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Fall 2009-2010
* HUM 233 / COM 233 / EAS 233 (EM)  

East Asian Humanities I: The Classical Foundations

Martin Kern
Kerim Yasar

An introduction to the literature, art, religion, and philosophy of China, Japan, and Korea from antiquity to ca. 1400. Readings are focused on primary texts in translation and complemented by museum visits, films, and other materials from the visual arts. The lectures include faculty members from East Asian Studies, Comparative Literature, Art and Archaeology, and Religion. Students are encouraged to enroll in HUM/EAS/COM 234 in the spring, which will continue the course from ca. 1400 into the 20th century.

Sample reading list:
Confucius, Analects
Sima Qian, Records of the Historian
Marshall R. Pihl, The Korean Singer of Tales
Tale of Genji
Classic of Poetry
Lotus Sutra

Reading/Writing assignment:
Approximately 150 pages of reading per week. Four 8-page papers will each count for 20% of the final grade.

Requirements/Grading:
Term Paper(s) - 80%
Precept Participation - 20%

Website:  http://http://humanities.princeton.edu

Schedule/Classroom assignment:

Class numberSectionTimeDaysRoomEnrollmentStatus
24338 L01 12:30 pm - 1:20 pm T Th   Jones Hall 100   Enrolled:21 Limit:46
P01 10:00 am - 10:50 am Th   Jones Hall 113   Enrolled:0 Limit:10
P02 10:00 am - 10:50 am W   Henry House 15   Enrolled:0 Limit:10
P03 12:30 pm - 1:20 pm W   Chancellor Green 103   Enrolled:0 Limit:10