History of Asia (China)

Description of major trajectories of Chinese history. A survey of pre-modern Chinese history up to the Opium war. Lectures will cover such topics as the "Golden Age" of Chinese Classics, the Han Unification, the arrival of Buddhism, the new empires under the Tang and Sung dynasties, the takeover by the Mongols, the rise and decline of the Ming dynasty, and the eastern encounter with the West.
 

History of Europe (Britain) I

A study of Western European history, especially focusing on political, cultural and social aspects of British history from medieval to modern times.
 

History of Europe (France) II

A study of Western European history, especially focusing on political, cultural and social aspects of French history from medieval to modern times.
 

History of Japan (Ancient and Medieval) I

I: Examination of the main factors in the development of ancient and medieval Japan. II: Examination of the main factors in the development of early modern Japan. III: Examination of the main factors in the development of modern Japan since the Meiji Restoration.
 

History of Japan (Early Modern) II

I: Examination of the main factors in the development of ancient and medieval Japan. II: Examination of the main factors in the development of early modern Japan. III: Examination of the main factors in the development of modern Japan since the Meiji Restoration.
 

History of Japan (Modern) III

I: Examination of the main factors in the development of ancient and medieval Japan. II: Examination of the main factors in the development of early modern Japan. III: Examination of the main factors in the development of modern Japan since the Meiji Restoration.
 

History of Contemporary Japan

This course deals with events of recent Japanese history, roughly centering on Japan's involvement in the Pacific War. Each year the course will take an in-depth look at one or more of the following sorts of topics: Japanese colonialism, Japanese-American relations in the 1930s, the Nanking Incident and other wartime atrocities, the decision behind Pearl Harbor, the role of propaganda in the United States and Japan, the decision to drop the Atomic Bombs, the occupation of Japan, the Tokyo War Crimes Trial, the preservation of the emperor system, and the meaning of "postwar" Japan.
 

History of Japan in Asia

Designed to present a historical overview of Japanese cultural relations. Three broad periods will be dealt with in detail: Chinese-Japanese in the Nara-Heian periods; the encounter with Europe during the so-called Christian Century (1543-1639); and Westernization during and after the Meiji era.
 

Japanese Intellectual History

This course takes a broad look at areas of conflict and accommodation between major intellectual discourses in Japan: Confucianism, Shintoism, Buddhism, and Christianity. Problems associated with the introduction of Christianity, first in the 16th century and later in the 19th century, will be highlighted as will the intellectual origins of concepts such as guilt and sin, life and death, heaven and hell, love and humanity.
 

Modern Japan and ICU

This course seeks to place the founding of history of ICU in the context of modern Japanese history. The course will trace the history of Christian higher education from the Meiji period and focus on the experience of ICU from its founding in the immediate postwar period to the present day.
 

History of Modern Korea

The major political events, institutional and cultural developments, social changes and intellectual history of Korea from the Choson period to the present. Language of instruction differs by year.
 

History of Pre-Modern Korea

The major political events, institutional and cultural developments, social changes and intellectual history of Korea from earliest times to the Choson period.
 

History of South Asia (India)

An outline of the history of South Asia including India, focusing on constitutional and social aspects.
 

History of Southeast Asia

A general outline of the history of Southeast Asia, with some methodological considera-tions on the study of history. Several specific topics are selected for explanation and discussion.
 

History of the Middle East

A survey of the history of the Middle East, with topics relating to political, social and cultural histories.
 

Society and Culture in Modern China

A description of Modern Chinese History
 

Cultural History of Europe

An examination of various themes in cultural history of Europe, from medieval to modern times. Coursework includes research exercises.
 

Economic History of Europe

Development of European industry, agriculture, trade, finance and labor from the Middle Ages, with special attention given to problems arising from the Industrial Revolution.
 

History of Eastern Europe

An outline of the history of Eastern Europe including the Soviet Union, includes topics relating to constitutional, economic and social history.
 

History of the Mediterranean World

An outline of the political, economic and social history of areas surrounding the Mediterranean Sea, and their interactions.
 

Social History of Europe

An examination of the history of modern Europe from the sixteenth century, especially focusing on various changes in social structures.
 

History of Latin America

A survey history of Latin America from the pre-Colombian era to the present.
 

History of the United States I

The factors that influenced the development of the United States from the 17th century to the present. I: Colonial period to 1867. II: Problems of post-Civil War reconstruction, complexities of industrialization and emergence of the United States as a world power.
 

History of the United States II

The factors that influenced the development of the United States from the 17th century to the present. I: Colonial period to 1867. II: Problems of post-Civil War reconstruction, complexities of industrialization and emergence of the United States as a world power.
 

Methods for Historical Research

An introduction to basic principles of historiography; deals with methodology, documentation, and use of concepts, etc. Language of instruction differs by year.
 

Readings in Japanese History I

Readings and discussion in primary sources and selected literature on ancient and/or medieval Japanese history.
 

Readings in Japanese History II

Readings and discussion in primary sources and selected literature on ancient and early modern Japanese history.
 

Readings in Japanese History III

Readings and discussion in primary sources and selected literature on modern Japanese history.
 

Readings in Asian History

Readings and discussion in primary sources and selected literature on Asian history.
 

Readings in European History I

Readings and discussion in primary sources and selected literature on medieval and medieval and/or early modern European history.
 

Readings in European History II

Readings and discussion in primary sources and selected literature on modern European History.
 

Advanced Seminar in Historical Study I

Intensive study of selected topics in a seminar-style setting for advanced history students. It is desirable that students take three Advanced Seminars (I-II-III) successively. Language of instruction differs by year.
 

Advanced Seminar in Historical Study II

Intensive study of selected topics in a seminar-style setting for advanced history students. It is desirable that students take three Advanced Seminars (I-II-III) successively. Language of instruction differs by year.
 

Advanced Seminar in Historical Study III

Intensive study of selected topics in a seminar-style setting for advanced history students. It is desirable that students take three Advanced Seminars (I-II-III) successively. Language of instruction differs by year.
 

Special Topics in Historical Studies

Special seminars on specific fields of historical studies.
 

Art of the West in the 16th-18th Centuries

The painting, sculpture, and clothes of the 16th-18th century in Italy, France and Germany. Style analysis and study of Iconography.
 

Medieval Art of the West

The art of Medieval Europe from the recognition of Christianity until the beginning of the Renaissance; architecture, sculpture, mosaics, paintings, illuminated manuscripts, and certain minor arts of the Early Christian, Byzantine, Migration, Carolingian, Ro-manesque and Gothic periods.
 

History of Japanese Art I

Study of Japanese painting, calligraphy and craftwork from the ancient through the early modern periods, with a focus on the Edo period (1615-1868), especially the Rimpa school associated with Ogata Korin. Students will consider Japanese artistic products in light of various concepts, including ¡Èclassicism,¡É ¡Èrevival,¡É ¡Èschool,¡É ¡Èdecoration,¡É and ¡Èdesign.¡É
(Offered Alternate Years)

History of Japanese Art II

This course will survey Japanese art from the mid- nineteenth century to the contemporary era. The course will cover important artworks such as painting, crafts, architecture and photography in various contexts, including artistic modernism, imperialism, gender, and the mass media.
(Offered Alternate Years)

International History

International history in Europe from 1648 to 1948.
 

History of Christianity I

The historical development of Christianity, including such topics as the formation of the early church, its developmet in the Medieval Period, the Reformation, the rise and development of Protestantism.
 

History of Christianity II

The historical development of Christianity, including such topics as the formation of the early church, its developmet in the Medieval Period, the Reformation, the rise and development of Protestantism.
 

History of Western Political Thought I

This course deals with the development of political thought from the ancient Greece and Rome through the Medieval Age.
 

History of Western Political Thought II

This course deals with the development of political thought in the modern age from Machiavelli to Hegel.
 

History of Western Political Thought III

Deals with late modern political philosophers, such as Marx, Weber and Arendt.
 

History of Japanese Political Thought

Examination of the development of political ideas from the Meiji era to the present. Critical assessment of main political thinkers and events in moden Japan.
 

Senior Thesis

Senior students, under the guidance of an advisor, will select a subject related to their major and prepare a senior thesis. The final product should represent the efforts of one year of sustained and rigorous thinking, research, and writing. Required of all students in their senior year.