Re: I got my class, now what?
Originally posted by Geoff
I was just approved to teach a three credit history elective, "Special topics in history: history and culture of the martial arts"
Congratulations. That sounds like fun.
I second Joe's recommendation of the encyclopedia, it's the cutting edge, excellent.
As to recommendations, I'd look for anything MA-related by Bodiford, Friday, Hurst, Amdur, Skoss, Goldsbury, Conlan, Bolitho, Pranin, and/or Draeger (a little dated, but he laid the groundwork for that very conclusion). There's a lot of pertinent stuff in the Journal of Japanese Studies and the Japanese Journal of Religious Studies. Looking forward to seeing your syllabus. Good luck.
Don J. Modesto
Ft. Lauderdale, Florida
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