| Jonathan Dresner Office: Russ Hall 406F Office Hours: MWF 11-12, 1-2; TuTh 9-11 235-4315 |
Administrative Deadlines and Instructional Holidays are in Italics
Assignments and Tests are in Bold
A more complete version of this schedule can be found on the course website.
| Tu (8/23) | First Day of Classes |
| Th (8/25) | “Goseibai Shikimoku, 1232” Lu, pp. 109-116 “Asakura House Law,” Lu, pp. 175-178 Student Information Form Due By Email |
| 8/29 | Last day to enroll or add without instructor permission. Last day for online enrollment. |
| Tu (8/30) | Map Quiz Ikegami, Chapters 2, 3 |
| Th (9/1) | Ikegami, Chapter 4, 5, 6 |
| Tu (9/6) | Last Day to drop without ‘W’ Ikegami, Chapter 7, 8 |
| Th (9/8) | Ikegami, Chapter 10, 11, 12 |
| Tu (9/13) | Ikegami, Chapter 14, 15 Article Selections Due |
| Th (9/15) | Instructor Absent |
| 9/26 | Last day for half tuition refund |
| Tu (9/20) | “The Tale of the Heike,” 22-147 |
| Th (9/22) | “The Tale of the Heike,” 147-262 Historical Scrolls: Heiji Scroll |
| Tu (9/27) | Catch-up/Review/Movie Historical Scrolls: Scrolls of the Mongol Invasions |
| Th (9/29) | Rosh Hashanah (Instructor Absent) |
| Tu (10/4) | Finish movie, discuss article assignments |
| Th (10/6) | Article Presentations |
| Tu (10/11) | Article Presentations Article Review Due |
| Th (10/13) | Conlan, Chapter 1 |
| 10/17 | Midsemester D/F Grades Due |
| Tu (10/18) | Conlan, Chapter 2, 3 |
| Th (10/20) | Fall Break |
| Tu (10/25) | Conlan, Chapters 4, 5 |
| Th (10/27) | Conlan, Chapters 6, 7, 8 |
| 10/28 | Last day to apply for December graduation |
| Tu (11/1) | “Laws of Military Households (Buke Shohatto)” Sources, pp. 335-338 Kumazawa Banzan, “The Model Samurai,” etc., Sources, pp. 387-392 Yamaga Sokō, “The way of the Samurai,” Sources, pp. 398-400 Bito, “The Akō Incident, 1701-1703” Monumenta Nipponica (2003:2) Book Selections Due |
| Th (11/3) | Chushingura, all. Resource: Cast and Scenes |
| 11/7 | Last day to drop single course. |
| Tu (11/8) | Women of the Mito Domain, 148-end |
| Th (11/10) | Women of the Mito Domain, to 145 |
| Tu (11/15) | Ravina, Chapters 1 and 2 My review of “The Last Samurai” at HNN |
| Th (11/17) | Ravina, Chapters 3 and 4 |
| Tu (11/22) | Ravina, Chapters 5 and 6 |
| Th (11/24) | Thanksgiving Holiday |
| Tu (11/29) | Movie: “Twilight Samurai” part one |
| Th (12/1) | Movie: “Twilight Samurai” part two (Instructor absent) |
| Tu (12/6) | Book Presentations |
| Th (12/8) | Last day to withdraw from entire term. Book Presentations Book Review Due |
| 12/13 | Final Exam Essays Due 3pm |
Undergraduate Grade Distribution
| Geography Quiz | 5% |
| Attendance, Preparation and Participation | 20% |
| Article Review and Presentation | 20% |
| Book Review and Presentation | 25% |
| Final Exam Essays | 30% |
Graduate Student Grade Distribution
| Attendance, Preparation and Participation | 20% |
| Article Review and Presentation (2) | 15% |
| Book Review and Presentation (2) | 30% |
| Graduate Student Presentation and Essay | 15% |
| Final Exam Essays | 20% |