given in 2001–02.
[Mongolian B (formerly Mongolian 101a). Advanced Written Mongolian]
Catalog Number: 8489
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Half course (spring term). W., at 2, M., 2–4. EXAM GROUP: 7, 8
Readings in classical Mongolian texts.
Note: Expected to be given in 2001–02.
Vietnamese 101. Intermediate Vietnamese
Catalog Number: 1685
Binh Ngo
Full course. Fall: Th., F., 10–12 a.m., M., at 10; Spring: M. through F., at 10. EXAM GROUP: Fall: 3; Spring: 3, 12
Continuation of Vietnamese B. Further development of speaking, reading, writing, and aural comprehension. Texts on Vietnamese geography, history, culture, and customs will be used, as well as audiotapes and videos. Students are expected to speak Vietnamese in all class discussions.
Note: Conducted entirely in Vietnamese.
Vietnamese 103. Advanced Vietnamese
Catalog Number: 2491
Binh Ngo
Full course. Fall: Tu., 2–4, W., at 4, F., 4–6; Spring: Th., at 1, M., 3–5, W., 3:30–5:30. EXAM GROUP: Fall: 9, 16, 17; Spring: 8, 9, 15
Continuation of Vietnamese 101. Development of high proficiency in Vietnamese. Introduction of complex grammar and vocabulary, using authentic Vietnamese texts, audiotapes, videos, and translation of English news articles into Vietnamese. Discussions focus on selected short stories and poems.
Note: Conducted entirely in Vietnamese.