EA109 Fall 2013
Schedule / Outline

This outline gives the course's structure on a single page. It also provides direct links to each class session. Topics, assignments, and notes are on individual pages. Individual pages undergo revision during the term so they should not be downloaded. This page is less likely to change; however, you should not bookmark it. Rather, you should bookmark the Start Page and navigate here from there, to insure that you are informed of important class information.

*Meets MWF 1-2 PM

Important Dates

*All deadlines HERE, when available

• Aug 30 (F) — First class
• Oct 11 (F) — Midterm 01
• Nov 4 (M) — Midterm 02
• Nov 20 or 22 (W, F) — optional museum visit (half the class on one of these days, the other half on the other day)
• Nov 23 (Sat) — Essay proposal, 2 AM on this day (that is early Saturday morning, not Sunday—this is an optional submission, for those who want feedback)
  
• Dec 2 (M) — Midterm 03
• Dec 3 (Tu) — Extra credit (optional): Short Video Day submission, 3:30 PM
• Dec 6 (F) — Last class
• Dec 8 (Sun) — RRR Presentation PowerPoint slides AND Essay portrait, at 2 AM (that is early Sunday morning, not Monday—severe late penalties)
• Dec 8 (Sun) — Essay draft (optional), 2 AM
• Dec 9, 11, 13 RRR periods: presentations (optional attendance except for presenter)
• Dec 17 (Tu) Essay final draft at 2 AM (that is early Tuesday morning, not Wednesday—no late submissions accepted)
• Dec 19 (Th) 3-6PM — Final Exam

Session details and course structure

Orientation

Session 01: Orientation

Camellia sinensis basics

Session 02: Camellia sinensis basics ①: Names, origins, cultivation, harvesting

Session 03: Camellia sinensis basics ②: Nomenclature, crafting, brewing

Session 04: Camellia sinensis basics ③: "...All in This Tea" (A)

Session 05: Camellia sinensis basics ④: "...All in This Tea" (B)

Session 06: Camellia sinensis basics ⑤: Tea Brewing Day

Session 07: Camellia sinensis basics ⑥: Tea Identification Day

Session 08: Camellia sinensis basics ⑦: Tea Identification Day

Pre-Tang dynasty China & Non-Han China

Session 09: Pre-Tang China ①: Legends & beginnings

Session 10: Pre-Tang China ②: Up through Han dynasty

Session 11: Pre-Tang China ③: Han until Tang dynasty

Session 12: Non-Han tea culture practices

Tang dynasty China

Session 13: Tang China ①: Buddhism and tea

Session 14: Tang China ②: The first tea manual, Cha jing (A)

Session 15: Tang China ③: The first tea manual, Cha jing (B)

Session 16: Tang China ④: Tea practices

Heian era Japan

Session 17: Heian Japan: First arrival of tea

Midterm

Session 18: Midterm 01

Song dynasty China

Session 19: Song China ①: Tea practices 1—Tea cultivation, tribute tea

Session 20: Song China ②: Tea practices 2—Tea houses, tea contests

Session 21: Song China ③: Tea-related literature, tea manuals

Session 22: Song China ④: Paintings & ceramics

Kamakura Japan

Session 23: Kamakura Japan: Second arrival of tea to Japan

Yuan and Ming China

Session 24: Yuan and Ming China ①: Comments on the hybrid Yuan cultural landscape & trade, Yuan / Ming practices & innovations, Ming tea manuals

Session 25: Yuan and Ming China ②: Paintings, kilns

Qing China

Session 26: Qing China

Korea through Choson dynasty

Session 27: Tea in Korea

Kamakura and Muromachi Japan

Midterm

Session 28: Midterm 02

Wabicha

Session 29: Understanding traditional "wabicha" | Tea practices in Kamakura and mid-Muromachi Japan

Session 30: Cultural practice of the Northern Hills culture (late 14th to mid-15th c.)

Session 31: Eastern Hills culture (late 15th c. and beyond: Zen principles (and "michi") synthesized into poetics and tea practices

Session 32: Momoyama Japan's Sen Rikyu, founder of today's Japanese tea ceremony I

Session 33: Momoyama Japan's Sen Rikyu, founder of today's Japanese tea ceremony II

Film screening and museum visit

*Instructions for where to go on museum day and how to participate are on the session pages below.

Session 34: "Rikyu" screening of first portion and Berkeley Art Museum visit (half-class attendance)

Session 35: "Rikyu" screening of first portion Berkeley Art Museum visit (half-class attendance)

Session 36: "Rikyu" screening of remaining portion

Wabicha (continued)

Session 37: Momoyama Japan's Sen Rikyu, founder of today's Japanese tea ceremony III

Midterm

Session 38: Midterm 03

Final miscellaneous classes

Session 39: Contemporary tea practices (short videos day)

Session 40: Last day

Session RRR period

Final exam period: THURSDAY, DEC 19, 2013 3-6PM

Links to each session page

Sun, Sept 1, 2013: I am migrating this site to a new site. It takes time. During this transition, there are two ways to access a particular day's web page. You can start with the new EA109 Fall 2013 Course Guide page, our official top page. It will take you directly to the new pages and redirect to old pages when necessary. Or you can use the below chart. It will take you directly to the day's session page—the new one when it exists, the old one when it has yet to be migrated. Greenhighlight means the new page exists. Sorry for the dust and mess during construction!