Religious Studies
Zen explored
in seminar
Zen Budhism
R 407M
By TRISH WEISMAN
Of the Emerald
Western understanding of Zen Buddhism is
fragmented and exagerated says Hee-Jin Kim, teacher
of a new seminar on Zen. To an American with his
“highly rationalistic, scientific” mind, Zen represents
extremism and irrationality.
“I try to bring students to a more totalistic un
derstanding of Zen,” Kim said. His course will examine
Zen from both historical and phenomenalogical stand
points.
In the first part of the term Kim will explore the
Indian, Chinese and Japanese historical background of
the religion. Then he will “relate Zen to various aspects
of contemporary life.”
The thrust of the course, he said, will be “to see Zen
from various angles,” and to “see the significance of Zen
today.”
This is Kim’s first year at the University. He is
originally from Korea, but has studied and taught in this
country for two decades. Besides studying Zen
academically, he has received guidance from a Zen
priest and scholar.
Texts for the course are Dumoulin’s A History of Zen
Buddhism, Zen Flesh. Zen Bones by Reps, and two books
by Suzuki, Manual of Zen Buddhism and Living by Zen.
Three papers will be assigned in the course and
active participation in discussion is expected. No exams
will be given.
Sociology
Interdisciplinary
women’s course
to be offered
introduction to Women’s Studies
SOC 199 (Also in DCE)
During winter term, “Introduction to Women’s
Studies” (listed as “Special Studies. Sociology of
Women” in the supplement to the time schedule) will
take an interdisciplinary approach to the study of
women’s options and roles in society. The .class is
sponsored by the Ad Hoc Committee on Women’s
Education, and will be team-taught by Ardy Dunn
(sociology), Barbara Bates-Schellenbarger (com
munications), and Olga Broumas (fine arts).
Readings, lectures and discussions will focus on a
variety of aspects of women’s experience, including:
language and communication, psychology/sexuality,
women in the arts, cultures and subcultures, economics
and occupations. A different aspect will be covered
every week, often including special panels or guest
speakers during the Tuesday night sessions.
The discussion groups, which will hopefully be
limited to 15 persons each, will serve to integrate
material presented in readings and regular class
meetings. Throughout the course, an attempt will be
made not only to present information about the history
and current status of women in society, but to make each
person aware of the expanding range of alternative roles
(in terms of both occupations and lifestyles) that are
becoming available to all women today.
Dina Wills, co-chairer of the Ad Hoc Committee on
Women’s Education, said she hopes the class will ex
pand into several independent courses with the im
plementation of a Women’s Studies Program at the
University. The committee is currently drawing up a
proposal for this program, which, if adopted, would join
78 similar programs in the U.S., 10 of which offer
bachelor’s degrees in the field.
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