Asian Studies (ASIAN)Arts and Sciences

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Course descriptions provided by the Courses of Study 2021-2022.

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:From Text to Practice & Back Again:Yogasu¯tra

  • 19482 ASIAN 1111   SEM 101

    • MW Uris Hall 369
    • Aug 26 - Dec 7, 2021
    • Akepiyapornchai, M

  • 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:Violence and State in Asia

  • 19483 ASIAN 1111   SEM 102

    • MWF Uris Hall 369
    • Aug 26 - Dec 7, 2021
    • Dharmasinghe, G

  • 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:Ritual, Theater, and Performance in Asia

  • 19484 ASIAN 1111   SEM 103

    • TR Uris Hall 369
    • Aug 26 - Dec 7, 2021
    • Siriwan, S

  • 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: Ghost Buddha Magic:Viet Religious Exp ThenNow

  • 19715 ASIAN 1111   SEM 104

    • TR Uris Hall 369
    • Aug 26 - Dec 7, 2021
    • Tran, H

  • 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: Ghost Buddha Magic:Viet Religious Exp ThenNow

  • 19716 ASIAN 1111   SEM 105

    • MW Uris Hall 369
    • Aug 26 - Dec 7, 2021
    • Tran, H

  • 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: Introduction to South Korean Cinema

  • 19717 ASIAN 1111   SEM 106

    • TR Uris Hall 369
    • Aug 26 - Dec 7, 2021
    • Park, J

  • 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:Korean Wave: Globalization S. Korean Pop Cul

  • 19718 ASIAN 1111   SEM 107

    • TR Uris Hall 369
    • Aug 26 - Dec 7, 2021
    • Park, J

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

ASIAN 1116

The Huns are commonly known as invaders from Asia in the fourth century CE who dominated Eastern Europe and campaigned in Western Europe until defeated in the mid-sixth century. This tale is but one aspect ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   FWS Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • 19486 ASIAN 1116   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:
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: CAPS 1920HIST 1920

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  7909 ASIAN 1192   LEC 001

  • 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.

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  6758 ASIAN 2208   LEC 001

    • MW Uris Hall 202
    • Aug 26 - Dec 7, 2021
    • Fuhrmann, A

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  6759 ASIAN 2208   DIS 201

    • F Uris Hall 204
    • Aug 26 - Dec 7, 2021
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  6760 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

  •  6271 ASIAN 2211   LEC 001

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  6272 ASIAN 2211   DIS 201

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  6273 ASIAN 2211   DIS 202

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  6274 ASIAN 2211   DIS 203

    • F Sibley Hall 115
    • Aug 26 - Dec 7, 2021
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  6275 ASIAN 2211   DIS 204

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

ASIAN 2222

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

  • 4 Credits Graded

  • 18999 ASIAN 2222   LEC 001

    • MW Mcgraw Hall 165
    • Aug 26 - Dec 7, 2021
    • Roebuck, K

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  • 19000 ASIAN 2222   DIS 201

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  • 19001 ASIAN 2222   DIS 202

    • R McGraw Hall 365
    • Aug 26 - Dec 7, 2021
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  • 19002 ASIAN 2222   DIS 203

    • F White Hall B06
    • Aug 26 - Dec 7, 2021
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  • 19003 ASIAN 2222   DIS 204

    • W White Hall B04
    • Aug 26 - Dec 7, 2021
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  • 19004 ASIAN 2222   DIS 205

    • F White Hall B04
    • Aug 26 - Dec 7, 2021
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  • 19005 ASIAN 2222   DIS 206

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  • 19006 ASIAN 2222   DIS 207

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  • 19007 ASIAN 2222   DIS 208

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  • 19008 ASIAN 2222   DIS 209

  • 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

  •  4683 ASIAN 2245   LEC 001

    • M Lincoln Hall B24
    • Aug 26 - Dec 7, 2021
    • Miller, C

    • WF Lincoln Hall 149
    • Aug 26 - Dec 7, 2021
    • Miller, C

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

ASIAN 2248

For millennia, Buddhist monks, merchants, pilgrims, diplomats, and adventurers have moved around the Indian Ocean arena circulating Buddhist teachings and powerful objects.  In doing so they helped create ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: HIST 2548RELST 2248

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 18514 ASIAN 2248   LEC 001

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

ASIAN 2254

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 2546RELST 2546

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  8031 ASIAN 2254   LEC 001

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

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:
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: CAPS 2132HIST 2132

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 17506 ASIAN 2280   SEM 101

    • TR White Hall B06
    • Aug 26 - Dec 7, 2021
    • Du, Y

  • 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

  •  6993 ASIAN 2299   LEC 001

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  7015 ASIAN 2299   DIS 201

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  7016 ASIAN 2299   DIS 202

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

ASIAN 3300

This seminar is intended as an introduction to modern and historical Burma (Myanmar). Through a series of guest presentations by experts from various academic fields and on a range of aspects, and also ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: ASIAN 6600

  • 1 Credit Sat/Unsat

  • 19422 ASIAN 3300   LEC 001

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

ASIAN 3309

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: ASIAN 5509RELST 3309RELST 5509

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 16693 ASIAN 3309   LEC 001

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

ASIAN 3312

If you have ever wondered what the Vietnam War was all about, how did it begin, how was it fought, why was it so controversial, why did the American people turn against it, why was it important, why were ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: AMST 3312HIST 3312

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  7044 ASIAN 3312   LEC 001

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

ASIAN 3317

In this course, we will be exploring the vast range of Japanese poetry—one of the most influential poetic traditions in the world—from its earliest incarnations to the present day. Over the course of the ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  7930 ASIAN 3317   LEC 001

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

ASIAN 3333

Kashmir occupies a crucial geopolitical position in the South-Asian region. The emphasis on "territorial integrity" in the media on Kashmir, both in South Asia and the West is such that lived reality is ... view course details

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Syllabi:
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: ENGL 3933

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 17996 ASIAN 3333   SEM 101

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

ASIAN 3352

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

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: CAPS 3352

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 16691 ASIAN 3352   LEC 001

    • MW Malott Hall 203
    • Aug 26 - Dec 7, 2021
    • Admussen, N

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

ASIAN 3365

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

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

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 17993 ASIAN 3365   LEC 001

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

ASIAN 3381

As an island nation east of the Asian continent, Japan developed a unique culture that reflects both continental and indigenous characteristics. This course examines pre- and post-contact with continental ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: ARTH 3820

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 18163 ASIAN 3381   LEC 001

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

ASIAN 3395

China is often thought of as being isolated from the outside world. It is imagined as existing in historic seclusion, and, following the establishment of the People's Republic, as pursuing a path of autarky. ... view course details

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Syllabi:
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: CAPS 3967GOVT 3967

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 17422 ASIAN 3395   LEC 001

    • TR White Hall 106
    • Aug 26 - Dec 7, 2021
    • Carlson, A

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

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

  •  4916 ASIAN 4401   IND 601

    • TBA
    • Aug 26 - Dec 7, 2021
    • Admussen, N

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

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Multi-Term

  •  5949 ASIAN 4401   IND 602

    • TBA
    • Aug 26 - Dec 7, 2021
    • Blackburn, A

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

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Multi-Term

  •  6105 ASIAN 4401   IND 603

    • TBA
    • Aug 26 - Dec 7, 2021
    • Boucher, D

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

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Multi-Term

  •  6101 ASIAN 4401   IND 604

    • TBA
    • Aug 26 - Dec 7, 2021
    • Campana, A

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

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Multi-Term

  •  5950 ASIAN 4401   IND 605

    • TBA
    • Aug 26 - Dec 7, 2021
    • Formichi, C

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

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Multi-Term

  •  5951 ASIAN 4401   IND 606

    • TBA
    • Aug 26 - Dec 7, 2021
    • Fuhrmann, A

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

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Multi-Term

  •  6102 ASIAN 4401   IND 607

    • TBA
    • Aug 26 - Dec 7, 2021
    • McCrea, L

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

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Multi-Term

  •  7444 ASIAN 4401   IND 608

    • TBA
    • Aug 26 - Dec 7, 2021
    • McNeal, R

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

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Multi-Term

  •  7445 ASIAN 4401   IND 609

    • TBA
    • Aug 26 - Dec 7, 2021
    • Taylor, K

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

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

  •  5901 ASIAN 4402   IND 601

    • TBA
    • Aug 26 - Dec 7, 2021
    • Admussen, N

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

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Graded

  •  5947 ASIAN 4402   IND 602

    • TBA
    • Aug 26 - Dec 7, 2021
    • Blackburn, A

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

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Graded

  •  6298 ASIAN 4402   IND 603

    • TBA
    • Aug 26 - Dec 7, 2021
    • Boucher, D

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

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Graded

  •  6045 ASIAN 4402   IND 604

    • TBA
    • Aug 26 - Dec 7, 2021
    • Campana, A

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

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Graded

  •  5948 ASIAN 4402   IND 605

    • TBA
    • Aug 26 - Dec 7, 2021
    • Formichi, C

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

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Graded

  •  5941 ASIAN 4402   IND 606

    • TBA
    • Aug 26 - Dec 7, 2021
    • Fuhrmann, A

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

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Graded

  •  6103 ASIAN 4402   IND 607

    • TBA
    • Aug 26 - Dec 7, 2021
    • McCrea, L

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

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Graded

  •  7448 ASIAN 4402   IND 608

    • TBA
    • Aug 26 - Dec 7, 2021
    • McNeal, R

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

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Graded

  •  7449 ASIAN 4402   IND 609

    • TBA
    • Aug 26 - Dec 7, 2021
    • Taylor, K

  • 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

  •  4698 ASIAN 4403   IND 601

    • TBA
    • Aug 26 - Dec 7, 2021
    • Admussen, N

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  5994 ASIAN 4403   IND 602

    • TBA
    • Aug 26 - Dec 7, 2021
    • Blackburn, A

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  6299 ASIAN 4403   IND 603

    • TBA
    • Aug 26 - Dec 7, 2021
    • Boucher, D

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  6100 ASIAN 4403   IND 604

    • TBA
    • Aug 26 - Dec 7, 2021
    • Campana, A

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  5995 ASIAN 4403   IND 605

    • TBA
    • Aug 26 - Dec 7, 2021
    • Formichi, C

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  5996 ASIAN 4403   IND 606

    • TBA
    • Aug 26 - Dec 7, 2021
    • Fuhrmann, A

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  6038 ASIAN 4403   IND 607

    • TBA
    • Aug 26 - Dec 7, 2021
    • McCrea, L

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  7452 ASIAN 4403   IND 608

    • TBA
    • Aug 26 - Dec 7, 2021
    • McNeal, R

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  7453 ASIAN 4403   IND 609

    • TBA
    • Aug 26 - Dec 7, 2021
    • Taylor, K

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 20437 ASIAN 4403   IND 610

    • TBA
    • Aug 26 - Dec 7, 2021
    • Green, G

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

ASIAN 4415

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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  • 18913 ASIAN 4415   SEM 101

    • W McGraw Hall 365
    • Aug 26 - Dec 7, 2021
    • Roebuck, K

  • 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

  • 4 Credits Opt NoAud

  • 18797 ASIAN 4424   SEM 101

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

ASIAN 4442

Shadowplay is a superb medium for storytelling. As with many performing arts in Asia, neither the highly stylized images of puppets, nor its musical, or linguistic complexity detract from its wide popularity. ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  • Topic: Tutorial

  •  7978 ASIAN 4442   SEM 101

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

ASIAN 4443

China's transition to capitalism has resulted in more than a generation of rapid and nearly uninterrupted growth. It increasingly dominates the production of all sorts of goods, from the very low end and ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: CAPS 4355ILRIC 4355ILRIC 6355

  • 4 Credits GradeNoAud

  • 18261 ASIAN 4443   LEC 001

    • MW Ives Hall 111
    • Aug 26 - Dec 7, 2021
    • Friedman, E

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

ASIAN 4446

This course will treat the classical Indian tradition as a case study in comparative poetics.  We will read works of Sanskrit poetry in translation, along with selections from the works of both Sanskrit ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: ASIAN 6648

  • 4 Credits Graded

  • 16749 ASIAN 4446   SEM 101

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

ASIAN 4448

Seminar intended to examine the increasingly complex relationship that has evolved between China and the rest of the international system, with particular focus on the rise of Chinese nationalism and the ... view course details

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Syllabi:
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: CAPS 4827GOVT 4827GOVT 6827

  • 4 Credits Graded

  •  7993 ASIAN 4448   SEM 101

    • W McGraw Hall 366
    • Aug 26 - Dec 7, 2021
    • Carlson, A

  • Instruction Mode: In Person
    Government Seniors and Juniors given preference. This class fulfills the government senior seminar requirement.

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
  •  6995 ASIAN 4451   LEC 001

    • W Uris Hall G24
    • Aug 26 - Dec 7, 2021
    • Fuhrmann, A

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

ASIAN 4471

This seminar examines the development and transformation of Muslim funerary landscapes in the Indian subcontinent from the twelfth to the nineteenth centuries. It explores the relationship between sepulchral ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  • 18135 ASIAN 4471   SEM 101

  • 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. 

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 18513 ASIAN 5500   SEM 101

  • Instruction Mode: In Person
    Priority given to Asian Studies MA and then PhD students.

ASIAN 5509

No description available. view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: ASIAN 3309RELST 3309RELST 5509

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 20265 ASIAN 5509   LEC 001

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

ASIAN 6600

This seminar is intended as an introduction to modern and historical Burma (Myanmar). Through a series of guest presentations by experts from various academic fields and on a range of aspects, and also ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: ASIAN 3300

  • 1 Credit Sat/Unsat

  • 19423 ASIAN 6600   LEC 001

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

ASIAN 6615

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:
  • 18922 ASIAN 6615   SEM 101

    • W McGraw Hall 365
    • Aug 26 - Dec 7, 2021
    • Roebuck, K

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

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

  • 18799 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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  •  7000 ASIAN 6631   LEC 001

    • W Uris Hall G24
    • Aug 26 - Dec 7, 2021
    • Fuhrmann, A

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

ASIAN 6641

This seminar examines the development and transformation of Muslim funerary landscapes in the Indian subcontinent from the twelfth to the nineteenth centuries. It explores the relationship between sepulchral ... view course details

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  • 18139 ASIAN 6641   SEM 101

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

ASIAN 6646

Shadowplay is a superb medium for storytelling. As with many performing arts in Asia, neither the highly stylized images of puppets, nor its musical, or linguistic complexity detract from its wide popularity. ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  • Topic: Tutorial

  •  7996 ASIAN 6646   SEM 101

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

ASIAN 6648

This course will treat the classical Indian tradition as a case study in comparative poetics. We will read works of Sanskrit poetry in translation, along with selections from the works of both Sanskrit ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: ASIAN 4446

  • 4 Credits Graded

  • 16750 ASIAN 6648   SEM 101

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

ASIAN 6665

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

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

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 17973 ASIAN 6665   LEC 001

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

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

  •  4885 ASIAN 7703   RSC 701

    • TBA
    • Aug 26 - Dec 7, 2021
    • Admussen, N

  • Instruction Mode: Directed Research

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  5952 ASIAN 7703   RSC 702

    • TBA
    • Aug 26 - Dec 7, 2021
    • Blackburn, A

  • Instruction Mode: Directed Research

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  6428 ASIAN 7703   RSC 703

    • TBA
    • Aug 26 - Dec 7, 2021
    • Boucher, D

  • Instruction Mode: Directed Research

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  5953 ASIAN 7703   RSC 704

    • TBA
    • Aug 26 - Dec 7, 2021
    • Campana, A

  • Instruction Mode: Directed Research

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  5954 ASIAN 7703   RSC 705

    • TBA
    • Aug 26 - Dec 7, 2021
    • Formichi, C

  • Instruction Mode: Directed Research

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  5955 ASIAN 7703   RSC 706

    • TBA
    • Aug 26 - Dec 7, 2021
    • Fuhrmann, A

  • Instruction Mode: Directed Research

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  5956 ASIAN 7703   RSC 707

    • TBA
    • Aug 26 - Dec 7, 2021
    • McCrea, L

  • Instruction Mode: Directed Research

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  7456 ASIAN 7703   RSC 708

    • TBA
    • Aug 26 - Dec 7, 2021
    • McNeal, R

  • Instruction Mode: Directed Research

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  7457 ASIAN 7703   RSC 709

    • TBA
    • Aug 26 - Dec 7, 2021
    • Taylor, K

  • Instruction Mode: Directed Research

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 20270 ASIAN 7703   RSC 710

    • TBA
    • Son, S

  • Instruction Mode: Directed Research

ASIAN 7722

In this course we will explore the historical processes by which Chinese documents have been compiled, curated, and re-curated. We will examine the theoretical and methodological implications of those ... view course details

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  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: HIST 7220MEDVL 7220

  • 4 Credits Graded

  • 17709 ASIAN 7722   SEM 101

  • Instruction Mode: In Person