Spring 2003
Dr. Evans
wevans@aug.edu
667-4024

In this independent study Humanities course you must take the initiative to learn the material on your own. Success in the course will require discipline and commitment. Normally there will be one exam period every
week; you need only show up six times for exams and may take any exam during any of the scheduled periods. These will be the only times you need to schedule specifically for this Humanities class. If you are not
able to schedule these times this semester you should drop the course and enroll in another semester. There may be some amendments to the following syllabus, but there should not be many.

The Board of Regents mandates that for each semester hour of academic credit a student should have one hour a week (for fifteen weeks) of lecture; the videotapes you will watch for the course are to be
considered the equivalent of class lectures. The course will abide by the principle that students should work about two hours out of class for every hour spent in class. Obviously individuals vary enormously in
reading speeds, but the course has been designed so that, in addition to the time spent with videotapes (readings, listening examples, review, etc.) the course should occupy a hypothetical average student somewhere around thirty hours. In sum, over the course of the semester, a hypothetical average student should devote something like forty-five hours to the course; certainly some will devote more time, some less.

GRADING
All exams will be multiple choice. There will be six exams, one for each unit of the course. Each exam will consist of 50 questions. There will be 300 points possible for the course; a student who earns 90% (270
points) will earn an A; a score of 80% (240 to 269 points) earns a B; 70% (210 to 239 points) earns a C; 60% (180 to 209 points) earns a D; a student who earns 179 points or fewer will fail the course. If you decide to drop the course you must fill out a withdrawal form at Student Records. If you have not taken at least two exams by midterm you should expect to receive a WF or an F.

REQUIREMENTS
You must pay careful attention to what you hear, see, and read, and you must take copious notes. For example, you should rarely let 60 seconds of video pass without writing several words of notes. If you merely
read the reading assignments you will do poorly on the tests; take good notes. Actually writing down dates, names of individuals, titles of artworks, etc. will do you far more good and will provide excellent review material when you’re preparing for tests. For artworks on video or in the Stokstad textbook you would be wise to make a quick sketch to help implant the image in your mind in case you need to identify the artwork on an exam.

Some reading assignments will be on reserve at the front desk in Reese Library:
Peter Stearns, World History: Patterns of Change and Continuity, 2nd edition, Harper Collins: 1995;
Marilyn Stokstad: Art History, Abrams, 1995 [be sure you use the right edition, the one with a hardcover that is a muddy orange color];
Maynard Mack: The Norton Anthology of World Masterpieces, Expanded Edition in One Volume, Norton:
1997;
Jean Ferris, Music: The Art of Listening, McGraw-Hill: 1999, 5th edition). All the videotapes will be available at Media Services in Hardy Hall; you should plan to watch the videos on monitors there. The phone number for Media Services is 737-1703. Be polite and respectful when dealing with the Media Services staff.

As soon as you get this syllabus you should immediately e-mail me the following information:
1. state you are enrolled in Japanese Humanities
2. your name
3. mailing address
4. phone number
5. a nickname or pseudonym I can use to post your exam scores near my office door
6. your e-mail address

E-mail any questions you may have and I will e-mail a response. If you do not currently have an e-mail address, go to Room 7 in Hardy Hall with a validated student I.D. and you can get one for free. I will post on
my door or on the wall near my door update information about the course and, by nickname or pseudonym, your exam scores.

The course will be divided into six units:
Japanese 1 Japanese History
Japanese 2 Japanese Literature and Film
Japanese 3 Buddhism and Japanese Art Before 1392
Japanese 4 Japanese Music and Theater
Japanese 5 Murasaki Shikibu: The Tale of Genji
Japanese 6 Japanese Art After 1392

EXAMS
The chart below outlines what exams are available on what dates. You do not need to take the exams in order (in other words, you may take the exam for Unit Six before taking the exam for Unit One). Exams will take
place Friday afternoons from 12:00 to 12:50 pm in Allgood Hall, room N241, or on Thursday evenings from 5:00 to 5:50 pm in [Allgood Hall, room N233] . You may take a maximum of two exams in any exam period.
If at all possible you should try to finish the course well before the end of the semester. If the semester ends before you’ve taken all six exams you will receive a zero for any exams you have not taken. Plan ahead! Do not trap yourself into needing to take exams on the last exam day!

If you have given me a nickname or pseudonym to use, your exam scores will be posted outside my office as soon as I’ve graded your exams. Be sure to bring to the exam two sharpened number two pencils and your
completed study questions. Be on time! When you take an exam for a unit you MUST bring your study questions and turn them in PRIOR to taking the exam. If you don’t have study questions to hand in, written in your own handwriting, there’s no point in showing up for the exam.

When Exams May Be Taken
Thursday 5:00 Friday 12:00
[Allgood Hall, room N233] [Allgood Hall, room N241]
January 16 January 24
January 30 February 7
February 13 February 21
February 27 March 7
March 13 March 21
March 27 April 4
Spring Break April 18
April 24 [last exam date!]

STUDY QUESTIONS
You must do all the work for this independent study course yourself, not relying on others for help with answers to study questions. For each segment you should write out answers on the pages which contain the study questions. When you take an exam for a unit you MUST bring your study questions and turn them in PRIOR to taking the exam. If you don’t have study questions to hand in, written in your own handwriting, there’s no point in showing up for the exam. Do not borrow study questions from another student and do not lend your study questions to another student. If you are in possession of another student’s answers to study questions or if another student is in possession of your answers to study questions you both will be considered guilty of
cheating and should expect to flunk the course and be remanded to the Dean for academic dishonesty.

Important: Remember to take notes on material not in the study questions—the majority of questions on each exam (about two-thirds) will come from those, but many other exam questions (about a third) will be new.

STUDY UNITS
Copies of the Stearns, Stokstad, Ferris, and Norton textbooks will be available on 24-hour reserve at the front desk of the library. If you’d rather purchase any of the books you should special order them from our bookstore, one of the local bookstores, or one of the online bookstores. We have only one copy of the videotapes so you should expect to watch these videos in Media Services in Hardy Hall. Be sure to work hard on the study questions.

Unit 1: Japanese History
Japan: The Land of the Rising Sun (VCT 2195.01 about 60 minutes, and VCT 2195.02 about 60 minutes)
Peter Stearns, World History: Patterns of Change and Continuity, 2nd Ed. (Harper Collins: 1995).
Pages: 111, 199-205, 348-9, 356-362, 481-3, 491-9, 571-7, 582-8, 591-2.

Copies of the Stearns textbook will be available on 24-hour reserve at the front desk of the library. If you’d rather purchase the book you should special order it from our bookstore, one of the local bookstores, or one of the online bookstores. The videos are available for viewing on campus at Media Services in Hardy Hall.

Unit 2: Japanese Literature and Film
Maynard Mack, ed. The Norton Anthology of World Masterpieces, expanded edition in one volume (Norton: 1997). Pages: 1274-1279; 1280-1292; 2102-2134; 2893-2919.
Akira Kurosawa: The Seven Samurai (Laserdisc 26 )

The Norton textbook is on reserve at the front desk of the library.
You must also go to Media Services in Hardy Hall (phone 737-1703) to view a laserdisc of The Seven Samurai (Laserdisc 26). The film is over three hours long. The film is also available on videotape but the
videotape images and text are not as sharp and clear and easy to read.

Unit 3: Buddhism and Japanese Art Before 1392
Marilyn Stokstad, Art History (Abrams: 1995). Pages 371, 380, 420-441.
Be sure to use the right edition, the one with a hardback cover that is a muddy orange color.

Huston Smith, “The Secret of the Flower,” The World’s Religions (HarperCollins: 1991), pages 128-139.

The Stokstad Art History is on reserve at the front desk of the library. Study the images in Stokstad. Some multiple choice questions, not included among the study questions, will have photocopied images from the textbook and you must be able to identify these images and answer questions about them (artist’s name if known, title, dynasty, medium). From the chart on page 380 be able to identify hand symbols (the mudras) and what each represents (be able to identify each hand signal not by title–you won’t be asked for titles–but by meaning).“The Secret of the Flower” is contained in the study packet.

Unit 4: Japanese Music and Theater
1. “Music of Japan,” Music: The Art of Listening (by Jean Ferris, fifth edition), pages 332-335.
2. Gagaku: The Court Music of Japan; VCT 2179 [videotape lasts about an hour]
3. Noh Theatre (Theatre: Search for Style); VCT 2256 [videotape lasts about 18 minutes]
4. Noh: The Classical Theatre of Japan; VCT 2255 [videotape lasts about 30 minutes]
5. Japanese N? Drama (Norton: 1393-1409)

Textbooks for assignment 1 (Music: The Art of Listening [by Jean Ferris, fifth edition]), and for assignment 5 (The Norton Anthology of World Masterpieces, expanded edition in one volume), are both on reserve at
the front desk of the library. The videotapes for assignments 2, 3, and 4 are available in Media Services in Hardy Hall (phone 737-1703).

Unit 5: Murasaki Shikibu: The Tale of Genji
Maynard Mack, ed. The Norton Anthology of World Masterpieces, expanded edition in one volume (Norton: 1997). Pages: 1292-1301; 1301-1393.

The Norton Anthology of World Masterpieces, expanded edition in one volume, is on reserve at the front desk of the library.

Unit 6: Japanese Art After 1392
Marilyn Stokstad, Art History (Abrams: 1995). Pages 852-871; 1008. Be sure to use the right edition, the one with a hardback cover that is a muddy orange color.

The Stokstad Art History is on reserve at the front desk of the library. Study the images in Stokstad. Some multiple choice questions, not included among the study questions, will have photocopied images
from the textbook and you must be able to identify these images and answer questions about them (artist’s name if known, title, dynasty or period, medium).