課程資訊
課程名稱
現代東亞史
History of Modern East Asia 
開課學期
108-2 
授課對象
 
授課教師
吳欣芳 
課號
LibEdu1038 
課程識別碼
H01E03800 
班次
 
學分
2.0 
全/半年
半年 
必/選修
 
上課時間
星期二3,4(10:20~12:10) 
上課地點
新301 
備註
本課程以英語授課。。A23:歷史思維、世界文明
總人數上限:50人 
Ceiba 課程網頁
http://ceiba.ntu.edu.tw/1082LibEdu1038_HMA 
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課程概述

This course is a survey class focusing on the internal development and external relations of East Asia since 1800. Topics include interaction with the West, internal rebellions and reforms, the importance of certain key figures, the changing roles of women, protests, and current social issues. By the end of the course, students should have a firm understanding of changes in East Asia over the past two centuries and be able to assess these historical factors that shaped the current societies.  

課程目標
1.Develop critical reading skills through reading assignments and in-class discussion.
2.Understand current events in the historical context.
 
課程要求
20%: In-class activities
40%: Weekly Assignments
25%: Individual object presentation (20%) and four follow-up posts (5%)
15%: Museum/ Exhibition Post (10%) and four follow-up posts (5%)

# In-class activities 20 %
1. Students are expected to come to class having completed the reading for that day and prepared to discuss it. Students will occasionally be asked to complete a short activity in advance of the class or will complete in-class activities together on which students will be graded. These will also count toward the “in-class activities” grade. In addition, there will occasionally be in-class pop quizzes.
2. Those students with excused absences (illnesses, family emergencies, or planned school activities) need to contact the instructor before the beginning of that day’s class (or in advance if possible) to arrange an alternative time to do a make-up. Make-up arrangements will be only available with sufficient notices.

#Assignments 40 %
1. You are required to complete 8 out of 10 assignments. Each should be at least 250 words (provide the word count) and must be submitted by due (23:59:59, Saturday). If you complete more than 8 assignments, the highest 8 grades will be counted toward your final grade.
2. Late submissions will not be accepted. So please plan accordingly.
3. A strong assignment:
- Ties your findings with the overall context provided by the given week’s lecture (or previous lectures); or ties your new findings with earlier readings or your earlier findings.
- Shows the instructor that you can think big and you can make connections.
- Offers relevant examples/data drawn from the documentaries to explain your viewpoints or support your position.
- Raises questions, acknowledges confusion, and shows careful reflection on the documentaries and lessons.

# Individual object presentation (20%) and four follow-up posts (5%)
1. Students are free to choose any modern East Asian object from 1800 to date to do a five-minute presentation. In your presentation, you need to explain why it matters in studying East Asian history.
2. Your presentation can be slides or posters with voiceover narration or podcasts. Consult the instructor for approval if you have other innovative formats in mind (Explain to the instructor the form of your planned presentation as well as its strength in engaging and connecting with the audience). Your full presentation should be about 4:30- 5 minutes. So present the gist of your research (main arguments, findings, and significance) to the class. I also strongly encourage you to practice at least three times before submission.
* Check BBC- A History of the World, British Museum, 100 objects.
3. Besides the presentation, you also need to submit your transcript and bibliography (at least three academic books or peer-reviewed journal articles).
4. Due: 23: 59:59 June 16 (the Presentation and Transcript). Points will be deducted for late submission without notice (by 10% every 24-hour period late.) No late submission will be accepted after June 25.
5. After submitting your presentation, each student is required to submit four short Follow-Up Posts (no word limit) by 23:59:59, June 20. Two of your four follow-up posts must be in response to other classmates’ presentations. You can submit other follow-up posts in response to comments on your presentation or comments on your follow-up posts.

# 15%: Museum/ Exhibition Response (10%) and four follow-up posts (5%)
1. Students choose one exhibition from the list and write a response paper (450-500 words) about it.
2. The post should focus on questions like: What is the main goal of the exhibition? What is the curator’s approach? Do you agree with the curator’s approach or not? What is your favorite work in the exhibition? How does it fit the theme of the exhibition?
6. Due: 23: 59:59 May 26. Points will be deducted for late submission without notice (by 10% every 24-hour period late.) Do attach the ticket or photos as proof of your visit. No late submission will be accepted after June 5.
3. After submitting your presentation, each student is required to submit four short Follow-Up Posts (no word limit) by 23:59:59, May 30. Two of your four follow-up posts must be in response to other classmates’ presentations. You can submit other follow-up posts in response to comments on your presentation or comments on your follow-up posts.
4. List:
1) Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall: The Permanent Exhibition
2) National Dr. Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall: The Permanent Exhibition.
3) National Human Rights Museum
4) National 228 Memorial Museum
5) Taipei 228 Memorial Museum
6) Taiwan New Cultural Movement Memorial Museum: Freedom to Love Exhibition
7) Museum of Contemporary Art Taipei: Assembly of Communities: Mix
8) National Postal Museum, Customs Museum, National Radio Museum……
Consult the instructor for approval (before May 19) if you have other museums or exhibitions related to Modern East Asia in mind.
 
預期每週課後學習時數
 
Office Hours
 
指定閱讀
R1: Your syllabus
R2-1: “Rise and Fall of the Canton Trade System,” MITVC
R2-2: “The First Opium War,” MITVC
R3: “Black ships and Samurai,” MITVC
R4: “Throwing Off Asia I, II, III,” MITVC
R5: David G. Atwill and Yurong Y. Atwill, Sources in Chinese History: Diverse Perspective from 1644 to the Present (Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall Press, 2010), 64-69, 100-104, 111-119.
R6-1: Zhou Han’s pamphlet, in Accord with the Imperial Edict: Complete Illustrations of the Heretical Religion, MITVC R6-2: “The Boxer Uprising I, II,” MITVC
R7: R. Keith Schoppa, Twentieth Century China, A History in Documents, 2nd edition (New York: Oxford University Press, 2011), 19-43.
R8-1: “The Forgotten Army of the First World War: How Chinese Labourers Helped shaped Europe,” South China Morning Post.
R8-2: March First Movement. Website of Together 100
R8-3: “Reconstructing May Fourth Keynote Speech by Rudolf Wagner (2019-4-13 @ Harvard Fairbank Center for Chinese Studies)
R9-1: Ding Ling, “Miss Sophie’s Diary,” in Miss Sophie’s Diary and Other Stories, translated by W.J.F. Jenner (Panda books, 1985), 13-64.
R9:2: Mu Shiying, “the Man Who Was Treated as a Plaything,” in China’s Lost Modernist, translated by Andrew David Field (Hong Kong University Press, 2014), 1-32.
R10: Edgar Snow, Red Star Over China (New York: Grove
Press, 1968 first revised and enlarged edition), 2-7, Part III, ch.1- 3.
R11-1: James L. Huffman, Modern Japan: A History in Documents. 2nd edition (New York: Oxford University Press, 2011), 121-143.
R11-2: Schoppa, 99-109.
R12: “Ground Zero 1945,” MITVC
R13: Schoppa, 113-149
R14-1: Explore the websites: US Army Japan and US Forces Korea
R14-2: Watch: Taiwan: The Face of Free China (1960) and Taiwan: Formosa (1971)
R14-3: “Tokyo 1960,” MIT Visualizing Cultures
R15-1: A Panel Discussion, Tiananmen at 30 (2019-5-8 at Harvard Fairbank Center for Chinese Studies)
R15-2: Watch: The Dynamic Development of Korean Democracy (The Korea Democracy Foundation, 2011


Selected Readings and Websites
• MITVC: MIT Visualizing Cultures, https://visualizingcultures.mit.edu/home/index.html
• Beyond Ricci, http://ricci.bc.edu
• Hidden Christians: Part I. (28 mins. NHK World-Japan, Japanology Plus, 2019)
https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/ondemand/video/2032176/
• Perry in Japan: A Visual History, https://library.brown.edu/cds/perry/about.html
• Meiji at 150 Podcast, https://meijiat150.arts.ubc.ca/podcast/podcast-episode-guide/
• March First Movement. Website of Together 100, https://www.together100.go.kr/eng/lay2/S79T82C88/contents.do.
• May Fourth 100, Fairbank Center for Chinese Studies, Harvard University https://fairbank.fas.harvard.edu/events/may-fourth-100-china-and-the-world/
• Shanghai Ghetto
https://youtu.be/AAZ92BrRN2U
• Tiananmen at 30, Fairbank Center for for Chinese Studies, Harvard University, https://fairbank.fas.harvard.edu/tiananmen-at-30/
• The Dynamic Development of Korean Democracy
https://youtu.be/jUbuykLagps
• BBC Radio 4 - A History of the World in 100 Objects, https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00nrtf5 
參考書目
待補 
評量方式
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No.
項目
百分比
說明
1. 
In-class activities  
20% 
 
2. 
Weekly Assignments  
40% 
 
3. 
Individual object presentation (20%) and four follow-up posts (5%) 
25% 
 
4. 
Museum/ Exhibition Post (10%) and four follow-up posts (5%) 
15% 
 
 
課程進度
週次
日期
單元主題
第1週
3/3  Introduction; Early Modern Encounters 
第2週
3/10  Japanese Hidden Christians; Opium Wars 
第3週
3/17  Class Discussion I; Black ships 
第4週
3/24  Meiji Restoration 
第5週
3/31  Class Discussion II; Reforms 
第6週
4/7  Korean Empire; Boxer Catastrophe 
第7週
4/14  Class Discussion III; New Republic  
第8週
4/21  Last Emperor; World War I 
第9週
4/28  Class Discussion IV; Love 
第10週
5/5  Communism 
第11週
5/12  Class Discussion V; The Dark Era 
第12週
5/19  Class Discussion VI; War’s Legacies  
第13週
5/26  Class Discussion VII; New China 
第14週
6/2  Class Discussion VIII; US Interests 
第15週
6/9  Democracy  
第16週
6/16  Presentation 
第17週
6/23  Independent Study 
第18週
6/30  Independent Study