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Divided Memories will examine the formation of historical memory about World War Two in Asia, looking comparatively at the national memories of China, Japan, Korea, and the United States. It will also study efforts at reconciliation in contemporary Asia. The course will look at the role of textbooks, popular culture, with an emphasis on cinema, and elite opinion on the formation of wartime memory. We will study and discuss controversial issues such as war crimes, forced labor, sexual servitude, and the use of atomic weapons. Class will combine lectures with in class discussion, with short essays or papers.

This class will examine the complex inter-relationship between the three great states of Northeast Asia - Japan, Korea and China. This class will take a historical approach but will focus as well on contemporary relations and policy issues. Topics to be covered will include Japanese imperialism and colonialism, the road to the war in the Pacific, the consequences of Japan's defeat, the Communist victory in China, the Korean War and the creation of the postwar architecture. We will focus heavily on the dynamics of the Sino-Japanese relationship, the shift from containment, to engagement, and then to rivalry. The class will look at the two Koreas and their relationship to Japan and China, and to the great powers. We will explore the tension between integration and nationalism, and the future of the triangular relationship. Class will combine lectures and class discussion, with short essays or papers and will be offered for both 3 and 4 credits.

Instructor: Jonathan Ming-En Tang Warfare and organized state violence has been a critical part of modern China's construction over the past 150 years. What is the consequence of such violence for our understanding of PRC strategic behavior in the present day? How can these wars be placed in a larger regional context? Over the course of this time period, and across multiple governmental regimes, can a culturally 'Chinese' form of war be identified? Conflicts will be analyzed in chronological fashion, beginning with the Taiping Civil War, The First Sino-Japanese War, the early republican "Warlord Period" in the second and third decades of the twentieth century, China's participation in World War II, the Civil War between the Nationalists and the Communists, the Cold War, and the People's Republic of China's military involvement in East and Southeast Asia. This course covers selected major English-language secondary scholarship on the topic of war in China or conducted by China. No knowledge of Chinese language is required, but some background in Chinese history would be extremely helpful.

Divided Memories will examine the formation of historical memory about World War Two in Asia, looking comparatively at the national memories of China, Japan, Korea, and the United States. It will also study efforts at reconciliation in contemporary Asia. The course will look at the role of textbooks, popular culture, with an emphasis on cinema, and elite opinion on the formation of wartime memory. We will study and discuss controversial issues such as war crimes, forced labor, sexual servitude, and the use of atomic weapons. Class will combine lectures with in class discussion, with short essays or papers.

This class will examine the complex inter-relationship between the three great states of Northeast Asia - Japan, Korea and China. This class will take a historical approach but will focus as well on contemporary relations and policy issues. Topics to be covered will include Japanese imperialism and colonialism, the road to the war in the Pacific, the consequences of Japan's defeat, the Communist victory in China, the Korean War and the creation of the postwar architecture. We will focus heavily on the dynamics of the Sino-Japanese relationship, the shift from containment, to engagement, and then to rivalry. The class will look at the two Koreas and their relationship to Japan and China, and to the great powers. We will explore the tension between integration and nationalism, and the future of the triangular relationship. Class will combine lectures and class discussion, with short essays or papers and will be offered for both 3 and 4 credits.

Independent studies under the direction of a faculty member for which academic credit may properly be allowed. For East Asian Studies M.A. students only.

Instructor: Tracy Stilerman This course explores the rich interactions between Tibetan Buddhists and the rulers of the Qing Dynasty (1636-1912). Inspired by Mongol Yuan precedent, the Qing rulers employed Tibetan Buddhism in their efforts to rule over a vast, multi-ethnic state that included Manchus, Chinese, Mongols, and Tibetans. We will consider the complex network of individuals and groups involved in this interaction, from the Mongols, to Gelugpa lamas from Tibet, to the ethnically Manchu rulers of the Qing. We will explore courtly ritual implements, maps, architecture, and monuments, as well as textual sources to analyze the multi-ethnic nature of late imperial China. The course will draw on tools from history, art history, and religious studies. There are no prerequisites or linguistic requirements to take this course.

For East Asian Studies M.A. students only.

Instructor: Jonathan Ming-En Tang Warfare and organized state violence has been a critical part of modern China's construction over the past 150 years. What is the consequence of such violence for our understanding of PRC strategic behavior in the present day? How can these wars be placed in a larger regional context? Over the course of this time period, and across multiple governmental regimes, can a culturally 'Chinese' form of war be identified? Conflicts will be analyzed in chronological fashion, beginning with the Taiping Civil War, The First Sino-Japanese War, the early republican "Warlord Period" in the second and third decades of the twentieth century, China's participation in World War II, the Civil War between the Nationalists and the Communists, the Cold War, and the People's Republic of China's military involvement in East and Southeast Asia. This course covers selected major English-language secondary scholarship on the topic of war in China or conducted by China. No knowledge of Chinese language is required, but some background in Chinese history would be extremely helpful.

On-the-job training under the guidance of experienced, on-site supervisors. Meets the requirements for curricular practical training for students on F-1 visas. Students submit a concise report detailing work activities, problems worked on, and key results. May be repeated for credit. Prerequisite: qualified offer of employment and consent of adviser.

Autumn 2023 Theme: "The Emerging Digital Economy in Context: US-Asia Cooperation and Competition." This course will examine ways in which new digital technologies, business models, and data governance frameworks are addressing problems and opportunities at the interface between the digital economy and the external world, with special attention to new patterns of competition and cooperation between Asia and the U.S. Individual sessions will focus on topics such as live commerce, new models of AI governance, the role of digital transformation in addressing climate change, cross-border data sharing in an era of heightened concern for privacy and security, digital platforms for supply chain integration, and AI competition. Distinguished speakers and panels from industry and government.