This course examines various aspects of culture in pre-modern and modern East Asia, including literature, art, performance, cuisine, and contemporary pop culture from China, Japan, and Korea. Each week, students will analyze a specific cultural phenomenon or material from one of these countries to gain cultural insights. The course focuses on primary materials like novels, memoirs, films, art, and artifacts, analyzed in translation. Requirements include weekly 1-2 page journals reflecting on cultural issues, and a final journal portfolio. There are a total of 10 journal assignments and a final submission.

1. East Asian Cultures: From Zen to Pop As taught in: Fall 2005 Presented by Phimporn P. ID: 540231047

5. The course will focus on an analysis of primary materials such as novels, memoirs, and films (in translation), art objects and material artifacts from the countries of East Asia.

8. Assignments There are total of 10 journals and 1 journal portfolio for final submission Journal 1: Getting Started Journal 2: "Zen" Gardens Journal 3: Lady Hyegyoung's Confucian Dilemma Journal 4: "Taste" and Reading Material Culture - Looking at Literati Taste in Late Imperial China Journal 5: Reflection from the Museum Field Trips Journal 6: China Pop Journal 7: Science Fiction Journal 8: Asian Food Journal 9: Invented Tradition Journal 10: Wrapping Up : How have your ideas about "Asian culture/cultures" changed over the course of the semester? Final Submission: Journal Portfolio

9. Grading

10. My E-Learning Asian Pop culture that influences Thai teenagers…. 1st Generation: Japan pop culture # Popular rock band, X-Japan # Manga, Anime, Cosplay, J-Series 2nd Generation: Chinese &Taiwan pop culture # Series called F4 # Formed as the most popular boy band group in Asia # Finally disbanded What’s next?

12. Thai teenagers’ perspective toward Korean wave : why do they like Korean stars so much?