East Asia Since 1900 - Clay Dube

[Rob_Hugo@PortNW]

Hello everyone,

I cannot believe how quickly our seminar has come to an end (well, more quickly for me than for you, probably, as I came in right at the middle)!

In my amazement over how quickly the aloe drink was consumed last evening, I forgot to distribute evaluations for Clay's presentation on "East Asia Since 1900." Any comments? I will count it as one of your posts!

I will be sending out an e-mail tomorrow with information on the curriculum assignment, our 1/15 follow-up session and other things we need to wrap up. In the meantime, enjoy forum-surfing! It's so nice to see all the interaction here, and on so many different topics!

-Miranda

[Anonymous]

Thank you so much for the talk on Tuesday! I just wish there were more time to hear about 20th century Asia. Is there any way we can attend the spring class on some of these days including East Asia since 1900? Thanks again

[Anonymous]

I really appreciated the fact that Clay was willing to give up some of his lecture time for the language lessons and the lesson plan discussions. I know that he had to rush at the end, so we missed a bit. Maybe for future sessions, Clay, you could reserve a session for language lessons--people really seemed to respond to it, and I personally enjoyed learning about Japanese and Chinese.

[Anonymous]

Judi,

thank you again for teaching us a bit about Korean Language. I always wondered how the written language could be so easily read. Now, I have an idea. It doesnt mean I know what I'd be reading but I have a greater appreciation for the written and spoken language. Thank you.

Kevin

[Anonymous]

As always I give top scores to Professor Dube for presenting decades of history in such a short time. What I found most interesting about Professor Dube's presentation on "China since 1900" was the distinction between the urban culture and the rural culture in China. This is a common theme in all cultures (city-boy vs. country boy) but I sensed that China has a different problem, particularly as it relates to land ownership and reform. The contrasting government policies between Japan, Korea and China regarding land seems to have resulted in the vast differences in their 20th century histories. It is my understanding that this is a hot issue on the government agenda this year. Is it true that the rural populous is restricted from settling in the cities and are regarded as second-class citizens? Will this disparity become more obvious with the world focusing on China during the Olympics? I also appreciated the discussion regarding economic growth vs. economic development in comparing China and Japan and would like to analyze the Tang and Ming and Ching periods from that perspective. I will be looking for more information on these issues through the seminars offered through the China Institute.

[Anonymous]

It was a wonderful presentation that ran too short. The history of modern Asia is so intricate and constantly changing--Clay did a tremendous job compacting such dense information into a few hours. I would like to take some courses dealing with Mohist and/or Confucian ideologies. If anyone can recommend a class, I would appreciate it. I also enjoyed the language lessons, although it was too short. I have really enjoyed our class and plan to take others in the future. Thank you for an engaging semester.[Edit by="seun on Jan 8, 3:51:23 PM"][/Edit]

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