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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: Haunting & (Still) Living: Spectral Body

  • 19032 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/.

Syllabi: none

  •   FWS Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • Topic: FWS:Poetry to Hip Hop:Chinese Lit in Changing Wrld

  • 19033 ASIAN 1111   SEM 102

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  • 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: Hot Cold War: Asia and Culture

  • 19034 ASIAN 1111   SEM 103

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

ASIAN 1117
FWS: Crafting Religion: Material Culture in Southeast Asia

No description available. view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   FWS Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • 19035 ASIAN 1117   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 2218
Introduction to Korea

This course provides an introduction to Korean culture and history from early times to the present. We will examine major historical time periods and cultural forms of the Korean peninsula, with a focus ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  6108 ASIAN 2218   LEC 001

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    • MW White Hall 106
    • Jan 22 - May 7, 2024

    • KIM, S

ASIAN 2230
Introduction to China: Outsiders in History

This is an introduction of Chinese civilization from ancient times up to the end of the Chinese empire in 1911. It is intended to familiarize students with the major concepts of Chinese history, society, ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: CAPS 2230

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 17450 ASIAN 2230   LEC 001

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  • 18451 ASIAN 2230   DIS 201

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  • 18452 ASIAN 2230   DIS 202

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  • 18453 ASIAN 2230   DIS 203

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  • 18454 ASIAN 2230   DIS 204

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ASIAN 2250
Introduction to Asian Religions

This course will explore religious traditions in South Asia (Pakistan, India, and Sri Lanka) and East Asia (China, Japan, and Korea) including Hinduism, Buddhism (South Asian and East Asian), Sikhism, ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: RELST 2250

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  5918 ASIAN 2250   LEC 001

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  •  5919 ASIAN 2250   DIS 201

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  •  5920 ASIAN 2250   DIS 202

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  •  5921 ASIAN 2250   DIS 203

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  •  5922 ASIAN 2250   DIS 204

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    • F Uris Hall G24
    • Jan 22 - May 7, 2024

    • Boucher, D

ASIAN 2252
Introduction to Japanese Film

In this course, we will explore over one hundred years of Japanese cinema – one of the most prominent and diverse global film industries – from silent comedies to J-Horror, "ramen westerns" to Studio Ghibli. ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: PMA 2452

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 17443 ASIAN 2252   LEC 001

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  • 17913 ASIAN 2252   DIS 201

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    • F White Hall 106
    • Jan 22 - May 7, 2024

    • Staff

  • 17914 ASIAN 2252   DIS 202

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    • F White Hall 110
    • Jan 22 - May 7, 2024

    • Staff

  • 17915 ASIAN 2252   DIS 203

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  • 17916 ASIAN 2252   DIS 204

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ASIAN 2254
South Asian Religions in Practice: The Healing Traditions

This course offers an anthropological approach to the study of religious traditions and practices in South Asia: India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, and Nepal. The course begins with a short survey of the major ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: ANTHR 2546, RELST 2546

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 18512 ASIAN 2254   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

  •  5439 ASIAN 2259   LEC 001

    • MWF Lincoln Hall B21
    • Jan 22 - May 7, 2024

    • Miller, C

  • Instructor Consent Required (Add)

ASIAN 2260
Japanese Pop Culture

Japanese pop culture—anime, manga, video games, music and more—has been a major phenomenon with massive worldwide popularity for the last three decades. In this course, we will explore a wide range of ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: FGSS 2260, PMA 2460, SHUM 2460

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 17923 ASIAN 2260   LEC 001

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ASIAN 2272
Food and Asia

Can we identify a distinctive Asian food and food culture? Challenging attempts to define heterogenous gastronomic practices as authentic reflections of a static Asian identity, this course discusses how ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 17446 ASIAN 2272   LEC 001

  • Instructor Consent Required (Add)

ASIAN 2282
Speculative Asias

This course explores Asian speculative literary fiction and cinema including early mythological influences, science fiction, and contemporary discourses of technoscientific progress. Students will examine ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: COML 2282

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • 18650 ASIAN 2282   LEC 001

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ASIAN 2285
Introduction to Asian Art: Material Worlds

Trade in and to Asia proved to be a key force in creating our modern "globalized" world. The Indian Ocean and the China Seas converged on Southeast Asia, where a cosmopolitan array of ships from every ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: ARTH 2805, SHUM 2805, VISST 2805

  • 4 Credits Opt NoAud

  •  6874 ASIAN 2285   LEC 001

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  • 18644 ASIAN 2285   DIS 201

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    • F White Hall 110
    • Jan 22 - May 7, 2024

    • McGowan, K

      Pan, A

ASIAN 2293
Making of an Empire in China

The Great Qing (1644-1911), a multi-ethnic empire that conquered China proper from the northeastern borderlands, expanded into central Asia, Mongolia, and Tibet, and consolidated the China-based empire's ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture and one independent study. Combined with: CAPS 2931, HIST 2931

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 17607 ASIAN 2293   LEC 001

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  • 17608 ASIAN 2293   IND 601

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    • TBA
    • Jan 22 - May 7, 2024

    • Du, Y

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

ASIAN 2294
Of Saints, Poets, and Revolutionaries: Medieval and Modern Iran and Central Asia

From the poet-kings of medieval Persia to the trading networks of the famed "Silk Road" to the wandering mystics of Herat to the constitutional revolution of Iran to the colonial and post-colonial occupations ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: MEDVL 2722, NES 2722, RELST 2722

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 17499 ASIAN 2294   LEC 001

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    • TR White Hall 110
    • Jan 22 - May 7, 2024

    • Golestaneh, S

ASIAN 3304
China's Next Economy

This course provides students with an analytical framework to understand China's ongoing economic transformation. The courses goals include: 1) to familiarize students with different perspectives on China's ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: CAPS 3049, GOVT 3044

  • 4 Credits Graded

  • 18462 ASIAN 3304   LEC 001

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    • TR Mcgraw Hall 165
    • Jan 22 - May 7, 2024

    • Wallace, J

  • 18468 ASIAN 3304   DIS 201

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  • 18461 ASIAN 3304   DIS 202

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  • 18466 ASIAN 3304   DIS 203

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  • 18467 ASIAN 3304   DIS 204

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    • R Sibley Hall 115
    • Jan 22 - May 7, 2024

    • Staff

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

  •  6282 ASIAN 3316   LEC 001

  • Prerequisite: One course in Asian religions or Religious Studies. Permission of instructor required.

    Instructor Consent Required (Add)

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

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  6279 ASIAN 3329   SEM 101

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    • TR Morrill Hall 110
    • Jan 22 - May 7, 2024

    • Admussen, N

ASIAN 3331
Opt Out, Tune In: Hermits, Pilgrims and Dharma Bums, from East Asia to Ithaca

This course explores the intentional removal of oneself from society as expressed in East Asian Buddhist literature, through the acts of hermits and pilgrims. We read the diaries, essays, autobiographies, ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: RELST 3331

  • 3 Credits Graded

  •  7553 ASIAN 3331   LEC 001

  • Instructor consent required.

    Instructor Consent Required (Add)

ASIAN 3375
Humanities Scholars Research Methods

This course explores the practice, theory, and methodology of humanities research, critical analysis, and communication through writing and oral presentation. We will study the work and impact of humanists ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one seminar and one independent study. Combined with: ANTHR 3950, ARTH 3755, NES 3750, SHUM 3750

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 18350 ASIAN 3375   SEM 101

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  • 18351 ASIAN 3375   IND 601

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    • TBA
    • Jan 22 - May 7, 2024

    • Caswell, P

      Chen, A

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

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.  Choose one lecture and one independent study. Combined with: ASIAN 6696, HIST 3960, HIST 6960

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  6474 ASIAN 3396   LEC 001

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    • MW White Hall 110
    • Jan 22 - May 7, 2024

    • Tagliacozzo, E

  • 17978 ASIAN 3396   IND 601

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    • TBA
    • Jan 22 - May 7, 2024

    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

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

  •  4837 ASIAN 4401   IND 601

    • TBA
    • Jan 22 - May 7, 2024

    • Admussen, N

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies
    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

  •  4694 ASIAN 4401   IND 602

    • TBA
    • Jan 22 - May 7, 2024

    • Boucher, D

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies
    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

  •  5161 ASIAN 4401   IND 603

    • TBA
    • Jan 22 - May 7, 2024

    • Campana, A

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies
    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

  •  4695 ASIAN 4401   IND 604

    • TBA
    • Jan 22 - May 7, 2024

    • Formichi, C

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies
    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

  •  4696 ASIAN 4401   IND 605

    • TBA
    • Jan 22 - May 7, 2024

    • Fuhrmann, A

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies
    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

  •  5162 ASIAN 4401   IND 606

    • TBA
    • Jan 22 - May 7, 2024

    • Law, J

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies
    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

  •  4697 ASIAN 4401   IND 607

    • TBA
    • Jan 22 - May 7, 2024

    • Son, S

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies
    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

  •  4698 ASIAN 4401   IND 608

    • TBA
    • Jan 22 - May 7, 2024

    • Warner, D

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies
    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)

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

  •  4848 ASIAN 4402   IND 601

    • TBA
    • Jan 22 - May 7, 2024

    • Admussen, N

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies
    Prerequisite: Admissions to honors programs.

    Instructor Consent Required (Add)

Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Graded

  •  4699 ASIAN 4402   IND 602

    • TBA
    • Jan 22 - May 7, 2024

    • Boucher, D

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies
    Prerequisite: Admissions to honors programs.

    Instructor Consent Required (Add)

Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Graded

  •  4700 ASIAN 4402   IND 603

    • TBA
    • Jan 22 - May 7, 2024

    • Campana, A

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies
    Prerequisite: Admissions to honors programs.

    Instructor Consent Required (Add)

Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Graded

  •  5163 ASIAN 4402   IND 604

    • TBA
    • Jan 22 - May 7, 2024

    • Formichi, C

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies
    Prerequisite: Admissions to honors programs.

    Instructor Consent Required (Add)

Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Graded

  •  4701 ASIAN 4402   IND 605

    • TBA
    • Jan 22 - May 7, 2024

    • Fuhrmann, A

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies
    Prerequisite: Admissions to honors programs.

    Instructor Consent Required (Add)

Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Graded

  •  5164 ASIAN 4402   IND 606

    • TBA
    • Jan 22 - May 7, 2024

    • Law, J

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies
    Prerequisite: Admissions to honors programs.

    Instructor Consent Required (Add)

Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Graded

  •  4710 ASIAN 4402   IND 607

    • TBA
    • Jan 22 - May 7, 2024

    • Son, S

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies
    Prerequisite: Admissions to honors programs.

    Instructor Consent Required (Add)

Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Graded

  •  4702 ASIAN 4402   IND 608

    • TBA
    • Jan 22 - May 7, 2024

    • Warner, D

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies
    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

  •  4852 ASIAN 4404   IND 601

    • TBA
    • Jan 22 - May 7, 2024

    • Admussen, N

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies
    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

  •  4703 ASIAN 4404   IND 602

    • TBA
    • Jan 22 - May 7, 2024

    • Boucher, D

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies
    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

  •  5165 ASIAN 4404   IND 603

    • TBA
    • Jan 22 - May 7, 2024

    • Campana, A

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies
    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

  •  4813 ASIAN 4404   IND 604

    • TBA
    • Jan 22 - May 7, 2024

    • Formichi, C

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies
    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

  •  4704 ASIAN 4404   IND 605

    • TBA
    • Jan 22 - May 7, 2024

    • Fuhrmann, A

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies
    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

  •  5166 ASIAN 4404   IND 606

    • TBA
    • Jan 22 - May 7, 2024

    • Law, J

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies
    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

  •  4814 ASIAN 4404   IND 607

    • TBA
    • Jan 22 - May 7, 2024

    • Son, S

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies
    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

  •  4705 ASIAN 4404   IND 608

    • TBA
    • Jan 22 - May 7, 2024

    • Warner, D

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies
    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 4415
The Body Politic in Asia

Visions of bodily corruption preoccupy ruler and ruled alike and prompt campaigns for moral, medical, and legal reform in periods of both stability and revolution. This seminar explores the links between ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  • 18031 ASIAN 4415   SEM 101

    • M McGraw Hall 215
    • Jan 22 - May 7, 2024

    • Roebuck, K

  • Instructor Consent Required (Add)

  • 18032 ASIAN 4415   IND 601

  •  
    • TBA
    • Jan 22 - May 7, 2024

    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

ASIAN 4472
Spain and the Philippines

Fil-Hispanic literature and art has historical been a neglected area of study in Spanish departments. This course provides a survey of the Philippines' most influential cultural producers in Spanish beginning ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: ASIAN 6672, SPAN 4330, SPAN 6330

  • 3 Credits GradeNoAud

  • 20285 ASIAN 4472   SEM 101

  •  

ASIAN 4473
Modern Chinese Art

China, a cultural giant of East Asia, made a passive entrance into modernity. With the advent of Western and American colonialism and imperialism, coupled with recent successes in westernization by the ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •  5957 ASIAN 4473   SEM 101

  •  

ASIAN 4483
Videogames in East and Southeast Asia

While Japan used to dominate the Asian gaming landscape, its East Asian and Southeast Asian neighbors have since developed into major gaming hubs with distinctive characteristics. This course presents ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: ASIAN 6683

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • 18813 ASIAN 4483   SEM 101

  •  
    • MW Malott Hall 224
    • Jan 22 - May 7, 2024

    • Wong, K

  • Intended for juniors and seniors.

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

  • 18701 ASIAN 4487   SEM 101

    • W Sibley Hall 211
    • Jan 22 - May 7, 2024

    • McGowan, K

  • 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

  •  4189 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.

    Instructor Consent Required (Add)

ASIAN 6615
The Body Politic in Asia

Visions of bodily corruption preoccupy ruler and ruled alike and prompt campaigns for moral, medical, and legal reform in periods of both stability and revolution. This seminar explores the links between ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  • 18190 ASIAN 6615   SEM 101

    • M McGraw Hall 215
    • Jan 22 - May 7, 2024

    • Roebuck, K

  • Instructor Consent Required (Add)

  • 18191 ASIAN 6615   IND 601

  •  
    • TBA
    • Jan 22 - May 7, 2024

    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

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

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Syllabi: none

  •  6284 ASIAN 6616   LEC 001

  • Prerequisite: One course in Asian religions or Religious Studies. Permission of instructor required.

    Instructor Consent Required (Add)

ASIAN 6622
Asia as Question

To hone our skills in the analysis of topics in Asian studies, we will review critically a number of switchpoints that have produced conceptual difference in recent scholarly work. Asia scholars have laid ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: COML 6622

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  6286 ASIAN 6622   SEM 101

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  • Preference given to Ph.D. students.

ASIAN 6639
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: COML 6685

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  6455 ASIAN 6639   SEM 101

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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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Syllabi: none

  • 18699 ASIAN 6644   SEM 101

    • W Sibley Hall 211
    • Jan 22 - May 7, 2024

    • McGowan, K

  • Instructor Consent Required (Add)

ASIAN 6672
Spain and the Philippines

Fil-Hispanic literature and art has historical been a neglected area of study in Spanish departments. This course provides a survey of the Philippines' most influential cultural producers in Spanish beginning ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: ASIAN 4472, SPAN 4330, SPAN 6330

  • 3 Credits GradeNoAud

  • 20284 ASIAN 6672   SEM 101

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ASIAN 6673
Modern Chinese Art

China, a cultural giant of East Asia, made a passive entrance into modernity. With the advent of Western and American colonialism and imperialism, coupled with recent successes in westernization by the ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •  5959 ASIAN 6673   SEM 101

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ASIAN 6681
Systems Theory and Asia Critique

The history of systems theory involves complex stories of technoscientific change and knowledge production on a global scale. In recent years, scholars have increasingly moved away from the field's ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: COML 6681

  • 3 Credits Opt NoAud

  • 18611 ASIAN 6681   SEM 101

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  • Enrollment limited to graduate students only.

ASIAN 6683
Videogames in East and Southeast Asia

While Japan used to dominate the Asian gaming landscape, its East Asian and Southeast Asian neighbors have since developed into major gaming hubs with distinctive characteristics. This course presents ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: ASIAN 4483

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • 18814 ASIAN 6683   SEM 101

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    • MW Malott Hall 224
    • Jan 22 - May 7, 2024

    • Wong, K

  • Intended for graduate students.

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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Syllabi: none

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

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  6477 ASIAN 6696   LEC 001

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    • MW White Hall 110
    • Jan 22 - May 7, 2024

    • Tagliacozzo, E

  •  6478 ASIAN 6696   DIS 201

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    • TBA
    • Jan 22 - May 7, 2024

    • 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

  •  4974 ASIAN 7704   RSC 701

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    • TBA
    • Jan 22 - May 7, 2024

    • Admussen, N

  • Instruction Mode: Directed Research

Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  4706 ASIAN 7704   RSC 702

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    • TBA
    • Jan 22 - May 7, 2024

    • Boucher, D

  • Instruction Mode: Directed Research

Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  5167 ASIAN 7704   RSC 703

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    • TBA
    • Jan 22 - May 7, 2024

    • Campana, A

  • Instruction Mode: Directed Research

Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  4815 ASIAN 7704   RSC 704

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    • TBA
    • Jan 22 - May 7, 2024

    • Formichi, C

  • Instruction Mode: Directed Research

Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  4707 ASIAN 7704   RSC 705

  •  
    • TBA
    • Jan 22 - May 7, 2024

    • Fuhrmann, A

  • Instruction Mode: Directed Research

Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  5168 ASIAN 7704   RSC 706

  •  
    • TBA
    • Jan 22 - May 7, 2024

    • Law, J

  • Instruction Mode: Directed Research

Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  4816 ASIAN 7704   RSC 707

  •  
    • TBA
    • Jan 22 - May 7, 2024

    • Son, S

  • Instruction Mode: Directed Research

Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  4708 ASIAN 7704   RSC 708

  •  
    • TBA
    • Jan 22 - May 7, 2024

    • Warner, D

  • Instruction Mode: Directed Research