East Asian Culture: From Zen to K-Pop

Calendar

SES #	TOPICS	KEY DATES
Unit 1: Introduction to East Asia
1	Introduction	n/a
2	Lecture	One-paragraph Reflection due
Unit 2: Zen Buddhism and Japanese Arts: Case Study–Japanese Gardens
3	Lecture	n/a
4	Discussion	Reading Response due
Unit 3: Literati Culture in Late Imperial China: Case Study–The Scholar and His Material World
5	Lecture	n/a
6	Discussion	Reading Response due
7	Field trip	Report on the Field Trip Assigned
Unit 4: Korean Confucianism and Gender: Case Study–Lady Hyegyoung’s Hanjungnok
8	Lecture	n/a
9	Discussion	Reading Response (optional) Proposal for Final Project due
Unit 5: Food As a Lens: East Asian Foodways I
10	In-class Work and Food Videos	n/a
11	Lecture	n/a
Unit 6: Food As a Lens: East Asian Foodways II
12	Taiwan Studies Mini-panel (Prof. Wen-hui Tang on Taiwanese Mothering and Dr. Meredith Schweig on Taiwanese Hip Hop)	n/a
13	Discussion	Groups Report out on their Country Reading Response due
Unit 7: “Asian Values?” The Confucian Revival in East Asia and Singapore
14	Lecture (Prof. Samson Lim from SUTD, Singapore)	Field Trip Report due
15	Discussion	Reading Response due
Unit 8: Cool Japan—Anime
16	Quiz	n/a
17	Lecture (Prof. Ian Condry, MIT)	n/a
Unit 9: The Korean Wave
18	Lecture (Prof. Hyangjin Lee, Kim Koo Visiting Professor of Korean Studies, Harvard)	n/a
19	Discussion	Reading Response due
Unit 10: Rich and Poor in Contemporary China
20	Discussion	Reading Response due
Unit 11: Westernization, Globalization, or Localization? Case Study: Food
21	Guest Lecture (Prof Merry White, Boston University)	n/a
22	Discussion	Final, Cumulative Reading Response (3pp) due
Unit 12: Student Presentations
23–26	Presentations	n/a