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Art has always been intertwined with politics; one can even say art is always political. In modern China, this statement is especially poignant. The relationship between art and politics has been at the core of art production in China in the past century, and a perennial preoccupation of those in power, including now. This course will therefore examine three major threads: the documents, dictums, and decrees by the artists and by the regimes concerning the nature, function, and practice of art and artists in the 20th century, for example, Mao’s famous Yan’an talk in 1942; artists’ response to and art’s participation in the important political events and historical moments, for example, the 1989 democracy movement; we will also examine the space of resistance, intervention, and alterity that art created in modern China, concerning topics of gender and sexuality, race and ethnicity, ecocriticism, privacy, and questions of historiography. The period we examine will begin at the end of the 19th century when artists struggled with a crumbling empire facing the onslaught of modernity, to the present.
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Art and Politics in Modern China AS.010.373 (01)
Art has always been intertwined with politics; one can even say art is always political. In modern China, this statement is especially poignant. The relationship between art and politics has been at the core of art production in China in the past century, and a perennial preoccupation of those in power, including now. This course will therefore examine three major threads: the documents, dictums, and decrees by the artists and by the regimes concerning the nature, function, and practice of art and artists in the 20th century, for example, Mao’s famous Yan’an talk in 1942; artists’ response to and art’s participation in the important political events and historical moments, for example, the 1989 democracy movement; we will also examine the space of resistance, intervention, and alterity that art created in modern China, concerning topics of gender and sexuality, race and ethnicity, ecocriticism, privacy, and questions of historiography. The period we examine will begin at the end of the 19th century when artists struggled with a crumbling empire facing the onslaught of modernity, to the present.
Days/Times: MW 12:00PM - 1:15PM
Instructor: Liu, Yinxing
Room: Gilman 177
Status: Waitlist Only
Seats Available: 0/15
PosTag(s): INST-CP, HART-MODERN
AS.100.170 (01)
Chinese Cultural Revolution
MW 10:00AM - 10:50AM, F 10:00AM - 10:50AM
Meyer-Fong, Tobie
Shaffer 202
Spring 2023
The Cultural Revolution was Mao Zedong's last attempt to transform Chinese society spiritually and structurally. The events of this period were marked by social upheaval, personal vendettas, violence, massive youth movements, and extreme ideological pressure. This course will explore the Cultural Revolution from a variety of perspectives, focusing on the relationship between events in China from 1966-1976, and their interpretation in China and the West during the Cultural Revolution decade and since. (Previously offered as AS.100.219 and AS.100.236. )
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Chinese Cultural Revolution AS.100.170 (01)
The Cultural Revolution was Mao Zedong's last attempt to transform Chinese society spiritually and structurally. The events of this period were marked by social upheaval, personal vendettas, violence, massive youth movements, and extreme ideological pressure. This course will explore the Cultural Revolution from a variety of perspectives, focusing on the relationship between events in China from 1966-1976, and their interpretation in China and the West during the Cultural Revolution decade and since. (Previously offered as AS.100.219 and AS.100.236. )
Days/Times: MW 10:00AM - 10:50AM, F 10:00AM - 10:50AM
Instructor: Meyer-Fong, Tobie
Room: Shaffer 202
Status: Open
Seats Available: 3/19
PosTag(s): INST-GLOBAL, HIST-ASIA
AS.100.170 (02)
Chinese Cultural Revolution
MW 10:00AM - 10:50AM, F 11:00AM - 11:50AM
Meyer-Fong, Tobie
Shaffer 202
Spring 2023
The Cultural Revolution was Mao Zedong's last attempt to transform Chinese society spiritually and structurally. The events of this period were marked by social upheaval, personal vendettas, violence, massive youth movements, and extreme ideological pressure. This course will explore the Cultural Revolution from a variety of perspectives, focusing on the relationship between events in China from 1966-1976, and their interpretation in China and the West during the Cultural Revolution decade and since. (Previously offered as AS.100.219 and AS.100.236. )
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Chinese Cultural Revolution AS.100.170 (02)
The Cultural Revolution was Mao Zedong's last attempt to transform Chinese society spiritually and structurally. The events of this period were marked by social upheaval, personal vendettas, violence, massive youth movements, and extreme ideological pressure. This course will explore the Cultural Revolution from a variety of perspectives, focusing on the relationship between events in China from 1966-1976, and their interpretation in China and the West during the Cultural Revolution decade and since. (Previously offered as AS.100.219 and AS.100.236. )
Days/Times: MW 10:00AM - 10:50AM, F 11:00AM - 11:50AM
Instructor: Meyer-Fong, Tobie
Room: Shaffer 202
Status: Open
Seats Available: 2/11
PosTag(s): INST-GLOBAL, HIST-ASIA
AS.100.245 (01)
Islam East of the Middle East: The Interconnected Histories of Islam in Asia
TTh 9:00AM - 10:15AM
Halladay, Andrew
Gilman 219
Spring 2023
Challenging the conception that Islam is synonymous with the Middle East, this course considers Muslim populations across Asia and interrogates how Islam and these regions have shaped one another.
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Islam East of the Middle East: The Interconnected Histories of Islam in Asia AS.100.245 (01)
Challenging the conception that Islam is synonymous with the Middle East, this course considers Muslim populations across Asia and interrogates how Islam and these regions have shaped one another.
Days/Times: TTh 9:00AM - 10:15AM
Instructor: Halladay, Andrew
Room: Gilman 219
Status: Open
Seats Available: 11/18
PosTag(s): INST-GLOBAL, HIST-MIDEST
AS.100.348 (01)
20th-Century China
TTh 10:30AM - 11:45AM
Rowe, William T
Gilman 17
Spring 2023
History of China since ca. 1900.
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20th-Century China AS.100.348 (01)
History of China since ca. 1900.
Days/Times: TTh 10:30AM - 11:45AM
Instructor: Rowe, William T
Room: Gilman 17
Status: Open
Seats Available: 14/40
PosTag(s): INST-GLOBAL, HIST-ASIA
AS.100.482 (01)
Historiography of Modern China
W 1:30PM - 4:00PM
Rowe, William T
Hodson 313
Spring 2023
How has the history of modern China been told by Chinese, Western, and Japanese historians and social thinkers, and how did this affect popular attitudes and government policies toward China?
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Historiography of Modern China AS.100.482 (01)
How has the history of modern China been told by Chinese, Western, and Japanese historians and social thinkers, and how did this affect popular attitudes and government policies toward China?
Days/Times: W 1:30PM - 4:00PM
Instructor: Rowe, William T
Room: Hodson 313
Status: Waitlist Only
Seats Available: 0/15
PosTag(s): INST-GLOBAL, HIST-ASIA
AS.140.149 (01)
Histories of Public Health in Asia
TTh 12:00PM - 1:15PM
Li, Lan
Maryland 104
Spring 2023
This class explores histories of diseases, epidemics, and therapeutics in Asia. We will examine the rise of public health and the nation-state and the social and political factors that guided the outcomes of public health campaigns. Who was helped? Who was harmed? Why? How? To answer these questions, we will compare both top-down and bottom-up movements to understand questions of access and ethics in different communities—ethnic, racial, and religious—and the handling of different diseases that were acute, infectious, and chronic.
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Histories of Public Health in Asia AS.140.149 (01)
This class explores histories of diseases, epidemics, and therapeutics in Asia. We will examine the rise of public health and the nation-state and the social and political factors that guided the outcomes of public health campaigns. Who was helped? Who was harmed? Why? How? To answer these questions, we will compare both top-down and bottom-up movements to understand questions of access and ethics in different communities—ethnic, racial, and religious—and the handling of different diseases that were acute, infectious, and chronic.
Days/Times: TTh 12:00PM - 1:15PM
Instructor: Li, Lan
Room: Maryland 104
Status: Open
Seats Available: 8/20
PosTag(s): MSCH-HUM, INST-GLOBAL
AS.140.334 (01)
Science, National Security, and Race: the US-East Asia Scientific Connections
TTh 3:00PM - 4:15PM
Hu, Yize
Shriver Hall 001
Spring 2023
America’s scientific connections with China, its East Asian allies, and the rest of the world are heavily shaped by geopolitics nowadays. This course traces the historical root of these connections and invites you to explore the movement of knowledge and people, the omnipresence of the state and concerns about national security, and the career of Asian American students and scientists. It aims to equip you with a set of analytical tools to understand the complicated dynamics of the transnational scientific community between America and East Asian countries. As nationalism regains momentum globally, it is time to look back on history and think about how we should approach the increasingly tumultuous world!
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Science, National Security, and Race: the US-East Asia Scientific Connections AS.140.334 (01)
America’s scientific connections with China, its East Asian allies, and the rest of the world are heavily shaped by geopolitics nowadays. This course traces the historical root of these connections and invites you to explore the movement of knowledge and people, the omnipresence of the state and concerns about national security, and the career of Asian American students and scientists. It aims to equip you with a set of analytical tools to understand the complicated dynamics of the transnational scientific community between America and East Asian countries. As nationalism regains momentum globally, it is time to look back on history and think about how we should approach the increasingly tumultuous world!
Days/Times: TTh 3:00PM - 4:15PM
Instructor: Hu, Yize
Room: Shriver Hall 001
Status: Open
Seats Available: 9/18
PosTag(s): INST-IR, INST-CP, MSCH-HUM
AS.180.210 (01)
Migrating to Opportunity? Economic Evidence from East Asia, the U.S. and the EU
T 1:30PM - 4:00PM
Dore, Giovanna Maria Dora
Hodson 216
Spring 2023
Increased mobility of people across national borders, whether by choice or by force, has become an integral part of the modern world. Using a comparative perspective and an applied economics approach, the course explores the economic and political determinants, and (likely) consequences of migration flows for East Asia, the US and the EU. Lectures, assignments and in class discussions, will be built around the following topics: i) migrants’ self-selection; ii) human capital investment decision-making; iii) remittance decisions and effects; iv) impacts on labor markets of both receiving and sending countries; and v) the economic benefits from immigration. Overall, the course will give students perspective on the why people choose or feel compelled to leave their countries, how receiving countries respond to migrants’ presence, and the key economic policy concerns that are influencing the shaping of immigration policy in East Asia, the US, and the EU.
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Migrating to Opportunity? Economic Evidence from East Asia, the U.S. and the EU AS.180.210 (01)
Increased mobility of people across national borders, whether by choice or by force, has become an integral part of the modern world. Using a comparative perspective and an applied economics approach, the course explores the economic and political determinants, and (likely) consequences of migration flows for East Asia, the US and the EU. Lectures, assignments and in class discussions, will be built around the following topics: i) migrants’ self-selection; ii) human capital investment decision-making; iii) remittance decisions and effects; iv) impacts on labor markets of both receiving and sending countries; and v) the economic benefits from immigration. Overall, the course will give students perspective on the why people choose or feel compelled to leave their countries, how receiving countries respond to migrants’ presence, and the key economic policy concerns that are influencing the shaping of immigration policy in East Asia, the US, and the EU.
Days/Times: T 1:30PM - 4:00PM
Instructor: Dore, Giovanna Maria Dora
Room: Hodson 216
Status: Waitlist Only
Seats Available: 0/20
PosTag(s): INST-ECON
AS.190.370 (01)
Chinese Politics
MW 12:00PM - 1:15PM
Yasuda, John Kojiro
Gilman 219
Spring 2023
This course is designed to help students better understand the politics of China. Lectures will focus on the tools of governance that China has employed to navigate its transition from plan to market, provide public goods and services to its citizens, and to maintain social control over a rapidly changing society. The course will draw heavily from texts covering a range of subjects including China's political economy, social and cultural developments, regime dynamics, and historical legacies. Students interested in authoritarian resilience, governance, post-communist transition, and domestic will find this course particularly instructive.
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Chinese Politics AS.190.370 (01)
This course is designed to help students better understand the politics of China. Lectures will focus on the tools of governance that China has employed to navigate its transition from plan to market, provide public goods and services to its citizens, and to maintain social control over a rapidly changing society. The course will draw heavily from texts covering a range of subjects including China's political economy, social and cultural developments, regime dynamics, and historical legacies. Students interested in authoritarian resilience, governance, post-communist transition, and domestic will find this course particularly instructive.
Days/Times: MW 12:00PM - 1:15PM
Instructor: Yasuda, John Kojiro
Room: Gilman 219
Status: Open
Seats Available: 7/20
PosTag(s): INST-CP, POLI-CP
AS.220.220 (01)
Reading Korean Literature in Translation: A Survey
F 1:30PM - 4:00PM
Kim, Kyeong-Soo
Gilman 79
Spring 2023
An introduction for students unfamiliar with the Korean language but interested in Korean culture / literature. Students will read a variety of translated texts, especially of works written in the 20th and early 21st centuries by authors including Kim Tong-in, Hwang Sun-wŏn, Pak Wansŏ, Hwang Sŏk-yŏng and Han Kang; there will also be classes on traditional sijo poetry. Students will become familiar with Korean literary genres and formal features, and develop a broad understanding of the historical and sociocultural context of Korean literature.
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Reading Korean Literature in Translation: A Survey AS.220.220 (01)
An introduction for students unfamiliar with the Korean language but interested in Korean culture / literature. Students will read a variety of translated texts, especially of works written in the 20th and early 21st centuries by authors including Kim Tong-in, Hwang Sun-wŏn, Pak Wansŏ, Hwang Sŏk-yŏng and Han Kang; there will also be classes on traditional sijo poetry. Students will become familiar with Korean literary genres and formal features, and develop a broad understanding of the historical and sociocultural context of Korean literature.
Days/Times: F 1:30PM - 4:00PM
Instructor: Kim, Kyeong-Soo
Room: Gilman 79
Status: Open
Seats Available: 5/15
PosTag(s): WRIT-FICT
AS.230.352 (01)
Chinese Diaspora: Networks and Identity
TTh 12:00PM - 1:15PM
Kuo, Huei-Ying
Smokler Center 301
Spring 2023
This course surveys the relationship between China and Chinese overseas from the mid-nineteenth century onwards. It highlights the transnational foundation of modern Chinese nationalism. It also compares the divergent formations of the Chinese question in North America and postcolonial Southeast Asia.
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Chinese Diaspora: Networks and Identity AS.230.352 (01)
This course surveys the relationship between China and Chinese overseas from the mid-nineteenth century onwards. It highlights the transnational foundation of modern Chinese nationalism. It also compares the divergent formations of the Chinese question in North America and postcolonial Southeast Asia.
Days/Times: TTh 12:00PM - 1:15PM
Instructor: Kuo, Huei-Ying
Room: Smokler Center 301
Status: Open
Seats Available: 2/18
PosTag(s): INST-GLOBAL, INST-NWHIST, INST-CP
AS.300.305 (01)
Japanese Animation: History, Theory, Ecology
MW 3:00PM - 4:15PM
Taylor, Chris Ross
Gilman 55
Spring 2023
An in-depth introduction to the history of Japanese animation from its origins in the 1910s to the contemporary post-Studio Ghibli era. In this course, we survey the narratives, aesthetic forms, industrial practices, and multimedia marketing strategies that have helped Japanese animation emerge as a global cultural phenomenon with a transnational fandom. What distinguishes “anime” from other practices of animation, and what forms of animation practice are excluded by animecentric narratives of Japanese animation history? What types of consumer behavior and emergent forms of sociality has anime engendered, and why have they come to occupy a central place in debates about postwar visual culture and Japanese (post)modernity? And how has Japanese animation been continually reshaped through its dynamic engagement with traditional and emerging media? In tackling these questions, our inquiry will be guided by four distinct methodological approaches that are central to studies of animation and new media: film studies, fan and cultural studies, cyborg theory and posthumanism, and media ecology.
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Japanese Animation: History, Theory, Ecology AS.300.305 (01)
An in-depth introduction to the history of Japanese animation from its origins in the 1910s to the contemporary post-Studio Ghibli era. In this course, we survey the narratives, aesthetic forms, industrial practices, and multimedia marketing strategies that have helped Japanese animation emerge as a global cultural phenomenon with a transnational fandom. What distinguishes “anime” from other practices of animation, and what forms of animation practice are excluded by animecentric narratives of Japanese animation history? What types of consumer behavior and emergent forms of sociality has anime engendered, and why have they come to occupy a central place in debates about postwar visual culture and Japanese (post)modernity? And how has Japanese animation been continually reshaped through its dynamic engagement with traditional and emerging media? In tackling these questions, our inquiry will be guided by four distinct methodological approaches that are central to studies of animation and new media: film studies, fan and cultural studies, cyborg theory and posthumanism, and media ecology.
Days/Times: MW 3:00PM - 4:15PM
Instructor: Taylor, Chris Ross
Room: Gilman 55
Status: Open
Seats Available: 6/18
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.310.107 (01)
Introduction to Korean Studies
TTh 10:30AM - 11:45AM
Reizman, Laura
Mergenthaler 266
Spring 2023
This course offers a comprehensive overview of Korean history, politics, and culture encompassing premodern, modern, and contemporary times. Through primary and secondary materials, students will learn about the formation of Korea as a complex interplay of dynastic changes, wars, colonialism, rapid modernization, migrations, and minority and diasporic politics. We will approach the study of Korea through a cultural studies perspective, paying close attention to systems of power, ideology, gender, race, and class.
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Introduction to Korean Studies AS.310.107 (01)
This course offers a comprehensive overview of Korean history, politics, and culture encompassing premodern, modern, and contemporary times. Through primary and secondary materials, students will learn about the formation of Korea as a complex interplay of dynastic changes, wars, colonialism, rapid modernization, migrations, and minority and diasporic politics. We will approach the study of Korea through a cultural studies perspective, paying close attention to systems of power, ideology, gender, race, and class.
Days/Times: TTh 10:30AM - 11:45AM
Instructor: Reizman, Laura
Room: Mergenthaler 266
Status: Open
Seats Available: 3/15
PosTag(s): INST-CP, INST-GLOBAL
AS.310.319 (01)
Gender & Sexuality in Korea and Asia
W 1:30PM - 4:00PM
Reizman, Laura
Mergenthaler 266
Spring 2023
Utilizing an interdisciplinary approach, this course examines the role that gender and sexuality play within primarily the South Korean polity and in Asia. Drawing on queer studies, feminist studies, and critical Asian studies, the class will offer a foundational framework from which to analyze how social constructs around gender and sexuality play a major part in the marginalization of communities and their access to rights and representation. We will explore questions of kinship, family, love, and intimacy as they pertain to the larger thematics of the course.
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Gender & Sexuality in Korea and Asia AS.310.319 (01)
Utilizing an interdisciplinary approach, this course examines the role that gender and sexuality play within primarily the South Korean polity and in Asia. Drawing on queer studies, feminist studies, and critical Asian studies, the class will offer a foundational framework from which to analyze how social constructs around gender and sexuality play a major part in the marginalization of communities and their access to rights and representation. We will explore questions of kinship, family, love, and intimacy as they pertain to the larger thematics of the course.
Days/Times: W 1:30PM - 4:00PM
Instructor: Reizman, Laura
Room: Mergenthaler 266
Status: Open
Seats Available: 11/15
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.310.340 (01)
Development and Social Change in Rural China
T 3:00PM - 5:30PM
He, Gaochao
Mergenthaler 266
Spring 2023
This course will survey the major issues of development and social change in rural China since 1950s. These issues will be addressed in chronological order. They include land ownership and land grabbing, organization of rural economic, political, and social life, rural elections and village governance, development strategies, urban-rural relationship in resource allocation, rural modernization strategies in regard to irrigation, clean drinking water, electricity supply, hard paved road, education and rural medical service, women’s rights and family life, rural consumption, and etc. This course will prepare students, both empirically and analytically, to understand what happened in rural China from 1949 to the present, and how we can engage in policy and theoretical discussions based on what we learn.
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Development and Social Change in Rural China AS.310.340 (01)
This course will survey the major issues of development and social change in rural China since 1950s. These issues will be addressed in chronological order. They include land ownership and land grabbing, organization of rural economic, political, and social life, rural elections and village governance, development strategies, urban-rural relationship in resource allocation, rural modernization strategies in regard to irrigation, clean drinking water, electricity supply, hard paved road, education and rural medical service, women’s rights and family life, rural consumption, and etc. This course will prepare students, both empirically and analytically, to understand what happened in rural China from 1949 to the present, and how we can engage in policy and theoretical discussions based on what we learn.
Days/Times: T 3:00PM - 5:30PM
Instructor: He, Gaochao
Room: Mergenthaler 266
Status: Open
Seats Available: 4/15
PosTag(s): INST-GLOBAL, INST-CP
AS.373.112 (01)
First Year Heritage Chinese II
MWF 10:00AM - 10:50AM
Zhao, Nan
Krieger 521
Spring 2023
For students who have significant previously-acquired ability to understand and speak Modern Standard Chinese. Course focuses on reading and writing. Teaching materials are the same as used in AS.373.115-116; however, both traditional and simplified versions of written Chinese characters are used. Lab required. Continuation of AS.373.111. Recommended Course Background: AS.373.111 or permission required.
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First Year Heritage Chinese II AS.373.112 (01)
For students who have significant previously-acquired ability to understand and speak Modern Standard Chinese. Course focuses on reading and writing. Teaching materials are the same as used in AS.373.115-116; however, both traditional and simplified versions of written Chinese characters are used. Lab required. Continuation of AS.373.111. Recommended Course Background: AS.373.111 or permission required.
Days/Times: MWF 10:00AM - 10:50AM
Instructor: Zhao, Nan
Room: Krieger 521
Status: Open
Seats Available: 13/16
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.373.112 (02)
First Year Heritage Chinese II
MWF 1:30PM - 2:20PM
Zhao, Nan
Gilman 55
Spring 2023
For students who have significant previously-acquired ability to understand and speak Modern Standard Chinese. Course focuses on reading and writing. Teaching materials are the same as used in AS.373.115-116; however, both traditional and simplified versions of written Chinese characters are used. Lab required. Continuation of AS.373.111. Recommended Course Background: AS.373.111 or permission required.
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First Year Heritage Chinese II AS.373.112 (02)
For students who have significant previously-acquired ability to understand and speak Modern Standard Chinese. Course focuses on reading and writing. Teaching materials are the same as used in AS.373.115-116; however, both traditional and simplified versions of written Chinese characters are used. Lab required. Continuation of AS.373.111. Recommended Course Background: AS.373.111 or permission required.
Days/Times: MWF 1:30PM - 2:20PM
Instructor: Zhao, Nan
Room: Gilman 55
Status: Open
Seats Available: 9/16
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.373.116 (01)
First Year Chinese II
MWF 9:00AM - 9:50AM, TTh 12:00PM - 12:50PM
Yang, Shuyi; Zhao, Nan
Krieger 304
Spring 2023
Introductory course in Modern Standard Chinese. Goals: mastery of elements of pronunciation and control of basic vocabulary of 800-900 words and most basic grammatical patterns. Students work first with Pin-Yin system, then with simplified version of written Chinese characters. Continuation of AS.373.115. Note: Student with existing demonstrable skills in spoken Chinese should take AS.373.111-112. Recommended Course Background: AS.373.115 or permission required.
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First Year Chinese II AS.373.116 (01)
Introductory course in Modern Standard Chinese. Goals: mastery of elements of pronunciation and control of basic vocabulary of 800-900 words and most basic grammatical patterns. Students work first with Pin-Yin system, then with simplified version of written Chinese characters. Continuation of AS.373.115. Note: Student with existing demonstrable skills in spoken Chinese should take AS.373.111-112. Recommended Course Background: AS.373.115 or permission required.
Introductory course in Modern Standard Chinese. Goals: mastery of elements of pronunciation and control of basic vocabulary of 800-900 words and most basic grammatical patterns. Students work first with Pin-Yin system, then with simplified version of written Chinese characters. Continuation of AS.373.115. Note: Student with existing demonstrable skills in spoken Chinese should take AS.373.111-112. Recommended Course Background: AS.373.115 or permission required.
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First Year Chinese II AS.373.116 (02)
Introductory course in Modern Standard Chinese. Goals: mastery of elements of pronunciation and control of basic vocabulary of 800-900 words and most basic grammatical patterns. Students work first with Pin-Yin system, then with simplified version of written Chinese characters. Continuation of AS.373.115. Note: Student with existing demonstrable skills in spoken Chinese should take AS.373.111-112. Recommended Course Background: AS.373.115 or permission required.
For students who have significant previously-acquired ability to understand and speak Modern Standard Chinese. Course focuses on reading and writing. Teaching materials are the same as used in AS.373.115-116; however, both traditional and simplified versions of written Chinese characters are used. Continuation of AS.373.211. Recommended Course Background: AS.373.211 or permission required.
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Second Year Heritage Chinese II AS.373.212 (01)
For students who have significant previously-acquired ability to understand and speak Modern Standard Chinese. Course focuses on reading and writing. Teaching materials are the same as used in AS.373.115-116; however, both traditional and simplified versions of written Chinese characters are used. Continuation of AS.373.211. Recommended Course Background: AS.373.211 or permission required.
Days/Times: MWF 3:00PM - 3:50PM
Instructor: Chen, Aiguo
Room: Krieger 504
Status: Open
Seats Available: 7/16
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.373.216 (01)
Second Year Chinese II
MWF 12:00PM - 12:50PM, TTh 9:00AM - 9:50AM
Chen, Aiguo; Yang, Shuyi
Ames 218
Spring 2023
Consolidation of the foundation that students have laid in their first year of study and continued drill and practice in the spoken language, with continued expansion of reading and writing vocabulary and sentence patterns. Students will work with both simplified and traditional characters. Note: Students who have native-like abilities in comprehension and speaking should take AS.373.211-212.
Recommended Course Background: AS.373.215 or Permission Required.
Cross-listed with East Asian Studies
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Second Year Chinese II AS.373.216 (01)
Consolidation of the foundation that students have laid in their first year of study and continued drill and practice in the spoken language, with continued expansion of reading and writing vocabulary and sentence patterns. Students will work with both simplified and traditional characters. Note: Students who have native-like abilities in comprehension and speaking should take AS.373.211-212.
Recommended Course Background: AS.373.215 or Permission Required.
Cross-listed with East Asian Studies
Consolidation of the foundation that students have laid in their first year of study and continued drill and practice in the spoken language, with continued expansion of reading and writing vocabulary and sentence patterns. Students will work with both simplified and traditional characters. Note: Students who have native-like abilities in comprehension and speaking should take AS.373.211-212.
Recommended Course Background: AS.373.215 or Permission Required.
Cross-listed with East Asian Studies
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Second Year Chinese II AS.373.216 (02)
Consolidation of the foundation that students have laid in their first year of study and continued drill and practice in the spoken language, with continued expansion of reading and writing vocabulary and sentence patterns. Students will work with both simplified and traditional characters. Note: Students who have native-like abilities in comprehension and speaking should take AS.373.211-212.
Recommended Course Background: AS.373.215 or Permission Required.
Cross-listed with East Asian Studies
This course is a continuation of AS.373.313. Students need to have native-level fluency in speaking and understanding Chinese. The course focuses on reading and writing. In addition to the textbooks, downloaded articles on current affairs may also be included on a regular basis.
Recommended Course Background: AS.373.313 or Permission Required. Lab required.
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Third Year Heritage Chinese II AS.373.314 (01)
This course is a continuation of AS.373.313. Students need to have native-level fluency in speaking and understanding Chinese. The course focuses on reading and writing. In addition to the textbooks, downloaded articles on current affairs may also be included on a regular basis.
Recommended Course Background: AS.373.313 or Permission Required. Lab required.
Days/Times: MWF 1:30PM - 2:20PM
Instructor: Chen, Aiguo
Room: Krieger 521
Status: Open
Seats Available: 7/12
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.373.316 (01)
Third Year Chinese II
MWF 9:00AM - 9:50AM
Chen, Aiguo
Krieger 504
Spring 2023
This two-semester course consolidates and further expands students' knowledge of grammar and vocabulary and further develops reading ability through work with textbook material and selected modern essays and short stories. Class discussions will be in Chinese insofar as feasible, and written assignments will be given. Continuation of AS.373.315. Recommended Course Background: AS.373.315 or permission required.
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Third Year Chinese II AS.373.316 (01)
This two-semester course consolidates and further expands students' knowledge of grammar and vocabulary and further develops reading ability through work with textbook material and selected modern essays and short stories. Class discussions will be in Chinese insofar as feasible, and written assignments will be given. Continuation of AS.373.315. Recommended Course Background: AS.373.315 or permission required.
Days/Times: MWF 9:00AM - 9:50AM
Instructor: Chen, Aiguo
Room: Krieger 504
Status: Open
Seats Available: 7/12
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.373.416 (01)
Fourth Year Chinese II
MWF 1:30PM - 2:20PM
Yang, Shuyi
Krieger 504
Spring 2023
Continuation of AS.373.415. Readings in modern Chinese prose, including outstanding examples of literature, newspaper articles, etc. Students should understand most of the readings with the aid of a dictionary, so that class discussion need not focus primarily on detailed explanations of grammar. Discussion, to be conducted in Chinese, will concentrate on the cultural significance of the readings' content.
Recommended Course Background: AS.373.415 or Permission Required. Cross-listed with East Asian Studies
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Fourth Year Chinese II AS.373.416 (01)
Continuation of AS.373.415. Readings in modern Chinese prose, including outstanding examples of literature, newspaper articles, etc. Students should understand most of the readings with the aid of a dictionary, so that class discussion need not focus primarily on detailed explanations of grammar. Discussion, to be conducted in Chinese, will concentrate on the cultural significance of the readings' content.
Recommended Course Background: AS.373.415 or Permission Required. Cross-listed with East Asian Studies
Days/Times: MWF 1:30PM - 2:20PM
Instructor: Yang, Shuyi
Room: Krieger 504
Status: Open
Seats Available: 7/12
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.378.116 (01)
First Year Japanese II
MWF 9:00AM - 9:50AM, TTh 12:00PM - 12:50PM
Johnson, Yuki Yuki; Naganuma, Rena
Krieger 521
Spring 2023
This course is designed for students who have no background or previous knowledge in Japanese. The course consists of lectures on Tuesday/Thursday and conversation classes on Monday/Wednesdays/Fridays. The goal of the course is the simultaneous progression of four skills (speaking, listening, writing, and reading) as well as familiarity with aspects of Japanese culture. By the end of the fall term, students will have basic speaking and listening comprehension skills, a solid grasp of basic grammar items, reading and writing skills, and a recognition and production of approximately 60 kanji in context. Knowledge of grammar will be expanded significantly in 2nd year Japanese. May not be taken Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory. Recommended Course Background: AS.378.115
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First Year Japanese II AS.378.116 (01)
This course is designed for students who have no background or previous knowledge in Japanese. The course consists of lectures on Tuesday/Thursday and conversation classes on Monday/Wednesdays/Fridays. The goal of the course is the simultaneous progression of four skills (speaking, listening, writing, and reading) as well as familiarity with aspects of Japanese culture. By the end of the fall term, students will have basic speaking and listening comprehension skills, a solid grasp of basic grammar items, reading and writing skills, and a recognition and production of approximately 60 kanji in context. Knowledge of grammar will be expanded significantly in 2nd year Japanese. May not be taken Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory. Recommended Course Background: AS.378.115
This course is designed for students who have no background or previous knowledge in Japanese. The course consists of lectures on Tuesday/Thursday and conversation classes on Monday/Wednesdays/Fridays. The goal of the course is the simultaneous progression of four skills (speaking, listening, writing, and reading) as well as familiarity with aspects of Japanese culture. By the end of the fall term, students will have basic speaking and listening comprehension skills, a solid grasp of basic grammar items, reading and writing skills, and a recognition and production of approximately 60 kanji in context. Knowledge of grammar will be expanded significantly in 2nd year Japanese. May not be taken Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory. Recommended Course Background: AS.378.115
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First Year Japanese II AS.378.116 (02)
This course is designed for students who have no background or previous knowledge in Japanese. The course consists of lectures on Tuesday/Thursday and conversation classes on Monday/Wednesdays/Fridays. The goal of the course is the simultaneous progression of four skills (speaking, listening, writing, and reading) as well as familiarity with aspects of Japanese culture. By the end of the fall term, students will have basic speaking and listening comprehension skills, a solid grasp of basic grammar items, reading and writing skills, and a recognition and production of approximately 60 kanji in context. Knowledge of grammar will be expanded significantly in 2nd year Japanese. May not be taken Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory. Recommended Course Background: AS.378.115
This course is designed for students who have no background or previous knowledge in Japanese. The course consists of lectures on Tuesday/Thursday and conversation classes on Monday/Wednesdays/Fridays. The goal of the course is the simultaneous progression of four skills (speaking, listening, writing, and reading) as well as familiarity with aspects of Japanese culture. By the end of the fall term, students will have basic speaking and listening comprehension skills, a solid grasp of basic grammar items, reading and writing skills, and a recognition and production of approximately 60 kanji in context. Knowledge of grammar will be expanded significantly in 2nd year Japanese. May not be taken Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory. Recommended Course Background: AS.378.115
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First Year Japanese II AS.378.116 (03)
This course is designed for students who have no background or previous knowledge in Japanese. The course consists of lectures on Tuesday/Thursday and conversation classes on Monday/Wednesdays/Fridays. The goal of the course is the simultaneous progression of four skills (speaking, listening, writing, and reading) as well as familiarity with aspects of Japanese culture. By the end of the fall term, students will have basic speaking and listening comprehension skills, a solid grasp of basic grammar items, reading and writing skills, and a recognition and production of approximately 60 kanji in context. Knowledge of grammar will be expanded significantly in 2nd year Japanese. May not be taken Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory. Recommended Course Background: AS.378.115
Continuation of Beginning Japanese and Intermediate Japanese I. Training in spoken and written language, increasing students' knowledge of more complex patterns. At completion, students will have a working knowledge of about 250 Kanji. Recommended Course Background: AS.378.215 or equivalent.
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Second Year Japanese II AS.378.216 (01)
Continuation of Beginning Japanese and Intermediate Japanese I. Training in spoken and written language, increasing students' knowledge of more complex patterns. At completion, students will have a working knowledge of about 250 Kanji. Recommended Course Background: AS.378.215 or equivalent.
Continuation of Beginning Japanese and Intermediate Japanese I. Training in spoken and written language, increasing students' knowledge of more complex patterns. At completion, students will have a working knowledge of about 250 Kanji. Recommended Course Background: AS.378.215 or equivalent.
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Second Year Japanese II AS.378.216 (02)
Continuation of Beginning Japanese and Intermediate Japanese I. Training in spoken and written language, increasing students' knowledge of more complex patterns. At completion, students will have a working knowledge of about 250 Kanji. Recommended Course Background: AS.378.215 or equivalent.
Emphasis shifts toward reading, while development of oral-aural skills also continues apace. The course presents graded readings in expository prose and requires students to expand their knowledge of Kanji, grammar, and both spoken and written vocabulary. Lab required. Continuation of AS.378.315. Recommended Course Background: AS.378.315 or equivalent.
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Third Year Japanese II AS.378.316 (01)
Emphasis shifts toward reading, while development of oral-aural skills also continues apace. The course presents graded readings in expository prose and requires students to expand their knowledge of Kanji, grammar, and both spoken and written vocabulary. Lab required. Continuation of AS.378.315. Recommended Course Background: AS.378.315 or equivalent.
Days/Times: MWF 8:00AM - 8:50AM
Instructor: Nakao, Makiko Pennington
Room: Krieger 504
Status: Open
Seats Available: 12/16
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.378.416 (01)
Fourth Year Japanese II
TTh 9:00AM - 10:15AM
Naganuma, Rena
Krieger 504
Spring 2023
By using four skills in participatory activities (reading, writing, presentation, and discussion), students will develop reading skills in modern Japanese and deepen and enhance their knowledge on Kanji and Japanese culture. Lab required. Recommended Course Background: AS.378.415
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Fourth Year Japanese II AS.378.416 (01)
By using four skills in participatory activities (reading, writing, presentation, and discussion), students will develop reading skills in modern Japanese and deepen and enhance their knowledge on Kanji and Japanese culture. Lab required. Recommended Course Background: AS.378.415
Days/Times: TTh 9:00AM - 10:15AM
Instructor: Naganuma, Rena
Room: Krieger 504
Status: Open
Seats Available: 6/12
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.380.102 (01)
First Year Korean II
MWF 9:00AM - 9:50AM, TTh 9:00AM - 9:50AM
Kim, Soo Yun Lee
Shriver Hall Board Room
Spring 2023
Focuses on improving speaking fluency to Limited Proficiency so that one can handle simple daily conversations with confidence. It provides basic high-frequency structures and covers Korean holidays. Continuation of AS.380.101. Recommended Course Background: AS.380.101 or permission required.
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First Year Korean II AS.380.102 (01)
Focuses on improving speaking fluency to Limited Proficiency so that one can handle simple daily conversations with confidence. It provides basic high-frequency structures and covers Korean holidays. Continuation of AS.380.101. Recommended Course Background: AS.380.101 or permission required.
Focuses on improving speaking fluency to Limited Proficiency so that one can handle simple daily conversations with confidence. It provides basic high-frequency structures and covers Korean holidays. Continuation of AS.380.101. Recommended Course Background: AS.380.101 or permission required.
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First Year Korean II AS.380.102 (02)
Focuses on improving speaking fluency to Limited Proficiency so that one can handle simple daily conversations with confidence. It provides basic high-frequency structures and covers Korean holidays. Continuation of AS.380.101. Recommended Course Background: AS.380.101 or permission required.
Aims for improving writing skills with correct spelling. Reading materials of Korean people, places, and societies will enhance cultural understanding and awareness, including discussion on family tree. Continuation of AS.380.201. Recommended Course Background: AS.380.201 or equivalent.
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Second Year Korean II AS.380.202 (01)
Aims for improving writing skills with correct spelling. Reading materials of Korean people, places, and societies will enhance cultural understanding and awareness, including discussion on family tree. Continuation of AS.380.201. Recommended Course Background: AS.380.201 or equivalent.
Emphasizes reading literacy in classic and modern Korean prose. By reading Korean newspapers and professional articles in one’s major, it enables one to be well-versed and truly literate.
Continuation of AS.380.301. Cross-listed with East Asian Studies
Prerequisite: AS.380.301 or equivalent.
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Third Year Korean II AS.380.302 (01)
Emphasizes reading literacy in classic and modern Korean prose. By reading Korean newspapers and professional articles in one’s major, it enables one to be well-versed and truly literate.
Continuation of AS.380.301. Cross-listed with East Asian Studies
Prerequisite: AS.380.301 or equivalent.
Days/Times: MWF 12:00PM - 12:50PM
Instructor: Kim, Soo Yun Lee
Room: Krieger 504
Status: Open
Seats Available: 9/16
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.001.174 (01)
FYS: Women and Family in Chinese Film
T 3:00PM - 5:30PM
Jiang, Jin
Gilman 413
Fall 2023
From the early 20th century, Chinese society underwent a turbulent process of modern transformation. Industrialization, urbanization, and democratization challenged previous gender and family norms. Meanwhile, at exactly this time, the Chinese film industry flourished, especially in the modern metropolis of Shanghai. Women and family provided a useful microcosm through which to explore national questions related to revolution, war, and modernity. They also entertained a public eager for new leisure pursuits. Popular feature films not only recorded but also interpreted and helped shape family and gender roles. Using filmic representations as the main material this First-Year Seminar will survey the "family question" (and "the woman question") in 20th century China
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FYS: Women and Family in Chinese Film AS.001.174 (01)
From the early 20th century, Chinese society underwent a turbulent process of modern transformation. Industrialization, urbanization, and democratization challenged previous gender and family norms. Meanwhile, at exactly this time, the Chinese film industry flourished, especially in the modern metropolis of Shanghai. Women and family provided a useful microcosm through which to explore national questions related to revolution, war, and modernity. They also entertained a public eager for new leisure pursuits. Popular feature films not only recorded but also interpreted and helped shape family and gender roles. Using filmic representations as the main material this First-Year Seminar will survey the "family question" (and "the woman question") in 20th century China
Days/Times: T 3:00PM - 5:30PM
Instructor: Jiang, Jin
Room: Gilman 413
Status: Waitlist Only
Seats Available: 0/12
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.010.290 (01)
Women, Gender, and Sexuality: An Introduction to the History of Chinese Art
MW 12:00PM - 1:15PM
Liu, Yinxing
Gilman 177
Fall 2023
An introduction to Chinese Art, with a focus on the (often absence of) women, through the lens of gender and sexuality.
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Women, Gender, and Sexuality: An Introduction to the History of Chinese Art AS.010.290 (01)
An introduction to Chinese Art, with a focus on the (often absence of) women, through the lens of gender and sexuality.
Days/Times: MW 12:00PM - 1:15PM
Instructor: Liu, Yinxing
Room: Gilman 177
Status: Open
Seats Available: 1/15
PosTag(s): INST-GLOBAL, HART-MODERN
AS.100.221 (01)
From Mass Conversion to Mass Incarceration: The History of the Uyghurs from the 10th Century to the Present Day
TTh 1:30PM - 2:45PM
Kind, Kevin William
Krieger 300
Fall 2023
This course offers an overview of the history of the Uyghur people from their conversion to Islam in the tenth century to the present-day human rights crisis in Xinjiang, China.
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From Mass Conversion to Mass Incarceration: The History of the Uyghurs from the 10th Century to the Present Day AS.100.221 (01)
This course offers an overview of the history of the Uyghur people from their conversion to Islam in the tenth century to the present-day human rights crisis in Xinjiang, China.
Days/Times: TTh 1:30PM - 2:45PM
Instructor: Kind, Kevin William
Room: Krieger 300
Status: Open
Seats Available: 11/20
PosTag(s): HIST-ASIA, HIST-MIDEST, INST-GLOBAL
AS.100.301 (01)
America after the Civil Rights Movement
TTh 10:30AM - 11:45AM
Connolly, Nathan D
Gilman 219
Fall 2023
This course explores the history of late twentieth-century America by examining the social, economic, and political legacies of 1960s civil rights protest for the 1970s, 1980s, and 1990s.
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America after the Civil Rights Movement AS.100.301 (01)
This course explores the history of late twentieth-century America by examining the social, economic, and political legacies of 1960s civil rights protest for the 1970s, 1980s, and 1990s.
Days/Times: TTh 10:30AM - 11:45AM
Instructor: Connolly, Nathan D
Room: Gilman 219
Status: Open
Seats Available: 2/25
PosTag(s): HIST-US
AS.100.347 (01)
Early Modern China
TTh 10:30AM - 11:45AM
Rowe, William T
Hodson 213
Fall 2023
The history of China from the 16th to the late 19th centuries.
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Early Modern China AS.100.347 (01)
The history of China from the 16th to the late 19th centuries.
Days/Times: TTh 10:30AM - 11:45AM
Instructor: Rowe, William T
Room: Hodson 213
Status: Open
Seats Available: 21/40
PosTag(s): INST-GLOBAL, HIST-ASIA
AS.100.422 (01)
Society & Social Change in 18th Century China
W 1:30PM - 4:00PM
Rowe, William T
Gilman 277
Fall 2023
What did Chinese local society look like under the Qing Empire, and how did it change over the early modern era?
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Society & Social Change in 18th Century China AS.100.422 (01)
What did Chinese local society look like under the Qing Empire, and how did it change over the early modern era?
Days/Times: W 1:30PM - 4:00PM
Instructor: Rowe, William T
Room: Gilman 277
Status: Open
Seats Available: 2/15
PosTag(s): INST-GLOBAL, HIST-ASIA
AS.140.367 (01)
International Development in Action: America’s Cold War Technical Cooperation in East Asia
MW 4:30PM - 5:45PM
Lee, Juyoung
Gilman 300
Fall 2023
Technical cooperation has been one of the most favored formats of international development because it aims to provide internal capacity for future development. Nevertheless, technical cooperation has been a site of political conflicts where different countries, social groups, capital funds, forms of knowledge, expertise, and opportunities collide. This course critically analyzes the political, diplomatic, social, and cultural surroundings of technical cooperation projects between the United States and East Asia during the second half of the 20th century. The course has three parts, each focusing on 1) theoretical and conceptual approaches to technical cooperation projects in East Asia, 2) different stakeholders, and 3) specific examples that display how the projects unfolded in real-life situations. Throughout the course, students will analyze various formats of historical sources such as photography, diary, correspondence, pamphlet, interview transcripts, and more!
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International Development in Action: America’s Cold War Technical Cooperation in East Asia AS.140.367 (01)
Technical cooperation has been one of the most favored formats of international development because it aims to provide internal capacity for future development. Nevertheless, technical cooperation has been a site of political conflicts where different countries, social groups, capital funds, forms of knowledge, expertise, and opportunities collide. This course critically analyzes the political, diplomatic, social, and cultural surroundings of technical cooperation projects between the United States and East Asia during the second half of the 20th century. The course has three parts, each focusing on 1) theoretical and conceptual approaches to technical cooperation projects in East Asia, 2) different stakeholders, and 3) specific examples that display how the projects unfolded in real-life situations. Throughout the course, students will analyze various formats of historical sources such as photography, diary, correspondence, pamphlet, interview transcripts, and more!
Days/Times: MW 4:30PM - 5:45PM
Instructor: Lee, Juyoung
Room: Gilman 300
Status: Open
Seats Available: 9/18
PosTag(s): INST-CP, INST-GLOBAL
AS.180.214 (01)
The Economic Experience of the BRIC Countries
TTh 12:00PM - 1:15PM
Dasgupta, Somasree
Hodson 213
Fall 2023
In 2001, Jim O’Neill, the Chief Economist at Goldman Sachs, coined the acronym BRIC to identify the four large emerging economies, Brazil, Russia, India and China. These economies had an amazing run for the next decade, and emerged as the biggest and fastest growing emerging markets. However, since 2014 there has been some divergence in the BRICs’ economic performance. In this course, we look at the economic experiences of the BRIC countries for the past several decades. We discuss the reasons that contributed to their exceptional growth rates, with particular emphasis on their transformation into market economies, and the reasons for their eventual divergence. We also analyze some of the challenges that these countries continue to face in their development process.
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The Economic Experience of the BRIC Countries AS.180.214 (01)
In 2001, Jim O’Neill, the Chief Economist at Goldman Sachs, coined the acronym BRIC to identify the four large emerging economies, Brazil, Russia, India and China. These economies had an amazing run for the next decade, and emerged as the biggest and fastest growing emerging markets. However, since 2014 there has been some divergence in the BRICs’ economic performance. In this course, we look at the economic experiences of the BRIC countries for the past several decades. We discuss the reasons that contributed to their exceptional growth rates, with particular emphasis on their transformation into market economies, and the reasons for their eventual divergence. We also analyze some of the challenges that these countries continue to face in their development process.
Days/Times: TTh 12:00PM - 1:15PM
Instructor: Dasgupta, Somasree
Room: Hodson 213
Status: Open
Seats Available: 4/60
PosTag(s): INST-ECON, INST-CP
AS.190.330 (01)
Japanese Politics
T 4:30PM - 7:00PM
Chung, Erin
Gilman 313
Fall 2023
This course introduces students to the major debates and issues of postwar Japanese politics. Topics include nationalism, electoral politics, civil society, and immigration.
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Japanese Politics AS.190.330 (01)
This course introduces students to the major debates and issues of postwar Japanese politics. Topics include nationalism, electoral politics, civil society, and immigration.
Days/Times: T 4:30PM - 7:00PM
Instructor: Chung, Erin
Room: Gilman 313
Status: Waitlist Only
Seats Available: 0/15
PosTag(s): INST-CP
AS.190.413 (01)
Asian American Political Thought
M 8:30AM - 10:00AM
Liu, Glory Maria
Mergenthaler 366
Fall 2023
Despite growing awareness in other subfields of political science of the importance of Asian Americans as a political constituency, Asian American political theory and thought has yet to be recognized. This course provides an opportunity to investigate and interrogate the possibility of a textual “tradition” of Asian American political thought, including writings by thinkers before the invention of “Asian American” as an analytic, political, and identity category. How do Asian American writers, thinkers, and activists conceive of core political concepts such as freedom, citizenship, inclusion, and justice in the face of longstanding historical injustices–ranging from legal and social exclusion to internment? How do Asian Americans understand, portray, and attempt to alter their social position and relation to state power? What tools of resistance were available to them, and how did they use those tools to negotiate and reconfigure central conceptual categories of political thought and politics? We will engage a wide-ranging group of Asian and Asian American writers as well as contemporary theorists, as well as a variety of genres.
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Asian American Political Thought AS.190.413 (01)
Despite growing awareness in other subfields of political science of the importance of Asian Americans as a political constituency, Asian American political theory and thought has yet to be recognized. This course provides an opportunity to investigate and interrogate the possibility of a textual “tradition” of Asian American political thought, including writings by thinkers before the invention of “Asian American” as an analytic, political, and identity category. How do Asian American writers, thinkers, and activists conceive of core political concepts such as freedom, citizenship, inclusion, and justice in the face of longstanding historical injustices–ranging from legal and social exclusion to internment? How do Asian Americans understand, portray, and attempt to alter their social position and relation to state power? What tools of resistance were available to them, and how did they use those tools to negotiate and reconfigure central conceptual categories of political thought and politics? We will engage a wide-ranging group of Asian and Asian American writers as well as contemporary theorists, as well as a variety of genres.
Days/Times: M 8:30AM - 10:00AM
Instructor: Liu, Glory Maria
Room: Mergenthaler 366
Status: Open
Seats Available: 5/10
PosTag(s): POLI-PT, INST-PT
AS.192.225 (01)
Economic Growth and Development in East Asia
M 1:30PM - 4:00PM
Dore, Giovanna Maria Dora
Gilman 75
Fall 2023
Over the past three decades, East Asia has been the most dynamic region in the world. East Asia has a remarkable record of high and sustained economic growth. From 1965 to 1990, the twenty-three economies of East Asia grew faster than all other regions of the world mostly thanks to the ‘miraculous growth’ of Japan, Korea, Singapore, Taiwan, China, Indonesia, Malaysia, and Thailand; these eight countries, in fact, have grown roughly three times as fast as Latin America and South Asia, five times faster than Sub-Saharan Africa, and significantly outperformed the industrial economies and the oil-rich Middle East and North Africa regions. Poverty levels have plummeted and human-development indicators have improved across the region. The course is divided into three parts to allow students to develop expertise in one or more countries and/or policy arenas, while also cultivating a broad grasp of the region and the distinct challenges of “fast-paced, sustained economic growth.” Part I will introduce the subject, consider the origins of Asian economic development, and analyse the common economic variables behind the region’s success. It will look at the East Asian Crisis and will consider its lessons and assess whether or not East Asian countries have learned them. While the course will show that there are many common ingredients to the success of the region’s economies, it will also show that each country is different, and that differences could be, at times, quite stark. Hence, Part II will focus on the development experiences of individual countries, with a special emphasis on the ASEAN economies, NIEs, Japan and China. Finally, Part III will consider various topics of special interest to Asia, including trends toward greater regional economic cooperation, both in the real and financial/monetary sectors, and issues related to poverty, migration, and inclusiveness in the region.
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Economic Growth and Development in East Asia AS.192.225 (01)
Over the past three decades, East Asia has been the most dynamic region in the world. East Asia has a remarkable record of high and sustained economic growth. From 1965 to 1990, the twenty-three economies of East Asia grew faster than all other regions of the world mostly thanks to the ‘miraculous growth’ of Japan, Korea, Singapore, Taiwan, China, Indonesia, Malaysia, and Thailand; these eight countries, in fact, have grown roughly three times as fast as Latin America and South Asia, five times faster than Sub-Saharan Africa, and significantly outperformed the industrial economies and the oil-rich Middle East and North Africa regions. Poverty levels have plummeted and human-development indicators have improved across the region. The course is divided into three parts to allow students to develop expertise in one or more countries and/or policy arenas, while also cultivating a broad grasp of the region and the distinct challenges of “fast-paced, sustained economic growth.” Part I will introduce the subject, consider the origins of Asian economic development, and analyse the common economic variables behind the region’s success. It will look at the East Asian Crisis and will consider its lessons and assess whether or not East Asian countries have learned them. While the course will show that there are many common ingredients to the success of the region’s economies, it will also show that each country is different, and that differences could be, at times, quite stark. Hence, Part II will focus on the development experiences of individual countries, with a special emphasis on the ASEAN economies, NIEs, Japan and China. Finally, Part III will consider various topics of special interest to Asia, including trends toward greater regional economic cooperation, both in the real and financial/monetary sectors, and issues related to poverty, migration, and inclusiveness in the region.
Days/Times: M 1:30PM - 4:00PM
Instructor: Dore, Giovanna Maria Dora
Room: Gilman 75
Status: Open
Seats Available: 6/20
PosTag(s): INST-ECON
AS.230.175 (01)
Chinese Revolutions
TTh 10:30AM - 11:45AM
Kuo, Huei-Ying
Gilman 413
Fall 2023
This survey course examines the foreign influence on China’s political changes between the nineteenth and mid-twentieth centuries. The topics include Chinese Christians and anti-dynastic revolutions, Japanese imperialism and Chinese nationalism, Chinese overseas and federalist movements, as well as global connections of Chinese communist movements between 1921 and 1949.
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Chinese Revolutions AS.230.175 (01)
This survey course examines the foreign influence on China’s political changes between the nineteenth and mid-twentieth centuries. The topics include Chinese Christians and anti-dynastic revolutions, Japanese imperialism and Chinese nationalism, Chinese overseas and federalist movements, as well as global connections of Chinese communist movements between 1921 and 1949.
Days/Times: TTh 10:30AM - 11:45AM
Instructor: Kuo, Huei-Ying
Room: Gilman 413
Status: Waitlist Only
Seats Available: 0/18
PosTag(s): INST-CP, INST-GLOBAL
AS.230.239 (01)
Coffee, Tea and Empires
TTh 9:00AM - 10:15AM
Kuo, Huei-Ying
Gilman 413
Fall 2023
The course examines the modern transformation of social life from the prism of coffee and tea. The topics include colonial expansion and cash-crop production, pan-Asianism and Orientalism, the question of the public sphere, and food nationalism.
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Coffee, Tea and Empires AS.230.239 (01)
The course examines the modern transformation of social life from the prism of coffee and tea. The topics include colonial expansion and cash-crop production, pan-Asianism and Orientalism, the question of the public sphere, and food nationalism.
Days/Times: TTh 9:00AM - 10:15AM
Instructor: Kuo, Huei-Ying
Room: Gilman 413
Status: Open
Seats Available: 5/18
PosTag(s): INST-CP, INST-GLOBAL, INST-IR
AS.300.303 (01)
Stories of the Land: Nature and Narratives in Chinese Literature
T 1:30PM - 4:00PM
An, Mengqi Mercy
Gilman 208
Fall 2023
This course surveys modern and contemporary Chinese literature with a focus on the interplay between nature and narratives. We will read fictions by Shen Congwen, Xiao Hong, Alai, and Chi Zijian, among others, to embark on a journey through different forms, ideas, and practices of storytelling with and about nature. As we traverse the landscape of Chinese literature - from West Hunan to occupied Manchuria, from Tibet to Inner Mongolia - we will pay special attention to how local geographies, aesthetics, and epistemes inform these works and help create their literary worlds. Literary texts will be brought into dialogue with ecocritical theories, as we explore storytelling as a world-making practice in which both human and non-human beings take active part. Such a perspective is helpful for reimagining a future that overcomes human exceptionalism and environmental exploitation. All readings will be provided in English translations; knowledge of Chinese is not required.
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Stories of the Land: Nature and Narratives in Chinese Literature AS.300.303 (01)
This course surveys modern and contemporary Chinese literature with a focus on the interplay between nature and narratives. We will read fictions by Shen Congwen, Xiao Hong, Alai, and Chi Zijian, among others, to embark on a journey through different forms, ideas, and practices of storytelling with and about nature. As we traverse the landscape of Chinese literature - from West Hunan to occupied Manchuria, from Tibet to Inner Mongolia - we will pay special attention to how local geographies, aesthetics, and epistemes inform these works and help create their literary worlds. Literary texts will be brought into dialogue with ecocritical theories, as we explore storytelling as a world-making practice in which both human and non-human beings take active part. Such a perspective is helpful for reimagining a future that overcomes human exceptionalism and environmental exploitation. All readings will be provided in English translations; knowledge of Chinese is not required.
Days/Times: T 1:30PM - 4:00PM
Instructor: An, Mengqi Mercy
Room: Gilman 208
Status: Open
Seats Available: 9/12
PosTag(s): ENVS-MAJOR
AS.300.325 (01)
Origins of Postwar Japanese and Japanophone Literatures
WF 12:00PM - 1:15PM
Hashimoto, Satoru
Gilman 119
Fall 2023
A survey of post-WWII literatures written in Japanese and/or by writers of Japanese backgrounds from the perspective of their engagement with the memories of war and imperialism. Reading novels, short stories, essays, and poems produced by representative postwar Japanese writers, zainichi Korean writers, and overseas Japanophone writers, we will discuss how their struggles with the contested, politicized, and/or un-historicized memories of suffering from war and imperialism shapes literary forms. These works will be coupled with critical writings on key concepts such as pain, trauma, victimhood, responsibility, nationalism, diaspora, and gender. Readings in Hayashi Fumiko, Abe Kobo, Mishima Yukio, Oe Kenzaburo, Murakami Haruki, Lee Yangji, Yu Miri, John Okada, and Kazuo Ishiguro, among others. This course also serves as an introduction to postwar Japanese literature and culture. All readings are in English.
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Origins of Postwar Japanese and Japanophone Literatures AS.300.325 (01)
A survey of post-WWII literatures written in Japanese and/or by writers of Japanese backgrounds from the perspective of their engagement with the memories of war and imperialism. Reading novels, short stories, essays, and poems produced by representative postwar Japanese writers, zainichi Korean writers, and overseas Japanophone writers, we will discuss how their struggles with the contested, politicized, and/or un-historicized memories of suffering from war and imperialism shapes literary forms. These works will be coupled with critical writings on key concepts such as pain, trauma, victimhood, responsibility, nationalism, diaspora, and gender. Readings in Hayashi Fumiko, Abe Kobo, Mishima Yukio, Oe Kenzaburo, Murakami Haruki, Lee Yangji, Yu Miri, John Okada, and Kazuo Ishiguro, among others. This course also serves as an introduction to postwar Japanese literature and culture. All readings are in English.
Days/Times: WF 12:00PM - 1:15PM
Instructor: Hashimoto, Satoru
Room: Gilman 119
Status: Open
Seats Available: 6/15
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.300.330 (01)
Modern East Asian Literatures Across Boundaries
F 1:30PM - 4:00PM
Hashimoto, Satoru
Gilman 208
Fall 2023
Modern literature in East Asia is as much defined by creation of national boundaries as by their transgressions, negotiations, and reimaginations. This course examines literature originally written in Chinese, Japanese, and Korean in light of contemporary understandings of political, social, and cultural boundary demarcation and crossings. How do experiences of border-crossing create and/or alter literary forms? How, in turn, does literature inscribe, displace, and/or dismantle boundaries? Our readings will include, but not limited to, writings by intra- and trans-regional travelers, exiles, migrants, and settlers; stories from and on contested borderlands and islands (e.g. Manchuria, Okinawa, Jeju); and works and translations by bilingual authors. All readings are provided in English translation.
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Modern East Asian Literatures Across Boundaries AS.300.330 (01)
Modern literature in East Asia is as much defined by creation of national boundaries as by their transgressions, negotiations, and reimaginations. This course examines literature originally written in Chinese, Japanese, and Korean in light of contemporary understandings of political, social, and cultural boundary demarcation and crossings. How do experiences of border-crossing create and/or alter literary forms? How, in turn, does literature inscribe, displace, and/or dismantle boundaries? Our readings will include, but not limited to, writings by intra- and trans-regional travelers, exiles, migrants, and settlers; stories from and on contested borderlands and islands (e.g. Manchuria, Okinawa, Jeju); and works and translations by bilingual authors. All readings are provided in English translation.
Days/Times: F 1:30PM - 4:00PM
Instructor: Hashimoto, Satoru
Room: Gilman 208
Status: Open
Seats Available: 7/12
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.310.305 (01)
China, Southeast Asia, and U.S. National Security
T 1:30PM - 4:00PM
Ott, marvin C
Mergenthaler 266
Fall 2023
The global political and security landscape of the 21st century will be shaped by the rivalry between two superpowers -- China and the U.S. For the foreseeable future, the geographic focus of that contest will be Southeast Asia and the surrounding maritime space, particularly the South China Sea. Southeast Asia is a complex, highly differentiated region of ten-plus nations, each with its own unique history and relationship with China. This course will introduce Southeast Asia as a key region -- geographically, economically, and strategically -- often overlooked by policymakers and scholars. It will also focus on the craft of national security strategy as the best tool for understanding the multi-sided competition, already well underway involving China, the U.S., and the Southeast Asian states.
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China, Southeast Asia, and U.S. National Security AS.310.305 (01)
The global political and security landscape of the 21st century will be shaped by the rivalry between two superpowers -- China and the U.S. For the foreseeable future, the geographic focus of that contest will be Southeast Asia and the surrounding maritime space, particularly the South China Sea. Southeast Asia is a complex, highly differentiated region of ten-plus nations, each with its own unique history and relationship with China. This course will introduce Southeast Asia as a key region -- geographically, economically, and strategically -- often overlooked by policymakers and scholars. It will also focus on the craft of national security strategy as the best tool for understanding the multi-sided competition, already well underway involving China, the U.S., and the Southeast Asian states.
Days/Times: T 1:30PM - 4:00PM
Instructor: Ott, marvin C
Room: Mergenthaler 266
Status: Waitlist Only
Seats Available: 0/15
PosTag(s): INST-CP, INST-IR
AS.310.327 (01)
Women in China from Antiquity to MeToo
M 3:00PM - 5:30PM
Jiang, Jin
Mergenthaler 266
Fall 2023
This interdisciplinary survey course considers questions related to women and gender in Chinese society. Taking a long historical view, the course examines ideologies, social institutions, and literary representations of women and gender in traditional society and their modern transformation. Specific topics to be explored include the concept of Yin and Yang, Confucian gender ideology and the family, sex and sexuality, marriage and concubinage, footbinding, and calls for women's liberation in the context of twentieth-century Chinese revolutions. The course will end with an examination of the relationship between social media and gender politics as seen through the Chinese MeToo movement. Students will have the opportunity to work with a variety of primary sources including historical, literary, and visual materials.
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Women in China from Antiquity to MeToo AS.310.327 (01)
This interdisciplinary survey course considers questions related to women and gender in Chinese society. Taking a long historical view, the course examines ideologies, social institutions, and literary representations of women and gender in traditional society and their modern transformation. Specific topics to be explored include the concept of Yin and Yang, Confucian gender ideology and the family, sex and sexuality, marriage and concubinage, footbinding, and calls for women's liberation in the context of twentieth-century Chinese revolutions. The course will end with an examination of the relationship between social media and gender politics as seen through the Chinese MeToo movement. Students will have the opportunity to work with a variety of primary sources including historical, literary, and visual materials.
Days/Times: M 3:00PM - 5:30PM
Instructor: Jiang, Jin
Room: Mergenthaler 266
Status: Open
Seats Available: 3/15
PosTag(s): INST-GLOBAL, INST-CP
AS.310.332 (01)
Ethnicity in China
TTh 9:00AM - 10:15AM
Henning, Stefan
Mergenthaler 266
Fall 2023
Ever since the Chinese Empire fell in 1911, Chinese have tried to think of themselves as modern and to build a modern Chinese state. Among the Western concepts that Chinese appropriated to define and comprehend themselves were the notions of ethnicity, culture, nationality, and race. We will try to answer the following questions: What was the allure of arcane and elusive Western categories on culture, ethnicity, and race for Chinese scientists in the 20th century, and how did these categories come to underpin the rule of the Chinese state over its enormous population since the founding of the People’s Republic in 1949? How have the Chinese state’s policies on nationality and ethnicity shaped the minds of American China scholars as they study ethnicity and nationality in China?
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Ethnicity in China AS.310.332 (01)
Ever since the Chinese Empire fell in 1911, Chinese have tried to think of themselves as modern and to build a modern Chinese state. Among the Western concepts that Chinese appropriated to define and comprehend themselves were the notions of ethnicity, culture, nationality, and race. We will try to answer the following questions: What was the allure of arcane and elusive Western categories on culture, ethnicity, and race for Chinese scientists in the 20th century, and how did these categories come to underpin the rule of the Chinese state over its enormous population since the founding of the People’s Republic in 1949? How have the Chinese state’s policies on nationality and ethnicity shaped the minds of American China scholars as they study ethnicity and nationality in China?
Days/Times: TTh 9:00AM - 10:15AM
Instructor: Henning, Stefan
Room: Mergenthaler 266
Status: Open
Seats Available: 10/15
PosTag(s): INST-CP, INST-GLOBAL
AS.310.336 (01)
Rebellion and Its Enemies in China Today
TTh 4:30PM - 5:45PM
Henning, Stefan
Mergenthaler 266
Fall 2023
On 13 October 2022, a middle-aged upper-middle class Chinese man staged a public political protest on an elevated road in Beijing. Peng Lifa, or “Bridge Man,” as he has become known in allusion to Tank Man from the Tiananmen demonstrations in 1989, demanded elections and reforms. How have urban Chinese been able to be so content or even happy despite their lack of political freedom? The class readings will introduce you to different kinds of activists who have confronted the authoritarian state since the late 1990s, among them human rights lawyers, reporters, environmental activists, feminists, religious activists, and labor activists. We will ask whether freedom, an obviously Western notion, is useful as an analytical category to think about China. Does freedom translate across the West/non-West divide?
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Rebellion and Its Enemies in China Today AS.310.336 (01)
On 13 October 2022, a middle-aged upper-middle class Chinese man staged a public political protest on an elevated road in Beijing. Peng Lifa, or “Bridge Man,” as he has become known in allusion to Tank Man from the Tiananmen demonstrations in 1989, demanded elections and reforms. How have urban Chinese been able to be so content or even happy despite their lack of political freedom? The class readings will introduce you to different kinds of activists who have confronted the authoritarian state since the late 1990s, among them human rights lawyers, reporters, environmental activists, feminists, religious activists, and labor activists. We will ask whether freedom, an obviously Western notion, is useful as an analytical category to think about China. Does freedom translate across the West/non-West divide?
Days/Times: TTh 4:30PM - 5:45PM
Instructor: Henning, Stefan
Room: Mergenthaler 266
Status: Open
Seats Available: 5/15
PosTag(s): INST-CP
AS.373.111 (01)
First Year Heritage Chinese
MWF 10:00AM - 10:50AM
Zhao, Nan
Croft Hall G02
Fall 2023
This course is designed for students who were raised in an environment in which Chinese is spoken by parents or guardians at home and for those who are familiar with the language and possess native-like abilities in comprehension and speaking. The course therefore focuses on reading and writing (including the correct use of grammar). Cross-listed with East Asian Studies
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First Year Heritage Chinese AS.373.111 (01)
This course is designed for students who were raised in an environment in which Chinese is spoken by parents or guardians at home and for those who are familiar with the language and possess native-like abilities in comprehension and speaking. The course therefore focuses on reading and writing (including the correct use of grammar). Cross-listed with East Asian Studies
Days/Times: MWF 10:00AM - 10:50AM
Instructor: Zhao, Nan
Room: Croft Hall G02
Status: Open
Seats Available: 3/18
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.373.115 (01)
First Year Chinese
MWF 9:00AM - 9:50AM, TTh 12:00PM - 12:50PM
Yang, Shuyi; Zhao, Nan
Latrobe 107
Fall 2023
This course is designed primarily for students who have no prior exposure to Chinese. The objective of the course is to help students build a solid foundation of the four basic skills---listening, speaking, reading, and writing in an interactive and communicative learning environment. The emphasis is on correct pronunciation, accurate tones and mastery of basic grammatical structures. Note: Students with existing demonstrable skills in spoken Chinese should take AS.373.111-112. No Satisfactory/ Unsatisfactory. Cross-listed with East Asian Studies
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First Year Chinese AS.373.115 (01)
This course is designed primarily for students who have no prior exposure to Chinese. The objective of the course is to help students build a solid foundation of the four basic skills---listening, speaking, reading, and writing in an interactive and communicative learning environment. The emphasis is on correct pronunciation, accurate tones and mastery of basic grammatical structures. Note: Students with existing demonstrable skills in spoken Chinese should take AS.373.111-112. No Satisfactory/ Unsatisfactory. Cross-listed with East Asian Studies
This course is designed primarily for students who have no prior exposure to Chinese. The objective of the course is to help students build a solid foundation of the four basic skills---listening, speaking, reading, and writing in an interactive and communicative learning environment. The emphasis is on correct pronunciation, accurate tones and mastery of basic grammatical structures. Note: Students with existing demonstrable skills in spoken Chinese should take AS.373.111-112. No Satisfactory/ Unsatisfactory. Cross-listed with East Asian Studies
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First Year Chinese AS.373.115 (02)
This course is designed primarily for students who have no prior exposure to Chinese. The objective of the course is to help students build a solid foundation of the four basic skills---listening, speaking, reading, and writing in an interactive and communicative learning environment. The emphasis is on correct pronunciation, accurate tones and mastery of basic grammatical structures. Note: Students with existing demonstrable skills in spoken Chinese should take AS.373.111-112. No Satisfactory/ Unsatisfactory. Cross-listed with East Asian Studies
This course is designed for students who finished AS.373.112 with C+ and above (or equivalent). Students in this course possess native-like abilities in comprehension and speaking. The course focuses on reading and writing. Cross-listed with East Asian Studies
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Second Year Heritage Chinese AS.373.211 (01)
This course is designed for students who finished AS.373.112 with C+ and above (or equivalent). Students in this course possess native-like abilities in comprehension and speaking. The course focuses on reading and writing. Cross-listed with East Asian Studies
Days/Times: MWF 1:30PM - 2:20PM
Instructor: Zhao, Nan
Room: Hodson 303
Status: Open
Seats Available: 1/13
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.373.215 (01)
Second Year Chinese
MWF 10:00AM - 10:50AM, TTh 9:00AM - 9:50AM
Wang, Qian; Yang, Shuyi
Krieger 302
Fall 2023
Consolidation of the foundation that students have laid in their first year of study and continued drill and practice in the spoken language, with continued expansion of reading and writing vocabulary and sentence patterns. Students will work with both simplified and traditional characters. Note: Students who have native-like abilities in comprehension and speaking should take AS.373.211-212. Cross-listed with East Asian Studies
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Second Year Chinese AS.373.215 (01)
Consolidation of the foundation that students have laid in their first year of study and continued drill and practice in the spoken language, with continued expansion of reading and writing vocabulary and sentence patterns. Students will work with both simplified and traditional characters. Note: Students who have native-like abilities in comprehension and speaking should take AS.373.211-212. Cross-listed with East Asian Studies
Consolidation of the foundation that students have laid in their first year of study and continued drill and practice in the spoken language, with continued expansion of reading and writing vocabulary and sentence patterns. Students will work with both simplified and traditional characters. Note: Students who have native-like abilities in comprehension and speaking should take AS.373.211-212. Cross-listed with East Asian Studies
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Second Year Chinese AS.373.215 (02)
Consolidation of the foundation that students have laid in their first year of study and continued drill and practice in the spoken language, with continued expansion of reading and writing vocabulary and sentence patterns. Students will work with both simplified and traditional characters. Note: Students who have native-like abilities in comprehension and speaking should take AS.373.211-212. Cross-listed with East Asian Studies
This course is designed for those who have already taken AS.373.212 or equivalent. Students need to have native-level fluency in speaking and understanding Chinese. The course focuses on reading and writing. In addition to the textbooks, downloaded articles on current affairs may also be introduced on a regular basis.
Cross-listed with East Asian Studies
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Third Year Heritage Chinese AS.373.313 (01)
This course is designed for those who have already taken AS.373.212 or equivalent. Students need to have native-level fluency in speaking and understanding Chinese. The course focuses on reading and writing. In addition to the textbooks, downloaded articles on current affairs may also be introduced on a regular basis.
Cross-listed with East Asian Studies
Days/Times: MWF 12:00PM - 12:50PM
Instructor: Wang, Qian
Room: Krieger 304
Status: Open
Seats Available: 4/12
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.373.315 (01)
Third Year Chinese
MWF 11:00AM - 11:50AM
Yang, Shuyi
Latrobe 107
Fall 2023
This two-semester course consolidates and further expands students' knowledge of grammar and vocabulary and further develops reading ability through work with textbook material and selected modern essays and short stories. Class discussions will be in Chinese insofar as feasible and written assignments will be given. Cross-listed with East Asian Studies
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Third Year Chinese AS.373.315 (01)
This two-semester course consolidates and further expands students' knowledge of grammar and vocabulary and further develops reading ability through work with textbook material and selected modern essays and short stories. Class discussions will be in Chinese insofar as feasible and written assignments will be given. Cross-listed with East Asian Studies
Days/Times: MWF 11:00AM - 11:50AM
Instructor: Yang, Shuyi
Room: Latrobe 107
Status: Open
Seats Available: 5/16
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.373.415 (01)
Fourth Year Chinese
TTh 10:30AM - 11:45AM
Wang, Qian
Krieger 522
Fall 2023
This course is designed for students who finished AS.373.316 with a C+ or above (or equivalent). Readings in modern Chinese prose, including outstanding examples of literature, newspaper articles, etc. Students are supposed to be able to understand most of the readings with the aid of a dictionary, so that class discussion is not focused primarily on detailed explanation of grammar. Discussion, to be conducted in Chinese, will concentrate on the cultural significance of the readings' content.
Cross-listed with East Asian Studies
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Fourth Year Chinese AS.373.415 (01)
This course is designed for students who finished AS.373.316 with a C+ or above (or equivalent). Readings in modern Chinese prose, including outstanding examples of literature, newspaper articles, etc. Students are supposed to be able to understand most of the readings with the aid of a dictionary, so that class discussion is not focused primarily on detailed explanation of grammar. Discussion, to be conducted in Chinese, will concentrate on the cultural significance of the readings' content.
Cross-listed with East Asian Studies
Days/Times: TTh 10:30AM - 11:45AM
Instructor: Wang, Qian
Room: Krieger 522
Status: Open
Seats Available: 8/12
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.373.491 (01)
5th Year Chinese
TTh 10:30AM - 11:45AM
Zhao, Nan
Krieger 517
Fall 2023
Fifth Year Chinese is designed for students who finished fourth year regular or third year heritage Chinese course at JHU or its equivalent and wish to achieve a higher advanced proficiency level in Chinese. The goal of the course is to help students further develop their listening, speaking, reading and writing skills cohesively and to enhance students’ understanding of Chinese culture and society through language learning.
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5th Year Chinese AS.373.491 (01)
Fifth Year Chinese is designed for students who finished fourth year regular or third year heritage Chinese course at JHU or its equivalent and wish to achieve a higher advanced proficiency level in Chinese. The goal of the course is to help students further develop their listening, speaking, reading and writing skills cohesively and to enhance students’ understanding of Chinese culture and society through language learning.
Days/Times: TTh 10:30AM - 11:45AM
Instructor: Zhao, Nan
Room: Krieger 517
Status: Open
Seats Available: 1/8
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.378.115 (01)
First Year Japanese
MWF 9:00AM - 9:50AM, TTh 9:00AM - 9:50AM
Johnson, Yuki Yuki; Naganuma, Rena
Krieger 302
Fall 2023
This course is designed for students who have no background or previous knowledge in Japanese. The course consists of lectures on Tuesday/Thursday and conversation classes on Monday/Wednesdays/Fridays. The goal of the course is the simultaneous progression of four skills (speaking, listening, writing, and reading) as well as familiarity with aspects of Japanese culture. By the end of the year, students will have basic speaking and listening comprehension skills, a solid grasp of basic grammar items, reading and writing skills, and a recognition and production of approximately 150 kanji in context. Knowledge of grammar will be expanded significantly in AS.378.215. No Satisfactory/ Unsatisfactory.
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First Year Japanese AS.378.115 (01)
This course is designed for students who have no background or previous knowledge in Japanese. The course consists of lectures on Tuesday/Thursday and conversation classes on Monday/Wednesdays/Fridays. The goal of the course is the simultaneous progression of four skills (speaking, listening, writing, and reading) as well as familiarity with aspects of Japanese culture. By the end of the year, students will have basic speaking and listening comprehension skills, a solid grasp of basic grammar items, reading and writing skills, and a recognition and production of approximately 150 kanji in context. Knowledge of grammar will be expanded significantly in AS.378.215. No Satisfactory/ Unsatisfactory.
This course is designed for students who have no background or previous knowledge in Japanese. The course consists of lectures on Tuesday/Thursday and conversation classes on Monday/Wednesdays/Fridays. The goal of the course is the simultaneous progression of four skills (speaking, listening, writing, and reading) as well as familiarity with aspects of Japanese culture. By the end of the year, students will have basic speaking and listening comprehension skills, a solid grasp of basic grammar items, reading and writing skills, and a recognition and production of approximately 150 kanji in context. Knowledge of grammar will be expanded significantly in AS.378.215. No Satisfactory/ Unsatisfactory.
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First Year Japanese AS.378.115 (02)
This course is designed for students who have no background or previous knowledge in Japanese. The course consists of lectures on Tuesday/Thursday and conversation classes on Monday/Wednesdays/Fridays. The goal of the course is the simultaneous progression of four skills (speaking, listening, writing, and reading) as well as familiarity with aspects of Japanese culture. By the end of the year, students will have basic speaking and listening comprehension skills, a solid grasp of basic grammar items, reading and writing skills, and a recognition and production of approximately 150 kanji in context. Knowledge of grammar will be expanded significantly in AS.378.215. No Satisfactory/ Unsatisfactory.
This course is designed for students who have no background or previous knowledge in Japanese. The course consists of lectures on Tuesday/Thursday and conversation classes on Monday/Wednesdays/Fridays. The goal of the course is the simultaneous progression of four skills (speaking, listening, writing, and reading) as well as familiarity with aspects of Japanese culture. By the end of the year, students will have basic speaking and listening comprehension skills, a solid grasp of basic grammar items, reading and writing skills, and a recognition and production of approximately 150 kanji in context. Knowledge of grammar will be expanded significantly in AS.378.215. No Satisfactory/ Unsatisfactory.
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First Year Japanese AS.378.115 (03)
This course is designed for students who have no background or previous knowledge in Japanese. The course consists of lectures on Tuesday/Thursday and conversation classes on Monday/Wednesdays/Fridays. The goal of the course is the simultaneous progression of four skills (speaking, listening, writing, and reading) as well as familiarity with aspects of Japanese culture. By the end of the year, students will have basic speaking and listening comprehension skills, a solid grasp of basic grammar items, reading and writing skills, and a recognition and production of approximately 150 kanji in context. Knowledge of grammar will be expanded significantly in AS.378.215. No Satisfactory/ Unsatisfactory.
Training in spoken and written language, increasing their knowledge of more complex patterns. At completion, students will have a working knowledge of about 250 Kanji. Recommended Course Background: AS.378.115 and AS.378.116 or equivalent.
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Second Year Japanese AS.378.215 (01)
Training in spoken and written language, increasing their knowledge of more complex patterns. At completion, students will have a working knowledge of about 250 Kanji. Recommended Course Background: AS.378.115 and AS.378.116 or equivalent.
Training in spoken and written language, increasing their knowledge of more complex patterns. At completion, students will have a working knowledge of about 250 Kanji. Recommended Course Background: AS.378.115 and AS.378.116 or equivalent.
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Second Year Japanese AS.378.215 (02)
Training in spoken and written language, increasing their knowledge of more complex patterns. At completion, students will have a working knowledge of about 250 Kanji. Recommended Course Background: AS.378.115 and AS.378.116 or equivalent.
Emphasis shifts toward reading, while development of oral-aural skills also continues apace. The course presents graded readings in expository prose and requires students to expand their knowledge of Kanji, grammar, and both spoken and written vocabulary. Cross-listed with East Asian Studies
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Third Year Japanese AS.378.315 (01)
Emphasis shifts toward reading, while development of oral-aural skills also continues apace. The course presents graded readings in expository prose and requires students to expand their knowledge of Kanji, grammar, and both spoken and written vocabulary. Cross-listed with East Asian Studies
Days/Times: MWF 10:00AM - 10:50AM
Instructor: Nakao, Makiko Pennington
Room: Krieger 308
Status: Open
Seats Available: 3/14
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.378.415 (01)
Fourth Year Japanese
TTh 1:30PM - 2:45PM
Naganuma, Rena
Krieger 521
Fall 2023
By using four skills in participatory activities (reading, writing, presentation, and discussion), students will develop reading skills in modern Japanese and deepen and enhance their knowledge on Kanji and Japanese culture. Recommended Course Background: AS.378.315 and AS.378.316 or equivalent.
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Fourth Year Japanese AS.378.415 (01)
By using four skills in participatory activities (reading, writing, presentation, and discussion), students will develop reading skills in modern Japanese and deepen and enhance their knowledge on Kanji and Japanese culture. Recommended Course Background: AS.378.315 and AS.378.316 or equivalent.
Days/Times: TTh 1:30PM - 2:45PM
Instructor: Naganuma, Rena
Room: Krieger 521
Status: Open
Seats Available: 1/6
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.380.101 (01)
First Year Korean
MWF 9:00AM - 9:50AM, TTh 9:00AM - 9:50AM
Kim, Soo Yun Lee
Krieger 504
Fall 2023
Introduces the Korean alphabet, hangeul. Covers basic elements of the Korean language, high-frequency words and phrases, including cultural aspects. Focuses on oral fluency reaching Limited Proficiency where one can handle simple daily conversations.
No Satisfactory/ Unsatisfactory. Cross-listed with East Asian Studies
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First Year Korean AS.380.101 (01)
Introduces the Korean alphabet, hangeul. Covers basic elements of the Korean language, high-frequency words and phrases, including cultural aspects. Focuses on oral fluency reaching Limited Proficiency where one can handle simple daily conversations.
No Satisfactory/ Unsatisfactory. Cross-listed with East Asian Studies
Introduces the Korean alphabet, hangeul. Covers basic elements of the Korean language, high-frequency words and phrases, including cultural aspects. Focuses on oral fluency reaching Limited Proficiency where one can handle simple daily conversations.
No Satisfactory/ Unsatisfactory. Cross-listed with East Asian Studies
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First Year Korean AS.380.101 (02)
Introduces the Korean alphabet, hangeul. Covers basic elements of the Korean language, high-frequency words and phrases, including cultural aspects. Focuses on oral fluency reaching Limited Proficiency where one can handle simple daily conversations.
No Satisfactory/ Unsatisfactory. Cross-listed with East Asian Studies
Aims for improving oral proficiency and confident control of grammar with vocabulary building and correct spelling intended. Reading materials of Korean people, places, and societies will enhance cultural understanding and awareness. Project due on Korean cities. Existing demonstrable skills in spoken Korean preferred.
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Second Year Korean AS.380.201 (01)
Aims for improving oral proficiency and confident control of grammar with vocabulary building and correct spelling intended. Reading materials of Korean people, places, and societies will enhance cultural understanding and awareness. Project due on Korean cities. Existing demonstrable skills in spoken Korean preferred.
Emphasizes reading literacy in classic and modern Korean prose, from easy essays to difficult short stories. Vocabulary refinement and native-like grasp of grammar explored. Project due on Korean culture. Cross-listed with East Asian Studies
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Third Year Korean AS.380.301 (01)
Emphasizes reading literacy in classic and modern Korean prose, from easy essays to difficult short stories. Vocabulary refinement and native-like grasp of grammar explored. Project due on Korean culture. Cross-listed with East Asian Studies
Days/Times: MWF 12:00PM - 12:50PM
Instructor: Kim, Soo Yun Lee
Room: Krieger 521
Status: Waitlist Only
Seats Available: 0/8
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.380.401 (01)
Fourth Year Korean
TTh 12:00PM - 12:50PM
Kim, Soo Yun Lee
Krieger 521
Fall 2023
This course is designed for those who have finished AS 380.302 or beyond advanced mid level of competency in Korean in four skills. By dealing with various topics on authentic materials including news, articles on websites, short stories, this course aims to help students enhance not only linguistics knowledge and skills, but also current issues in Korea. It is expected that, by the end of the term, students will be able to discuss a variety of topics and express opinions fluently in both spoken and written language.
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Fourth Year Korean AS.380.401 (01)
This course is designed for those who have finished AS 380.302 or beyond advanced mid level of competency in Korean in four skills. By dealing with various topics on authentic materials including news, articles on websites, short stories, this course aims to help students enhance not only linguistics knowledge and skills, but also current issues in Korea. It is expected that, by the end of the term, students will be able to discuss a variety of topics and express opinions fluently in both spoken and written language.