課程概述

本課程內容與建構方式基本上仿造美國各大學歷史系普遍提供之 survey「通史」課程。課程的呈現方式，將以同時代，但不同區域普通人民 ordinary people 的「日常生活經驗」以及歷史發展與書寫策略的對應來進行討論。

課程目標

1. 能夠運用課堂所學的知識與指定觀看的電影，分析課堂所學的理論、概念、歷史事件或人物，撰寫至少兩篇評論文章，並提出自己的見解。
2. 學期末除了 take home 期末考外，可選擇撰寫一篇研究報告，可選擇自己感興趣的議題、分析並提出自己的評析。

課程要求

Course requirements consist of lectures, short essays, and a final exam. In addition, regular attendance at lecture will be necessary to make sense of the vast temporal, geographic, and thematic sweep of the course. Your grade will be determined as follows:

Class Attendance and Discussion Performance (30%)
This portion of grade will be determined by your attendance, readings, and thoughtful contribution to classroom discussion. Three unexcused absences will lead to a failed grade.

Two short essays (40%)
During this semester, you will have four opportunities to write two analytical paper (1000-3000 words) comparing two or more primary documents from assigned course readings. Your papers will develop an argument about a major theme in Modern East Asian History. No outside research is necessary, though you are not limited to passages assigned in the reading. The goal is to develop and demonstrate your skills in producing an expository essay based on close and critical reading of historical documents.

Final Exam or optional research paper (30%)
The goal of Final Exam is to demonstrate command of basic historical facts you learn from this course. Study materials will be provided ahead of time. The exam will be a timed, blue-book exam, as scheduled by the University. The content of Final Exam will be announced in class later. Alternately, you can choose to hand in a research paper. The final research paper may address any issue in the history of East Asia since the Mid-19th century. If you are interested in writing a research paper, please submit a proposal to Prof. Lo by April. 15 and schedule a meeting with Prof. Lo during his office hour. Your research paper should be 10-12 pages. 

指定閱讀

There are no xerox packets or outside readings, nor even a textbook in the traditional sense. Most course materials will be available on reserved at University library; however, I strongly recommend purchasing these books if at all possible.

• Rana Mitter, Modern China: A Very Short Introduction (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2008)
• Christopher Goto-Jones, Modern Japan: A Very Short Introduction (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2009)
• Klaus Muhlhahn 余凱思，黃中憲譯，《從清帝國到習近平：中國現代化四百年》，（台北：春山出版，2022）。
• James McClain, 王翔譯，《日本史：1600-2000 從德川幕府到平成時期》，（台北：遠足文化，2017）。
• Bruce Cumings，黃中憲譯，《朝鮮半島現代史：一個追尋驕陽的國度》，（台北：遠足文化，2022）。

評量方式 (僅供參考)

No.	項目	百分比
1.	Class Attendance and Discussion Performance	30%
2.	Two short essays	40%
3.	Final Exam	30%

課程進度

週次	日期	單元主題
第 1 週	2/21	Class introduction
第 2 週	2/28	228 memorial day. No class.
第 3 週	3/6	East Asian before 1900 in 100 mins
第 4 週	3/13	China's last empire
第 5 週	3/20	Meiji restoration or revolution?
第 6 週	3/27	Korean's last empire
第 7 週	4/3	Two Chiangs in 20th century China and Taiwan
第 8 週	4/10	Hirohito and the transformation of Modern Japan monarchy
第 9 週	4/17	Mao Zedong and Communist China
第 10 週	4/24	Modern Korean history
第 11 週	5/1	20th century War experience in modern East Asia
第 12 週	5/8	Run! Your motherland is coming!
第 13 週	5/15	Cold war in East Asia
第 14 週	5/22	Mass consumption in East Asia
第 15 週	5/29	Democracy in modern East Asia
第 16 週	6/5	FINAL EXAM