Asian Studies (ASIAN)Arts and Sciences

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ASIAN 1111
FWS: Literature, Culture, Religion

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: Writing on the Wrong Side of History

  • 17700 ASIAN 1111   SEM 101

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

ASIAN 1192
Modern China

This course surveys modern Chinese history from 1644 to 1949. Time will be devoted to each of the three major periods: China's last empire, the Great Qing (1644-1911); the early Republic (1912-1927); and ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: CAPS 1920, HIST 1920

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 16417 ASIAN 1192   LEC 001

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ASIAN 2212
Introduction to China

Interdisciplinary introduction to Chinese culture especially designed for students not majoring in Asian Studies. Explores literature, history, religion, and art, and other aspects of China's rich and ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: CAPS 2212

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  5290 ASIAN 2212   LEC 001

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  •  5590 ASIAN 2212   DIS 201

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  •  5591 ASIAN 2212   DIS 202

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  •  5592 ASIAN 2212   DIS 203

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  •  6792 ASIAN 2212   DIS 204

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  •  5593 ASIAN 2212   DIS 205

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  •  5594 ASIAN 2212   DIS 206

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  •  5595 ASIAN 2212   DIS 207

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  •  6916 ASIAN 2212   DIS 208

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ASIAN 2222
The World of Modern Japan

In 1868, samurai revolutionaries and their allies seized the reins of power and established a new capital they called Tokyo.  Against all odds, this fragile regime survived and made Tokyo a center of power ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: CAPS 1622, GOVT 1623, HIST 1622

  • 4 Credits Graded

  •  9280 ASIAN 2222   LEC 001

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  •  9285 ASIAN 2222   DIS 201

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  •  9286 ASIAN 2222   DIS 202

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  •  9287 ASIAN 2222   DIS 203

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  •  9288 ASIAN 2222   DIS 204

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  • 18433 ASIAN 2222   DIS 205

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ASIAN 2247
Controversy and Debate in Islam

Whether it is politics, society, the law, sexuality, popular culture or minorities' rights, the media are saturated with news on Islam. This course introduces topical issues in Islam as a religious, historical, ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: NES 2649, RELST 2247

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  8699 ASIAN 2247   LEC 001

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ASIAN 2259
Music in and of East Asia

This course explores the breadth of music found in present day China, Japan, and Korea--from indigenous musical traditions, through adaptations of Western art music, up to the latest popular styles--as ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: MUSIC 2330

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  8183 ASIAN 2259   LEC 001

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ASIAN 2275
History of Modern India

This introductory course is a broad survey of the history of the Indian subcontinent from remnants of the Mughal empire through the end of the British empire into the postcolonial present. Prominent themes ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: HIST 2750

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  8291 ASIAN 2275   LEC 001

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  •  8292 ASIAN 2275   DIS 201

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  •  8293 ASIAN 2275   DIS 202

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  •  8294 ASIAN 2275   DIS 203

  • Department Consent Required (Add)

  •  8295 ASIAN 2275   DIS 204

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ASIAN 2277
Meditation in Indian Culture

This course probes the truths behind traditional claims of the priority of internal practice in Indian traditions. We will examine both practices themselves - techniques of meditation and contemplation ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: RELST 2277

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  7888 ASIAN 2277   LEC 001

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ASIAN 2280
Law and Society in Early Modern and Modern China

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.  Combined with: CAPS 2132, HIST 2132

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 16419 ASIAN 2280   SEM 101

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ASIAN 2286
Transformations in Twentieth Century China

The twentieth century was a time of unprecedented change in China as the country's ancient imperial system collapsed and a new modern order began to emerge. This course will explore the myriad transformations ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: CAPS 2985, HIST 2985

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  7974 ASIAN 2286   LEC 001

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ASIAN 3308
Issues in Contemporary China II

The course is attached to the Cornell Contemporary China Initiative lecture series, which brings high profile speakers on various aspects of contemporary China to Cornell most Mondays throughout the semester.  ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: CAPS 3308

  • 2 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  7656 ASIAN 3308   LEC 001

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ASIAN 3309
Temple in the World: Buddhism in Contemporary South and Southeast Asia

How do Buddhists live out their philosophies and ethics? What are the spaces of ritual, devotion, meditation, education, and politics? How do Buddhist practices and affiliations satisfy aesthetic and emotional ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: RELST 3309

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  8142 ASIAN 3309   LEC 001

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ASIAN 3316
Zen Buddhism: Ecology, Sustainability and Daily Life

This course explores the Zen's central religious, historical and aesthetic developments. We read primary sources in translation and secondary sources. We examine the rise of the Ch'an tradition in China ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •  7890 ASIAN 3316   LEC 001

  • Instructor Consent Required (Add)

ASIAN 3328
Buddhism in Ancient Gandhara

Ancient Gandhara, modern northwestern Pakistan and eastern Afghanistan, has long captivated the imagination of scholars with its great cultural diversity and haunting Hellenistic Buddhist art. This course ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  • 16576 ASIAN 3328   LEC 001

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ASIAN 3329
Literature of Leaving China

Ever since the creation of the concept of a culturally and geographically stable center in China, people have been intentionally excluded from that center. Disgraced officials are sent to far-flung provinces, ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: CAPS 3329, COML 3985

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 16469 ASIAN 3329   SEM 101

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ASIAN 3332
The Barbarians

The idea of the barbarians is as old as civilization itself. But what is a barbarian, and what is the role that barbarians play, as the savage enemies of civilization? In this course we will address such ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: ANTHR 3416, ANTHR 6416, ASIAN 6632

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 18145 ASIAN 3332   SEM 101

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ASIAN 3334
Southeast Asian Politics

This course will give students the historical background and theoretical tools to understand the politics of Southeast Asia, one of the world's most diverse and fascinating regions. The first part of the ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: GOVT 3443

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 16415 ASIAN 3334   LEC 001

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  • 17199 ASIAN 3334   DIS 201

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  • 17200 ASIAN 3334   DIS 202

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ASIAN 3344
Introduction to Indian Philosophy

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 3674, PHIL 2540, RELST 3344

  • 4 Credits Graded

  • 16509 ASIAN 3344   LEC 001

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ASIAN 3350
The Arts of Southeast Asia

The arts of Southeast Asia are studied in their social context, since in traditional societies creative processes are often mapped on the sequence of events that compose human lives. We will be looking ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: ARTH 3850, VISST 3696

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  8632 ASIAN 3350   LEC 001

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ASIAN 3356
Performing Angkor: Dance, Silk and Stone

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Syllabi: none

  •   Seven Week - First.  Combined with: ARTH 3856

  • 2 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 17122 ASIAN 3356   SEM 101

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    • Jan 22 - Mar 9, 2019

    • McGowan, K

ASIAN 3376
Digital Asia

New media remain central to ongoing struggles over the constitution of the public sphere in Asia. In high measure, censorship affects the Internet and visual media (including digital, independent cinema), ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: ASIAN 6676, FGSS 3376, FGSS 6676

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  8702 ASIAN 3376   LEC 001

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ASIAN 3396
Transnational Local: Southeast Asian History from the Eighteenth Century

Surveys the modern history of Southeast Asia with special attention to colonialism, the Chinese diaspora, and socio-cultural institutions.  Considers global transformations that brought "the West" into ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: ASIAN 6696, HIST 3960, HIST 6960

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  7959 ASIAN 3396   LEC 001

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ASIAN 4400
Tibetan Buddhism

This course is an exploration of the development of the Vajrayana tradition through a focus on the myths and stories about, and writings by central figures in what is known in the west as Tibetan Buddhism. ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: RELST 4400

  • 4 Credits Graded

  • 16623 ASIAN 4400   SEM 101

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  • Prerequisite: one course on Asian religion or permission of instructor.

ASIAN 4401
Asian Studies Honors Course

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

  •  7128 ASIAN 4401   IND 601

    • TBA

    • Admussen, N

  • Prerequisite: Senior standing; admissions to honors program. To apply for independent study, please complete the on-line form at https://data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm.

    Instructor Consent Required (Add)

Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Multi-Term

  •  6938 ASIAN 4401   IND 602

    • TBA

    • Blackburn, A

  • Prerequisite: Senior standing; admissions to honors program. To apply for independent study, please complete the on-line form at https://data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm.

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Multi-Term

  •  7689 ASIAN 4401   IND 603

    • TBA

    • Formichi, C

  • Prerequisite: Senior standing; admissions to honors program. To apply for independent study, please complete the on-line form at https://data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm.

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Multi-Term

  •  6939 ASIAN 4401   IND 604

    • TBA

    • Fuhrmann, A

  • Prerequisite: Senior standing; admissions to honors program. To apply for independent study, please complete the on-line form at https://data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm.

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Multi-Term

  •  6940 ASIAN 4401   IND 605

    • TBA

    • Gold, D

  • Prerequisite: Senior standing; admissions to honors program. To apply for independent study, please complete the on-line form at https://data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm.

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Multi-Term

  •  7690 ASIAN 4401   IND 606

    • TBA

    • Law, J

  • Prerequisite: Senior standing; admissions to honors program. To apply for independent study, please complete the on-line form at https://data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm.

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Multi-Term

  •  6941 ASIAN 4401   IND 607

    • TBA

    • McCrea, L

  • Prerequisite: Senior standing; admissions to honors program. To apply for independent study, please complete the on-line form at https://data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm.

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Multi-Term

  •  6942 ASIAN 4401   IND 608

    • TBA

    • Son, S

  • Prerequisite: Senior standing; admissions to honors program. To apply for independent study, please complete the on-line form at https://data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm.

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Multi-Term

  • 17213 ASIAN 4401   IND 609

    • TBA

    • Warner, D

  • Prerequisite: Senior standing; admissions to honors program. To apply for independent study, please complete the on-line form at https://data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm.

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ASIAN 4402
Asian Studies Honors: Senior Essay

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

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Graded

  •  7139 ASIAN 4402   IND 601

    • TBA

    • Admussen, N

  • Prerequisite: Admissions to honors programs.

    Instructor Consent Required (Add)

Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Graded

  •  6943 ASIAN 4402   IND 602

    • TBA

    • Blackburn, A

  • Prerequisite: Admissions to honors programs.

    Instructor Consent Required (Add)

Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Graded

  •  6944 ASIAN 4402   IND 603

    • TBA

    • Formichi, C

  • Prerequisite: Admissions to honors programs.

    Instructor Consent Required (Add)

Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Graded

  •  7691 ASIAN 4402   IND 604

    • TBA

    • Fuhrmann, A

  • Prerequisite: Admissions to honors programs.

    Instructor Consent Required (Add)

Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Graded

  •  6945 ASIAN 4402   IND 605

    • TBA

    • Gold, D

  • Prerequisite: Admissions to honors programs.

    Instructor Consent Required (Add)

Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Graded

  •  7692 ASIAN 4402   IND 606

    • TBA

    • Law, J

  • Prerequisite: Admissions to honors programs.

    Instructor Consent Required (Add)

Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Graded

  •  6957 ASIAN 4402   IND 607

    • TBA

    • McCrea, L

  • Prerequisite: Admissions to honors programs.

    Instructor Consent Required (Add)

Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Graded

  •  6946 ASIAN 4402   IND 608

    • TBA

    • Son, S

  • Prerequisite: Admissions to honors programs.

    Instructor Consent Required (Add)

Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Graded

  • 17215 ASIAN 4402   IND 609

    • TBA

    • Warner, D

  • Prerequisite: Admissions to honors programs.

    Instructor Consent Required (Add)

ASIAN 4404
Supervised Reading

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

  •  7144 ASIAN 4404   IND 601

    • TBA

    • Admussen, N

  • To apply for independent study, please complete the on-line form at https://data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm.

    Instructor Consent Required (Add)

Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  6947 ASIAN 4404   IND 602

    • TBA

    • Blackburn, A

  • To apply for independent study, please complete the on-line form at https://data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm.

    Instructor Consent Required (Add)

Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  7693 ASIAN 4404   IND 603

    • TBA

    • Formichi, C

  • To apply for independent study, please complete the on-line form at https://data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm.

    Instructor Consent Required (Add)

Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  7089 ASIAN 4404   IND 604

    • TBA

    • Fuhrmann, A

  • To apply for independent study, please complete the on-line form at https://data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm.

    Instructor Consent Required (Add)

Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  6948 ASIAN 4404   IND 605

    • TBA

    • Gold, D

  • To apply for independent study, please complete the on-line form at https://data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm.

    Instructor Consent Required (Add)

Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  7694 ASIAN 4404   IND 606

    • TBA

    • Law, J

  • To apply for independent study, please complete the on-line form at https://data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm.

    Instructor Consent Required (Add)

Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  7090 ASIAN 4404   IND 607

    • TBA

    • McCrea, L

  • To apply for independent study, please complete the on-line form at https://data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm.

    Instructor Consent Required (Add)

Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  6949 ASIAN 4404   IND 608

    • TBA

    • Son, S

  • To apply for independent study, please complete the on-line form at https://data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm.

    Instructor Consent Required (Add)

Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 17216 ASIAN 4404   IND 609

    • TBA

    • Warner, D

  • To apply for independent study, please complete the on-line form at https://data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm.

    Instructor Consent Required (Add)

Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 18557 ASIAN 4404   IND 610

    • TBA

    • Bass, D

  • To apply for independent study, please complete the on-line form at https://data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm.

    Instructor Consent Required (Add)

ASIAN 4423
The City: Asia

This course uses the lens of temporality to track transformations in notions of urban personhood and collective life engendered by recent trans-Asia economic shifts. We will develop tools that help unpack ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •  8689 ASIAN 4423   SEM 101

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ASIAN 4429
Vitality and Power in China

Chinese discourses have long linked the circulation of cosmic energies, political power, and bodily vitalities. In these models political order, spiritual cultivation, and health are achieved and enhanced ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  • 16920 ASIAN 4429   SEM 101

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ASIAN 4434
Muslim Resistance: Shi'a Islam in Asia

With sectarian conflicts and discussions on orthodoxy and heresy dominating the headlines, it becomes important to better understand the relationship between Muslim majorities and minorities. This seminar ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: ASIAN 6634, NES 4634, RELST 4434

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 16475 ASIAN 4434   SEM 101

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  • Prerequisite: One course in the humanities.

ASIAN 4437
Topics in Tamil Studies

Topics will change in relation to curricular needs in the South Asia Program and the Department of Asian Studies. view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Seven Week - Second. 

  • 2 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • Topic: Formations of Tamilness in Sri Lankan & Transnatio

  • 18149 ASIAN 4437   SEM 101

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    • M Uris Hall 498
    • Mar 11 - May 7, 2019

    • Paramsothy, T

ASIAN 4443
Work and Labor in China

This course provides an overview of the various features of work and labor in contemporary China. After a brief section on historical background, we will analyze how market reforms have impacted work for ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: CAPS 4355, ILRIC 4355

  • 4 Credits GradeNoAud

  • 16937 ASIAN 4443   LEC 001

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ASIAN 4459
History of Book in China

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: ASIAN 6660

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 17219 ASIAN 4459   SEM 101

  • After pre-enrollment please contact the instructor to enroll.

    Instructor Consent Required (Add)

ASIAN 4466
Buddhists and Muslims: Asian Interactions

In popular discourses, Buddhism and Islam are now often conceptualized as sharply contrasting religious traditions. Moreover, tensions between Buddhists and Muslims now feature strongly in some contemporary ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: ASIAN 6666, RELST 4465, RELST 6665

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 16580 ASIAN 4466   SEM 101

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ASIAN 4487
Threads of Consequence: Textiles in South and Southeast Asia

This seminar explores how patterned cloths serve as a symbolic medium, functioning on multiple levels of understanding and communication. As spun, dyed, and woven threads of consequence, textiles can be ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  • 17053 ASIAN 4487   SEM 101

  • Instructor Consent Required (Add)

ASIAN 5505
Methodology of Asian Language Learning and Teaching

This course presents theories of language teaching and learning, and shows how they apply to Asian language course structure, classroom instruction, and assessment techniques.  Students will observe classes ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 2 Credits Graded

  •  6170 ASIAN 5505   SEM 101

  • Priority given to graduate students in Asian Studies & Linguistics. Limited enrollment. Primarily intended for graduate students slated for TA-ship's in Asian languages but is open to other interested students too if space permits.

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ASIAN 6612
Japanese Bibliography and Research Methods

This course is intended to make students aware of and give them direct experience with the key reference works available for Japanese studies (both print and digital), as well as to expose them to academic ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1 Credit Graded

  • 16540 ASIAN 6612   SEM 001

    • TBA

    • Mckee, D

  • Prerequisite: Japanese language skills at the intermediate level or above.

    Instructor Consent Required (Add)

ASIAN 6613
Southeast Asian Bibliography and Research Methods

Covers practical bibliographical skills and research methods necessary to accomplish quality research in the field of Southeast Asian Studies.  During the semester we will explore resources available at ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1 Credit Stdnt Opt

  • 16682 ASIAN 6613   SEM 101

  •  
    • TBA

    • Green, G

  • Recommended prerequisite: reading knowledge of at least one SE Asian language or other Asian language and a major European language.

ASIAN 6616
Zen Buddhism: Ecology, Sustainability and Daily Life

This course explores the Zen's central religious, historical and aesthetic developments. We read primary sources in translation and secondary sources. We examine the rise of the Ch'an tradition in China ... view course details

View Enrollment Information

Syllabi: none

  •  7892 ASIAN 6616   LEC 001

  • Instructor Consent Required (Add)

ASIAN 6623
The City: Asia

This course uses the lens of temporality to track transformations in notions of urban personhood and collective life engendered by recent trans-Asia economic shifts. We will develop tools that help unpack ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •  8144 ASIAN 6623   SEM 101

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ASIAN 6628
Buddhism in Ancient Gandhara

Ancient Gandhara, modern northwestern Pakistan and eastern Afghanistan, has long captivated the imagination of scholars with its great cultural diversity and haunting Hellenistic Buddhist art. This course ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  • 16578 ASIAN 6628   LEC 001

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ASIAN 6632
The Barbarians

The idea of the barbarians is as old as civilization itself. But what is a barbarian, and what is the role that barbarians play, as the savage enemies of civilization? In this course we will address such ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: ANTHR 3416, ANTHR 6416, ASIAN 3332

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 18146 ASIAN 6632   SEM 101

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ASIAN 6634
Muslim Resistance: Shi'a Islam in Asia

With sectarian conflicts and discussions on orthodoxy and heresy dominating the headlines, it becomes important to better understand the relationship between Muslim majorities and minorities. This seminar ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: ASIAN 4434, NES 4634, RELST 4434

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 16479 ASIAN 6634   SEM 101

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  • Prerequisite: one course in the humanities.

ASIAN 6644
Threads of Consequence: Textiles in South and Southeast Asia

This seminar explores how patterned cloths serve as a symbolic medium, functioning on multiple levels of understanding and communication. As spun, dyed, and woven threads of consequence, textiles can be ... view course details

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  • 17057 ASIAN 6644   SEM 101

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ASIAN 6660
History of Book in China

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: ASIAN 4459

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 16625 ASIAN 6660   SEM 101

  • After pre-enrollment please contact Suyoung Son (ss994) to enroll.

    Instructor Consent Required (Add)

ASIAN 6666
Buddhists and Muslims: Asian Interactions

In popular discourses, Buddhism and Islam are now often conceptualized as sharply contrasting religious traditions.  Moreover, tensions between Buddhists and Muslims now feature strongly in some contemporary ... view course details

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  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: ASIAN 4466, RELST 4465, RELST 6665

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 16582 ASIAN 6666   SEM 101

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ASIAN 6676
Digital Asia

New media remain central to ongoing struggles over the constitution of the public sphere in Asia. In high measure, censorship affects the Internet and visual media (including digital, independent cinema), ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: ASIAN 3376, FGSS 3376, FGSS 6676

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  8704 ASIAN 6676   LEC 001

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ASIAN 6696
Transnational Local: Southeast Asian History from the Eighteenth Century

Surveys the modern history of Southeast Asia with special attentions to colonialism, the Chinese diaspora, and socio-cultural institutions. Considers global transformations that brought "the West" into ... view course details

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  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: ASIAN 3396, HIST 3960, HIST 6960

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  8006 ASIAN 6696   LEC 001

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  •  8007 ASIAN 6696   DIS 201

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    • TBA

    • Staff

ASIAN 7704
Directed Research

Guided independent study for graduate students. view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  7400 ASIAN 7704   RSC 701

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    • TBA

    • Admussen, N

Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  6950 ASIAN 7704   RSC 702

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    • TBA

    • Blackburn, A

Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  7696 ASIAN 7704   RSC 703

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    • TBA

    • Formichi, C

Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  7092 ASIAN 7704   RSC 704

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    • TBA

    • Fuhrmann, A

Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  6951 ASIAN 7704   RSC 705

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    • TBA

    • Gold, D

Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  7697 ASIAN 7704   RSC 706

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    • TBA

    • Law, J

Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  7093 ASIAN 7704   RSC 707

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    • TBA

    • McCrea, L

Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  6952 ASIAN 7704   RSC 708

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    • TBA

    • Son, S

Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 17208 ASIAN 7704   RSC 709

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    • TBA

    • Warner, D