| CHIN 102-01 |
Elementary Chinese
Instructor: Christopher Peacock, Xiaonan Liu
Course Description:
A study of the fundamentals of Mandarin Chinese, including grammar, reading, and writing using both traditional and simplified characters, pinyin romanization, pronunciation, and conversational skills.Prerequisite: 101 or the equivalent
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09:30 AM-10:20 AM, MTWRF
STERN 12 |
| CHIN 102-02 |
Elementary Chinese
Instructor: Christopher Peacock, Xiaonan Liu
Course Description:
A study of the fundamentals of Mandarin Chinese, including grammar, reading, and writing using both traditional and simplified characters, pinyin romanization, pronunciation, and conversational skills.Prerequisite: 101 or the equivalent
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10:30 AM-11:20 AM, MTWRF
STERN 12 |
| CHIN 202-01 |
Intermediate Chinese
Instructor: Nan Ma
Course Description:
An enhancement of the oral and written skills of elementary language study. In addition, students will learn to use dictionaries to translate original literary works. Extra conversational work will be included, geared to understanding and participating in Chinese culture. Prerequisite: 201 or the equivalent. This course fulfills the language graduation requirement.
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10:30 AM-11:20 AM, MTWRF
EASTC 301 |
| CHIN 232-01 |
Advanced Chinese
Instructor: Xiaonan Liu
Course Description:
Advanced reading, writing, speaking, and understanding of the Chinese language for students who have completed Chinese 202. This course aims to enhance the students' understanding of Chinese culture and introduce them to issues in contemporary China through reading and discussion.
Prerequisite: 231 or the equivalent
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11:30 AM-12:20 PM, MWF
STERN 11 |
| CHIN 362-01 |
Advanced Chinese II
Instructor: Christopher Peacock
Course Description:
Reading of selected literary works by modern Chinese writers and articles from Chinese newspapers and magazines. These courses involve more sophisticated conversation and composition on important social, political, and economics issues in China.
Prerequisite: 361 or permission of the instructor.
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12:30 PM-01:20 PM, MWF
LIBRY E. ASIAN |
| CHIN 500-01 |
Advanced Chinese III
Instructor: Nan Ma
Course Description:
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| Courses Offered in EASN |
| EASN 108-01 |
Arts of East Asia
Instructor: Wei Ren
Course Description:
Cross-listed with ARTH 108-01. This course introduces students to a selection of objects and sites that elicit new modes of cultural perception and insight into the artistic cultures of China, Korea, and Japan. Loosely arranged in a chronological order, each week is devoted to in-depth examination of a different type of object, medium, and format. The diverse mediums (sculpture, ceramics, metalwork, lacquer, prints, painting, calligraphy, photography, performance, and architecture) and the long historical span covered in class will chart how culture traveled within East Asia, and later, globally, as well as each cultures distinctive methods of adaptation over time. Major themes include the relationship between artistic production and sociopolitical and socioeconomic development, cultural exchange, aesthetics, impact of religion, power and authority, gender, and issues of modernity. Lectures are supplemented by viewing sessions in the Trout Gallery.This course is cross-listed as ARTH 108.
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01:30 PM-02:45 PM, TF
WEISS 235 |
| EASN 108-02 |
Arts of East Asia
Instructor: Wei Ren
Course Description:
Cross-listed with ARTH 108-02. This course introduces students to a selection of objects and sites that elicit new modes of cultural perception and insight into the artistic cultures of China, Korea, and Japan. Loosely arranged in a chronological order, each week is devoted to in-depth examination of a different type of object, medium, and format. The diverse mediums (sculpture, ceramics, metalwork, lacquer, prints, painting, calligraphy, photography, performance, and architecture) and the long historical span covered in class will chart how culture traveled within East Asia, and later, globally, as well as each cultures distinctive methods of adaptation over time. Major themes include the relationship between artistic production and sociopolitical and socioeconomic development, cultural exchange, aesthetics, impact of religion, power and authority, gender, and issues of modernity. Lectures are supplemented by viewing sessions in the Trout Gallery.This course is cross-listed as ARTH 108.
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03:00 PM-04:15 PM, TF
WEISS 235 |
| EASN 120-01 |
History of East Asia from Ancient Times to the Present
Instructor: Evan Young
Course Description:
Cross-listed with HIST 120-01. This course explores the diverse and interrelated histories of the region currently composed of China, Korea, and Japan, over the past two thousand years. We begin by studying the technologies and systems of thought that came to be shared across East Asia, including written languages, philosophies of rule, and religions. Next, we examine periods of major upheaval and change, such as the rise of warrior governments, the Mongol conquests, and engagement with the West. The course concludes by tracing the rise and fall of the Japanese empire and the development of the modern nation states that we see today.This course is cross-listed as HIST 120.
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03:00 PM-04:15 PM, TF
DENNY 104 |
| EASN 204-01 |
East Asian Cinema
Instructor: Alex Bates
Course Description:
Cross-listed with FMST 210-02. This class is intended as an introduction to the cinematic traditions of East Asia, including China, Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, and Hong Kong. No semester long course can do justice to the subject, so we will focus on certain historical moments, genres, and themes. We will begin in the postwar era when the region was emerging from the devastation of war. We then turn to blockbuster Asian films in the gangster and wuxia genres and how other films situate themselves as alternatives to the classical Hollywood style. From there, we explore the role of film festivals in bringing Asian cinema to the world. Additional Time Slot: Mondays 7-10pm for film screenings. Alternate modes of viewing will be made available for those with unavoidable conflicts.
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01:30 PM-02:45 PM, MR
DENNY 103 |
| EASN 206-01 |
History of Medicine and the Body in East Asia
Instructor: Evan Young
Course Description:
Cross-listed with HIST 217-01. This course is an introduction to the history of medicine in East Asia. We will begin by exploring the theoretical and practical underpinnings of classical Chinese medicine, which was the foundation of healing practices in premodern China, Korea, and Japan. We will then move on to trace the introduction of modern bio-medicine and the eventual reemergence of "Traditional Chinese Medicine" as an alternative style of therapy in the 20th century. We will also consider a wide range of topics that have generated compelling intellectual dialogue, including the relationship between doctors and patients and between medicine and the state.
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01:30 PM-02:45 PM, TF
EASTC 301 |
| EASN 206-02 |
Digital Cultures of East Asia
Instructor: Shawn Bender
Course Description:
AI systems, robots, and other digital devices are an increasing presence in our lives. They keep us informed, connect us to others, shape our views of the world, and track our behavior. The countries of Asia, especially East Asia, are no exception. There we find some of the most hyper-connected societies on the planet, where distinctions between offline and online are just as fuzzy as they are here. This course examines the social effects of digital technologies in the East Asian region. It treats the digital expansively, placing social media, software platforms, and gaming alongside VR, smart devices, digital capitalism, and ideologies of innovation. Students will consider the role of the digital in the lives of ordinary people and the place of Asia in figurations of digital culture. In so doing, they will review theories of technology, ideas of techno-orientalism, and fictional representations of digital technology, together with the work of social scientists and media studies scholars.
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03:00 PM-04:15 PM, MR
STERN 12 |
| EASN 206-03 |
China-Middle East Relations
Instructor: Joshua Yaphe
Course Description:
Cross-listed with INST 290-03, MEST 200-04 and POSC 290-02. This course will examine the evolving relations between China and the Middle East, from merchant travelers and religious scholars in the pre-modern period, to Mao's support for insurgent groups and liberation movements in the 1960s and 70s, to the growing economic trade and diplomatic engagement with authoritarian regimes of today. Beijing has developed a nuanced approach to the region, through diplomatic coordination in multilateral organizations, cultural and educational exchanges, and strategic investments with the potential for technology transfer. At the same time, Islam plays a complex role on both sides as they seek to balance security and religion, with governments under pressure to react to public calls for human rights. Students will apply their knowledge of International Relations concepts to this study of trans-regional activities taking place on a wide range of levels, including politics, economics, diplomacy, religion, technology, and defense and security affairs.
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01:30 PM-02:45 PM, TF
DENNY 211 |
| EASN 210-01 |
Buddhist Art in East Asia
Instructor: Wei Ren
Course Description:
Cross-listed with ARTH 210-01. How are narratives transformed from texts into images? How are images brought to life, becoming more than mute blocks of stone or colors on paper? How can we best reconstruct and understand these past visual experiences? Through classroom discussion and close examination of key East Asian Buddhist artworks, this course introduces students to the unexpected conceptual interest within the cultural context of East Asia. Each week is devoted to the discussion of a particular keyword, beginning with the basics such as Buddha and bodhisattva and proceeding towards more specialized terms including pure land and mandala. In conjunction with the investigation of keywords in Buddhist art, we will also address theories of iconography, space, spectatorship, ritual, etc. The class will also view Buddhist artworks in the Trout Gallery. This course is cross-listed as ARTH 210.
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10:30 AM-11:45 AM, TR
WEISS 235 |
| EASN 306-01 |
Gender and Sexuality in Modern Japanese History
Instructor: Evan Young
Course Description:
Cross-listed with HIST 317-01 and WGSS 302-02. This course is an exploration of how sexuality and gender have been continually redefined and experienced throughout modern Japanese history. We will analyze the changes Japanese society underwent from the 19th century to the present, paying particular attention to transformations as well as continuities in eroticism, same-sex love, family structure, and gender roles. A key theme of the course is the socially-constructed nature of gender norms and how women and men frequently transgressed feminine and masculine ideals, a theme that we will explore through both primary sources in translation and secondary scholarship. Building upon in-class workshops and a series of short-essay assignments, the final goal of the course will be to produce a paper that analyzes the development of this new and exciting field of history.
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01:30 PM-04:30 PM, W
DENNY 303 |
| EASN 490-01 |
Senior Research
Instructor: Nan Ma
Course Description:
Leading to a senior thesis and jointly supervised by at least two faculty in the program.
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03:00 PM-06:00 PM, M
ALTHSE 07 |
| EASN 490-02 |
Senior Research
Instructor: Nan Ma
Course Description:
Leading to a senior thesis and jointly supervised by at least two faculty in the program.
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01:30 PM-04:30 PM, M
STERN 7 |
| EASN 500-01 |
Asian Foodways
Instructor: Shawn Bender
Course Description:
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| Courses Offered in JPNS |
| JPNS 102-01 |
Elementary Japanese
Instructor: Alex Bates, Kazuki Ueda
Course Description:
These courses establish the basic language skills including listening, speaking, reading and writing. These courses also provide students with a brief overview of Japanese culture.Prerequisite: 101 or permission of instructor
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09:30 AM-10:20 AM, MTWRF
LIBRY ALDEN |
| JPNS 102-02 |
Elementary Japanese
Instructor: Alex Bates, Kazuki Ueda
Course Description:
These courses establish the basic language skills including listening, speaking, reading and writing. These courses also provide students with a brief overview of Japanese culture.Prerequisite: 101 or permission of instructor
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10:30 AM-11:20 AM, MTWRF
LIBRY ALDEN |
| JPNS 202-01 |
Intermediate Japanese
Instructor: Alex Bates, Naoko Date Teunissen
Course Description:
The aim of this course is the mastery of the basic structure of Japanese language and communicative skills. The student will have an opportunity to get to know more of Japanese culture.
Prerequisite: 201 or permission of the instructor. This course fulfills the language graduation requirement.
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08:30 AM-09:20 AM, MTWRF
LIBRY ALDEN |
| JPNS 232-01 |
Advanced Japanese
Instructor: Kazuki Ueda
Course Description:
The emphasis in this course is placed on enhancing the students' fluency and acquiring increasingly creative skills through composition, oral presentation and discussion.
Prerequisite: 231 or permission of the instructor.
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12:30 PM-01:20 PM, MWF
STERN 7 |
| JPNS 362-01 |
Advanced Japanese II
Instructor: Naoko Date Teunissen
Course Description:
The emphasis in this course is placed on polishing and refining the students' language skills. Emphasis is placed on covering more sophisticated materials such as newspapers, magazine articles, film and literature.
Prerequisite: 361 or permission of the instructor.
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10:30 AM-11:45 AM, TR
STERN 7 |