WPC n4\D:1aN*j8]#T~a"~LOV.,F sZ|q+@u82̕5/{Eˮ|0V}Ne8j,t;=t!y^hrC_z)oT_@5T:m ĺ=J4>*.R0-7E,#+ 2D(_!G>Sm~h2'ݵi?q2{2@'+{i5w?<ͫ9Zԫ -K[q*B:f#!UN %3 0(9^ aw@m4 m4 0N4kCanon Bubble-Jet BJ-200X,,,,X0(  Z6Times New Roman RegularX($õ$  EEEEx 'X3|xUmailto:levi@digiconn.com;(O$http://web.pdx.edu/~levia !  _   DXX8~XXdd8_UNST_Ԁ299/_INTL_Ԁ205:ASIANSTUDIES#X~XD=#   . Instructor: AntoniaLevi N  OfficeHours: MW5:156:15,SixthAve.Bldg >  Phone: 2464765; email: 4  %  O  5  _levi_@digiconn.com;6 O  7 #Ԁ homepage: 4   O  5  http://web.pdx.edu/~levia6 O  7   .  GraduateMentor:   COURSETHEMEANDPURPOSE:      TheaimofthecourseistointroducestudentstothestudyofdiverseculturesandsocietiesinAsiathroughavarietyofdisciplinaryapproachesincludinghistory,literature,anthropology,thearts,andgeography.StudentswillfocusfirstontheoriginsofAsiasmajorculturaltraditions,andthenonthewayinwhichthesetraditionshavetransformedandbeentransformedbythepowerfulforcesofimperialism,industrialization,andglobalization.  Throughwrittenassignmentsandoralpresentations,studentswilldeveloptheircritical,analytical,andcommunicationskills. REQUIREDTEXTS:  7 _Iriye_Ԁetal,TheWorldofAsia(availableat_PSU_ԀBookstore)  CoursePacket(availableatCleanCopy) GRADING:    10%:Attendance: Twoabsencesarefree.ThereafterIdeduct1/3gradepointfromthe ` attendancegradeforeachabsence.Exceptionswillbemadeonlywithdocumentation.Thisincludesattendanceatmentorysessions. 60%:DirectedPapers: Studentswillwrite34papersonsettopics.Theseareratherliketake g homeexamsexceptthatabitmoreresearchandcitationsarerequired.Thefirst3papersarerequired.Thefinalpaperisoptionalforthosewhowishtoimprovetheirgrade;assumingthatthefinalpapergradeishigherthaneitheroftheother3,itwillreplacethelowergradeincreatinganaverage. 30%:OralPresentations: Studentswillgive2shortpresentationsonassignedreadings,and1 $" longerFocusedAnalysiswhichexpandsonaspecificaspectofanassignedreading.ThefirstgradeforthefirstpresentationwillbeincludedinthefinaloralpresentationgradeONLYifitimpororaisesthegrade. Duetoschedulingcomplexities,makeupsarenotpossiblefororalpresentations. r'"% Studentswhoareabsentonthedaytheyarescheduledwillreceivea0.forthatassignment. ,c'* Ї   DXX~CLASSSCHEDULE#X~XD! #    Jan.5:Introduction   CradlesofCulture     Jan.10:IChingpresentations   Jan.12:TheHundredSchoolsofAncientChinaJan.19:StudentPresentations:TaoismJan.24:StudentPresentations:BookofSongs,ConfuciusJan.26:TheSpreadofChineseCulture:JapanandKoreaJan.31:TheSubcontinentFeb.2:StudentPresentations:RigVedaandUpanishadsFeb.7:SoutheastAsia:GuestlecturebyProf.Sharon_Carstens_Feb.9:GoddessesofAsia:GuestlecturebyProf.Connie_Earnshaw_   AsiaandtheComingoftheWest  0 Feb.14:TheBritishRajFeb.16:ChinaandJapanFacetheWestFeb.21:FocusedAnalysesFeb.23:FocusedAnalysesFeb.28:WorldWarIIinAsiaMar.1:TheAmericanLakeMar.6:FocusedAnalysesMar.8:FocusedAnalyses