GISDepartment of Global and Interdisciplinary Studies

This course employs two perspectives to understand the histories of modern China, Japan, Korea, and Taiwan in the context of tradition and globalization from the late 19th century to the present. It examines the struggles of these four countries to preserve or establish their boundaries, identities, and cultures in a rapidly emerging modern world order. The course also looks at how individuals respond to and are shaped by the variety of modernity(ies).

The main questions that will be asked and addressed are:
What and why does the history of East Asia matter where capitalism has reached into all corners of the world and the term ‘globalization’ has become a cliché?
What are the major transformations and lines of continuity in East Asian history?
What factors in the historical development of modern China, Japan, Korea, and Taiwan explain changes and continuity?

This course has some basic goals including: 1) To familiarize students with some fundamental concepts of reconciliation, peace, and coexistence in a range of historical contexts; 2) To encourage students the capacity to analyze and to interpret historical theories and case studies in the local and global context of East Asia (China, Japan, Korea(s), and Taiwan) to ensure a transnational perspective; and 3) To help students develop an in-depth understanding of national, regional, and global dimensions in the makings of modern East Asia and interactions by shedding particular lights on human agency, nongovernmental organization, and local dynamics in East Asia to think critically about historical narratives.

Will be able to gain “DP 1”, “DP 2”, “DP 3”, and “DP 4”.

英語 / English

This course highly encourages students to engage in discussion and debate, and the capacity to interpret historical theories and case studies in the local and global context.

In addition, it is possible that some comments from the reaction papers may be introduced in class to elaborate on each lecture and to facilitate discussions.
Comments for assignments and the final reports are given through email.
Please check your university email account and Hoppii regularly to keep yourself updated.

あり / Yes

なし / No

授業形態/methods of teaching：対面/face to face

※各回の授業形態は予定です。教員の指示に従ってください。

1[オンライン/online]：Introduction to the course & self introduction

Explanation of the course

2[対面/face to face]：Space and time in the making of East Asia: Decline of Chinese hegemony and rise of world capitalism

Theories and concepts

3[対面/face to face]：Nationalism, modernization & reform I

Lecture and discussion

4[対面/face to face]：Nationalism, modernization & reform II

Lecture and discussion

5[対面/face to face]：Japan builds an empire: Revolution or reactionary reform?

Lecture and discussion

6[対面/face to face]：Colonial modernity and Imperial Subjects I: Settler's colonialism

Lecture and discussion

7[対面/face to face]：Colonial modernity and imperial Subjects II: Diaspora(s) and Migrants

Review essay due

8[対面/face to face]：Contested histories: The Pacific War and its legacies

Lecture and discussion

9[対面/face to face]：Marxist-Leninist revolution in East Asia I: North Korea (case studies)

Lecture and discussion

10[対面/face to face]：Marxist-Leninist revolution in East Asia II: Mao's revolution in China (case studies)

Lecture and Discussion: "Edgar Snow, Red Star Over China: The Classic Account of the Birth of Chinese Communism."

11[対面/face to face]：East Asia and U.S. Hegemony: Postwar and postcolonial nation building I

Lecture and discussion

12[対面/face to face]：East Asia and U.S. Hegemony: Postwar and postcolonial nation building II

Lecture and discussion

13[対面/face to face]：East Asia and U.S. Hegemony: Postwar and postcolonial nation building III

Lecture and discussion

14[対面/face to face]：Conclusion: A history of East Asia in Global Perspective

Group presentation and discussion

It is important to note that all assignments must be completed to pass the course, and all assignments must be completed on time or be marked down accordingly (for papers, five points per day late).

In addition to preparing for discussions, students are expected
to read and review class materials before each class. It requires at least 2-3 hours to prepare for this class.

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Rebecca E. Karl, Mao Zedong and China in the Twentieth-Century World: A Concise History (Durham: Duke University Press, 2010)

Anita Chan, Richard Madsen, & Jonathan Unger, Chen Village: Revolution to Globalization (Berkeley: University of California Press, 2009)

Leo T.S. Ching, Becoming Japanese: Colonial Taiwan and the Politics of Identity Formation (Berkeley: University of California Press, 2001)

Andrew Gordon, A Modern History of Japan from Tokugawa Times to the Present (New York: Oxford UP, 2014)

John W. Dower, Embracing Defeat: Japan in the Wake of World War II (New York: W.W. Norton & Company, 1999)

Bruce Cumings, Korea's Place in the Sun: A Modern History (New York: W.W. Norton, 2005)

Class Participation and Discussion: 30%, Presentation & Review Essay: 30% (in class presentation 15%, and a review essay 15%), Final Group Project: 40% (a group presentation 15%, and a final group report 25%)

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The additional readings will be distributed before class.

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