Asian Studies (ASIAN)Arts and Sciences
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ASIAN 1109
Course Description
What can a tour of Asian cities teach us about early modern globalization? We will learn the fundamentals of good writing by learning about the key port cities of the Indo-Pacific in the sixteenth and ... view course details
FWS Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits GradeNoAud(Letter grades only (no audit))
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- TR
- Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
Instructors
Misra, D
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Instruction Mode: In Person
For more information about First-Year Writing Seminars, see the Knight Institute website at http://knight.as.cornell.edu/.
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 and instructor. 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:Disaster&Dystopia-Japanese Speculative Fiction
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Meeting Pattern
- TR
- Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
Instructors
Wei, A
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
For more information about First-Year Writing Seminars, see the Knight Institute website at http://knight.as.cornell.edu/.
ASIAN 2218
Course Description
This course provides an introduction to Korean culture and history from early times to the present. We will examine major historical time periods and cultural forms of the Korean peninsula, with a focus ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Choose one lecture and one discussion.
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Meeting Pattern
- MW
- Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
Instructors
Yi, I
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Instruction Mode: In Person
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- F
- Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
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Yi, I
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Instruction Mode: In Person
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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- TR
- Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
Instructors
Roebuck, K
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Staff
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ASIAN 2230
Course Description
This is an introduction of Chinese civilization from ancient times up to the end of the Chinese empire in 1911. It is intended to familiarize students with the major concepts of Chinese history, society, ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: CAPS 2230
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- MW
- Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
Instructors
Son, S
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Instruction Mode: In Person
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Class Number & Section Details
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- F
- Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
Instructors
Son, S
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- F
- Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
Instructors
Son, S
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- F
- Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
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Son, S
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ASIAN 2248
Course Description
For millennia, Buddhist monks, merchants, pilgrims, diplomats, and adventurers have moved around the Indian Ocean arena circulating Buddhist teachings and powerful objects. In doing so they helped create ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: HIST 2548, RELST 2248
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- MW
- Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
Instructors
Boucher, D
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
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- F
- Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
Instructors
Boucher, D
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Instruction Mode: In Person
ASIAN 2252
Course Description
In this course, we will explore over one hundred years of Japanese cinema—one of the most prominent and diverse global film industries—from silent comedies to J-Horror, “ramen westerns” to Studio Ghibli. ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: PMA 2452
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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- MW
- Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
Instructors
Campana, A
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Instruction Mode: In Person
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- F
- Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
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Campana, A
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- F
- Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
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Campana, A
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- F
- Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
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Campana, A
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Instruction Mode: In Person
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)
ASIAN 2272
Course Description
Can we identify a distinctive Asian food and food culture? Challenging attempts to define heterogenous gastronomic practices as authentic reflections of a static Asian identity, this course discusses how ... view course details
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. Combined with: HIST 2750
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
ASIAN 2278
Course Description
East Asian medicinal and martial arts, whether practiced in East Asia or in other parts of the world, have been important points of contact for people within and between often marginalized communities. ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Choose one seminar and one independent study. Combined with: HIST 2207, STS 2207
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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Meeting Pattern
- TR
- Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
Instructors
Hinrichs, T
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
ASIAN 2279
Course Description
Students will study Chinese myths from the earliest times. Focus will be on understanding how people have used myth to create and convey meaning, on examining the form Chinese myths take, and on considering ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: RELST 2279
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
ASIAN 2281
Course Description
This course offers a broad understanding of the crucial roles East Asian women played in culture, the economy, and society from antiquity to the early twentieth century. By rethinking the pervasive stereotype ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: CAPS 2281, FGSS 2281, HIST 2981
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Opt NoAud(Letter or S/U grades (no audit))
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- MW
- Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
Instructors
Son, S
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- F
- Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
Instructors
Son, S
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
ASIAN 2285
Course Description
Trade in and to Asia proved to be a key force in creating our modern globalized world. The Indian Ocean and the China Seas converged on Southeast Asia, where a cosmopolitan array of ships from every shore ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: ARTH 2805, SHUM 2805, VISST 2805
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Opt NoAud(Letter or S/U grades (no audit))
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- T
- Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
Instructors
McGowan, K
Pan, A
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- Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
Instructors
McGowan, K
Pan, A
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- R
- Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
Instructors
McGowan, K
Pan, A
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
ASIAN 2295
Course Description
This course explores the evolution of Orientalism, focusing on how East Asia has been perceived in the West and in East Asia. By analyzing a range of cultural and literary works spanning the genres of ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: AAS 2295
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
ASIAN 2740
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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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- MW
- Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
Instructors
Hinrichs, T
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Instruction Mode: In Person
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- F
- Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
Instructors
Staff
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- F
- Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
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Staff
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- Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
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ASIAN 2920
Course Description
This course surveys modern Chinese history from 1600 to present. Time will be devoted to each of the three major periods into which modern Chinese history is conventionally divided: the Imperial ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: CAPS 1920, HIST 1920
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- MW
- Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
Instructors
Du, M
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Instruction Mode: In Person
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- Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
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Staff
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Instruction Mode: In Person
ASIAN 3021
Course Description
This course examines the long, complicated history of Korea’s relationship with China, focusing on the period from the fourteenth century to the present. Rather than having a nation-bound interpretation ... view course details
ASIAN 3022
Course Description
In 1610, Nahua chronicler Chimalpahin wrote that a group of Japanese merchants had made landfall in Mexico, bringing with them writing desks, folding screens, porcelain, and silk. During this period, Japanese ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ASIAN 6022, SHUM 3022
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
ASIAN 3315
Course Description
Video games have become one of the major cultural forces of the world, far surpassing the size of the film and music industries combined. They have also been key to developments in digital culture and ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: SHUM 3325
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
ASIAN 3319
Course Description
Fitness. Flexibility. Relaxation. Spirituality. These are just a sampling of the many buzzwords associated with groups of allied practices like Yoga, Meditation, and Mindfulness that have contemplative ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: RELST 3319
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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
ASIAN 3344
Course Description
This course will survey the rich and sophisticated tradition of Indian philosophical thought from its beginnings in the speculations of Upanishads, surveying debates between Hindus, Buddhists, Jains and ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: CLASS 3674, PHIL 2540, RELST 3344
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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 people's ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Choose one lecture and one independent study. 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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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- TR
- Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
Instructors
Tagliacozzo, E
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
ASIAN 4020
Course Description
Do modern times (which are experienced and conceptualized in varied ways) pose distinctive problems and opportunities for Buddhists? How are Buddhist teachings drawn into forms of social and political ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ASIAN 6020, RELST 4020, RELST 6022
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
ASIAN 4024
Course Description
This seminar course introduces students to the studies of science, technology, and medicine in East Asia, aiming to cultivate a foundational understanding of the field while exploring key topics relevant ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ASIAN 6024, BSOC 4020, BSOC 6020, STS 4020, STS 6020
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
ASIAN 4076
Course Description
How did the U.S. and China reach this precarious moment? Are they on the brink of a hot war, or can diplomacy still prevent the worst? Is a cold peace even possible? This course critically examines the ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Choose one seminar and one independent study. Combined with: AMST 4076, AMST 6076, ASIAN 6076, CAPS 4076, HIST 4076, HIST 6076
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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- Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
Instructors
Sun, P
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
ASIAN 4377
Course Description
This is an events-based course. Students will attend ten seminars in the South Asia Program seminar series. The work of scholars, filmmakers, and artists presenting research in the series spans the region ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ASIAN 6377
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Credits and Grading Basis
1 Credit GradeNoAud(Letter grades only (no audit))
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
- Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
Instructors
Admussen, N
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: Independent Studies
Enrollment limited to: seniors with admissions to honors programs.
To apply: first discuss the Independent Study with the course supervisor, and then complete the online Independent Study 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
- Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
Instructors
Blackburn, A
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: Independent Studies
Enrollment limited to: seniors with admissions to honors programs.
To apply: first discuss the Independent Study with the course supervisor, and then complete the online Independent Study 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
- Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
Instructors
Boucher, D
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: Independent Studies
Enrollment limited to: seniors with admissions to honors programs.
To apply: first discuss the Independent Study with the course supervisor, and then complete the online Independent Study 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
- Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
Instructors
Campana, A
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: Independent Studies
Enrollment limited to: seniors with admissions to honors programs.
To apply: first discuss the Independent Study with the course supervisor, and then complete the online Independent Study 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
- Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
Instructors
Formichi, C
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: Independent Studies
Enrollment limited to: seniors with admissions to honors programs.
To apply: first discuss the Independent Study with the course supervisor, and then complete the online Independent Study 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
- Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
Instructors
Ma, S
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: Independent Studies
Enrollment limited to: seniors with admissions to honors programs.
To apply: first discuss the Independent Study with the course supervisor, and then complete the online Independent Study 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
- Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
Instructors
McCrea, L
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: Independent Studies
Enrollment limited to: seniors with admissions to honors programs.
To apply: first discuss the Independent Study with the course supervisor, and then complete the online Independent Study 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
- Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
Instructors
McNeal, R
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: Independent Studies
Enrollment limited to: seniors with admissions to honors programs.
To apply: first discuss the Independent Study with the course supervisor, and then complete the online Independent Study 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
- Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
Instructors
Misra, D
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: Independent Studies
Enrollment limited to: seniors with admissions to honors programs.
To apply: first discuss the Independent Study with the course supervisor, and then complete the online Independent Study 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
- Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
Instructors
Son, S
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: Independent Studies
Enrollment limited to: seniors with admissions to honors programs.
To apply: first discuss the Independent Study with the course supervisor, and then complete the online Independent Study 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
- Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
Instructors
Yi, I
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: Independent Studies
Enrollment limited to: seniors with admissions to honors programs.
To apply: first discuss the Independent Study with the course supervisor, and then complete the online Independent Study form at https://data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm.Instructor Consent Required (Add)
ASIAN 4402
Course Description
The student, under faculty direction, prepares an honors essay. view course details
Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
ASIAN 4404
Course Description
Intensive reading under the direction of a member of the staff. view course details
Project Session Full.
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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
- Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
Instructors
Admussen, N
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: Independent Studies
To apply: first discuss the Independent Study with the course supervisor, and then complete the online Independent Study form at https://data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm.
Instructor Consent Required (Add)
Project Session Full.
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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
- Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
Instructors
Blackburn, A
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: Independent Studies
To apply: first discuss the Independent Study with the course supervisor, and then complete the online Independent Study form at https://data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm.
Instructor Consent Required (Add)
Project Session Full.
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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
- Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
Instructors
Boucher, D
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: Independent Studies
To apply: first discuss the Independent Study with the course supervisor, and then complete the online Independent Study form at https://data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm.
Instructor Consent Required (Add)
Project Session Full.
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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
- Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
Instructors
Campana, A
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: Independent Studies
To apply: first discuss the Independent Study with the course supervisor, and then complete the online Independent Study form at https://data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm.
Instructor Consent Required (Add)
Project Session Full.
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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
- Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
Instructors
Formichi, C
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: Independent Studies
To apply: first discuss the Independent Study with the course supervisor, and then complete the online Independent Study form at https://data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm.
Instructor Consent Required (Add)
Project Session Full.
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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
- Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
Instructors
Ma, S
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: Independent Studies
To apply: first discuss the Independent Study with the course supervisor, and then complete the online Independent Study form at https://data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm.
Instructor Consent Required (Add)
Project Session Full.
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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
- Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
Instructors
McCrea, L
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: Independent Studies
To apply: first discuss the Independent Study with the course supervisor, and then complete the online Independent Study form at https://data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm.
Instructor Consent Required (Add)
Project Session Full.
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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
- Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
Instructors
McNeal, R
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: Independent Studies
To apply: first discuss the Independent Study with the course supervisor, and then complete the online Independent Study form at https://data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm.
Instructor Consent Required (Add)
Project Session Full.
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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
- Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
Instructors
Misra, D
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: Independent Studies
To apply: first discuss the Independent Study with the course supervisor, and then complete the online Independent Study form at https://data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm.
Instructor Consent Required (Add)
Project Session Full.
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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
- Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
Instructors
Son, S
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: Independent Studies
To apply: first discuss the Independent Study with the course supervisor, and then complete the online Independent Study form at https://data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm.
Instructor Consent Required (Add)
Project Session Full.
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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
- Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
Instructors
Yi, I
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: Independent Studies
To apply: first discuss the Independent Study with the course supervisor, and then complete the online Independent Study form at https://data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm.
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ASIAN 4415
Course Description
Visions of bodily corruption preoccupy ruler and ruled alike and prompt campaigns for moral, medical, and legal reform in periods of both stability and revolution. This seminar explores the links between ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Choose one seminar and one independent study. Combined with: ASIAN 6615, BSOC 4127, CAPS 4127, FGSS 4127, FGSS 6127, HIST 4127, HIST 6127, SHUM 4127, STS 4127, STS 6127
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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
- M
- Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
Instructors
Roebuck, K
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
ASIAN 4424
Course Description
Tea is a ubiquitous commodity across time and cultures. The craze for tea has become a global phenomenon. The goal of this course is not only to elucidate the exchanges and transmissions that gave rise ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ARTH 4822, ARTH 6822, ASIAN 6624
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Opt NoAud(Letter or S/U grades (no audit))
ASIAN 4435
Course Description
This course serves as a survey of major issues within Chinese politics and foreign policy and constitutes the capstone seminar for CAPS students. It is intended to give students an opportunity to explore ... view course details
ASIAN 4443
Course Description
China's transition to capitalism has resulted in more than a generation of rapid and nearly uninterrupted growth. It increasingly dominates the production of all sorts of goods, from the very low end and ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: CAPS 4355, ILRGL 4355
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits GradeNoAud(Letter grades only (no audit))
ASIAN 4477
Course Description
This interdisciplinary seminar examines the relationship between literature and the environment in an East Asian and global context. We will explore key questions and approaches in the fields of ecocriticism ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ASIAN 6677
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
ASIAN 4506
Course Description
This course examines the profound and far-reaching politics and dynamics generated by ocean technologies and infrastructures in this age of globalization and Anthropocene. It adopts an empirical ... view course details
ASIAN 4713
Course Description
Labor is a universal human activity that orders societal hierarchies and determines value. Cinema and television, by zooming in and out of labor paid or unpaid, masculine or feminine, tedious or pleasurable, ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ASIAN 6713, PMA 4513, PMA 6513, SHUM 4713, SHUM 6713, VISST 4706, VISST 6706
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
ASIAN 4844
Course Description
An explosive period of artistic experimentation occurred in China following the end of the Cultural Revolution (1966-1976). The new artistic practices that were developed from the late 1970s onwards-from ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ARTH 4844, ARTH 6844, ASIAN 6844
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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
- Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
Instructors
Larson, N
Liu, R
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
Priority given to: graduate students in Asian Studies & Linguistics slated for teaching assistant-ship's in Asian languages.
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ASIAN 6020
Course Description
Do modern times (which are experienced and conceptualized in varied ways) pose distinctive problems and opportunities for Buddhists? How are Buddhist teachings drawn into forms of social and political ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Choose one seminar and one independent study. Combined with: ASIAN 4020, RELST 4020, RELST 6022
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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
- M
- Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
Instructors
Blackburn, A
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
ASIAN 6022
Course Description
In 1610, Nahua chronicler Chimalpahin wrote that a group of Japanese merchants had made landfall in Mexico, bringing with them writing desks, folding screens, porcelain, and silk. During this period, Japanese ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ASIAN 3022, SHUM 3022
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
ASIAN 6024
Course Description
This seminar course introduces students to the studies of science, technology, and medicine in East Asia, aiming to cultivate a foundational understanding of the field while exploring key topics relevant ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ASIAN 4024, BSOC 4020, BSOC 6020, STS 4020, STS 6020
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
ASIAN 6076
Course Description
How did the U.S. and China reach this precarious moment? Are they on the brink of a hot war, or can diplomacy still prevent the worst? Is a cold peace even possible? This course critically examines the ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Choose one seminar and one independent study. Combined with: AMST 4076, AMST 6076, ASIAN 4076, CAPS 4076, HIST 4076, HIST 6076
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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
- Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
Instructors
Sun, P
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
ASIAN 6377
Course Description
This is an events-based course. Students will attend ten seminars in the South Asia Program seminar series. The work of scholars, filmmakers, and artists presenting research in the series spans the region ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ASIAN 4377
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Credits and Grading Basis
1 Credit GradeNoAud(Letter grades only (no audit))
ASIAN 6615
Course Description
Visions of bodily corruption preoccupy ruler and ruled alike and prompt campaigns for moral, medical, and legal reform in periods of both stability and revolution. This seminar explores the links between ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Choose one seminar and one independent study. Combined with: ASIAN 4415, BSOC 4127, CAPS 4127, FGSS 4127, FGSS 6127, HIST 4127, HIST 6127, SHUM 4127, STS 4127, STS 6127
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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
- M
- Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
Instructors
Roebuck, K
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
ASIAN 6616
Course Description
Chinglish language is crucial to formulations of the Sinophone (and Cantophone), to disciplinary life in Asian Studies and translation studies, and in the lives of migrants and transnational people around ... view course details
Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
ASIAN 6624
Course Description
Tea is a ubiquitous commodity across time and cultures. The craze for tea has become a global phenomenon. The goal of this course is not only to elucidate the exchanges and transmissions that gave rise ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ARTH 4822, ARTH 6822, ASIAN 4424
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Opt NoAud(Letter or S/U grades (no audit))
ASIAN 6677
Course Description
This interdisciplinary seminar examines the relationship between literature and the environment in an East Asian and global context. We will explore key questions and approaches in the fields of ecocriticism ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ASIAN 4477
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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 people's ... 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
- Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
Instructors
Tagliacozzo, E
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
ASIAN 6713
Course Description
Labor is a universal human activity that orders societal hierarchies and determines value. Cinema and television, by zooming in and out of labor paid or unpaid, masculine or feminine, tedious or pleasurable, ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ASIAN 4713, PMA 4513, PMA 6513, SHUM 4713, SHUM 6713, VISST 4706, VISST 6706
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
ASIAN 6844
Course Description
An explosive period of artistic experimentation occurred in China following the end of the Cultural Revolution (1966-1976). The new artistic practices that were developed from the late 1970s onwards-from ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ARTH 4844, ARTH 6844, ASIAN 4844
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
ASIAN 7704
Course Description
Guided independent study for graduate students. view course details
