Asian Studies (ASIAN)Arts and Sciences
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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: Writing on the Wrong Side of History
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- MWF Rockefeller Hall 127
Instructors
Harding, A
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Additional Information
For more information about First-Year Writing Seminars, see the Knight Institute website at http://knight.as.cornell.edu/.
ASIAN 1192
Course Description
This course surveys modern Chinese history from 1644 to 1949. Time will be devoted to each of the three major periods: China's last empire, the Great Qing (1644-1911); the early Republic (1912-1927); and ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. 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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- TR White Hall 110
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Du, Y
ASIAN 2212
Course Description
Interdisciplinary introduction to Chinese culture especially designed for students not majoring in Asian Studies. Explores literature, history, religion, and art, and other aspects of China's rich and ... 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 Uris Hall G01
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Son, S
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- R Uris Hall 204
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Son, S
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- R Uris Hall 204
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Son, S
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- R Uris Hall 204
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Son, S
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- R Uris Hall 204
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Son, S
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- F Uris Hall 204
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Son, S
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- F Uris Hall 204
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Son, S
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- F Uris Hall 204
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Son, S
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- F Uris Hall 204
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Son, S
ASIAN 2222
Course Description
In 1868, samurai revolutionaries and their allies seized the reins of power and established a new capital they called Tokyo. Against all odds, this fragile regime survived and made Tokyo a center of power ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: CAPS 1622, GOVT 1623, HIST 1622
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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- MW Mcgraw Hall 165
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Roebuck, K
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- M Goldwin Smith Hall 122
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Staff
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- W McGraw Hall 365
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Staff
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- M McGraw Hall 366
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Staff
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- W Goldwin Smith Hall 122
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Staff
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- M White Hall B14
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Roebuck, K
ASIAN 2247
Course Description
Whether it is politics, society, the law, sexuality, popular culture or minorities' rights, the media are saturated with news on Islam. This course introduces topical issues in Islam as a religious, historical, ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: NES 2649, RELST 2247
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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
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Formichi, C
ASIAN 2259
Course Description
This course explores the breadth of music found in present day China, Japan, and Korea--from indigenous musical traditions, through adaptations of Western art music, up to the latest popular styles--as ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: MUSIC 2330
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Meeting Pattern
- MWF Lincoln Hall B21
Instructors
Miller, C
ASIAN 2275
Course Description
This introductory course is a broad survey of the history of the Indian subcontinent from remnants of the Mughal empire through the end of the British empire into the postcolonial present. Prominent themes ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: HIST 2750
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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- MW Mcgraw Hall 165
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Ghosh, D
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- F McGraw Hall 145
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Staff
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- F McGraw Hall 366
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Staff
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- F McGraw Hall 365
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Staff
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Department Consent Required (Add)
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- F White Hall 104
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Staff
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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Meeting Pattern
- MWF Goldwin Smith Hall G64-Kau Aud
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Gold, D
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. Combined with: CAPS 2132, HIST 2132
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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- TR Uris Hall 312
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Du, Y
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: CAPS 2985, HIST 2985
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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- TR Rockefeller Hall 230
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Barwick, J
ASIAN 3308
Course Description
The course is attached to the Cornell Contemporary China Initiative lecture series, which brings high profile speakers on various aspects of contemporary China to Cornell most Mondays throughout the semester. ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: CAPS 3308
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Credits and Grading Basis
2 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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- M Goldwin Smith Hall G76-Lewis
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Admussen, N
ASIAN 3309
Course Description
How do Buddhists live out their philosophies and ethics? What are the spaces of ritual, devotion, meditation, education, and politics? How do Buddhist practices and affiliations satisfy aesthetic and emotional ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: RELST 3309
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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- TR Rockefeller Hall 115
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Blackburn, A
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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- TR Stimson Hall G01
Instructors
Law, J
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Additional Information
Instructor Consent Required (Add)
ASIAN 3328
Course Description
Ancient Gandhara, modern northwestern Pakistan and eastern Afghanistan, has long captivated the imagination of scholars with its great cultural diversity and haunting Hellenistic Buddhist art. This course ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ASIAN 6628, RELST 3328, RELST 6628
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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- TR Rockefeller Hall 110
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Marino, J
ASIAN 3329
Course Description
Ever since the creation of the concept of a culturally and geographically stable center in China, people have been intentionally excluded from that center. Disgraced officials are sent to far-flung provinces, ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: CAPS 3329, COML 3985
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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- MWF Rockefeller Hall B16
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Admussen, N
ASIAN 3332
Course Description
The idea of the barbarians is as old as civilization itself. But what is a barbarian, and what is the role that barbarians play, as the savage enemies of civilization? In this course we will address such ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ANTHR 3416, ANTHR 6416, ASIAN 6632
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Meeting Pattern
- R McGraw Hall 215
Instructors
Fiskesjo, M
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 Mcgraw Hall 165
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Pepinsky, T
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- T Uris Hall 262
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Staff
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- W Mcgraw Hall 165
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Pepinsky, T
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
4 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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- MWF Sibley Hall 211
Instructors
McCrea, L
ASIAN 3350
Course Description
The arts of Southeast Asia are studied in their social context, since in traditional societies creative processes are often mapped on the sequence of events that compose human lives. We will be looking ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ARTH 3850, VISST 3696
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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 G22
Instructors
McGowan, K
ASIAN 3356
Course Description
No description available. view course details
Seven Week - First. Combined with: ARTH 3856
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Credits and Grading Basis
2 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
ASIAN 3376
Course Description
New media remain central to ongoing struggles over the constitution of the public sphere in Asia. In high measure, censorship affects the Internet and visual media (including digital, independent cinema), ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ASIAN 6676, FGSS 3376, FGSS 6676
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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- MW Uris Hall 369
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Fuhrmann, 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 Stimson Hall 105
Instructors
Loos, T
ASIAN 4400
Course Description
This course is an exploration of the development of the Vajrayana tradition through a focus on the myths and stories about, and writings by central figures in what is known in the west as Tibetan Buddhism. ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: RELST 4400
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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Meeting Pattern
- TR Rockefeller Hall 231
Instructors
Law, J
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Additional Information
Prerequisite: one course on Asian religion or permission of instructor.
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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Class Number & Section Details
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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.
Instructor Consent Required (Add)
Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Multi-Term(Multi-Term Course: Not Graded)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- TBA
Instructors
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.
Instructor Consent Required (Add)
Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Multi-Term(Multi-Term Course: Not Graded)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- TBA
Instructors
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.
Instructor Consent Required (Add)
Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Multi-Term(Multi-Term Course: Not Graded)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- TBA
Instructors
Fuhrmann, 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.
Instructor Consent Required (Add)
Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Multi-Term(Multi-Term Course: Not Graded)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- TBA
Instructors
Gold, 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.
Instructor Consent Required (Add)
Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Multi-Term(Multi-Term Course: Not Graded)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- TBA
Instructors
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.
Instructor Consent Required (Add)
Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Multi-Term(Multi-Term Course: Not Graded)
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Class Number & Section Details
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- TBA
Instructors
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.
Instructor Consent Required (Add)
Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Multi-Term(Multi-Term Course: Not Graded)
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Class Number & Section Details
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- TBA
Instructors
Son, S
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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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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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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- TBA
Instructors
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.
Instructor Consent Required (Add)
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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Meeting Pattern
- TBA
Instructors
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.
Instructor Consent Required (Add)
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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Meeting Pattern
- TBA
Instructors
Formichi, C
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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.
Instructor Consent Required (Add)
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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Meeting Pattern
- TBA
Instructors
Fuhrmann, 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.
Instructor Consent Required (Add)
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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Meeting Pattern
- TBA
Instructors
Gold, D
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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.
Instructor Consent Required (Add)
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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Meeting Pattern
- TBA
Instructors
Law, J
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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.
Instructor Consent Required (Add)
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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Meeting Pattern
- TBA
Instructors
McCrea, L
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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.
Instructor Consent Required (Add)
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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Meeting Pattern
- TBA
Instructors
Son, S
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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.
Instructor Consent Required (Add)
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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Meeting Pattern
- TBA
Instructors
Warner, D
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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.
Instructor Consent Required (Add)
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
Instructors
Bass, D
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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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ASIAN 4423
Course Description
This course uses the lens of temporality to track transformations in notions of urban personhood and collective life engendered by recent trans-Asia economic shifts. We will develop tools that help unpack ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ASIAN 6623, FGSS 4504, FGSS 6504, PMA 4504
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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 Uris Hall G24
Instructors
Fuhrmann, A
ASIAN 4429
Course Description
Chinese discourses have long linked the circulation of cosmic energies, political power, and bodily vitalities. In these models political order, spiritual cultivation, and health are achieved and enhanced ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: BSOC 4911, CAPS 4931, HIST 4931, HIST 6931, RELST 4931, STS 4911
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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 Kroch, Carl A Library B59
Instructors
Hinrichs, T
ASIAN 4434
Course Description
With sectarian conflicts and discussions on orthodoxy and heresy dominating the headlines, it becomes important to better understand the relationship between Muslim majorities and minorities. This seminar ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ASIAN 6634, NES 4634, RELST 4434
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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 Rockefeller Hall 110
Instructors
Formichi, C
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Additional Information
Prerequisite: One course in the humanities.
ASIAN 4437
Course Description
Topics will change in relation to curricular needs in the South Asia Program and the Department of Asian Studies. view course details
Seven Week - Second.
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Credits and Grading Basis
2 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Section Topic
Topic: Formations of Tamilness in Sri Lankan & Transnatio
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Class Number & Section Details
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- M Uris Hall 498
- Mar 11 - May 7, 2019
Instructors
Paramsothy, T
ASIAN 4443
Course Description
This course provides an overview of the various features of work and labor in contemporary China. After a brief section on historical background, we will analyze how market reforms have impacted work for ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: CAPS 4355, ILRIC 4355
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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
- TR Ives Hall 112
Instructors
Friedman, E
ASIAN 4459
Course Description
No description available. view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ASIAN 6660
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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 G20
Instructors
Son, S
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Additional Information
After pre-enrollment please contact the instructor to enroll.
Instructor Consent Required (Add)
ASIAN 4466
Course Description
In popular discourses, Buddhism and Islam are now often conceptualized as sharply contrasting religious traditions. Moreover, tensions between Buddhists and Muslims now feature strongly in some contemporary ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ASIAN 6666, RELST 4465, RELST 6665
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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 144
Instructors
Blackburn, A
ASIAN 4487
Course Description
This seminar explores how patterned cloths serve as a symbolic medium, functioning on multiple levels of understanding and communication. As spun, dyed, and woven threads of consequence, textiles can be ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ARTH 4855, ARTH 6855, ASIAN 6644, VISST 4855, VISST 6855
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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 Johnson Museum 2B18 Citrin Rm
Instructors
McGowan, K
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Additional Information
Instructor Consent Required (Add)
ASIAN 5505
Course Description
This course presents theories of language teaching and learning, and shows how they apply to Asian language course structure, classroom instruction, and assessment techniques. Students will observe classes ... view course details
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 110
Instructors
Divo, S
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Additional Information
Priority given to graduate students in Asian Studies & Linguistics. Limited enrollment. Primarily intended for graduate students slated for TA-ship's in Asian languages but is open to other interested students too if space permits.
Department Consent Required (Add)
ASIAN 6612
Course Description
This course is intended to make students aware of and give them direct experience with the key reference works available for Japanese studies (both print and digital), as well as to expose them to academic ... view course details
Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
1 Credit Graded(Letter grades only)
ASIAN 6613
Course Description
Covers practical bibliographical skills and research methods necessary to accomplish quality research in the field of Southeast Asian Studies. During the semester we will explore resources available at ... view course details
Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
1 Credit Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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 Stimson Hall G01
Instructors
Law, J
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Additional Information
Instructor Consent Required (Add)
ASIAN 6623
Course Description
This course uses the lens of temporality to track transformations in notions of urban personhood and collective life engendered by recent trans-Asia economic shifts. We will develop tools that help unpack ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ASIAN 4423, FGSS 4504, FGSS 6504, PMA 4504
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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 Uris Hall G24
Instructors
Fuhrmann, A
ASIAN 6628
Course Description
Ancient Gandhara, modern northwestern Pakistan and eastern Afghanistan, has long captivated the imagination of scholars with its great cultural diversity and haunting Hellenistic Buddhist art. This course ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ASIAN 3328, RELST 3328, RELST 6628
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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 110
Instructors
Marino, J
ASIAN 6632
Course Description
The idea of the barbarians is as old as civilization itself. But what is a barbarian, and what is the role that barbarians play, as the savage enemies of civilization? In this course we will address such ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ANTHR 3416, ANTHR 6416, ASIAN 3332
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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
- R McGraw Hall 215
Instructors
Fiskesjo, M
ASIAN 6634
Course Description
With sectarian conflicts and discussions on orthodoxy and heresy dominating the headlines, it becomes important to better understand the relationship between Muslim majorities and minorities. This seminar ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ASIAN 4434, NES 4634, RELST 4434
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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 Rockefeller Hall 110
Instructors
Formichi, C
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Additional Information
Prerequisite: one course in the humanities.
ASIAN 6644
Course Description
This seminar explores how patterned cloths serve as a symbolic medium, functioning on multiple levels of understanding and communication. As spun, dyed, and woven threads of consequence, textiles can be ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ARTH 4855, ARTH 6855, ASIAN 4487, VISST 4855, VISST 6855
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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
- W Johnson Museum 2B18 Citrin Rm
Instructors
McGowan, K
ASIAN 6660
Course Description
No description available. view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ASIAN 4459
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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 G20
Instructors
Son, S
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Additional Information
After pre-enrollment please contact Suyoung Son (ss994) to enroll.
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ASIAN 6666
Course Description
In popular discourses, Buddhism and Islam are now often conceptualized as sharply contrasting religious traditions. Moreover, tensions between Buddhists and Muslims now feature strongly in some contemporary ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ASIAN 4466, RELST 4465, RELST 6665
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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 144
Instructors
Blackburn, A
ASIAN 6676
Course Description
New media remain central to ongoing struggles over the constitution of the public sphere in Asia. In high measure, censorship affects the Internet and visual media (including digital, independent cinema), ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ASIAN 3376, FGSS 3376, FGSS 6676
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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 Uris Hall 369
Instructors
Fuhrmann, 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 Stimson Hall 105
Instructors
Loos, T
ASIAN 7704
Course Description
Guided independent study for graduate students. view course details