SYLLABUS

The Freeman Foundation has committed itself to the implementation of an educational program designed to encourage the integration of materials dealing with China, Japan and Korea into the elementary, middle and secondary school curriculum. This seminar, offered at Cleveland State University under the auspices of the East Asian Studies Center at Indiana University, will focus on a chronological and thematic introduction to the civilization and history of two of these three cultures, China and Japan, in hopes of encouraging participating teachers to adopt and adapt the materials presented for use in their own classroom settings.

Each weekly seminar session will focus on a discrete set of historical and cultural materials from a variety of sources approached from various perspectives and points of view; sessions also will incorporate discussion of ways in which these subjects and resources might be successfully incorporated into the existing curriculum throughout the K – 12 spectrum.

Seminar participants are expected (1) to attend classroom sessions promptly and faithfully, (2) to complete the assigned preparatory reading and other assigned exercises prior to seminar attendance, (3) to maintain an informal journal reflecting on the seminar proceedings to be shared with the instructor at weekly intervals and (4) to develop and present to their fellow participants a fully developed implementation proposal devoted to the integration of a specific topic addressed in the seminar schedule into current classroom plans, activities and practices.

The following represent the specific educational objectives for the seminar: at the conclusion of the ten-week program, participants should be --

prepared to address in the classroom setting significant issues and themes associated with the educational exploration of Chinese and Japanese civilization and history at an introductory and elementary level of understanding;
aware of a variety of possible educational approaches to the successful integration of the subject matter covered in the seminar schedule into the elementary, middle and high school curriculum at a variety of levels;
alert to a wide range of resource materials available to facilitate both the search for additional content-oriented information and the presentation of that material in the appropriate classroom setting; and --
comfortable exploring, evaluating and utilizing educational resources tied to China and Japan available on the World Wide Web and the Internet.

ADDITIONAL SEMINAR INFORMATION AVAILABLE
AT THE FOLLOWING INTERNET WEB SITE ADDRESS
(note the second “a” in “makelaa”):

http://academic.csuohio.edu/makelaa/history/seminar/index.html

SEMINAR 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:
Conrad Schirokauer, A Brief History of Chinese and Japanese Civilizations, Second Edition (New York: Harcourt, Brace, Jovanovich, 1989) [hereafter HISTORY], pages 3 – 49.
Jonathan Spence, “Western Perceptions of China from the Late Sixteenth Century to the Present”, in Paul S. Ropp, editor, Heritage of China: Contemporary Perspectives on Chinese Civilization (Berkeley: University of California Press, 1990) [hereafter HERITAGE], pages 1 – 14.
John K. Fairbank, “The Chinese Scene” in Robert F. Dernberger, et. al., editors, The Chinese: Adapting the Past, Facing the Future (Ann Arbor: Center for Chinese Studies, University of Michigan, 1991) [hereafter ADAPTING], pages 93 – 103.
Rhoads Murphey, “Man and Nature in China”, ADAPTING, pages 104 – 113.
G. William Skinner, “Regional Urbanization in Nineteenth-Century China”, ADAPTING, pages 124 – 132.
G. William Skinner, “Marketing and Social Structure in Rural China”, ADAPTING, pages 478 – 484

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 2000:
ANCIENT CHINA AND THE EMERGING CONFUCIAN TRADITION

READING:
HISTORY, pages 50 – 76.
David N. Keightley, “Early Civilization in China: Reflections on How It Became Chinese”, HERITAGE, pages 15 – 54.
Tu Wei-ming, “The Confucian Tradition in Chinese History”, HERITAGE, pages 112 – 137,
Nathan Sivin, “Science and Medicine in Chinese History”, HERITAGE, pages 164 – 196.

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 2000:
CLASSICAL CHINA AND BUDDHISM

READING:
HISTORY, pages 78 – 129.
Jack L. Dull, “The Evolution of Government in China”, HERITAGE, pages 55 – 85.
T. H. Barrett, “Religious Traditions in Chinese Civilization: Buddhism and Taoism”, HERITAGE, pages 138 – 163.

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 2000:
TRADITIONAL CHINA AND THE BARBARIAN CHALLENGE

READING:
HISTORY, pages 184 – 260, 312 – 314, 321 – 326, 329 – 353.
E. A. Kracke, Jr., “Sung Society: Change within Tradition”, ADAPTING, pages 38 – 47.
Rhoads Murphey, “City as a Mirror of Society”, ADAPTING, pages 133 – 148.
John K. Fairbank, “Traditional China at Its Peak: Achievements and Problems”, ADAPTING, pages 48 – 66.
Frederic Wakeman, Jr., “Mr. Wang vs. Mr. Ch’en: A High Ch’ing Parable”, ADAPTING, pages 253 – 256.
Ssu-yu Teng and John K. Fairbank, editors, “China’s Response to the West”, ADAPTING, pages 67 – 79.
Albert Feuerwerker, “The Foreign Establishment in China in the Early Twentieth Century”, ADAPTING, pages 511 – 521.
Michael Sulliven, “Chinese Art and Itrs Impact on the West”, HERITAGE, pages 263 – 293.

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 2000:
EVERYDAY LIFE AND POPULAR CULTURE IN CONTEMPORARY JAPAN

READING:
"Life in a Box: Japanese Question Fruits of Success" (The New York Times, January 2, 1994: 3 pages)
Mary Roach, "Cute, Inc." (WIRED magazine, November 1999, pages 232 - 243)

VIDEO:
PORTRAITS OF JAPAN (EXCERPTS)

THURSDAY, MARCH 2, 2000:
JAPAN'S PHYSICAL AND HISTORICAL GEOGRAPHY

WEB ASSIGNMENTS:
A VISUAL LITERACY EXERCISE
AN INTRODUCTION TO JAPAN
THE NATIVE TRADITION
THE RULE OF TASTE
THE WAY OF THE WARRIOR
JAPAN ON THE EVE OF WESTERNIZATION

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

READING:
“What Is Shinto?” (lecture by Haken Eilert, January 7, 1986: 7 pages)
“In a Computer Age, Shinto Devils Still Prowl” (The New York Times, October 15, 1995: 2 pages)
Michael Shapiro, "Japan: The Spiritual Side" (The New York Times Magazine, November 23, 1986: 4 pages)
excerpt from "Matters of Faith" (CWRU: The Magazine of Case Westem Reserve University, May 1991: 2 pages)
"Barren Ground: Christian Missionaries Sow the Seed in Japan but Find Little Grows" (Wall Street Journal, July 9, 1986: 1 page)
Howard W. French, "A Sect's Political Rise Creates Uneasiness in Japan" (The New York Times, November 14, 1999: 1 page)
"Strict Etiquette Lives On In Japan: Pick A Seat Wisely" (The Christian Science Monitor, March 6, 1997: 1 page)

VIDEOS:
SHINTO: MAN, GODS AND NATURE IN JAPAN
THE LONG SEARCH: THE LAND OF THE DISAPPEARING BUDDHA

THURSDAY, MARCH 23, 2000:
JAPANESE SOCIETY, EDUCATION AND FAMILY LIFE IN PERSPECTIVE
POETRY AND CALLIGRAPHY IN JAPANESE CULTURE

READINGS:
"Japan's Education Factory" (Business Tokyo, April 1990: 5 pages)
"In Japan, They even have Cram Schools for the Cram Schools" (Wall Street Journal, January 13, 1988: 2 pages)
"Japan's Schools: Why Can't Little Taro Think?" (The Economist, April 21, 1990: 3 pages)
"True or False: The Japanese Have Exams for Everything" (The New York Times, March 10, 1997: 1 page)
Stephen Owen, “Poetry in the Chinese Tradition”, HERITAGE, pages 294 – 308.
"Calligraphy" in Stephen Addiss, How To Look At Japanese Art (New York: Harry N. Abrahms, Inc., 1996)

WEB ASSIGNMENT:
TALL GRASSES AND QUAIL

THURSDAY, MARCH 30, 2000:
CHINA AND JAPAN SINCE 1850: RESPONSES TO THE WEST

READING:
HISTORY, pages 384 – 628.
Jung Chang’s Wild Swans (New York: Anchor Books, 1992), entire.

THURSDAY, APRIL 13, 2000:

FINAL CLASSROOM IMPLEMENTATION PROPOSALS DUE

SEMINAR TEXTS:

ADDISS. STEPHEN. HOW TO LOOK AT JAPANESE ART. NEW YORK: HARRY N. ABRAHMS, INC., 1996.

CHANG, JUNG. WILD SWANS. NEW YORK: ANCHOR BOOKS, 1992.

DERNBERGER, ROBERT F., ET. AL., EDITORS. THE CHINESE: ADAPTING THE PAST, FACING THE FUTURE. ANN ARBOR: CENTER FOR CHINESE STUDIES, UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN, 1991.

EBREY, PATRICIA B. CHINESE CIVILIZATION: A SOURCEBOOK. NEW YORK: THE FREE PRESS, 1993.

ROPP, PAUL S., EDITOR. HERITAGE OF CHINA: CONTEMPORARY PERSPECTIVES ON CHINESE CIVILIZATION. BERKELEY: UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA PRESS, 1990.

SCHIROKAUER, CONRAD. A BRIEF HISTORY OF CHINESE AND JAPANESE CIVILIZATION. NEW YORK: HARCOURT, BRACE, JOVANOVICH, 1989.

VARIOUS READINGS AS LISTED IN THE SYLLABUS (AVAILABLE IN COURSE READER)