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150174 SE Writing the History of East Asia: Methodological Reflections on Writing the History of a Region (2009W)

Englisch

10.00 ECTS (2.00 SWS), SPL 15 - Ostasienwissenschaften
Prüfungsimmanente Lehrveranstaltung

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max. 25 Teilnehmer*innen
Sprache: Englisch

Lehrende

Termine (iCal) - nächster Termin ist mit N markiert

  • Donnerstag 08.10. 12:15 - 13:45 Seminarraum Sinologie 2 UniCampus Hof 2 2F-O1-18
  • Donnerstag 15.10. 12:15 - 13:45 Seminarraum Sinologie 2 UniCampus Hof 2 2F-O1-18
  • Donnerstag 22.10. 12:15 - 13:45 Seminarraum Sinologie 2 UniCampus Hof 2 2F-O1-18
  • Donnerstag 29.10. 12:15 - 13:45 Seminarraum Sinologie 2 UniCampus Hof 2 2F-O1-18
  • Donnerstag 05.11. 12:15 - 13:45 Seminarraum Sinologie 2 UniCampus Hof 2 2F-O1-18
  • Donnerstag 12.11. 12:15 - 13:45 Seminarraum Sinologie 2 UniCampus Hof 2 2F-O1-18
  • Donnerstag 19.11. 12:15 - 13:45 Seminarraum Sinologie 2 UniCampus Hof 2 2F-O1-18
  • Donnerstag 26.11. 12:15 - 13:45 Seminarraum Sinologie 2 UniCampus Hof 2 2F-O1-18
  • Donnerstag 03.12. 12:15 - 13:45 Seminarraum Sinologie 2 UniCampus Hof 2 2F-O1-18
  • Donnerstag 10.12. 12:15 - 13:45 Seminarraum Sinologie 2 UniCampus Hof 2 2F-O1-18
  • Donnerstag 17.12. 12:15 - 13:45 Seminarraum Sinologie 2 UniCampus Hof 2 2F-O1-18
  • Donnerstag 07.01. 12:15 - 13:45 Seminarraum Sinologie 2 UniCampus Hof 2 2F-O1-18
  • Donnerstag 14.01. 12:15 - 13:45 Seminarraum Sinologie 2 UniCampus Hof 2 2F-O1-18
  • Donnerstag 21.01. 12:15 - 13:45 Seminarraum Sinologie 2 UniCampus Hof 2 2F-O1-18
  • Donnerstag 28.01. 12:15 - 13:45 Seminarraum Sinologie 2 UniCampus Hof 2 2F-O1-18

Information

Ziele, Inhalte und Methode der Lehrveranstaltung

The aim of this seminar is to explore possibilities of writing the history of a region rather than writing the history of the nation. The time frame for this exploration is East Asia since 1850. Four different approaches are going to be tested: The time approach looks at the region in a specific time window and works by the method of comparison. The idea of contact zones explores the region by looking at those localities where the different nations of the region have to come in contact with each other in order to see what kind of common activities developed and how they make these contact zones different from other areas. Methodologically, this approach is primarily an approach of economic history. The region is also a region because people move from one place to the other. Migration is an important field of experimentation and an opportunity for people to get involved with each other. However, the sharpest form of interaction between different peoples from one region is the war. The war shapes the region and redefines the division of power in the region.

Art der Leistungskontrolle und erlaubte Hilfsmittel

Students pick from a list of possible contributions the topic they want to work on. It is the aim of the seminar to develop the ability to do independent research. That is why students are asked to look for the necessary resources, to develop an adequate research question and to determine a theoretical approach which guides their research on their own. Students give presentations on their respective topic and write seminar papers in English (of approximately 20 pages) on the basis of their presentations. Students who know either Japanese Chinese or Korean are asked to include sources in these languages into their discussions.
The list of topics for the presentations will be introduced and discussed during the first session on October 8, 2009.

Mindestanforderungen und Beurteilungsmaßstab

Four different approaches are going to be tested: The time approach looks at the region in a specific time window and works by the method of comparison. The idea of contact zones explores the region by looking at those localities where the different nations of the region have to come in contact with each other in order to see what kind of common activities developed and how they make these contact zones different from other areas. Methodologically, this approach is primarily an approach of economic history. The region is also a region because people move from one place to the other. Migration is an important field of experimentation and an opportunity for people to get involved with each other. However, the sharpest form of interaction between different peoples from one region is the war. The war shapes the region and redefines the division of power in the region.

Prüfungsstoff

The time approach looks at the region in a specific time window and works by the method of comparison. The idea of contact zones explores the region by looking at those localities where the different nations of the region have to come in contact with each other in order to see what kind of common activities developed and how they make these contact zones different from other areas. Methodologically, this approach is primarily an approach of economic history. The region is also a region because people move from one place to the other. Migration is an important field of experimentation and an opportunity for people to get involved with each other. However, the sharpest form of interaction between different peoples from one region is the war. The war shapes the region and redefines the division of power in the region. Students pick from a list of possible contributions the topic they want to work on. It is the aim of the seminar to develop the ability to do independent research. That is why students are asked to look for the necessary resources, to develop an adequate research question and to determine a theoretical approach which guides their research on their own.

Literatur

A choice of helpful books is to be found in the library of the Department of East Asian Studies in the special section for the on-going semester.
Goldman, Merle and Andrew Gordon (eds.): Historical Perspectives on Contemporary East Asia. Cambridge/Ma: Harvard UP, 2000
Miller, John H.: Modern East Asia. An introductory history. Armonk et al: Sharpe, 2008
Arnason, Johann P.: The Peripheral Center. Essays on Japanese History and Civilization. Melbourne: Trans Pacific Press, 2002
Fairbank, John K., Edwin o. Reischauer and Albert M. Craig: East Asia. Tradition and Transformation. London: George Allen& Unwin Ltd., 1973

Zuordnung im Vorlesungsverzeichnis

GG 420, JMA M9

Letzte Änderung: Mo 07.09.2020 15:35