HRS 71 Arts & Ideas of Asia - Schedule Unit 3b

Schedule

All readings in this schedule should ideally be completed by the day under which they are listed, although this requirement is only assessed during TRAs and Application Exercise . All numbers in the schedule are page numbers unless otherwise noted.

CAUTION: I will probably be making revisions to on-line materials before we discuss them in class. Therefore WAIT until that time to print out materials you wish to have on hand, such as terms, excerpts and assignment guidelines.

Conclusing Sessions & Final Assignments

Dates	Tasks	Readings
Mon, May 20, 12:45 pm (view finals week schedule)	iFinal DUE by 12:30 pm gFinal in class final Application Exercise (*PREPARATION PAGE REQUIRED* a FULL TWO PAGES, neatly written or typed)	REVIEW IN DEPTH: TRA #1a-3b unit 1 & 2 reflections, unit 3 worksheet PREPARE by addressing the following focus (a FULL TWO PAGES, neatly written or typed): Two more major hurricanes causing damage to major population centers across the globe and another Tsunami in the Pacific, all within a year of one another, compounding fuel shortages and doubling fuel prices over the course of a few months; all this leads to a major crash in the world economy (see "You Are Here: the Oil Journey"). Although many people are panicking, the crisis is also calling forth the kind of inspiring and courageous responses that human beings have displayed throughout the ages (see "The Great Disruption"). Along with the thousands involved in disaster relief work, civic leaders at every level of society are finally taking the concrete steps needed to restructure human culture. Such leaders are now committed to dramatically reducing power consumption and increasing the resilience of local communities, as many who saw the crisis coming have been recommending for years (see "The Economics of Happiness," also at LMC). What will you contribute? [Read the full text describing the context & criteria for coming up with your own contemporary practices that parallels each of the followin categories:] A. CONSTRUCTION of objects & structures to gather around, reflect about and celebrate SPECIFIC EXAMPLES: Akbar's construction of Fatehpur, Jahangir's collections, Tipu's tiger organ & other symbols, public display of Song dynasty landscape paintings, Chinese imperial city planning, planning & construction of Angkor Wat, making & collecting Korean tea bowls B. habitually DIRECTING ATTENTION inward through worship and/or outward towards nature SPECIFIC EXAMPLES: Korean shamans channeling Changun, Caitanya Vaishnavite kirtana, recitation of Nanak's hymns, Zhu Xi's seasonal sacrifice to ancestors, meditation & daily life in the Chan "Great Assembly," viewing & painting nature landscapes, Chinese spirit writing, Tibetan fasting ritual, Pali chanting during the Thai image consecration, the Japanense tea ceremony C. written, oral and/or interactive STORYTELLING: SPECIFIC EXAMPLES: the Mongolia Tsam festival, telling the story of Haridasa, telling life stories of Guru Nanak,writing & reading The Financial Expert, ritual, stories & prayers to Mother Ten, collecting, reading & reproducing "Illustrated Explanations of the Tract of the Most Exalted," writing & reading The Diaries of Lao Ts'an, telling the Buddha's story at a Thai image conscecration, writing & reading "The Moon on the Water"
Wed, May 22	*Final Guided Reflection* DUE @ MND 2016 with worksheet & both prior reflections attached	no meeting --> but I'll be in 10-12, 2-5 pm (post to SacCT and drop off hard copy if these times don't work) IMPORTANT: if you don't plan to keep or sell your course reader, rather than recycling it you can DONATE IT TO ME and I'll raffle it off to a student next year.

Dates

Tasks

Readings

Mon, May 20,
12:45 pm
(view finals week schedule)

iFinal DUE by 12:30 pm
gFinal in class

final Application Exercise

(*PREPARATION PAGE REQUIRED* a **FULL TWO PAGES**,
neatly written or typed)

REVIEW IN DEPTH:
TRA #1a-3b
unit 1 & 2 reflections, unit 3 worksheet

PREPARE by addressing the following focus
(a **FULL TWO PAGES**, neatly written or typed):

Two more major hurricanes causing damage to major population centers across the globe and another Tsunami in the Pacific, all within a year of one another, compounding fuel shortages and doubling fuel prices over the course of a few months; all this leads to a major crash in the world economy (see "You Are Here: the Oil Journey"). Although many people are panicking, the crisis is also calling forth the kind of inspiring and courageous responses that human beings have displayed throughout the ages (see "The Great Disruption"). Along with the thousands involved in disaster relief work, civic leaders at every level of society are finally taking the concrete steps needed to restructure human culture. Such leaders are now committed to dramatically reducing power consumption and increasing the resilience of local communities, as many who saw the crisis coming have been recommending for years (see "The Economics of Happiness," also at LMC).

What will you contribute? [Read the full text describing the context & criteria for coming up with your own contemporary practices that parallels each of the followin categories:]

A. CONSTRUCTION of objects & structures to gather around, reflect about and celebrate

SPECIFIC EXAMPLES: Akbar's construction of Fatehpur, Jahangir's collections, Tipu's tiger organ & other symbols, public display of Song dynasty landscape paintings, Chinese imperial city planning, planning & construction of Angkor Wat, making & collecting Korean tea bowls

B. habitually DIRECTING ATTENTION inward through worship and/or outward towards nature

SPECIFIC EXAMPLES: Korean shamans channeling Changun, Caitanya Vaishnavite kirtana, recitation of Nanak's hymns, Zhu Xi's seasonal sacrifice to ancestors, meditation & daily life in the Chan "Great Assembly," viewing & painting nature landscapes, Chinese spirit writing, Tibetan fasting ritual, Pali chanting during the Thai image consecration, the Japanense tea ceremony

C. written, oral and/or interactive STORYTELLING:

SPECIFIC EXAMPLES: the Mongolia Tsam festival, telling the story of Haridasa, telling life stories of Guru Nanak,writing & reading The Financial Expert, ritual, stories & prayers to Mother Ten, collecting, reading & reproducing "Illustrated Explanations of the Tract of the Most Exalted," writing & reading The Diaries of Lao Ts'an, telling the Buddha's story at a Thai image conscecration, writing & reading "The Moon on the Water"

Wed, May 22

*Final Guided Reflection*
DUE @ MND 2016
with worksheet & both prior reflections attached

no meeting --> but I'll be in 10-12, 2-5 pm
(post to SacCT and drop off hard copy if these times don't work)

**IMPORTANT: if you don't plan to keep or sell your course reader, rather than recycling it you can DONATE IT TO ME and I'll raffle it off to a student next year.**

WARNING: Barring submission of a petition for an incomplete and in contrast to my late policy during the semester, no guided reflection assignments or papers will be accepted after the beginning of class of the final class session.

Also, if you wish to retrieve your final guided reflection, please attach to your paper a self-addressed stamped envelope with sufficient postage for 3 ounces (currently $0.76 or two first-class stamps). Papers submitted without an envelope will receive only minimal comments and eventually be recycled without shredding.

**IMPORTANT: if you don't plan to keep or sell your course reader, rather than recycling it you can DONATE IT TO ME and I'll raffle it off to a student next year.**

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