China & Asia Pacific Studies (CAPS)Arts and Sciences

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Course descriptions provided by the Courses of Study 2022-2023.

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CAPS 2231
Introduction to China: Imagining China's Past

This is a course about the power of the past in Chinese historical, literary, religious, and artistic imagination.  We will survey notions about China's past across more than two millennia, from the Bronze ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: ASIAN 2231

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 19525 CAPS 2231   LEC 001

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  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  • 19630 CAPS 2231   DIS 201

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  • 19631 CAPS 2231   DIS 202

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  • 19632 CAPS 2231   DIS 203

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  • 19633 CAPS 2231   DIS 204

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    • F Uris Hall 302
    • Jan 23 - May 9, 2023

    • McNeal, R

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

CAPS 2435
Global Maoism: History and Present

Maoism and Chinese Communism are not history after Mao's death in 1976. In China, Maoism holds the key to the enduring success of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), one of the most remarkable organizations ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: HIST 2435

  • 4 Credits Graded

  • 17754 CAPS 2435   SEM 101

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  • Instruction Mode: In Person

CAPS 2575
Tyranny and Dignity: Chinese Women from the Cultural Revolution to the White Paper Revolution

This course focuses on the human condition of Chinese women after 1949. In the name of the Women's liberation movement since the early 1900s, do Chinese women eventually hold up the half sky? From the ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: FGSS 2575, HIST 2575

  • 4 Credits Graded

  • 17755 CAPS 2575   LEC 001

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  • Instruction Mode: In Person
    Time spent outside of the classroom viewing Chinese independent documentary films, music, and photographs; and additional workshops with film directors, singers, and photographers will be required.

CAPS 2932
Engendering China

In contemporary China, as in many other places of the world, the ideology and social reality of gender relations is highly paradoxical. Women are flattered for their power as consumers and commitment to ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: ASIAN 2291, FGSS 2932, HIST 2932

  • 4 Credits Graded

  •  7243 CAPS 2932   LEC 001

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  • Instruction Mode: In Person

CAPS 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

  •  6675 CAPS 3329   SEM 101

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    • MW Lincoln Hall 117
    • Jan 23 - May 9, 2023

    • Admussen, N

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

CAPS 4010
Honors Thesis Tutorial I

Honors students conduct research to prepare a thesis on a topic of their own choosing under the direction of a faculty member. The application must be successfully submitted and an Honors Committee formed ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Graded

  •  6260 CAPS 4010   IND 601

    • TBA
    • Jan 23 - May 9, 2023

    • Carlson, A

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

    Instructor Consent Required (Add)

Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Graded

  •  6806 CAPS 4010   IND 602

    • TBA
    • Jan 23 - May 9, 2023

    • Xin, X

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

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CAPS 4020
Honors Thesis Tutorial II

Honors students complete research and finish a thesis on a topic of their own choosing under the direction of a faculty member. view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Graded

  •  4156 CAPS 4020   IND 601

    • TBA
    • Jan 23 - May 9, 2023

    • Carlson, A

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

    Department Consent Required (Add)

Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Graded

  •  5966 CAPS 4020   IND 614

    • TBA
    • Jan 23 - May 9, 2023

    • Admussen, N

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

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CAPS 4030
Making Sense of China: The Capstone Seminar

This course serves as a survey of major issues within Chinese politics and foreign policy and constitutes the capstone seminar for CAPS students. It is intended to give students an opportunity to explore ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: ASIAN 4435, GOVT 4037

  • 4 Credits Graded

  •  4155 CAPS 4030   SEM 101

    • M Sibley Hall 318
    • Jan 23 - May 9, 2023

    • Carlson, A

  • Instruction Mode: In Person
    CAPS Seniors have priority for enrollment.

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CAPS 4049
The Rise of China and Change in World Politics

The rise of China is one of the most important and defining themes in changing world politics. This seminar course is intended for students to examine major issues and topics concerning the rise of China ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: ASIAN 4454

  • 4 Credits Graded

  • 19714 CAPS 4049   SEM 101

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    • W Uris Hall 302
    • Jan 23 - May 9, 2023

    • Xin, X

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

CAPS 4502
Becoming a China Hand

China's prominence in the news cycle and policy discourse reflects the immense and growing tension in China's relations with the United States and other countries around the world. Substantively, there ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: GOVT 4503

  • 4 Credits Graded

  • 16882 CAPS 4502   SEM 101

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

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CAPS 4772
China Imagined: The Historical and Global Origins of the Chinese Nation

As China, with its "China Dream," rises in power on the global stage, what "China" means to its inhabitants and outsiders has become an issue increasingly relevant to business, international relations, ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  • 17412 CAPS 4772   SEM 101

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    • T McGraw Hall 145
    • Jan 23 - May 9, 2023

    • Du, Y

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

CAPS 4999
CAPS Independent Study

Independent study course in topics not covered in regularly scheduled courses. Students select a topic in consultation with the faculty member who has agreed to supervise the course work. view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  4157 CAPS 4999   IND 601

    • TBA
    • Jan 23 - May 9, 2023

    • Xin, X

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

    Department Consent Required (Add)

Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  5412 CAPS 4999   IND 603

    • TBA
    • Jan 23 - May 9, 2023

    • Carlson, A

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

    Department Consent Required (Add)

Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  5967 CAPS 4999   IND 604

    • TBA
    • Jan 23 - May 9, 2023

    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

    Department Consent Required (Add)

Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  6030 CAPS 4999   IND 605

    • TBA
    • Jan 23 - May 9, 2023

    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

    Department Consent Required (Add)