History, Literature, Mythology
| Jonathan Dresner Office: Russ Hall 406F Office Hours: MWF 10-11, 1-2; TuTh 10-12 235-4315 |
| 8/26 (Tu) | First Day of Classes |
| 8/28 (Th) | “Goseibai Shikimoku, 1232″ Lu, pp. 109-116
“Asakura House Law,” Lu, pp. 175-178 |
| 9/1 (M) | Labor Day Holiday |
| 9/2 (Tu) | Ikegami, Chapter 2 |
| 9/4 (Th) | Ikegami, Chapters 3, 4 |
| 9/8 (M) | Last day to drop without “W” |
| 9/9 (Tu) | Ikegami, Chapter 5, 6 |
| 9/11 (Th) | “Unification by Toyotomi Hideyoshi”, Lu, pp. 189
“Laws of Military Households (Buke Shohatto)” (and amendments), Lu, pp. 206-208 |
| 9/16 (Tu) | Ikegami, Chapter 7, 8 |
| 9/18 (Th) | “Education of Children,” Lu, pp. 258-261
“Death and a Samurai,” Lu, pp. 261-263 Yamaga SokÅ, “The way of the Samurai,” de Bary, Tsunoda, Keene, pp. 389-391. |
| 9/23 (Tu) | Catch-up/Review |
| 9/25 (Th) | History Essays Due |
| 9/30 (Tu) | Movie: Harakiri (pt. 1) Rosh Hashanah (Instructor Absent) |
| 10/2 (Th) | “The Tale of the Heike,” chapters 4, 5, 6 |
| 10/7 (Tu) | “The Tale of the Heike,” chapters 9, 10, 11 |
| 10/9 (Th) | Movie: Harakiri (pt. 2) Yom Kippur (Instructor Absent) |
| 10/14 (Tu) | Conlan, Chapter 1 |
| 10/16 (Th) | Conlan, Chapter 2, 3 |
| 10/17 (F) | Midsemester D/F grades due |
| 10/21 (Tu) | Conlan, Chapters 4, 5 |
| 10/23 (Th) | Fall Break (10/23-24) |
| 10/28 (Tu) | Conlan, Chapters 6, 7 |
| 10/30 (Th) | Conlan, Chapter 8 |
| 11/4 (Tu) | Medieval Essays Due |
| 11/6 (Th) | Ikegami, Chapter 10, 11, 12 |
| 11/7 (F) | Last day to withdraw from single course |
| 11/11 (Tu) | Chushingura, all. |
| 11/13 (Th) | Ikegami, Chapter 14, 15 |
| 11/18 (Tu) | Musui’s Story, all |
| 11/20 (Th) | Women of the Mito Domain, to 61 |
| 11/25 (Tu) | Women of the Mito Domain, 62-127 |
| 11/26 (Th) | Thanksgiving Break |
| 12/2 (Tu) | Women of the Mito Domain, 128-end |
| 12/4 (Th) | Catch-up/Review |
| 12/9 (Tu) | Tokugawa Essays Due |
| 12/11 (Th) | Catch-up/Review |
| 12/12 (F) | Last day of instruction |
| 12/18 (Th) | Final Exam Due by 3pm, RH 406F |
