The five courses for our Global Semester were (as described by the red handbook):
Socio-Cutural
Developments in the Non-Western World
Philosophy GS 57
Eastern Thought. An exercise in comparative philosophy and
religion with principal emphasis on major features of
thinking and valuing shown in significant reading material
and exemplified in the mode of life prevalent among the
peoples of the Orient. (Offered throughout the Global
Semester by Dr. Narum.)
History GS 47
The history of Ethiopia and East Africa. East Africa as
seen within the context of the historical development of
Ethiopia, the continent's oldest nation. (Offered by Haile
Selassie I University.)
Economics GS 45
Economic Ideologies: Gandhiism versus Marxism. The
mechanics of socio-economic change. Gandhi's idealistic and
humanistic approach versus Marxian dialectic materialism.
(Offered by Wm. Holland University College.)
Interdisciplinary 41
The Civilization of China. Traditional arts and literature
of the Chinese people. Lectures and field trips. Special
emphasis on the visual arts as manifested in the
magnificent collection in the National Palace Museum of
Taipei. (The content of this course was still
preliminary at the time the red book was printed.)
Art 71
The Arts of Japan. Lectures and demonstrations, field trips
within the city of Kyoto. The developments of architecture,
garden design, painting, graphic art, sculpture, pottery.
(Offered by Kyoto University.)
The textbook for Narum's class was Ways of Thinking of
Eastern Peoples by Hajime Nakamura.
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We had several introductory lectures in late April and
early May of 1971.
April 26 Roy Klavitter: The American in Thailand
April 27 Rodney Grubb: The Politics of Southeast Asia
April 29 Grosfield and others: The Arts of Japan
April 30 Omar Otterness: Religions of the Orient
May 4 Bill Narum: The Philosophy of the Orient
Over the summer we were all supposed to read Wax and
Gold (on Ethiopia) as well as the multi-volume
Chapters in Indian Civilization.