The Language Flagship - Chinese Track (Bachelor of Arts in East Asian Language and Culture)
The Language Flagship—Chinese Concentration requires summer and overseas study. Because students are expected to have completed the equivalent of four years of language preparation by the end of their second college year, students with no prior background in Chinese who elect this concentration will be expected to take Chinese language courses during the summers after their freshman and sophomore years. Students with no prior background who enter the program after the freshman year should anticipate similar coursework during the summer and a total of more than four years to graduate.
Requirements
- Chinese Language.
- Language.
- Third-Year Chinese I. One (1) course:
- EALC-C 301 Third-Year Chinese I
EALC-C 301 Third-Year Chinese I
- Credits
- 4
- Prerequisites
- Grade of C or higher in EALC-C 202; or appropriate placement exam score
- Description
- Emphasis on practice in understanding the difference between oral and written expression, building up discourse-level narration skills, and developing reading strategies for coping with authentic texts.
- Third-Year Chinese II. One (1) course:
- EALC-C 302 Third-Year Chinese II
EALC-C 302 Third-Year Chinese II
- Credits
- 4
- Prerequisites
- Grade of C or higher in EALC-C 301; or appropriate placement exam score
- Description
- Continuation of EALC-C 301.
- Fourth-Year Chinese I. One (1) course:
- EALC-C 401 Fourth-Year Chinese I
EALC-C 401 Fourth-Year Chinese I
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- Grade of C or higher in EALC-C 302; or appropriate placement exam score
- Description
- Emphasis on understanding and appreciating Chinese literary genres and prose.
- Fourth-Year Chinese II. One (1) course:
- EALC-C 402 Fourth-Year Chinese II
EALC-C 402 Fourth-Year Chinese II
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- Grade of C or higher in EALC-C 401; or appropriate placement exam score
- Description
- Continuation of EALC-C 401.
- Third-Year Chinese I. One (1) course:
- Language through Culture. Six (6) credit hours:
- EALC-C 457 Chinese in Humanities
- EALC-C 467 Chinese in Social Science
EALC-C 457 Chinese in Humanities
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- Grade of B or higher in EALC-C 402; or appropriate placement exam score
- Description
- Advanced language practice associated with authentic academic texts in humanities disciplines. Emphasis on interpreting, analyzing, and presenting Chinese cultural concepts, artifacts, and events from a global perspective, for an authentic purpose, and within a performance assessment framework. May be offered independently in Chinese, or linked with an English-language content course.
- Repeatability
- May be repeated for a maximum of 6 credit hours.
EALC-C 467 Chinese in Social Science
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- Grade of B or higher in EALC-C 402; or appropriate placement exam score
- Description
- Advanced language practice associated with authentic academic texts in social science disciplines. Emphasis on interpreting, analyzing, and presenting Chinese cultural concepts, practice, and events from a global perspective, for an authentic purpose, and within a performance assessment framework. May be offered independently in Chinese, or linked with an English-language content course.
- Repeatability
- May be repeated for a maximum of 6 credit hours.
- Language.
- Regional Studies.
- Introduction to East Asian Studies. One (1) course:
- EALC-E 310 Introduction to East Asian Studies
EALC-E 310 Introduction to East Asian Studies
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- Must be pursuing an undergraduate major or certificate in the Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures
- Description
- A broad survey of Chinese, Japanese, and Korean civilizations that examines the idea of East Asia as a region with unifying social, cultural, and political characteristics, and its different societies, introducing analytic frameworks that have guided recent understandings of East Asia as a region and of individual East Asian societies.
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- Cultural Studies. Two (2) courses, each to be taken concurrently with EALC-C 457 or EALC-C 467.
- EALC courses
- EALC-E 300 Studies in East Asian Literature
- EALC-E 301 Chinese Language and Culture
- EALC-E 303 Korean Folk and Elite Cultures
- EALC-E 305 Korean Language and Culture
- EALC-E 306 Psychology of Chinese
- EALC-E 307 Cultures of Protest in South Korea
- EALC-E 308 South Korean Education: Examination Hell or Model for the World?
- EALC-E 309 Dating, Sex, and Marriage in South Korea
- EALC-E 310 Introduction to East Asian Studies
- EALC-E 311 Korean Popular Culture
- EALC-E 316 Computer-Enhanced Language Learning
- EALC-E 320 Tasting Food in Japanese: Food, Language, and Linguistics
- EALC-E 321 Traditional Japanese Literature
- EALC-E 322 Modern Japanese Literature
- EALC-E 323 Introduction to Japanese Film
- EALC-E 324 Cinema in Millennial Japan
- EALC-E 328 Voices from the Inner Chamber: Writing Women of Traditional China
- EALC-E 330 Studies in Japanese Film
- EALC-E 331 Traditional Chinese Literature
- EALC-E 332 Chinese Literature since 1300
- EALC-E 333 Studies in Chinese Cinema
- EALC-E 336 Ghosts, Immortals, Animal Spirits: Encountering the Supernatural in Traditional Chinese Culture
- EALC-E 337 Premodern Japanese History
- EALC-E 338 Sex, Romance and Story-Telling in The Tale of Genji
- EALC-E 339 Studies in South Korean Cinema
- EALC-E 342 Modern Korean History
- EALC-E 350 Studies in East Asian Society
- EALC-E 351 Studies in East Asian Thought
- EALC-E 352 Studies in East Asian History
- EALC-E 353 Hiroshima: History, City, Event
- EALC-E 354 Society and Education in Japan
- EALC-E 355 Visual Culture of Modern Japan
- EALC-E 356 Understanding Two Koreas: Politics, Society, and U. S. Policy
- EALC-E 358 Early Modern Japanese History
- EALC-E 362 Nature, Culture, and the Environment in Japan
- EALC-E 369 Modern Japanese History
- EALC-E 371 Twentieth-Century Chinese Literature
- EALC-E 372 Japanese Fiction and Culture
- EALC-E 374 Early Chinese Philosophy
- EALC-E 384 East Asian Nationalism and Cultural Identity
- EALC-E 385 Asian Americans: Cultural Conflict and Identity
- EALC-E 386 United States-East Asian Relations
- EALC-E 387 Gender, Sex, and Sexuality in Japan
- EALC-E 388 Japanese Politics and Society
- EALC-E 390 Contemporary Chinese Politics
- EALC-E 391 Law and Authoritarianism through the Lens of China
- EALC-E 392 Chinese Foreign Policy
- EALC-E 393 China's Political Economy
- EALC-E 395 Japan in World Trade and Politics
- EALC-E 398 International Relations of East Asia
- EALC-E 399 Japanese Foreign Policy
- History, Literature and Culture courses in other College departments and programs
- ANTH-E 345 Changing China
- ANTH-E 347 The Anthropology of Contemporary Japan
- ANTH-P 399 Undergraduate Seminar
- ARTH-A 360 Topics in East Asian Art
- ARTH-A 464 Art and Archaeology of Early China
- ARTH-A 466 Early Chinese Painting
- ARTH-A 467 Later Chinese Painting
- CEUS-R 395 Politics of Identity in China and Inner Asia
- CMLT-C 365 Japanese-Western Literary Relations
- CMLT-C 375 Imagining China, Translating China
- FOLK-F 305 Asian Folklore/Folklife/Folk Music
- HIST-G 380 Early China
- HIST-G 382 China: The Age of Glory
- HIST-G 383 China: The Later Empires
- HIST-G 385 Modern China
- HIST-G 387 Contemporary China
- MSCH-F 398 National and Transnational Cinemas
- REL-B 300 Studies in South and East Asian Religions
- REL-B 310 East Asian Buddhism
- REL-B 360 Religions in Japan
- REL-B 410 Topics in the Buddhist Tradition
- REL-B 440 Topics in Daoism and Chinese Religion
- REL-B 460 Topics in East Asian Religions
- THTR-T 468 Asian Performance
- Politics, Social Science, and Business courses in other College departments and programs
- ANTH-E 345 Changing China
- ANTH-E 347 The Anthropology of Contemporary Japan
- ANTH-P 399 Undergraduate Seminar
- CEUS-R 330 Politics in Modern Xinjiang
- CEUS-R 395 Politics of Identity in China and Inner Asia
- HIST-G 380 Early China
- HIST-G 382 China: The Age of Glory
- HIST-G 383 China: The Later Empires
- HIST-G 385 Modern China
- HIST-G 387 Contemporary China
- POLS-Y 333 Chinese Politics
- POLS-Y 334 Japanese Politics
EALC-E 300 Studies in East Asian Literature
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Selected issues and problems of importance to the understanding of East Asian literature, film or linguistics.
- Repeatability
- May be repeated with a different topic for a maximum of 6 credit hours.
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EALC-E 301 Chinese Language and Culture
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- The relationship of Chinese language to its culture and society. Four topics emphasized: (1) unique characteristics of Chinese; (2) influence of language structure on thought patterns and social behavior; (3) traditional conception of life as it affects verbal behavior; and (4) interaction between linguistic and other factors in social life.
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EALC-E 303 Korean Folk and Elite Cultures
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Introduction to Korean culture and society from earliest times to the present, including oral and written literature, religion, social customs, and performing arts.
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EALC-E 305 Korean Language and Culture
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- A survey of cultural, conceptual, and philosophical patterns, and the structure of Korean society, as reflected by the Korean language.
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EALC-E 306 Psychology of Chinese
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Focuses on the cognitive mysteries that underlie key properties of the Chinese languages. Offers a roadmap for thinking about the cognitive as well as sociocultural issues related to the Chinese languages at different linguistic levels (speech, words, sentences, writing, classifiers, metaphor, etc.).
EALC-E 307 Cultures of Protest in South Korea
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- A historical and cultural survey of social movements and political protest in South Korea through various cultural artifacts including but not limited to literature, films, music, graphic art, new and digital media.
EALC-E 308 South Korean Education: Examination Hell or Model for the World?
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Examines the role of education in contemporary South Korean society. Korea\'s investment in education has produced substantial benefits for the nation, but there is also a significant downside to the hyper-competitiveness that has overtaken the Korean education system.
EALC-E 309 Dating, Sex, and Marriage in South Korea
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Examines dating, sex, and marriage in contemporary South Korea. Explores two main questions: What kind of society is South Korea becoming as a consequence of its rapid economic and social changes? How do Koreans adjust and negotiate these changes in regard to dating, sex, and marriage?
EALC-E 310 Introduction to East Asian Studies
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- Must be pursuing an undergraduate major or certificate in the Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures
- Description
- A broad survey of Chinese, Japanese, and Korean civilizations that examines the idea of East Asia as a region with unifying social, cultural, and political characteristics, and its different societies, introducing analytic frameworks that have guided recent understandings of East Asia as a region and of individual East Asian societies.
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EALC-E 311 Korean Popular Culture
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Examines Korean popular culture through relevant technological innovations, sociopolitical changes, and historical forces. Engages with various forms of popular culture - popular music, television, film, digital/internet media, and food - to understand Korea as a dynamic site of cultural production and consumption.
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EALC-E 316 Computer-Enhanced Language Learning
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Notes
- R: Basic computer literacy required
- Description
- An exploration of the use of computer technology in foreign language learning, to equip students with concepts and tools to improve language studies, and an examination of research and findings on the effectiveness of technology in language skill development.
EALC-E 320 Tasting Food in Japanese: Food, Language, and Linguistics
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Approaches the language of food from a linguistic point of view in order to understand why and how language plays a vital role in our food culture. Introduces basic linguistic tools used to examine the language of food within and among languages.
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EALC-E 321 Traditional Japanese Literature
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Introduction to major works of Japanese literature from the tenth century to the early modern period (roughly 900-1600). Focuses on issues of gender, narration, and the connections between literature and the political, cultural, and religious discourses that were part of the texts' originating contexts. Readings in English.
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EALC-E 322 Modern Japanese Literature
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Introduction to the major works of modern Japanese literature in English translation from the 1890s to the present. Examines issues central to this literature since Japan's opening to the West, such as self/national identity, sexuality, war, and modernity.
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EALC-E 323 Introduction to Japanese Film
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Examines the history of Japanese film from 19th century experiments with film to the present day. Explores cinema as both historical and aesthetic objects that can help us learn about modern and contemporary Japanese history and culture. Develops close visual analysis skills.
EALC-E 324 Cinema in Millennial Japan
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Examines Japanese cinema from the Heisei period (1989-2019) to explore the history of contemporary Japan. Delves into cinema as both an art form and industrial commodity that represents the political, cultural, and economic transformations of the last thirty years.
EALC-E 328 Voices from the Inner Chamber: Writing Women of Traditional China
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Rather than passive victims of the Confucian patriarchy, traditional Chinese women were mothers, daughters, wives, concubines, courtesans, palace ladies, and religious figures with diverse voices. By examining women's life stories by their own accounts, the course explores the otherwise missing half of traditional Chinese literary, social, and cultural history.
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EALC-E 330 Studies in Japanese Film
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Study of topics in Japanese film in the context of its history and culture. May include such topics as Introduction to Japanese Film and Gender and Sexuality in Japanese Film.
- Repeatability
- May be repeated with a different topic for a maximum of 6 credit hours.
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EALC-E 331 Traditional Chinese Literature
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Introduction to Chinese historical and religious writing, narrative prose, and lyrical poetry from roughly 1300 BCE to 1300 CE. Studying English translations, students consider the roles of literature in Chinese history, and the way the written word served to construct Chinese culture.
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EALC-E 332 Chinese Literature since 1300
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Introduction to major authors, works, and genres from the Yuan Dynasty to modern times. Studying English translations, students examine how literature is related to important political, ideological, and cultural concerns in the process of Chinese modernity, and explore issues of nationalism, revolution, and commercialism in modern literature and post-Mao writing.
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EALC-E 333 Studies in Chinese Cinema
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Critical and historical perspectives on Chinese cinema from 1900 to the present, including cinema from Taiwan, Hong Kong, and beyond. Course topics include the silent era, melodrama, musicals, minority films, adaptation, filmmakers and generations, and urban cinema.
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EALC-E 336 Ghosts, Immortals, Animal Spirits: Encountering the Supernatural in Traditional Chinese Culture
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Textual and visual representations of the supernatural in traditional Chinese culture spanning three millennia, from the earliest written records to the fiction of late imperial China. Offers a unique perspective into the ethics, literature, arts, and popular beliefs of traditional China. No prior knowledge of Chinese language is required.
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EALC-E 337 Premodern Japanese History
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Survey of premodern Japanese history (until c. 1600). Critical historical analysis of selected issues within the period and readings of central works in English translations.
- Repeatability
- Credit given for only one of EALC-E 337 or HIST-G 357.
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EALC-E 338 Sex, Romance and Story-Telling in The Tale of Genji
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- The Tale of Genji is a central text in the Japanese literary tradition. This course considers its depiction of romantic and/or sexual "love," the fictional characters whose experiences of love and marriage organize the narrative, and the dialogue the tale constructs with socio-political realities of the early Japanese court.
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EALC-E 339 Studies in South Korean Cinema
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Examines the intersection of gender, class, and nation in contemporary South Korea through the lens of cinema.
EALC-E 342 Modern Korean History
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Modern Korean history 1876-2010. Major themes: Korea's inclusion in world system, intrusion of capitalism and transformation from agrarian to industrialized/consumer society. Course will explore modern systems (colonialism/neocolonialism, capitalism, social revolution/socialist economic experiments, Cold War, and globalization) through the study of Korean history.
- Repeatability
- Credit given for only one of EALC-E 342 or HIST-G 372.
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EALC-E 350 Studies in East Asian Society
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Selected issues and problems of importance to the understanding of East Asian society.
- Repeatability
- May be repeated with a different topic for a maximum of 6 credit hours.
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EALC-E 351 Studies in East Asian Thought
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Selected issues and problems of importance to the understanding of East Asian thought and religion.
- Repeatability
- May be repeated with a different topic for a maximum of 6 credit hours.
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EALC-E 352 Studies in East Asian History
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Selected issues and problems of importance to the understanding of East Asian history.
- Repeatability
- May be repeated with a different topic for a maximum of 6 credit hours.
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EALC-E 353 Hiroshima: History, City, Event
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Uses the history of the city of Hiroshima as a lens on urban history in Japan and globally, with examination of origin of cities; early modern political and economic arrangements leading to Hiroshima's success; modern change and continued importance; its place in modern war; the atomic bombing and aftermath; memory of the bomb and wider atomic cultures in Japan and the United States.
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EALC-E 354 Society and Education in Japan
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Survey of social change in Japan, with a focus on educational institutions, patterns of learning, educational thought, and the spread of literacy.
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EALC-E 355 Visual Culture of Modern Japan
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- History of visual culture in modern Japan in the context of social and cultural change. Emphasis on print cultures and painting and on the rise of photography and lithography during the emergence of modern mass consumerism. Considerable focus on the post-WWII era and the globalization of Japanese visual culture.
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EALC-E 356 Understanding Two Koreas: Politics, Society, and U. S. Policy
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Exploration of the patterns and complexities of the relationship between two Koreas and the U.S., with a focus on the division of Korea, domestic politics of two Koreas, the changes and continuities of U. S. policies toward the Korean Peninsula, and post-Cold War developments including the North Korean nuclear crisis.
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EALC-E 358 Early Modern Japanese History
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Japanese history from the late sixteenth to late nineteenth centuries. Focuses on domestic politics, foreign policy, culture and the arts, literacy and education, urbanization, rise of the merchant class, and changes in rural life.
- Repeatability
- Credit given for only one of EALC-E 358 or HIST-G 358.
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EALC-E 362 Nature, Culture, and the Environment in Japan
- Credits
- 3–3 credit hours
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Traces the relations between cultural forms, ideas of nature, and the realities of environmental history in the Japanese islands from early times to the present. Japan represents a case study of the ways culture and social arrangements shape human relations with the environment and our changing understanding of it.
EALC-E 369 Modern Japanese History
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Japanese history within the broader developments of modern world history: the Tokugawa regime; the Meiji Revolution; modern nation-state building; empire; capitalism; social movements; democracy; Japan\'s modern wars; U.S.-Japan relations and related cultural, political, and economic changes. Emphasizes post-World War II era, visual culture, Japan in global popular culture, and environmental history.
- Repeatability
- Credit given for only one of EALC-E 369 or HIST-G 369.
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EALC-E 371 Twentieth-Century Chinese Literature
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Twentieth-century Chinese literature in translation, with readings from Liu E, Mao Dun, Lao She, and selected contemporary authors from China and Taiwan.
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EALC-E 372 Japanese Fiction and Culture
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Exploration of modern Japanese fiction and various forms of culture. Topics will vary depending on the year the course is offered. Some examples are: literature and film; modernity and the self; women writers; history of popular literature and culture.
- Repeatability
- May be repeated with a different topic for a maximum of 6 credit hours.
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EALC-E 374 Early Chinese Philosophy
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Origins of Chinese philosophical traditions in the classical schools of Confucianism, Daoism, Mohism, and Legalism. Explores contrasting agendas of early Chinese and Western traditions.
- Repeatability
- Credit given for only one of EALC-E 374, PHIL-P 374, REL-B 374, or REL-R 368.
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EALC-E 384 East Asian Nationalism and Cultural Identity
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Exploration of the impact of the metaphor of nation and Western nationalism theory on Western literature dealing with modern East Asia. Emphasis on how Western notions of political identity shape and sometimes obscure our understanding of East Asian cultural and political identity.
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EALC-E 385 Asian Americans: Cultural Conflict and Identity
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- An examination of the historical, cultural, and racial dynamics underpinning the evolution of contemporary Asian American identity. Students learn not only about cultural theory and how cultural identities are constructed within America's multiethnic and multicultural society, but also about themselves.
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EALC-E 386 United States-East Asian Relations
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- We will examine the love-hate relationship between East Asia and the U.S. since 1945. Security, economic, and political ties between the U.S. and the individual East Asian countries, and with the region as a whole are considered. Particular attention is given to the diverse Asian perspectives of the relationship.
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EALC-E 387 Gender, Sex, and Sexuality in Japan
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Explores the political, social, and economic forces that have shaped gender roles in Japan. Investigates how gender norms impact individuals and illuminates the ways in which individuals both contest and embrace normative gender roles in Japan.
EALC-E 388 Japanese Politics and Society
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Provides a grounding in Japan's modern history and introduces four major institutions of Japanese society: family and the education, employment, and political systems. Explores how conflict and social change play out within these institutions in contemporary Japan.
EALC-E 390 Contemporary Chinese Politics
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Analysis of trends and patterns in Chinese politics since 1949, with a focus on ideology and political culture, elites, party and government institutions, the policy-making process, popular political participation, and the relationship between economic and political change. Political evolution of Taiwan is also considered.
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EALC-E 391 Law and Authoritarianism through the Lens of China
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- We are witnessing a global turn towards populist and illiberal governance. Authoritarian leaders often embrace international legal norms symbolically and rhetorically while subverting them in practice through various means of local political control and interference. This course uses the case of China to explore the functions and behavior of legal systems in authoritarian political contexts because China overwhelmingly dominates scholarship on the topic. Despite a burgeoning scholarly literature chronicling the reconstruction, expansion, and proliferation of laws, courts, and lawyers in China since 1979, scholars disagree about the significance and implications of these developments. Does the Chinese legal system offer meaningful redress to people with grievances, or should it be understood as ornamental "window dressing"? Does it do more to limit or to strengthen the power of the government and its ruling party? Does it do more to help people challenge or to prevent people from challenging the state? In this interdisciplinary course we will not only explore and debate these questions, but will also (re)consider conventional scholarly notions about authoritarianism and popular political participation, single-party rule and judicial governance, democracy and political legitimacy, and legal professionals and their fights for legal and political freedoms. In the process we will scrutinize recent developments in China, including the so-called "turn from law," the rise of "stability maintenance," and a crackdown on lawyers. Our inquiry will be heavily empirical and evidence-based. When we attempt to reconcile, adjudicate, or explain scholarly disagreements, we will scrutinize available data on the issue at hand. Our approach will be not only empirical, but also comparative. Throughout the semester we will endeavor to situate China in comparative global perspective.
EALC-E 392 Chinese Foreign Policy
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Consideration of the various factors (such as world views, power, domestic politics, and international norms) that may shape China's policies toward different regions of the world (the U.S. and East Asia) and toward international regimes (trade, arms controls, and human rights). Both historical and comparative perspectives are utilized.
- Fall 2024CASE GCCcourseSummer 2024CASE GCCcourseSpring 2024CASE GCCcourse
- Fall 2024CASE SHcourseSummer 2024CASE SHcourseSpring 2024CASE SHcourse
EALC-E 393 China's Political Economy
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Examines key aspects of China's political economy: the obstacles and sources of economic development, the foundations for democratization, the distribution of political power, and the forces affecting national unity. Use of comparative and historical perspectives, with emphasis on the Reform era. Sources range from macro analyses to company case studies.
- Fall 2024CASE SHcourseSummer 2024CASE SHcourseSpring 2024CASE SHcourse
EALC-E 395 Japan in World Trade and Politics
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Examines Japan's foreign relations. After a brief historical survey, the course covers Japan's contemporary relations with the United States, China, Korea, Russia, and Southeast Asia. Topics include economic as well as military and political relations, which have undergone much change in recent years.
- Fall 2024CASE GCCcourseSummer 2024CASE GCCcourseSpring 2024CASE GCCcourse
- Fall 2024CASE SHcourseSummer 2024CASE SHcourseSpring 2024CASE SHcourse
EALC-E 398 International Relations of East Asia
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Examines international relations of the dynamic East Asian region. Develops the tools to think critically about the opportunities and challenges facing the major players within it, including the United States. Topics include security issues, political affairs, and economic relations, which are experiencing rapid change in the twenty-first century.
- Fall 2024CASE GCCcourseSummer 2024CASE GCCcourseSpring 2024CASE GCCcourse
- Fall 2024CASE SHcourseSummer 2024CASE SHcourseSpring 2024CASE SHcourse
EALC-E 399 Japanese Foreign Policy
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Survey of Japan\'s foreign relations since World War II, with a particular focus on contemporary foreign policy challenges. Also uses the prism of Japanese foreign policy to examine Japan\'s domestic politics, relations with its East Asian neighbors, and U.S. strategy toward this dynamic region.
ANTH-E 345 Changing China
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Introduction to the dramatic social and cultural changes in China from 1949 to the present. Focuses on how Maoist socialism, market reforms, and globalization have affected everyday life, family, gender and sexuality, and inequality in China.
- Fall 2024CASE SHcourseSummer 2024CASE SHcourseSpring 2024CASE SHcourse
ANTH-E 347 The Anthropology of Contemporary Japan
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Frames in anthropological perspective the history, present, and future of Japanese society. Explores anthropological research on Japanese attitudes toward ethnic and national identity; gender and education; and the wide-ranging impact of Japan's economic decline on attitudes toward work, play, consumption, and travel overseas.
- Fall 2024CASE SHcourseSummer 2024CASE SHcourseSpring 2024CASE SHcourse
ANTH-P 399 Undergraduate Seminar
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Intensive examination of selected topics in archaeology. Development of skills in analysis and criticism. Topics vary.
- Repeatability
- May be taken with different topics for a maximum of 9 credit hours.
ARTH-A 360 Topics in East Asian Art
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Topics vary; each is focused on a specific aspect or issue in East Asian art, studied in the context of social and intellectual history.
- Repeatability
- May be repeated with different topics for a maximum of 9 credit hours in ARTH-A 360 and FINA-A 360.
- Fall 2024CASE AHcourseFall 2024CASE AHcourseSummer 2024CASE AHcourseSummer 2024CASE AHcourseSpring 2024CASE AHcourseSpring 2024CASE AHcourse
- Fall 2024CASE GCCcourseSummer 2024CASE GCCcourseSpring 2024CASE GCCcourse
ARTH-A 464 Art and Archaeology of Early China
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- The arts of China from Neolithic times through the T'ang Dynasty (618-906 A.D.): prehistoric ceramics, ritual bronzes, jades, animal sculpture, Buddhist art, and early pictorial art. Particular attention will be paid to major archaeological discoveries, and the material will be discussed in the context of the development of Chinese culture and civilization.
- Repeatability
- Credit given for only one of ARTH-A 464 or FINA-A 464.
- Fall 2024CASE SHcourseFall 2024CASE SHcourseSummer 2024CASE SHcourseSummer 2024CASE SHcourseSpring 2024CASE SHcourseSpring 2024CASE SHcourse
ARTH-A 466 Early Chinese Painting
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Chinese painting and pictorial art from the Bronze Age to the end of the Sung dynasty (A.D. 1279): tomb paintings and reliefs, Buddhist cave paintings, courtly art and imperial patronage, and landscapes. Materials and techniques, art theory, and the relationship between painting and calligraphy will also be considered.
- Repeatability
- Credit given for only one of ARTH-A 466 or FINA-A 466.
- Fall 2024CASE GCCcourseSummer 2024CASE GCCcourseSpring 2024CASE GCCcourse
- Fall 2024CASE SHcourseFall 2024CASE SHcourseSummer 2024CASE SHcourseSummer 2024CASE SHcourseSpring 2024CASE SHcourseSpring 2024CASE SHcourse
ARTH-A 467 Later Chinese Painting
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Chinese painting from the Yuan dynasty (A.D.1279-1368) to the twentieth century: the emergence, development, and interaction of diverse painting schools; amateurs and professionals, regional styles, political and social contexts, the role of patronage and collecting, and art theory and criticism.
- Repeatability
- Credit given for only one of ARTH-A 467 or FINA-A 467.
- Fall 2024CASE SHcourseFall 2024CASE SHcourseSummer 2024CASE SHcourseSummer 2024CASE SHcourseSpring 2024CASE SHcourseSpring 2024CASE SHcourse
CEUS-R 395 Politics of Identity in China and Inner Asia
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Challenges the assumption that terms such as "Chinese," "Taiwanese," or "Kazakh" represent straightforward concepts. Via theories of identity, and careful attention to the history of China and Inner Asia, explores and explodes the association of identity and descent, language and ethnicity, citizenship and nationality.
CMLT-C 365 Japanese-Western Literary Relations
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Japanese influences on Western poets and dramatists: color prints, haiku, and Noh plays. The Western impact on Japanese literature: the Japanese adaptation of movements such as romanticism, realism, naturalism, and symbolism, with special emphasis on the Japanese traits that these movements acquired.
- Fall 2024CASE AHcourseSummer 2024CASE AHcourseSpring 2024CASE AHcourse
CMLT-C 375 Imagining China, Translating China
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Notes
- R: CMLT-C 205 or 3 credit hours of literature
- Description
- Topics may include comparison of Chinese and European philosophical traditions, Western representations of China, East-West contact in the larger historical context, and the translation of literary works across cultures. Readings by authors such as Marco Polo, Voltaire, Pound, and Sigrid Nunez.
- Fall 2024CASE AHcourseSummer 2024CASE AHcourseSpring 2024CASE AHcourse
FOLK-F 305 Asian Folklore/Folklife/Folk Music
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Forms and functions of folklore, folklife, or folk music in the traditional and developing societies of Asia. Folklore as a reflection of culture. Relationship between folklore forms and belief systems in Asia.
- Repeatability
- May be repeated once with a different topic.
- Fall 2024CASE AHcourseSummer 2024CASE AHcourseSpring 2024CASE AHcourse
HIST-G 380 Early China
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- China from its neolithic background through the Qin and Western Han dynasties. Examines the Shang tribal polity, royal and aristocratic phases of the Zhou state, and the creation of the imperial system in the Qin-Han period. Changing patterns of ideology, political legitimacy, and social organization through archaeological and textual sources.
- Fall 2024CASE GCCcourseSummer 2024CASE GCCcourseSpring 2024CASE GCCcourse
- Fall 2024CASE SHcourseSummer 2024CASE SHcourseSpring 2024CASE SHcourse
HIST-G 382 China: The Age of Glory
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Notes
- R: Previous history course in any field, or previous East Asian Studies course related to China
- Description
- The Chinese empire from the Han through the Tang dynasties (second century B.C. through tenth century A.D.). Relations among demographic patterns. political forms, social classes, economic developments, religious movements, and cultural diversification, investigated through secondary and translated primary sources.
- Repeatability
- Credit given for only one of HIST-G 382 or HIST-G 482.
- Fall 2024CASE GCCcourseSummer 2024CASE GCCcourseSpring 2024CASE GCCcourse
- Fall 2024CASE SHcourseSummer 2024CASE SHcourseSpring 2024CASE SHcourse
HIST-G 383 China: The Later Empires
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Notes
- R: Previous history course in any field, or previous East Asian Studies course related to China
- Description
- The Chinese empire from the Song through the middle Qing dynasties (tenth to eighteenth centuries A.D.). Relations among demographic patterns, political forms, social classes, economic developments, philosophical movements, and cultural diversification, investigated through secondary and translated primary sources.
- Repeatability
- Credit given for only one of HIST-G 383 or HIST-G 483.
- Fall 2024CASE GCCcourseSummer 2024CASE GCCcourseSpring 2024CASE GCCcourse
- Fall 2024CASE SHcourseSummer 2024CASE SHcourseSpring 2024CASE SHcourse
HIST-G 385 Modern China
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Notes
- R: Previous history course in any field, or previous East Asian Studies course related to China
- Description
- A survey of the final century of dynastic rule and the rise to power of the Nationalist and Communist parties, highlighting social and cultural developments, the impact of Western imperialism, and the evolution of revolutionary ideologies.
- Repeatability
- Credit given for only one of HIST-G 385 or HIST-G 485.
- Fall 2024CASE GCCcourseSummer 2024CASE GCCcourseSpring 2024CASE GCCcourse
- Fall 2024CASE SHcourseSummer 2024CASE SHcourseSpring 2024CASE SHcourse
HIST-G 387 Contemporary China
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Notes
- R: Previous history course in any field, or previous East Asian Studies course related to China
- Description
- A survey of recent Chinese history focusing on social, cultural, and political life in the People\'s Republic of China and post-1949 Taiwan. Events covered include the Long March, the Cultural Revolution, and the Tiananmen Square protests of 1989.
- Repeatability
- Credit given for only one of HIST-G 387 or HIST-G 487.
- Fall 2024CASE GCCcourseSummer 2024CASE GCCcourseSpring 2024CASE GCCcourse
- Fall 2024CASE SHcourseSummer 2024CASE SHcourseSpring 2024CASE SHcourse
MSCH-F 398 National and Transnational Cinemas
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Historical survey of major national cinemas. Subject varies. Topics include Brazilian cinema, British cinema, Chinese cinema, French National cinema, German film culture, Indian cinema, and Italian cinema.
- Repeatability
- May be repeated with a different topic for a maximum of 6 credit hours in CMCL-C 398 and MSCH-F 398.
- Fall 2024CASE AHcourseSummer 2024CASE AHcourseSpring 2024CASE AHcourse
REL-B 300 Studies in South and East Asian Religions
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Selected topics and movements in South and East Asian religions.
- Repeatability
- May be repeated with a different topic for a maximum of 6 credit hours.
- Fall 2024CASE AHcourseSummer 2024CASE AHcourseSpring 2024CASE AHcourse
REL-B 310 East Asian Buddhism
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Adaptation and assimilation of Buddhism in East Asia, early philosophical and ritual schools, social issues, Tiantai synthesis of Mahayana Buddhism, devotional Buddhism, Ch\'an/Zen school of meditation, impact of Buddhism on East Asian cultures and arts.
- Repeatability
- Credit given for only one of REL-B 310 or REL-R 350.
- Fall 2024CASE AHcourseSummer 2024CASE AHcourseSpring 2024CASE AHcourse
- Fall 2024CASE GCCcourseSummer 2024CASE GCCcourseSpring 2024CASE GCCcourse
REL-B 360 Religions in Japan
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Religious movements in Japan, with emphasis on the development of Shinto, Buddhism, Confucianism, Christianity, and the rise of the \"new religions.\"
- Repeatability
- Credit given for only one of REL-B 360 or REL-R 357.
- Fall 2024CASE AHcourseSummer 2024CASE AHcourseSpring 2024CASE AHcourse
- Fall 2024CASE GCCcourseSummer 2024CASE GCCcourseSpring 2024CASE GCCcourse
REL-B 410 Topics in the Buddhist Tradition
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Selected topics such as Mahayana Sutra literature, Buddhist cult practice, Indian Buddhist inscriptions, Prajñåpåramitå thought, or Zen in Korea and Japan.
- Repeatability
- May be repeated with a different topic for a maximum of 6 credit hours in REL-B 410 and REL-R 450.
- Fall 2024CASE AHcourseSummer 2024CASE AHcourseSpring 2024CASE AHcourse
REL-B 440 Topics in Daoism and Chinese Religion
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Selected topics within the Chinese religious traditions.
- Repeatability
- May be repeated with a different topic for a maximum of 6 credit hours in REL-B 440 and REL-R 469.
- Fall 2024CASE AHcourseSummer 2024CASE AHcourseSpring 2024CASE AHcourse
REL-B 460 Topics in East Asian Religions
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Examination of a selected theme, movement, or period in the religious history of China, Japan, or Korea. Topics might include interactions of traditions, new religions in Japan, or religious change in Sung China.
- Repeatability
- May be repeated with a different topic for a maximum of 6 credit hours in REL-B 460 and REL-R 452.
- Fall 2024CASE AHcourseSummer 2024CASE AHcourseSpring 2024CASE AHcourse
THTR-T 468 Asian Performance
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- An in-depth study of the major forms and styles of traditional and contemporary theatre, dance, and puppet performances from around Asia (broadly defined).
- Fall 2024CASE AHcourseSummer 2024CASE AHcourseSpring 2024CASE AHcourse
ANTH-E 345 Changing China
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Introduction to the dramatic social and cultural changes in China from 1949 to the present. Focuses on how Maoist socialism, market reforms, and globalization have affected everyday life, family, gender and sexuality, and inequality in China.
- Fall 2024CASE SHcourseSummer 2024CASE SHcourseSpring 2024CASE SHcourse
ANTH-E 347 The Anthropology of Contemporary Japan
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Frames in anthropological perspective the history, present, and future of Japanese society. Explores anthropological research on Japanese attitudes toward ethnic and national identity; gender and education; and the wide-ranging impact of Japan's economic decline on attitudes toward work, play, consumption, and travel overseas.
- Fall 2024CASE SHcourseSummer 2024CASE SHcourseSpring 2024CASE SHcourse
ANTH-P 399 Undergraduate Seminar
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Intensive examination of selected topics in archaeology. Development of skills in analysis and criticism. Topics vary.
- Repeatability
- May be taken with different topics for a maximum of 9 credit hours.
CEUS-R 330 Politics in Modern Xinjiang
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Exploration of Xinjiang's politics from 1900 to the present, focusing on Islam, identity politics, immigration, language battles, cultural resistance, the Production and Construction Corps, political economy, and oil.
CEUS-R 395 Politics of Identity in China and Inner Asia
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Challenges the assumption that terms such as "Chinese," "Taiwanese," or "Kazakh" represent straightforward concepts. Via theories of identity, and careful attention to the history of China and Inner Asia, explores and explodes the association of identity and descent, language and ethnicity, citizenship and nationality.
HIST-G 380 Early China
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- China from its neolithic background through the Qin and Western Han dynasties. Examines the Shang tribal polity, royal and aristocratic phases of the Zhou state, and the creation of the imperial system in the Qin-Han period. Changing patterns of ideology, political legitimacy, and social organization through archaeological and textual sources.
- Fall 2024CASE GCCcourseSummer 2024CASE GCCcourseSpring 2024CASE GCCcourse
- Fall 2024CASE SHcourseSummer 2024CASE SHcourseSpring 2024CASE SHcourse
HIST-G 382 China: The Age of Glory
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Notes
- R: Previous history course in any field, or previous East Asian Studies course related to China
- Description
- The Chinese empire from the Han through the Tang dynasties (second century B.C. through tenth century A.D.). Relations among demographic patterns. political forms, social classes, economic developments, religious movements, and cultural diversification, investigated through secondary and translated primary sources.
- Repeatability
- Credit given for only one of HIST-G 382 or HIST-G 482.
- Fall 2024CASE GCCcourseSummer 2024CASE GCCcourseSpring 2024CASE GCCcourse
- Fall 2024CASE SHcourseSummer 2024CASE SHcourseSpring 2024CASE SHcourse
HIST-G 383 China: The Later Empires
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Notes
- R: Previous history course in any field, or previous East Asian Studies course related to China
- Description
- The Chinese empire from the Song through the middle Qing dynasties (tenth to eighteenth centuries A.D.). Relations among demographic patterns, political forms, social classes, economic developments, philosophical movements, and cultural diversification, investigated through secondary and translated primary sources.
- Repeatability
- Credit given for only one of HIST-G 383 or HIST-G 483.
- Fall 2024CASE GCCcourseSummer 2024CASE GCCcourseSpring 2024CASE GCCcourse
- Fall 2024CASE SHcourseSummer 2024CASE SHcourseSpring 2024CASE SHcourse
HIST-G 385 Modern China
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Notes
- R: Previous history course in any field, or previous East Asian Studies course related to China
- Description
- A survey of the final century of dynastic rule and the rise to power of the Nationalist and Communist parties, highlighting social and cultural developments, the impact of Western imperialism, and the evolution of revolutionary ideologies.
- Repeatability
- Credit given for only one of HIST-G 385 or HIST-G 485.
- Fall 2024CASE GCCcourseSummer 2024CASE GCCcourseSpring 2024CASE GCCcourse
- Fall 2024CASE SHcourseSummer 2024CASE SHcourseSpring 2024CASE SHcourse
HIST-G 387 Contemporary China
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Notes
- R: Previous history course in any field, or previous East Asian Studies course related to China
- Description
- A survey of recent Chinese history focusing on social, cultural, and political life in the People\'s Republic of China and post-1949 Taiwan. Events covered include the Long March, the Cultural Revolution, and the Tiananmen Square protests of 1989.
- Repeatability
- Credit given for only one of HIST-G 387 or HIST-G 487.
- Fall 2024CASE GCCcourseSummer 2024CASE GCCcourseSpring 2024CASE GCCcourse
- Fall 2024CASE SHcourseSummer 2024CASE SHcourseSpring 2024CASE SHcourse
POLS-Y 333 Chinese Politics
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Explores contemporary politics and policy issues in the People\'s Republic of China. Influence of revolutionary practice and ideology; analysis of contemporary economic, political and social organizations; examination of policy issues including social reforms, economic growth, and democratization and globalization.
- Fall 2024CASE GCCcourseSummer 2024CASE GCCcourseSpring 2024CASE GCCcourse
- Fall 2024CASE SHcourseSummer 2024CASE SHcourseSpring 2024CASE SHcourse
POLS-Y 334 Japanese Politics
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Political development of Japan, with emphasis on changing attitudes toward modernization; cultural and sociological factors affecting the functioning of contemporary political institutions; and the implication of Japanese experience in modernization of other developing societies.
- Fall 2024CASE SHcourseSummer 2024CASE SHcourseSpring 2024CASE SHcourse
- EALC courses
- Elective. One (1) additional course:
- History, Literature, and Culture
- EALC-C 306 Literary Chinese I
- EALC-C 307 Literary Chinese II
- EALC-C 421 Introduction to Chinese Linguistics
- EALC-C 431 Readings in Modern Chinese Literature
- EALC-C 451 Advanced Classical Chinese I
- EALC-C 452 Advanced Classical Chinese II
- EALC-E 300 Studies in East Asian Literature
- EALC-E 301 Chinese Language and Culture
- EALC-E 303 Korean Folk and Elite Cultures
- EALC-E 305 Korean Language and Culture
- EALC-E 311 Korean Popular Culture
- EALC-E 320 Tasting Food in Japanese: Food, Language, and Linguistics
- EALC-E 321 Traditional Japanese Literature
- EALC-E 322 Modern Japanese Literature
- EALC-E 330 Studies in Japanese Film
- EALC-E 331 Traditional Chinese Literature
- EALC-E 332 Chinese Literature since 1300
- EALC-E 333 Studies in Chinese Cinema
- EALC-E 336 Ghosts, Immortals, Animal Spirits: Encountering the Supernatural in Traditional Chinese Culture
- EALC-E 337 Premodern Japanese History
- EALC-E 338 Sex, Romance and Story-Telling in The Tale of Genji
- EALC-E 339 Studies in South Korean Cinema
- EALC-E 342 Modern Korean History
- EALC-E 351 Studies in East Asian Thought
- EALC-E 352 Studies in East Asian History
- EALC-E 353 Hiroshima: History, City, Event
- EALC-E 355 Visual Culture of Modern Japan
- EALC-E 358 Early Modern Japanese History
- EALC-E 369 Modern Japanese History
- EALC-E 371 Twentieth-Century Chinese Literature
- EALC-E 372 Japanese Fiction and Culture
- EALC-E 374 Early Chinese Philosophy
- EALC-E 384 East Asian Nationalism and Cultural Identity
- EALC-E 385 Asian Americans: Cultural Conflict and Identity
- EALC-E 473 History of Japanese Theatre and Drama
- EALC-J 421 Introduction to Japanese Linguistics
- EALC-J 431 Readings in Modern Japanese Literature
- EALC-J 461 Literary Japanese I
- EALC-J 462 Literary Japanese II
- EALC-J 491 Humanities Topics in Japanese
- EALC-J 492 Historical and Cultural Topics in Japanese
- EALC-J 493 Workshop in Translation of Modern Japanese Literature
- EALC-K 421 Introduction to Korean Linguistics
- ANTH-E 345 Changing China
- ANTH-E 347 The Anthropology of Contemporary Japan
- ANTH-P 399 Undergraduate Seminar
- ARTH-A 360 Topics in East Asian Art
- ARTH-A 464 Art and Archaeology of Early China
- ARTH-A 466 Early Chinese Painting
- ARTH-A 467 Later Chinese Painting
- CEUS-R 395 Politics of Identity in China and Inner Asia
- CMLT-C 365 Japanese-Western Literary Relations
- CMLT-C 375 Imagining China, Translating China
- FOLK-F 305 Asian Folklore/Folklife/Folk Music
- HIST-G 380 Early China
- HIST-G 382 China: The Age of Glory
- HIST-G 383 China: The Later Empires
- HIST-G 385 Modern China
- HIST-G 387 Contemporary China
- MSCH-F 398 National and Transnational Cinemas
- REL-B 300 Studies in South and East Asian Religions
- REL-B 310 East Asian Buddhism
- REL-B 360 Religions in Japan
- REL-B 410 Topics in the Buddhist Tradition
- REL-B 440 Topics in Daoism and Chinese Religion
- REL-B 460 Topics in East Asian Religions
- THTR-T 468 Asian Performance
- Politics, Social Science, and Business
- EALC-C 421 Introduction to Chinese Linguistics
- EALC-E 305 Korean Language and Culture
- EALC-E 316 Computer-Enhanced Language Learning
- EALC-E 320 Tasting Food in Japanese: Food, Language, and Linguistics
- EALC-E 350 Studies in East Asian Society
- EALC-E 354 Society and Education in Japan
- EALC-E 356 Understanding Two Koreas: Politics, Society, and U. S. Policy
- EALC-E 384 East Asian Nationalism and Cultural Identity
- EALC-E 385 Asian Americans: Cultural Conflict and Identity
- EALC-E 386 United States-East Asian Relations
- EALC-E 390 Contemporary Chinese Politics
- EALC-E 391 Law and Authoritarianism through the Lens of China
- EALC-E 392 Chinese Foreign Policy
- EALC-E 393 China's Political Economy
- EALC-E 395 Japan in World Trade and Politics
- EALC-E 398 International Relations of East Asia
- EALC-E 399 Japanese Foreign Policy
- EALC-J 421 Introduction to Japanese Linguistics
- EALC-K 421 Introduction to Korean Linguistics
- ANTH-E 345 Changing China
- ANTH-E 347 The Anthropology of Contemporary Japan
- ANTH-P 399 Undergraduate Seminar
- CEUS-R 330 Politics in Modern Xinjiang
- CEUS-R 395 Politics of Identity in China and Inner Asia
- HIST-G 380 Early China
- HIST-G 382 China: The Age of Glory
- HIST-G 383 China: The Later Empires
- HIST-G 385 Modern China
- HIST-G 387 Contemporary China
- POLS-Y 333 Chinese Politics
- POLS-Y 334 Japanese Politics
- Other courses
- The following require permission from the Director of Undergraduate Studies to count toward this requirement:
- EALC-H 399 Reading for Honors
- EALC-H 499 Honors Thesis
- EALC-X 473 Internship in East Asian Languages and Cultures
- EALC-X 490 Individual Readings
- SOC-S 346 Topics in Cross-Cultural Sociology
- ANTH-A 200 Topics in Anthropology of Culture and Society (approved topics only; see academic advisor)
- ARTH-A 262 Introduction to Japanese Art and Culture
- CMLT-C 257 Asian Literature and Other Arts (approved topics only; see academic advisor)
- CMLT-C 265 Introduction to East Asian Poetry
- CMLT-C 266 Introduction to East Asian Fiction
- CMLT-C 291 Studies in Non-Western Film (approved topics only; see academic advisor)
- HIST-G 200 Issues in Asian History (approved topics only; see academic advisor)
- HIST-H 208 American-East Asian Relations
- REL-B 202 Issues in South and East Asian Religions (approved topics only; see academic advisor)
- REL-B 230 Introduction to Chinese Religion
- The following require permission from the Director of Undergraduate Studies to count toward this requirement:
EALC-C 306 Literary Chinese I
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- EALC-C 202
- Notes
- This course does not satisfy the College of Arts and Sciences foreign language requirement
- Description
- An introduction to wenyanwen, the written language of traditional Chinese literary and documentary forms, through the study of selected texts of different genres and periods. Texts may range from ancient writings to modern prose influenced by traditional style.
EALC-C 307 Literary Chinese II
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Notes
- This course does not satisfy the College of Arts and Sciences foreign language requirement
- Description
- A further introduction to wenyanwen, the written language of traditional Chinese literary and documentary forms, through the study of selected texts of different genres and periods. Texts may range from ancient writings to modern prose influenced by traditional style.
EALC-C 421 Introduction to Chinese Linguistics
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- Grade of C or higher in EALC-C 202, or consent of instructor
- Notes
- Not counted as a language course
- Description
- Introduction to the linguistic characteristics of Chinese, including its sound system, word structure, sentence structure, meaning, and use; relation between the Chinese language, culture, and cognition.
- Fall 2024CASE NMcourseSummer 2024CASE NMcourseSpring 2024CASE NMcourse
EALC-C 431 Readings in Modern Chinese Literature
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- Grade of C or higher in EALC-C 402, or consent of instructor
- Description
- Selected readings in modern Chinese plays, stories, and essays.
- Fall 2024CASE AHcourseSummer 2024CASE AHcourseSpring 2024CASE AHcourse
EALC-C 451 Advanced Classical Chinese I
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- Grade of C or higher in EALC-C 307, or consent of instructor
- Description
- Selected readings of representative Chinese prose and poetry from the traditional period.
EALC-C 452 Advanced Classical Chinese II
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- Grade of C or higher in EALC-C 451, or consent of instructor
- Description
- Continuation of EALC-C 451.
EALC-E 300 Studies in East Asian Literature
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Selected issues and problems of importance to the understanding of East Asian literature, film or linguistics.
- Repeatability
- May be repeated with a different topic for a maximum of 6 credit hours.
- Fall 2024CASE AHcourseSummer 2024CASE AHcourseSpring 2024CASE AHcourse
- Fall 2024CASE GCCcourseSummer 2024CASE GCCcourseSpring 2024CASE GCCcourse
EALC-E 301 Chinese Language and Culture
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- The relationship of Chinese language to its culture and society. Four topics emphasized: (1) unique characteristics of Chinese; (2) influence of language structure on thought patterns and social behavior; (3) traditional conception of life as it affects verbal behavior; and (4) interaction between linguistic and other factors in social life.
- Fall 2024CASE AHcourseSummer 2024CASE AHcourseSpring 2024CASE AHcourse
- Fall 2024CASE GCCcourseSummer 2024CASE GCCcourseSpring 2024CASE GCCcourse
EALC-E 303 Korean Folk and Elite Cultures
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Introduction to Korean culture and society from earliest times to the present, including oral and written literature, religion, social customs, and performing arts.
- Fall 2024CASE AHcourseSummer 2024CASE AHcourseSpring 2024CASE AHcourse
EALC-E 305 Korean Language and Culture
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- A survey of cultural, conceptual, and philosophical patterns, and the structure of Korean society, as reflected by the Korean language.
- Fall 2024CASE GCCcourseSummer 2024CASE GCCcourseSpring 2024CASE GCCcourse
- Fall 2024CASE SHcourseSummer 2024CASE SHcourseSpring 2024CASE SHcourse
EALC-E 311 Korean Popular Culture
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Examines Korean popular culture through relevant technological innovations, sociopolitical changes, and historical forces. Engages with various forms of popular culture - popular music, television, film, digital/internet media, and food - to understand Korea as a dynamic site of cultural production and consumption.
- Fall 2024CASE AHcourseSummer 2024CASE AHcourseSpring 2024CASE AHcourse
- Fall 2024CASE GCCcourseSummer 2024CASE GCCcourseSpring 2024CASE GCCcourse
EALC-E 320 Tasting Food in Japanese: Food, Language, and Linguistics
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Approaches the language of food from a linguistic point of view in order to understand why and how language plays a vital role in our food culture. Introduces basic linguistic tools used to examine the language of food within and among languages.
- Fall 2024CASE GCCcourseSummer 2024CASE GCCcourseSpring 2024CASE GCCcourse
- Fall 2024CASE SHcourseSummer 2024CASE SHcourseSpring 2024CASE SHcourse
EALC-E 321 Traditional Japanese Literature
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Introduction to major works of Japanese literature from the tenth century to the early modern period (roughly 900-1600). Focuses on issues of gender, narration, and the connections between literature and the political, cultural, and religious discourses that were part of the texts' originating contexts. Readings in English.
- Fall 2024CASE AHcourseSummer 2024CASE AHcourseSpring 2024CASE AHcourse
- Fall 2024CASE GCCcourseSummer 2024CASE GCCcourseSpring 2024CASE GCCcourse
EALC-E 322 Modern Japanese Literature
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Introduction to the major works of modern Japanese literature in English translation from the 1890s to the present. Examines issues central to this literature since Japan's opening to the West, such as self/national identity, sexuality, war, and modernity.
- Fall 2024CASE AHcourseSummer 2024CASE AHcourseSpring 2024CASE AHcourse
- Fall 2024CASE GCCcourseSummer 2024CASE GCCcourseSpring 2024CASE GCCcourse
EALC-E 330 Studies in Japanese Film
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Study of topics in Japanese film in the context of its history and culture. May include such topics as Introduction to Japanese Film and Gender and Sexuality in Japanese Film.
- Repeatability
- May be repeated with a different topic for a maximum of 6 credit hours.
- Fall 2024CASE AHcourseSummer 2024CASE AHcourseSpring 2024CASE AHcourse
- Fall 2024CASE GCCcourseSummer 2024CASE GCCcourseSpring 2024CASE GCCcourse
EALC-E 331 Traditional Chinese Literature
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Introduction to Chinese historical and religious writing, narrative prose, and lyrical poetry from roughly 1300 BCE to 1300 CE. Studying English translations, students consider the roles of literature in Chinese history, and the way the written word served to construct Chinese culture.
- Fall 2024CASE AHcourseSummer 2024CASE AHcourseSpring 2024CASE AHcourse
- Fall 2024CASE GCCcourseSummer 2024CASE GCCcourseSpring 2024CASE GCCcourse
EALC-E 332 Chinese Literature since 1300
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Introduction to major authors, works, and genres from the Yuan Dynasty to modern times. Studying English translations, students examine how literature is related to important political, ideological, and cultural concerns in the process of Chinese modernity, and explore issues of nationalism, revolution, and commercialism in modern literature and post-Mao writing.
- Fall 2024CASE AHcourseSummer 2024CASE AHcourseSpring 2024CASE AHcourse
- Fall 2024CASE GCCcourseSummer 2024CASE GCCcourseSpring 2024CASE GCCcourse
EALC-E 333 Studies in Chinese Cinema
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Critical and historical perspectives on Chinese cinema from 1900 to the present, including cinema from Taiwan, Hong Kong, and beyond. Course topics include the silent era, melodrama, musicals, minority films, adaptation, filmmakers and generations, and urban cinema.
- Fall 2024CASE AHcourseSummer 2024CASE AHcourseSpring 2024CASE AHcourse
- Fall 2024CASE GCCcourseSummer 2024CASE GCCcourseSpring 2024CASE GCCcourse
EALC-E 336 Ghosts, Immortals, Animal Spirits: Encountering the Supernatural in Traditional Chinese Culture
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Textual and visual representations of the supernatural in traditional Chinese culture spanning three millennia, from the earliest written records to the fiction of late imperial China. Offers a unique perspective into the ethics, literature, arts, and popular beliefs of traditional China. No prior knowledge of Chinese language is required.
- Fall 2024CASE AHcourseSummer 2024CASE AHcourseSpring 2024CASE AHcourse
- Fall 2024CASE GCCcourseSummer 2024CASE GCCcourseSpring 2024CASE GCCcourse
EALC-E 337 Premodern Japanese History
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Survey of premodern Japanese history (until c. 1600). Critical historical analysis of selected issues within the period and readings of central works in English translations.
- Repeatability
- Credit given for only one of EALC-E 337 or HIST-G 357.
- Fall 2024CASE GCCcourseSummer 2024CASE GCCcourseSpring 2024CASE GCCcourse
- Fall 2024CASE SHcourseSummer 2024CASE SHcourseSpring 2024CASE SHcourse
EALC-E 338 Sex, Romance and Story-Telling in The Tale of Genji
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- The Tale of Genji is a central text in the Japanese literary tradition. This course considers its depiction of romantic and/or sexual "love," the fictional characters whose experiences of love and marriage organize the narrative, and the dialogue the tale constructs with socio-political realities of the early Japanese court.
- Fall 2024CASE AHcourseSummer 2024CASE AHcourseSpring 2024CASE AHcourse
EALC-E 339 Studies in South Korean Cinema
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Examines the intersection of gender, class, and nation in contemporary South Korea through the lens of cinema.
EALC-E 342 Modern Korean History
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Modern Korean history 1876-2010. Major themes: Korea's inclusion in world system, intrusion of capitalism and transformation from agrarian to industrialized/consumer society. Course will explore modern systems (colonialism/neocolonialism, capitalism, social revolution/socialist economic experiments, Cold War, and globalization) through the study of Korean history.
- Repeatability
- Credit given for only one of EALC-E 342 or HIST-G 372.
- Fall 2024CASE GCCcourseSummer 2024CASE GCCcourseSpring 2024CASE GCCcourse
- Fall 2024CASE SHcourseSummer 2024CASE SHcourseSpring 2024CASE SHcourse
EALC-E 351 Studies in East Asian Thought
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Selected issues and problems of importance to the understanding of East Asian thought and religion.
- Repeatability
- May be repeated with a different topic for a maximum of 6 credit hours.
- Fall 2024CASE AHcourseSummer 2024CASE AHcourseSpring 2024CASE AHcourse
EALC-E 352 Studies in East Asian History
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Selected issues and problems of importance to the understanding of East Asian history.
- Repeatability
- May be repeated with a different topic for a maximum of 6 credit hours.
- Fall 2024CASE SHcourseSummer 2024CASE SHcourseSpring 2024CASE SHcourse
EALC-E 353 Hiroshima: History, City, Event
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Uses the history of the city of Hiroshima as a lens on urban history in Japan and globally, with examination of origin of cities; early modern political and economic arrangements leading to Hiroshima's success; modern change and continued importance; its place in modern war; the atomic bombing and aftermath; memory of the bomb and wider atomic cultures in Japan and the United States.
- Fall 2024CASE SHcourseSummer 2024CASE SHcourseSpring 2024CASE SHcourse
EALC-E 355 Visual Culture of Modern Japan
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- History of visual culture in modern Japan in the context of social and cultural change. Emphasis on print cultures and painting and on the rise of photography and lithography during the emergence of modern mass consumerism. Considerable focus on the post-WWII era and the globalization of Japanese visual culture.
- Fall 2024CASE AHcourseSummer 2024CASE AHcourseSpring 2024CASE AHcourse
EALC-E 358 Early Modern Japanese History
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Japanese history from the late sixteenth to late nineteenth centuries. Focuses on domestic politics, foreign policy, culture and the arts, literacy and education, urbanization, rise of the merchant class, and changes in rural life.
- Repeatability
- Credit given for only one of EALC-E 358 or HIST-G 358.
- Fall 2024CASE SHcourseSummer 2024CASE SHcourseSpring 2024CASE SHcourse
EALC-E 369 Modern Japanese History
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Japanese history within the broader developments of modern world history: the Tokugawa regime; the Meiji Revolution; modern nation-state building; empire; capitalism; social movements; democracy; Japan\'s modern wars; U.S.-Japan relations and related cultural, political, and economic changes. Emphasizes post-World War II era, visual culture, Japan in global popular culture, and environmental history.
- Repeatability
- Credit given for only one of EALC-E 369 or HIST-G 369.
- Fall 2024CASE SHcourseSummer 2024CASE SHcourseSpring 2024CASE SHcourse
EALC-E 371 Twentieth-Century Chinese Literature
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Twentieth-century Chinese literature in translation, with readings from Liu E, Mao Dun, Lao She, and selected contemporary authors from China and Taiwan.
- Fall 2024CASE AHcourseSummer 2024CASE AHcourseSpring 2024CASE AHcourse
- Fall 2024CASE GCCcourseSummer 2024CASE GCCcourseSpring 2024CASE GCCcourse
EALC-E 372 Japanese Fiction and Culture
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Exploration of modern Japanese fiction and various forms of culture. Topics will vary depending on the year the course is offered. Some examples are: literature and film; modernity and the self; women writers; history of popular literature and culture.
- Repeatability
- May be repeated with a different topic for a maximum of 6 credit hours.
- Fall 2024CASE AHcourseSummer 2024CASE AHcourseSpring 2024CASE AHcourse
EALC-E 374 Early Chinese Philosophy
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Origins of Chinese philosophical traditions in the classical schools of Confucianism, Daoism, Mohism, and Legalism. Explores contrasting agendas of early Chinese and Western traditions.
- Repeatability
- Credit given for only one of EALC-E 374, PHIL-P 374, REL-B 374, or REL-R 368.
- Fall 2024CASE AHcourseSummer 2024CASE AHcourseSpring 2024CASE AHcourse
EALC-E 384 East Asian Nationalism and Cultural Identity
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Exploration of the impact of the metaphor of nation and Western nationalism theory on Western literature dealing with modern East Asia. Emphasis on how Western notions of political identity shape and sometimes obscure our understanding of East Asian cultural and political identity.
- Fall 2024CASE SHcourseSummer 2024CASE SHcourseSpring 2024CASE SHcourse
EALC-E 385 Asian Americans: Cultural Conflict and Identity
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- An examination of the historical, cultural, and racial dynamics underpinning the evolution of contemporary Asian American identity. Students learn not only about cultural theory and how cultural identities are constructed within America's multiethnic and multicultural society, but also about themselves.
- Fall 2024CASE SHcourseSummer 2024CASE SHcourseSpring 2024CASE SHcourse
EALC-E 473 History of Japanese Theatre and Drama
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- The social environment, textual content, stage conventions, artistic theories, and associated arts of traditional Japanese theatre and drama, viewed within the context of their historical development c. 1370-1870 and in the present day. Emphasis on Noh, bunraku, and kabuki; some attention to such performing arts as Kyogen and Kowaka.
- Repeatability
- May be repeated for a maximum of 6 credit hours.
- Grading
- S/F grading.
- Fall 2024CASE AHcourseSummer 2024CASE AHcourseSpring 2024CASE AHcourse
EALC-J 421 Introduction to Japanese Linguistics
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- EALC-J 102 or consent of instructor
- Description
- A descriptive survey of issues in Japanese linguistics. Topics include syntax, phonology/phonetics, and semantics/ pragmatics of Japanese.
- Fall 2024CASE NMcourseSummer 2024CASE NMcourseSpring 2024CASE NMcourse
EALC-J 431 Readings in Modern Japanese Literature
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- Grade of C or higher in EALC-J 402
- Description
- Selected reading in modern Japanese plays, novels, and essays.
- Fall 2024CASE AHcourseSummer 2024CASE AHcourseSpring 2024CASE AHcourse
EALC-J 461 Literary Japanese I
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- Grade of C or higher in EALC-J 302
- Description
- A basic outline of the varieties of written Japanese known collectively as bungotai or "literary Japanese." Initial emphasis is on reading and close rhetorical and grammatical analysis of genres from the tenth through fifteenth centuries, with later attention to other periods and texts.
EALC-J 462 Literary Japanese II
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- Grade of C or higher in EALC-J 302
- Description
- A basic outline of the varieties of written Japanese known collectively as bungotai or "literary Japanese." Initial emphasis is on reading and close rhetorical and grammatical analysis of genres from the tenth through fifteenth centuries, with later attention to other periods and texts.
EALC-J 491 Humanities Topics in Japanese
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- EALC-J 301, EALC-J 302, or consent of instructor
- Description
- For advanced Japanese language students. Emphasis on a topic, genre, or author in Japanese literature or humanities. Content selected to enhance specific language skills (reading, writing, speaking, or listening).
- Repeatability
- May be repeated with different topics for a maximum of 6 credit hours.
- Fall 2024CASE AHcourseSummer 2024CASE AHcourseSpring 2024CASE AHcourse
EALC-J 492 Historical and Cultural Topics in Japanese
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- Consent of instructor
- Description
- For advanced Japanese language students. Emphasis on a topic in Japanese history or culture. Content selected to enhance specific language skills (reading, writing, speaking, or listening).
- Repeatability
- May be repeated with different topics for a maximum of 6 credit hours.
- Fall 2024CASE SHcourseSummer 2024CASE SHcourseSpring 2024CASE SHcourse
EALC-J 493 Workshop in Translation of Modern Japanese Literature
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- Grade of C or higher in EALC-J 302, or consent of instructor
- Description
- Requires good reading proficiency in modern Japanese. Workshop in producing polished literary translations from Japanese to English. Advances students' skills in translation and English style. Also develops skills in literary interpretation and analysis through close readings of the texts supplemented by materials on translation issues, problems of narrative voice, poetic meter and technique.
EALC-K 421 Introduction to Korean Linguistics
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Notes
- R: Grade of C or higher in EALC-K 102, or consent of instructor
- Description
- Survey of the linguistic structure of Korean language including word order, basic sentence structure, semantics, pragmatics of noun particles, clause connectors, sentence-final modal suffixes, the temporal system, causatives and passives, conversational styles, speech styles and honorifics. Focuses more on comparative and function-oriented perspectives rather than on formal structures.
- Fall 2024CASE NMcourseSummer 2024CASE NMcourseSpring 2024CASE NMcourse
ANTH-E 345 Changing China
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Introduction to the dramatic social and cultural changes in China from 1949 to the present. Focuses on how Maoist socialism, market reforms, and globalization have affected everyday life, family, gender and sexuality, and inequality in China.
- Fall 2024CASE SHcourseSummer 2024CASE SHcourseSpring 2024CASE SHcourse
ANTH-E 347 The Anthropology of Contemporary Japan
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Frames in anthropological perspective the history, present, and future of Japanese society. Explores anthropological research on Japanese attitudes toward ethnic and national identity; gender and education; and the wide-ranging impact of Japan's economic decline on attitudes toward work, play, consumption, and travel overseas.
- Fall 2024CASE SHcourseSummer 2024CASE SHcourseSpring 2024CASE SHcourse
ANTH-P 399 Undergraduate Seminar
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Intensive examination of selected topics in archaeology. Development of skills in analysis and criticism. Topics vary.
- Repeatability
- May be taken with different topics for a maximum of 9 credit hours.
ARTH-A 360 Topics in East Asian Art
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Topics vary; each is focused on a specific aspect or issue in East Asian art, studied in the context of social and intellectual history.
- Repeatability
- May be repeated with different topics for a maximum of 9 credit hours in ARTH-A 360 and FINA-A 360.
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- Fall 2024CASE GCCcourseSummer 2024CASE GCCcourseSpring 2024CASE GCCcourse
ARTH-A 464 Art and Archaeology of Early China
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- The arts of China from Neolithic times through the T'ang Dynasty (618-906 A.D.): prehistoric ceramics, ritual bronzes, jades, animal sculpture, Buddhist art, and early pictorial art. Particular attention will be paid to major archaeological discoveries, and the material will be discussed in the context of the development of Chinese culture and civilization.
- Repeatability
- Credit given for only one of ARTH-A 464 or FINA-A 464.
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ARTH-A 466 Early Chinese Painting
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Chinese painting and pictorial art from the Bronze Age to the end of the Sung dynasty (A.D. 1279): tomb paintings and reliefs, Buddhist cave paintings, courtly art and imperial patronage, and landscapes. Materials and techniques, art theory, and the relationship between painting and calligraphy will also be considered.
- Repeatability
- Credit given for only one of ARTH-A 466 or FINA-A 466.
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ARTH-A 467 Later Chinese Painting
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Chinese painting from the Yuan dynasty (A.D.1279-1368) to the twentieth century: the emergence, development, and interaction of diverse painting schools; amateurs and professionals, regional styles, political and social contexts, the role of patronage and collecting, and art theory and criticism.
- Repeatability
- Credit given for only one of ARTH-A 467 or FINA-A 467.
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CEUS-R 395 Politics of Identity in China and Inner Asia
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Challenges the assumption that terms such as "Chinese," "Taiwanese," or "Kazakh" represent straightforward concepts. Via theories of identity, and careful attention to the history of China and Inner Asia, explores and explodes the association of identity and descent, language and ethnicity, citizenship and nationality.
CMLT-C 365 Japanese-Western Literary Relations
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Japanese influences on Western poets and dramatists: color prints, haiku, and Noh plays. The Western impact on Japanese literature: the Japanese adaptation of movements such as romanticism, realism, naturalism, and symbolism, with special emphasis on the Japanese traits that these movements acquired.
- Fall 2024CASE AHcourseSummer 2024CASE AHcourseSpring 2024CASE AHcourse
CMLT-C 375 Imagining China, Translating China
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Notes
- R: CMLT-C 205 or 3 credit hours of literature
- Description
- Topics may include comparison of Chinese and European philosophical traditions, Western representations of China, East-West contact in the larger historical context, and the translation of literary works across cultures. Readings by authors such as Marco Polo, Voltaire, Pound, and Sigrid Nunez.
- Fall 2024CASE AHcourseSummer 2024CASE AHcourseSpring 2024CASE AHcourse
FOLK-F 305 Asian Folklore/Folklife/Folk Music
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Forms and functions of folklore, folklife, or folk music in the traditional and developing societies of Asia. Folklore as a reflection of culture. Relationship between folklore forms and belief systems in Asia.
- Repeatability
- May be repeated once with a different topic.
- Fall 2024CASE AHcourseSummer 2024CASE AHcourseSpring 2024CASE AHcourse
HIST-G 380 Early China
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- China from its neolithic background through the Qin and Western Han dynasties. Examines the Shang tribal polity, royal and aristocratic phases of the Zhou state, and the creation of the imperial system in the Qin-Han period. Changing patterns of ideology, political legitimacy, and social organization through archaeological and textual sources.
- Fall 2024CASE GCCcourseSummer 2024CASE GCCcourseSpring 2024CASE GCCcourse
- Fall 2024CASE SHcourseSummer 2024CASE SHcourseSpring 2024CASE SHcourse
HIST-G 382 China: The Age of Glory
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Notes
- R: Previous history course in any field, or previous East Asian Studies course related to China
- Description
- The Chinese empire from the Han through the Tang dynasties (second century B.C. through tenth century A.D.). Relations among demographic patterns. political forms, social classes, economic developments, religious movements, and cultural diversification, investigated through secondary and translated primary sources.
- Repeatability
- Credit given for only one of HIST-G 382 or HIST-G 482.
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- Fall 2024CASE SHcourseSummer 2024CASE SHcourseSpring 2024CASE SHcourse
HIST-G 383 China: The Later Empires
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Notes
- R: Previous history course in any field, or previous East Asian Studies course related to China
- Description
- The Chinese empire from the Song through the middle Qing dynasties (tenth to eighteenth centuries A.D.). Relations among demographic patterns, political forms, social classes, economic developments, philosophical movements, and cultural diversification, investigated through secondary and translated primary sources.
- Repeatability
- Credit given for only one of HIST-G 383 or HIST-G 483.
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HIST-G 385 Modern China
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Notes
- R: Previous history course in any field, or previous East Asian Studies course related to China
- Description
- A survey of the final century of dynastic rule and the rise to power of the Nationalist and Communist parties, highlighting social and cultural developments, the impact of Western imperialism, and the evolution of revolutionary ideologies.
- Repeatability
- Credit given for only one of HIST-G 385 or HIST-G 485.
- Fall 2024CASE GCCcourseSummer 2024CASE GCCcourseSpring 2024CASE GCCcourse
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HIST-G 387 Contemporary China
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Notes
- R: Previous history course in any field, or previous East Asian Studies course related to China
- Description
- A survey of recent Chinese history focusing on social, cultural, and political life in the People\'s Republic of China and post-1949 Taiwan. Events covered include the Long March, the Cultural Revolution, and the Tiananmen Square protests of 1989.
- Repeatability
- Credit given for only one of HIST-G 387 or HIST-G 487.
- Fall 2024CASE GCCcourseSummer 2024CASE GCCcourseSpring 2024CASE GCCcourse
- Fall 2024CASE SHcourseSummer 2024CASE SHcourseSpring 2024CASE SHcourse
MSCH-F 398 National and Transnational Cinemas
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Historical survey of major national cinemas. Subject varies. Topics include Brazilian cinema, British cinema, Chinese cinema, French National cinema, German film culture, Indian cinema, and Italian cinema.
- Repeatability
- May be repeated with a different topic for a maximum of 6 credit hours in CMCL-C 398 and MSCH-F 398.
- Fall 2024CASE AHcourseSummer 2024CASE AHcourseSpring 2024CASE AHcourse
REL-B 300 Studies in South and East Asian Religions
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Selected topics and movements in South and East Asian religions.
- Repeatability
- May be repeated with a different topic for a maximum of 6 credit hours.
- Fall 2024CASE AHcourseSummer 2024CASE AHcourseSpring 2024CASE AHcourse
REL-B 310 East Asian Buddhism
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Adaptation and assimilation of Buddhism in East Asia, early philosophical and ritual schools, social issues, Tiantai synthesis of Mahayana Buddhism, devotional Buddhism, Ch\'an/Zen school of meditation, impact of Buddhism on East Asian cultures and arts.
- Repeatability
- Credit given for only one of REL-B 310 or REL-R 350.
- Fall 2024CASE AHcourseSummer 2024CASE AHcourseSpring 2024CASE AHcourse
- Fall 2024CASE GCCcourseSummer 2024CASE GCCcourseSpring 2024CASE GCCcourse
REL-B 360 Religions in Japan
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Religious movements in Japan, with emphasis on the development of Shinto, Buddhism, Confucianism, Christianity, and the rise of the \"new religions.\"
- Repeatability
- Credit given for only one of REL-B 360 or REL-R 357.
- Fall 2024CASE AHcourseSummer 2024CASE AHcourseSpring 2024CASE AHcourse
- Fall 2024CASE GCCcourseSummer 2024CASE GCCcourseSpring 2024CASE GCCcourse
REL-B 410 Topics in the Buddhist Tradition
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Selected topics such as Mahayana Sutra literature, Buddhist cult practice, Indian Buddhist inscriptions, Prajñåpåramitå thought, or Zen in Korea and Japan.
- Repeatability
- May be repeated with a different topic for a maximum of 6 credit hours in REL-B 410 and REL-R 450.
- Fall 2024CASE AHcourseSummer 2024CASE AHcourseSpring 2024CASE AHcourse
REL-B 440 Topics in Daoism and Chinese Religion
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Selected topics within the Chinese religious traditions.
- Repeatability
- May be repeated with a different topic for a maximum of 6 credit hours in REL-B 440 and REL-R 469.
- Fall 2024CASE AHcourseSummer 2024CASE AHcourseSpring 2024CASE AHcourse
REL-B 460 Topics in East Asian Religions
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Examination of a selected theme, movement, or period in the religious history of China, Japan, or Korea. Topics might include interactions of traditions, new religions in Japan, or religious change in Sung China.
- Repeatability
- May be repeated with a different topic for a maximum of 6 credit hours in REL-B 460 and REL-R 452.
- Fall 2024CASE AHcourseSummer 2024CASE AHcourseSpring 2024CASE AHcourse
THTR-T 468 Asian Performance
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- An in-depth study of the major forms and styles of traditional and contemporary theatre, dance, and puppet performances from around Asia (broadly defined).
- Fall 2024CASE AHcourseSummer 2024CASE AHcourseSpring 2024CASE AHcourse
EALC-C 421 Introduction to Chinese Linguistics
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- Grade of C or higher in EALC-C 202, or consent of instructor
- Notes
- Not counted as a language course
- Description
- Introduction to the linguistic characteristics of Chinese, including its sound system, word structure, sentence structure, meaning, and use; relation between the Chinese language, culture, and cognition.
- Fall 2024CASE NMcourseSummer 2024CASE NMcourseSpring 2024CASE NMcourse
EALC-E 305 Korean Language and Culture
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- A survey of cultural, conceptual, and philosophical patterns, and the structure of Korean society, as reflected by the Korean language.
- Fall 2024CASE GCCcourseSummer 2024CASE GCCcourseSpring 2024CASE GCCcourse
- Fall 2024CASE SHcourseSummer 2024CASE SHcourseSpring 2024CASE SHcourse
EALC-E 316 Computer-Enhanced Language Learning
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Notes
- R: Basic computer literacy required
- Description
- An exploration of the use of computer technology in foreign language learning, to equip students with concepts and tools to improve language studies, and an examination of research and findings on the effectiveness of technology in language skill development.
EALC-E 320 Tasting Food in Japanese: Food, Language, and Linguistics
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Approaches the language of food from a linguistic point of view in order to understand why and how language plays a vital role in our food culture. Introduces basic linguistic tools used to examine the language of food within and among languages.
- Fall 2024CASE GCCcourseSummer 2024CASE GCCcourseSpring 2024CASE GCCcourse
- Fall 2024CASE SHcourseSummer 2024CASE SHcourseSpring 2024CASE SHcourse
EALC-E 350 Studies in East Asian Society
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Selected issues and problems of importance to the understanding of East Asian society.
- Repeatability
- May be repeated with a different topic for a maximum of 6 credit hours.
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EALC-E 354 Society and Education in Japan
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Survey of social change in Japan, with a focus on educational institutions, patterns of learning, educational thought, and the spread of literacy.
- Fall 2024CASE SHcourseSummer 2024CASE SHcourseSpring 2024CASE SHcourse
EALC-E 356 Understanding Two Koreas: Politics, Society, and U. S. Policy
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Exploration of the patterns and complexities of the relationship between two Koreas and the U.S., with a focus on the division of Korea, domestic politics of two Koreas, the changes and continuities of U. S. policies toward the Korean Peninsula, and post-Cold War developments including the North Korean nuclear crisis.
- Fall 2024CASE SHcourseSummer 2024CASE SHcourseSpring 2024CASE SHcourse
EALC-E 384 East Asian Nationalism and Cultural Identity
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Exploration of the impact of the metaphor of nation and Western nationalism theory on Western literature dealing with modern East Asia. Emphasis on how Western notions of political identity shape and sometimes obscure our understanding of East Asian cultural and political identity.
- Fall 2024CASE SHcourseSummer 2024CASE SHcourseSpring 2024CASE SHcourse
EALC-E 385 Asian Americans: Cultural Conflict and Identity
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- An examination of the historical, cultural, and racial dynamics underpinning the evolution of contemporary Asian American identity. Students learn not only about cultural theory and how cultural identities are constructed within America's multiethnic and multicultural society, but also about themselves.
- Fall 2024CASE SHcourseSummer 2024CASE SHcourseSpring 2024CASE SHcourse
EALC-E 386 United States-East Asian Relations
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- We will examine the love-hate relationship between East Asia and the U.S. since 1945. Security, economic, and political ties between the U.S. and the individual East Asian countries, and with the region as a whole are considered. Particular attention is given to the diverse Asian perspectives of the relationship.
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EALC-E 390 Contemporary Chinese Politics
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Analysis of trends and patterns in Chinese politics since 1949, with a focus on ideology and political culture, elites, party and government institutions, the policy-making process, popular political participation, and the relationship between economic and political change. Political evolution of Taiwan is also considered.
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EALC-E 391 Law and Authoritarianism through the Lens of China
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- We are witnessing a global turn towards populist and illiberal governance. Authoritarian leaders often embrace international legal norms symbolically and rhetorically while subverting them in practice through various means of local political control and interference. This course uses the case of China to explore the functions and behavior of legal systems in authoritarian political contexts because China overwhelmingly dominates scholarship on the topic. Despite a burgeoning scholarly literature chronicling the reconstruction, expansion, and proliferation of laws, courts, and lawyers in China since 1979, scholars disagree about the significance and implications of these developments. Does the Chinese legal system offer meaningful redress to people with grievances, or should it be understood as ornamental "window dressing"? Does it do more to limit or to strengthen the power of the government and its ruling party? Does it do more to help people challenge or to prevent people from challenging the state? In this interdisciplinary course we will not only explore and debate these questions, but will also (re)consider conventional scholarly notions about authoritarianism and popular political participation, single-party rule and judicial governance, democracy and political legitimacy, and legal professionals and their fights for legal and political freedoms. In the process we will scrutinize recent developments in China, including the so-called "turn from law," the rise of "stability maintenance," and a crackdown on lawyers. Our inquiry will be heavily empirical and evidence-based. When we attempt to reconcile, adjudicate, or explain scholarly disagreements, we will scrutinize available data on the issue at hand. Our approach will be not only empirical, but also comparative. Throughout the semester we will endeavor to situate China in comparative global perspective.
EALC-E 392 Chinese Foreign Policy
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Consideration of the various factors (such as world views, power, domestic politics, and international norms) that may shape China's policies toward different regions of the world (the U.S. and East Asia) and toward international regimes (trade, arms controls, and human rights). Both historical and comparative perspectives are utilized.
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EALC-E 393 China's Political Economy
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Examines key aspects of China's political economy: the obstacles and sources of economic development, the foundations for democratization, the distribution of political power, and the forces affecting national unity. Use of comparative and historical perspectives, with emphasis on the Reform era. Sources range from macro analyses to company case studies.
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EALC-E 395 Japan in World Trade and Politics
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Examines Japan's foreign relations. After a brief historical survey, the course covers Japan's contemporary relations with the United States, China, Korea, Russia, and Southeast Asia. Topics include economic as well as military and political relations, which have undergone much change in recent years.
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EALC-E 398 International Relations of East Asia
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Examines international relations of the dynamic East Asian region. Develops the tools to think critically about the opportunities and challenges facing the major players within it, including the United States. Topics include security issues, political affairs, and economic relations, which are experiencing rapid change in the twenty-first century.
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EALC-E 399 Japanese Foreign Policy
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Survey of Japan\'s foreign relations since World War II, with a particular focus on contemporary foreign policy challenges. Also uses the prism of Japanese foreign policy to examine Japan\'s domestic politics, relations with its East Asian neighbors, and U.S. strategy toward this dynamic region.
EALC-J 421 Introduction to Japanese Linguistics
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- EALC-J 102 or consent of instructor
- Description
- A descriptive survey of issues in Japanese linguistics. Topics include syntax, phonology/phonetics, and semantics/ pragmatics of Japanese.
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EALC-K 421 Introduction to Korean Linguistics
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Notes
- R: Grade of C or higher in EALC-K 102, or consent of instructor
- Description
- Survey of the linguistic structure of Korean language including word order, basic sentence structure, semantics, pragmatics of noun particles, clause connectors, sentence-final modal suffixes, the temporal system, causatives and passives, conversational styles, speech styles and honorifics. Focuses more on comparative and function-oriented perspectives rather than on formal structures.
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ANTH-E 345 Changing China
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Introduction to the dramatic social and cultural changes in China from 1949 to the present. Focuses on how Maoist socialism, market reforms, and globalization have affected everyday life, family, gender and sexuality, and inequality in China.
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ANTH-E 347 The Anthropology of Contemporary Japan
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Frames in anthropological perspective the history, present, and future of Japanese society. Explores anthropological research on Japanese attitudes toward ethnic and national identity; gender and education; and the wide-ranging impact of Japan's economic decline on attitudes toward work, play, consumption, and travel overseas.
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ANTH-P 399 Undergraduate Seminar
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Intensive examination of selected topics in archaeology. Development of skills in analysis and criticism. Topics vary.
- Repeatability
- May be taken with different topics for a maximum of 9 credit hours.
CEUS-R 330 Politics in Modern Xinjiang
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Exploration of Xinjiang's politics from 1900 to the present, focusing on Islam, identity politics, immigration, language battles, cultural resistance, the Production and Construction Corps, political economy, and oil.
CEUS-R 395 Politics of Identity in China and Inner Asia
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Challenges the assumption that terms such as "Chinese," "Taiwanese," or "Kazakh" represent straightforward concepts. Via theories of identity, and careful attention to the history of China and Inner Asia, explores and explodes the association of identity and descent, language and ethnicity, citizenship and nationality.
HIST-G 380 Early China
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- China from its neolithic background through the Qin and Western Han dynasties. Examines the Shang tribal polity, royal and aristocratic phases of the Zhou state, and the creation of the imperial system in the Qin-Han period. Changing patterns of ideology, political legitimacy, and social organization through archaeological and textual sources.
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HIST-G 382 China: The Age of Glory
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Notes
- R: Previous history course in any field, or previous East Asian Studies course related to China
- Description
- The Chinese empire from the Han through the Tang dynasties (second century B.C. through tenth century A.D.). Relations among demographic patterns. political forms, social classes, economic developments, religious movements, and cultural diversification, investigated through secondary and translated primary sources.
- Repeatability
- Credit given for only one of HIST-G 382 or HIST-G 482.
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HIST-G 383 China: The Later Empires
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Notes
- R: Previous history course in any field, or previous East Asian Studies course related to China
- Description
- The Chinese empire from the Song through the middle Qing dynasties (tenth to eighteenth centuries A.D.). Relations among demographic patterns, political forms, social classes, economic developments, philosophical movements, and cultural diversification, investigated through secondary and translated primary sources.
- Repeatability
- Credit given for only one of HIST-G 383 or HIST-G 483.
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HIST-G 385 Modern China
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Notes
- R: Previous history course in any field, or previous East Asian Studies course related to China
- Description
- A survey of the final century of dynastic rule and the rise to power of the Nationalist and Communist parties, highlighting social and cultural developments, the impact of Western imperialism, and the evolution of revolutionary ideologies.
- Repeatability
- Credit given for only one of HIST-G 385 or HIST-G 485.
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HIST-G 387 Contemporary China
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Notes
- R: Previous history course in any field, or previous East Asian Studies course related to China
- Description
- A survey of recent Chinese history focusing on social, cultural, and political life in the People\'s Republic of China and post-1949 Taiwan. Events covered include the Long March, the Cultural Revolution, and the Tiananmen Square protests of 1989.
- Repeatability
- Credit given for only one of HIST-G 387 or HIST-G 487.
- Fall 2024CASE GCCcourseSummer 2024CASE GCCcourseSpring 2024CASE GCCcourse
- Fall 2024CASE SHcourseSummer 2024CASE SHcourseSpring 2024CASE SHcourse
POLS-Y 333 Chinese Politics
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Explores contemporary politics and policy issues in the People\'s Republic of China. Influence of revolutionary practice and ideology; analysis of contemporary economic, political and social organizations; examination of policy issues including social reforms, economic growth, and democratization and globalization.
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- Fall 2024CASE SHcourseSummer 2024CASE SHcourseSpring 2024CASE SHcourse
POLS-Y 334 Japanese Politics
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Political development of Japan, with emphasis on changing attitudes toward modernization; cultural and sociological factors affecting the functioning of contemporary political institutions; and the implication of Japanese experience in modernization of other developing societies.
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EALC-H 399 Reading for Honors
- Credits
- 2–6 credit hours
- Prerequisites
- Consent of departmental honors advisor
- Notes
- Honors course
- Description
- Readings for the superior students in preparation for work on a research project (EALC-H 499). Number of credits and texts must be approved by instructor.
- Repeatability
- May be repeated for a maximum of 15 credit hours.
EALC-H 499 Honors Thesis
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- EALC-H 399 and consent of departmental honors advisor
- Description
- Ordinarily taken under the supervision of the tutor who guided the student in EALC-H 399. A specialized research project.
EALC-X 473 Internship in East Asian Languages and Cultures
- Credits
- 1–3 credit hours
- Prerequisites
- Junior or senior standing; 15 credits of department coursework; and project approved by faculty supervisor
- Notes
- Does not count toward major
- Description
- Selected career-related work in a cooperating institution or business. Evaluation by faculty supervisor and employer.
- Repeatability
- May be repeated for a maximum of 6 credit hours in EALC-E 498 and EALC-X 473.
- Grading
- S/F grading.
EALC-X 490 Individual Readings
- Credits
- 1–3 credit hours
- Prerequisites
- Consent of the undergraduate advisor
- Description
- None
- Repeatability
- May be repeated for a maximum of 6 credit hours in EALC-E 495 and EALC-X 490.
SOC-S 346 Topics in Cross-Cultural Sociology
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Study of selected sociological issues with an emphasis on cross-cultural analysis. Specific topics announced each semester; examples include work, family, childhood, religion, and education.
- Repeatability
- May be repeated with different topics for a maximum of 9 credit hours.
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ANTH-A 200 Topics in Anthropology of Culture and Society
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Selected topics in the anthropological study of social and cultural institutions. Emphasizes understanding and developing anthropological approaches to questions about social, economic, political, and historical relationships among groups and individuals in contexts across the globe. Course topics may utilize ethnographic, archaeological, linguistic, and historical information.
- Repeatability
- May be repeated with a different topic for a maximum of 6 credit hours.
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ARTH-A 262 Introduction to Japanese Art and Culture
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Traces the transformation of painting and other artistic media, including ceramics, sculpture, scroll painting, and screens, through the epochs of Japanese art history. Emphasizes major moments of change, placing the visual arts in the context of international contact and the political and social order of Japan.
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CMLT-C 257 Asian Literature and Other Arts
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Explores selected literary texts of Asia in the context of the art forms and cultures of a particular country or region. Geographical regions covered vary each term.
- Repeatability
- May be repeated once with different topic.
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CMLT-C 265 Introduction to East Asian Poetry
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Major forms of East Asian poetry in a comparative context, with attention to issues such as poetics, gender, Zen, historical development, and interactions with other literary genres. Authors such as Bei Dao, Li Bo, and Basho.
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CMLT-C 266 Introduction to East Asian Fiction
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Readings from the major novels of East Asia, such as "Monkey," "Story of the Stone," "The Tale of Genji," and "The Cloud Dream of the Nine," along with shorter fictional forms (both vernacular and classical). Exploration of issues such as self and society, desire and enlightenment, the relationship between fictional and other genres, historical development of fiction, and comparison with Western conceptions of narrative.
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CMLT-C 291 Studies in Non-Western Film
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Emphasis on non-Western film in relation to literary and cultural texts. Films may be studied as adaptations of literary works, as reworkings of generic or ideological traditions, and in their engagement with the aesthetics of non-Western theater and Hollywood. Focus on one regional tradition (African, Asian, Middle Eastern) each time the course is offered.
- Repeatability
- May be repeated with a different topic for a maximum of 6 credit hours.
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HIST-G 200 Issues in Asian History
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Study and analysis of selected historical issues and problems of general import. Topics vary from semester to semester but usually are broad subjects that cut across fields, regions, and periods.
- Repeatability
- May be repeated with a different topic for a maximum of 6 credit hours.
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HIST-H 208 American-East Asian Relations
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Describes and analyzes the mutual interaction of the American countries and the major countries of East Asia--China, Japan, Korea, and Vietnam--during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Emphasis on cultural interrelations and changing images.
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REL-B 202 Issues in South and East Asian Religions
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Selected issues and movements in South and East Asian religions.
- Repeatability
- May be repeated with a different topic for a maximum of 6 credit hours.
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REL-B 230 Introduction to Chinese Religion
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Introduction to religion in premodern and contemporary China. Examines the concept of religion, the notion of religious identity, and various debates that have shaped religious traditions (Confucians, Daoists, Mohists, Chinese Buddhists, Confucian-Muslims) in China.
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- History, Literature, and Culture
- Introduction to East Asian Studies. One (1) course:
- Capstone Year. One (1) of the following for at least eight (8) credit hours:
- Overseas Study at Nanjing University.
- Core Courses. Three (3) courses:
- EALC-C 496 Flagship Overseas Study in China
- EALC-C 450 Chinese Writing and Rhetoric
- EALC-C 433 Foreign Study in Chinese, Fourth Year
EALC-C 496 Flagship Overseas Study in China
- Credits
- 3–12 credit hours
- Prerequisites
- EALC-C 457 and EALC-C 467; and junior or senior standing
- Description
- Advanced language and culture study in an approved Language Flagship program in China. Arrangements for credit made in advance in consultation with the Chinese Flagship director and the director of undergraduate studies.
EALC-C 450 Chinese Writing and Rhetoric
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- Grade of C or higher in EALC-C 402 or consent of instructor
- Description
- Practice in reading, writing, and speaking through analysis of modern prose and literary texts. Examination of how Chinese speakers frame discourse, so students may develop their ability to present ideas with precise diction, in appropriate registers, in extended discourse.
EALC-C 433 Foreign Study in Chinese, Fourth Year
- Credits
- 1–10 credit hours
- Prerequisites
- Acceptance into an Indiana University-approved overseas study program
- Description
- Credit for foreign study in Chinese language when no specific equivalent is available among departmental offerings.
- Repeatability
- May be repeated for a maximum of 10 credit hours.
- Internship. One (1) course:
- EALC-C 498 Flagship Overseas Internship in China
EALC-C 498 Flagship Overseas Internship in China
- Credits
- 3–12 credit hours
- Prerequisites
- EALC-C 457 and EALC-C 467; junior or senior standing; and project approval by the Chinese Flagship director and the director of undergraduate studies
- Description
- Selected career-related work in a cooperating institution or business. Evaluation by faculty supervisor and employer.
- Repeatability
- May be repeated for a maximum of 12 credit hours.
- Core Courses. Three (3) courses:
- Overseas Study at National Taiwan University.
- Core Courses. Three (3) courses:
- EALC-C 496 Flagship Overseas Study in China
- EALC-C 450 Chinese Writing and Rhetoric
- EALC-C 433 Foreign Study in Chinese, Fourth Year
EALC-C 496 Flagship Overseas Study in China
- Credits
- 3–12 credit hours
- Prerequisites
- EALC-C 457 and EALC-C 467; and junior or senior standing
- Description
- Advanced language and culture study in an approved Language Flagship program in China. Arrangements for credit made in advance in consultation with the Chinese Flagship director and the director of undergraduate studies.
EALC-C 450 Chinese Writing and Rhetoric
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- Grade of C or higher in EALC-C 402 or consent of instructor
- Description
- Practice in reading, writing, and speaking through analysis of modern prose and literary texts. Examination of how Chinese speakers frame discourse, so students may develop their ability to present ideas with precise diction, in appropriate registers, in extended discourse.
EALC-C 433 Foreign Study in Chinese, Fourth Year
- Credits
- 1–10 credit hours
- Prerequisites
- Acceptance into an Indiana University-approved overseas study program
- Description
- Credit for foreign study in Chinese language when no specific equivalent is available among departmental offerings.
- Repeatability
- May be repeated for a maximum of 10 credit hours.
- Internship. One (1) course:
- EALC-C 498 Flagship Overseas Internship in China
EALC-C 498 Flagship Overseas Internship in China
- Credits
- 3–12 credit hours
- Prerequisites
- EALC-C 457 and EALC-C 467; junior or senior standing; and project approval by the Chinese Flagship director and the director of undergraduate studies
- Description
- Selected career-related work in a cooperating institution or business. Evaluation by faculty supervisor and employer.
- Repeatability
- May be repeated for a maximum of 12 credit hours.
- Core Courses. Three (3) courses:
- Overseas Study at Nanjing University.
- Major GPA, Hours, and Minimum Grade Requirements.
- Major GPA. A GPA of at least 2.000 for all courses taken in the major—including those where a grade lower than C- is earned—is required.
- Major Minimum Grade. Except for the GPA requirement, a grade of C- or higher is required for a course to count toward a requirement in the major.
- Major Upper Division Credit Hours. At least 18 credit hours in the major must be completed at the 300–499 level.
- Major Residency. At least 18 credit hours in the major must be completed in courses taken through the Indiana University Bloomington campus or an IU-administered or IU co-sponsored Overseas Study program.
- College Breadth. At least 58 credit hours must be completed in courses from College of Arts and Sciences disciplines outside of the major area.
Major Area Courses
Unless otherwise noted below, the following courses are considered in the academic program and will count toward academic program requirements as appropriate:
- Any course at the 100–499 level with the
EALC
subject area prefix—as well as any other subject areas that are deemed functionally equivalent - Any course contained on the course lists for the academic program requirements at the time the course is taken—as well as any other courses that are deemed functionally equivalent—except for those listed only under Addenda Requirements
- Any course directed to a non-Addenda requirement through an approved exception
Exclusions
The following courses cannot be applied toward major requirements or the College Breadth requirement (unless otherwise noted) :
- EALC-C 101 Elementary Chinese I *
- EALC-C 102 Elementary Chinese II*
- EALC-J 101 Elementary Japanese I *
- EALC-J 102 Elementary Japanese II*
- EALC-K 101 Elementary Korean I *
- EALC-K 102 Elementary Korean II*
- EALC-C 201 Second-Year Chinese I*
- EALC-C 202 Second-Year Chinese II*
- EALC-J 201 Second-Year Japanese I*
- EALC-J 202 Second-Year Japanese II*
- EALC-K 201 Second-Year Korean I*
- EALC-K 202 Second-Year Korean II*
- EALC-E 496 Foreign Study (East Asian Exchange Programs)
EALC-C 101 Elementary Chinese I
- Credits
- 4
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- An introductory course that lays groundwork for the study of modern Chinese. It aims at fostering proficiency in all four language skills (aural understanding, speaking, reading, and writing), and helping students handle simple tasks in daily routines. Basic sentence patterns, vocabulary, and characters are all practiced in meaningful contexts.
EALC-C 102 Elementary Chinese II
- Credits
- 4
- Prerequisites
- Grade of C or higher in EALC-C 101; or appropriate placement exam score
- Description
- Continuation of EALC-C 101.
EALC-J 101 Elementary Japanese I
- Credits
- 4
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- An introductory, skills-oriented course emphasizing learning language in context. Development of listening and speaking in simple interactional situations, and controlled reading and writing skills.
EALC-J 102 Elementary Japanese II
- Credits
- 4
- Prerequisites
- Grade of C or higher in EALC-J 101; or appropriate placement exam score
- Description
- Continuation of EALC-J 101.
EALC-K 101 Elementary Korean I
- Credits
- 4
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- This course provides students with basic conversational and grammatical patterns, assuming that the students have no or little previous background knowledge of Korean. The objective of the course is to equip students with communicative skills in speaking, listening, reading, and writing at a basic level.
EALC-K 102 Elementary Korean II
- Credits
- 4
- Prerequisites
- Grade of C or higher in EALC-K 101
- Description
- Continuation of EALC-K 101.
EALC-C 201 Second-Year Chinese I
- Credits
- 4
- Prerequisites
- Grade of C or higher in EALC-C 102
- Description
- Building on the grammar and lexicon from first-year, students will explore the broader cultural context in which language is used, experience more subtle oral and written forms, and learn to use perspectives in addition to the speaker's.
EALC-C 202 Second-Year Chinese II
- Credits
- 4
- Prerequisites
- Grade of C or higher in EALC-C 201; or appropriate placement exam score
- Description
- Continuation of EALC-C 201.
EALC-J 201 Second-Year Japanese I
- Credits
- 4
- Prerequisites
- Grade of C or higher in EALC-J 102; or appropriate placement exam score
- Description
- Continuation of emphasis on communicative skills. Increased attention to reading and writing skills.
EALC-J 202 Second-Year Japanese II
- Credits
- 4
- Prerequisites
- Grade of C or higher in EALC-J 201; or appropriate placement exam score
- Description
- Continuation of EALC-J 201.
EALC-K 201 Second-Year Korean I
- Credits
- 4
- Prerequisites
- Grade of C or higher in EALC-K 102
- Description
- Both spoken and written aspects stressed.
EALC-K 202 Second-Year Korean II
- Credits
- 4
- Prerequisites
- Grade of C or higher in EALC-K 201
- Description
- Continuation of EALC-K 201.
EALC-E 496 Foreign Study (East Asian Exchange Programs)
- Credits
- 1–3 credit hours
- Prerequisites
- Acceptance into an East Asian student exchange program
- Description
- Report due at the end of each semester. Arrangements for credit made in advance in consultation with the East Asian Student Exchange Committee.
Courses marked with an asterisk (*) will count toward the College Breadth requirement.
This program of study cannot be combined with the following:
- Bachelor of Arts in East Asian Studies (EASTBA1)
- Certificate in Advanced Chinese Language and Culture (ACLCACRT)
- Chinese Track (Bachelor of Arts in East Asian Language and Culture) (EALCCHTRK1)
- Japanese Track (Bachelor of Arts in East Asian Language and Culture) (EALCJATRK1)
- Korean Track (Bachelor of Arts in East Asian Language and Culture) (EALCKOTRK1)
- Minor in East Asian Languages (EALANMIN)
- Minor in East Asian Studies (EASTMIN)
The Bachelor of Arts degree requires at least 120 credit hours, to include the following:
- College of Arts and Sciences Credit Hours. At least 100 credit hours must come from College of Arts and Sciences disciplines.
- Upper Division Courses. At least 42 credit hours (of the 120) must be at the 300–499 level.
- College Residency. Following completion of the 60th credit hour toward degree, at least 36 credit hours of College of Arts and Sciences coursework must be completed through the Indiana University Bloomington campus or an IU-administered or IU co-sponsored Overseas Study program.
- College GPA. A College grade point average (GPA) of at least 2.000 is required.
- CASE Requirements. The following College of Arts and Sciences Education (CASE) requirements must be completed:
- CASE Foundations
- CASE Breadth of Inquiry
- CASE Culture Studies
- CASE Critical Approaches: 1 course
- CASE Foreign Language: Proficiency in a single foreign language through the second semester of the second year of college-level coursework
- CASE Intensive Writing: 1 course
- CASE Public Oral Communication: 1 course
- Major. Completion of the major as outlined in the Major Requirements section above.
Most students must also successfully complete the Indiana University Bloomington General Education program.