Asian Studies (ASIAN)Arts and Sciences

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Course descriptions provided by the Courses of Study 2023-2024. Courses of Study 2023-2024 is scheduled to publish mid-June.

ASIAN 1111

This First-Year Writing Seminar is about Asian Literature, Religion, and Culture and provides the opportunity to write extensively about these issues.  Topics vary by section. view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   FWS Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • Topic: FWS: Embodied Deep Ecological Living

  • 20066 ASIAN 1111   SEM 101

    • MW Uris Hall 204
    • Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023
    • Li, Y

  • Instruction Mode: In Person
    For more information about First-Year Writing Seminars, see the Knight Institute website at http://knight.as.cornell.edu/.

Syllabi: none
  •   FWS Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • Topic: FWS:Writing Difference in Asian Empires, 1500-1800

  • 20068 ASIAN 1111   SEM 103

  • Instruction Mode: In Person
    For more information about First-Year Writing Seminars, see the Knight Institute website at http://knight.as.cornell.edu/.

ASIAN 1115

We explore the proliferation of the cultivation of the tea plant (Camelia Sinensis) in South and East Asia as a lens for understanding ecological degradation through monoculture, labor exploitation in ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   FWS Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • 20069 ASIAN 1115   SEM 101

  • Instruction Mode: In Person
    For more information about First-Year Writing Seminars, see the Knight Institute website at http://knight.as.cornell.edu/.

ASIAN 1192

This course surveys modern Chinese history from 1600 to present. Time will be devoted to each of the three major periods into which modern Chinese history is conventionally divided: the Imperial ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: CAPS 1920HIST 1920

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  5998 ASIAN 1192   LEC 001

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  • 10535 ASIAN 1192   DIS 201

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  • 10536 ASIAN 1192   DIS 202

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  • 17929 ASIAN 1192   DIS 203

    • R McGraw Hall 366
    • Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023
    • Du, Y

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  • 17930 ASIAN 1192   DIS 204

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

ASIAN 2208

What is Southeast Asia? How does this faraway, "exotic," region intersect with our realities? This course introduces key questions in the study of Southeast Asia (which includes Brunei, Burma, Cambodia, ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: SHUM 2208

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  5396 ASIAN 2208   LEC 001

    • MW Morrill Hall 106
    • Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023
    • Fuhrmann, A

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  5397 ASIAN 2208   DIS 201

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  5398 ASIAN 2208   DIS 202

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

ASIAN 2211

This course serves as a general introduction to the study of Japan in the humanities. Through literature, film, art, and pop culture, we will explore how "Japaneseness" and "Japanese culture" have historically ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture and one discussion.

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  4990 ASIAN 2211   LEC 001

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  4991 ASIAN 2211   DIS 201

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  4992 ASIAN 2211   DIS 202

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  4993 ASIAN 2211   DIS 203

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  4994 ASIAN 2211   DIS 204

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

ASIAN 2232

People outside China often talk about "China's rise," the changes in world economics and politics that come from the increase of the economic power of the People's Republic. From a domestic perspective, ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: CAPS 2232

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 18010 ASIAN 2232   LEC 001

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  • 18011 ASIAN 2232   DIS 201

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  • 18012 ASIAN 2232   DIS 202

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  • 18013 ASIAN 2232   DIS 203

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  • 18014 ASIAN 2232   DIS 204

    • F Malott Hall 205
    • Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023
    • Siriwan, S

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

ASIAN 2245

This course combines hands-on instruction in gamelan, Indonesia's most prominent form of traditional music, and the academic study of the broader range of music found in contemporary Indonesia, including ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: MUSIC 2341VISST 2744

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  3726 ASIAN 2245   LEC 001

    • M Lincoln Hall B24
    • Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023
    • Miller, C

    • WF Lincoln Hall 149
    • Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023
    • Miller, C

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

ASIAN 2262

An exploration of processes of change in health care practices in China. Focuses on key transitions, such as the emergence of canonical medicine, of Daoist approaches to healing and longevity, of "scholar ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: BSOC 2561CAPS 2262HIST 2562STS 2561

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 10506 ASIAN 2262   LEC 001

    • TR Uris Hall 202
    • Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023
    • Hinrichs, T

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  • 17950 ASIAN 2262   DIS 201

    • F McGraw Hall 145
    • Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  • 17951 ASIAN 2262   DIS 202

    • F Uris Hall 204
    • Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  • 17952 ASIAN 2262   DIS 203

    • F
    • Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  • 17953 ASIAN 2262   DIS 204

    • F
    • Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

ASIAN 2269

This course introduces Korean popular culture in global context. Beginning with cultural forms of the late Chosŏn period, the course will also examine popular culture during the Japanese colonial period, ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: AAS 2269PMA 2465SHUM 2269

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  9868 ASIAN 2269   LEC 001

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

ASIAN 2273

This course serves as both an introduction to the academic study of religion and a survey of major topics in the intersections of religious communities and environmentally sustainable practices. Using ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: RELST 2273

  • 3 Credits Graded

  •  9859 ASIAN 2273   LEC 001

    • TR Malott Hall 207
    • Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023
    • Law, J

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

ASIAN 2278

East Asian medicinal and martial arts, whether practiced in East Asia or in other parts of the world, have been important points of contact for people within and between often marginalized communities. ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one seminar and one independent study. Combined with: HIST 2207STS 2207

  • 4 Credits Graded

  • 18784 ASIAN 2278   SEM 101

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  • 18785 ASIAN 2278   IND 601

    • TBA
    • Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

ASIAN 2280

China was and still is regarded in the Western world as a country without the rule of law. In this course, students examine recent scholarship that challenges this simplified understanding of the role ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one seminar and one independent study. Combined with: CAPS 2132HIST 2132SHUM 2132

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 18133 ASIAN 2280   SEM 101

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  • 18134 ASIAN 2280   IND 601

    • TBA
    • Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

ASIAN 2281

This course offers a broad understanding of the crucial roles East Asian women played in culture, the economy, and society from antiquity to the early twentieth century. By rethinking the pervasive stereotype ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: CAPS 2281FGSS 2281HIST 2981

  • 3 Credits Opt NoAud

  • 18727 ASIAN 2281   LEC 001

  • Instruction Mode: In Person
    No knowledge of Chinese, Japanese, or Korean necessary.

ASIAN 2288

This course offers a survey of the art and culture of China from the Neolithic period to the twenty-first century to students who have no previous background in Chinese studies. The course begins with ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: ARKEO 2800ARTH 2800SHUM 2800

  • 4 Credits Opt NoAud

  • 17711 ASIAN 2288   LEC 001

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  • 19587 ASIAN 2288   DIS 201

    • W Sibley Hall 208
    • Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023
    • Pan, A

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

ASIAN 2299

This course will explore the Buddhist tradition from its origins in ancient India to its migrations throughout Asia and eventually to the West. The first part of the course will deal with Indian Buddhism: ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: RELST 2299

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 18025 ASIAN 2299   LEC 001

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  • 18026 ASIAN 2299   DIS 201

    • F Lincoln Hall 107
    • Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023
    • Boucher, D

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  • 18027 ASIAN 2299   DIS 202

    • F Lincoln Hall 107
    • Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023
    • Boucher, D

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

ASIAN 3305

A historical review of the fragile and volatile U.S.-China relationship from the opening by Richard Nixon in the early 1970s until the present. Several individual sessions will be led by current or former ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: CAPS 3000HIST 3391

  • 4 Credits Graded

  •  4666 ASIAN 3305   SEM 180

  • Instruction Mode: In Person
    Taught in Washington, DC. This is part of the Cornell in Washington program.

ASIAN 3320

This course will examine both the practice of and the ideology surrounding forms of meditation in Buddhist traditions from South, Southeast, and East Asia in premodern and contemporary times. We will explore ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: RELST 3320

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • 18798 ASIAN 3320   LEC 001

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

ASIAN 3324

This course examines major writers, works, and developments in modern Korean literature from the early twentieth century to the present. Beginning with the cultural transition at the end of the Chosŏn ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: SHUM 3324

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • 17455 ASIAN 3324   LEC 001

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

ASIAN 3344

This course will survey the rich and sophisticated tradition of Indian philosophical thought from its beginnings in the speculations of Upanishads, surveying debates between Hindus, Buddhists, Jains and ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: CLASS 3674PHIL 2540RELST 3344

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • 17413 ASIAN 3344   LEC 001

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

ASIAN 3365

This course offers an introduction to the global issue of genocide, ethnic cleansing, and other mass atrocities, and an in-depth look at two contemporary genocides in Asia: in China, and in Burma (Myanmar). ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: ANTHR 3552ANTHR 6552ASIAN 6665

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  6316 ASIAN 3365   LEC 001

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

ASIAN 3370

This course traces the development of travel writing from the Han dynasty (206 B.C.–A.D. 221) to the Song dynasty (960–1279). Special attention is paid to the ways in which Chinese writers have ceaselessly ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: ASIAN 6670CAPS 3370

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 17447 ASIAN 3370   LEC 001

  • Instruction Mode: In Person
    Knowledge of Chinese language, history and culture is helpful, but not necessary.

ASIAN 3380

The course will be thoroughly comparative in order to highlight both the specificity of each country as well as more generalizable dynamics of 21st century development. It will be divided into a number ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  • 10191 ASIAN 3380   LEC 001

    • TR Ives Hall 115
    • Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023
    • Friedman, E

      Kuruvilla, S

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

ASIAN 3397

This course examines Southeast Asia's history from earliest times up until the mid-eighteenth century. The genesis of traditional kingdoms, the role of monumental architecture (such as Angkor in Cambodia ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture and one independent study. Combined with: ASIAN 6697HIST 3950HIST 6950

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 10525 ASIAN 3397   LEC 001

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  • 18190 ASIAN 3397   IND 601

    • TBA
    • Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

ASIAN 4401

Supervised reading and research on the problem selected for honors work. view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Multi-Term

  •  3926 ASIAN 4401   IND 601

    • TBA
    • Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023
    • Admussen, N

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies
    Prerequisite: admission to honors program. Enrollment limited to: seniors.

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Multi-Term

  •  4713 ASIAN 4401   IND 602

    • TBA
    • Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023
    • Boucher, D

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies
    Prerequisite: admission to honors program. Enrollment limited to: seniors.

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Multi-Term

  •  4843 ASIAN 4401   IND 603

    • TBA
    • Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023
    • Campana, A

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies
    Prerequisite: admission to honors program. Enrollment limited to: seniors.

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Multi-Term

  •  4839 ASIAN 4401   IND 604

    • TBA
    • Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023
    • Formichi, C

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies
    Prerequisite: admission to honors program. Enrollment limited to: seniors.

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Multi-Term

  •  4714 ASIAN 4401   IND 605

    • TBA
    • Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023
    • Fuhrmann, A

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies
    Prerequisite: admission to honors program. Enrollment limited to: seniors.

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Multi-Term

  •  4715 ASIAN 4401   IND 606

    • TBA
    • Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023
    • Law, J

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies
    Prerequisite: admission to honors program. Enrollment limited to: seniors.

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Multi-Term

  •  4840 ASIAN 4401   IND 607

    • TBA
    • Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023
    • McCrea, L

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies
    Prerequisite: admission to honors program. Enrollment limited to: seniors.

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Multi-Term

  •  5860 ASIAN 4401   IND 608

    • TBA
    • Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023
    • McNeal, R

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies
    Prerequisite: admission to honors program. Enrollment limited to: seniors.

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Multi-Term

  •  5861 ASIAN 4401   IND 609

    • TBA
    • Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023
    • Son, S

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies
    Prerequisite: admission to honors program. Enrollment limited to: seniors.

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Multi-Term

  • 10080 ASIAN 4401   IND 610

    • TBA
    • Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023
    • Warner, D

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies
    Prerequisite: admission to honors program. Enrollment limited to: seniors.

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Multi-Term

  • 10085 ASIAN 4401   IND 611

    • TBA
    • Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023
    • Yi, I

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

ASIAN 4402

The student, under faculty direction, prepares an honors essay. view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Graded

  •  4671 ASIAN 4402   IND 601

    • TBA
    • Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023
    • Admussen, N

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies
    Prerequisite: admission to honors program.

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Graded

  •  4711 ASIAN 4402   IND 602

    • TBA
    • Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023
    • Boucher, D

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies
    Prerequisite: admission to honors program.

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Graded

  •  5015 ASIAN 4402   IND 603

    • TBA
    • Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023
    • Campana, A

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies
    Prerequisite: admission to honors program.

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Graded

  •  4792 ASIAN 4402   IND 604

    • TBA
    • Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023
    • Formichi, C

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies
    Prerequisite: admission to honors program.

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Graded

  •  4712 ASIAN 4402   IND 605

    • TBA
    • Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023
    • Fuhrmann, A

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies
    Prerequisite: admission to honors program.

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Graded

  •  4705 ASIAN 4402   IND 606

    • TBA
    • Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023
    • Law, J

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies
    Prerequisite: admission to honors program.

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Graded

  •  4841 ASIAN 4402   IND 607

    • TBA
    • Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023
    • McCrea, L

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies
    Prerequisite: admission to honors program.

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Graded

  •  5862 ASIAN 4402   IND 608

    • TBA
    • Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023
    • McNeal, R

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies
    Prerequisite: admission to honors program.

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Graded

  •  5863 ASIAN 4402   IND 609

    • TBA
    • Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023
    • Son, S

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies
    Prerequisite: admission to honors program.

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Graded

  • 10114 ASIAN 4402   IND 610

    • TBA
    • Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023
    • Warner, D

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies
    Prerequisite: admission to honors program.

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Graded

  • 10115 ASIAN 4402   IND 611

    • TBA
    • Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023
    • Yi, I

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies
    Prerequisite: admission to honors program.

ASIAN 4403

Intensive reading under the direction of a member of the staff. view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  3741 ASIAN 4403   IND 601

    • TBA
    • Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023
    • Admussen, N

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  4747 ASIAN 4403   IND 602

    • TBA
    • Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023
    • Boucher, D

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  5016 ASIAN 4403   IND 603

    • TBA
    • Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023
    • Campana, A

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  4838 ASIAN 4403   IND 604

    • TBA
    • Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023
    • Formichi, C

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  4748 ASIAN 4403   IND 605

    • TBA
    • Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023
    • Fuhrmann, A

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  4749 ASIAN 4403   IND 606

    • TBA
    • Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023
    • Law, J

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  4786 ASIAN 4403   IND 607

    • TBA
    • Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023
    • McCrea, L

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  5864 ASIAN 4403   IND 608

    • TBA
    • Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023
    • McNeal, R

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  5865 ASIAN 4403   IND 609

    • TBA
    • Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023
    • Son, S

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  6538 ASIAN 4403   IND 610

    • TBA
    • Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023
    • Warner, D

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 10116 ASIAN 4403   IND 611

    • TBA
    • Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023
    • Yi, I

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

ASIAN 4411

Overview of the history of the Japanese language followed by intensive examination of issues of interest to participants. Students should have reading knowledge of Japanese. view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: JAPAN 4410LING 4411

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 19140 ASIAN 4411   LEC 001

    • TR Uris Hall 312
    • Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023
    • Whitman, J

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  • 19141 ASIAN 4411   DIS 201

    • W Uris Hall 494
    • Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023
    • Whitman, J

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

ASIAN 4424

Tea is a ubiquitous commodity across time and cultures. The craze for tea has become a global phenomenon. The goal of this course is not only to elucidate the exchanges and transmissions that gave rise ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: ARTH 4822ARTH 6822ASIAN 6624

  • 3 Credits Opt NoAud

  • 17887 ASIAN 4424   SEM 101

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

ASIAN 4438

Why do mosques look so different across Asia? How come Malaysia is a global center for the halal industry? Why is "blue and white" the classic patter for Chinese porcelain, and how does it fit in a conversation ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one seminar and one independent study. Combined with: ASIAN 6638RELST 4438RELST 6638

  • 4 Credits Graded

  • 18576 ASIAN 4438   SEM 101

  • Instruction Mode: In Person
    Prerequisite: One course at the 3000 level in the Humanities or with permission of the instructor; previous knowledge of Islam and/or Asia might be beneficial, but not assumed.

  • 18577 ASIAN 4438   IND 601

    • TBA
    • Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023
    • Formichi, C

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies
    Prerequisite: One course at the 3000 level in the Humanities or with permission of the instructor; previous knowledge of Islam and/or Asia might be beneficial, but not assumed.

ASIAN 4440

This course investigates the incorporation of sensory perceptions into textual practice as represented in Jin Ping Mei (The Plum in the Golden Vase). Jin Ping Mei was a 16th century Chinese novel masterpiece, ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: ASIAN 6640

  • 3 Credits Opt NoAud

  • 18721 ASIAN 4440   SEM 101

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

ASIAN 4448

No description available. view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: CAPS 4827GOVT 4827GOVT 6827

  • 4 Credits Graded

  • 21042 ASIAN 4448   SEM 101

    • M Morrill Hall 102
    • Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023
    • Carlson, A

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

ASIAN 4451

Examines the new cinemas of Southeast Asia and their engagement with contemporary discourses of gender and sexuality. It pays special attention to the ways in which sexuality and gendered embodiment are ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •  5572 ASIAN 4451   LEC 001

    • MW Malott Hall 207
    • Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023
    • Fuhrmann, A

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

ASIAN 4452

This course focuses on three major and interrelated themes within Filipino/Filipino American history: war/empire, labor/migration, and culture/imaginaries. How do we account for the overwhelming number ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one seminar and one project. Combined with: AAS 4050AMST 4052

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 17893 ASIAN 4452   SEM 101

    • R Sibley Hall 208
    • Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023
    • Balance, C

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  • 19928 ASIAN 4452   PRJ 601

    • TBA
    • Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023
    • Balance, C

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

ASIAN 5500

This course is an introduction to ideological and narrative disputes in the field of Asian Studies, intended for new M.A. students and other graduate students in the field. It is intended to provide examples ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 17409 ASIAN 5500   SEM 101

    • M Malott Hall 205
    • Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023
    • Admussen, N

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

ASIAN 6612

An introduction to the key reference and research works available for Japanese studies (both print and digital).  Uses of databases and reference works on a given theme will be modelled in the class hour.  ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1 Credit Graded

  •  9874 ASIAN 6612   SEM 101

    • TBA
    • Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023
    • Mckee, D

  • Instruction Mode: In Person
    Prerequisite: Japanese language skills at the intermediate level or above.

ASIAN 6624

Tea is a ubiquitous commodity across time and cultures. The craze for tea has become a global phenomenon. The goal of this course is not only to elucidate the exchanges and transmissions that gave rise ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: ARTH 4822ARTH 6822ASIAN 4424

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 20312 ASIAN 6624   SEM 101

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

ASIAN 6631

Examines the new cinemas of Southeast Asia and their engagement with contemporary discourses of gender and sexuality. It pays special attention to the ways in which sexuality and gendered embodiment are ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •  5577 ASIAN 6631   LEC 001

    • MW Malott Hall 207
    • Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023
    • Fuhrmann, A

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

ASIAN 6638

Why do mosques look so different across Asia? How come Malaysia is a global center for the halal industry? Why is "blue and white" the classic patter for Chinese porcelain, and how does it fit in a conversation ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one seminar and one independent study. Combined with: ASIAN 4438RELST 4438RELST 6638

  • 4 Credits Graded

  • 18569 ASIAN 6638   SEM 101

  • Instruction Mode: In Person
    Prerequisite: One course at the 3000 level in the Humanities or with permission of the instructor; previous knowledge of Islam and/or Asia might be beneficial, but not assumed.

  • 18570 ASIAN 6638   IND 601

    • TBA
    • Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023
    • Formichi, C

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

ASIAN 6640

This course investigates the incorporation of sensory perceptions into textual practice as represented in Jin Ping Mei (The Plum in the Golden Vase). Jin Ping Mei was a 16th century Chinese novel masterpiece, ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: ASIAN 4440

  • 3 Credits Opt NoAud

  • 18722 ASIAN 6640   SEM 101

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

ASIAN 6649

In this course, we will read a wide variety of important works of Japanese cultural criticism, literary criticism, and media theory, as well as several recent English-language monographs at the cutting ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • 18642 ASIAN 6649   SEM 101

    • TBA
    • Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023
    • Campana, A

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

ASIAN 6665

This course offers an introduction to the global issue of genocide, ethnic cleansing, and other mass atrocities, and an in-depth look at two contemporary genocides in Asia: in China, and in Burma (Myanmar). ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: ANTHR 3552ANTHR 6552ASIAN 3365

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  6314 ASIAN 6665   LEC 001

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

ASIAN 6670

This course traces the development of travel writing from the Han dynasty (206 B.C.–A.D. 221) to the Song dynasty (960–1279).  Special attention is paid to the ways in which Chinese writers have ceaselessly ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: ASIAN 3370CAPS 3370

  • 4 Credits Graded

  • 17449 ASIAN 6670   LEC 001

  • Instruction Mode: In Person
    Reading knowledge of classical and modern Chinese. Permission of instructor required.

  • 18802 ASIAN 6670   DIS 201

    • TBA
    • Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023
    • Warner, D

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

ASIAN 6680

The course will be thoroughly comparative in order to highlight both the specificity of each country as well as more generalizable dynamics of 21st century development. It will be divided into a number ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  • 10196 ASIAN 6680   LEC 001

    • TR Ives Hall 115
    • Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023
    • Friedman, E

      Kuruvilla, S

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

ASIAN 6697

This course examines Southeast Asia's history from earliest times up until the mid-eighteenth century. The genesis of traditional kingdoms, the role of monumental architecture (such as Angkor in Cambodia ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture, one discussion, and one independent study. Combined with: ASIAN 3397HIST 3950HIST 6950

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 10478 ASIAN 6697   LEC 001

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  • 10479 ASIAN 6697   DIS 201

    • TBA
    • Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023
    • Tagliacozzo, E

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  • 19578 ASIAN 6697   IND 601

    • TBA
    • Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

ASIAN 7703

Guided independent study for graduate students. view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  3897 ASIAN 7703   RSC 701

    • TBA
    • Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023
    • Admussen, N

  • Instruction Mode: Directed Research

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  4716 ASIAN 7703   RSC 702

    • TBA
    • Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023
    • Boucher, D

  • Instruction Mode: Directed Research

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  5099 ASIAN 7703   RSC 703

    • TBA
    • Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023
    • Campana, A

  • Instruction Mode: Directed Research

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  4717 ASIAN 7703   RSC 704

    • TBA
    • Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023
    • Formichi, C

  • Instruction Mode: Directed Research

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  4718 ASIAN 7703   RSC 705

    • TBA
    • Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023
    • Fuhrmann, A

  • Instruction Mode: Directed Research

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  4719 ASIAN 7703   RSC 706

    • TBA
    • Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023
    • Law, J

  • Instruction Mode: Directed Research

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  4720 ASIAN 7703   RSC 707

    • TBA
    • Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023
    • McCrea, L

  • Instruction Mode: Directed Research

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  5866 ASIAN 7703   RSC 708

    • TBA
    • Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023
    • McNeal, R

  • Instruction Mode: Directed Research

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  5867 ASIAN 7703   RSC 709

    • TBA
    • Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023
    • Son, S

  • Instruction Mode: Directed Research

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  6526 ASIAN 7703   RSC 710

    • TBA
    • Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023
    • Warner, D

  • Instruction Mode: Directed Research

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 10113 ASIAN 7703   RSC 711

    • TBA
    • Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023
    • Yi, I

  • Instruction Mode: Directed Research

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 19987 ASIAN 7703   RSC 712

    • TBA
    • Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023
    • Fiskesjo, M

  • Instruction Mode: Directed Research

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 21193 ASIAN 7703   RSC 713

    • TBA
    • Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023
    • Ramberg, L

  • Instruction Mode: Directed Research

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 21272 ASIAN 7703   RSC 714

    • TBA
    • Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023
    • Whitman, J

  • Instruction Mode: Directed Research