ALL DEPARTMENTS Archive for 2004 - 2005
Courses found: 175
ANTH 170b Chinese Culture and Society Helen Siu T,Th   11:30 AM - 12:45 PM Anthropological explorations of basic institutions that shape the lives and attitudes of individuals in traditional Chinese society. Topics include family and marriage, kinship, lineage, community, economic organization, religion and ritual, medicine, social stratification, state ideology and bureaucracy.
ANTH 254a Japan: The Anthropology of an Alternate Modernity William Kelly M,W,F   10:30 AM - 11:20 AM Introduction to Japanese society and culture. The historical development of Japanese society; family, work, and education in contemporary Japan; Japanese aesthetics; and psychological, sociological, and cultural interpretations of Japanese behavior.
ANTH 562a Topics in Chinese Anthropology and History Helen Siu W   1:30 PM - 3:20 PM An exploration of the Chinese identity as it has been reworked over the centuries. It familiarizes students with major works in Chinese anthropology and their intellectual connections with general anthropology and historical studies. Topics include kinship and marriage, marketing systems, rituals and popular religion, ethnicity and state making, and the cultural nexus of power.
ANTH 941a Research Seminar in Japan Anthropology William Kelly TBA    This seminar offers professional preparation for doctoral students in Japan anthropology through systematic readings and analysis of the anthropological literature, in English and in Japanese. Open only by permission of the instructor.
ANTH 941b Research Seminar in Japan Anthropology William Kelly TBA    This seminar offers professional preparation for doctoral students in Japan anthropology through systematic readings and analysis of the anthropological literature, in English and in Japanese. Open only by permission of the instructor.
ARCG 212b, HSAR 351b Art and Archaeology in China Lillian Lanying Tseng M,W   1:00 PM - 2:15 PM A thematic introduction to art and archaeology in China from the Neolithic periods to the ninth century, with emphasis on the negotiation between traditional practices and modern disciplines, and on the reconciliation between writing culture and material culture. Topics include the ambivalence of myth and history, and the interaction of center and periphery.
ARCG 425a, HSAR 480a The Art of Chu China Lillian Lanying Tseng M   1:30 PM - 3:20 PM An investigation of the Chu state in China (8th century BC to 223 BC). Comparison of the state's distinctive imagery in the Chinese mind-mysterious but melancholic - with the modern archaeological record. The Chu state's material achievements, evident in the tomb of Marquis Yi, contrasted with historical perceptions.
CHNS 115a, CHNS 515a Elementary Modern Chinese John Montanaro, Jianhua Shen, William Zhou M,T,W,Th,F   9:30 AM - 10:20 AM, 10:30 AM - 11:20 AM, 11:30 AM - 12:20 PM Intended for students with no background in Chinese. An intensive course with emphasis on spoken language and drills. Pronunciation, grammatical analysis, conversation practice, and introduction to reading and writing Chinese characters. To be followed by Chinese 130/530.
CHNS 115b, CHNS 515b Elementary Modern Chinese John Montanaro, Jianhua Shen, William Zhou M,T,W,Th,F   9:30 AM - 10:20 AM, 10:30 AM - 11:20 AM, 11:30 AM - 12:20 PM Intended for students with no background in Chinese. An intensive course with emphasis on spoken language and drills. Pronunciation, grammatical analysis, conversation practice, and introduction to reading and writing Chinese characters. To be followed by Chinese 130/530.
CHNS 118a, CHNS 518a Elementary Modern Chinese for Advanced Learners Ninghui Liang M,T,W,Th,F   9:30 AM - 10:20 AM, 10:30 AM - 11:20 AM First level of the advanced learner sequence. Intended for students with some background in Chinese. An intensive course with emphasis on spoken language and drills. Pronunciation, grammatical analysis, conversation practice, and introduction to reading and writing Chinese characters. To be followed by Chinese 133/533. Placement confirmed by placement test on first day of class and by instructors.
CHNS 118b, CHNS 518b Elementary Modern Chinese for Advanced Learners Ninghui Liang M,T,W,Th,F   9:30 AM - 10:20 AM, 10:30 AM - 11:20 AM First level of the advanced learner sequence. Intended for students with some background in Chinese. An intensive course with emphasis on spoken language and drills. Pronunciation, grammatical analysis, conversation practice, and introduction to reading and writing Chinese characters. To be followed by Chinese 133/533. Placement confirmed by placement test on first day of class and by instructors.
CHNS 130a, CHNS 530a Intermediate Modern Chinese Rongzhen Li, Ling Mu M,T,W,Th,F   10:30 AM - 11:20 AM, 11:30 AM - 12:20 PM An intermediate course that continues the intensive training in listening, speaking, reading, and writing, and consolidates what students have achieved in the first year of study, allowing students to improve oral fluency, study more complex grammatical structures, and enlarge both reading and writing vocabulary. To be followed by Chinese 150/550. Prerequisite: Chinese 115/515 or equivalent.
CHNS 130b, CHNS 530b Intermediate Modern Chinese Rongzhen Li, Ling Mu M,T,W,Th,F   10:30 AM - 11:20 AM, 11:30 AM - 12:20 PM An intermediate course that continues the intensive training in listening, speaking, reading, and writing, and consolidates what students have achieved in the first year of study, allowing students to improve oral fluency, study more complex grammatical structures, and enlarge both reading and writing vocabulary. To be followed by Chinese 150/550. Prerequisite: Chinese 115/515 or equivalent.
CHNS 133a, CHNS 533a Intermediate Modern Chinese for Advanced Learners Peisong Xu M,T,W,Th,F   8:30 AM - 9:20 AM, 9:30 AM - 10:20 AM The second level of the Chinese for advanced learner sequence. Intended for students with intermediate to advanced oral proficiency and elementary high reading and writing proficiency. Students receive intensive training in listening, speaking, reading, and writing, supplemented by audio and video materials. The objective of the course is to balance these four skills and attain an advanced level in all of them. To be followed by Chinese 153. Prerequisite: Chinese 118/518 or equivalent.
CHNS 133b, CHNS 533b Intermediate Modern Chinese for Advanced Learners Peisong Xu M,T,W,Th,F   8:30 AM - 9:20 AM, 9:30 AM - 10:20 AM The second level of the Chinese for advanced learner sequence. Intended for students with intermediate to advanced oral proficiency and elementary high reading and writing proficiency. Students receive intensive training in listening, speaking, reading, and writing, supplemented by audio and video materials. The objective of the course is to balance these four skills and attain an advanced level in all of them. To be followed by Chinese 153. Prerequisite: Chinese 118/518 or equivalent.
CHNS 145a, CHNS 545a Cantonese Wei Su M,W,F   9:30 AM - 10:20 AM Introduction to the Cantonese language for learners of (Mandarin) Chinese. Expands students' knowledge of the Chinese language through study of one of its most influential regional variations. Focus on listening and speaking skills, from practical daily communication to the discussion of topics of general interest. Prerequisite Chinese 130, Chinese 118 or equivalent.
CHNS 145b, CHNS 545b Cantonese Wei Su M,W,F   9:30 AM - 10:20 AM Introduction to the Cantonese language for learners of (Mandarin) Chinese. Expands students' knowledge of the Chinese language through study of one of its most influential regional variations. Focus on listening and speaking skills, from practical daily communication to the discussion of topics of general interest. Prerequisite Chinese 130, Chinese 118 or equivalent.
CHNS 150a, CHNS 550a Advanced Modern Chinese Li-li Teng M,T,W,Th,F   10:30 AM - 11:20 AM, 11:30 AM - 12:20 PM Third level of the standard foundational sequence of modern Chinese language study in the areas of speech, listening, reading, and writing. Use of audio-visual materials, oral presentations, skits, and longer and more frequent writing assignments to assimilate more sophisticated grammatical structures. Introduction to a wide variety of written forms and styles. Use of both traditional and simplified forms of Chinese characters. After Chinese 130/530.
CHNS 150b, CHNS 550b Advanced Modern Chinese Li-li Teng M,T,W,Th,F   10:30 AM - 11:20 AM, 11:30 AM - 12:20 PM Third level of the standard foundational sequence of modern Chinese language study in the areas of speech, listening, reading, and writing. Use of audio-visual materials, oral presentations, skits, and longer and more frequent writing assignments to assimilate more sophisticated grammatical structures. Introduction to a wide variety of written forms and styles. Use of both traditional and simplified forms of Chinese characters. After Chinese 130/530.
CHNS 153a, CHNS 553a Advanced Modern Chinese for Advanced Learners Zhengguo Kang M,W,F   9:30 AM - 10:20 AM, 10:30 AM - 11:20 AM Third level of the advanced learner sequence in Chinese. Intended for students with advanced speaking and listening skills (able to conduct conversations fluently on broad topics) but with high intermediate reading writing skills (able to write 1000-1200 characters). Readings on contemporary life in China and Taiwan, supplemented with authentic video and other selected reading materials. Class discussion, presentations, and regular written assignments. Texts in simplified characters with vocabulary in both simplified and traditional characters. After Chinese 133/533 or equivalent.
CHNS 153b, CHNS 553b Advanced Modern Chinese for Advanced Learners Zhengguo Kang M,W,F   9:30 AM - 10:20 AM, 10:30 AM - 11:20 AM Third level of the advanced learner sequence in Chinese. Intended for students with advanced speaking and listening skills (able to conduct conversations fluently on broad topics) but with high intermediate reading writing skills (able to write 1000-1200 characters). Readings on contemporary life in China and Taiwan, supplemented with authentic video and other selected reading materials. Class discussion, presentations, and regular written assignments. Texts in simplified characters with vocabulary in both simplified and traditional characters. After Chinese 133/533 or equivalent.
CHNS 156a, CHNS 556a Readings in Contemporary Chinese Texts Wei Su TBA   11:30 AM - 12:45 PM Course offered MW or TTh Completes the standard sequence in Chinese. Selected readings in Chinese short fiction, essays, and articles of the past twenty years. Lectures, discussions, and written work in Chinese aim at integrated mastery of the modern language. After Chinese 150/550 or equivalent.
CHNS 156b, CHNS 556b Readings in Contemporary Chinese Texts Wei Su TBA   11:30 AM - 12:45 PM Course offered MW or TTh Completes the standard sequence in Chinese. Selected readings in Chinese short fiction, essays, and articles of the past twenty years. Lectures, discussions, and written work in Chinese aim at integrated mastery of the modern language. After Chinese 150/550 or equivalent.
CHNS 157a, CHNS 557a Readings in Modern Chinese Short Stories Zhengguo Kang T,Th   2:30 PM - 3:45 PM An advanced language course designed to further develop students' overall language skills through reading and discussion of modern short stories. Conducted in Chinese. After Chinese 150/550 or equivalent.
CHNS 160a, CHNS 560a Introduction to Literary Chinese Hugh Stimson M,W,F   10:30 AM - 11:20 AM Reading and interpretation of texts in various styles of literary Chinese (wen-yen), with attention to basic problems of syntax and literary style. After Chinese 133/533 or 150/550 or equivalent.
CHNS 160b, CHNS 560b Introduction to Literary Chinese Hugh Stimson M,W,F   10:30 AM - 11:20 AM Reading and interpretation of texts in various styles of literary Chinese (wen-yen), with attention to basic problems of syntax and literary style. After Chinese 133/533 or 150/550 or equivalent.
CHNS 161a, CHNS 561a Literary Chinese Through Modern Chinese Pauline Lin T,Th   11:30 AM - 12:45 PM Integration of the learning of literary Chinese (wenyan) with acquisition of modern language skills, with attention to basic problems of syntax and literary style. Conducted in Chinese. After CHNS 130/530 or equivalent.
CHNS 161b, CHNS 561b Literary Chinese Through Modern Chinese Pauline Lin T,Th   11:30 AM - 12:45 PM Integration of the learning of literary Chinese (wenyan) with acquisition of modern language skills, with attention to basic problems of syntax and literary style. Conducted in Chinese. After CHNS 130/530 or equivalent.
CHNS 162a, CHNS 562a Intermediate Literary Chinese: Old Chinese Prose and Poetry Hugh Stimson TBA    Close reading of historical, philosophical, and poetic texts of the first millennium B.C., with attention to syntax and style. Readings also include selected traditional commentaries and modern discussions. After Chinese 160/560 or equivalent.
CHNS 162b, CHNS 562b Intermediate Literary Chinese: Old Chinese Prose and Poetry Hugh Stimson TBA    Close reading of historical, philosophical, and poetic texts of the first millennium B.C., with attention to syntax and style. Readings also include selected traditional commentaries and modern discussions. After Chinese 160/560 or equivalent.
CHNS 165b, CHNS 565b Chinese Composition Zhengguo Kang T,Th   2:30 PM - 3:45 PM A writing course for advanced students with solid oral and reading proficiency. A systematic writing program, from simple assignments such as descriptions, narratives, and expositions to more sophisticated critical essays. Prerequisite: Chinese 153/553, 156/556, 157/557 or equivalent.
CHNS 200a, CHNS 500a, LITR 172a Man and Nature in Chinese Literature Kang-i Sun Chang T,Th   1:00 PM - 2:15 PM An exploration of concepts of man and nature in traditional Chinese poetry and criticism, with special attention to historical contexts and cultural meanings. Topics include the centrality of lyricism and Taoism; depictions of nature and self-cultivation; travel in literature; the relation of poetry to painting; images of utopian communities as compared to the Western notion of Utopia; poets' strategies of self-canonization. All readings in translation; no knowledge of Chinese required. Optional discussion section conducted in Chinese for qualified students.
CHNS 201b, CHNS 501b, WGST 405b Women Poets of Traditional China Kang-i Sun Chang T,Th   1:00 PM - 2:15 PM A study of women poets in traditional China, with some attention to representation of women in male poetry as well. Issues include literary canon and traditions, feminine voice and allegory, the abandoned woman, women in exile, the dichotomy of yin and yang, gender and genre, body and sexuality, notions of love, aesthetics of illness, and the function of memory. All readings in translation; no knowledge of Chinese required. Optional discussion section conducted in Chinese for qualified students.
CHNS 202b, LITR 401b Chinese Poetry in Comparative Perspective Haun Saussy M,W   2:30 PM - 3:45 PM An introduction to Chinese classical poetry emphasizing the specificity of its language and forms, while also examining the influence it has had through translations) on the poetry of other languages. Authors include Wang Wei, Li Bai, and Du Fu. Reading Knowledge of Chinese is desirable but not required. Conducted in English.
CHNS 300a, CHNS 572a, LITR 192a The Classic Chinese Novel Charles Laughlin T,Th   4:00 PM - 5:15 PM Introduction to the full-length Chinese novel from the Ming and Qing dynasties (fourteenth to the nineteenth centuries). Focus on works most influential in later times, including Outlaws of the Marsh, Journey to the West, Dream of the Red Chamber (Story of the Stone), Jin Ping Mei, and The Scholars. Western scholarship on the Chinese novel also discussed. Recommended preparation: previous coursework on traditional Chinese literature. No knowledge of Chinese required.
CHNS 351b, CHNS 585b, LITR 250b Chinese Modernism Charles Laughlin M,W   1:00 PM - 2:15 PM Exploration of modernist and avant-garde literature in China. Discussion of issues of translation and modernity in a global context in fiction, poetry, drama, and film from the 1920s to the 1990s. Authors from China, Taiwan, and Hong Kong include Ding Ling, Shi Zhecun, Eileen Chang, Xi Xi, Yu Hua, Can Xue, Liu Suola, Zhang Dachun, Zhu Tianwen, and Gao Xingjian. Films by Huang Jianxin, Chen Kaige, and Wong Kar-wai. Prerequisite: Chinese 174/574 or permission of instructor.
CHNS 470a Independent Tutorial Consult DUS (EALL) TBA    Time TBA For students with advanced Chinese language skills who wish to engage in concentrated reading and research on material not otherwise offered in courses. The work must be supervised by an adviser and must terminate in a term paper or its equivalent. Ordinarily only one term may be offered toward the major or for credit toward the degree. Permission to enroll requires submission of a detailed project proposal and its approval by the Director of Undergraduate Studies.
CHNS 471b Independent Tutorial Consult DUS (EALL) TBA    Time TBA For students with advanced Chinese language skills who wish to engage in concentrated reading and research on material not otherwise offered in courses. The work must be supervised by an adviser and must terminate in a term paper or its equivalent. Ordinarily only one term may be offered toward the major or for credit toward the degree. Permission to enroll requires submission of a detailed project proposal and its approval by the Director of Undergraduate Studies.
CHNS 491a Senior Essay Consult DUS (EALL) TBA    Time TBA Preparation of the senior essay under faculty supervision. Required of all seniors majoring in Chinese.
CHNS 491b Senior Essay Consult DUS (EALL) TBA    Time TBA Preparation of the senior essay under faculty supervision. Required of all seniors majoring in Chinese.
CHNS 492 Yearlong Senior Essay Consult DUS (EALL) TBA    Preparation of a two-term senior essay under faculty supervision.
CHNS 500a, CHNS 200a, LITR 172a Man and Nature in Chinese Literature Kang-i Sun Chang T,Th   1:00 PM - 2:15 PM An exploration of concepts of man and nature in traditional Chinese poetry and criticism, with special attention to historical contexts and cultural meanings. Topics include the centrality of lyricism and Taoism; depictions of nature and self-cultivation; travel in literature; the relation of poetry to painting; images of utopian communities as compared to the Western notion of Utopia; poets' strategies of self-canonization. All readings in translation; no knowledge of Chinese required. Optional discussion section conducted in Chinese for qualified students.
CHNS 501b, CHNS 201b, WGST 405b Women Poets of Traditional China Kang-i Sun Chang T,Th   1:00 PM - 2:15 PM A study of women poets in traditional China, with some attention to representation of women in male poetry as well. Issues include literary canon and traditions, feminine voice and allegory, the abandoned woman, women in exile, the dichotomy of yin and yang, gender and genre, body and sexuality, notions of love, aesthetics of illness, and the function of memory. All readings in translation; no knowledge of Chinese required. Optional discussion section conducted in Chinese for qualified students.
CHNS 515a, CHNS 115a Elementary Modern Chinese John Montanaro, Jianhua Shen, William Zhou M,T,W,Th,F   9:30 AM - 10:20 AM, 10:30 AM - 11:20 AM, 11:30 AM - 12:20 PM Intended for students with no background in Chinese. An intensive course with emphasis on spoken language and drills. Pronunciation, grammatical analysis, conversation practice, and introduction to reading and writing Chinese characters. To be followed by Chinese 130/530.
CHNS 515b, CHNS 115b Elementary Modern Chinese John Montanaro, Jianhua Shen, William Zhou M,T,W,Th,F   9:30 AM - 10:20 AM, 10:30 AM - 11:20 AM, 11:30 AM - 12:20 PM Intended for students with no background in Chinese. An intensive course with emphasis on spoken language and drills. Pronunciation, grammatical analysis, conversation practice, and introduction to reading and writing Chinese characters. To be followed by Chinese 130/530.
CHNS 518a, CHNS 118a Elementary Modern Chinese for Advanced Learners Ninghui Liang M,T,W,Th,F   9:30 AM - 10:20 AM, 10:30 AM - 11:20 AM First level of the advanced learner sequence. Intended for students with some background in Chinese. An intensive course with emphasis on spoken language and drills. Pronunciation, grammatical analysis, conversation practice, and introduction to reading and writing Chinese characters. To be followed by Chinese 133/533. Placement confirmed by placement test on first day of class and by instructors.
CHNS 518b, CHNS 118b Elementary Modern Chinese for Advanced Learners Ninghui Liang M,T,W,Th,F   9:30 AM - 10:20 AM, 10:30 AM - 11:20 AM First level of the advanced learner sequence. Intended for students with some background in Chinese. An intensive course with emphasis on spoken language and drills. Pronunciation, grammatical analysis, conversation practice, and introduction to reading and writing Chinese characters. To be followed by Chinese 133/533. Placement confirmed by placement test on first day of class and by instructors.
CHNS 530a, CHNS 130a Intermediate Modern Chinese Rongzhen Li, Ling Mu M,T,W,Th,F   10:30 AM - 11:20 AM, 11:30 AM - 12:20 PM An intermediate course that continues the intensive training in listening, speaking, reading, and writing, and consolidates what students have achieved in the first year of study, allowing students to improve oral fluency, study more complex grammatical structures, and enlarge both reading and writing vocabulary. To be followed by Chinese 150/550. Prerequisite: Chinese 115/515 or equivalent.
CHNS 530b, CHNS 130b Intermediate Modern Chinese Rongzhen Li, Ling Mu M,T,W,Th,F   10:30 AM - 11:20 AM, 11:30 AM - 12:20 PM An intermediate course that continues the intensive training in listening, speaking, reading, and writing, and consolidates what students have achieved in the first year of study, allowing students to improve oral fluency, study more complex grammatical structures, and enlarge both reading and writing vocabulary. To be followed by Chinese 150/550. Prerequisite: Chinese 115/515 or equivalent.
CHNS 533a, CHNS 133a Intermediate Modern Chinese for Advanced Learners Peisong Xu M,T,W,Th,F   8:30 AM - 9:20 AM, 9:30 AM - 10:20 AM The second level of the Chinese for advanced learner sequence. Intended for students with intermediate to advanced oral proficiency and elementary high reading and writing proficiency. Students receive intensive training in listening, speaking, reading, and writing, supplemented by audio and video materials. The objective of the course is to balance these four skills and attain an advanced level in all of them. To be followed by Chinese 153. Prerequisite: Chinese 118/518 or equivalent.
CHNS 533b, CHNS 133b Intermediate Modern Chinese for Advanced Learners Peisong Xu M,T,W,Th,F   8:30 AM - 9:20 AM, 9:30 AM - 10:20 AM The second level of the Chinese for advanced learner sequence. Intended for students with intermediate to advanced oral proficiency and elementary high reading and writing proficiency. Students receive intensive training in listening, speaking, reading, and writing, supplemented by audio and video materials. The objective of the course is to balance these four skills and attain an advanced level in all of them. To be followed by Chinese 153. Prerequisite: Chinese 118/518 or equivalent.
CHNS 545a, CHNS 145a Cantonese Wei Su M,W,F   9:30 AM - 10:20 AM Introduction to the Cantonese language for learners of (Mandarin) Chinese. Expands students' knowledge of the Chinese language through study of one of its most influential regional variations. Focus on listening and speaking skills, from practical daily communication to the discussion of topics of general interest. Prerequisite Chinese 130, Chinese 118 or equivalent.
CHNS 545b, CHNS 145b Cantonese Wei Su M,W,F   9:30 AM - 10:20 AM Introduction to the Cantonese language for learners of (Mandarin) Chinese. Expands students' knowledge of the Chinese language through study of one of its most influential regional variations. Focus on listening and speaking skills, from practical daily communication to the discussion of topics of general interest. Prerequisite Chinese 130, Chinese 118 or equivalent.
CHNS 550a, CHNS 150a Advanced Modern Chinese Li-li Teng M,T,W,Th,F   10:30 AM - 11:20 AM, 11:30 AM - 12:20 PM Third level of the standard foundational sequence of modern Chinese language study in the areas of speech, listening, reading, and writing. Use of audio-visual materials, oral presentations, skits, and longer and more frequent writing assignments to assimilate more sophisticated grammatical structures. Introduction to a wide variety of written forms and styles. Use of both traditional and simplified forms of Chinese characters. After Chinese 130/530.
CHNS 550b, CHNS 150b Advanced Modern Chinese Li-li Teng M,T,W,Th,F   10:30 AM - 11:20 AM, 11:30 AM - 12:20 PM Third level of the standard foundational sequence of modern Chinese language study in the areas of speech, listening, reading, and writing. Use of audio-visual materials, oral presentations, skits, and longer and more frequent writing assignments to assimilate more sophisticated grammatical structures. Introduction to a wide variety of written forms and styles. Use of both traditional and simplified forms of Chinese characters. After Chinese 130/530.
CHNS 553a, CHNS 153a Advanced Modern Chinese for Advanced Learners Zhengguo Kang M,W,F   9:30 AM - 10:20 AM, 10:30 AM - 11:20 AM Third level of the advanced learner sequence in Chinese. Intended for students with advanced speaking and listening skills (able to conduct conversations fluently on broad topics) but with high intermediate reading writing skills (able to write 1000-1200 characters). Readings on contemporary life in China and Taiwan, supplemented with authentic video and other selected reading materials. Class discussion, presentations, and regular written assignments. Texts in simplified characters with vocabulary in both simplified and traditional characters. After Chinese 133/533 or equivalent.
CHNS 553b, CHNS 153b Advanced Modern Chinese for Advanced Learners Zhengguo Kang M,W,F   9:30 AM - 10:20 AM, 10:30 AM - 11:20 AM Third level of the advanced learner sequence in Chinese. Intended for students with advanced speaking and listening skills (able to conduct conversations fluently on broad topics) but with high intermediate reading writing skills (able to write 1000-1200 characters). Readings on contemporary life in China and Taiwan, supplemented with authentic video and other selected reading materials. Class discussion, presentations, and regular written assignments. Texts in simplified characters with vocabulary in both simplified and traditional characters. After Chinese 133/533 or equivalent.
CHNS 556a, CHNS 156a Readings in Contemporary Chinese Texts Wei Su TBA   11:30 AM - 12:45 PM Course offered MW or TTh Completes the standard sequence in Chinese. Selected readings in Chinese short fiction, essays, and articles of the past twenty years. Lectures, discussions, and written work in Chinese aim at integrated mastery of the modern language. After Chinese 150/550 or equivalent.
CHNS 556b, CHNS 156b Readings in Contemporary Chinese Texts Wei Su TBA   11:30 AM - 12:45 PM Course offered MW or TTh Completes the standard sequence in Chinese. Selected readings in Chinese short fiction, essays, and articles of the past twenty years. Lectures, discussions, and written work in Chinese aim at integrated mastery of the modern language. After Chinese 150/550 or equivalent.
CHNS 557a, CHNS 157a Readings in Modern Chinese Short Stories Zhengguo Kang T,Th   2:30 PM - 3:45 PM An advanced language course designed to further develop students' overall language skills through reading and discussion of modern short stories. Conducted in Chinese. After Chinese 150/550 or equivalent.
CHNS 560a, CHNS 160a Introduction to Literary Chinese Hugh Stimson M,W,F   10:30 AM - 11:20 AM Reading and interpretation of texts in various styles of literary Chinese (wen-yen), with attention to basic problems of syntax and literary style. After Chinese 133/533 or 150/550 or equivalent.
CHNS 560b, CHNS 160b Introduction to Literary Chinese Hugh Stimson M,W,F   10:30 AM - 11:20 AM Reading and interpretation of texts in various styles of literary Chinese (wen-yen), with attention to basic problems of syntax and literary style. After Chinese 133/533 or 150/550 or equivalent.
CHNS 561a, CHNS 161a Literary Chinese Through Modern Chinese Pauline Lin T,Th   11:30 AM - 12:45 PM Integration of the learning of literary Chinese (wenyan) with acquisition of modern language skills, with attention to basic problems of syntax and literary style. Conducted in Chinese. After CHNS 130/530 or equivalent.
CHNS 561b, CHNS 161b Literary Chinese Through Modern Chinese Pauline Lin T,Th   11:30 AM - 12:45 PM Integration of the learning of literary Chinese (wenyan) with acquisition of modern language skills, with attention to basic problems of syntax and literary style. Conducted in Chinese. After CHNS 130/530 or equivalent.
CHNS 562a, CHNS 162a Intermediate Literary Chinese: Old Chinese Prose and Poetry Hugh Stimson TBA    Close reading of historical, philosophical, and poetic texts of the first millennium B.C., with attention to syntax and style. Readings also include selected traditional commentaries and modern discussions. After Chinese 160/560 or equivalent.
CHNS 562b, CHNS 162b Intermediate Literary Chinese: Old Chinese Prose and Poetry Hugh Stimson TBA    Close reading of historical, philosophical, and poetic texts of the first millennium B.C., with attention to syntax and style. Readings also include selected traditional commentaries and modern discussions. After Chinese 160/560 or equivalent.
CHNS 565b, CHNS 165b Chinese Composition Zhengguo Kang T,Th   2:30 PM - 3:45 PM A writing course for advanced students with solid oral and reading proficiency. A systematic writing program, from simple assignments such as descriptions, narratives, and expositions to more sophisticated critical essays. Prerequisite: Chinese 153/553, 156/556, 157/557 or equivalent.
CHNS 572a, CHNS 300a, LITR 192a The Classic Chinese Novel Charles Laughlin T,Th   4:00 PM - 5:15 PM Introduction to the full-length Chinese novel from the Ming and Qing dynasties (fourteenth to the nineteenth centuries). Focus on works most influential in later times, including Outlaws of the Marsh, Journey to the West, Dream of the Red Chamber (Story of the Stone), Jin Ping Mei, and The Scholars. Western scholarship on the Chinese novel also discussed. Recommended preparation: previous coursework on traditional Chinese literature. No knowledge of Chinese required.
CHNS 585b, CHNS 351b, LITR 250b Chinese Modernism Charles Laughlin M,W   1:00 PM - 2:15 PM Exploration of modernist and avant-garde literature in China. Discussion of issues of translation and modernity in a global context in fiction, poetry, drama, and film from the 1920s to the 1990s. Authors from China, Taiwan, and Hong Kong include Ding Ling, Shi Zhecun, Eileen Chang, Xi Xi, Yu Hua, Can Xue, Liu Suola, Zhang Dachun, Zhu Tianwen, and Gao Xingjian. Films by Huang Jianxin, Chen Kaige, and Wong Kar-wai. Prerequisite: Chinese 174/574 or permission of instructor.
CHNS 641a The Reception of Tang Poetry Kang-i Sun Chang T   2:30 PM - 4:30 PM The importance of Tang poetry's afterlife in late Imperial China is a perfect example of the ways in which the past in Chinese literature remained an active part of the future of literature. This course examines the major anthologies of Tang poetry produced during the fourteenth and seventeenth centuries and studies how the so-called Archaists debated the relationship between literary forms and individual creativity. Subjects and schools to be covered may include the "cabinet" (tai ge) style of poetry; its relationship with the "eight-legged" (bagu) essay and the examination system; the revival of the fu genre; the Early Seven Masters, Later Seven Masters, and their impact on cultural education.
CHNS 642b Readings in the Chuanqi Fiction of the Ming Kang-i Sun Chang T   2:30 PM - 4:20 PM This course focuses on the revival of the chuanqi fiction, a classical genre in Early and Middle Ming (ca. 1400 to 1550). Among the topics covered are manuscript and print culture, chuanqi tales as political allegory, cross-generic influences, the impact of the imperial policy on literature, and problems of censorship. The seminar is designed to introduce students to critical skills of literary interpretation through the examination of a variety of source materials.
CHNS 689b Middle Chinese Phonology Hugh Stimson TBA    Time TBA The sound system of seventh-century Chinese as presented in the Guang Yun and its development into the sounds of modern Mandarin.
CHNS 851b Modern Chinese Literary Journals Charles Laughlin W   3:00 PM - 5:00 PM A survey of major Chinese literary journals in the Republican period (1911-1949), including Xiaoshuo yuebao, Chuangzao yuekan, Xin yue, Yu si, Bei dou, Xiandai, and others. Explores the implications for research methodology of using literary journals and newspaper literary supplement as primary research resources.
EAST 401b, JAPN 210b Fantastic Realms in Modern and Early Modern Japanese Literature William Burton W   1:30 PM - 3:20 PM A study of fantastic realms as found in early-modern and modern Japanese literature, focusing in particular on utopian and dystopian visions. Readings are drawn from literary and popular fiction from the late 1600s to present. No knowledge of Japanese required.
EAST 402a, HIST 473a Competing Nationalisms in East Asia Gray Tuttle W   1:30 PM - 3:20 PM Examination of the impact of nationalist thought on East Asian historiography. Theories of nationalism; Chinese and Tibetan national representations of history.
EAST 403b, HIST 487b Korea Before 1876 Joy Kim Th   1:30 PM - 3:20 PM An introduction to the history of Korea from its beginnings to encounters with the international community in the nineteenth century. Topics include theory and production of history, questions of narrative, representation, and accountability.
EAST 491 Senior Research Project Consult DUS (EAS) TBA    Two-term directed research project under the supervision of a ladder faculty member. Students should write essays using Chinese- or Japanese-language materials when possible. Essays should be based on primary material, whether in Chinese or Japanese or English. Summary of secondary material is not acceptable. Seniors are advised to read the Senior Essay Handbook (available at the Council on East Asian Studies) for further information about deadlines.
ECON 429a, ECON 802a Economic Development of Japan Koichi Hamada T,Th   1:00 PM - 2:15 PM Economic performance and economic institutions of Japan, mainly since World War II. Focus on changes in output, economic structure, labor, capital, technology, standard of living and income distribution, foreign trade and investment, government policy, and United States-Japanese economic relations. After two terms of introductory economics or with permission of instructor.
ECON 802a, ECON 429a Economic Development of Japan Koichi Hamada T,Th   1:00 PM - 2:15 PM Economic performance and economic institutions of Japan, mainly since World War II. Focus on changes in output, economic structure, labor, capital, technology, standard of living and income distribution, foreign trade and investment, government policy, and United States-Japanese economic relations. After two terms of introductory economics or with permission of instructor.
FILM 446a, JAPN 270a, JAPN 586a, LITR 384a Japanese Cinema Before 1960 Aaron Gerow T,Th   11:30 AM - 12:45 PM screenings on W from 7:00-9:30 PM An investigation of the history of Japanese cinema to 1960, including the social, cultural, and industrial backgrounds to its development. Periods covered include the silent era, the coming of sound and the wartime period, the occupation era film, the golden age of the 1950s, and the new modernism of the late 1950s. No knowledge of Japanese required.
HIST 304a A History of Traditional Japan to 1868 Michael Auslin M,W   10:30 AM - 11:20 AM A survey of Japanese history from the earliest times to the end of samurai power. Topics include cultural interactions with the continent, comparisons of court and warrior culture, the emergence of the dual polity, the culture of lawlessness in the warring states period, and the birth of early modernity in the Tokugawa period.
HIST 316b History of Modern China, 1600-2005 Jonathan Spence M,W,F   11:30 AM - 12:20 PM The rise and fall of the Qing (1644-1912), China's last dynasty. Traditional Chinese values, and the effect of foreign ideas and technologies on those values. China's first Republic (1912-1949) and the impact of foreign imperialism and communism. The People's Republic of China under Mao Zedong and Deng Xiaoping, and China's changing economic and political structures.
HIST 321a China: The Mao Years and After, 1927 to the Present Beatrice Bartlett T,Th   1:00 PM - 2:15 PM Twentieth-century China observed through the impact of the political leadership (Chiang Kai-shek, Mao Zedong, Deng Xiaoping, Jiang Zemin) on personal lives of peasants, factory workers, ethnic minorities (Tibetans, Muslims), religious sect members, and intellectuals (including university students). Special attention to current issues such as human rights, the environment, prospects for democracy, the one-child policy, and the Yangzi Dam project; relations with China's own western Muslim population, Taiwan, the United States, and the World Trade Organization.
HIST 473a, EAST 402a Competing Nationalisms in East Asia Gray Tuttle W   1:30 PM - 3:20 PM Examination of the impact of nationalist thought on East Asian historiography. Theories of nationalism; Chinese and Tibetan national representations of history.
HIST 474b The Confucian Tradition Ann-Ping Chin T   3:30 PM - 5:20 PM An examination of the sources of Confucian thought and its development and practice in China from the second century B.C. to the nineteenth century. Topics include the relationship of Confucian-style scholarship to early Chinese legal history; Confucian learning and the institutionalization of education; Confucian rites and relationships in the family; reform thinking and Confucians' reevaluation of their tradition; and Confucians and the writing of history.
HIST 475b Taiwan History, 1600 to the Present Beatrice Bartlett W   1:30 PM - 3:20 PM Taiwan history from the first immigrations to the present. Topics include Koxinga and the Dutch, Ch'ing pioneers and rebels, foreign missionaries and traders, Taiwan as a Ch'ing province, the Japanese colonial experience, Nationalist rule, the modern economic miracle, foreign relations, and democratization (including the rise of the Democratic Progressive Party) since the 1960s. Problems of conflicting historical interpretations.
HIST 476b The International History of Early-Modern Japan Michael Auslin M   1:30 PM - 3:20 PM A reassessment of the idea of Japan as a "closed country" from the seventeenth through nineteenth centuries. Readings in both primary and secondary sources on the various political, intellectual, and economic contacts between Japan and both the Asian continent and the Western maritime powers.
HIST 477b Japan and the United States, 1850-2000 Michael Auslin T   1:30 PM - 3:20 PM The history of Japanese-American relations from Commodore Perry to the present. Topics include images before relations, the context of imperialism, social modernization, prewar and postwar cultural exchange, war, occupation, alliance, and competition.
HIST 478a The Samurai Michael Auslin W   3:30 PM - 5:20 PM A study of the samurai of the early modern era (c. 1600-1875). The culture of the warriors explored through primary sources that address moral, intellectual, social, economic, and political themes. Topics include military life, family relations, changing economic and political conditions, and memories of the fall of the samurai.
HIST 480b Travel on the Silk Road Valerie Hansen T   1:30 PM - 3:20 PM Examination of expeditions to the Xinjiang region of China sponsored by the Swedish, British, French, German, and Japanese in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Special attention to reconstructing the travel experiences of monks and merchants in the first millennium.
HIST 487b, EAST 403b Korea Before 1876 Joy Kim Th   1:30 PM - 3:20 PM An introduction to the history of Korea from its beginnings to encounters with the international community in the nineteenth century. Topics include theory and production of history, questions of narrative, representation, and accountability.
HIST 857b Intellectual Themes in the Warring States Period Ann-Ping Chin M   3:30 PM - 5:20 PM The course focuses on those ideas and discussions in the Warring States period (481-221) that have become central to our understanding of Chinese political and moral thought. We consider the history of these ideas, their relation to society and politics, and how they overlapped or played against each other. We also consider the thinkers who took them to extraordinary heights -- not just the cognitive powers of these men but also their skills of persuasion and their art as analogists and ironists. Readings include sources from the Confucian, Taoist, and Legalist traditions and also the recently excavated texts dated to the Warring States period. Knowledge of Chinese is not required.
HIST 861a Issues in Tang, Song, and Yuan History Valerie Hansen W   1:30 PM - 3:20 PM An introduction to the secondary literature in English about the major issues in Chinese history, 600-1400. Permission of instructor required.
HIST 867b Social History of the Chinese Silk Routes Valerie Hansen W   1:30 PM - 3:20 PM An introduction to artifacts and documents excavated from the most important sites on the Northern and Southern Silk Routes in China including Niya, Kizil, Turfan, and Dunhuang. All assigned readings in English, but given sufficient student interest, a separate section can be formed for those wishing to read documents in classical Chinese from Turfan and Dunhuang.
HIST 872b Taiwan History, 1600 to the Present Beatrice Bartlett M   1:30 PM - 3:20 PM Taiwan history from the first immigrations to the present. Topics include Koxinga and the Dutch, Qing pioneers and rebels, foreign missionaries and traders, Taiwan as a Qing province, the Japanese colonial experience (1895-1945), Nationalist rule, the modern economic miracle, foreign relations, and democratization (including the rise of the Democratic Progressive Party) since the 1960s. Problems of conflicting historical interpretations. Reading and discussion
HSAR 351b, ARCG 212b Art and Archaeology in China Lillian Lanying Tseng M,W   1:00 PM - 2:15 PM A thematic introduction to art and archaeology in China from the Neolithic periods to the ninth century, with emphasis on the negotiation between traditional practices and modern disciplines, and on the reconciliation between writing culture and material culture. Topics include the ambivalence of myth and history, and the interaction of center and periphery.
HSAR 363a Survey of Japanese Art Mimi Yiengpruksawan T,Th   1:00 PM - 2:15 PM Survey of paintings, sculpture, and architecture in Japan from l800 through l900 with emphasis on social, historical, and ideological concerns in the Japanese visual cultures of modernism and its critiques.
HSAR 363b Survey of Japanese Art Mimi Yiengpruksawan T,Th   1:00 PM - 2:15 PM Survey of paintings, sculpture, and architecture in Japan from l800 through l900 with emphasis on social, historical, and ideological concerns in the Japanese visual cultures of modernism and its critiques.
HSAR 476a Zen and the Fine Arts in Traditional Japan Mimi Yiengpruksawan W   3:30 PM - 5:20 PM A critical examination of the visual culture on Zen in the traditional Japanese context, with emphasis in the philosophical and practical foundations of Zen art and aesthetics.
HSAR 480a, ARCG 425a The Art of Chu China Lillian Lanying Tseng M   1:30 PM - 3:20 PM An investigation of the Chu state in China (8th century BC to 223 BC). Comparison of the state's distinctive imagery in the Chinese mind-mysterious but melancholic - with the modern archaeological record. The Chu state's material achievements, evident in the tomb of Marquis Yi, contrasted with historical perceptions.
HSAR 481b Art and Architecture of the Forbidden City in China Lillian Lanying Tseng T   1:30 PM - 3:20 PM The course examines the Forbidden City from the Mongol Yuan dynasty to the present day. Special attention is given to the interaction between art and politics as revealed by the city planning, architecture, and visual culture of this highly symbolic complex. Cases to study include the Altar to Heaven, the Yuanming Garden, the Tiananmen Square, and the Palace Museum.
HSAR 790a History and Memory in Chinese Art Lillian Lanying Tseng Th   1:30 PM - 3:20 PM The seminar explores how art projects shape memory and intervene in history in China. It first focuses on bronze vessels and stone steles, investigating how media, intention and reception influence the operation of commemorative art. It then deals with painting and calligraphy, discussing how the fusion of personal and collective memory transforms the tangle of the past and the present. Chinese is not required.
HSAR 794b Chinese Painting Under the Mongols, 1260-1368 David Sensabaugh Th   3:30 PM - 5:20 PM Chinese painting has been interpreted as having undergone a major redirection during the century if Mongul rule in China. This has been related to the rise of scholar painting. This seminar will examine the ways of viewing the history of Chinese painting during the Yuan dynasty, beginning with such artists as Qian Xuan and Zhao Mengfu and ending with the Four Masters of the Yuan.
HSAR 802b, JAPN 710b The Textural and Visual Cultures of Heian Japan Edward Kamens, Mimi Yiengpruksawan W   3:30 PM - 5:20 PM Topics in the study of the Heian period and the city-space/cultural center we call “Heian” explored through close examination of a variety of artifacts—works of art and and architecture, historical and literary texts, both secular and religious. Primary documents in Japanese and Sino-Japanese (kanbun) will be explored in depth; a reading knowledge of literary Japanese and of kanbun is required.
INTS 332a, PLSC 395a The Political Economy of War and State Building Frances Rosenbluth W   1:30 PM - 3:20 PM An examination of the relationship among political institutions, civic values, and military organization from ancient and classical Greece, Republican and imperial Rome, ancient China and Japan, through late medieval and early modern Europe and Asia. Enrollment limited to juniors and seniors, with preference to majors in Political Science.
JAPN 115a, JAPN 515a Elementary Japanese Hiroyo Nishimura, Michiaki Murata M,T,W,Th,F   9:30 AM - 10:20 AM, 10:30 AM - 11:20 AM An introductory course in spoken Japanese. Drills in pronunciation and conversation; lectures on grammar; and an introduction to reading and writing, including hiragana, katakana and 200 kanji.
JAPN 115b, JAPN 515b Elementary Japanese Hiroyo Nishimura, Michiaki Murata M,T,W,Th,F   9:30 AM - 10:20 AM, 10:30 AM - 11:20 AM An introductory course in spoken Japanese. Drills in pronunciation and conversation; lectures on grammar; and an introduction to reading and writing, including hiragana, katakana and 200 kanji.
JAPN 140a, JAPN 540a Intermediate Japanese Yoshiko Maruyama, Masahiko Seto, Mari Stever M,T,W,Th,F   10:30 AM - 11:20 AM, 11:30 AM - 12:20 PM Emphasis on continued development in both written and spoken Japanese with reinforcement of previously learned patterns and structures. Besides the text, teaching materials include audio and videotapes for listening comprehension and speaking practice, as well as multi-media materials. Prerequisite: Japanese 115/515 or equivalent.
JAPN 140b, JAPN 540b Intermediate Japanese Yoshiko Maruyama, Masahiko Seto, Mari Stever M,T,W,Th,F   10:30 AM - 11:20 AM, 11:30 AM - 12:20 PM Emphasis on continued development in both written and spoken Japanese with reinforcement of previously learned patterns and structures. Besides the text, teaching materials include audio and videotapes for listening comprehension and speaking practice, as well as multi-media materials. Prerequisite: Japanese 115/515 or equivalent.
JAPN 150a, JAPN 550a Advanced Japanese Koichi Hiroe, Mari Stever M,W,F   11:30 AM - 12:45 PM, 1:00 PM - 2:15 PM An advanced Japanese language course designed to develop further students' proficiency in aural and reading comprehension, as well as speaking and writing skills. Reading and discussion of short stories, essays, and journal articles. Listening to and discussion of television and radio broadcasts. Writing practice includes a diary, letters, essays, and criticism. After Japanese 140/540 or equivalent.
JAPN 150b, JAPN 550b Advanced Japanese Koichi Hiroe, Mari Stever M,W,F   11:30 AM - 12:45 PM, 1:00 PM - 2:15 PM An advanced Japanese language course designed to develop further students' proficiency in aural and reading comprehension, as well as speaking and writing skills. Reading and discussion of short stories, essays, and journal articles. Listening to and discussion of television and radio broadcasts. Writing practice includes a diary, letters, essays, and criticism. After Japanese 140/540 or equivalent.
JAPN 157a, JAPN 557a Readings in Contemporary Media and Literature Masahiko Seto T,Th   1:00 PM - 2:15 PM Close reading of modern Japanese writings in current affairs, social science, cultural history and modern literature. Students develop their speaking, listening and writing skills through discussion and written exercises. Conducted in Japanese. After Japanese 150/550 or equivalent.
JAPN 157b, JAPN 557b Readings in Contemporary Media and Literature Masahiko Seto T,Th   1:00 PM - 2:15 PM Close reading of modern Japanese writings in current affairs, social science, cultural history and modern literature. Students develop their speaking, listening and writing skills through discussion and written exercises. Conducted in Japanese. After Japanese 150/550 or equivalent.
JAPN 160a, JAPN 560a Introduction to Literary Japanese Edward Kamens M,W   2:30 PM - 3:45 PM Introduction to the grammar and style of the premodern literary language (bungotai) through a variety of texts. After JAPN 150/550 or equivalent.
JAPN 161b, JAPN 561b Readings in Literary Japanese Edward Kamens M   1:30 PM - 3:20 PM Close analytical reading of a sequence of selections from texts of the Nara through Tokugawa periods: prose, poetry, and various genres. After Japanese 160a/560a or equivalent.
JAPN 200a, LITR 175a The Japanese Classics Edward Kamens T,Th   2:30 PM - 3:45 PM Prose narratives, poetry collections, and plays from the eighth through the nineteenth centuries. Topics include the relation of gender to modes of writing, recurring themes of nature, love, warfare, and the supernatural, and the place of Japanese literature within the scope of world literature. No knowledge of Japanese required.
JAPN 210b, EAST 401b Fantastic Realms in Modern and Early Modern Japanese Literature William Burton W   1:30 PM - 3:20 PM A study of fantastic realms as found in early-modern and modern Japanese literature, focusing in particular on utopian and dystopian visions. Readings are drawn from literary and popular fiction from the late 1600s to present. No knowledge of Japanese required.
JAPN 251b, JAPN 581b, LITR 251b Japanese Literature After 1970 John Treat T,Th   11:30 AM - 12:45 PM Study of Japanese literature published between 1970 and the present. Writers may include Murakami Ryu, Maruya Saiichi, Shimada Masahiko, Nakagami Kenji, Yoshimoto Banana, Yamada Eimi, Murakami Haruki, and Medoruma Shun. No knowledge of Japanese required.
JAPN 270a, FILM 446a, JAPN 586a, LITR 384a Japanese Cinema Before 1960 Aaron Gerow T,Th   11:30 AM - 12:45 PM screenings on W from 7:00-9:30 PM An investigation of the history of Japanese cinema to 1960, including the social, cultural, and industrial backgrounds to its development. Periods covered include the silent era, the coming of sound and the wartime period, the occupation era film, the golden age of the 1950s, and the new modernism of the late 1950s. No knowledge of Japanese required.
JAPN 470a Independent Tutorial Consult DUS (EALL) TBA    Time TBA For students with advanced Japanese language skills who wish to engage in concentrated reading and research on material not otherwise offered in courses. The work must be supervised by an adviser and must terminate in a term paper or its equivalent. Ordinarily only one term may be offered toward the major or for credit toward the degree. Permission to enroll requires submission of a detailed project proposal and its approval by the Director of Undergraduate Studies.
JAPN 471b Independent Tutorial Consult DUS (EALL) TBA    Time TBA For students with advanced Japanese language skills who wish to engage in concentrated reading and research on material not otherwise offered in courses. The work must be supervised by an adviser and must terminate in a term paper or its equivalent. Ordinarily only one term may be offered toward the major or for credit toward the degree. Permission to enroll requires submission of a detailed project proposal and its approval by the Director of Undergraduate Studies.
JAPN 491a Senior Essay Consult DUS (EALL) TBA    Time TBA Preparation of the senior essay under faculty supervision. Required of all seniors majoring in Japanese.
JAPN 491b Senior Essay Consult DUS (EALL) TBA    Time TBA Preparation of the senior essay under faculty supervision. Required of all seniors majoring in Japanese.
JAPN 492 Yearlong Senior Essay Consult DUS (EALL) TBA    Preparation of a two-term senior essay under faculty supervision.
JAPN 515a, JAPN 115a Elementary Japanese Hiroyo Nishimura, Michiaki Murata M,T,W,Th,F   9:30 AM - 10:20 AM, 10:30 AM - 11:20 AM An introductory course in spoken Japanese. Drills in pronunciation and conversation; lectures on grammar; and an introduction to reading and writing, including hiragana, katakana and 200 kanji.
JAPN 515b, JAPN 115b Elementary Japanese Hiroyo Nishimura, Michiaki Murata M,T,W,Th,F   9:30 AM - 10:20 AM, 10:30 AM - 11:20 AM An introductory course in spoken Japanese. Drills in pronunciation and conversation; lectures on grammar; and an introduction to reading and writing, including hiragana, katakana and 200 kanji.
JAPN 540a, JAPN 140a Intermediate Japanese Yoshiko Maruyama, Masahiko Seto, Mari Stever M,T,W,Th,F   10:30 AM - 11:20 AM, 11:30 AM - 12:20 PM Emphasis on continued development in both written and spoken Japanese with reinforcement of previously learned patterns and structures. Besides the text, teaching materials include audio and videotapes for listening comprehension and speaking practice, as well as multi-media materials. Prerequisite: Japanese 115/515 or equivalent.
JAPN 540b, JAPN 140b Intermediate Japanese Yoshiko Maruyama, Masahiko Seto, Mari Stever M,T,W,Th,F   10:30 AM - 11:20 AM, 11:30 AM - 12:20 PM Emphasis on continued development in both written and spoken Japanese with reinforcement of previously learned patterns and structures. Besides the text, teaching materials include audio and videotapes for listening comprehension and speaking practice, as well as multi-media materials. Prerequisite: Japanese 115/515 or equivalent.
JAPN 550a, JAPN 150a Advanced Japanese Koichi Hiroe, Mari Stever M,W,F   11:30 AM - 12:45 PM, 1:00 PM - 2:15 PM An advanced Japanese language course designed to develop further students' proficiency in aural and reading comprehension, as well as speaking and writing skills. Reading and discussion of short stories, essays, and journal articles. Listening to and discussion of television and radio broadcasts. Writing practice includes a diary, letters, essays, and criticism. After Japanese 140/540 or equivalent.
JAPN 550b, JAPN 150b Advanced Japanese Koichi Hiroe, Mari Stever M,W,F   11:30 AM - 12:45 PM, 1:00 PM - 2:15 PM An advanced Japanese language course designed to develop further students' proficiency in aural and reading comprehension, as well as speaking and writing skills. Reading and discussion of short stories, essays, and journal articles. Listening to and discussion of television and radio broadcasts. Writing practice includes a diary, letters, essays, and criticism. After Japanese 140/540 or equivalent.
JAPN 557a, JAPN 157a Readings in Contemporary Media and Literature Masahiko Seto T,Th   1:00 PM - 2:15 PM Close reading of modern Japanese writings in current affairs, social science, cultural history and modern literature. Students develop their speaking, listening and writing skills through discussion and written exercises. Conducted in Japanese. After Japanese 150/550 or equivalent.
JAPN 557b, JAPN 157b Readings in Contemporary Media and Literature Masahiko Seto T,Th   1:00 PM - 2:15 PM Close reading of modern Japanese writings in current affairs, social science, cultural history and modern literature. Students develop their speaking, listening and writing skills through discussion and written exercises. Conducted in Japanese. After Japanese 150/550 or equivalent.
JAPN 560a, JAPN 160a Introduction to Literary Japanese Edward Kamens M,W   2:30 PM - 3:45 PM Introduction to the grammar and style of the premodern literary language (bungotai) through a variety of texts. After JAPN 150/550 or equivalent.
JAPN 561b, JAPN 161b Readings in Literary Japanese Edward Kamens M   1:30 PM - 3:20 PM Close analytical reading of a sequence of selections from texts of the Nara through Tokugawa periods: prose, poetry, and various genres. After Japanese 160a/560a or equivalent.
JAPN 565a Literary Chinese (Kambun) for Students of Japanese Stanley Weinstein TBA    An introduction to the traditional Japanese method of reading literary Chinese texts. Selections from the dynastic histories and pre-Ch'in philosophers.
JAPN 581b, JAPN 251b, LITR 251b Japanese Literature After 1970 John Treat T,Th   11:30 AM - 12:45 PM Study of Japanese literature published between 1970 and the present. Writers may include Murakami Ryu, Maruya Saiichi, Shimada Masahiko, Nakagami Kenji, Yoshimoto Banana, Yamada Eimi, Murakami Haruki, and Medoruma Shun. No knowledge of Japanese required.
JAPN 586a, FILM 446a, JAPN 270a, LITR 384a Japanese Cinema Before 1960 Aaron Gerow T,Th   11:30 AM - 12:45 PM screenings on W from 7:00-9:30 PM An investigation of the history of Japanese cinema to 1960, including the social, cultural, and industrial backgrounds to its development. Periods covered include the silent era, the coming of sound and the wartime period, the occupation era film, the golden age of the 1950s, and the new modernism of the late 1950s. No knowledge of Japanese required.
JAPN 700a Readings in Premodern Japanese Literature Edward Kamens F   9:00 AM - 11:00 AM Close reading of Japanese prose and/or poetry of various periods; research in traditional commentary and contemporary criticism.
JAPN 710b, HSAR 802b The Textural and Visual Cultures of Heian Japan Edward Kamens, Mimi Yiengpruksawan W   3:30 PM - 5:20 PM Topics in the study of the Heian period and the city-space/cultural center we call “Heian” explored through close examination of a variety of artifacts—works of art and and architecture, historical and literary texts, both secular and religious. Primary documents in Japanese and Sino-Japanese (kanbun) will be explored in depth; a reading knowledge of literary Japanese and of kanbun is required.
JAPN 871b Readings in Japanese Film Theory Aaron Gerow T   1:30 PM - 3:20 PM screenings on W from 7:00-9:00 PM Theorizations of film and culture in Japan from the 1910s to the present. Through readings in the works of a variety of authors, the course explores both the articulations of cinema in Japanese intellectual discourse and how this embodies the shifting position of film in Japanese popular cultural history.
JAPN 885a Modern Japanese Novel John Treat W   2:00 PM - 4:30 PM A seminar primarily designed as a three-year course in which graduate students specializing in Japanese literature are required to read major works of modern Japanese fiction in the original.
KREN 115a, KREN 515a Elementary Korean Angela Lee-Smith, and Staff M,T,W,Th,F   9:30 AM - 10:20 AM, 10:30 AM - 11:20 AM A beginning course in modern Korean. Pronunciation, lectures on grammar, conversation practice, and introduction to the writing system (Hankul). The 10:30-11:20 section is for students with elementary aural proficiency but little training in written Korean.
KREN 115b, KREN 515b Elementary Korean Angela Lee-Smith, and Staff M,T,W,Th,F   9:30 AM - 10:20 AM, 10:30 AM - 11:20 AM A beginning course in modern Korean. Pronunciation, lectures on grammar, conversation practice, and introduction to the writing system (Hankul). The 10:30-11:20 section is for students with elementary aural proficiency but little training in written Korean.
KREN 135a, KREN 535a Intermediate Korean Seungja Choi, and Staff M,T,W,Th,F   10:30 AM - 11:20 AM Continued development of skills in modern Korean, spoken and written, leading to intermediate-level proficiency. After Korean 115/515 or equivalent.
KREN 135b, KREN 535b Intermediate Korean Seungja Choi, and Staff M,T,W,Th,F   10:30 AM - 11:20 AM Continued development of skills in modern Korean, spoken and written, leading to intermediate-level proficiency. After Korean 115/515 or equivalent.
KREN 150a, KREN 550a Advanced Modern Korean Seungja Choi, and Staff T,Th   11:30 AM - 12:45 PM An advanced course in modern Korean. Reading of short stories, essays, journal articles, and introduction of 400 Chinese characters. Students develop their speaking and writing skills through discussions and written exercises. Conducted in Korean. After KREN 135/535 or equivalent.
KREN 150b, KREN 550b Advanced Modern Korean Seungja Choi, and Staff T,Th   11:30 AM - 12:45 PM An advanced course in modern Korean. Reading of short stories, essays, journal articles, and introduction of 400 Chinese characters. Students develop their speaking and writing skills through discussions and written exercises. Conducted in Korean. After KREN 135/535 or equivalent.
KREN 470a Independent Tutorial Consult DUS (EALL) TBA    For students with advanced Korean language skills who wish to engage in concentrated reading and research on material not otherwise offered in courses. The work must be supervised by an adviser and must terminate in a term paper or its equivalent. Permission to enroll requires submission of a detailed project proposal and its approval by the Director of Undergraduate Studies.
KREN 471b Independent Tutorial Consult DUS (EALL) TBA    For students with advanced Korean language skills who wish to engage in concentrated reading and research on material not otherwise offered in courses. The work must be supervised by an adviser and must terminate in a term paper or its equivalent. Permission to enroll requires submission of a detailed project proposal and its approval by the Director of Undergraduate Studies.
KREN 515a, KREN 115a Elementary Korean Angela Lee-Smith, and Staff M,T,W,Th,F   9:30 AM - 10:20 AM, 10:30 AM - 11:20 AM A beginning course in modern Korean. Pronunciation, lectures on grammar, conversation practice, and introduction to the writing system (Hankul). The 10:30-11:20 section is for students with elementary aural proficiency but little training in written Korean.
KREN 515b, KREN 115b Elementary Korean Angela Lee-Smith, and Staff M,T,W,Th,F   9:30 AM - 10:20 AM, 10:30 AM - 11:20 AM A beginning course in modern Korean. Pronunciation, lectures on grammar, conversation practice, and introduction to the writing system (Hankul). The 10:30-11:20 section is for students with elementary aural proficiency but little training in written Korean.
KREN 535a, KREN 135a Intermediate Korean Seungja Choi, and Staff M,T,W,Th,F   10:30 AM - 11:20 AM Continued development of skills in modern Korean, spoken and written, leading to intermediate-level proficiency. After Korean 115/515 or equivalent.
KREN 535b, KREN 135b Intermediate Korean Seungja Choi, and Staff M,T,W,Th,F   10:30 AM - 11:20 AM Continued development of skills in modern Korean, spoken and written, leading to intermediate-level proficiency. After Korean 115/515 or equivalent.
KREN 550a, KREN 150a Advanced Modern Korean Seungja Choi, and Staff T,Th   11:30 AM - 12:45 PM An advanced course in modern Korean. Reading of short stories, essays, journal articles, and introduction of 400 Chinese characters. Students develop their speaking and writing skills through discussions and written exercises. Conducted in Korean. After KREN 135/535 or equivalent.
KREN 550b, KREN 150b Advanced Modern Korean Seungja Choi, and Staff T,Th   11:30 AM - 12:45 PM An advanced course in modern Korean. Reading of short stories, essays, journal articles, and introduction of 400 Chinese characters. Students develop their speaking and writing skills through discussions and written exercises. Conducted in Korean. After KREN 135/535 or equivalent.
LAW 20135a Workshop on Chinese Legal Reform Jonathan Hecht, Jamie Horsley, Paul Gewirtz T   4:10 PM - 6:00 PM This workshop will examine legal development in China today. Typically, guests from other universities in the U.S. or China will present papers or discuss current issues.
LITR 172a, CHNS 200a, CHNS 500a Man and Nature in Chinese Literature Kang-i Sun Chang T,Th   1:00 PM - 2:15 PM An exploration of concepts of man and nature in traditional Chinese poetry and criticism, with special attention to historical contexts and cultural meanings. Topics include the centrality of lyricism and Taoism; depictions of nature and self-cultivation; travel in literature; the relation of poetry to painting; images of utopian communities as compared to the Western notion of Utopia; poets' strategies of self-canonization. All readings in translation; no knowledge of Chinese required. Optional discussion section conducted in Chinese for qualified students.
LITR 175a, JAPN 200a The Japanese Classics Edward Kamens T,Th   2:30 PM - 3:45 PM Prose narratives, poetry collections, and plays from the eighth through the nineteenth centuries. Topics include the relation of gender to modes of writing, recurring themes of nature, love, warfare, and the supernatural, and the place of Japanese literature within the scope of world literature. No knowledge of Japanese required.
LITR 192a, CHNS 300a, CHNS 572a The Classic Chinese Novel Charles Laughlin T,Th   4:00 PM - 5:15 PM Introduction to the full-length Chinese novel from the Ming and Qing dynasties (fourteenth to the nineteenth centuries). Focus on works most influential in later times, including Outlaws of the Marsh, Journey to the West, Dream of the Red Chamber (Story of the Stone), Jin Ping Mei, and The Scholars. Western scholarship on the Chinese novel also discussed. Recommended preparation: previous coursework on traditional Chinese literature. No knowledge of Chinese required.
LITR 250b, CHNS 351b, CHNS 585b Chinese Modernism Charles Laughlin M,W   1:00 PM - 2:15 PM Exploration of modernist and avant-garde literature in China. Discussion of issues of translation and modernity in a global context in fiction, poetry, drama, and film from the 1920s to the 1990s. Authors from China, Taiwan, and Hong Kong include Ding Ling, Shi Zhecun, Eileen Chang, Xi Xi, Yu Hua, Can Xue, Liu Suola, Zhang Dachun, Zhu Tianwen, and Gao Xingjian. Films by Huang Jianxin, Chen Kaige, and Wong Kar-wai. Prerequisite: Chinese 174/574 or permission of instructor.
LITR 251b, JAPN 251b, JAPN 581b Japanese Literature After 1970 John Treat T,Th   11:30 AM - 12:45 PM Study of Japanese literature published between 1970 and the present. Writers may include Murakami Ryu, Maruya Saiichi, Shimada Masahiko, Nakagami Kenji, Yoshimoto Banana, Yamada Eimi, Murakami Haruki, and Medoruma Shun. No knowledge of Japanese required.
LITR 384a, FILM 446a, JAPN 270a, JAPN 586a Japanese Cinema Before 1960 Aaron Gerow T,Th   11:30 AM - 12:45 PM screenings on W from 7:00-9:30 PM An investigation of the history of Japanese cinema to 1960, including the social, cultural, and industrial backgrounds to its development. Periods covered include the silent era, the coming of sound and the wartime period, the occupation era film, the golden age of the 1950s, and the new modernism of the late 1950s. No knowledge of Japanese required.
LITR 401b, CHNS 202b Chinese Poetry in Comparative Perspective Haun Saussy M,W   2:30 PM - 3:45 PM An introduction to Chinese classical poetry emphasizing the specificity of its language and forms, while also examining the influence it has had through translations) on the poetry of other languages. Authors include Wang Wei, Li Bai, and Du Fu. Reading Knowledge of Chinese is desirable but not required. Conducted in English.
PLSC 371a Chinese Politics in the Reform Era Pierre Landry M,W   1:00 PM - 2:15 PM An analysis of how Chinese politics is being shaped by the economic, social and administrative reforms undertaken since 1978 as well as the domestic consequences of the People's Republic of China's changing international environment.
PLSC 379a, PLSC 787a Japanese Politics Frances Rosenbluth T,Th   9:00 AM - 10:15 AM Examination of Japan's political institutions and the way these affect the policy-making process. Consideration also of Japan's emerging role in the world political economy.
PLSC 383a, PLSC 722a Authoritarian Regimes Pierre Landry W   3:30 PM - 5:20 PM Introduction to the key literature on authoritarian regimes and their political evolution.
PLSC 395a, INTS 332a The Political Economy of War and State Building Frances Rosenbluth W   1:30 PM - 3:20 PM An examination of the relationship among political institutions, civic values, and military organization from ancient and classical Greece, Republican and imperial Rome, ancient China and Japan, through late medieval and early modern Europe and Asia. Enrollment limited to juniors and seniors, with preference to majors in Political Science.
PLSC 414b Decentralization in Developing Countries Pierre Landry W   1:30 PM - 3:20 PM A comparison of decentralization strategies and their political consequences. Focus on developing countries with authoritarian or transitional regimes as well as on stable democracies.
PLSC 431b Comparative Politics of Development: Africa, East Asia, and Latin America David Simon W   3:30 PM - 5:20 PM This course addresses the comparative politics of development. It does so by comparing the record of development in three global regions - Africa, East Asia, and Latin America - over the course of the past 50 years, and by considering the interests, institutions, and global context that have characterized their respective experiences.
PLSC 722a, PLSC 383a Authoritarian Regimes Pierre Landry W   3:30 PM - 5:20 PM Introduction to the key literature on authoritarian regimes and their political evolution.
PLSC 787a, PLSC 379a Japanese Politics Frances Rosenbluth T,Th   9:00 AM - 10:15 AM Examination of Japan's political institutions and the way these affect the policy-making process. Consideration also of Japan's emerging role in the world political economy.
RLST 134a Buddhism in China and Japan Koichi Shinohara M,W   10:30 AM - 11:20 AM This is a survey course organized in the two parts. The historical survey in Part I will focus on major Buddhist centers in China and Japan. It studies the history of Buddhism in the contexts of these centers, reviewing the lives of the founders, the formation of communities around them and their later evolution. In the second half of the course we will examine the variety of ways in which Buddhist salvation was conceived and pursued in these groups. Relevant Indian Buddhist scriptures, doctrinal writings composed in China, and concrete forms of practice (such as sitting in meditation, reciting the name of the Buddha, or ritually transforming oneself into the Buddha) will be examined in some details.
RLST 569a Studying Chan/Zen Buddhism Koichi Shinohara T   1:30 PM - 3:20 PM Over the past several decades the study of Chan/Zen Buddhism in North America has evolved beyond "sectarian learning" (sometimes designated in Japan as sh'gaku) into what may be more appropriately called a branch of "religious studies." This seminar will examine some of the critical issues that became highlighted in this evolution. We will examine several scholarly contributions, noting, for example, how the traditional accounts of the tradition's history became untenable in the light of modern critical historiography of Chan, and how different kinds of questions emerged as central concerns of the field.
SOCY 325a Topics in Contemporary Chinese Society Deborah Davis T   1:30 PM - 3:20 PM Since 1992, the leaders of the Chinese Communist party have jettisoned their earlier socialist blueprints, embraced global markets, and legitimated private entrepreneurship. At the same time, the CCP continues to reject any challenges to their monopoly of political power. They routinely outlaw ---even criminalize--- unofficial unions, popular religious associations, and websites that carry stories unfriendly to the Party. In this seminar, students first review the social consequences of increased economic autonomy and then evaluate the success of those pushing for greater social and political freedoms. Although a sociological perspective anchors the course analytically, the assigned materials are theoretically and methodologically diverse. In addition to the weekly seminar meeting, there is an optional discussion section conducted entirely in Chinese starting the week of September 21.
WGST 405b, CHNS 201b, CHNS 501b Women Poets of Traditional China Kang-i Sun Chang T,Th   1:00 PM - 2:15 PM A study of women poets in traditional China, with some attention to representation of women in male poetry as well. Issues include literary canon and traditions, feminine voice and allegory, the abandoned woman, women in exile, the dichotomy of yin and yang, gender and genre, body and sexuality, notions of love, aesthetics of illness, and the function of memory. All readings in translation; no knowledge of Chinese required. Optional discussion section conducted in Chinese for qualified students.