Jonathan Dresner
Office: Russ Hall 406F
Office Hours: MWF 10-11, 1-2; TuTh 10-12
235-4315
Tu (8/25) First Day: Syllabus, etc.
Th (8/27) Totman, Ch. 1
8/31 Last day to enroll or add without instructor permission.

Last day for online enrollment.
Tu (9/1) Map Quiz *Docs, sec I, “Dawn of Japanese History” pp. 3-20.
Th (9/3) Resources: Buddhism, Confucianism Totman, Ch.2

*Docs, sec. II, “The Impact of Chinese Civilization” pt. 1, pp. 21-36.
Tu (9/8) Last Day to drop without ‘W’ *Docs, sec. II, “The Impact of Chinese Civilization” pt. 2, pp. 36-50.
Th (9/10) *Docs, sec III, “The Early Heian Period” pp. 51-80.
Tu (9/15) *Docs, sec. IV, “Rise of Feudal Institutions” pt. 1, pp. 81-106.
Th (9/17) Totman, Ch. 3
9/21 Last day for half tuition refund
Tu (9/22) Resource: The Heiji Scroll *Docs, sec. IV, “Rise of Feudal Institutions” pt. 2, pp. 106-116.
Th (9/24) *Docs, sec V, “Kamakura Buddhism”, pp. 117-146.
Tu (9/29) Resource: The Mongol Invasion Scroll *Docs, sec. VI, “The Development of Feudal Institutions through the Muromachi Period” pp. 147-170.
Th (10/1) Totman, Ch. 4
Tu (10/6) *Docs, sec, VII, “From Civil Wars to Unification” pp. 171-202.
Th (10/8) *Docs, sec VIII, “Tokugawa: Era of Peace” pp. 203-242.
Tu (10/13) Catch-up/Review

Research Discussion
Th (10/15 Fall Break
10/19 Midterm Due noon, Monday (10/19)

Midsemester D/F Grades Due
Tu (10/20) Research Project: Proposal
Th (10/22) *Prose, “The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter” pp. 27-38 and, “A Tosa Journal”, pp. 70-102.
10/24 Homecoming
Tu (10/27) *Genji, all.
Th (10/29)
10/30 Last day to apply for December graduation
Tu (11/3) Research Project: Bibliography and Outline [videorecording] “The Illustrated handscroll Tale of Genji “
Th (11/5) *Prose, “The Pillow Book of Sei Shōnagon”, pp. 156-199.
11/6 Last day to drop single course.
Tu (11/10) *Prose, “Short Tales of Aristocratic Life” and “Heian and Medieval Setsuwa”, pp. 251-288 and Prose, “The Clear Mirror” pp. 447-471.
Th (11/12) *Prose, “An Account of My Hermitage” and “Essays in Idleness” pp. 377-421.
Tu (11/17) *Heike, chaps. 4-6, 9-11.
Th (11/19)
Tu (11/24) Research Project: Draft and Presentations
Th (11/26) Thanksgiving Holiday
Tu (12/1) *Berry, to 103.
Th (12/3) *Berry, 104-184
Tu (12/8) *Berry, 185-end
Th (12/10) Research Project Due

Catch-up/Review

Last day to withdraw from entire term.
Final Exams TuTh 12:30 – 12/17, 12:30-2:20