ASIAN 2261

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ASIAN 2261
From Samurai to Superpower: Japan in World History I

Course information provided by the Courses of Study 2024-2025.

How did Japan evolve from samurai to superpower?   We investigate this transformation in Japanese and world history over a two-semester sequence.  Students are free to enroll in either semester independently.  (All are welcome, but none required, to enroll in both semesters.)  We begin in early Japan: the birthplace of the sun goddess Amaterasu, the imperial court devoted to her, and the samurai who rose to rule under her sway.  Early Japan was also home to con-men and courtesans, mischievous gods and warring Buddhists, the world's first (and female!) novelist, and a surprisingly cosmopolitan culture of artists and scientists, comedians and entrepreneurs, human traffickers and international travelers.  Our first semester exploring this eclectic culture culminates in the early modern era (1600–1868), when under samurai rule, Japan developed many "modern" elements that laid the groundwork for the revolutionary changes and superpower status examined in the second semester.  We chart Japan's development not only through big events but also everyday life, delving into gender and sexuality, family and labor, arts and entertainment, and more.

When Offered Fall.

Distribution Category (GLC-AS, HST-AS) (CA-AG, HA-AG)

Comments ASIAN 2261 is the first course in a two-part course sequence. Together, ASIAN 2261 and ASIAN 2222 cover the full scope of Japan's transition from the age of the samurai to our present day. Students may take ASIAN 2261 without taking ASIAN 2222, and vice versa.

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Syllabi:

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: CAPS 1621, HIST 1621

  • 4 Credits Graded

  • 18061 ASIAN 2261   LEC 001

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    • TR Mcgraw Hall 165
    • Aug 26 - Dec 7, 2024

    • Roebuck, K

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  • 18060 ASIAN 2261   DIS 201

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    • T White Hall 114
    • Aug 26 - Dec 9, 2024

    • Staff

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  • 18067 ASIAN 2261   DIS 202

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    • W McGraw Hall 215
    • Aug 26 - Dec 9, 2024

    • Staff

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  • 18068 ASIAN 2261   DIS 203

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    • W Sibley Hall 318
    • Aug 26 - Dec 9, 2024

    • Staff

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  • 18069 ASIAN 2261   DIS 204

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  • 18070 ASIAN 2261   DIS 205

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  • 18231 ASIAN 2261   DIS 206

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  • 18232 ASIAN 2261   DIS 207

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