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the freeman seminar

TEACHING ABOUT EAST ASIA


COURSE SCHEDULE

THURSDAY, JANUARY 20, 2000:

AN INTRODUCTION TO THE SEMINAR

A GUIDE TO THE INTERNET AND WWW RESOURCES

AMERICAN ATTITUDES TOWARDS CHINA AND JAPAN IN PERSPECTIVE

THURSDAY, JANUARY 27, 2000:

CHINA 2000: THE PAST IN THE PRESENT

CHINA'S PHYSICAL AND HISTORICAL GEOGRAPHY

SIGN UP FOR SEMINAR TEACHING UNIT PRESENTATION DUE

READING ASSIGNMENT

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 2000:

ANCIENT CHINA AND THE EMERGING CONFUCIAN TRADITION

READING ASSIGNMENT

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 2000:

CLASSICAL CHINA AND BUDDHISM

READING ASSIGNMENT

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 2000:

TRADITIONAL CHINA AND THE BARBARIAN CHALLENGE

READING ASSIGNMENT

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 2000:

EVERYDAY LIFE AND POPULAR CULTURE IN CONTEMPORARY JAPAN

VIDEO: PORTRAITS OF JAPAN (EXCERPTS)

READING ASSIGNMENT

THURSDAY, MARCH 2, 2000:

JAPAN'S PHYSICAL AND HISTORICAL GEOGRAPHY

WEB ASSIGNMENTS

THURSDAY, MARCH 9, 2000:
NO SCHEDULED SEMINAR SESSION - CSU SPRING RECESS
THURSDAY, MARCH 16, 2000:

CODES OF CONDUCT IN JAPAN -- RELIGIOUS AND PHILOSOPHICAL VALUES: SHINTO, BUDDHISM AND NEO-CONFUCIANISM

VIDEOS:

SHINTO: MAN, GODS AND NATURE IN JAPAN

THE LONG SEARCH: THE LAND OF THE DISAPPEARING BUDDHA

READING ASSIGNMENT

THURSDAY, MARCH 23, 2000:

JAPANESE SOCIETY, EDUCATION AND FAMILY LIFE IN PERSPECTIVE

POETRY AND CALLIGRAPHY IN JAPANESE CULTURE

READING ASSIGNMENT

WEB ASSIGNMENT

THURSDAY, MARCH 30, 2000:

CHINA AND JAPAN SINCE 1850: RESPONSES TO THE WEST

READING ASSIGNMENT

THURSDAY, APRIL 13, 2000:
FINAL CLASSROOM IMPLEMENTATION PROPOSALS DUE

This site has been prepared by Lee A. Makela for the use of teachers enrolled in the Freeman Seminar at Cleveland State University, Cleveland, Ohio, USA, between January and March 2000; please contact him by email with any comments at l.makela@csuohio.edu.

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 Last revised: January 5, 2000