Chinese50W Syllabus (Chen)

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su$it a !raft will not $e allowe! to su$it the nal version of the(a(er.

#he (a(er to(ics are as follows:

Pa(er -: Choosin% aon% the (ers(ectives of the Confucians, aoists,an! Ee%alists !urin% the Warrin% 6tates Perio!, construct an ar%uentthat woul! (ersua!e a ruler to a!o(t the teachin%s of )our te3tualtra!ition. ?our ar%uent shoul! ake use of the aterial that we haverea! in the ;$re) an! !e +ar) te3t$ooks an! shoul! $e clearl) $ase!u(on historical an! (hiloso(hical e3a(les that we have !iscusse!.

Pa(er *: #he foun!in% of e(ire was one of the ost si%nicantevents in Chinese histor). 8akin% ju!icious use of the (riar) te3ts inthe rea!in%s, e3(lain how the i!ea of e(ire eer%e! an! wasjustie! within the (hiloso(hical, (olitical, an! social ar%uents that

were circulatin% !urin% the en! of the Warrin% 6tates Perio! an! theearl) !a)s of the Fin an! 4an !)nasties. Choose one aoist or+u!!hist te3t fro the Perio! of ivision an! carefull), in (recise!etail, e3(licate its ar%uents. ?ou shoul! !raw u(on the relevantearlier (hiloso(hical te3ts in e3(lainin% how the e!ieval author isconstructin% an! (ressin% his clais.

Pa(er : #he #an% !)nast) was a (erio! of %reat (olitical an!literar) achieveent. #he (oetr) of u Du, in (articular, is oftenthou%ht of as arr)in% (olitical events to literar) interests. #akin% aselection of his (oes a$out the An Eushan e$ellion, !iscuss how the

historical events of his !a) are reGecte! in the l)ric (oes. Consi!erhow he re(resents hiself in relation to the oentous events. #he 6on% !)nast) is often thou%ht of as a (erio! of inwar! reGection.Consi!erin% the e3a(le of 6u 6hi or Hhu i, think a$out how 6on%literati were investe! in the reia%ination of the (ast. ?ou a) wantto show how 6u 6hi1s (oetr) revisite! thees of earlier #an% (oets orhow Hhu i1s (hiloso(h) reinter(rete! the writin%s of late Hhou an!Warrin% 6tates %ures.

The three topics delineated above will afford students the opportunity to consider and

analyze historical developments in the unfolding of Chinese civilization. The sequence of

papers is intended to build student writing and analytical abilities from a relatively simpleimaginative exercise in argumentation, to a more complex and overtly academic use of

similar material in making a text-based argument, and ending with a broader, more

sophisticated argument about the relationship of text to history. This course is not

confined to one disciplinary perspective, thus students will have to learn to constructplausible arguments across a wide range of primary texts.


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societ) are inter(rete! within the three te3ts, as well as attention onte3tual st)listics.

ea!in%s: ;$re), Cha(ter *: &Philoso(hical Doun!ations'K !e +ar) an!+loo, &Wa) of Eaozi an! Hhuan%zi,' ((, L/---.

ection !eeting" #iscussion of how to prepare draft and how to craft argument.

'nstructor will visit sections to talk about paper expectations.

Week Three:

-. Intellectual #ra!itions of the Warrin% 6tates Perio!, Part *

ea!in%s in ajor Warrin% 6tates %uresBte3tsBtra!itions, with focus onthe #enciusan!$uni.

ea!in%: !e +ar) an! +loo, &;volution of the Confucian #ra!ition,'((. --*/-M.

*. #he Doun!in% of ;(ire, Part -

ea!in%s: ;$re), Cha(ter : he Creation of the +ureaucratic ;(ire'K!e +ar) an! +loo, fro &Ee%alists an! 8ilitarists,' ((. -0/*-*.

6ection eetin%: ubmission of draft for first paper two days prior to sectionmeeting. tudents in each section will be asked to reading through their peers+

papers and choose to comment on three papers each. tudents will be asked toemail comments to the section and be ready to share their observations during the

section meeting.

Week Four:

-. #he Doun!in% of ;(ire, Part *

iscussion of the intellectual an! (olitical foun!ations for the Fin an!4an !)nasties, with (articular attention to the )tholo%) of the Dirst

;(eror

ea!in%s: Course ea!er, he +asic Annals of the Dirst ;(eror ofFin'K !e +ar) an! +loo, he #heoretical +asis of the I(erialInstitution,' ((. */*N*.

*. #he Confucian Canon an! ;conoic e$ates !urin% the 4an


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iscussion of the construction of a state intellectual ortho!o3) !urin%the 4an !)nast), with focus on the Fi%e Classics. 6oe !iscussion ofthe role of the state in re%ar! to econoic concerns.

ea!in%: !e +ar) an! +loo, fro &6)ncretic Oisions of 6tate, 6ociet),

an! Cosos' an! he ;conoic "r!er,' ((. --/5* an! 5/.

ection meeting" ubmission of final version of first paper discussion of topics

for second paper. T$ will discuss general themes raised in peer comments from

previous section.

Week Fi%e

-. #hou%ht an! eli%ion in the Perio! of ivision, Part -

;3aination of the (erio! followin% the fall of the 4an !)nast), with(articular e(hasis on the eer%ence of&uan&ue


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ea!in%s: ;$re), Cha(ter 5: &A Coso(olitan ;(ire'K !e +ar) an!+loo, &6ocial Eife an! Political Culture in the #an%,' ((. 5/5M.

*. 8ajor #an% Poets

6electe! rea!in%s in ajor #an% (oets such as Wan% Wei, Ei +ai, u Du,an! others. iscussion of what i%ht constitute an% (oetic st)le' aswell as the relationshi( $etween (oetr), histor), an! societ).

ea!in%: Course ea!er, &Wan% Wei, Ei +ai, an! u Du.'

ection meeting" ubmission and discussion of drafts for second paper. #rafts

will be collected and redistributed randomly to students during section for peercritique. 'nstructor will visit sections and discuss strengths and weaknesses in the

first paper.

Week Se%en:

-. #he 6on% )nast): e$ates $etween #ra!ition an! Innovation

;3aination of (ro(onents of Confucian learnin% an! those a!vocatin%refor, with (articular e(hasis on the &7ew Eaws' of Wan% Anshi.

ea!in%s: ;$re), Cha(ter : &6hiftin% 6outh'K !e +ar) an! +loo, frohe Confucian evival in the 6on%,' ((. 50/*N.

*. 6u 6hi an! 6on% Classical Poetr)

iscussion of (oetic tren!s un!er the 6on% !)nast), with focus on 6u6hi. Attention also to relationshi( of 6on% literati to the (ast an! thenotion of a &6on% (oetic st)le.'

ea!in%s: Course ea!er, &6u 6hi' an! &6on% Classical Culture.'

6ection eetin%: ubmission of final version of second paper and discussionof topics for third paper.

Week Ei"ht:

-. 7eo/Confucianis an! Hhu i1s 6)nthesis

;3aination of the !evelo(ent of what is coonl) calle! &7eo/Confucianis' in Western sinolo%ical !iscourse. Docus on earl) 7eo/Confucian thinkers an! the s)nthetic achieveent of Hhu i inconstructin% an intellectual ortho!o3).


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ea!in%s: !e +ar) an! +loo, fro &7eo/Confucianis' an! &Hhu i1s7eo/Confucian Pro%ra,' ((. N/N.

*. #he ?uan !)nast)

iscussion of the esta$lishent of the rst ajor non/4an Chinese!)nast) as well as the reor%anization of Chinese societ) an! theeer%ence of an ur$an, vernacular literature.

ea!in%s: ;$re), Cha(ter N: &Alien ule'K Course ea!er, &An ;3a(leof ?uana'u.'

ection meeting" ubmission and discussion of drafts for third paper. tudents

will again be asked to comment on drafts by their peers. T$ will provide

comments on strengths and weaknesses of the final versions of the second paper.

Week (ine:

-. Doun!in% of the 8in%

iscussion of the 8in% foun!in% fro the (ers(ective of the 8in% le%alco!e an! (roclaations $) the rst 8in% e(eror, #aizu.

ea!in%s: ;$re), Cha(ter M: he Eiits of Autocrac)'K !e +ar) an!+loo, fro &I!eolo%ical Doun!ations of Eate I(erial China,' ((. NN/

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*. 8in% Intellectual Eife

A look at Wan% ?an%in% an! Ei Hhi as lea!in% e3a(les of (ost/6on%res(onses to Hhu i1s 7eo/Confucian ortho!o3).

ea!in%s: !e +ar) an! +loo, &6elf an! 6ociet) in the 8in%,' ((. ML-/MN.

ection meeting" evision of drafts for third paper. T$ will summarize student

peer comments for draft of the third paper and discuss strengths of one exemplarysecond paper.

Week Ten:

-. 8in% Diction


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ea!in% selections fro a ajor 8in% !)nast) short stor) antholo%),the Stories Old and (ew, an! !iscussion of how 8in% societ) an!culture is $ein% re(resente! throu%h ctional narrative.

ea!in%s: Course ea!er, &6elections fro )u'in &iaoshuo.'

*. Woen in Chinese 4istor)

A reevaluation of the rea!in%s of the entire 2uarter fro the(ers(ective of the lon%/su((resse! histor) of woen in China. Issuesof %en!er an! hoosocialit).

ea!in%: !e +ar) an! +loo, &Woen1s ;!ucation,' ((. M-/ML0KCourse ea!er, &6election of Woen Poets.'

6ection eetin%: 6u$ission of nal version of thir! (a(er.

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