From Archipelago to Nation State: An Introduction to Japanese History and Culture
HIST 260
Spring 2022
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| Crosslisting:
CEAS 260 |
How did a string of islands on the eastern edge of Eurasian landmass become today's Japan, an economic and cultural superpower? Starting with prehistoric times, this course looks as how the early cultures and peoples on the Japanese archipelago coalesce to become "Japan" for the first time in the late seventh century and how those cultures and peoples adopt new identities, systems of power relations and economies up to the present. This course reveals the big picture, but to understand it, the factual pixels that constitute it are examined in some detail. Students are expected to think of the course as comprehensive in the same way as mathematics or a language course. |
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| Credit: 1 |
Gen Ed Area Dept:
SBS HIST |
| Course Format: Lecture / Discussion | Grading Mode: Graded |
| Level: UGRD |
Prerequisites: None |
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Fulfills a Requirement for: (CEAS-MN)(CEAS)(CEAS-Arcp/Hist)(HIST-MN)(HIST)(STS) |
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Past Enrollment Probability: 90% or above |
| SECTION 01 |
Major Readings: Wesleyan RJ Julia Bookstore
William Wayne Farris, JAPAN TO 1600: A SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC HISTORY
Pierre François Souryi, THE WORLD TURNED UPSIDE DOWN: MEDIEVAL JAPANESE SOCIETY
Karen Brazell, trans, THE CONFESSION OF LADY NIJO
Edward Seidensticker, trans, THE GOSSAMER YEARS: THE DIARY OF A NOBLEWOMAN OF HEIAN JAPAN
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Examinations and Assignments:
2 examinations; 1 film review; 1 major writing assignment |
Additional Requirements and/or Comments:
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| Instructor(s): Johnston,William D. Times: .M.W... 08:20AM-09:40AM; Location: ALLB103; |
| Total Enrollment Limit: 29 | | SR major: 3 | JR major: 3 | | |
| Seats Available: 14 | GRAD: X | SR non-major: 2 | JR non-major: 2 | SO: 10 | FR: 9 |
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