女性的東亞史

This course introduces a women-centered history of East Asia from ancient times to the contemporary period. Such history employs gender as a powerful analytical tool and women as historical actors to uncover social, cultural, political, and familial issues surrounding East Asian women's lives and livelihood. Through a comparative historical perspective, we are going to explore the various challenges women in East Asia were confronted, and how they responded in accordance to their specific temporal and geographical bearings. We will probe into issues such as the influence of Confucianism, the construction of virtue and chastity, the impact of modernity, the emergence of new women, the women's problem, the experience of war, sexual revolution, etc. There will be no textbook for this course. Students are responsible to complete primary source readings (5-10 pages) before class. Students who want to learn general history of East Asia are encouraged to read Charles Holcomb's A History of East Asia (Cambridge University Press, 2011) (DS511 H725 2017) Course Objectives 1. Understanding changes in women’s social, familial, and economic status. 2. Knowing the different experiences of women across space and time. 3. Learning how to use gender as an analytical tool in knowing the past. 4. Learning how to analyze primary sources. 5. Improving reading, writing, and verbal presentation skills in English.

Attendance 10% Discussion 30% Exhibition Report 15% Film Report 15% Final Exam 30%