HIST 1438 - Episodes in Korean History
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Fall 2020 / Spring 2022 / Spring 2023 / Spring 2024
Examines the history of Korea from the archaeological period to the 21st century. Topics may include: the origin of the early states, Koryo dynasty and Mongol rule, Confucian influence on Choson society, Japanese colonial rule, WWII and the �Comfort Women,� the Korean War and the division, North Korea, rapid industrialization in South Korea under dictatorships, the democratization movement, evolving roles for women, and Korea as an emerging multi-ethnic society.� ���
HIST 1708 - Japan from Clay Pots to Robots
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Spring 2018 / Spring 2019 / Fall 2021 / Fall 2023
Surveys the history of Japan from earliest times through the 21st century. Topics may include: the origins of civilization in the Japanese archipelago, the development of religions such as Shinto and Buddhism, the writing of the world�s first novel, the rise of the samurai, the persecution of Christians, empire-building in Asia, World War II, occupation by the United States and its allies, J-pop, and contemporary headline news.
HIST 3109 - Seminar in Asian History
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Spring 2021
Capstone seminars are designed for advanced history majors to pull together the skills they have honed in previous courses. This seminar focuses on Asian history, and will include readings and discussions in a small seminar setting. In relation to the course topic, students will develop an individual research project and write a substantial and original paper based on primary sources. Previously offered as a special topics course.
HIST 3110 - Honors Seminar
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Fall 2018 / Fall 2021
Practical historiography for students who wish to write a senior honors thesis. Emphasizes choice of topic, critical methods, research, organization, argumentation, and writing. Recommended restriction: History GPA of 3.5 or higher. May be repeated up to 6 total credit hours.
HIST 4619 - Women in East Asian History
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Fall 2018 / Spring 2021 / Fall 2022 / Fall 2023 / Fall 2024
Considers major issues in the history of women in East Asia (China, Korea, Japan) in the 17th through 20th centuries. Focuses on gender roles in Asian family, state, and cultural systems. Topic varies in any given semester. Same as WGST 4619 and HIST 5619.
HIST 4728 - Japan�s Empire: Birth and Death
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Spring 2018 / Spring 2019 / Fall 2020 / Spring 2022 / Fall 2024
Examines the origins of Japan�s wartime military state in the age of the samurai and the subsequent dislocations of revolution, industrialization, Westernization, and nation-building. Topics may include: colonialism in Asia, evolving roles for women, the rise and fall of democracy, the origins of fascism, the home front, military atrocities, the atomic bombs, war memory, and the art and literature of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Same as HIST 5728.
HIST 5619 - Women in East Asian History
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Fall 2023
Considers major issues in the history of women in East Asia (China, Korea, Japan) in the 17th through 20th centuries. Focuses on gender roles in Asian family, state, and cultural systems. Topic varies in any given semester. Same as HIST 4619 and WGST 4619.
HIST 5728 - Japan�s Empire: Birth and Death
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Fall 2020 / Fall 2024
Begins with early modern Japan, proceeds through the era of rapid modernization after the Meiji Restoration in the mid-19th century, and concludes with Japan's gradual descent into prolonged war, first with China and then in the Pacific. Same as HIST 4728.
HIST 6109 - Readings in Asian History
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Fall 2022
Explores a specific theme in Asian History in depth. Topic may vary each semester. May be repeated up to 6 total credit hours proved the topic varies.
WGST 4619 - Women in East Asian History
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Fall 2022 / Fall 2023 / Fall 2024
Considers major issues in the history of women in East Asia (China, Korea, Japan) in the 17th through 20th centuries. Focuses on gender roles in Asian family, state and cultural systems. Topic varies in any given semester. Same as HIST 4619 and HIST 5619.
