East Asian Civilization: Modern Era (01:214:242) Spring 2018 Monday/Thursday 9:50 am 11:10 am HC-N106 Instructor: Peng Liu Scott Hall 337 Course Description: What is modernity? What traits contribute to defining a society as a modern one? More specifically, in the collision between tradition and modernity, and between the East and the West, how did East Asian countries interact with changes and challenges from within and without? This lecture course addresses these issues. It familiarizes students with major historical events, figures, and ideas that have had far-reaching influences on China, Japan, and Korea. By discussing a wide range of topics on politics, religion, literature, visual and material culture, and women and gender studies, we attempt to reveal the influence of traditional sources on the sociocultural evolutions of East Asian countries. We will also illuminate how outside forces challenged and altered these societies. Last but not least, we will reflect upon how the West has perceived East Asian cultures. Readings are all in English. No knowledge of East Asian languages and cultures is required. Requirements and Grades: 1. Attendance and Class Participation 20% 2. Coursework Postings 15% 3. Pop Quiz 15% 4. Midterm Paper (5 6 pages) 20% 5. Final Exam 30% Class Participation: In every class meeting, all students are expected to participate actively in discussion. Coursework Postings: Each student should write a short paragraph, in which you focus on one particular issue that interests you most after reading the material. Please post your postings before 7 PM on Sunday and Wednesday. Pop Quiz: We will have five to seven pop quizzes during the entire semester. These quizzes will contain multiple answer questions. Midterm Paper: Each student should write a well-crafted and clearly argued midterm essay based on lectures and readings. It should present a clear argument. You may engage relevant theoretical works if you think they are helpful to your analysis. The essay will be due at the beginning of class on the due date. You should include footnotes and a bibliography according to the MLA Style Manual or Chicago Manual of Style. 1
Final Exam: The final exam will be based on lectures and reading materials. Statement on Academic Integrity As a member of Rutgers community, you are expected to demonstrate integrity in your academic endeavors. Your paper should be your own original work. If you want to use words or ideas from other sources, make sure you identified the original sources and provide footnotes or parentheses. If you cite from a published source or from a web site and the quotation is short, please place it in quotation marks; if you quote a longer passage from a publication or web site, please indent it and use single spacing. Any work that has been submitted for credit in another course is generally not allowed to be submitted in this course unless you have the permission from your instructor. Students with Disabilities Students with any physical, psychological, or learning disability are encouraged to talk to your instructor after class or during office hours. Instructor s Contact Information Peng Liu Office hours: Thursday 1 3pm, by appointment Scott Hall 337 Required Textbooks: Harold M. Tanner, China: A History, Volume 2: From the Great Qing Empire through the People's Republic of China, Hackett Publishing, 2010. Andrew Gordon, A Modern History of Japan, the second edition, Oxford University Press, 2009. Schedule Week 1 1/18 Introduction to the Course Week 2 1/22 Knowledge and Belief Systems in Ming Dynasty China Harold Tanner, China: A History, Hackett, 2010, vol. 1, 281 309. Ming Taizu: Discussion of the Three Teachings, in Wm. Theodore de Bary and Irene Bloom, Sources of Chinese Tradition, vol. 1, Columbia University Press, 1999, 791 93. 1/25 Pirates and Jesuit Missionaries: Foreign Relations of the Ming Harold Tanner, China: A History, vol. 1, 310 339. 2
Week 3 1/29 The Manchu Conquest Mark Elliot, The Manchu Way: The Eight Banners and Ethnic Identity in Late Imperial China, Stanford University Press, 2001, 133 74. 2/1 The Rule of Emperors Kangxi and Yongzheng Harold Tanner, China: A History, vol. 2, 33 49. Week 4 2/5 Emperor Qianlong and the Zenith of the Qing Harold Tanner, China: A History, vol. 2, 49 68. 2/8 Understanding Qing Society Through Dream of the Red Chamber The Story of the Stone, translated by David Hawkes, Penguin, 1973, Chapters 6, 17 18. Week 5 2/12 In-Class Film: The Opium War (I) Harold Tanner, China: A History, vol. 2, 72 79. 2/15 In-Class Film: The Opium War (II) Joyce A. Madancy, Poppies, Patriotism, and the Public Sphere: Nationalism and State Leadership in the Anti-Opium Crusade in Fujian, 1906 1916. In Timothy Brook and Bob Tadashi Wakabayashi eds., Opium Regimes: China, Britain and Japan, 1839 1952, University of California Press, 2000, 228 47. Week 6 2/19 Rebellions in the Qing Harold Tanner, China: A History, vol. 2, 79 87. 2/22 Empress Dowager Cixi and Reforms in the Qing Harold Tanner, China: A History, vol. 2, 87 105. Week 7 2/26 The End of Imperial China Harold Tanner, China: A History, vol. 2, 111 123. 3/1 The May Fourth Movement Harold Tanner, China: A History, vol. 2, 123 144. Week 8 3/5 Lu Xun and Modern China 3
Lu Xun, Diary of a Madman, 21 31; New Year s Sacrifice, 161 177. In The Real Story of Ah-Q and Other Tales of China, Penguin, 2009. 3/8 Women s Liberation in Modern China He-Yin Zhen, The Feminist Manifesto, 151 55; Liang Qichao, On Women s Education, 158 69. Both pieces are in The Birth of Chinese Feminism: Essential Texts in Transnational Theory, Columbia University Press, 2013. Midterm paper due Thursday March 8 Week 9 Spring Recess No class Week 10 3/19 Sun Yat-sen, Chiang Kai-shek, and the Republic of China Harold Tanner, China: A History, vol. 2, 149 60. 3/22 The Chinese Communist Party Harold Tanner, China: A History, vol. 2, 160 87. Week 11 3/26 Mao Zedong and the Birth of People s Republic of China Harold Tanner, China: A History, vol. 2, 193 211. 3/29 The Cultural Revolution Harold Tanner, China: A History, vol. 2, 211 28. Week 12 4/2 The Meiji Restoration in Japan Andrew Gordon, A Modern History of Japan, 2 nd edition, Oxford University Press, 61 92. 4/5 Japan Toward a Modern Nation-State Andrew Gordon, A Modern History of Japan, 2 nd edition, Oxford University Press, 161 80. Week 13 4/9 Japan in Pacific War Andrew Gordon, A Modern History of Japan, 2 nd edition, Oxford University Press, 202 23. 4/12 Postwar Japan Andrew Gordon, A Modern History of Japan, 2 nd edition, Oxford University Press, 224 41. 4
Week 14 4/16 Religion, the Supernatural, and National Identity in Modern Japan Jason Ānanda Josephson, When Buddhism Became a Religion : Religion and Superstition in the Writings of Inoue Enryō, Japanese Journal of Religious Studies, vol. 33, 1 (2006), 143 68. 4/19 Japanese Zen in the West D.T. Suzuki, Zen and Japanese Culture, Princeton University Press, 2010, Chapter 1, 1 18. Week 15 4/23 Chosŏn Dynasty Korea Martina Deuchler, The Confucian Transformation of Korea: A Study of Society and Ideology, Harvard University Asia Center, 1992, 6 27. 4/26 The End of Chosŏn Dynasty and Japan s Occupation of Korea Michael E. Robinson, Korea s Twentieth Century Odyssey: A Short History, 36 46. Week 16 4/30 Review Final Exam (TBA) 5