SES # | TOPICS | KEY DATES |
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Unit 1: Introduction to East Asia | ||
1 | Introduction | n/a |
2 | Lecture | One-paragraph Reflection due |
Unit 2: Zen Buddhism and Japanese Arts: Case Study–Japanese Gardens | ||
3 | Lecture | n/a |
4 | Discussion | Reading Response due |
Unit 3: Literati Culture in Late Imperial China: Case Study–The Scholar and His Material World | ||
5 | Lecture | n/a |
6 | Discussion | Reading Response due |
7 | Field trip | Report on the Field Trip Assigned |
Unit 4: Korean Confucianism and Gender: Case Study–Lady Hyegyoung's Hanjungnok | ||
8 | Lecture | n/a |
9 | Discussion |
Reading Response (optional) Proposal for Final Project due |
Unit 5: Food As a Lens: East Asian Foodways I | ||
10 | In-class Work and Food Videos | n/a |
11 | Lecture | n/a |
Unit 6: Food As a Lens: East Asian Foodways II | ||
12 |
Taiwan Studies Mini-panel (Prof. Wen-hui Tang on Taiwanese Mothering and Dr. Meredith Schweig on Taiwanese Hip Hop) | n/a |
13 | Discussion |
Groups Report out on their Country Reading Response due |
Unit 7: "Asian Values?" The Confucian Revival in East Asia and Singapore | ||
14 | Lecture (Prof. Samson Lim from SUTD, Singapore) | Field Trip Report due |
15 | Discussion | Reading Response due |
Unit 8: Cool Japan—Anime | ||
16 | Quiz | n/a |
17 | Lecture (Prof. Ian Condry, MIT) | n/a |
Unit 9: The Korean Wave | ||
18 | Lecture (Prof. Hyangjin Lee, Kim Koo Visiting Professor of Korean Studies, Harvard) | n/a |
19 | Discussion | Reading Response due |
Unit 10: Rich and Poor in Contemporary China | ||
20 | Discussion | Reading Response due |
Unit 11: Westernization, Globalization, or Localization? Case Study: Food | ||
21 | Guest Lecture (Prof Merry White, Boston University) | n/a |
22 | Discussion | Final, Cumulative Reading Response (3pp) due |
Unit 12: Student Presentations | ||
23–26 | Presentations | n/a |