The Major:

     Asian and African Languages and Literature offers a curriculum that reflects an increasing awareness of the interconnectedness of the globe. It provides students with an understanding of languages, literatures, and cultures beyond America and the West to prepare them for professional work or advanced graduate study in a number of international arenas. The curriculum is based on a theoretical framework that examines contemporary national and ethnic cultures of Asia and Africa within a global context. Its mission is to foster a view of literature and culture at once indigenous and global, informed by local histories of internal development as well as by theories of cross-cultural influence The course requirements for the major provide an intellectual vision that includes both study of language and culture practice and a critical theoretical framework for analyzing cultural experience.

     The major requires a minimum of ten courses (at least eight of which must be at the 100 level or above), with concentration in one of the six following areas: Arabic, Chinese, modern Hebrew, Hindi, Japanese or Korean. The major is organized in accordance with three overlapping structures, as reflected in the following requirements:

1. Within the area of concentration, the student will acquire advanced linguistic skills in Arabic, Chinese, modern Hebrew, Hindi, Japanese or Korean language and a comprehensive knowledge of a single culture related to each language. The major provides exposure to different methodologies for interpreting indigenous literary and cultural tradition. Eight (8) semester courses are required for this category. They include: (1) minimum of three language courses of which two must be at the 100 level; (2) minimum of three courses at or above the 100 level on the literature or culture of the area of concentration, two of which must be taken within the Asian and African Languages and Literature department. Majors should consult with their Arabic, Chinese, Hebrew, Hindi, Japanese or Korean advisors for appropriate courses from other departments.
2. Within the larger framework of Asian and African Languages and Literature, the student is required to take Introduction to Asian and African Literature and Culture (Asian and African Languages and Literature 121) This course aims at helping the student to establish cross-cultural links with students concentrat­ing in other Asian and African languages.
3. The major in Asian and African Languages and Literature also requires students to analyze critically the issue of indigenous cultural identities. The program fosters a view of literature and culture that is at once local and global. This view draws on theoretical inquiries into indigenous cultural identities associated with such conceptual categories as gender, class, ethnicity, nation, aesthetics, and sexuality. Therefore, every student is required to complete one Asian and African Languages and Literature course at or above the 100 level outside the student's language of concentration that includes an examination of the above conceptual categories.

Study Abroad. An integral part of the student's experience will be study abroad; while not a requirement of the major, it is strongly encouraged. Students should discuss this option as early as possible  with their major advisor.

Advising. Majors will be assigned one faculty advisor in their area of concentration.

Departmental Graduation with Distinction. Majors with grade point averages of 3.3 or higher may apply in their junior year to the director of undergraduate studies for Graduation with Distinction (see the section on honors in th is bulletin). Students working on their honors thesis will meet together at the beginning of the spring semester of their senior year to report on their research topics and again toward the end of that semester to make a final presentation on their projects. In order to graduate with honors, the student must obtain at least an A- in the honors seminar.

The Minor:

     A minor is offered to students interested in the study of language, literature, and culture of a particular region of Asia and Africa. Areas of concentration include: Arabic Chinese,  modem Hebrew, Hindi, Japanese, or Korean.

     The minor offers two tracks: (1) Concentration in an Asian and African Language and (2) Asian and African Languages and Literature. Five courses are required in each track.

1)  Minor in an Area of Language Concentration: includes Arabic, Chinese, modem Hebrew, Hindi, Japanese, or Korean. Five courses are required as follows: Four language courses above the level of 02. (Students are expected to take 63, 64, 125, and 126; however, students with proficiency of intermedi­ate level or higher must take 183 and 184, or upper-level reading courses, for example, Chinese 181, Japanese 205, or independent studies courses to fulfill the four-course requirement). One 100-level Asian and African Languages and Literature or culture course in the area of concentration.

2) Minor in Asian and African Languages and Literature. Five courses are required as follows: Two language courses at the intermediate level (63 and 64) or above; one 100-level Asian and African Languages and Literature course on the literature or culture of the area of concentration; one 100-level culture or literature course in another Asian and African Languages and Literature language area  5256699outside of the language of concentration; Asian and African Languages and Literature 121 (Introduction to Asian and African Literature).

 

 

Fall 2008 AALL Literature & Culture Courses

 

AALL 127S - POLITICS OF TURKISH LIT & FILM – Goknar (X-list Turkish 120S)

AALL 137 - CONTEM CULTURE IN S ASIA – Lahiri

AALL 145 - ARAB, SOCIETY, CULTURE IN FILM – Lo

AALL 162 - MOD JPN LIT/CULTURE(TOP) – Ching or Yoda

AALL 167 - TRAUMA & PASSION - KOREAN CULT – Staff (X-list ICS 120C, LIT 165F)

AALL 172S - CHINESE LIT IN TRANSLATION – Hong (X-list LIT 165A)

AALL 183 - PALESTINIAN-ISRAELI CONFLICT – Cooke/Ginsburg (X-list LIT 163Q, JEWISHST 132)

AALL 184 - MUSIC IN EAST ASIA – Kramer (X-list RELIGION 161E, Music 134)

AALL 188 - MODERN CHINESE CINEMA – Hong (X-list FVD 111A, LIT 112J)

AALL 195 - SPECIAL TOPICS: Materiality of S.Asian Vis.Cul – Freitag (X-list VISUALST 190, CULANTH 180)

AALL 250S - CHINESE MEDIA & POP CULTURE – Kang (X-list ISIS 225S)

AALL 262 - MOD JPN LIT/CULTURE(TOP) – Ching (X-list CULANTH 260)

AALL 288S - MODERN CHINESE CINEMA – Hong

(Same as Chinese 188S but requires extra assignments.) Prerequisite: Chinese 184S or advanced oral and written proficiency in Mandarin Chinese.

 

 

 

 

For the AALL Major, in addition to AALL designated courses, acceptable literature/culture courses fall within the following departments.  See the list below of approved courses.  If there is a course that is not on the list, please contact your AALL advisor to request approval.

 

Art History    Cultural Anthropology    Dance

Drama/Theater     History     Literature

Music     Philosophy     Religion

 

 

Social Sciences courses do Not count as a culture/literature course for the AALL Major

 

Economics     Political Science     Sociology

 

 

 

 

Fall 2008 Literature & Culture Courses Outside AALL

Qualified for AALL Literature & Culture Major Requirements

 

                  

For Arabic Majors ONLY

 

Religion 146 – Islamic Civilization - Lawrence, Moosa or staff (X-list ICS 141A, MEDREN 146A, CULANTH 147, HISTORY 101G)

Religion 152B - ISLAM MYS:PERSO-IND/EAST – Lawrence (X-list ICS 141E)

Religion 168S - MUSLIM ETHICS AND ISLAMIC LAW – Moosa

Religion 283 - ISLAM AND MODERNISM - Lawrence

Turkish 135 – Turks & Europe – Goknar (X-list Religion 161F, HISTORY 141A, CULANTH 152)

 

 

For Chinese Majors ONLY

 

Religion 107A - TAOISM/CHINESE RELIGION - Nickerson (X-list ICS 120A)

Religion 114 - T'AI CHI AND CHINESE THOUGHT – Nickerson (X-list DANCE 114)

Philosophy 163 - CHINESE PHILOSOPHY – Wong

Visual Studies 173 - CHINESE VISUAL CULTURE - Abe

 

 

For Hebrew Majors ONLY

 

History 103.06 - SPECIAL TOPICS: Anti-Semitism – Hacohen (X-list JEWISHST 197.06, POLSCI 199C, RELIGION 185)

History 134B – JEWS LATE MIDDLE AGES – Shatzmiller (X-list JEWISHST 146, MEDREN 134B)

History 144A - CRUSADES TO HOLY LAND - Shatzmiller (X-list JEWISHST 148, MEDREN 144C)

History 152 - THE MODERN MIDDLE EAST - Miller (X-list JEWISHST 149)

Religion 100 - OLD TESTAMENT/HEB BIBLE - Meyers, Meyers, or Peters (X-list JEWISHST 100)

Religion 136 - CONTEM JEWISH THOUGHT - Bland or Meyers (X-list JEWISHST 107)

 

 

Hindi Majors ONLY

 

History 195S.05 - JUNIOR-SENIOR SEM SP TOP: Caste & Identity in Indian History – Freeman

Religion 140 - RELIGIONS OF INDIA - Lawrence, Prasad, or staff (X-list ICS 170G)

 

 

Japanese Majors ONLY

 

Art History 182 - JAPANESE ARCHITECTURE (X-list ICS 120H) Weisenfeld

Art History 274S - TOPICS JAPANESE ART Topic: FASCISM EAST AND WEST - Weisenfeld

History 143A - ANCIENT/EARLY MOD JAPAN – Staff

Religion 288 - BUDDHIST THOUGHT/PRAC - Jaffe

 

 

 

Spring 2008

AALL Literature & Culture Courses

 

 

AALL 125S - BILINGUALISM - Kim, Hae-Young (X-list: Linguist 125S)

This course examines linguistic, psychological, social and educational issues facing multi-lingual individuals. Our goal is to understand the relationship between a social milieu and the learning and use of their languages. We approach the task by addressing these questions: i) What are societal reactions to the existence of competing languages and values? ii) Does a bilingual child's linguistic and cognitive development differ from a monolingual child's? What about an adult? iii) How do language identity and loyalty affect a bilingual person's speech and linguistic behavior? Studying bilingualism will involve us in psycholinguistics, sociolinguisitic and anthropological modes of inquiry, which tap into different dimensions of language development and language maintenance.

AALL 135 - KUNDALINI YOGA AND SIKH DHARMA - Khalsa,Keval (X-list: Dance 155, Religion 161H)  

AALL 136 - DANCE/RELIGION IN ASIA/AFRICA -Shah,Purnima; Vinesett,Ava (X-list: Dance 158, ICS 102A, AAAS 158, Religion 161N, Culanth 149C)

AALL 142 - GIRL CULTURE, MEDIA, AND JAPAN - Yoda,Tomiko (X-list Womenst 142)

In contemporary Japan, girls and girl culture are considered to be among the most significant sources of popular cultural trends. For instance, the girly aesthetics of “cute” (kawaii) has animated broad areas of Japanese consumer culture since the 1980s and is fast becoming a global cultural idiom through the popularity of Japanese entertainment, media, and fashion products abroad. The course will explore a number of key questions about Japanese girl culture: How should we understand the intense preoccupations with girly aesthetics and sensibilities in Japanese pop culture? How did it take shape historically? What does it tell us not only about Japanese socio-cultural history but also about more general conditions of youth, gender, and mass culture in the world today? By addressing these questions, the course examines the ways in which girlhood, girl culture, and girl bodies have figured in the construction of gender, nation, and consumer culture in modern to contemporary Japan. The main materials to be studied are visual and literary texts, including girl novels, girl magazines, teen films, comics, and animation.  No prior knowledge of Japanese language or history is expected.

AALL161 - CONTEMPORARY ISRAELI CINEMA - Ginsburg,Shai (X-list: Womenst 151, Culanth 161, Jewishst 140, Lit 112M, FVD 111H)

AALL162 - MOD JPN LIT/CULTURE(TOP) - Ching,Leo (X-list: Lie 162Z)

Organized under postwar Japanese pop cultural icons such as Godzilla, Astro Boy, Hello Kitty, Pokemon, etc., the course will explore various forms of popular culture in Japan as ways of understanding the changing character of media, capitalism, fan communities, and culture. We will examine the social, historical, and cultural contexts where popular culture animates social existence, contests official discourse of culture, disciplines pattern of consumptions, facilitates the circulation of capital and expands new markets.

AALL 166 - EGYPT: MOTHER OF THE WORLD - McLarney,Ellen

Egypt as center of Islamic learning and Arabic culture: Pharonic traces in the present, Napoleon's conquest in 1798, the Description of Egypt and Orientalist knowledge, Muhammad Ali, Islamic Reform and Revival, the Arab Renaissance, Women’s Awakening, the Muslim Brotherhood, Arab Nationalism, Gamal Abd al-Nasser, war and peace with Israel, Arab nationalism, the culture of the petroleum industry, Egyptian cosmopolitanism, Egyptian letters (novel, drama, poetry, romanticism, realism), Egyptian cinema, mass media, television, and popular culture. Includes an optional voyage to Egypt during spring break.

AALL 168S - FRANCOPHONE LITERATURE - Dubois,Laurent  (X-list: French 161S, ICS 110CS, AAAS 138S)

AALL 170 - INDIAN CINEMA - Khanna,Satendra (X-list: FVD 111D, Lit 112E)

How do images from Bollywood – such as those of Shah Rukh Khan and Madhuri Dixit in the cab of an autorickshaw in Delhi – sift into the consciousness of millions of Indians? How do the movies from which these images derive enable or hinder meaningful lives? How in particular do they affect small town India, shaped by tradition and lurching towards modernity?  Readings in the aesthetics of evocation. Viewing of films in several genres from a century of Indian filmmaking. Inaugural lecture by renowned filmmaker Mani Kaul.

AALL 173S - GENDER JIHAD: Muslim Women Writers - cooke,miriam

Roles and representations of women in Muslim societies of Asia (including Indonesia, South Asia, and the Middle East) and Africa, as well as in Muslim minority societies(including Europe and the United States). Examination of ways writers and filmmakers project images of women in today's Muslim societies. Focus on women as producers of culture and as social critics.

AALL 175 - KOREAN CINEMA - Staff,Departmental (X-list:FVD 111G, Lit 112GS)

A Condensed Eight-Week Course on Korean Cinema

 (From Jan. 10 to Feb. 28)     A full credit course!

Taught by renowned film scholar and director, Prof. Soyoung Kim, School of Film, Television and Multimedia at the Korean National University of Arts.  No prior knowledge of Korean is necessary. Course to be taught in English.

AALL 180S - PRE MODERN CHINESE LIT - Baird,Daniel

A Survey of works in Chinese from Confucius to the Qing Dynasty including short stories, novels, autobiographical writings and poetry. Topics include the role of the educated elite in relation to literature and culture and how the literati portray themselves in their works. Especial attention will be paid to relations between orthodoxy and marginalization of the literati and its impact on their writing

AALL 182 - MOD POLIT THOUGHT CHINA/EUROPE - Sachsenmaier,Dominic (X-list: History 112A)

AALL 188 - MODERN CHINESE CINEMA - Baird,Daniel (X-list: FVD 111A, Lit 112J)

A survey from the earliest moments of Chinese film production, through Shanghai1920s and 30s, and to the current transnational cinemas of Taiwan, Hong Kong and China, this course traces the divergent trajectories of Chinese film history of the last 100 years.

AALL 195S - Special Topics: African Film & Music - Ndiaye,Bouna (X-list: AAAS 199S)

This course examines the impact of contemporary African music on African popular culture, society and politics. In particular, it looks at music in the Wolof and Pular languages. Students will listen to and engage music in African languages with translations by the instructor        

AALL 262 - MOD JPN LIT/CULTURE(TOP) - Ching,Leo (X-list: Culanth 260)

AALL 280S - PRE MODERN LITERATURE - Baird,Daniel

AALL 288 - MODERN CHINESE CINEMA - Baird,Daniel

 

For the AALL Major, in addition to AALL designated courses, acceptable literature/culture courses fall within the following departments.  See the list below of approved courses.  If there is a course that is not on the list, please contact your AALL advisor to request approval.

Art History

Cultural Anthropology

Dance

Drama/Theater

History

Literature

Music

Philosophy

Religion

 

Social Sciences courses do Not count as a culture/literature course for the AALL Major

Economics

Political Science

Sociology

 

Spring 2008 Literature & Culture Courses Outside AALL

Qualified for AALL Literature & Culture Major Requirements

 

Chinese Majors Only

Culanth 191ES – Global Envir/Pol Nature - Litzinger,Ralph A

Culanth 280S.03 – Sem Selected Topics: Environment/Health:China/India - Litzinger,Ralph A; Sachsenmaier,Dominic

History 110A/ Religion 110 – Religion in China - Nickerson,Peter

ICS 120A/ Religion 107A – Taoism/Chinese Religion - Nickerson,Peter

Phil 163 – Chinese Philosophy - Sarkissian,Hagop Sevag

 

Hindi Majors Only

Culanth 191ES – Global Envir/Pol Nature -  Litzinger,Ralph A

Culanth 280S.03 – Seminar Selected Topics: Environment/Health:China/India - Litzinger,Ralph A; Sachsenmaier,Dominic

Religion 167 – Ethics in South Asia - Prasad,Leela

Religion 185.02 - SPECIAL TOPICS: Classical Indian Rel. Imag - Need,David N

 

Japanese Majors Only

AAAS 199.04 -- Special Topic: Being Twenty in Tokyo - Smith,Stephen

Arthist 180B- Later Japanese Art - Weisenfeld,Gennifer

History 143B – Emergence Modern Japan - Partner,Simon C

History 262S – Japan Since 1945 - Partner,Simon C

Lit 298.01 – Special Topics i: Orientalism, Modernism, Japane - Yoda ,Tomiko

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fall 2007

AALL Literature & Culture Courses

 

AALL 121 - Intro Asian/African Lit - Ching, Leo (X-list: AAAS 121,Lit 165C)

AALL 152 - Topics in Japanese Anime - Yoda, Tomiko (X-list: Lit 112F)  

AALL 158 - The Middle East in Pop Culture - Stein, Rebecca (X-list: Culanth 191AS, Lit 163MS)

AALL 172S - Chinese Lit in Translation – Baird, Daniel (X-list: Lit 165A)

AALL 184 - Music in East Asia - Kramer, Jonathan (X-list: Music 134, Religion 161E)

AALL 188 - Modern Chinese Cinema – Baird, Daniel (X-list: Lit 112J)

AALL 195.01 - Special Topics: The Israeli-Palestine Conflict - cooke, miriam / Ginsburg, Shai (X-list: Womenst150, Jewishst 197, Lit 162Z)

AALL 195.03 - Special Topics: Islam & Feminism: Inside & Out - McLarney, Ellen (X-list: WOMENST 150)

AALL 195S.01 - Special Topics: Korean Diaspora – Kim, Koonyong

AALL 195S.02 - Special Topics: Visual Culture Of South Asia -Freitag, Sandria

AALL 195S.03 - Special Topics: African Film and Music - Ndiaye, Bouna (X-list: AAAS 199S)

 

For the AALL Major, in addition to AALL designated courses, acceptable literature/culture courses fall within the following departments.  See the list below of approved courses.  If there is a course that is not on the list, please contact your AALL advisor to request approval.

Art History

Cultural Anthropology

Dance

Drama/Theater

History

Literature

Music

Philosophy

Religion

 

Social Sciences courses do Not count as a culture/literature course for the AALL Major

Economics

Political Science

Sociology

 

Fall 2007 Literature & Culture Courses Outside AALL

Qualified for AALL Literature & Culture Major Requirements

 

Arabic Majors Only

Culanth 135 - MUSLIMS IN THE WEST – Ewing, Katherine

History 106S-01 - SEM IN SELECTED TOPICS: The US & the Middle East – Miller, Ylana N

History 115B - HISTORY AND MODERN AFRICA – Ewald, Janet J                    

Religion 152B - ISLAM MYS:PERSO-IND/EAST – Lawrence, Bruce B

Lit 118 - PERFORMANCE TRAD MIDDLE EAST – Mottahedeh, Megar

Religion 185-04 - SPECIAL TOPICS: Arab & Mid. E. Xians in US – Van Rompay, Lucas

 

Chinese Majors Only

Dance 114 - T'AI CHI AND CHINESE THOUGHT – Staff

 

Hindi Majors Only

Religion 185-05 - SPECIAL TOPICS: Arts of Devotion in Hinduism – Prasad, Leela

 

Japanese Majors Only

Art History 181B - CONTEMP JAPANESE VIS CULTURE – Weisenfeld, Gennifer

History 143A - ANCIENT/EARLY MOD JAPAN – Partner, Simon C

 

Spring 2007 AALL Culture & Literature Courses

 

AALL 49S – First Year Seminar Topic: Fullness of Being – Khanna

AALL 135 – Kundalini Yoga and Sikh Dharma – Khalsa

AALL  137 -  Contemporary Culture in South Asia – Cook

AALL 156S/AALL 256 – Representing the Holocaust – Ginsburg (X-list Lit.165B, Rel 161K, Jewishst 130)

AALL 160 – Civilizations of South Asia – Freitag (X-list Culanth 101, His 193, Rel 144)

AALL 162/AALL 262 – The World of Japanese Pop – Ching (X-list Lit 162Z)

AALL 165/265 – Arabic Culture & 9/11 – Cooke

AALL 167/AALL 267 – Trauma & Passion – Korean Culture – Kim (X-list Lit 165F, ICS 120C)

AALL 171/271 – Japanese Cinema –Yoda (X- list Lit 112H)

AALL 172S - Chinese Literature in Translation - Hong (X - list Lit 165A)

AALL 173S – Women in Arabic Literature – cooke (X-list Lit 165K S)

AALL 176 - Gender in Dance and Theatre – Shah (X-list Dance 175,Wst 111, Theatrst 132, Culanth 149A

AALL 191- Research Independent Study

AALL 195S .01 – Special Topics: Politics of Culture in SE Asia – Harms (X-list Culanth 180S)

AALL 195S.05 – Special Topics: African Film & Music – Ndiaye (X-list AAAS 199S)

AALL 199 – Honors Seminar - Liu

AALL 250S – Chinese Media & Pop Culture - Liu

AALL 252.01 – Special Topics – Histgrphy of East Asian Cinemas - Hong (X-list Lit 294)

AALL 252.02– Special Topics – Reorienting Sexualities – Metzger (Eng 288E, Lit 283)

 

 

Spring 2007 Culture & Literature Courses Outside AALL

Qualified for AALL Culture & Literature Major Requirements

 

For Arabic Majors ONLY

Religion 185.02 - Special Topics: Muslim-Xian Relations/Lit. - Staff

Religion 196S.02 - Jr/Sr Seminars -Topic: Islamic Law and Ethics - Moosa 

Religion 254 - Justice/Law/Commer Islam - Moosa

 

For Chinese Majors ONLY

Art History 170 - Chinese Buddhist Art - Abe

Art History 272S - Topics Chinese Art - Abe

Culanth 264S - Millennial Capitalisms - Joo

English 158/Theatrst 132A - Asian American Theatre - Metzger

History 100E - Duke in China: Topics - Staff

History 104.08- Special Topics - Political Ideologies in Chinese & Europe - Sachsenmaier

History 110A -Religion in China - Nickerson

History 196S.15 – Jr/Sr Seminar Special Topics:Chinese Visions of the West - Sachsenmaier 

Religion 107A - Taoism/Chinese Religion - Nickerson

Religion 110 - Religion in China - Nickerson

Religion 162S - Buddhist Meditation - Jaffe

Religion 185S.03 - Special Topics: Tibetan Buddhism - Need

 

For Hindi Majors ONLY

Religion 131- Sacred Space in South Asia - Prasad

Religion 162S- Buddhist Meditation - Jaffe

 

For Japanese Majors ONLY

Culanth 264S - Millennial Capitalisms - Joo

English 158/Theatrst 132A - Asian American Theatre - Metzger

History 143B -Emergence Modern Japan - Partner

History 262S- Japan Since 1945 - Partner

Religion 162S- Buddhist Meditation - Jaffe

 

For Korean Minors ONLY

Culanth 264S - Millennial Capitalisms - Joo

English 158/Theatrst 132A - Asian American Theatre - Metzger

 

 

• Fall 2006 AALL Culture & Literature Courses

• L designation) in the literature or culture of the language of concentration

•  

  AALL 49 S – First Year Seminar Topic:  Film & Visual Culture – Hong

  AALL 121 – Intro Asian/African Literature (X-list AAAS 121, Lit 165C) –        Khanna

  AALL 135 – Kundalini Yoga and Sikh Dharma (X-list Religion 161H, Dance 155)              – Khalsa

  AALL 152 – Topics in Japanese Anime (X-list Lit 112F) - Yoda

  AALL 154 – Dance and Theatre of India (X-list Dance 147, Culanth 149B,   Religion 161J, Theatrst 134) – Shah

  AALL 155S – Intro to Israeli Culture (X-list Religion 161P, Lit 163JS)

  AALL 159 - Arab-Israeli Conflict – Stein

  AALL 168 S – Francophone Literature – (X-list French 161S, AAAS 138S, ICS 110CS)

  AALL 173 S – Women in Arab Literature – (X-list ICS 121 FS, LIT 165KS) –     cooke

  AALL  175S – Korean Cinema – (X-list Lit 112GS) Kim

  AALL 184 – Music in East Asia – (X-list Music 135) – Kramer - (Japanese and Chinese Major)

  AALL 188 – Modern Chinese Cinema – LIT 112J - Hong

  AALL 191-02 – Research Independent Study - Liu

  AALL 195 S – Special Topics – (X-list AAAS 199S) African Language & Music

  AALL 205 – Asian/African Lang/Lit – Staff

  AALL 230S – Space, Place, & Power – Stein

  AALL 250S – Chinese Media & Pop Culture - Staff

  AALL 253 – East Asian Cultural Studies – (X-list Culanth 254) – Ching (Chinese and Japanese Majors)

   

   

• For the AALL Major, in addition to AALL designated courses, acceptable literature/culture courses fall within the following departments.  See the list below of approved courses.  If there is a course that is not on the list, please contact your AALL advisor to request approval.

  Art History

  Cultural Anthropology

  Dance

  Drama/Theater

  History

  Literature

  Music

  Philosophy

  Religion

   

  Social Sciences courses do Not count as a culture/literature course for the AALL Major

  Economics

  Political Science

  Sociology

                                             
  

  Fall 2006 Culture & Literature Courses Outside AALL Qualified for AALL Culture & Literature Major and Minor Requirements 

   

  For Arabic Majors ONLY

  Culanth 126 – Muslim World

  Culanth 155 – Arab-Israeli Conflict

  History 152 – The Modern Middle East

  Religion 119 – Muslim World

  Religion 146 – Islamic Civilization (X-List ICS 141 A, Culanth 147, History 101 G, Medren 146 A)

   

  For Chinese Majors ONLY

  Art History 164 – Chinese Visual Culture

  Culanth 191 P – Globalzation/Anti-Globalzation

  Religion 114 – T’Ai Chi and Chinese Thought (X-List Dance 114)

   

  For Hindi Majors ONLY

  Culanth 164 S – Anthropology of Hinduism

  History 139 B – Modern South Asia (X-List ICS 170 F)

  Religion 164 S – Anthropology of Hinduism (X-List  Culanth 164 S

   

  For Japanese Majors ONLY

  Art History 182 – Japanese Architecture

  Culanth 166 – Cross-Cultural Perspective Development

  History 143 A – Ancient/Early Modern Japan

   

   

 

Spring 2006 AALL Culture & Literature Courses

 

AALL 49S – Film and Visual Culture - Hong

AALL 135 – Kundalini Yoga and Sikh Dharma – Khalsa (X-list Dance 155, Rel 161H, ICS 170H)

AALL 156S/AALL 256 – Representing the Holocaust – Ezrahi (X-list Lit.165B, Rel 161K, Jewishst 130)

AALL 165 S - Modern Arabic Literature Culture - Abd al-Sattar Jawad

AALL 167/AALL 267 – Trauma & Passion(Korean Culture) – Kim (X-list Lit 165F, ICS 120C)

AALL 165S - Modern Arabic Literature and Culture - Jawad

AALL 170 – Indian Cinema – Khanna (X-list Lit 112E)

AALL 173S – Arabic Women's Literary Salons – Khaldi (X-list Lit 165K S)

AALL 179/AALL 279 – Melodrama East and West – (X-list Lit 151J, Womenst 179)

AALL 191- Research Independent Study

AALL 195S.01 – Special Topics: Imaging Jerusalem – Ezrahi (X-list Lit 162Z S, Rel 185S, Jewishst 198 S)

AALL 195S.12 – Special Topics: Writing Race/Nation:  S. Africa – Makhulu (X-list AAAS 199S, ICS 140, Lit 162Z S)

AALL 199 – Honors Seminar - Liu

AALL 250S – Chinese Modernism Post-Mao - Liu

AALL 252S – Special Topics: Black Women Writers – Baker (X-list Eng 271E S,AAAS 299 S)

 

For the AALL Major, in addition to AALL designated courses, acceptable literature/culture courses fall within the following departments.  See the list below of approved courses.  If there is a course that is not on the list, please contact your AALL advisor to request approval.

Art History

Cultural Anthropology

Dance

Drama/Theater

History

Literature

Music

Philosophy

Religion

 

Social Sciences courses do Not count as a culture/literature course for the AALL Major

Economics

Political Science

Sociology

 

Spring 2006 Culture & Literature Courses Outside AALL Qualified for AALL Culture & Literature Major Requirements 

 

For Arabic Majors ONLY

History 102G – Islamic Civilization – Zulfikar (X-List Rel 147,Culanth 148, Medren 147A

History 196S.07 – Jr/Sr Seminar Special Topics:  Palestinian/Arab Israeli Conflict - Miller

 

For Chinese Majors ONLY

Art History 164 – Chinese Visual Culture - Abe

History 172C – China Antiquity to 1400 - Mazumdar

History 196S.12 – Jr/Sr Seminar Special Topics: Women in Globalization - Mazumdar (X-List AAAS 199S, Womenst 150S)

Religion 107A – Taoism/Chinese Religion – Nickerson (X-List ICS 120A)

 

For Hindi Majors ONLY

History 139B – Modern South Asia – Kaiwar (X-List ICS 170F)

Religion 185.04 – Special Topics - Lecture: Religion & the Body in India – Need

 

For Japanese Majors ONLY

History 143B – Emergence of Modern Japan

History 196S.02 – Japanese Imperialism: Global

 

 

Fall 2005 AALL Culture & Literature Courses

 

AALL 121 - Intro Asian/African Lit – Voices of War – cooke (X-list AAAS 121, Lit 165C)

AALL 125S - Bilingualism – Kim (X-list Linguist 125S)
AALL 137 - Contemporary Culture In S. Asia – Vaishnava
AALL 149 - Dance/Dance Theater of Asia – Shah (X-list Dance 149,Culanth 149, Rel161C)
AALL 155 S - Intro to Israeli Culture – Ezrahi (X-list Religion 161 P, Lit 163)
AALL 162 - Mod JPN Lit/Culture (Top) – The World of Japanese Pop – Ching (X-list Lit 162Z)
AALL 169 - China and the West – Mazumdar (X-list History 172B)
AALL 172 S - Chinese Literature in Translation – Hong (X-list Lit 165A)
AALL 175 S - Korean Cinema – Kim (X-List Lit 112)
AALL 185 - Music in South Asia – Kramer (X-list Music 135)
AALL 191 - Research Independent Study
AALL 195S – Special Topics - cooke/Ezrahi (X-list Rel 185S,WS150S, Lit 162 ZS)
AALL 250S - Chinese Modernism Post-Mao – Media and Popular Culture in China – Liu
AALL 252 - Special Topics – Histography of East Asian Cinemas - Hong (X-list Lit 294)

Fall 2005 Culture & Literature Courses Outside AALL Qualified for AALL Culture & Literature Major and Minor Requirements

For Arabic Majors ONLY
CULANTH 126 S – Muslim World
HISTORY 101G – Islamic Civilization (X-list Religion 146; Culanth 147; Medren 146A )
HISTORY 103 – 911, Iraq and War on Terror
RELIGION 185 S – Arab/Israel Conflict (X-list AALL 195S, WS 150 S & Lit 162 ZS)

For Chinese Majors ONLY
ART HISTORY 170 – Chinese Buddhist Art
CULANTH 121 – Culture/Politics-China
DANCE 114 – T’ai Chi and Chinese Thought
HISTORY 172 B – China and the West
HISTORY 299 S – Critical Intro Asian Studies
PHILOSOPHY 163 – Chinese Philosophy
RELIGION 114 – T’Ai Chi and Chinese Thought (X-List Dance 114)

For Hindi Majors ONLY
RELIGION 185-01 SPECIAL TOPICS – Hinduism, Txts, Pcts & Performance

For Japanese Majors ONLY
CULANTH 108 – Fantasy/Media/Pop
HISTORY 299S – Critical Intro Asian Studies

For Hebrew Minors ONLY
RELIGION 207 – Hebrew Prose Narrative

AALL Minor – Literature Track (Korean Language) ONLY
LITERATURE 165E – Korean Lit in Translation

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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