Course Descriptions - Spring 2002
Course Titles

C102 | 1491 | Elementary Chinese II, undergraduates | Yan

Undergraduates only, 4 credits; P: grade of C or higher in C101 or equivalent proficiency

This course is designed to continue to lay a groundwork for those who are interested in learning about Chinese people and understanding their culture. It aims to develop students' overall competence in speaking, listening, reading, and writing Chinese with special emphasis on oral-aural skills. A learner-centered, task-based, and proficiency-driven approach will be employed. This course meets five hours a week: two 1-hour interactive lectures, and three 1-hour drill sessions. In general, Tuesday lecture emphasizes the context and usage of key vocabulary and common sentence patterns. Thursday lecture is devoted to listening and reading activities. Drills consolidate and expand what is covered in the lectures.

Students will have opportunities to talk about their lives, perform skits, read simple stories, and write journals. Authentic materials and computer-assisted language software will also be incorporated to enhance learning effectiveness. Daily and active participation in class is expected. Grades will be based on daily performance, homework assignments, quizzes, and three oral/written tests.

Textbooks: (1) Interactions II: A Cognitive Approach to Beginning Chinese (Text and Workbook), by Jennifer Li-chia Liu and Margaret Mian Yan, (2) The Lady in the Painting, by Wang, Fang-yu.

C102 | 1496 | Elementary Chinese II, graduate students | Yan

Graduate students only, 2 credits; P: grade of C or higher in C101 or equivalent proficiency

See course description for C102, undergraduates. C102 meets as one class, but this section is for graduate students only.

C202 | 1501 | Second-Year Chinese II, undergraduates | Liu

Undergraduates only, 4 credits; P: grade of C or higher in C201 or equivalent proficiency

This course is designed to further develop students' overall language proficiency. By the end of the semester, students should be able to: 1) carry out a face-to-face daily conversation with ease; 2) narrate a simple story or describe a familiar event; and 3) read and write about what students can say in Chinese.

The class meets five hours a week: two hours of interactive lectures and three hours of drills. Lectures focus on the introduction of essential grammatical patterns and discussion of the text; drills aim at helping students practice and internalize key vocabulary and grammatical patterns.

Daily and active participation in class is expected. The grade will be based on daily performance, homework, quizzes, and three oral/written tests.

C202 | 1506 | Second-Year Chinese II, graduates students | Liu

Graduates students only, 2 credits; P: grade of C or higher in C201 or equivalent proficiency

See course description for C202, undergraduates. C202 meets as one class, but this section is for graduate students only.

C302 | 1511 | Third-Year Chinese II | Liu

P: grade of C or higher in C301 or equivalent proficiency

This course, conducted entirely in Chinese, is learner-centered, content-based, and proficiency-driven. It is designed to further develop overall language proficiency through extensive readings of modern texts in journalistic style. Texts include magazine articles that report on the issues confronting modern Chinese society. The class meets five hours a week: two hours of interactive lectures, and three hours of drills. Lectures aim at the overall comprehension of the text and the introduction of critical reading strategies. Drills emphasize vocabulary expansion and consolidation of essential grammatical patterns.

Daily and active participation in class is expected. The grade will be based on daily performance, homework assignments, quizzes, and three oral/written tests.

C402 | 1514 | Fourth-Year Chinese II, undergraduates | Li

P: grade of C or better in C401 or equivalent proficiency

This course is designed for advanced students of Chinese to (1) improve their overall language proficiency through extensive reading of texts in various styles and genres; (2) acquire a deeper understanding of major issues concerning modern Chinese intellectuals as well as a fuller picture
of contemporary Chinese life and society; (3) obtain skills to be independent and confident learners of Chinese.

Attendance is mandatory. Active participation in class is expected. The grade will be based on class performance, comprehension exercises, composition assignments, quizzes, and three tests.

C502 | 1516 | Fourth-Year Chinese II, graduate students | Li

P: grade of C or better in C501 or equivalent proficiency

See course description for C402. This class meets with C402, but this section is for graduate students only.

E100 | 1473 | East Asia: An Introduction | Eno

This course is a selective survey of the traditional and contemporary cultures of the East Asian nations: China, Japan, and Korea. There are no course prerequisites, students are not expected to have any prior knowledge of these countries.

Since the 1980s, the economic power and political influence of the countries of East Asia have grown at a far faster rate than in any other area of the world, and it has become common for business people and journalists to speak of the coming century as the East Asian century. It is imperative for Americans to better understand the peoples and cultures of this region of the world. In the coming decades, Americans who do not have a basic understanding of East Asia will be as handicapped as East Asians
without a basic understanding of the West.

China, Japan, and Korea each represent civilizations many times older than that of the United States. Most individuals in contemporary East Asia are aware and proud of the great age of their cultures. They are also keenly aware of the sharp break with their past that has formed during the past century, as a result of the arrival of Western cultural and political forces. Building a basic understanding of the world of contemporary East Asia means learning not only about present day society, but also about the narratives of the past that shape the way East Asian societies picture themselves and their relations to us in the West.

In the first half of E100, we will examine aspects of traditional roots of East Asian societies. We will read some of the teachings of Confucius that shaped China, learn how Buddhism transformed all of East Asia, explore the culture of the samurai of Japan, and read poems, stories, and diaries that record the thoughts and feelings of people living far from us in place and time. During the second half of the course, we will focus on modern East Asia, examining the revolutionary impact of the West and contemporary social and political structures. We will contrast how China, Japan, and Korea each responded to the sudden challenges of the past century, read an autobiographical account of a young person living through this era of confusion, and examine how these shattering transformations continue to shape events in East Asia up to the present day.

Course requirements will include short homework assignments, several brief reflective essays (about two pages in length), and midterm and final exams. Students will also work in groups on a term project to create websites on East Asia, focusing on a theme chosen by each group. Assignments, class discussion topics, study materials, timelines, and other forms of useful information will be provided through the E100 course website throughout the term. Although the content of that website will be new for the Spring 2001 class, linking to the Fall 1998 website at will provide detailed information about
the general shape of E100 and its requirements.

E101 | 1478 | The World and East Asia | Struve

Topic: East Asia in World History

This course introduces major developments in the history of the earth and humankind, at each stage drawing particular attention to the conditions, achievements, experiences, and outlooks of East Asia. What part has East Asia taken in world patterns of change? How has East Asia affected, and been affected by, global developments across the centuries? What view have East Asian peoples held of the rest of the world? These are some of the questions we will pursue.

The course is structured in four parts: I. Getting Started: The Bases of Human and Social Life; II. Getting Civilized: The Bases of Extensive Social Life: III. Dynamics of Afro-Eurasia: The Asian Advantages; and IV. Old World/New World: The European Advantages. In each part there will be a map quiz and a short-essay examination. In addition, there will be four exercises keyed to exhibits in the Black Laboratory of Archaeology, the Fine Arts Museum, and the Lilly Library.

Students will be required to purchase two textbooks-Bentley & Ziegler, Traditions and Encounters: A Global Perspective on the Past (2000) and Diamond, Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies (1997)-as well as a pack of course materials prepared by the professor.

Credit given for only one of EALC E101 and HIST G101 on this topic.

E251 | 1479 | Traditional East Asian Civilizations | Luo

This course explores the cultural history of East Asia, in particular of China, Japan, and Korea, from the earliest times to the pre-modern period. Emphases will be on major cultural patterns including political system, religion/philosophy, social structure, arts, etc. Using an approach that is both historical and comparative, we will emphasize both regional particularities and pan-East Asian features. Class materials include textbooks and films. Course requirements include a reading journal, individual or group assignments, quizzes, and essay exams. There are no prerequisites.

E252 | 9006 | Modern East Asian Civilization | Wilson

This course will look at the recent history of East Asia, treating the region as a culture area reflecting classical Confucian civilization and made up of four main areas: China, Japan, Korea and Vietnam. Focusing on China and Japan, we will study how the 19th-century Opium Wars in China and the U.S. opening of Japan led to far-reaching national and social transformations, generating varied nationalist and revolutionary impulses under global imperialist pressure. We will keep an eye out for issues of current interest-Japan as an economic wonder, China as the world's biggest nation and fastest-growing economy, Korea as a divided peninsula with hostile regimes threatening to plunge the region into war.

Course requirements:
2 books, 3 hour-exams (no term paper)

Textbooks:
A paperback textbook-Conrad Schirokauer, Modern China and Japan (Harcourt, 1982)-plus another book for a review assignment: either ReORIENT by Andre Frank, or Empire by Michael Hardt & Antonio Negri-you make the choice!

E271 | 1480 | 20th Century Japanese Culture | Jones

This is an introductory course on Japan's culture in the 20th century. Although the course is arranged more or less in a chronological order, its purpose is not a historical survey of the genres of culture. Instead, the course will consider some specific questions: What is meant by "modern" or "20th century" in culture? What happens to a culture when a foreign political system, such as democracy, is imported? What effect has the A-bomb experience had on Japan's culture? Has the rapid economic growth
during the 80s destroyed Japan's traditional arts? What is the nature of the current youth culture, and what is its relationship with established social values? Has America taught Japan anything? Has Japan taught America anything?

As much as the class size allows, students are encouraged to participate in class discussion to bring in their own perspectives as the course consistently compares Japanese views and practices with American counterparts. Following introductory lectures on the cultural history of Japan, the course will be divided roughly into four parts: 1) encountering the west: modernization of Japan during the 19th century; 2) individualism and awareness of nation and culture during the early 20th century, 3) World
War II and its aftermath, and, 4) the "economic animal" and after (popular culture of the 80s and 90s).

Cultural "products" to be studied will include both "high" and "popular" categories of culture and representing such genres as literature, painting, film, music, dance, theater, comic strips, journalistic writings, advertisements, and some types of shows and festivals. Many of the materials are in the form of sound tapes, video and film strips, and slides. In addition, there will be, on the average, 40 pages of reading per week not only in literary texts but also in materials representing various images of,
and responses to, Japanese society and culture. Since feature films are too long for the class session, students are required to attend two film showings outside the class hours.

Required texts include Natume Soseki's Kokoro; Ishimori Shotaro's comics, Japan Inc.; Murakami Huruki's South of the Border, West of the Sun; and a packet of shorter materials.

There will be two short quizzes and midterm and final examinations. Grades will be calculated on the basis of scores on quizzes, exams, and class participation.

E301 | 1481 | Chinese Language & Culture | Yan

This course is designed to present students, with or without a background in Chinese language, an opportunity to learn the interaction of Chinese verbal and nonverbal behaviors in general. This course not only exposes students to the unique characteristics of the Chinese language (both written and spoken), but also illustrates how the Chinese language structure influences the speakers' thought patterns and social behaviors, and how the ideological, cultural, and social patterns are reflected in Chinese oral expressions. It will also show how the roles of lineage organization, religious groups, economic group, and linguistic group play in the integration of the Chinese society.

Exams: one midterm and one final exam. Assignments: three short essays.

Textbooks: (1) Chinese Etiquette and Ethics in Business, by Boye De Mente; (2) China's Peasants: The Anthropology of a Revolution, by Sulamith Heins Potter and Jack M. Potter; (3) Revolution Postponed: Women in Contemporary China, by Margery Wolf and (3) Supplementary materials--course packet, by
Margaret M. Yan

E331 | 1482 | Chinese Literature I | Bokenkamp

COAS intensive writing section; registration in COAS W333 also required.

In traditional China, literature was accorded a special place in the society. It was a means of expressing one's political ambitions, a medium of social communication, a device for communicating with the spirits, and a tool of governance. In this course we will examine these various roles of literature through studying examples from nearly three millennia of Chinese history (from roughly 1400 B.C.E. to 1200 C.E.). Along the way, we will explore the ways in which the written word helped to make China, by the end of the period covered, the most successful civilization in the world. Included in the survey will be examples of historical and religious writing, narrative prose, and lyrical poetry.

No knowledge of Chinese is required. For majors in the College of Arts and Sciences, this course satisfies the Culture Studies and Intensive Writing requirements. In accordance with Intensive Writing stipulations, students will be expected to complete five two page papers and a ten page final paper
on the works studied.

E332 | 1483 | Chinese Literature II | Stevens

This course examines modern Chinese literature from the May Fourth period through the post-Mao decades. We will cover both canonical and non-canonical works, paying particular attention to the relationship between literature and the history of twentieth century China. The course highlights three main themes: the relationship between self and society, the construction of gender and sexuality, and the political uses of literature in modern China. We will read a wide variety of fiction, accompanied by
select works of literary criticism. We will also examine some of the model works and visual propaganda of the Cultural Revolution, when literary production was discouraged. Throughout the course, we will emphasize the place of modern works within the rich tradition of Chinese literature.

No knowledge of Chinese language is required for this class.

Requirements:
Active participation in class discussions
Weekly microthemes on assigned topics (100-500 words)
Group project
Final paper (6-8 pages)

E350 | 1484 | Traditional Chinese Society through Literature | Struve

COAS intensive writing section; registration in COAS W333 also required.

Students in this course enter intimately into the eighteenth-century Chinese world by reading most chapters of the greatest novel ever written in China, the quasi-autobiographical Story of the Stone (also known as Dream of Red Chambers) by Cao Xueqin. This incomparable work of literature presents in fascinating material and psychological detail the life of a young aristocrat as he comes of age in a large household of mostly female relatives. Numerous aspects of high and low eighteenth-century Chinese society, culture, politics, education, economics, values, and beliefs-especially regarding women-come vividly to light under the author's reminiscent pen. Students read carefully three of the five volumes of the Hawkes-Minford translation; summaries are provided of the rest. Background on the era is at hand in Chinese Society in the Eighteenth Century by Naquin and Rawski, and numerous matters are illustrated visually with slides and videos. Students write three papers, in both draft and final versions, on subjects of their own choice that appear in the novel. Extensive bibliographical help is provided
by the professor. Grades are based one-third on class preparation and participation and two-thirds on the papers.

This section meets with HIST J400. Credit given for only one of EALC E350 and HIST J400 on this topic.

E350 | 1485 | Screening Japan's Past | Keirstead

Topic: Films of Japanese History: Not Just Swords and Samurai

From the earliest filmed verion of the 47 Ronin to Princess Mononoke, Japanese filmmakers have shown a fascination for historical events. And despite constantly carping about the inaccuracy of most historical films, many historians are secret fans of the genre. But what happens to history when it is put on film? Can filmed history ever measure up to written history? Can written history ever captivate us the way a good movie can? What role do movies play in the formation and dissemination of ideas about
history?

In this course we'll try to come to terms with these questions as we view and discuss a number of films about Japan and its past. We'll look at how different directors have conceptualized the nation and its history (Kurosawa's epic portrayals of medieval Japan in Kagemush or Seven Samurai, for instance; or Mizoguchi's rather different vision of the same era in Sahsno the Bailiff). We'll consider their attempts to address "difficult" topics (like World War II and the Occupation, as in Imamura Shohei's Pigs and Battleships or Oshima's Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence), and we'll read what historians have written about the same subjects. We'll compare their strengths and weaknesses and judge how history changes as it moves from print to film and back again.

And while we'll see some samurai swashbucklers, the course will try to show that Japanese history isn't just about swords and samurai.

Requirements: watching movies! (Also, keeping a viewing journal recording your responses to the weekly films; two short essays comparing how filmmakers and historians approach the same topic; and a final project.)

E350 | 1486 | Contemporary Chinese Politics | Kennedy

Many believe China will inevitably become a world power; yet just as many believe the Chinese state's ability to effectively govern is declining. Both views cannot be true. The only way to make sense of this paradox is to better understand Chinese politics. In this course, you will learn about: 1) trends and patterns in Chinese politics since 1949; 2) the participants, institutions, and processes that constitute China's political system; and 3) the primary concepts and research methods used to study Chinese politics. We will regularly compare and contrast China and other political systems. No previous study of Chinese history or politics is required. Reading averages 90-120 pages per week, and is drawn from academic books and articles and primary materials. Other assignments include 3 short papers and a midterm and final.

This course meets with Political Science Y333; credit given for only one of EALC E350 on this topic and POLS Y333.

E354 | 1487 | Society and Education in Japan | Rubinger

We will consider the role that education, broadly defined, has played in Japanese society both as part of traditional culture and as a force for change in contemporary Japan. In the first half of the course, we will survey educational influences in traditional culture from earliest times to the end of World War II. In the second, we will focus in some depth on educational debates and controversies of the present. Among the contemporary issues to be treated will be: the pervasive influence of youth culture on Japanese society and education, the goals of mass education, individual values versus conformity to the group, schools and social mobility, the pros and cons of tracking by ability, status versus merit
criteria for selection, memorization versus self expression as learning strategies, the physical landscaping of schools, privatization of universities, and the culture of pre-schools.

Films, videos, and personal accounts by visitors will supplement readings from newspapers, magazines, and scholarly books and papers. Grades are based on a midterm exam, final exam, one written project, and short reaction papers in which students will compare their own experiences in school with
what they are learning about Japan.

E554 | 1489 | Society and Education in Japan | Rubinger

See course description for EALC E354. This class meets with E354, but this section is for graduate students only.

E600 | 1490 | Seminar in East Asian Studies | Kennedy

Topic: Issues in Chinese Politics
This course provides graduate students with a solid foundation in the various aspects of contemporary Chinese politics. A review of trends and patterns in Chinese politics since 1949 is followed by consideration of several issues: elites, ideology and political culture, party and government institutions, center-local relations, state-society relations, the policy making process for domestic and foreign policy, and popular political participation. Comparative perspectives, particularly that of the former Soviet Union and Taiwan, are also utilized. The course's success will depend heavily on students' consistent enthusiastic participation. Reading averages 250-300 pages per week, and there will be 3-4 short papers as well as one longer research design paper.

J102 | 1517-1518 | Elementary Japanese II, undergraduates | Sarra

Undergraduates only, 4 credits; P: grade of C or better in J101 or equivalent proficiency

This course is a continuation of J101. The goal of the course is for students to further acquire basic communicative skills in Japanese and to become well-rounded in their overall skills (speaking, listening, reading, and writing).

Students will be graded daily on their performances and there will be numerous quizzes and exams. Assignments include written exercises for each lesson, listening exercises, and miscellaneous exercises at the discretion of the instructor.

J102 | 1527-1528 | Elementary Japanese II, graduate students | Sarra

Graduate students only, 2 credits; P: grade of C or better in J101 or equivalent proficiency

See course description for J102, undergraduates. J102 meets as one class, but this section is for graduate students only.

J202 | 1537 | Second-Year Japanese II, undergraduates | Watt

Undergraduates only, 4 credits; P: grade of C or better in J201 or equivalent proficiency

The goal of this course is for the students to continue to improve communicative skills in Japanese and to become more well-rounded in their overall skills (speaking, listening, reading, and writing).

Requirements include lecture attendance, homework assignments, quizzes and tests, and a midterm and a final exam.

J202 | 1544 | Second-Year Japanese II, graduate students | Watt

Graduate students only, 2 credits; P: grade of C or better in J201 or equivalent proficiency

See course description for J202, undergraduates. J202 meets as one class, but this section is for graduate students only.

J302 | 1551 | Third-Year Japanese II | Dosaka

P: grade of C or better in J301 or equivalent proficiency

The purpose of this course is to advance the student's skill in both reading and writing modern Japanese and in oral/aural comprehension. The MWF classes will emphasize reading and writing, and will concentrate on 1) further mastery of grammar, syntax, and kanji; 2) proficiency in vocal reading; and 3) proficiency in simple composition. The TR classes will emphasize oral/aural practice.

Requirements include periodic quizzes, chapter tests, graded homework, and a final exam. Steady attendance and readiness to participate in classroom work are essential, and will be considered in computing the final grade.

J402 | 1554 | Fourth-Year Japanese II, undergraduates | Watt

P: grade of C or better in J401 or equivalent proficiency

Instruction will be given on the four skills of language (reading, speaking, listening, and writing), although emphasis will be placed on reading and discussion of advanced materials. Students will read different kinds of Japanese such as novels, journalistic writing, scholarly articles, etc. The course requirements include class participation, assignments, quizzes and tests, and the final examination.

J461 | 1515 | Literary Japanese I | Sarra

P: grade of C or better in EALC J302 or permission of instructor

This course is an introduction to classical Japanese grammar through the reading of carefully selected texts in pre-modern Japanese literature. We will read in the original a variety of brief prose and lyric texts excerpted from longer works which represent the diverse range of styles employed by writers of the mid to late Heian period (early tenth through early thirteenth centuries). The direct method of learning through a close reading of the texts themselves will be followed from the beginning.

The instructor expects to provide guidance and criticism throughout the course, but does not intend to lecture more than once or twice during the term. The students are expected to give grammatical analysis of the Japanese text when necessary, on the basis of procedures demonstrated during
the first class sessions. In addition, attention will be given to developing smooth translations into English. Students will be called on to give these analyses and translations, so participation is an essential part of the grade.

Grades will also include a midterm and final examination. Copies of the texts to be covered and a chart of verb and auxiliary verb inflections will be provided at the beginning of the course. Students are required to equip themselves with a copy of one of the following dictionaries of classical Japanese:
Obunsha, Kogo jiten (new ed., rev 1975)
Kadokawa, Kogo jiten (new ed., rev 1963)
Sanseido, Shin meikai kogo jiten (rev 1972)

J502 | 1555 | Fourth-Year Japanese II, graduate students | Watt

P: grade of C or better in J501 or equivalent proficiency

See course description for J402. This class meets with J402, but this section is for graduate students only.

K102 | 1556 | Elementary Korean II, undergraduates | Lee

Undergraduates only, 4 credits; P: grade of C or better in K101 or equivalent proficiency

This course is the second part of first-year Korean, and is intended to help student further develop conversational and grammatical skills from those learned in the first semester. Students will practice speaking, listening, reading, and writing with more complex structures. For instance, students will learn how to talk and write about complex events and logical relationships. Simple reporting and writing will also be practiced.

K102 | 1558 | Elementary Korean II, graduate students | Lee

Graduate students only, 2 credits; P: grade of C or better in K101 or equivalent proficiency

See course description for K102, undergraduates. K102 meets as one class, but this section is for graduate students only.

K202 | 1560 | Second-Year Korean II, undergraduates | Lee

P: grade of C or better in K201 or equivalent proficiency

This course provides students with further conversational and grammatical skills at an intermediate level. For example, students will learn aspects of the language that allow them to quote someone else's speech, challenge another person's assessment, and show their emotional as well as intellectual relationship to an experience. Skills for narrating or reporting what happened in an extended manner will be enhanced.

K202 | 1562 | Second-Year Korean II, graduate students | Lee

Graduate students only, 2 cr; P: grade of C or better in K201 or equivalent proficiency

See course description for K202, undergraduates. This class meets with K202, but this section is for graduate students only.

E103 | 0045 | College Of Arts And Sciences | The Daoist Body | Bokenkamp, S.

The goal of this course is to enable students to learn strategies for approaching subject matter alien to their ways of thinking and perceiving the world. The Daoist religion represents a system of thought that is culturally and conceptually unfamiliar to most of us and will certainly seem so to most first year students. The very "outlandishness" of the material on which this course will focus will prove an advantage in that it will enable students to see more clearly the utility of scholarly approaches in charting out new terrain. In addition to reading, note-taking, and writing skills, the course will also emphasize cultural and literary sensitivity

F305 | 2257 | FOLK | East Asian Popular Religion | Janelli

Description and Objectives. This course has two objectives. The first is to explore the range of popular religions that are found in contemporary China, Japan, and Korea. Topics include: Korean shamanism, Japanese Shintô rituals, and Chinese deities. As part of a liberal arts curriculum, the course has a second objective of helping students to enhance their skills in interpreting cultures and thereby develop more informed understandings of the various ways of life found throughout the world. The two objectives are pursued through assigned readings, lectures, videos, slides, class discussions, and individual reflection. The topics of the readings and audiovisual material are varied and deal with diverse topics, but all are devoted to understanding popular religion's relationships to local conditions. Prerequisites. The course is available for undergraduate credit only. Since it is a 300-level course, students are expected to have completed their second year of coursework. Grading Policies. Grades are determined as follows: (a) Three examinations each contribute 25% of the grade for the course. (b) Students are asked to prepare 10 one-page, double-spaced (i.e., about 250-300 word) synopsis of reading assignments, including the reading assigned for the day the synopsis is due, and one question for class discussion. The question should be suitable for class discussion and based on the readings. These synopses are to be typed or computer-printed and submitted at the beginning of class. They will be graded and will contribute 20% of the semester's grade. (c) The remaining 5% of each person's grade is determined by oral contributions to class discussions. (d) Points may be added to the semester's average for optional book reviews (see below). Optional Book Reviews. Each student has the option of writing one, two, or three book reviews to earn points that can be added to her/his semester average. All reviews must be submitted by the last class of the semester. They are to be typewritten or computerprinted. Each review should be approximately five pages in length and points will be graded according to the following scale: 3- very good, 2-average, 1weak, 0-inadequate. A book review should not only describe the contents of a book but also identify the author's main points and show how well the information presented in the book support these points. It should also discuss the relationship between the book to the topics and issues pursued in the class readings, lectures, audiovisual material, and discussions. Caution: Not every book that deals with East Asian popular religion is suitable for review. Some are collections of disparate articles; others are written for children or lack adequate information. Books should be chosen in consultation with the instructor, preferably by mid-semester and during office hours. Such consultation will help to ensure that the effort expended to prepare the book review brings the most benefit. Required Readings. Three books are available for purchase at the Indiana Memorial Union, Aristotle's, and TIS. One copy of each is also available in the Library in the Media/Reserves Room: Laurel Kendall, The Life and Hard Times of a Korean Shaman: Of Tales and the Telling of Tales. Honolulu: University of Hawai'i Press, 1988. Paperback: ISBN 08248- 1145-3 John K. Nelson, A Year in the Life of a Shinto Shrine. Seattle: University of Washington, 1996. Paperback ISBN: 0-295-075008 Meir Shahar and Robert P. Weller, eds., Unruly Gods: Divinity and Society in China. Honolulu: University of Hawai'i, 1996. ISBN: 0- 8248-17249. Two articles are also part of the required readings for the course. Multiple photocopies of each have been placed on reserve in File A and File B of the Media/Reserves Room. Fulfills a COAS Arts and Humanities, Traditions and Ideas distribution requirement and is on List A of the COAS Culture Studies requirement.