HUM 210 course plan - winter 2001

Wk #1

Assignments Due:

In Class . . .

Mon.
1/8

Intro to Course: Syllabus, Course Plan, Learning Objectives
Cross-Cultural Study
In-Class Group Dialogue #1

Wed.
1/10

Course Pack, pp. 4-16, 67-73: India Timeline 1;
Culture, Religion, Myth;
Epic as Oral-Literary Genre

Introduction to Early India &
the Epic Mahabharata

Beginning Mon. 1/15: Instructor's Signature Required to Add Classes

Wk #2

Assignments Due:

In Class . . .

Mon., 1/15: Martin Luther King, Jr. Day - Non-Class Day
Correction: Monday classes are canceled.

Wed.
1/17

Course Pack, pp. 50-58,
& 74-85: Hinduism; Mahabharata Film Notes, Part I

****2-Hour Class Period****
Begin In-Class Viewing (required): Mahabharata, Part I
(India/UK, 1989), dir. Peter Brook
(b. 1925)

Fri. 1/19: Tuition Deadline & End of 100% Refund

Wk #3

Assignments Due:

In Class . . .

Mon. 1/22: Begin Late Registration Fee of $30

Mon.
1/22

Course Pack, pp. 85-89: Mahabharata Film Notes, Part II (cont.)

Finish In-Class Viewing (required):
Mahabharata, Part II
In-Class Writing: Film Questions

Wed.
1/24

	Seminar Prep: Maha- bharata Notes & Questions
	Course Pack, pp. 42-50, 59-62: Indian Languages & Scripts; Buddhism

Seminar: Mahabharata

Distribute handouts: Selected Early Chinese Poetry in Translation, Pinyin & Chinese Pronunciation

Mahabharata, Parts I and II, will be put on reserve for in-library (re)viewing
after in-class showings during Weeks #2 & #3.

Wk #4

Assignments Due:

In Class . . .

Mon.
1/29

Course Pack, pp. 98-127, & 146-156: China Timelines Introduction & China Timelines 1, 2, & 3; Writing Systems & Chinese Writing

Cora was ill & class was canceled

Wed.
1/31

	Handouts: Selected Early Chinese Poetry, Pinyin & Chinese Pronunciation
	Course Pack, pp. 157-171: Confucianism; Tao & Taoism...; Yin & Yang... & see pp. 1-3: Comparative Timelines of Asia

Introduction to China: Overview of Early Chinese Cultural History & Literature: Video clip: Houston Smith on Confucianism & Taoism
Discuss Handouts: Selected Poetry, etc. & distribute new handouts
Assign Dialogue #2 (Poetry, Writing & Translation Issues)

Wk #5

Assignments Due:

In Class . . .

Mon.
2/5

	Dialogue #2 (Poetry & Translation issues)
	Course Pack, pp. 181-199, & 208-215: Japan Timelines 1, 2 & 3; Shinto; An Introduction to Japanese Language

Introduction to Early Japan:
Videotape Viewing: Japanese History & Literature, Classical period, v. 1

Wed.
2/7

Backgrounds - Course Pack: The Ways of Liberation...; Japanese Poetry & Tale of Genji . . .

Exchange Reading & Discussion: Dialogue #2 & Chinese handouts
Distribute Handout Directions for Critical Review: Discuss & Assign Critical Review
Distribute Handout "Haiku": Discuss Haiku and assign Dialogue #3

Wk #6

Assignments Due:

In Class . . .

Mon.
2/12

	*Handout:* Directions for Critical Review
	Topic Description & at least one source for Critical Review
	Bring Course Pack [see pp. 1-3: Comparative Timelines of Asia ]

Discuss Handout Directions for Critical Review
Seminar: Critical Review Topic Descriptions & Sources

Comparative Overview of Chinese & Japanese cultural history to 20th century (using Course Pack Timelines)
& Intro to Red Sorghum (the film)

Wed.
2/14

Bring Course Pack

****2-Hour Class Period****
In-Class Viewing (required):
Red Sorghum - Hong gao liang, China, 1987; New Yorker Video, 1991), dir. Zhang Yimou [based on the novel by Mo Yan];
Run Time: 91 min.
Distribute Handouts: Red Sorghum Study Guide & Chronology

Red Sorghum - Hong gao liang (videotape) will be put on reserve for in-library (re)viewing after in-class showing is completed.

Wk #7

Assignments Due:

In Class . . .

Mon. 2/19: Presidents' Day - No Classes
CORRECTION: Monday classes will meet on Tuesday, Jan 20;
and Tuesday classes are canceled.

Tues.
2/20

	Critical Review (NOTE: *Revision Option* will be given if turned in on time!)
	Bring Course Pack & Handouts (Red Sorghum Study Guide & Chronology)
	Begin reading *Red Sorghum* & Take Notes

Exchange Readings: Critical Reviews
Discuss Red Sorghum (the film) &
Intro to Red Sorghum (the novel) - using Course Pack & Handouts (Study Guide and Chronology)

Wed.
2/21

	Handouts: Red Sorghum Study Guide & Chronology
	Continue reading *Red Sorghum* & take notes

Discuss Red Sorghum (the novel)
Assign Dialogue #4 (Red Sorghum, the novel)

Fri. 2/23: Last Day to Drop Classes with No Grade on Transcript,
to change audit/credit status, & to add classes

Wk #8

Assignments Due:

In Class . . .

Mon.
2/26

	Dialogue #3 (Haiku)
	Finish reading *Red Sorghum*
	Dialogue #4: Red Sorghum
	Bring Course Pack

Seminar: Dialogue #4 & Red Sorghum
Intro to Rhapsody in August & A Pale View of Hills - using Course Pack

Wed.
2/28

	Course Pack, pp. 203-205, & 228-240: Japan Timeline 4; Kurosawa & Rhapsody in August Film Notes
	Begin reading A Pale View of Hills & Take Notes

****2-Hour Class Period****
In-Class Viewing: (required film)
Rhapsody in August (Hachigatsu no kyoshikyoku, Japan, 1991), dir. Akira Kurosawa
Run Time: 98 min.
Distribute Handout: A Pale View of Hills Study Guide
Return & discuss graded Critical Review, assign Optional Revision, & distribute Grade Reports (to date)

Rhapsody in August - Hachigatsu no kyoshikyoku will be put on reserve for in-library (re)viewing after in-class showing is completed.

Wk #9

Assignments Due:

In Class . . .

Mon.
3/5

	Handout: A Pale View of Hills Study Guide
	Finish Reading *A Pale View of Hills* & bring reading notes & questions

Discuss Rhapsody in August & A Pale View of Hills
Assign Prep for Group Dialogue #5 (Rhapsody in August & A Pale View of Hills)

Wed.
3/7

	Prep for Group Dialogue #5 (Rhapsody in August & A Pale View of Hills)
	Course Pack, pp. 25-40, & 90-97: India Timeline 3 & 4; "Cracking India," Islam, Sikhism
	Begin Reading *Cracking India* & Take Notes

Seminar: Group Dialogue #5
Intro to Cracking India
Distribute handout Cracking India Study Guide

Wk #10

Assignments Due:

In Class . . .

Mon.
3/12

	Handout: Cracking India Study Guide
	Finish Reading Cracking India & bring reading notes

In-Class Writing & Discussion: Cracking India
Distribute Handout: Directions for Final Discussion Paper

Wed.
3/14

	Handout: Directions for Final Discussion Paper
	Deadline for any late, make-up, extra credit/ optional work

Discuss Directions & Topics for Final Discussion Paper
Constitute Optional Workshop Groups (Discussion Paper Drafts)

Wed. 3/14: Last Day to Withdraw from Classes with "W" Grade
NOTE: Instructor's Signature Required!

Finals Week - Mar. 19 - 23

Scheduled Final Exam Meeting:

Thurs., Mar. 22
1:00 – 3:00 p.m.
Deschutes 1

DUE: Final Discussion Paper

IN-CLASS:
Seminar: Read & Discuss Discussion Papers
In-Class Final Dialogue: Course Reflections & Self-Evaluation
Return any late, make-up, extra credit work &
distribute updated Grade Reports

Humanities 210 MIC/WIC- Cora Agatucci Cultures & Literatures of Asia

Humanities 210 MIC/WIC- Cora Agatucci
Cultures & Literatures of Asia