Asian American Studies (AAS)Arts and Sciences

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Course descriptions provided by the 2026-2027 Catalog.

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  • Schedule of Classes - October 15, 2026 7:07PM EDT

AAS 1100
Introduction to Asian American Studies

This interdisciplinary course offers an introduction to the study of Asian/Pacific Islanders in the U.S. This course will examine, through a range of disciplines (including history, literary ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  3216 AAS 1100   LEC 001

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    • MW
    • Jan 25 - May 11, 2027

    • Kim, A

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

AAS 2100
South Asian Diaspora

This interdisciplinary course (with an emphasis in anthropology) will introduce students to the multiple routes/roots, lived experiences, and imagined worlds of South Asians who have traveled to various ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: ANTHR 2410, SHUM 2101

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  3217 AAS 2100   SEM 101

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    • TR
    • Jan 25 - May 11, 2027

    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

AAS 2295
Orientalism and East Asia

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

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: ASIAN 2295

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • 14550 AAS 2295   LEC 001

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    • TR
    • Jan 25 - May 11, 2027

    • Joo, H

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

AAS 3885
Race and War in History: Workers, Soldiers, Prisoners, Activists

Across twentieth-century history, race and war have been dynamic forces in shaping economic organization and everyday livelihoods. This course will approach labor and working-class history, through a focus ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: AMST 3885, HIST 3884, ILRGL 3885

  • 3 Credits GradeNoAud

  • 14226 AAS 3885   LEC 001

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    • MW
    • Jan 25 - May 11, 2027

    • Nagaraja, T

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

AAS 3980
The Pacific Horizon: Oceania, Asia, and the Americas

The Pacific Horizon is a long one; it stretches from Chile west across the world's largest ocean to places such as Australia and Japan, and then back across the ocean again to North America. All the while ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: ASIAN 3980, HIST 3980

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 10569 AAS 3980   LEC 001

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    • TR
    • Jan 25 - May 11, 2027

    • Craib, R

      Tagliacozzo, E

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  • 10570 AAS 3980   DIS 201

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    • Jan 25 - May 11, 2027

    • Staff

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  • 10571 AAS 3980   DIS 202

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    • T
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    • Staff

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  • 10572 AAS 3980   DIS 203

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    • T
    • Jan 25 - May 11, 2027

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  • 10573 AAS 3980   DIS 204

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    • T
    • Jan 25 - May 11, 2027

    • Staff

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AAS 4020
U.S. Cultures of War and Empire

This course examines the history and afterlives of U.S. war and empire across the Asia/Pacific region and the politics they engender for Asian/Pacific Americans. Since the Philippine American war (1898-1904), ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: AMST 4022, ASIAN 4458, PMA 4020

  • 4 Credits Graded

  •  3221 AAS 4020   SEM 101

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    • MW
    • Jan 25 - May 11, 2027

    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

AAS 4567
Speculative East Asias

We will examine cultural productions by East and Southeast Asians and their diasporas that imagine speculative, science fictional, magical realist, weird realist, or otherwise non-realist worlds. Paying ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one seminar and one independent study. Combined with: ENGL 4567

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  7703 AAS 4567   SEM 101

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    • MW
    • Jan 25 - May 11, 2027

    • Kim, A

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  7704 AAS 4567   IND 601

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    • Jan 25 - May 11, 2027

    • Kim, A

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

AAS 4950
Independent Study

Independent reading course in topics not covered in regularly scheduled courses. Students select a topic in consultation with the faculty member who has agreed to supervise the course work. view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Project Session Full. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  3220 AAS 4950   IND 601

    • Jan 25 - May 11, 2027

    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

    See https://as.cornell.edu/registrar/independent-study for more information on applying for Independent Study.

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AAS 7200
Directed Graduate Individual Study

Individualized readings and research for graduate students. Topics, readings, writing requirements, and the number of course credits to be determined through consultation between the student and the faculty ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  3225 AAS 7200   IND 601

    • Jan 25 - May 11, 2027

    • Kim, A

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

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AAS 7300
Directed Graduate Group Study

Independent study course in which a small group of students works with one member of the graduate faculty. Topics, readings, writing requirements, and the number of course credits to be determined through ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Opt NoAud

  •  3226 AAS 7300   IND 603

    • Jan 25 - May 11, 2027

    • Kim, A

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

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