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Course Information HUMA 1301 006 TTH 10:00 till 11:15 MC 2. 410 Exploration of the Humanities
Professor Contact Information Dr. Joan E. Mortensen Office Hours: Before and after class in McDermott & By appointment (my office Jo 5.712) Phone: 972-727-5220 (home) E-mail: jmorten@utdallas.edu Teaching Assistant: Michelle Rosen Course Pre-requisites, Co-requisites, and/or Other Restrictions None.
In Western society, the rights of the individual are held to be of the utmost importance. The Declaration of Independence extols the value of life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness for each person. In East Asia, there was not even a word for individual rights until the late 19th century. The interests of the individual were subordinated to the group. Ones social role reflected a concern with place in a social hierarchy. This class will explore the relationship of the individual to society in China, Japan, and Korea by focusing on five cultural ideals, the ideal of the Emperor, the warrior, the wife, the revolutionary and the businessman.
Student Learning Objectives/Outcomes Students will explore the theme of individual and society in East Asia, by discussing literary works, films and autobiographical materials from China, Japan and Korea. Students will also explore the ramifications of the subordination of the individual to the group in language and high context communication styles in East Asia. Students will apply considered analysis and respond to works in the humanities as an example of human expression and aesthetic and philosophical principles.
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Students will examine and analyze a variety of works from the humanities, particularly those connected to literature and philosophy. Students will analyze and critically evaluate such works in the context of culture, society and values as well as be able to compare and contrast the works with each other. . Required Textbooks and Materials Required Readings: Books: Jonathan Spence, Emperor of China John Allyn, The Story of the 47 Ronin Fumiko Enchi, The Waiting Years Benjamin Hoff, The Tao of Pooh Dai Sijie, Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress Electronic Reserve: Ha Jin, After Cowboy Chicken Came to Town, The Bridegroom Peter Hessler, At Night Youre Not Lonely, Oracle Bones Barbara Demick, Nothing to Envy Ai Weiwei, Ai Weiweis Blog Edgar Snow, Red Star over China. (journalistic account) Niall Murtagh, The Blue Eyed Salaryman Maxine Hong Kingston, The Woman Warrior The electronic course reserves page for HUMA 1301 006 can be found at the following link: http://utdallas.docutek.com/ - search under Mortensen This page is only accessible with a password. The password will be distributed in class. Class Handouts will also be available on Elearning.
UNIT 1: The Emperor Aug 25 Class Introduction Cowboys and Dragons Aug 30, Spence, pp. 1-59 Sept 1 Spence, Emperor of China, pp. 60-89 (Tao of Pooh, pp. 1-7) *Sept. 6, Spence, Emperor of China, pp. 90-151 Discussion Board 1 Due by 9:30 AM .
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Sept. 13 The Last Emperor (film) Sept. 15 Test Unit 1 UNIT 2: The Warrior *Sept 20 China: Benjamin Hoff, Tao of Pooh, pp.67-158, Bruce Lee, Discussion Board 2 Due by 9:30 AM Sept 22: China: Sun Tzu, The Art of War. Japan: Origins of the Samurai Sept 27 Japan: Bushido (Handouts) The Story of the 47 Ronin, 1-100 http://www.47ronins.com/image-gallery.html Sept. 29, The Story of the 47 Ronin (complete) Oct. 4The 47 Ronin in film Oct. 6- The Woman Warrior: Mulan, Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (Library, ereserve) Maxine Hong Kingston, White Tigers, The Woman Warrior UNIT 3: The Wife/The Lover *Oct.11, Confucius and Women (handouts); Chunhyang Story (Korea), http://instrok.org/instrok/lesson1/page03.html?this.Char=4, Response Paper 1 due in class Oct. 13 Fumiko Enchi, The Waiting Years (Japan) pp. 1-61 *Oct. 18. Fumiko Enchi, The Waiting Years, pp. 62-130 Discussion Board 3 Due by 9:30 AM. Oct. 20 Fumiko Enchi, The Waiting Years (complete) In class exercise. . Unit 4: The Revolutionary Ideal Oct 25, Biography of Mao -Red Star over China (Library, ereserve) pp. 129-155 *Oct. 27 Dai Sijie, Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress, pp. 1-75 Discussion Board 4 Due by 9:30 AM Nov. 1 Dai Sijie, Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress(complete) Nov. 3. Ai Weiweis Blog (Library, Ereserve) Nov. 8, 10 The Revolutionary Ideal in North Korea Barbara Demick, Nothing to Envy (Library, ereserve) Unit 5. The Businessman *Nov. 15,South Korea, Digital Nation, Confucian CapitalismResponse Paper 2 due Nov. 17, 22, 29 Japan : From Samurai to Salaryman Reading (The Blue-Eyed Salaryman, Library, ereserve) *Dec. 1 China: When Cowboy Chicken Came to Town (Library,ereserve) Biography of Deng Xiaoping (Elearning article) Discussion Board 5 Due by 9:30 AM *Dec 6. China: At Night Youre Not Lonely (Library, ereserve) Extra Credit Discussion Board due by 5 pm on Dec. 6th.
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Two In-Class tests (including the Final) and two response papers are required for the class. If you miss an examination, during the final examination time period, you may take a separate makeup exam as well as the final exam.[You would take 2 exams in 2 hours.] No other makeups will be given. All required elements must be completed by student in order to pass the class. Attendance will be taken at each class. 10 percentage points are awarded for class participation (attendance, in class worksheets, quizzes etc.) You must be present when role is taken. Students will also complete 5 discussion board entries during the semester. No late discussion board entries will be accepted. Extra Credit: There will be an opportunity to complete an extra credit discussion board at the end of the semester. This is the only extra credit opportunity in the class. At most, it is worth 2 extra percentage points of your final grade. For example, if you get a perfect score on the discussion board, it could increase your final numeric grade from 77 to 79 or 89 to 91.
Test 1: 20% Response Paper 1 20% Response Paper 2 20% Final Exam 20% Class participation, worksheets, attendance, general discussion board, etc. 10% Required Discussion Board Questions 10%
Course & Instructor Policies Much of the material covered in the lectures is not in the reading. Hence, class attendance is important and will be noted. If you cannot attend class, you should ask someone to take notes for you and pick up the class handouts. When you attend class, you are expected to arrive on time and stay for the entire class. If you need to leave early, I need to know before the beginning of class. Cell phones must be turned off during class. No text messaging. No laptops allowed. Please bring the books we are studying to class with you. If you wish to speak in class, raise your hand. SUBMITTING PAPERS: You must submit each paper online using the turnitin.com utility as well as submit a hardcopy at the beginning of class on the due date. [You will not be able to submit your papers with turnitin.com after class start time on the due date.]. For a paper to be considered on time, BOTH the hardcopy and the turnitin.com version must be submitted on time.
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Late papers: 15 points will be deducted if either the hardcopy or the turnitin.com copy of the paper is late. 25 points will be deducted if both copies are turned in late. The last day a late paper will be accepted is Dec. 6nd.
Field Trip Policies Off-campus Instruction and Course Activities
Off-campus, out-of-state, and foreign instruction and activities are subject to state law and University policies and procedures regarding travel and risk-related activities. Information regarding these rules and regulations may be found at the website address http://www.utdallas.edu/BusinessAffairs/Travel_Risk_Activities.htm. Additional information is available from the office of the school dean. Below is a description of any travel and/or riskrelated activity associated with this course.
Academic Integrity
The faculty expects from its students a high level of responsibility and academic honesty. Because the value of an academic degree depends upon the absolute integrity of the work done by the student for that degree, it is imperative that a student demonstrate a high standard of individual honor in his or her scholastic work.
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Scholastic dishonesty includes, but is not limited to, statements, acts or omissions related to applications for enrollment or the award of a degree, and/or the submission as ones own work or material that is not ones own. As a general rule, scholastic dishonesty involves one of the following acts: cheating, plagiarism, collusion and/or falsifying academic records. Students suspected of academic dishonesty are subject to disciplinary proceedings. Plagiarism, especially from the web, from portions of papers for other classes, and from any other source is unacceptable and will be dealt with under the universitys policy on plagiarism (see general catalog for details). This course will use the resources of turnitin.com, which searches the web for possible plagiarism and is over 90% effective.
Email Use
The University of Texas at Dallas recognizes the value and efficiency of communication between faculty/staff and students through electronic mail. At the same time, email raises some issues concerning security and the identity of each individual in an email exchange. The university encourages all official student email correspondence be sent only to a students U.T. Dallas email address and that faculty and staff consider email from students official only if it originates from a UTD student account. This allows the university to maintain a high degree of confidence in the identity of all individual corresponding and the security of the transmitted information. UTD furnishes each student with a free email account that is to be used in all communication with university personnel. The Department of Information Resources at U.T. Dallas provides a method for students to have their U.T. Dallas mail forwarded to other accounts. Email shall not be used to transmit information regarding grades.
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Copies of these rules and regulations are available to students in the Office of the Dean of Students, where staff members are available to assist students in interpreting the rules and regulations.
Disability Services
The goal of Disability Services is to provide students with disabilities educational opportunities equal to those of their non-disabled peers. Disability Services is located in room 1.610 in the Student Union. Office hours are Monday and Thursday, 8:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m.; Tuesday and Wednesday, 8:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m.; and Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. The contact information for the Office of Disability Services is: The University of Texas at Dallas, SU 22 PO Box 830688 Richardson, Texas 75083-0688 (972) 883-2098 (voice or TTY) Essentially, the law requires that colleges and universities make those reasonable adjustments necessary to eliminate discrimination on the basis of disability. For example, it may be necessary to remove classroom prohibitions against tape recorders or animals (in the case of dog guides) for students who are blind. Occasionally an assignment requirement may be substituted (for example, a research paper versus an oral presentation for a student who is hearing impaired). Classes enrolled students with mobility impairments may have to be rescheduled in accessible facilities. The college or university may need to provide special services such as registration, note-taking, or mobility assistance. It is the students responsibility to notify his or her professors of the need for such an accommodation. Disability Services provides students with letters to present to faculty members to verify that the student has a disability and needs accommodations. Individuals requiring special accommodation should contact the professor after class or during office hours.
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been given a reasonable time to complete any missed assignments or examinations, either the student or the instructor may request a ruling from the chief executive officer of the institution, or his or her designee. The chief executive officer or designee must take into account the legislative intent of TEC 51.911(b), and the student and instructor will abide by the decision of the chief executive officer or designee.
These descriptions and timelines are subject to change at the discretion of the Professor.
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