Colloquium: East Asia
MW
5:30-6:45 p.m.
Dr.
Leslie Heaphy
Office: Room 310F
Office
hours: M-F 11-12 noon, MW 4:30-5 p.m. or by appointment.
Office
Phone: ext. 53306
E-mail: Lheaphy@stark.kent.edu
Course
Description
This course will explore the development and
changes taking place in China and Japan during the 19th and 20th
centuries. This exploration will
involve discussion about people, places, events and culture. One of the key things we will be looking at
are the changes that have occurred and why.
Course
Objectives
1.
To
give students a greater understanding of the modern history of China and Japan
2.
To
help students understand some of the differences between China and Japan
3.
To
encourage students to look for connections between the past and present
4.
To
introduce students to the methodology of history through a research project
5.
To
develop students ability to communicate in written and spoken formats through
discussions and various writing assignments
6.
To
help students learn a greater appreciation for the differences that exist in
the world
7.
To
help students develop their critical thinking skills
8.
To
encourage students to pay more attention to the news of the day
Required
Texts
Bound Feet and Western Dress Pang Mei and Natasha Chang
China's Path to Modernization Ranbir Vohra
Japanese Today Edwin O.
Reischauer and Marius Jansen
Modern Japan Peter
Duus
And lots of class handouts
Grading
Attendance and participation
50
points
Map Quiz
. 25 points
Journal
.. 75 points
Biographical Sketches (3)
.
20 pts each ( 60 total)
Book Review
50 points
Research Project
Annotations
20 points
Thesis
.
20 points
Rough Draft
60 points
Final Paper
.. 100 points
Poster Presentation
..40 points
Exams (2)
..
100 pts each (200 total)
Total
700 points
A
630-700 points (90-100 %)
B
560-629 points (80-89%)
C
490-559 points (70-79%)
D
420-489 points (60-69%)
F
Below 420 points ( less than 60 %)
Attendance
Students
are expected to attend class each week.
Having more than three unexcused absences will result in a failing grade
for this class. Students are
responsible for the material covered on the days they are not there and for
getting assignments turned in.
Students
with Disabilities
In
accordance with University policy, if you have a documented disability and require
accommodations to obtain equal access in this course, please contact Kelly
Oster in Student Services to submit documentation. Then you must contact the instructor so they are aware of any
required accommodations.
Campus
Theme
Every
two years the Stark Campus develops a theme to help students see the
connections between their classes. This
year the theme will be "Dimensions of Time." Many of the events taking place on campus
will be related in some way to this theme.
We will discuss the idea as it fits in with class assignments.
Academic
Honesty
All
work that students hand in is expected to be their own. Failure to do so is plagiarism and students
could be subject to disciplinary action as outlined in the "Cheating and
Plagiarism" section of the University's Digest of Rules and
Regulations. Your instructor may
use software to identify portions of papers which have been copied from
websites.
Writing
Center
Located in Main Hall, room 202, the
Writing Center offers students help and instruction on any writing assignments
in this class or any other. They offer
tutorials, handouts and brochures, and information on their website: www.stark.kent.edu/writing. There is no cost to use this service.
Fall Semester Hours: MT 8 a.m.- 7 p.m. WR 9 a.m.- 5 p.m. F 9
a.m.- 12 noon
Testing
Center
The Testing Center is located in the
lower level of the Stark Campus library.
Call ext. 53332 for hours and other information.
Course
Outline
Since
much of this class will be based on discussion it is expected that you will
have completed the required readings before class. Failure to do this could result in pop quizzes. All readings listed below are tentative and
subject to change as the semester goes along.
The instructor will inform you of changes in the reading schedule as
necessary.
August
28 and 30 Overview and
Background--will show a film
Read
Reischauer Pt. I and 4-6 in Pt. II; Vohra Chap. 1
Week
2 China before the
1800s
Read
Reischauer Pt. III and Duus chap. 1
****Map
Quiz Sept. 6th *******
Week
3 China and Japan
before the 1800s
Read
Reischauer Pt. IV and Duus Chap. 2; Vohra Chap. 2
***Topics
Chosen by 9/13****
Week
4 Japan and China
moving into a new era
Read
Vohra Chap. 3; Duus Chap. 3-4
Week
5 19th
century changes
Read
Duus Chap. 5-6
*****1st
Biographical Sketch due on 9/27******
Week
6 Coming of the
West
Read
Duus Chap. 7 and Reischauer 7-8 in Pt. II
Week
7 The West and East
Asia's reactions
Read
Reischauer 30 in Pt. V
****Annotations
and Thesis due on 10/9****
Week
8 The Century
Continues
****Midterm and Journal Due
**********
Read
Duus Chap. 8; Vohra Chap. 4
Week
9 Nearing the end
of the Century
Read
Duus Chap. 9 and 10
Week
10 Changes at the
turn of the 20th Century
Read
Vohra Chap. 5; Duus Chap. 11
****2nd
biographical sketch due on 11/1*****
Week
11 East Asia and the
World
Read
Reischauer Pt. V
****Rough
Draft due on 11/6*****
Week
12 A World at War
Handouts;
Begin Reading Bound Feet and Western Dress
*****Book Review due on
11/15******
Week
13 A World At War
continued
Read
Duus Chap. 12-13; Vohra Chap. 6-7; Continue Bound Feet
Week
14 Between the Wars
Read
Vohra Chap. 8-9; Duus Chap. 14-15 and Reischauer Pt. II--9-11; Finish Bound Feet
***** 3rd
biographical Sketch Due on 11/29*****
Week
15 Wars continue to
Break Out
Read
Vohra Chap. 10; Duus Chap. 16-17
***Final
Paper Due Dec. 6th *************
Week
16 ***Poster
Presentations, Journal and Final Exam Due******
Class
Assignments
Journal--15 entries from current
newspapers--critique and try to tie in with the history you are learning. Do not choose more than one from any single
week --in other words spread them out!!
There should be at least one article for each week of the semester. Journals will be handed in the same day
as the midterm and the final.
Journals can be kept in any form the student wishes but the articles
must be turned in with the journal entries.
Be sure to include the full bibliographic information with the
articles.
Responses to the article should
address the following kinds of questions:
There
is no set length for journal entries because it will depend on the nature of
the articles. No response should be
less than a page however. To adequately
address the questions asked will require at minimum a page of response.
Research
Project--16-18
pages (not including bibliography) on any topic from 19-20th century
China and Japan. Topic must be
approved. 6 sources minimum, without
Encyclopedias. A rough draft and
outline will be handed in before the final project and a poster presentation at
the completion of the project. Complete
details of this project will be handed out separately. The final paper will be due the last day of
class, Dec. 6th.
Annotations--three of the sources used
for the research project must be turned in ahead of time with annotations-short
descriptions (under 150 words) of the book context: theme, use, biases
etc. Examples will be handed out. Annotations and thesis statement will be due
on Oct. 9th.
Two
tests--take
home. Questions will be handed out
ahead of time. The midterm is due on
Oct. 18th and the final exam on Dec. 11th. No late exams will be accepted.
Map
Quiz--Involving
key places in both China and Japan.
This will done in the second week of the semester. Students will have the opportunity to make
up the quiz within one week.
Three
short biographical sketches--chosen by the student from lists given out by the
instructor during the course. Biography
should be no more than a page and include the basics of where the person was
born, family info, schooling etc.. and highlights of why they are
important-what did they do? Late papers
will lose 3 points for each day they are late.
List #2
List #3
One
book review--chosen
by the student. 5 pages, typed and
double-spaced. Ideally, the student
should choose something to help them with their research project. This is not just a retelling of the book but
a critique of the theme, support, biases, who the author is etc.. The book review is due on Nov. 15th. Late papers will lose 3 points for each day
they are late.
Research
Project
Each student will complete a 16-18
pp. research paper. This paper will be
typed and double-spaced. Final papers
are due on Dec. 6th. Late papers
will only be accepted through Dec. 8th and will lose 5 points each
day they are late.
Students will choose their own
topics from 19th-20th century Chinese/Japanese
history. All topics must be approved by
the instructor by Sept. 13th.
If you change your mind later on this change must also be approved. At the end of the assignment sheet is a list
of some suggested topics. These are
just ideas and students are not limited by these suggestions.
Students must complete all the parts
of this project in order to receive a passing grade for the project.
After choosing their topic students
will then turn in a thesis statement and 3 annotations on Oct. 9th. Sample annotations will be handed out
separately.
A rough draft of the paper is due on
Nov. 11th. On that day
students will be expected to turn in a draft of at least two-thirds of their
paper (about 11-12 pages) and an outline of the remainder of the paper. The more complete the paper is the better
the feedback that can be given.
Students are encouraged to use the writing center resources as they work
on their papers.
The final project is due on Dec. 6th.
On Dec. 11th students
will present their research in the form of a poster presentation for the
class. Examples will be shown during
the semester of past projects.
Some Suggested Topics for
Research Papers
The
rise of Mao Empress
Dowager Boxer Rebellion
Taiping
Revolt Opium Wars Nanking Massacre
Long
March Geisha
Girls Japanese
Baseball
Shinto Confucianism Chiang Kai-shek
Japanese
Occupation 1911 Revolution Sun Yat-sen
Education Art Warlords
Samurai
and their role Great Wall Russo-Japanese
War
Korea
and Japan Tibet China
and Russia
Book
Review
Each student will complete a 4-5 p.,
typed review on a book of their choosing.
Ideally students should choose a book they will be using for their
research paper or are at least considering for their project. The review is not a simple rehashing of the
entire book. It should address the
following questions:
Book
reviews are due on Nov. 15th.
Late papers will lose 3 points for each day they are late.
Each
paper should begin with the full bibliographic citation at the top of their
paper. In addition all quotes,
paraphrases and other borrowed materials must be properly cited using the
Chicago Manual of Style. Failure to
cite materials will result in a failing grade for the project. Citations can be in the form of footnotes or
endnotes.
Biographical
Sketches
Each student will complete three
short sketches during the semester.
Each one will be 1-2 p. typed.
Students will make their selections from three lists handed out by the
instructor during the semester. All
papers will be shared with the rest of the class so we all can learn about
these people.
Biographies should include:
Sometimes
all of these items may not be available on every individual.
All
quotes, paraphrases and other borrowed materials must be properly cited using
the Chicago Manual of Style. Failure to
cite materials will result in a failing grade for the project. Citations can be in the form of footnotes or
endnotes.