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EAST ASIAN LANGUAGES & CULTURES (L81)  (Dept. Info)Arts & Sciences  (Policies)SP2025
L81 EALC 3900EALC Seminar: Kitchen, Studio, Factory: Making in East Asia3.0 Units
Description:How do artisans approach the task of making? If different cultures of making exist, what forms do they take and why? In this course, students will explore these and other questions concerning the central human activity that is the production of material objects. From a Korean rice wine brewer to a Japanese clockmaker and to the Shanzhai cellphone manufacturers, makers in East Asia have distinguished themselves as skillful practitioners throughout history. The aim of this course is to understand their ways of production -- and how these, in turn, evolved alongside broader changes in society and culture. The course begins by appreciating the challenges of studying making cultures and the importance of material, hands-on research, which involves, for instance, cooking with historical recipes. The course then investigates the history of artisanship in relation to social structures and statecraft and the many ways in which it unfolded in Korea, Japan, and China and across various artifacts, from kimchi and porcelain to steam engines and Van Gogh paintings. For the term project, students have the option of reworking a historical recipe or artifact from East Asia before the modern era. During this process, students will learn by doing and explore the tacit knowledge involved in the creation and maintenance of craft practices. This course is primarily for sophomores and juniors with a major or minor in the Department of East Asian Languages & Cultures. Other students may enroll with permission. No prior knowledge of East Asia is required. Fulfills premodern elective for EALC major.
Attributes:A&S IQ: HUM, LCDArch: HUMArt: HUMBU: ETH, HUM, ISEN: H
Instruction Type:Classroom instruction Grade Options:C Fees:
Course Type:HomeSame As:L04 390  L05 390  L51 390  L97 3900Frequency:Annually / History
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01M-W----10:00A-11:20ATBAKangPaper/Project/Take Home02019
Desc:waits are managed by instructor; students will be enrolled upon approval; enrollment capped at 19
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