Listed in: Asian Languages and Civilizations, as ASLC-62 | History, as HIST-90
Trent E. Maxey (Section 01)
(Offered as HIST 90 [AS] and ALSC 62 [J].) The varied names given to the fifteen years of war conducted by Japan-the Pacific War, the Great East Asian War, the Fifteen-Year War, World War II, and the Asian-Pacific War-reflect the conflicting perspectives that arise from that war. How has the experience of a fifteen-year war during the 1930s and 1940s shaped memory and history in Japan, East Asia, and the United States? This seminar begins with this broad question and pursues related questions: How are the memory and history of war intertwined in both national and international politics? What forms of memory have been included and excluded from dominant historical narratives and commemorative devices? How does critical historiography intersect with the politics and passions of memory? We will use oral histories, primary documents, film, and scholarship to guide our thoughts and discussions. We will begin with a brief history of Japan’s Fifteen-Year War and move on to prominent debates concerning the history and memory of that war. Short response papers and a research paper will be required. One class meeting per week.
Limited to 15 students. Not open to first-year students. Fall semester. Professor Maxey.
Section 01
W 02:00 PM - 04:00 PM CHAP 204
This is preliminary information about books for this course. Please contact your instructor or the Academic Coordinator for the department, before attempting to purchase these books.
| ISBN | Title | Publisher | Author(s) | Comment | Book Store | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Comfort Women: Sexual Violence and Postcolonial Memory in Korea and Japan | Amherst Books | TBD | ||||
| Date Which Will Live: Pearl Harbor in American Memory | Amherst Books | TBD | ||||
| History Wars: Enola Gay and Other Battles for the American Past | Amherst Books | TBD | ||||
| Japan at War: An Oral History | Amherst Books | TBD | ||||
| Nanking 1937: Memory and Healing | Amherst Books | TBD | ||||
| No-No Boy | Amherst Books | TBD | ||||
| Past Within Us: Media, Memory, History | Amherst Books | TBD | ||||
| Troubled Apologies in Japan, Korea and the United States | Amherst Books | TBD | ||||
| Victor's Justice: The Tokyo War Crimes Trial | Amherst Books | TBD | ||||
| Yasukuni, War Dead, and Struggle for Japan's Past | Amherst Books | TBD |
These books are available locally at Amherst Books.