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ASIAN 1102
Course Description
How is the self perceived in relation to the world in Chinese literary tradition? This course examines a wide variety of autobiographical writings in China by inquiring into the tension between past and ... view course details
FWS Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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- TR Rockefeller Hall 103
Instructors
McNeal, R
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Additional Information
For more information about First-year Writing Seminars, see the Knight Institute website at http://www.arts.cornell.edu/knight_institute.
ASIAN 1111
Course Description
No description available. 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: Breaking Bad Writing
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- TR Uris Hall 382
Instructors
Grillo, T
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Additional Information
For more information about First-year Writing Seminars, see the Knight Institute website at http://www.arts.cornell.edu/knight_institute.
ASIAN 1174
Course Description
This course explores the history of imperial China between the 3rd century b.c.e. and the 16th century c.e. with a focus on the following questions: How did imperial Chinese states go about politically ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: CAPS 1740, HIST 1740, MEDVL 1740
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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- MW Rockefeller Hall 115
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Hinrichs, T
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- R Goldwin Smith Hall 181
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Staff
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- R McGraw Hall 366
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Staff
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Department Consent Required (Add)
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- R Uris Hall 302
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Staff
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- R McGraw Hall 145
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Staff
ASIAN 2212
Course Description
Interdisciplinary introduction to Chinese culture especially designed for students not majoring in Asian Studies. Explores literature, history, religion, art and archaeology, and other aspects of China's ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: CAPS 2212
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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- MW Klarman Hall KG70
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Admussen, N
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- R Rockefeller Hall 183
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Admussen, N
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- R Rockefeller Hall 187
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Admussen, N
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- R Rockefeller Hall B15
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Admussen, N
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- R Rockefeller Hall 185
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Admussen, N
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- F Rockefeller Hall 189
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Admussen, N
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- F Rockefeller Hall 110
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Admussen, N
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- F Rockefeller Hall 187
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Admussen, N
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- F Rockefeller Hall 187
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Admussen, N
ASIAN 2245
Course Description
An introduction to Indonesia through its arts. The course combines hands-on instruction in the performance of gamelan music and the academic study of a broader range of Indonesian music in its sociocultural ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: MUSIC 1341, VISST 2744
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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- MF Lincoln Hall B24
Instructors
Miller, C
- W Lincoln Hall 149
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ASIAN 2250
Course Description
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
Regular Academic Session. Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: RELST 2250
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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- MW Goldwin Smith Hall G64-Kau Aud
Instructors
Boucher, D
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Instructor Consent Required (Add)
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- R Rockefeller Hall 128
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Boucher, D
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- F Rockefeller Hall 128
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Boucher, D
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- F Rockefeller Hall 102
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Boucher, D
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- F Rockefeller Hall 112
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Boucher, D
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Instructor Consent Required (Add)
ASIAN 2255
Course Description
Asia, in its territorial expanse, hosts believers of all religions, from Hinduism to Judaism, from Islam to Shinto, Christianity, Buddhism and more. In this course you will be exposed to the varied landscape ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: RELST 2255
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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- MW Rockefeller Hall B16
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Formichi, C
ASIAN 2257
Course Description
This is a lecture and discussion course focusing on how China has encountered the world since the 17th century, with an emphasis on the late 19th and 20th-centuries. In particular, it will analyze the ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: CAPS 2570, HIST 2571
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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- TR Rockefeller Hall 122
Instructors
Chen, J
ASIAN 2258
Course Description
In August 1945, Japan was a devastated country – its cities burned, its people starving, its military and government in surrender. World War II was over. The occupation had begun. What sort of society ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: HIST 2315
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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- MW Rockefeller Hall 187
Instructors
Roebuck, K
ASIAN 2265
Course Description
This course will explore major themes in the archaeology of the South Asian subcontinent from the earliest palaeolithic hunter gatherers to the development of large empires in the mid first millennium ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ANTHR 2135, ARKEO 2135
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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- TR McGraw Hall 215
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Suvrathan, U
ASIAN 2267
Course Description
This course offers a broad understanding of the active and dynamic cultural, economic, and social, and political roles played by Chinese women. By challenging the dominant stereotype of the passive and ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: CAPS 2267, FGSS 2267
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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- TR Stimson Hall 206
Instructors
Son, S
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Additional Information
No prior knowledge of China necessary.
ASIAN 2277
Course Description
This course probes the truths behind traditional claims of the priority of internal practice in Indian traditions. We will examine both practices themselves - techniques of meditation and contemplation ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: RELST 2277
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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- MWF Caldwell Hall 100
Instructors
Gold, D
ASIAN 2286
Course Description
The twentieth century was a time of unprecedented change in China, as the country's ancient imperial system collapsed and a new modern order began to emerge. This course will explore the myriad transformations ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: HIST 2985
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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- TR Goldwin Smith Hall 142
Instructors
Barwick, J
ASIAN 3300
Course Description
Burma (Myanmar) is rapidly gaining in importance, with political change on several fronts, following on decades of military rule, and a new openness to contacts with Western countries. This seminar is ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ASIAN 6600
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Credits and Grading Basis
1 Credit Sat/Unsat(Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory)
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- R Morrill Hall 106
Instructors
Fiskesjo, M
ASIAN 3308
Course Description
The course will be keyed to a new lecture series sponsored by the East Asia Program, bringing in high profile speakers on various aspects of contemporary China. Students will attend several foundation-setting ... view course details
ASIAN 3311
Course Description
What role does Islam take in the politics, history, arts and rituals of Southeast Asia? Structured as a seminar, this course takes you on a journey through Southeast Asia, home to almost a quarter of the ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ASIAN 6611, NES 3511, RELST 3311
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Meeting Pattern
- MW Rockefeller Hall B16
Instructors
Formichi, C
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Additional Information
Prerequisite: One course in the humanities.
ASIAN 3316
Course Description
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
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ASIAN 6616, RELST 3416, RELST 6616
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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 Johnson Museum Of Art 2B07
Instructors
Law, J
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Additional Information
This class is now closed. To be put on a wait-list please contact the instructor at jml16@cornell.edu.
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ASIAN 3327
Course Description
Study of the dramatic rise of China through reviewing major developments in contemporary Chinese foreign policy since the establishment of the People's Republic of China (PRC), and concentrating ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: CAPS 3827, GOVT 3827
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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- TR Morrill Hall 107
Instructors
Carlson, A
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- F Stimson Hall 119
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Staff
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- F Stimson Hall 119
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Staff
ASIAN 3334
Course Description
This course will give students the historical background and theoretical tools to understand the politics of Southeast Asia, one of the world's most diverse and fascinating regions. The first part of the ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: GOVT 3443
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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- TR Goldwin Smith Hall G64-Kau Aud
Instructors
Pepinsky, T
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Additional Information
This course will be offered in partnership with the Chinese Language Program. Students enrolled in ASIAN 3334 may enroll in an optional one credit course, CHIN 3316.
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- M Uris Hall 260
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Pepinsky, T
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- T White Hall B14
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Pepinsky, T
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- F White Hall 110
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Pepinsky, T
ASIAN 3337
Course Description
This course will explore the culture and society of early modern China (roughly defined as covering the period from the sixteenth to the nineteenth century) through literary and visual representations ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ASIAN 6637, CAPS 3337
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Meeting Pattern
- TR Uris Hall 262
Instructors
Son, S
ASIAN 3340
Course Description
This course examines the legacies of major historical figures, events, and sites from China's imperial past, to discover how these legacies have evolved and been contested within Chinese culture's "collective ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: CAPS 3340
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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- MW Rockefeller Hall 336
Instructors
Warner, D
ASIAN 3366
Course Description
The course will survey in translation a selection of major works of poetry, drama, and aesthetic theory and criticism from the Sanskrit literary tradition of ancient India. view course details
Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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- MWF Uris Hall 438
Instructors
McCrea, L
ASIAN 3368
Course Description
A modern country and an ancient civilization, India has been imagined through the ages in many different ways. This introductory course focuses on the 20th and 21st centuries, drawing on films (Bollywood ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ENGL 3530
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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- TR Goldwin Smith Hall 348
Instructors
Mohanty, S
ASIAN 3381
Course Description
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
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ARTH 3820
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Meeting Pattern
- TR Goldwin Smith Hall G22
Instructors
Pan, A
ASIAN 3396
Course Description
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
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ASIAN 6696, HIST 3960, HIST 6960
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Meeting Pattern
- TR Mcgraw Hall 165
Instructors
Loos, T
Tagliacozzo, E
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)
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Meeting Pattern
- TBA
Instructors
Admussen, N
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Additional Information
Prerequisite: Senior standing; admissions to honors program. To apply for independent study, please complete the on-line form at https://data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm.
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Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Multi-Term(Multi-Term Course: Not Graded)
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- TBA
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Blackburn, A
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Additional Information
Prerequisite: Senior standing; admissions to honors program. To apply for independent study, please complete the on-line form at https://data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm.
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Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Multi-Term(Multi-Term Course: Not Graded)
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- TBA
Instructors
Boucher, D
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Additional Information
Prerequisite: Senior standing; admissions to honors program. To apply for independent study, please complete the on-line form at https://data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm.
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Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Multi-Term(Multi-Term Course: Not Graded)
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- TBA
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Formichi, C
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Additional Information
Prerequisite: Senior standing; admissions to honors program. To apply for independent study, please complete the on-line form at https://data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm.
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Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Multi-Term(Multi-Term Course: Not Graded)
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- TBA
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Fuhrmann, A
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Prerequisite: Senior standing; admissions to honors program. To apply for independent study, please complete the on-line form at https://data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm.
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Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Multi-Term(Multi-Term Course: Not Graded)
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- TBA
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Law, J
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Additional Information
Prerequisite: Senior standing; admissions to honors program. To apply for independent study, please complete the on-line form at https://data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm.
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Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Multi-Term(Multi-Term Course: Not Graded)
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- TBA
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McCrea, L
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Additional Information
Prerequisite: Senior standing; admissions to honors program. To apply for independent study, please complete the on-line form at https://data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm.
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Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Multi-Term(Multi-Term Course: Not Graded)
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- TBA
Instructors
McNeal, R
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Additional Information
Prerequisite: Senior standing; admissions to honors program. To apply for independent study, please complete the on-line form at https://data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm.
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Regular Academic Session.
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4 Credits Multi-Term(Multi-Term Course: Not Graded)
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- TBA
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Sakai, N
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Additional Information
Prerequisite: Senior standing; admissions to honors program. To apply for independent study, please complete the on-line form at https://data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm.
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Regular Academic Session.
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4 Credits Multi-Term(Multi-Term Course: Not Graded)
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- TBA
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Son, S
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Prerequisite: Senior standing; admissions to honors program. To apply for independent study, please complete the on-line form at https://data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm.
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Regular Academic Session.
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4 Credits Multi-Term(Multi-Term Course: Not Graded)
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- TBA
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Taylor, K
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Additional Information
Prerequisite: Senior standing; admissions to honors program. To apply for independent study, please complete the on-line form at https://data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm.
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Regular Academic Session.
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4 Credits Multi-Term(Multi-Term Course: Not Graded)
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- TBA
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Warner, D
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Additional Information
Prerequisite: Senior standing; admissions to honors program. To apply for independent study, please complete the on-line form at https://data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm.
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ASIAN 4402
Course Description
The student, under faculty direction, prepares an honors essay. view course details
ASIAN 4404
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)
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- TBA
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Admussen, N
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Additional Information
To apply for independent study, please complete the on-line form at https://data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm.
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Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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- TBA
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Blackburn, A
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Additional Information
To apply for independent study, please complete the on-line form at https://data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm.
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Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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- TBA
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Boucher, D
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To apply for independent study, please complete the on-line form at https://data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm.
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Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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- TBA
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Formichi, C
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To apply for independent study, please complete the on-line form at https://data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm.
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Regular Academic Session.
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1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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- TBA
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Fuhrmann, A
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To apply for independent study, please complete the on-line form at https://data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm.
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Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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- TBA
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Law, J
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To apply for independent study, please complete the on-line form at https://data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm.
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Regular Academic Session.
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1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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- TBA
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McCrea, L
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To apply for independent study, please complete the on-line form at https://data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm.
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Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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- TBA
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McNeal, R
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To apply for independent study, please complete the on-line form at https://data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm.
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Regular Academic Session.
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1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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- TBA
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Sakai, N
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To apply for independent study, please complete the on-line form at https://data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm.
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Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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- TBA
Instructors
Son, S
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To apply for independent study, please complete the on-line form at https://data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm.
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Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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- TBA
Instructors
Taylor, K
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To apply for independent study, please complete the on-line form at https://data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm.
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Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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- TBA
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Warner, D
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To apply for independent study, please complete the on-line form at https://data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm.
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ASIAN 4414
Course Description
This seminar embraces three goals. The first is to trace the evolution of politics in Cambodia from its independence to the present day, paying special attention to the last days of the Sangkum (1968-1970), ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: CAPS 4414, GOVT 4414
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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- W Uris Hall 375A
Instructors
Mertha, A
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Additional Information
Government Seniors/Juniors given preference.
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ASIAN 4424
Course Description
By providing an opportunity to engage, explore and examine how local and global ideas and forces interact, this course examines the dynamic interactions between religion and modernity. It inquires how ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ASIAN 6624, RELST 4424, RELST 6624
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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 189
Instructors
Barua, D
ASIAN 4436
Course Description
The course will treat various aspects of Indian film, with focal topics to vary from year to year. These topics will include religion in Indian film, Indian art films, and the golden age of Indian film. ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: VISST 4436
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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 160
Instructors
Gold, D
ASIAN 4440
Course Description
Although the wounded, often feminine, body is the most powerful way of imagining border space in both the Indian subcontinent and the Americas, it is seldom coupled with the embodied practices and performances ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ASIAN 6640, COML 4339, COML 6339, FGSS 4339, FGSS 6339, LSP 4339, LSP 6339
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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 Morrill Hall 102
Instructors
Banerjee, A
Castillo, D
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Additional Information
Limited to 15 students.
ASIAN 4444
Course Description
This course explores the processes and paradoxes of China's engagement with the modern world, focusing in particular on the Republican era, which lasted from 1912 to 1949. This period witnessed epochal ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: CAPS 4242, HIST 4242, HIST 6242
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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
- W Goldwin Smith Hall 122
Instructors
Barwick, J
ASIAN 4448
Course Description
Seminar intended to examine the increasingly complex relationship that has evolved between China and the rest of the international system during the 1980s and 1990s. Emphasizes the interrelated, yet often ... 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
- W Stimson Hall 119
Instructors
Carlson, A
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Additional Information
Government Seniors/Juniors given preference.
ASIAN 4449
Course Description
This course provides advanced students in Religious Studies or the humanities a working familiarity with important methodological issues in the academic study of religion. Following a brief historical ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: RELST 4449
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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
- W Rockefeller Hall 343
Instructors
Law, J
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Additional Information
One course in Religious Studies.
ASIAN 4455
Course Description
Women have from the beginning been integral members of Buddhist traditions. But their voices have often been silenced by male clergy. This course will explore ways in which images of women and the feminine ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ASIAN 6655, FGSS 4455, RELST 4455
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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 382
Instructors
Boucher, D
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Additional Information
Prerequisite: One course in Asian Religions.
Instructor Consent Required (Add)
ASIAN 4461
Course Description
Theories of modernization have inspired, informed, and plagued histories of middle and late imperial China. For the Song-Qing eras (roughly 10th-19th centuries), comparative studies have variously found ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ASIAN 6661, CAPS 4963, HIST 4963, HIST 6963, MEDVL 4963, MEDVL 6963
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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 McGraw Hall 366
Instructors
Hinrichs, T
ASIAN 4470
Course Description
An introduction to the comparative study of social, political, and intellectual modernity in East Asia and the North Atlantic. The course will examine the characteristics of East Asian modernity with much ... view course details
Regular Academic Session.
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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 102
Instructors
Sakai, N
ASIAN 4473
Course Description
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
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ARTH 4816, ARTH 6816, ASIAN 6673
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits GradeNoAud(Letter grades only (no audit))
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- T Goldwin Smith Hall 144
Instructors
Pan, A
ASIAN 4492
Course Description
This course focuses on the role of the oceans in human history, from earliest times to the present. It does so by moving both chronologically and topically through oceanic history, so that a number of ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: HIST 4922
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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
- T Uris Hall 260
Instructors
Tagliacozzo, E
ASIAN 4495
Course Description
No description available. view course details
Regular Academic Session. Choose one lecture and one field studies. Combined with: EDUC 4940
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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 Ives Hall 112
Instructors
Duff, B
McGowan, K
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Additional Information
Requires fieldwork in local schools, 2 hrs/week, either Tuesday 2:30-4:00 pm or Friday 2:30-4:00 pm.
Instructor Consent Required (Add)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- T
Instructors
Duff, B
McGowan, K
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Additional Information
Instructor Consent Required (Add)
ASIAN 5505
Course Description
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 taught ... view course details
Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
2 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- F Rockefeller Hall 127
Instructors
Divo, S
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Additional Information
Priority given to graduate students in Asian Studies & Linguistics. Limited enrollment. Primarily intended for graduated students slated for TA-ship's in Asian languages but is open to other interested students too if space permits.
Department Consent Required (Add)
ASIAN 6600
Course Description
Burma (Myanmar) is rapidly gaining in importance, with political change on several fronts, following on decades of military rule, and a new openness to contacts with Western countries. This seminar is ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ASIAN 3300
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Credits and Grading Basis
1 Credit Sat/Unsat(Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- R Morrill Hall 106
Instructors
Fiskesjo, M
ASIAN 6608
Course Description
This course is a workshop for the composition, revision and publication of scholarly journal articles. Students will survey the journals in their particular discipline inside Asian Studies, learn about ... view course details
Regular Academic 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
- W Rockefeller Hall 383
Instructors
Admussen, N
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Additional Information
One completed graduate-level seminar paper, longer than 20 pages is required.
ASIAN 6611
Course Description
What role does Islam take in the politics, history, arts and rituals of Southeast Asia? Structured as a seminar, this course takes you on a journey through Southeast Asia, home to almost a quarter of the ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ASIAN 3311, NES 3511, RELST 3311
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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
- MW Rockefeller Hall B16
Instructors
Formichi, C
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Additional Information
Prerequisite: One course in the humanities.
ASIAN 6616
Course Description
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
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ASIAN 3316, RELST 3416, RELST 6616
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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 Johnson Museum Of Art 2B07
Instructors
Law, J
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Additional Information
This class is now closed. To be put on a wait-list please contact the instructor at jml16@cornell.edu.
Instructor Consent Required (Add)
ASIAN 6624
Course Description
By providing an opportunity to engage, explore and examine how local and global ideas and forces interact, this course examines the dynamic interactions between religion and modernity. It inquires how ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ASIAN 4424, RELST 4424, RELST 6624
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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 189
Instructors
Barua, D
ASIAN 6629
Course Description
The class is conducted in the Japanese language but the reading assignments are mostly in English. This course is offered to help graduate students meet the new demands of contemporary East Asian studies. ... view course details
Regular Academic Session.
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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 386
Instructors
Sakai, N
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Additional Information
Prerequisite: Advanced level of fluency in Japanese.
ASIAN 6637
Course Description
This course will explore the culture and society of early modern China (roughly defined as covering the period from the sixteenth to the nineteenth century) through literary and visual representations ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ASIAN 3337, CAPS 3337
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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 262
Instructors
Son, S
ASIAN 6640
Course Description
Although the wounded, often feminine, body is the most powerful way of imagining border space in both the Indian subcontinent and the Americas, it is seldom coupled with the embodied practices and performances ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ASIAN 4440, COML 4339, COML 6339, FGSS 4339, FGSS 6339, LSP 4339, LSP 6339
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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 Morrill Hall 102
Instructors
Banerjee, A
Castillo, D
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Additional Information
Limited to 15 students.
ASIAN 6655
Course Description
No description available. view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ASIAN 4455, FGSS 4455, RELST 4455
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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 382
Instructors
Boucher, D
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Additional Information
Prerequisite: One course in Asian Religions.
ASIAN 6661
Course Description
Theories of modernization have inspired, informed, and plagued histories of middle and late imperial China. For the Song-Qing eras (roughly 10th-19th centuries), comparative studies have variously found ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ASIAN 4461, CAPS 4963, HIST 4963, HIST 6963, MEDVL 4963, MEDVL 6963
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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 McGraw Hall 366
Instructors
Hinrichs, T
ASIAN 6673
Course Description
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
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ARTH 4816, ARTH 6816, ASIAN 4473
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits GradeNoAud(Letter grades only (no audit))
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- T Goldwin Smith Hall 144
Instructors
Pan, A
ASIAN 6696
Course Description
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
Regular Academic Session. Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: ASIAN 3396, HIST 3960, HIST 6960
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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 Mcgraw Hall 165
Instructors
Loos, T
Tagliacozzo, E
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- W McGraw Hall 366
Instructors
Loos, T
Tagliacozzo, E
ASIAN 7704
Course Description
No description available. view course details