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Classes
ASIAN 1111
Course Description
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
FWS Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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Section Topic
Topic: FWS: Embodied Deep Ecological Living
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- MW Uris Hall 204
- Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023
Instructors
Li, Y
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
For more information about First-Year Writing Seminars, see the Knight Institute website at http://knight.as.cornell.edu/.
FWS Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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Section Topic
Topic: FWS:Writing Difference in Asian Empires, 1500-1800
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- TR Goldwin Smith Hall 164
- Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023
Instructors
Duan, Y
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
For more information about First-Year Writing Seminars, see the Knight Institute website at http://knight.as.cornell.edu/.
ASIAN 1115
Course Description
We explore the proliferation of the cultivation of the tea plant (Camelia Sinensis) in South and East Asia as a lens for understanding ecological degradation through monoculture, labor exploitation in ... view course details
FWS Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- TR Rockefeller Hall 102
- Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023
Instructors
Law, J
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
For more information about First-Year Writing Seminars, see the Knight Institute website at http://knight.as.cornell.edu/.
Instructor Consent Required (Add)
ASIAN 1192
Course Description
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
Regular Academic Session. Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: CAPS 1920, HIST 1920
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- TR Goldwin Smith Hall 142
- Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023
Instructors
Du, Y
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
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Meeting Pattern
- R Morrill Hall 102
- Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023
Instructors
Staff
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
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- R Morrill Hall 110
- Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023
Instructors
Staff
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- R McGraw Hall 366
- Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023
Instructors
Du, Y
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Instruction Mode: In Person
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Meeting Pattern
- R McGraw Hall 366
- Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023
Instructors
Du, Y
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
Department Consent Required (Add)
ASIAN 2208
Course Description
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
Regular Academic Session. Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: SHUM 2208
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- MW Morrill Hall 106
- Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023
Instructors
Fuhrmann, A
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- F Space Sciences Building 105
- Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023
Instructors
Staff
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- F Space Sciences Building 105
- Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023
Instructors
Staff
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
ASIAN 2211
Course Description
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
Regular Academic Session. Choose one lecture and one discussion.
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- MW Baker Laboratory 119
- Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023
Instructors
Campana, A
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- F Rockefeller Hall 104
- Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023
Instructors
Staff
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- F Rockefeller Hall 104
- Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023
Instructors
Staff
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- F Rockefeller Hall 104
- Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023
Instructors
Staff
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Instruction Mode: In Person
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- F Rockefeller Hall 104
- Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023
Instructors
Staff
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
ASIAN 2232
Course Description
People outside China often talk about "China's rise," the changes in world economics and politics that come from the increase of the economic power of the People's Republic. From a domestic perspective, ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: CAPS 2232
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- MW Baker Laboratory 135
- Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023
Instructors
Admussen, N
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- R Rockefeller Hall 127
- Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023
Instructors
Dong, K
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- R Rockefeller Hall 127
- Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023
Instructors
Dong, K
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- F Space Sciences Building 105
- Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023
Instructors
Siriwan, S
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- F Malott Hall 205
- Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023
Instructors
Siriwan, S
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
ASIAN 2245
Course Description
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
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: MUSIC 2341, VISST 2744
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- M Lincoln Hall B24
- Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023
Instructors
Miller, C
- WF Lincoln Hall 149
- Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023
Instructors
Miller, C
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
ASIAN 2262
Course Description
An exploration of processes of change in health care practices in China. Focuses on key transitions, such as the emergence of canonical medicine, of Daoist approaches to healing and longevity, of "scholar ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: BSOC 2561, CAPS 2262, HIST 2562, STS 2561
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- TR Uris Hall 202
- Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023
Instructors
Hinrichs, T
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- F McGraw Hall 145
- Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023
Instructors
Staff
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- F Uris Hall 204
- Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023
Instructors
Staff
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
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- F
- Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023
Instructors
Staff
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
Department Consent Required (Add)
ASIAN 2269
Course Description
This course introduces Korean popular culture in global context. Beginning with cultural forms of the late Chosŏn period, the course will also examine popular culture during the Japanese colonial period, ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: AAS 2269, PMA 2465, SHUM 2269
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- MW Rockefeller Hall 115
- Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023
Instructors
Yi, I
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
ASIAN 2273
Course Description
This course serves as both an introduction to the academic study of religion and a survey of major topics in the intersections of religious communities and environmentally sustainable practices. Using ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: RELST 2273
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- TR Malott Hall 207
- Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023
Instructors
Law, J
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
Instructor Consent Required (Add)
ASIAN 2278
Course Description
East Asian medicinal and martial arts, whether practiced in East Asia or in other parts of the world, have been important points of contact for people within and between often marginalized communities. ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Choose one seminar and one independent study. Combined with: HIST 2207, STS 2207
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- MW Kroch, Carl A Library B59
- Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023
Instructors
Hinrichs, T
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
ASIAN 2280
Course Description
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
Regular Academic Session. Choose one seminar and one independent study. Combined with: CAPS 2132, HIST 2132, SHUM 2132
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- TR Goldwin Smith Hall 181
- Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023
Instructors
Du, Y
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
ASIAN 2281
Course Description
This course offers a broad understanding of the crucial roles East Asian women played in culture, the economy, and society from antiquity to the early twentieth century. By rethinking the pervasive stereotype ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: CAPS 2281, FGSS 2281, HIST 2981
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Opt NoAud(Letter or S/U grades (no audit))
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- TR Rockefeller Hall 110
- Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023
Instructors
Son, S
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
No knowledge of Chinese, Japanese, or Korean necessary.
ASIAN 2288
Course Description
This course offers a survey of the art and culture of China from the Neolithic period to the twenty-first century to students who have no previous background in Chinese studies. The course begins with ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: ARKEO 2800, ARTH 2800, SHUM 2800
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Opt NoAud(Letter or S/U grades (no audit))
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- TR Goldwin Smith Hall G19
- Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023
Instructors
Pan, A
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- W Sibley Hall 208
- Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023
Instructors
Pan, A
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
ASIAN 2299
Course Description
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
Regular Academic Session. Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: RELST 2299
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- MW Rockefeller Hall 231
- Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023
Instructors
Boucher, D
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
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Meeting Pattern
- F Lincoln Hall 107
- Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023
Instructors
Boucher, D
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- F Lincoln Hall 107
- Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023
Instructors
Boucher, D
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
ASIAN 3305
Course Description
A historical review of the fragile and volatile U.S.-China relationship from the opening by Richard Nixon in the early 1970s until the present. Several individual sessions will be led by current or former ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: CAPS 3000, HIST 3391
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- R Washington, DC
Instructors
Oaks, J
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
Taught in Washington, DC. This is part of the Cornell in Washington program.
ASIAN 3320
Course Description
This course will examine both the practice of and the ideology surrounding forms of meditation in Buddhist traditions from South, Southeast, and East Asia in premodern and contemporary times. We will explore ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: RELST 3320
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- MW Rockefeller Hall 230
- Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023
Instructors
Boucher, D
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
ASIAN 3324
Course Description
This course examines major writers, works, and developments in modern Korean literature from the early twentieth century to the present. Beginning with the cultural transition at the end of the Chosŏn ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: SHUM 3324
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- MW Statler Hall 445
- Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023
Instructors
Yi, I
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
ASIAN 3344
Course Description
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
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: CLASS 3674, PHIL 2540, RELST 3344
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- MWF Rockefeller Hall 128
- Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023
Instructors
McCrea, L
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
ASIAN 3365
Course Description
This course offers an introduction to the global issue of genocide, ethnic cleansing, and other mass atrocities, and an in-depth look at two contemporary genocides in Asia: in China, and in Burma (Myanmar). ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ANTHR 3552, ANTHR 6552, ASIAN 6665
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- TR Rockefeller Hall 128
- Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023
Instructors
Fiskesjo, M
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
ASIAN 3370
Course Description
This course traces the development of travel writing from the Han dynasty (206 B.C.–A.D. 221) to the Song dynasty (960–1279). Special attention is paid to the ways in which Chinese writers have ceaselessly ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ASIAN 6670, CAPS 3370
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- TR Rockefeller Hall 127
- Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023
Instructors
Warner, D
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
Knowledge of Chinese language, history and culture is helpful, but not necessary.
ASIAN 3380
Course Description
The course will be thoroughly comparative in order to highlight both the specificity of each country as well as more generalizable dynamics of 21st century development. It will be divided into a number ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: AEM 3388, ASIAN 6680, CAPS 3387, GOVT 3384, GOVT 6384, ILRIC 3380, ILRIC 5380
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits GradeNoAud(Letter grades only (no audit))
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- TR Ives Hall 115
- Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023
Instructors
Friedman, E
Kuruvilla, S
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
ASIAN 3397
Course Description
This course examines Southeast Asia's history from earliest times up until the mid-eighteenth century. The genesis of traditional kingdoms, the role of monumental architecture (such as Angkor in Cambodia ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Choose one lecture and one independent study. Combined with: ASIAN 6697, HIST 3950, HIST 6950
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- TR Rockefeller Hall 104
- Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023
Instructors
Tagliacozzo, E
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
ASIAN 4401
Course Description
Supervised reading and research on the problem selected for honors work. view course details
Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Multi-Term(Multi-Term Course: Not Graded)
Regular Academic Session.
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4 Credits Multi-Term(Multi-Term Course: Not Graded)
Regular Academic Session.
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4 Credits Multi-Term(Multi-Term Course: Not Graded)
Regular Academic Session.
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4 Credits Multi-Term(Multi-Term Course: Not Graded)
Regular Academic Session.
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4 Credits Multi-Term(Multi-Term Course: Not Graded)
Regular Academic Session.
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4 Credits Multi-Term(Multi-Term Course: Not Graded)
Regular Academic Session.
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4 Credits Multi-Term(Multi-Term Course: Not Graded)
Regular Academic Session.
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4 Credits Multi-Term(Multi-Term Course: Not Graded)
Regular Academic Session.
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4 Credits Multi-Term(Multi-Term Course: Not Graded)
Regular Academic Session.
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4 Credits Multi-Term(Multi-Term Course: Not Graded)
Regular Academic Session.
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4 Credits Multi-Term(Multi-Term Course: Not Graded)
ASIAN 4402
Course Description
The student, under faculty direction, prepares an honors essay. view course details
Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
Regular Academic Session.
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4 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
Regular Academic Session.
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4 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
Regular Academic Session.
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4 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
Regular Academic Session.
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4 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
Regular Academic Session.
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4 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
Regular Academic Session.
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4 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
Regular Academic Session.
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4 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
Regular Academic Session.
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4 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
Regular Academic Session.
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4 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
Regular Academic Session.
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4 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
ASIAN 4403
Course Description
Intensive reading under the direction of a member of the staff. view course details
Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
Regular Academic Session.
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1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
Regular Academic Session.
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1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
Regular Academic Session.
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1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
Regular Academic Session.
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1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
Regular Academic Session.
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1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
Regular Academic Session.
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1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
Regular Academic Session.
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1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
Regular Academic Session.
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1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
Regular Academic Session.
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1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
ASIAN 4411
Course Description
Overview of the history of the Japanese language followed by intensive examination of issues of interest to participants. Students should have reading knowledge of Japanese. view course details
Regular Academic Session. Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: JAPAN 4410, LING 4411
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- TR Uris Hall 312
- Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023
Instructors
Whitman, J
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
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Meeting Pattern
- W Uris Hall 494
- Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023
Instructors
Whitman, J
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
ASIAN 4424
Course Description
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
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ARTH 4822, ARTH 6822, ASIAN 6624
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Opt NoAud(Letter or S/U grades (no audit))
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- W Goldwin Smith Hall G19
- Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023
Instructors
Pan, A
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
ASIAN 4438
Course Description
Why do mosques look so different across Asia? How come Malaysia is a global center for the halal industry? Why is "blue and white" the classic patter for Chinese porcelain, and how does it fit in a conversation ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Choose one seminar and one independent study. Combined with: ASIAN 6638, RELST 4438, RELST 6638
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- T Rockefeller Hall 331
- Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023
Instructors
Formichi, C
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
Prerequisite: One course at the 3000 level in the Humanities or with permission of the instructor; previous knowledge of Islam and/or Asia might be beneficial, but not assumed.
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Meeting Pattern
- TBA
- Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023
Instructors
Formichi, C
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: Independent Studies
Prerequisite: One course at the 3000 level in the Humanities or with permission of the instructor; previous knowledge of Islam and/or Asia might be beneficial, but not assumed.
ASIAN 4440
Course Description
This course investigates the incorporation of sensory perceptions into textual practice as represented in Jin Ping Mei (The Plum in the Golden Vase). Jin Ping Mei was a 16th century Chinese novel masterpiece, ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ASIAN 6640
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Opt NoAud(Letter or S/U grades (no audit))
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- W Rockefeller Hall B16
- Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023
Instructors
Son, S
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
ASIAN 4448
Course Description
No description available. view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: CAPS 4827, GOVT 4827, GOVT 6827
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- M Morrill Hall 102
- Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023
Instructors
Carlson, A
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
ASIAN 4451
Course Description
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
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ASIAN 6631, COML 4451, COML 6651, FGSS 4451, FGSS 6331, LGBT 4451, LGBT 6331, PMA 4451, RELST 4451, RELST 6631, SHUM 4451
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- MW Malott Hall 207
- Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023
Instructors
Fuhrmann, A
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
ASIAN 4452
Course Description
This course focuses on three major and interrelated themes within Filipino/Filipino American history: war/empire, labor/migration, and culture/imaginaries. How do we account for the overwhelming number ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Choose one seminar and one project. Combined with: AAS 4050, AMST 4052
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- R Sibley Hall 208
- Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023
Instructors
Balance, C
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
ASIAN 5500
Course Description
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
Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- M Malott Hall 205
- Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023
Instructors
Admussen, N
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
ASIAN 6612
Course Description
An introduction to the key reference and research works available for Japanese studies (both print and digital). Uses of databases and reference works on a given theme will be modelled in the class hour. ... view course details
Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
1 Credit Graded(Letter grades only)
ASIAN 6624
Course Description
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
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ARTH 4822, ARTH 6822, ASIAN 4424
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- W Goldwin Smith Hall G19
- Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023
Instructors
Pan, A
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
ASIAN 6631
Course Description
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
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ASIAN 4451, COML 4451, COML 6651, FGSS 4451, FGSS 6331, LGBT 4451, LGBT 6331, PMA 4451, RELST 4451, RELST 6631, SHUM 4451
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- MW Malott Hall 207
- Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023
Instructors
Fuhrmann, A
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
ASIAN 6638
Course Description
Why do mosques look so different across Asia? How come Malaysia is a global center for the halal industry? Why is "blue and white" the classic patter for Chinese porcelain, and how does it fit in a conversation ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Choose one seminar and one independent study. Combined with: ASIAN 4438, RELST 4438, RELST 6638
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- T Rockefeller Hall 331
- Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023
Instructors
Formichi, C
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
Prerequisite: One course at the 3000 level in the Humanities or with permission of the instructor; previous knowledge of Islam and/or Asia might be beneficial, but not assumed.
ASIAN 6640
Course Description
This course investigates the incorporation of sensory perceptions into textual practice as represented in Jin Ping Mei (The Plum in the Golden Vase). Jin Ping Mei was a 16th century Chinese novel masterpiece, ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ASIAN 4440
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Opt NoAud(Letter or S/U grades (no audit))
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- W Rockefeller Hall B16
- Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023
Instructors
Son, S
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
ASIAN 6649
Course Description
In this course, we will read a wide variety of important works of Japanese cultural criticism, literary criticism, and media theory, as well as several recent English-language monographs at the cutting ... view course details
ASIAN 6665
Course Description
This course offers an introduction to the global issue of genocide, ethnic cleansing, and other mass atrocities, and an in-depth look at two contemporary genocides in Asia: in China, and in Burma (Myanmar). ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ANTHR 3552, ANTHR 6552, ASIAN 3365
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- TR Rockefeller Hall 128
- Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023
Instructors
Fiskesjo, M
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
ASIAN 6670
Course Description
This course traces the development of travel writing from the Han dynasty (206 B.C.–A.D. 221) to the Song dynasty (960–1279). Special attention is paid to the ways in which Chinese writers have ceaselessly ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: ASIAN 3370, CAPS 3370
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- TR Rockefeller Hall 127
- Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023
Instructors
Warner, D
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
Reading knowledge of classical and modern Chinese. Permission of instructor required.
Instructor Consent Required (Add)
ASIAN 6680
Course Description
The course will be thoroughly comparative in order to highlight both the specificity of each country as well as more generalizable dynamics of 21st century development. It will be divided into a number ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: AEM 3388, ASIAN 3380, CAPS 3387, GOVT 3384, GOVT 6384, ILRIC 3380, ILRIC 5380
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits GradeNoAud(Letter grades only (no audit))
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- TR Ives Hall 115
- Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023
Instructors
Friedman, E
Kuruvilla, S
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
ASIAN 6697
Course Description
This course examines Southeast Asia's history from earliest times up until the mid-eighteenth century. The genesis of traditional kingdoms, the role of monumental architecture (such as Angkor in Cambodia ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Choose one lecture, one discussion, and one independent study. Combined with: ASIAN 3397, HIST 3950, HIST 6950
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- TR Rockefeller Hall 104
- Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023
Instructors
Tagliacozzo, E
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- TBA
- Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023
Instructors
Tagliacozzo, E
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
ASIAN 7703
Course Description
Guided independent study for graduate students. view course details
Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)