Modern Japan 1850-Present (upper division history class)<\/strong><\/p>\n Rise of Modern Asia \u2013(Gen Ed class for non-majors, two sections)<\/strong><\/p>\n Drugs in Asian History<\/strong> (HIST 495) is something I have done before, although this time they actually picked this topic, since I sent out a list of possible choices to the students and that was the most popular.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n This version of it is a lot less \u201csurveying the literature on the topic\u201d and a lot more working with the students on their individual papers. As we become more and more student-centered I am cutting back a lot on the reading, and eliminating having them buy books as much as possible. Still, this is a good topic, with all sorts of things they can work on, so hopefully it will turn into a fun little research seminar.<\/p>\n Modern Japan <\/strong>(HIST 437) does have a textbook, McClain, since I think they need it, but rather than just assigning sections and hoping they read them there will be more specific textbook linked assignments. There is a lot less for additional readings\u00a0 and those that we do will all be split up and discussed in class. I toyed with the idea of using Perusall<\/a> for this, but that may be a bit too complex, as much as I like that system. \u00a0Ideally they will come out of it having actually read a good textbook and done at lest some stuff with primary sources and a bit of scholarly reading. This may be the first upper division class I have ever taught where they don\u2019t have to read a monograph. I almost always have them select something to read and write on themselves. This time it will be two articles\/chapters they find on JSTOR or wherever.<\/p>\n Rise of Modern Asia<\/strong> (HIST 198) is my contribution to our (soon to be revised) Gen ed. It is a mostly lecture class with on-line multiple choice tests. (No real writing.) \u00a0I am keeping Glass Palace<\/em>, since it is a nice survey of a lot of themes in Asian history and the students who read it really like it. It is also a widely enough taught book that there are plenty of summaries out there for those who don\u2019t want to read it. I always used to try to put something more academic after that (usually Esherick\u2019s Ancestral Leave<\/em>s), but this time I am going to have them watch To Live<\/em>, which also traces a family through time, and may fit better with them. We will see how this goes.<\/p>\n HIST198Syl.f24<\/a>HIST437Syl.f24<\/a>495-Drugs-Asia-syl.f24<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" As is the tradition here, I am posting my syllabi so people can make suggestions, although I\u00a0 m doing so too late to take much advantage of your helpful advice. 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