Mar 29, 2024  
2022-2023 Academic Catalog 
    
2022-2023 Academic Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

HIS 195-01 - Introductory Special Topic: Classical Asia

4 credits (Fall)


Cross-listed as: EAS 195-01 .  This course surveys the history of Ancient East Asia (China, Japan, and Korea) with some occasional forays into Vietnam. We will look at how people in each  culture created their distinctive identities, experienced the world around them, and inscribed their thinking into texts that have become the “Asian Classics.” From the creation of political ideology to various aspects of high culture, students will gain a firm understanding of what some refer to as the East Asian Tradition.

 

Prerequisite: None.
Instructor: J. Smith