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MA in East Asian Studies

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Fall 2008 Courses

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Courses Archive

Spring 2008 Courses

Course Number
Course Name
Instructor
AALL 136, DANCE 158, ICS 102A, AAAS 158, RELIGION 161N, CULANTH 149C Dance/Religion in Asia/Africa Shah, Purnima/ Vinesett, Ava
AALL 142, WOMENST 142 Girl Culture, Media, and Japan Yoda, Tomiko
AALL 162, LIT 162Z Modern Japanese Lit/Culture Ching, Leo
AALL 262, CULANTH 260 Modern Japanese Lit/Culture (Adv.) Ching, Leo
AALL 175S, FVD 111G, LIT 112GS Korean Cinema Staff
AALL 180S Pre-Modern Chinese Lit Baird, Daniel
AALL 182, HISTORY 112A Modern Political Thought China/Europe Sachsenmaier, Dominic
AALL 188, FVD 111A, LIT 112J Modern Chinese Cinema Baird, Daniel
AALL 288 Modern Chinese Cinema (Adv.) Baird, Daniel
ARTHIST 180B Later Japanese Art Weisenfeld, Gennifer
CHINESE 2 Elementary Chinese Everyone
CHINESE 14 Intensive Elementary Chinese He, Tianshu/ Sun, Meiqing
CHINESE 36 Literacy in Chinese Yao, Yuan/ Jiang, Dong
CHINESE 64 Intermediate Chinese Cai, Jie
CHINESE 126, ICS 120E Advanced Chinese Yao, Yuan/ Wang, Dan
CHINESE 136, ICS 120F Reading in Modern Chinese Hsieh, Chi-Ju
CHINESE 182S, ICS 122AS Language and Society II Lee, Carolyn/ Sun, Meiqing
CHINESE 184S Topics in Modern Chinese Cai, Jie
CULANTH 191ES Global Envir/Pol Nature Litzinger, Ralph
ECON 267S, SOCIOL 290S Global Responses to the Rise of China Gao, Bai
ECON 269S, SOCIOL 293S Social Change, Markets, and the Economy in China Yi, Zeng
HISTORY 143B Emergence of Modern Japan Partner, Simon
HISTORY 262S Japan Since 1945 Partner, Simon
JPN 2 Elementary Japanese Endo, Hitomi/ Kurokawa, Naoko
JPN 64 Intermediate Japanese Saito, Azusa/ Endo, Hitomi
JPN 162 Advanced Japanese Kurokawa, Naoko
JPN 184S Topics in Japanese Saito, Azusa
JPN 191 Research Independent Study Staff
KOREAN 2 Elementary Korean Park, Sun Hee
KOREAN 64 Intermediate Korean Park, Sun Hee
KOREAN 126S Advanced Korean Kim, Hae-Young
KOREAN 191 Research Independent Study Staff
LAW 508 Chinese Law and Society Ocko
LAW 605 Chinese for Legal Students (prereq: 3 sems or equivalent of Chinese) Staff
LAW 651 Topics in Japanese Legal Studies Kashiwagi/ J. Maher
PHIL 163 Chinese Philosophy Sarkissian, Hagop Sevag
POLISCI 182 China and the World Shi, Tianjian
POLISCI 257S Politics, Development, and Society in China Shi, Tianjian
RELIGION 110, HISTORY 110A Religion in China Nickerson, Peter
RELIGION 115BS Buddhist Ethics Jaffe, Richard
RELIGION 107A,ICS 120A Taoism/Chinese Religion Nickerson, Peter
SOCIOL 144 Tech and Org Environments Gao, Bai

An asterisk (*) represents courses that are not directly focused on East Asia, therefore all papers and assignments for these courses must be on topics related to East Asia.

Spring 2007 Courses

Number

Title

Instructor

AALL 162/ LIT 162Z

Modern Japanese Lit/ Culture

Ching, Leo

AALL 171/ LIT 112H

Japanese Cinema

Yoda, Tomiko

AALL 172S/ LIT 165A

Chinese Lit in Translation

Hong, Guo-Juin

AALL 250S

Chinese Media & Pop Culture

Liu, Kang

AALL 252.01/ LIT 294

Histgphy of E. Asian Cinemas

Hong, Guo-Juin

AALL 252.02/
ENG 288E.03/ LIT 294

Reorienting Sexualities

Metzger, Sean

AALL 262/
CULANTH 260

Modern Japanese Lit/ Culture
(same as AALL 162 but requires extra assignments)

Ching, Leo

AALL 271

Japanese Cinema
same as AALL 171 but requires extra assignments)

Yoda, Tomiko

ARTHIST 49S

From the Pleasure Quarters to Tokyo Pop

Weisenfeld, Gennifer

ARTHIST 170/ ICS 120G

Chinese Buddhist Art

Abe, Stanley

ARTHIST 272S

Topics Chinese Art

Abe, Stanley

CHINESE 2

Elementary Chinese

He, Tianshu and Lee, Kun Shan

CHINESE 36

Literacy in Chinese

Yao , Yuan

CHINESE 64

Intermediate Chinese

Cai, Jie

CHINESE 126/ ICS 120E

Advanced Chinese

Yao , Yuan

CHINESE 136/ ICS 120F

Reading in Modern Chinese

Hsieh, Chi-Ju

CHINESE 171S

Intro to Classical Chinese II

He, Tianshu

CHINESE 182S/
ICS 122AS

Chinese Econ. & Society II

Staff

CHINESE 184S

Topics Modern Chinese

Cai, Jie

CHINESE 196

Chinese Culture & Society

Liu, Kang

ENGLISH 158/
THEATRST 132A

Asian American Theatre

Metzger, Sean

HISTORY 110A/
RELIGION 110

Religion in China

Nickerson, Peter

HISTORY 104

Political Ideologies in China and Europe

Sachsenmaier, Dominic

HISTORY 143B

Emergence of Modern Japan

Partner, Simon C

HISTORY 196S

Chinese Visions of the West

Sachsenmaier, Dominic

HISTORY 262S

Japan Since 1945

Partner, Simon C

JPN 2

Elementary Japanese

Endo, Hitomi and Kurokawa, Naoko

JPN 64

Intermediate Japanese

Saito, Azusa and Endo, Hitomi

JPN 126

Advanced Japanese

Kurokawa, Naoko

JPN 184S

Topics in Japanese

Saito, Azusa

KOREAN 2

Elementary Korean

Jo, Ji-Yeon

KOREAN 64

Intermediate Korean

Kim, Hae-Young

KOREAN 126

Advanced Korean

Kim, Hae-Young

KOREAN 184

Topics in Korean

Staff

LAW 508

Chinese Law and Society

Ocko, Jonathan K

LAW 556

Legal Developments in Japan

Suami

LAW 650

Japanese for Legal Studies

Staff

LIT 20S

Modern Chinese Fiction & Film

Hui, Calvin

POLSCI 176

Chinese Politics and Film

Shi, Tianjian

POLSCI 261S

Institution & Reform in China

Niou, Emerson

PUBPOL 382

* Economic Analysis of Development

Fernholz, Fernando R

PUBPOL 385E

* International Development, Conflict & Cooperation

Mirovitskaya, Natalia S

RELIGION 45/ ICS 90A

Religions of Asia

Need, David N

RELIGION 107A/
ICS 120A

Taoism/Chinese Religion

Nickerson, Peter

RELIGION 162S

Buddhist Meditation

Jaffe, Richard

SOCIOL 145

National, Regional and Global Economy

Hovsepian, Mary

SOCIOL 299S

Seminar Selected Topics: Chinese Economic Development in Comparative Perspectives

Gao, Bai

An asterisk (*) represents courses that have a focus beyond East Asia, therefore all papers and assignments for those courses must be on topics related to East Asia.

Fall 2006 Courses

Number

Title

Instructor

AALL 49S

First-Year Seminar (TOP)

Hong, Guo-Juin

AALL 121

 

Intro Asian/African Literature

Cross listing (s): AAAS 121, LIT 165C

Khanna, Satendra

 

AALL 135

Kundalini Yoga and Sikh Dharma

Khalsa, Keval K

AALL 152

 

Topics in Japanese Anime

Cross listing (s): LIT 112F

Yoda, Tomiko

 

AALL 175S

Korean Cinema

Cross listing (s): LIT 112GS

Kim, Susie Jie Young

AALL 184

Music in East Asia

Cross listing (s): MUSIC 134, RELIGION 161E

Kramer, Jonathan

AALL 188

Modern Chinese Cinema

Cross listing (s): LIT 112J

Hong, Guo Juin

AALL 191

Research Independent Study

Staff, Departmental

AALL 195S

Special Topics

Staff, Departmental

AALL 205

Asian/African Languages/Literature

Staff, Departmental

AALL 250S

Chinese Media & Pop Culture

Liu, Kang

AALL 230S

 

Space, Place, and Power

Cross listing (s): CULANTH 285S, LIT 287S, WOMENST 225S

Stein,Rebecca

 

AALL 253

East Asian Cultural Studies

Cross listing (s): CULANTH 254

Ching, Leo

ARTHIST 164

Chinese Visual Culture

Abe, Stanley

ARTHIST 182

Japanese Architecture

Cross listing (s): ICS 120H

Weisenfeld, Gennifer

ARTHIST 350

Topics in Japanese Art: Fascism East and West

Weisenfeld, Gennifer

CHINESE 001

Elementary Chinese

Lee, Kun-Shan  and Staff

CHINESE 035

Literacy in Chinese

Yao , Yuan

CHINESE 063

Intermediate Chinese

Cai, Jie

CHINESE 125

Advanced Chinese

Yao , Yuan

CHINESE 135

Readings Modern Chinese

Hsieh,Chi-Ju

CHINESE 170S

Introduction to Classical Chinese

He, Tianshu

CHINESE 181S

Chinese Economy and Society I

He, Tianshu

CHINESE 183S

Topics in Modern Chinese

Cai, Jie

CHINESE 191

Research Independent Study

Staff, Departmental

CHINESE 193

Directed Study Contemporary China

Staff, Departmental

CHINESE 195S

Contemporary Chinese Culture

Liu, Kang

CULANTH 166

Cross Culture Perspective Development

Cross Listing (s): PSY 132B

Mazuka, Reiko

*CULANTH 191N

Sex and Money

Fehervary, Krisztina

CULANTH 191P

Globalization/Anti-Globalization

Joo, Rachael

DANCE 114

T'ai Chi and Chinese Thought

Cross Listing (s): RELIGION 114

Nickerson, Peter

HISTORY 143A

Ancient/Early Modern Japan

Partner, Simon C

JPN 001

Elementary Japanese

Endo, Hitomi and Kurokawa, Naoko

JPN 063

Intermediate Japanese

Endo, Hitomi and Saito, Azusa

JPN 125

Advanced Japanese

Kurokawa, Naoko

JPN 183S

Topics in Japanese

Saito, Azusa

JPN 191

Research Independent Study

Staff, Departmental

JPN 205S

Seminar In Japanese (Topics)

Tucker, John

KOREAN 001

Elementary Korean

Jo, Ji-Yeon

KOREAN 063

Intermediate Korean

Kim, Hae-Young

KOREAN 125

Advanced Korean

Kim, Hae-Young

KOREAN 183

Topics In Korean

Kim,Susie

KOREAN 191

Research Independent Study

Staff, Departmental

POLSCI 182

China and the World

Shi, Tianjian

POLSCI 257S

Politics, Society and Development in China

Shi, Tianjian

*PUBPOL 126

Information, Policy and Ethics

Rogerson, Kenneth S

*PUBPOL 209S

Global ISS Population/Development

Cross listing (s): ECON 209S

Kelley, Allen C

*PUBPOL 320

Globalization and Governance

Mayer, Frederick

RELIGION 044

Buddhism

Need, David N

SOCIOL 144

Technology and Organizational Environments

Gao, Bai

*SOCIOL 145

National/Regional/Global Economy

Hovsepian, Mary

SOCIOL 197S & 299S

Society, Economics, Market in China

Cross listing: ECON 195S

Zeng, Yi

SOCIOL 228FS

Special Topics in Sociological Theory:  Social Capital

Lin, Nan

WXTIAN 150

Christianity in Asia

Arichea, Daniel

An asterisk (*) represents courses that have a focus beyond East Asia, therefore all papers and assignments for those courses must be on topics related to East Asia.

Spring 2006 Courses

AALL 49S

Film and Visual Culture

Hong,Guo-Juin

AALL 167/ Lit 165F

Trauma and Passion: Korean Culture

Kim,Susie Jie Young

AALL 179/ LIT 151J , WOMENST 179

Melodrama East and West

Hong,Guo-Juin

AALL 267

(same as AALL 167 but requires extra assignments)

Kim,Susie Jie Young

AALL 279

(same as AALL 179 but requires extra assignments)

Hong,Guo-Juin

AALL 250S

Chinese Modernism Post-Mao

Liu, Kang

ARTHIST 164

Chinese Visual Culture

Abe, Stanley

CHINESE 2

Elementary Chinese

Lee, Carolyn

CHINESE 170S

Intro to Classical Chinese

Lee, Carolyn

CHINESE 36

Literacy in Chinese

Yao , Yuan

CHINESE 64

Intermediate Chinese

Cai, Jie

CHINESE 126

Advanced Chinese

Yao , Yuan

CHINESE 136

Reading in Modern Chinese

Cai, Jie

CHINESE 170S

Intro to Classical Chinese

Li, Qijie

CHINESE 182S

Chinese Economy and Society II

He, Tianshu

CHINESE 184S

Topics Modern Chinese

Liu, Kang

CULANTH 180

Current Topics: Global Tibet

Chen, Bo

ECON 195S

Macroeconomic Analysis: Japan

Yoshida, Kotaro

ENGLISH 271ES.05

Reorienting Sexualities: Contemporary Cinema, East Asian and the U.S.

Metzger, Sean

HISTORY 172 C

China Antiquity To 1400

Mazumdar, Sucheta

HISTORY 143B

Emergence of Modern Japan

Ambaras, David

HISTORY 149

*World Military History

Roland, Alex

HISTORY 196S.14 / HISTORY 399

Gobalization, Women and Development: China and Korea

Mazumdar, Sucheta

HISTORY 196S.02 /399

JAPANESE IMPERIALISM:GLOBAL

Ambaras, David

HISTORY 196S.13

War and Society in Vietnam

Owen, Norman

JPN 2

Elementary Japanese

Endo, Hitomi and Naoko Kurokawa

JPN 64

Intermediate Japanese

Endo, Hitomi and Azusa Saito

JPN 126

Advanced Japanese

Kurokawa, Naoko

JPN 184S

Topics in Japanese

Saito, Azusa

KOREAN 2

Elementary Korean

Kim, Hae-Young

KOREAN 64

Intermediate Korean

Staff

KOREAN 126

Advanced Korean

Lee, Yoonkyung

LAW 509

Chinese Legal History

Ocko, Jonathan

LAW 605.01

Chinese for Legal Studies

Zhang, Lan

LAW 650.01

Japanese for Legal Studies

Seii, Yukie

LIT 165F

Korean Culture

Kim,Susie Jie Young

POLSCI 155

*Political Economy Development

Grier, Robin

POLSCI 176

Chinese Politics and Film

Shi,Tianjian

POLSCI 272S

IR THEORY/CHINESE FOREIGN POL

Shi,Tianjian

PUBPOL 264S.31

*Globalization and Health

So, Anthony D.

PUBPOL 264.07

*Trade and Finance

Krupp, Corinne

PUBPOL 382

*Economic Analysis of Development

Fernholz,Fernando R

PUBPOL 385E

*International Development, Conflict and Cooperation

Mirovitskaya, Natalia

PUBPOL 389.08

*Budgeting and Public Sector Management

Fernholz, Glenday, Shukla

 

PUBPOL 389.09

*NGOs: Their role and management in LDCs

VanSant, Jerry

RELIGION 48

Japanese Religions

Jaffe, Richard

RELIGION 45

Religions of Asia

Nickerson, Peter

RELIGION 107A

Taoism/Chinese Religion

Nickerson, Peter

RELIGION 115AS

Transnational Buddhism

Jaffe, Richard

SOCIOL 197S/ SOCIOL 299S

ETHNICITY: CHINA AND WORLD

Ma, Rong

SOCIOL 399

Social Capital

Lin, Nan

SOCIOL 145

Nation, Region, and The Global Economy

Tiryakian, Edward

WOMENST 150S

*Women in Globalization

Mazumdar, Sucheta

Fall 2005 Courses

Number

Title

Instructor

AALL 121

Intro Asian/African Literature: WAR
Cross listing (s): AAAS 121, LIT 165C

Cooke, Miriam

AALL 125S

Bilingualism

Kim, Hae-Young

AALL 149

Dance/Dance Theater of Asia
Cross listing (s): DANCE 149, CULANTH 149, RELIGION 161C

Shah, Purnima

AALL 162

Modern Japanese Literature/Culture:
The World of Japanese Pop
Cross listing (s): LIT 162Z

Ching, Leo

AALL 172S

Chinese Literature in Translation

Hong, Guo-Juin

AALL 172B

Korean Cinema

Kim, Susie Jie Young

AALL 191

Research Independent Study

Staff, Departmental

AALL 205

Asian/African Language/Literature

Ching, Leo

AALL 250S

Chinese Modernism Post-Mao: Media and Pop Culture in China

Liu, Kang

AALL 252

Special Topics: Historiography of East Asian Cinema
Cross listing (s): LIT 294

Hong, Guo-Juin

ARTHIST 170

Chinese Buddhist Art

Abe, Stanley

*ARTHIST 172A

History of the Art Museum

Abe, Stanley

CHINESE 001

Elementary Chinese

Lee, Kun-Shan

CHINESE 035

Literacy in Chinese

Yao , Yuan

CHINESE 063

Intermediate Chinese

Cai, Jie

CHINESE 125

Advanced Chinese

Yao , Yuan

CHINESE 135

Readings Modern Chinese

Cai, Jie

CHINESE 181S

Chinese Economy and Society I

Staff, Departmental

CHINESE 183S

Topics in Modern Chinese

Liu, Kang

CHINESE 191

Research Independent Study

Staff, Departmental

CHINESE 193

Directed Study Contemporary China

Staff, Departmental

CULANTH 121

Culture/Politics - China

Litzinger, Ralph A

HISTORY 118E

The Meaning of Vietnam

Roland, Alex

HISTORY 172B

China and the West
Cross-listing(s): AALL 169, HISTORY 399S.44

Mazumdar, Sucheta

HISTORY 299S.03

Critical Intro Asian Studies

Mazumdar, Sucheta

HISTORY 399S.04

Special Readings in Vietnam

Staff, Departmental

HISTORY 399S.55

Japan 's War Crimes: Sexual Slavery

Staff, Departmental

JPN 001

Elementary Japanese

Endo, Hitomi and Kurokawa, Naoko

JPN 063

Intermediate Japanese

Endo, Hitomi and Saito, Azusa

JPN 125

Advanced Japanese

Kurokawa, Naoko

JPN 183S

Topics in Japanese

Saito, Azusa

JPN 191

Research Independent Study

Staff, Departmental

JPN 205S

Seminar in Japanese (Topics)

Ching, Leo

KOREAN 001

Elementary Korean

Kim, Hae-Young

KOREAN 063

Intermediate Korean

Kim, Hae-Young

KOREAN 125

Advanced Korean

Staff, Departmental

KOREAN 184

Topics in Korean

Kim, Susie Jie-Young

KOREAN 191

Research Independent Study

Staff, Departmental

LAW 665

Korean for Legal Studies (2 credits)

Staff

PHIL 163

Chinese Philosophy

Wong, David

POLSCI 169

Chinese Politics

Shi, Tianjian

POLSCI 206S

Political Participation: Comparative Research

Shi, Tianjian

*PUBPOL 169A

United States Foreign Policy

Kuniholm, Bruce

*PUBPOL 264S.01

Globalization and Health

Whetten

*PUBPOL 320

Globalization and Governance

Jentleson, Bruce

*PUBPOL 389.09

Privatization and Regulation (1 credit)

Fernholz, Fernando

*PUBPOL 389.11

Financial Crises and the Reform of the International Financial Architecture (1 credit)

Elson, Anthony

RELIGION 044

Buddhism

Jaffe, Richard

RELIGION 114

T'ai Chi and Chinese Thought
Cross listing (s): DANCE 114

Nickerson, Peter

RELIGION 185S.05

Taoist Mysticism

Nickerson, Peter

RELIGION 288

Buddhist Thought/Practice

Jaffe, Richard

SOCIOL 114

Cybernetworks/Global Village

Lin, Nan

*SOCIOL 144

Technological and Organizational Environments

Gao, Bai

SOCIOL 227DS

Special Topics: Stress and Coping

Lin, Nan

SOCIOL 299, 197, ECON 195S

Chinese economic development in comparative Perspectives

Gao, Bai

 

Spring 2005 Courses

Number

Title

Instructor

AALL 171/ LIT 112H/AALL271

Japanese Cinema

Yoda, Tomiko

AALL 136/ DANCE 158/ AAAS 158/ CULANTH 149C/ RELIGION 161N

Dance/Religion in Asia/Africa

Shah, Purnima and Ava Vinesett

AALL 175S

Korean Cinema

Kim, Susie Jie Young

AALL 176/DANCE 175/CULANTH 149A/TheaStudies 132/ WomenSt 111

Gender and Dance in Theatre

Shah, Purnima

AALL 188/ LIT 112J

Modern Chinese Cinema

Hong, Guo-Juin

AALL 195/MUSIC 120 Chinese and Korean Music in the 20th Century Kramer, Jonathan

AALL 200s/AAAS200S/CulthAnth 288s/LIT 200s

Asian and African Cultural Studies

Ching, Leo

AALL 250

Chinese Modernism in a Post Mao Era

Liu, Kang

ARTHIST 164

Chinese Visual Culture

Abe, Stanley

CHINESE 2

Elementary Chinese

Lee, Carolyn

CHINESE 14

Intensive Elementary Chinese

Cai, Jie

CHINESE 36

Literary in Chinese

Yao, Yuan

CHINESE 64

Intermediate Chinese

Cai, Jie

CHINESE 126

Advanced Chinese

Yao, Yuan

CHINESE 136

Reading in Modern Chinese

Yao, Yuan

CHINESE 182S

Chinese Economy and Society II

Lee, Carolyn

CHINESE 184S

Topics Modern Chinese

Liu, Kang

CULANTH 121

Culture/Politics China

Litzinger, Ralph

CULANTH 191P

Globalization/Anti Globalization

Litzinger, Ralph