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Fall 2006. HENRY C. W. LAURENCE. Comprehensive overview of modern Japanese politics in historical, social, and cultural context. Analyzes the electoral dominance of the Liberal Democratic Party, the nature of democratic politics, and the rise and fall of the economy. Other topics include the status of women and ethnic minorities, education, war guilt, nationalism, and the role of the media. (Same as Government 232.)
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Fall 2006 and Spring 2008. THOMAS CONLAN. How do a culture, a state, and a society develop Designed to introduce the culture and history of Japan by exploring how "Japan" came into existence, and to chart how patterns ofJapanese civilization shifted through time. Attempts to reconstruct the tenor of life through translations of primary sources, and to lead to a greater appreciation of the unique and lasting cultural and political monuments of Japanese civilization. (Same as History 283.)
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Spring 2007. THOMAS CONLAN. What constitutes a modern state How durable are cultures and civilizations Examines the patterns of culture in a state that managed to expel European missionaries in the seventeenth century, and came to embrace all things Western as being "civilized" in the mid-nineteenthcentury. Compares the unique and vibrant culture of Tokugawa Japan with the rapid program of industrialization in the late nineteenth century, which resulted in imperialism, international wars, and ultimately, the postwar recovery. (Same as History 284.)
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d.Conquests and Heroes
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d.Japan and the World
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Spring 2007. THOMAS CONLAN. Seminar. What makes a king How does one characterize or define sovereign authority and to what degree is this culturally specific Explores the nature of kingship through a comparative perspective, contrasting Buddhist and Confucian notions of kingship and sovereignty. The focus is on Asia (South Asia, China, and Japan), although further insight is provided through comparisons with medieval Europe. (Same as History 287.)
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Fall 2007. SREE PADMA. Focuses include: 1) an examination of the manner in which the power of the feminine has been expressed mythologically and theologically in Hinduism; 2) how various categories of goddesses can be seen or not as the forms of the "great goddess"; and 3) how Hindu womenhave been deified, a process that implicates the relationship between the goddess and women. Students read a range of works, primary sources such as Devi Mahatmya, biographies and myths of deified women, and recent scholarship on goddesses and deified women. (Same as Religion 289.) One-half credit course.
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Spring 2007. KIDDER SMITH. (Same as History 28.)
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Intermediate Independent Study
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Spring 2007. BELINDA KONG. Most of us can trace our roots to a place other than the one of our current residence. This place may be generations or continents removed from us, but nonetheless we feel an attachment toward it. We call this place "origin," and the phenomenon of being dispersed fromorigin is given the name "diaspora." Considers fiction written in English by Asian-descendedauthors, exploring how diasporic writers negotiate the tensions between their land of descent and their place of dwelling. Focuses on forms of displacement as a consequence of war. Authors may include Salman Rushdie, Timothy Mo, Kazuo Ishiguro, Joy Kogawa, Changrae Lee, Ha Jin, Wendy Law-Yone, Lan Cao, L¨º Thi Diem Thúy , and Vyvyane Loh. (Sameas English 317.) Prerequisite: One first-year seminar or 100-level course in the English Department, or one course in Asian Studies.
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