Women of East Asia

HST 410U

Instructor: Dr. Antonia Levi

Office: Cramer Hall 441S

Office Hrs. Tues.& Thurs., 4-6

Class Hrs. 4:40-6:30, Cramer Hall 403

Books:

Gilmartin et al, Engendering China

Bernstein, Recreating Japanese Women

Kendall & Peterson, Korean Women

Schirokauer, Modern China and Japan [optional]

Grading:

Chapter Presentations....................................30%

Written Chapter Critiques..............................20%

Research Project.............................................50%

Assignments:

Chapter Presentations: You are responsible for two chapter presentations. In these presentations you are expected to go beyond the chapter itself and put it into historical and/or theoretical context. Your presentation should include a brief synopsis, but since the rest of the class will also have read the chapter, don't dwell on it. Focus instead on providing a critique which should include [although it need not be limited to] the author's thesis and point of view, the kind of evidence used to support that thesis, whether or not that evidence is valid/adequate, what other evidence might have been included, what this chapter adds to our understanding of the history of this time and/or women's history, and your informed opinion of the chapter. You are expected to do some additional research. Chapter presentations are due on the day scheduled and cannot be postponed. If you are absent, you will be required to choose and present on another chapter.

Written Chapter Outline: On the day you do your chapter presentation, you will also turn in a single, typed page listing:

1. The author's thesis in 1-2 sentences

2. Three examples you found most interesting and/or questionable with a 1-2

sentence explanation of why.

3. Three sources [use proper bibliographic format] you used in preparing your

presentation.

Research Project: You will write an 8-10 page paper on a topic of your own choice to be OK'd by me. Papers must be typed and double-spaced with at least a 1" margin on all sides.

Class Schedule

Mar. 29: Introduction

China

Mar. 31: "Traditional" ChineseWomen

Apr. 5: Readings and Presentations

Apr. 7: Chinese Women in Revolution

Apr. 12: Readings and Presentations

Apr. 14: Chinese Women in the PRC

Apr. 19: Readings and Presentations

Japan

Apr. 21: "Traditional" Japanese Women

Apr. 26: Readings and Presentations

Apr. 29: Women in Prewar Japan

May 3: Readings and Presentations

May 5: Women in Postwar Japan

May 10: Readings and Presentations

Korea

May 12: "Traditional" Korean Women

May 17: Readings and Presentations

May 19: Women in Colonial Korea

May 24: Readings and Presentations

May 26: Women in Postwar Korea

June 2: Readings and Presentations

June 9: Research Paper Due