MDES W 3000x and y Theories of Culture: Middle East and South Asia

Critical introduction to theories of culture as they are related to the Middle East and South Asia. Enables students to articulate their emerging knowledge of these two regions and cultures in a theoretically informed language.
Prerequisites: Required of all majors. Enrollment limited to 35 students. General Education Requirement: Social Analysis (SOC).
4 points

MDES W 3000x Theories-Cultures: Middle East
- H. Dabashi
4 points

CLME W 3032x History & Theory
3 points

EAAS W 3901x Senior Thesis

Senior seminar required of all majors in East Asian Studies.
Prerequisites: Senior majors only.
3 points

ASST BC 3999x and y Independent Study

Specialized reading and research projects planned in consultation with members of the Asian and Middle Eastern Cultures teaching staff.
Prerequisites: Open to majors who have fulfilled basic major requirements or written permission of the staff member who will supervise the project.
3-4 points.

EAAS V 3999y Research in East Asian Studies

Introduces students to research and writing techniques and requires preparation of a senior thesis proposal. Required for juniors who are East Asian majors.
1 point

EAAS W 4101y Literary and Cultural Theory East and West

Designed to familiarize students with major paradigms of contemporary literary and cultural theory to generate critical contexts for analyzing East Asian literature and culture in a comparative framework. Takes up a wide but interrelated range of issues, including feminist criticism, film theory, postcolonialism, social theory, postmodernism, and issues of national and ethnic identity.
3 points

EAAS W 4102y Critical Approaches to East Asia in the Social Sciences

Introduces students to social science research on East Asia (primarily China, Korea, and Japan) by examining, first, the role of culture and the state in East Asian development, second, the social and political consequences of economic development.

EAAS W 4890y Historiography of East Asia

Major issues in the practice of history illustrated by critical reading of important historical work on East Asia.
Prerequisites: Two-hour seminar plus additional one-hour workshop in bibliography and research methods. Designed primarily for majors in East Asian Studies in their junior year. Permission of instructor required for others. General Education Requirement: Reason and Value (REA).
3 points

EAAS V 3370y Social Change in East Asia

Nowhere in the world has the pace of social change been so rapid and its impacts so sweeping as in East Asia. This course provides sociological insights that will help us better understand the causes, processes, and consequences of social change in East Asia from a comparative perspective.

HSEA W 3718y Nation, Race, and Empire in East Asia
Not offered in 2009-2010.
3 points

HSEA W 3891x The Asia-Pacific Wars, 1931-1975
Not offered in 2009-2010.
3 points

HSEA W 3898y The Mongols in History
- M. Rossabi
General Education Requirement: Cultures in Comparison (CUL). General Education Requirement: Historical Studies (HIS).
3 points

ASCE W 3925y Wisdom Literatures

Focus on the ancient literary and philosophical traditions known as "wisdom literature," broadly defined as works that offer political and religious instruction on living an ethical life in a corrupt world. Exploration of commonalities and differences between East Asian, Near Eastern, and Greco-Roman modes of wisdom writing.
General Education Requirement: Reason and Value (REA). Not offered in 2009-2010.
4 points

HSEA W 3997x World War Two in History and Memory
Not offered in 2009-2010.
3 points

EAAS W 4000x History of East Asian Writing
Not offered in 2009-2010.
3 points

EAAS W 4011x The Lotus Sutra in East Asian Buddhism

Examines some central Mahayana Buddhist beliefs and practices through an in-depth study of the Lotus Sutra. Schools (Tiantai/Tendai, Nichiren) and cultic practices such as sutra-chanting, meditation, confessional rites, and Guanyin worship based on the scripture. East Asian art and literature inspired by it.

EAAS W 4106x Global Genres & East Asian Cinema
Corequisites: Mandatory film screening on Tuesday's 6:00-8:00 p.m.
3 points

EAAS W 4212y Topics in Early China and Japan

Explores rhetorical traditions of Early China and Japan, examining types of speech situation (instruction, persuasion, or court entertainment) and devices important to the construction of argument (anecdotes, parallel structures, and topical clusters).
Prerequisites: Some prior knowledge of Chinese or Japanese history or literature is required. General Education Requirement: Literature (LIT). Not offered in 2009-2010.
4 points

ASCV W 4320x Human Rights and Social Justice in Comparative Perspective

Considers issues of human rights through cross-national and cross-cultural studies of modern China and Korea.
4 points

EAAS W 4408x Social Movements in Contemporary East Asia

Examines basic theories and concepts of the social movement literature and how it is utilized for the study of social movements in contemporary East Asia from a comparative perspective. By navigating through major studies of social movements in China, Taiwan, South Korea, and Japan, the course focuses on the varying contexts and dynamics though which social movements emerge, develop, and leave traces. This course will help us better understand how social, political, and cultural history unfolds through the intricate interaction between the status quo and the incessant challenges against it.

HSEA W 4902x World War Two
Not offered in 2009-2010.
4 points

HSEA W 4918y Smuggling, Drugs, and States
Not offered in 2009-2010.
4 points

EAAS V 2937x China in the Modern World

The rise of China has impacted world politics and economy in significant ways. How did it happen? This course introduces unique angles of self-understanding suggested by Chinese writers, intellectuals, and artists who have participated in the making of modern China and provided illuminating and critical analyses of their own culture, history, and the world. Our readings will cover a wide selection of modern Chinese fiction and poetry, autobiographical writing, photography, documentary film, artworks, and music with emphasis on the interplays of art/literature, history, and politics. We will pay close attention to the role of storytelling, the mediating powers of technology, new forms of visuality and sense experience, and the emergence of critical consciousness in response to global modernity. Our goal is to develop critical reading skills and gain in-depth understanding of modern China and its engagement with the modern world beyond the Cold War rhetoric. Topics of discussion include historical rupture, loss and melancholy, exile, freedom, migration, social bonding and identity, capitalism, nationalism, and the world revolution.
Corequisites: Open to all undergraduate students. This course fulfills Major Cultures Requirement (East Asian Civilization List B) and may count as an elective. No prior knowledge of China or any of its languages is required. Not offered in 2009-2010.
3 points

EAAS V 3310x or y Rebellion and Revolution in Modern China
Not offered in 2009-2010.
3 points

EAAS W 3315x Literature and Film in Modern China
General Education Requirement: The Visual and Performing Arts (ART). Not offered in 2009-2010.
3 points

HSEA V 3430x A Cultural History of "Revolution" in 20th-Century China
Not offered in 2009-2010.
3 points

HSEA V 3450y China's Sprouts of Capitalism
Not offered in 2009-2010.
3 points

HSEA V 3650y Family in Chinese History
Prerequisites: ASCE V2359 Not offered in 2009-2010.
3 points

HSEA W 3850x Contemporary Chinese Culture and Society

A sociological survey of contemporary China. Examines major institutions (economy, politics, media) and the sources and consequences of their transformation. Studies main forms of social inequality and social conflicts. Explores popular culture, civic associations, the environmental crisis, and the prospects for democratic political change.
General Education Requirement: Social Analysis (SOC).
3 points

HSEA BC 3861 HIST BC3861x or y Chinese Cultural History 1500-1800
Introduction to visual and material cultures of China, including architecture, food, fashion, printing, painting, and the theatre. Using these as building blocks, new terms of analyzing Chinese history are explored, posing such key questions as the meaning of being Chinese and the meaning of being modern. - Dorothy Ko
Prerequisites: An introductory Asian history course preferred but not required.
3 points

HSEA W 3880x-W3881y The History of Modern China

W3880--The Late Imperial Age: China's international development and foreign contacts from 1600-1911. W3881--The Period of the Republic: Political, social, and intellectual developments from 1911 to 1949, which resulted from domestic crisis and foreign pressures.
General Education Requirement: Historical Studies (HIS).
3 points

EAAS V 3927x China in the Modern World
3 points

EAAS G 4031y Introduction to the History of Chinese Literature (9th-19th Centuries)
3 points

EAAS W 4031x Introduction to the History of Chinese Literature
General Education Requirement: Literature (LIT).
3 points

HSEA W 4828y China's "Cultural Revolution" in History and Memory

Analyzes the origins and dynamics of China's "Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution." Explores collective memories of the Cultural Revolution in contemporary China by examining memoirs, films, literature, and other cultural practices.

HSEA W 4867x Civil Society, Public Sphere, and Popular Protest in Contemporary China

Systematic and critical assessment of the developments and challenges of civil society in reform era China by focusing on civic associations, public sphere, and popular protest.
General Education Requirement: Social Analysis (SOC). Not offered in 2009-2010.
4 points

HSEA W 4869x History of Ancient China to the End of Han
- Feng Li
3 points

HSEA W 4871x Seminar on the City in Modern China
Not offered in 2009-2010.
4 points

HSEA W 4881x Gods, Ghosts, and Ancestors: Social History of Chinese Religion
Not offered in 2009-2010.
3 points

HSEA W 4884y Economic History of Modern China
Not offered in 2009-2010.
3 points

HSEA W 4886x Gender, Passions, and Social Order in China since 1500
4 points

HSEA W 4891y Law in Chinese History
Not offered in 2009-2010.
4 points

HSEA W 4893x The Family in Chinese History
Not offered in 2009-2010.
4 points

EAAS W 3334x Introduction to Modern Japanese Literature
Not offered in 2009-2010.
3 points

EAAS W 3338x A Cultural History of Japanese Monsters
From Godzilla to Pokemon (literally, "pocket monster") toys, Japanese monsters have become a staple commodity of late-capitalist global pop culture. This course seeks to place this phenomenon within a longer historical, as well as a broader cross-cultural, context. Through an examination of texts and images spanning over thirteen centuries of Japanese history, along with comparable productions from other cultures, students will gain an understanding not only of different conceptions and representations of monsters, ghosts, and other supernatural creatures in Japan, but also of the role of the "monstrous" in the cultural imagination more generally. The course draws on various media and genres of representation, ranging from written works, both literary and scholarly, to the visual arts, material culture, drama, and cinema. Readings average 100-150 pages per week. Several film and video screenings are scheduled in addition to the regular class meetings. Seating is limited, with final admission based on a written essay and other information to be submitted to the instructor before the beginning of the semester
Corequisites: Some preference is given to EALAC and History majors, as well as to those who have done previous coursework on Japan.
3 points

EAAS V 3352y Major Works of Japanese Cinema

- H. Hori
Corequisites: Weekly Film screening required.
3 points

EAAS V 3360y Ozu, Mizoguchi, Kurosawa
Not offered in 2009-2010.
3 points

EAAS W 3405x Women in Japanese Literature: Gender, Genre, and Modernity
General Education Requirement: Literature (LIT). Not offered in 2009-2010.
3 points

EAAS V 3613y Buildings and Cities in Japanese History
Not offered in 2009-2010.
3 points

EAAS V 3615x Japanese Literature and Film
General Education Requirement: Literature (LIT). General Education Requirement: The Visual and Performing Arts (ART). Not offered in 2009-2010.
3 points

EAAS V 3660y Kurosawa Seminar
3 points

HSEA W 3869y Nineteenth-Century Japan
General Education Requirement: Historical Studies (HIS). Not offered in 2009-2010.
3 points

HSEA W 3870x Japan in the 19th Century
Not offered in 2009-2010.
3 points

HSEA W 3871y Japan in the 20th Century
Not offered in 2009-2010.
3 points

HSEA W 3876y Society in Modern Japan, 1600-Present
General Education Requirement: Historical Studies (HIS). Not offered in 2009-2010.
3 points

EAAS W 3928x Japanese Literature: Beginning to 1900
Not offered in 2009-2010.
3 points

EAAS W 4109y Japanese Religious Landscapes: Practices and Representations

Examination of the concept of landscape in Japanese religious culture, focusing on the ways in which physical and imaginary landscapes were represented, in theory and practice, in literature, art, and ritual. Topics to be explored include cosmology, pilgrimage, and syncretism, and the relationship such world views have on politics, gender, and social institutions.
Prerequisites: One course on Japanese or East Asian cultures or Art History or permission of instructor. Not offered in 2009-2010.
3 points

EAAS W 4115x Japanese Literature: Beginning to 1900
Not offered in 2009-2010.
3 points

EAAS W 4120x A Cultural History of Japanese Cartography

Examines Japanese history through the media of cartographic self-representation and analyzes the ways of seeing and ways of thinking that the map allows. Chronological and thematic survey of the historical contexts and historical objects of Japanese cartography: agricultural estates, religious sites, roadways, cities, provinces, countries, and worlds.

EAAS W 4357x Contemporary Japanese Cinema
Corequisites: Film screening is mandatory.
3 points

HSEA W 4820x Japan Before Tokugawa
Not offered in 2009-2010.
3 points

HSEA W 4845x Modern Japan in History and Memory
4 points

HSEA W 4870x Japan Before 1600
3 points

HSEA W 4894x Who Is the Samurai?
Not offered in 2009-2010.
3 points

EAAS V 3214x Major Topics on Modern Korea

This course explores the vicissitudes of Korea since its encounter with the world in the late 19th century to the new challenges in recent years. By exploring the events, thoughts, and the new developments and challenges in the economic, political, socio-cultural spheres, the course aims to provide a better understanding of Korea's struggle to find its place in an increasingly globalizing world.

EAAS V 3215x Korean Literature and Film
General Education Requirement: Literature (LIT). Not offered in 2009-2010.
3 points

EAAS V 3220 Korean Film/Making-Cold War Culture
Corequisites: Mandatory Film screening, Monday's 6:30-9:00 pm
3 points

HSEA W 3862x The History of Korea to 1900
General Education Requirement: Historical Studies (HIS).
3 points

HSEA W 3863y The History of Modern Korea
General Education Requirement: Historical Studies (HIS). Not offered in 2009-2010.
3 points

EAAS W 4510y Contention and Democracy in South Korea

An examination of the interaction between popular contention and formal politics, long characteristic of the dynamic, if unstable nature of South Korean political processes. By examining major paradigms and testing them against historical realities, students acquire a better understanding of the interplay between contention and democracy in general and South Korean politics in particular.

HSEA W 4869y Culture and Society of Choson Korea, 1392-1910
3 points

TIBT W 4550y Understanding Modern Tibet
3 points

EAAS W 4557x Envisioning the Snowland: Film and TV in Tibet and Inner Asia
General Education Requirement: The Visual and Performing Arts (ART).
3 points

HSEA W 4700x Rise of Modern Tibet: History and Society, 1600-1913
Not offered in 2009-2010.
4 points

HSEA W 4720y 20th Century Tibetan History
4 points

HSEA W 4866x Competing Nationalisms in East Asia: Representing Chinese and Tibetan Relations
Not offered in 2009-2010.
3 points

MDES W 3004y Islam in South Asia

Assumes no previous background in Islam and South Asian studies.
General Education Requirement: Historical Studies (HIS).
3 points

MDES W 3630y Survey of Indian Literatures in Translation
Not offered in 2009-2010.
3 points

ASRL W 3772y Perspectives on Evil and Suffering in World Religions

Exploration of the problems of evil and suffering in Christianity, Judaism, Hinduism, and Confucianism, with attention to such questions as what is "evil," why it exists, how suffering fits into the religious world view, and how religious people cope with threats to their analytic capacities, powers of endurance, and moral insight. Draws on classical texts, myths, and modern fieldwork.
General Education Requirement: Cultures in Comparison (CUL). General Education Requirement: Reason and Value (REA). Not offered in 2009-2010.
3 points

ASRL V 3974y Hindu Goddesses

Study of a variety of Hindu goddesses, focusing on representative figures from all parts of India and on their iconography, associated powers, and regional rituals. Materials are drawn from textual, historical, and field studies, and discussion includes several of the methodological controversies involving interpretation of goddess worship in India.
Prerequisites: One course in Indian culture or religion or permission of instructor. Not offered in 2009-2010.
4 points

ASST W 4001y Bengal: Culture and Identity

Introduces the history, culture, and literature of Bengal from the 12th century to the present, in West Bengal and Bangladesh, with a view to identifying components of what has been claimed as a specific "Bengali cultural identity." We will survey figures, ideological trends, and social structures; read Bengali primary texts in translation; and sample new monographs on the region.

MDES W 4640x or y Art and Aesthetics in Colonial India
Not offered in 2009-2010.
3 points

ASRL W 4660y Judaism and Christianity in South Asia

Introduces indigenous traditions of Judaism and Christianity in the subcontinent, focusing on history, diversity, interactions with Hindus and Muslims, and contemporary controversies. South Asian Jews and Christians in the diaspora, especially New York, also highlighted.

HSEA W 3882x Introduction to Modern Southeast Asian History
Not offered in 2009-2010.
3 points

MDES W 3004y Islam in South Asia: An Intro
Assumes no previous background in Islam and South Asian studies. Explores the coming of Islam to South Asia, its growth over time, and the development of S. Asian Muslims' cultural, social, religious, and political life from the 11th through the 21st century. - F. Pritchett
3 points

CLME W 3042y Palestinian and Israeli Politics and Society
General Education Requirement: Cultures in Comparison (CUL). Not offered in 2009-2010.
3 points

MDES W 3260x Rethinking Middle East Politics

- T. Mitchell
3 points

MDES W 3345y Hebrew Humanities - Classics of Hebrew Culture

- U. Cohen
3 points

CLME W 3524y Contemporary Israeli Fiction
Not offered in 2009-2010.
3 points

MDES W 3540y Introduction to Israeli Culture
Prerequisites: Reading proficiency in Hebrew not required. Not offered in 2009-2010.
3 points

MDES W 3541y Zionism: A Cultural Perspective
The course, based on Zionist texts of various kinds, will offer a view of Zionism as a cultural revolution aimed at redefining Judaism and the Jewish Identity. - D. Miron
3 points

MDES W 3542x Introduction to Israeli Literature
3 points

MDES W 3750y Islam, Science, and the West
Not offered in 2009-2010.
3 points

HSME W 3854x East Mediterranean in the Late Bronze Age
Not offered in 2009-2010.
3 points

MDES W 3917y Main Currents in African History

- M. Diouf
3 points

MDES W 3920x Culture in the Arab World
- J. Massad
3 points

CLME W 3922x Text and Territory

The concept of "nation" and ongoing "national" struggles still remain potent, despite or perhaps because of unbound globalization. We will consider "nation" in relation to "state" and "diaspora," weighing its implications for literary nation-formation with readings in Armenian Diaspora literature. Theoretical readings from Renan, Bhabha, Anderson, Chatterjee, Tölölyan among others. Primary texts from Shahnour, Vorpuni, V. Oshagan and Beledian in translation.

MDES W 3925x Introduction to Western Armenian Literature

- N. Kenderian
3 points

INSM C 3940y Science Across Cultures

- G. Saliba
3 points

ANCS W 4001y Ancient Empires
Not offered in 2009-2010.
3 points

CLME W 4024x Themes in the Novels of the Middle East, Africa & South Asia
- N. Radwan
3 points

CLME W 4031y Cinema and Society in Asia and Africa
General Education Requirement: The Visual and Performing Arts (ART).
3 points

CLME W 4200x Themes in the Arabic Novel

A critical reading of a selection of Arabic novels thematically connected by their representation of displacement defined as the physical dislocation of people (as refugees, immigrants, migrants, exiles, or expatriates). The lectures and class discussions will focus on the interactions between this theme and the textual strategies and discourse by which the notions of identity, community, native culture, and homeland are themselves constructed, displaced, and re-constructed in these novels. - N. Radwan
3 points

CLME W 4304x Politics of World Art History: The Case of Armenian Medieval Art

A contextual and methodological exploration of the histories of art history utilizing the specific case of representation of Armenian medieval art in art history survey texts from the nineteenth century to the present. The course is theoretical and interdisciplinary and touches upon the issues of nationalism, orientalism, imperialism, cultural politics, educational policies, art historical methodology and politcs. - V. Azatyan
3 points

CLME W 4520y New Israeli Writing
Not offered in 2009-2010.
4 points

MDES W 4940y Late Ottoman State and Society

- N. Sohrabi
3 points

MDES W 4950y Late Ottomam State and Society
3 points

ASCM V 2001x Introduction To Major Topics In Asian Civilizations: the Middle East and India

Interdisciplinary and topical approach to major issues and phases of Asian civilizations and their role in the contemporary world.

ASCE V 2002x or y Introduction To Major Topics In Asian Civilizations: East Asia

Interdisciplinary and topical approach to the major issues and phases of East Asian civilizations and their role in the contemporary world.
General Education Requirement: Cultures in Comparison (CUL).
4 points

ASCM V 2003x Introduction to Islamic Civilization

Islamic civilization and its characteristic political, social, and religious institutions and intellectual traditions from its pre-Islamic Arabian setting to the present.

ASCM V 2008x Contemporary Islamic Civilization

Notes: STUDENTS MUST REGISTER FOR A RECITATION SECTION, ASCM V2118

A survey of the contemporary intellectual currents in modern Islamic societies, with a special emphasis on the societies of the Middle East, and on the cultural issues not covered in classical Islamic Civilization courses. The course complements the Introduction to Islamic Civilization currently given jointly by MEALAC and the Committee on Asia and the Middle East by focusing on the texts of the contemporary world.

ASCM V 2357x Introduction to Indian Civilization

Introduction to Indian civilization with attention to both its unity and its diversity across the Indian subcontinent. Consideration of its origins, formative development, fundamental social institutions, religious thought and practice (Vedic, Buddhist, Jain, Hindu, Muslim, and Sikh), literary and artistic achievements, and modern challenges.

ASCE V 2359x and y Introduction to East Asian Civilizations: China

The evolution of Chinese civilization from ancient times to the 20th century, with emphasis on characteristic institutions and traditions.

ASCE V 2361xy Introduction to East Asian Civilizations: Japan

Development of Japanese society and culture with special attention to national self-image and values as revealed in thought, institutions, and literature.
General Education Requirement: Historical Studies (HIS).
3 points

ASCE V 2363y Introduction to East Asian Civilizations: Korea

The evolution of Korean society and culture, with special attention to Korean values as reflected in thought, literature, and the arts.
General Education Requirement: Historical Studies (HIS).
3 points

ASCE V 2365y Introduction to East Asian Civilization: Tibet

The sweep of Tibetan civilization and its history from its earliest recorded origins to the present.

AHUM V 3340x or y Art In China, Japan, and Korea

Introduction to the distinctive aesthetic traditions of China, Japan, and Korea--their similarities and differences--through an examiniation of the visual and cultural significance of selected works. A survey of masterpieces of painting, sculpture, architecture, and other arts in relation to the history, culture, and religions of East Asia.
General Education Requirement: Cultures in Comparison (CUL). General Education Requirement: The Visual and Performing Arts (ART).
3 points

AHUM V 3342x Masterpieces of Indian Art and Architecture

Introduces students to 2000 years of art on the Indian subcontinent. Consists of discrete segments on the early art of Buddhism, rock-cut architecture of the Buddhists and Hindus, the emergence and development of the Hindu temple, the painted miniatures of the Mughals and Rajputs, and the art of British India.

AHUM V 3343y Masterpieces of Islamic Art and Architecture

Analytical survey of selected monuments and works of minor arts of the Islamic world. Special attention paid to historiographical and methodological problems and to issues of technological and aesthetic innovation.

AHUM V 3399x or y Colloquium on Major Texts: Middle East/India

AHUM V3399 and V3400 form a sequence, but either may be taken separately. V3399 may also be taken as part of a sequence with AHUM V3830. Readings in translation and discussion of texts of Middle Eastern and Indian origin. Readings include the Qur'an, Islamic philosophy, Sufi poetry, the Upanishads, Buddhist sutras, the Bhagavad Gita, Indian epics and drama, and Gandhi's Autobiography.

AHUM W 3399y Major Texts: Middle East
- N. Kenderian
4 points

AHUM V 3400x or y Colloquium on Major Texts: East Asia

AHUM V3399 and V3400 form a sequence, but either may be taken separately. Readings in translation and dicussion of texts of Chinese, and Japanese origin. Readings include the Analects of Confucius, Mencius, Lao Tzu, Chuang Tzu, the Lotus Sutra, Dream of the Red Chamber, Tale of Genji, Zen literature, Noh plays, bunraku(puppet) plays and Chinese and Japanese poetry.
General Education Requirement: Cultures in Comparison (CUL). General Education Requirement: Literature (LIT).
4 points

AHUM V 3830x Colloquium On Modern East Asian Texts

Exploration of modern East Asian traditions through intensive reading of literary masterpieces by Lu Xun, Shen Congwen, Akutagawa Ryunosuke, Kawabata Yasunari, Hyon Ching-gon, Choi In-hoon, and others. Emphasis on cultural and intellectual issues and their manifestations in literary forms. Knowledge of the original languages is not required.
Prerequisites: AHUM V3400 is strongly recommended as background. General Education Requirement: Cultures in Comparison (CUL). General Education Requirement: Literature (LIT).
4 points

AHUM W 4027x Colloquium On Major Works of Chinese Philosophy, Religion, and Literature

Extends the work begun in AHUM V3400 by focusing on reading and discussion of major works of Chinese philosophy, religion, and literature, including important texts of Confucian, Daoist, Mohist, Legalist, Huang-Lao, and neo-Daoist traditions and recently discovered texts. Forms a sequence with AHUM W4028, but may also be taken separately.
Prerequisites: AHUM V3400, ASCE V2359, or ASCE V2002. Not offered in 2009-2010.
4 points

AHUM W 4028y Colloquium on Major Works of Chinese Philosophy, Religion, and Literature

Extends the work begun in AHUM V3400 by focusing on reading and discussion of major works of Chinese philosophy, religion, and literature, including important texts of Confucian, Daoist, Mohist, Legalist, Huang-Lao, and neo-Daoist traditions and recently discovered tests. Forms a sequence with AHUM W4027, but may also be taken separately.
Prerequisites: AHUM V3400, ASCE V2359, or ASCE V2002. Not offered in 2009-2010.
4 points

AHUM W 4029x Colloquium on Major Works of the Japanese Tradition

Extends the work begun in Asian Humanities V3400 by focusing on reading and discussion of major works of Japanese philosophy, religion, and literature from earliest times to the 12th century.

AHUM W 4030y Colloquium on Major Works of Japanese Phil/Rel/Lit

Reading and discussion of major works of Japanese philosophy, religion, and literature from the 14th through 18th centuries.

AHMM V 3320x Introduction To the Musics of East Asia and Southeast Asia
A topical approach to the concepts and practices of music in relation to other arts in the development of Asian civilizations.
General Education Requirement: Cultures in Comparison (CUL). General Education Requirement: The Visual and Performing Arts (ART).
3 points

AHMM V 3321y Introduction To the Musics of India and West Asia
A topical approach to the concepts and practices of music in relation to other arts in the development of Asian civilizations.
General Education Requirement: Cultures in Comparison (CUL). General Education Requirement: The Visual and Performing Arts (ART).
3 points