ALL DEPARTMENTS Archive for 2007 - 2008
Courses found: 154
ANTH 170a Chinese Culture and Society Helen Siu T,Th   11:35 AM - 12:50 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, and state ideology and bureaucracy.
ANTH 227a, ARCG 227a Archaeology of Asian Civilizations William Honeychurch M,W   11:35 AM - 12:50 PM A broad archaeological survey of Asia, drawing on diachronic case studies from several regions. Evidence from archaeological and ethnographic research illuminates sociopolitical organization, economic relationships, ideologies, and interregional interaction. Emphasis on how particular sequences of change contribute to the study of sociocultural themes in anthropological archaeology.
ANTH 254b Japan: Culture Society Modernity Allison Alexy M,W   11:35 AM - 12:50 PM This course offers an introductory survey of Japan from an anthropological perspective. It is open without prerequisite to anyone with a curiosity about what is arguably the most important non-Western society of the last 100 years, and to anyone concerned about the diverse conditions of modern life. We will range over many aspects of contemporary Japan, and draw on scholarship in history, literature, religion, and the various social sciences. The course does, however, revolve around three broad issues that provide an underlying thematic coherence and that demonstrate how anthropologists approach a society of such complexity and depth.
ANTH 282b Sport, Society and Culture William Kelly M,W   10:30 AM - 11:20 AM 1 HTBA Examination of how sports are shaped by the society and culture in which they are found. Topics include race, gender, and ethnicity; sports and media; sports nationalism and globalization; and sports as a profession. Consideration of four cases in detail: Caribbean cricket, Japanese baseball, Argentine soccer, and Kenyan distance running.
ANTH 362b, ANTH 562b Topics in Chinese Anthropology W   3:30 PM - 5:20 PM In this seminar, we will explore key issues in contemporary Chinese anthropology through critical readings of recent ethnographies. Topics include the transformation of individual and collective experience; the politics of memory in experiences of violence and healing; embodied differences of gender, ethnicity, and disability; spatial practices and the rural/urban divide; modernity and consumer culture; and processes of nationalism and globalization.
ANTH 562b, ANTH 362b Topics in Chinese Anthropology W   3:30 PM - 5:20 PM In this seminar, we will explore key issues in contemporary Chinese anthropology through critical readings of recent ethnographies. Topics include the transformation of individual and collective experience; the politics of memory in experiences of violence and healing; embodied differences of gender, ethnicity, and disability; spatial practices and the rural/urban divide; modernity and consumer culture; and processes of nationalism and globalization.
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. Permission of the instructor required.
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. Permission of the instructor required.
ARCG 212a, HSAR 351a 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 period 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 227a, ANTH 227a Archaeology of Asian Civilizations William Honeychurch M,W   11:35 AM - 12:50 PM A broad archaeological survey of Asia, drawing on diachronic case studies from several regions. Evidence from archaeological and ethnographic research illuminates sociopolitical organization, economic relationships, ideologies, and interregional interaction. Emphasis on how particular sequences of change contribute to the study of sociocultural themes in anthropological archaeology.
CHNS 115 Elementary Modern Chinese John Montanaro, Jianhua Shen, William Zhou and staff M,T,W,Th,F   9:25 AM - 10:15 AM or 10:30 AM-11:20 AM or 11:35 AM-12:25 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. Additional sections offered in Beijing, China, through the Peking University-Yale University Joint Undergraduate Program.
CHNS 118 Elementary Modern Chinese for Advanced Learners Ninghui Liang M,T,W,Th,F   9:25 AM - 10:15 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. Placement confirmed by placement test on first day of class and by instructors.
CHNS 130 Intermediate Modern Chinese Staff M,T,W,Th,F   9:25 AM - 10:15 AM or 11:35 AM-12:25 PM or 10:30 AM-11:20 AM An intermediate course that continues intensive training in listening, speaking, reading, and writing and consolidates achievements from the first year of study. Students improve oral fluency, study more complex grammatical structures, and enlarge both reading and writing vocabulary. To be followed by CHNS 150. Prerequisite: CHNS 115 or equivalent. Additional sections offered in Beijing, China, through the Peking University-Yale University Joint Undergraduate Program.
CHNS 133 Intermediate Modern Chinese for Advanced Learners Staff M,T,W,Th,F   10:30 AM - 11:20 AM or 11:35 AM-12:25 PM The second level of the advanced learner sequence. Intended for students with intermediate to advanced oral proficiency and high elementary 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 CHNS 153. Prerequisite: CHNS 118 or equivalent.
CHNS 150 Advanced Modern Chinese I Rongzhen Li, Haiwen Wang and staff M,T,W,Th,F   10:30 AM - 11:20 AM or 11:35 AM-12:25 PM or 9:25 AM-10:15 AM 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. Additional sections offered in Beijing, China, through the Peking University-Yale University Joint Undergraduate Program.
CHNS 153 Advanced Modern Chinese I for Advanced Learners Zhengguo Kang M,W,F   9:25 AM - 10:15 AM or 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 1,000-1,200 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 or equivalent.
CHNS 154 Advanced Modern Chinese II Fan Liu, Jianhua Shen M,W,F   10:30 AM - 11:20 AM or 11:35 AM-12:25 PM Fourth level of the standard foundational sequence of modern Chinese language study in the areas of speaking, listening, reading, and writing. Readings in a wide range of subjects form the basis of discussion and other activities. Students consolidate their skills, especially speaking proficiency, at an advanced level. Materials use both simplified and traditional characters. After Chinese 150 or equivalent.
CHNS 155 Chinese through Film Zhengguo Kang M,W,F   1:30 PM - 2:20 PM A survey of Chinese films of the past twenty years, optimized for language teaching. Texts include plot summaries, critical essays, and some scripts. Discussions, screenings, presentations, and writing workshops consolidate the four language skills. After Chinese 150 or equivalent.
CHNS 156 Readings in Contemporary Chinese Texts Wei Su M,W   11:35 AM - 12:50 PM or T,Th 11:35 PM - 12:50 PM Selected readings in Chinese 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 or equivalent.
CHNS 160, CHNS 560 Introduction to Literary Chinese Yu-Lin Saussy T,Th   11:35 AM - 12:50 PM 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 or 150 or equivalent.
CHNS 170a, CHNS 570a Advanced Readings in Modern Chinese Literature Jing Tsu T,Th   2:30 PM - 3:45 PM A rigorous introduction to literary criticism and analysis using texts in the original language. Focus on the contemporary period, drawing from fiction written in Chinese in different parts of the world, from mainland China to Taiwan and from Malaysia to Hong Kong. Texts in both simplified and traditional characters. After Chinese 154 or 156 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 Concepts of man and nature in traditional Chinese literature, with special attention to aesthetic and cultural meanings. Topics include Taoism and lyricism; Buddhism and poetry; body and sexuality; contemplation and self-cultivation; travel in literature; landscape and the art of description; images of Utopian communities as compared to the Western notion of Utopia; ideas of self-identity; and dream, pilgrimage, and allegory. No knowledge of Chinese required.
CHNS 201b, CHNS 501b, WGSS 405b, WGSS 770b Women and Literature in Traditional China Kang-i Sun Chang T,Th   1:00 PM - 2:15 PM Major women writers in traditional China, as well as representations of women in works by male authors. Topics include the dichotomy of yin and yang, women and the fox spirits, the power of women's writing, women in exile, Daoist nuns, widow poets, courtesans and the literati culture, women's poetry clubs, women's script (nushu), the cross-dressing ladies, footbinding and representations of the female body, food and sexuality, notions of qing (love), aesthetics of illness, women and revolution, and the function of memory in women's literature. No knowledge of Chinese required.
CHNS 250a, CHNS 574a, LITR 254a Modern Chinese Literature Jing Tsu T,Th   11:35 AM - 12:50 PM An introduction to modern Chinese literature. Themes include cultural go-betweens; sensations in the body; sexuality; diaspora, translation, and nationalism; globalization and homeland; and everyday life. No knowledge of Chinese required.
CHNS 400b, CHNS 590b Materials and Methods for Research in Chinese Studies Chi-Wah Chan W   3:30 PM - 5:20 PM Lectures, discussion, and written exercises designed to develop skills in using traditional Chinese research materials. Prerequisite: Chinese 150 or equivalent.
CHNS 470a Independent Tutorial Consult the director of undergraduate studies. TBA    For students with advanced Chinese language skills who wish to engage in concentrated reading and research on literary works in a manner not otherwise offered in courses. The work must be supervised by a specialist 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 by the end of the first week of classes and its approval by the EALL Director of Undergraduate Studies.
CHNS 471b Independent Tutorial Consult the director of undergraduate studies. 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 500a, CHNS 200a, LITR 172a Man and Nature in Chinese Literature Kang-i Sun Chang T,Th   1:00 PM - 2:15 PM Concepts of man and nature in traditional Chinese literature, with special attention to aesthetic and cultural meanings. Topics include Taoism and lyricism; Buddhism and poetry; body and sexuality; contemplation and self-cultivation; travel in literature; landscape and the art of description; images of Utopian communities as compared to the Western notion of Utopia; ideas of self-identity; and dream, pilgrimage, and allegory. No knowledge of Chinese required.
CHNS 501b, CHNS 201b, WGSS 405b, WGSS 770b Women and Literature in Traditional China Kang-i Sun Chang T,Th   1:00 PM - 2:15 PM Major women writers in traditional China, as well as representations of women in works by male authors. Topics include the dichotomy of yin and yang, women and the fox spirits, the power of women's writing, women in exile, Daoist nuns, widow poets, courtesans and the literati culture, women's poetry clubs, women's script (nushu), the cross-dressing ladies, footbinding and representations of the female body, food and sexuality, notions of qing (love), aesthetics of illness, women and revolution, and the function of memory in women's literature. No knowledge of Chinese required.
CHNS 560, CHNS 160 Introduction to Literary Chinese Yu-Lin Saussy T,Th   11:35 AM - 12:50 PM 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 or 150 or equivalent.
CHNS 570a, CHNS 170a Advanced Readings in Modern Chinese Literature Jing Tsu T,Th   2:30 PM - 3:45 PM A rigorous introduction to literary criticism and analysis using texts in the original language. Focus on the contemporary period, drawing from fiction written in Chinese in different parts of the world, from mainland China to Taiwan and from Malaysia to Hong Kong. Texts in both simplified and traditional characters. After Chinese 154 or 156 or equivalent.
CHNS 574a, CHNS 250a, LITR 254a Modern Chinese Literature Jing Tsu T,Th   11:35 AM - 12:50 PM An introduction to modern Chinese literature. Themes include cultural go-betweens; sensations in the body; sexuality; diaspora, translation, and nationalism; globalization and homeland; and everyday life. No knowledge of Chinese required.
CHNS 590b, CHNS 400b Materials and Methods for Research in Chinese Studies Chi-Wah Chan W   3:30 PM - 5:20 PM Lectures, discussion, and written exercises designed to develop skills in using traditional Chinese research materials. Prerequisite: Chinese 150 or equivalent.
CHNS 602a Readings in Classical Chinese Prose Kang-i Sun Chang T   2:30 PM - 4:20 PM Close reading of selected texts in classical Chinese prose. Major textbooks will include the Four Books (Sishu, especially Mencius), New Tales of the World (Shishuo xinyu), and Selections of Tang Classical Tales (Tang chuanqi xuan).Topics include the relationships between literature and politics, exile and reclusion, literary style and personality. All primary readings in Chinese. Lecture and discussion in English—though occasionally in Chinese (depending on the circumstances). Recommended for qualified students (including advanced undergraduate students) with a primary interest in pre-modern Chinese literature and culture.
CHNS 603b Readings in Chinese Classical Poetry Kang-i Sun Chang T   2:30 PM - 4:20 PM Close reading of classical Chinese poetry in the original language. Textbooks include the canonical Anthology of Ancient Poetry (Gushi yuan) and Three Hundred Poems from the Tang (Tangshi sanbai shou).Works by poets such as Tao Qian, Bao Zhao, Yu Xin, Wang Wei, Li Bai, and Du Fu are read,with an emphasis on issues of cultural identity, memory, and intertextuality. Poems drawn from the novel The Dream of the Red Chamber are also discussed. All primary readings in Chinese. Lecture and discussion in English—though occasionally in Chinese (depending on the circumstances). Recommended for qualified students (including advanced undergraduate students) with a primary interest in pre-modern Chinese poetry.
CHNS 687b Cities in Modern Chinese Literature Jing Tsu W   9:25 AM - 11:15 AM This course examines evolving conceptions of the city in modern Chinese literature beginning in the late Qing. We consider issues of space, globalization, tourism, and visuality, capitalism and consumption, coloniality, technology, cosmopolitanism, and other relevant theoretical perspectives. Possible authors include Lao She, Mao Dun, Zhang Henshui, Shi Zhecun, Mu Shiying, Zhang Ailing, Xi Xi, Dong Qizhang, Ye Si, Shi Shuqing, and Huang Biyun.
CHNS 826a Late Imperial Beijing in Vernacular Literature: Peking Opera, Storytelling, Novel Pieter "Paize" Keulemans W   2:30 PM - 4:20 PM This class investigates three popular forms of nineteenth-century literature produced in and describing the city of Beijing: Peking Opera, storytelling, and the vernacular novel. What is the relationship between these three forms of literature and is it even possible to understandany of these forms if read in isolation? What is the relationship between these popular literary forms and everyday life on the streets on the one hand and literati identity on the other? How did such vulgar Beijing forms co-opt/subvert/perpetuate the political splendor of Beijing as the capital of the extensive Manchu dynasty? To answer these questions we read (and watch) important texts belonging to these three genres, including the opera/novel Precious Mirror for Evaluating Flowers (Pin hua bao jian), the storyteller novel Tale of Romance and Heroism (Ernü yingxiong zhuan), drum-song texts including The Three Knights and Five Gallants (San xia wu yi), and read and watch Peking operas such as The Green Peony (Lü mudan) and Everlasting Blessings and Peace (Yongqing shengping). In addition, we look at literati poetry, personal memoirs, travel guides, maps, as well as other forms of visual media produced during this period.
CHNS 839b, HIST 871b History and Aesthetics in the Ming-Qing Transition Annping Chin M   3:30 PM - 5:20 PM The course focuses on what the Chinese wrote and thought about history and aesthetics around the time of the Manchu conquest. Readings in Chinese include the works of Huang Zongxi, Gu Yanwu, Wang Fuzhi, Li Yu, and Zhang Dai.
CHNS 862a, HIST 862a Readings in Middle-Period Documents Valerie Hansen T   1:30 PM - 3:20 PM A survey of the historical genres of pre-modern China: the dynastic histories, other chronicles, gazetteers, literati notes, and Buddhist and Daoist canons. How to determine what different information these sources contain for research topics in different fields. Prerequisite: at least one term of classical Chinese.
CHNS 900 Directed Readings Staff TBA    Offered by permission of instructor and DGS to meet special needs not met by regular courses.
CHNS 990 Directed Research Staff TBA    Offered as needed with permission of instructor and DGS for student preparation of dissertation prospectus.
EALL 200a, RLST 134a, RLST 572a Buddhism in China and Japan Koichi Shinohara T,Th   2:30 PM - 3:45 PM An introduction to Buddhism in traditional China and Japan. A brief historical survey focusing on selected monastic centers, followed by a discussion of doctrinal developments.
EAST 210a, HSAR 353a Art and Society in Confucian Choson, 1392–1910 Youngsook Pak T,Th   1:00 PM - 2:15 PM Art and architecture of the Choson dynasty in Korea examined in the context of neo-Confucian ideology, popular religion and social systems, and the relationship between elite patrons and artisans. Portraits in palace shrines and Confucian academies; illustrations of ceremonial procedures in the court; Buddhist paintings; landscape and genre paintings; and ceramics.
EAST 212a, PLSC 369a Politics in South and North Korea Seok-ju Cho M,W   2:30 PM - 3:45 PM Introduction to the politics and political economies of South and North Korea. Investigation of different pathways taken by the two Koreas in attempts to achieve political and economic development. Application to Korean politics of theories in comparative politics, political processes, and international relations. Political institutions in the two Koreas, democratization and economic development in South Korea, and North Korean nuclear issues.
EAST 315b, HSAR 355b Korea and Her Neighbors, Art and Belief Youngsook Pak T,Th   1:00 PM - 2:15 PM This course will examine specific topics throughout the history of Korean art, how foreign ideas and artistic types were transformed to the distinctive Korean culture through interaction with indigenous popular beliefs, using local materials and craftsmanship. The topics will include Koguryo mural paintings and northern Chinese tombs, silk-road connections in Korean art, pilgrims and Buddhist monuments, commerce and tribute goods, envoys to Japan, and the impact of wars on Korean culture. Please note that the first class will meet on Thursday, January 17, 2008
EAST 330b, ECON 324b The Economics of East Asia Marcus Noland M   9:25 AM - 11:15 PM This course surveys contemporary economic developments in East Asia. The main purposes of this course are to provide an overview of these economies and their positions in the world economy, to examine the commonalities and differences in the economic development strategies undertaken in these countries, and to identify the implications of these developments for the rest of the world, including the United States. Completion of an introductory economics course is a prerequisite.
EAST 350b, PLSC 364b Mainland China–Taiwan Relations Byron Weng W   2:30 PM - 4:20 PM Analysis of the relations between mainland China and Taiwan since 1949, with emphasis on the past decade. Consideration of U.S. roles, including the possibility of war with China. Theories about sovereignty and statehood, autonomy, integration, divided nation, and "one country, two systems."
EAST 355b, PLSC 371b Chinese Politics in Reform Era Byron Weng T,Th   2:30 PM - 3:45 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.
EAST 410a, SOCY 348a Consumption and Chinese Pop Culture Deborah Davis W   1:30 PM - 2:30 PM Examination of how and why consumption and consumer behavior have varied in China since 1949, both to gain a broad overview of six decades of social change and to trace the shifting balance of power between Chinese citizens and the communist party-state. Extensive use of primary and online sources. Optional discussion section conducted in Chinese. Advanced Sociology courses are open to students who have completed one intermediate course and any other specified requirement, or by permission of the instructor. Preference is given to Sociology majors in their junior and senior years.
EAST 415b, HIST 482b Republican China, 1912-1949 Aglaia De Angeli F   1:30 PM - 3:20 PM The period of transition between the Chinese Empire and the People's Republic of China. The roots of contemporary mainland China and Taiwan; modernity and changes to society and politics, economy and law, education and literature. Prospective junior History majors should apply for seminars for the following term on forms provided by the department. Forms will be available in 237 HGS after midterm in the fall and after break in the spring. On these forms students indicate their first three choices of seminars for each term. All students who wish to preregister must declare their major and take the mandatory History library orientation by the end of the first week after midterm in the fall and by the end of February in the spring. Lists of assignments for the following term will be made available as soon as possible, posted outside 237 HGS. In September and in January, application for admission should be made directly to the instructors of the seminars, who will admit students to remaining vacancies in their seminars. Priority is given to applications from juniors, then seniors, majoring in History, but applications are also accepted from qualified sophomores and from students majoring in other programs.
EAST 416b, HIST 483b A Cultural History of Modern Korea and Japan Charles Kim M   1:30 PM - 3:20 PM Changing conceptions of self and collectivity in modern Korean and Japanese history. Focus on how identities are constituted through the interplay of self-other perceptions, particularly between Korea and Japan and East and West. Prospective junior History majors should apply for seminars for the following term on forms provided by the department. Forms will be available in 237 HGS after midterm in the fall and after break in the spring. On these forms students indicate their first three choices of seminars for each term. All students who wish to preregister must declare their major and take the mandatory History library orientation by the end of the first week after midterm in the fall and by the end of February in the spring. Lists of assignments for the following term will be made available as soon as possible, posted outside 237 HGS. In September and in January, application for admission should be made directly to the instructors of the seminars, who will admit students to remaining vacancies in their seminars. Priority is given to applications from juniors, then seniors, majoring in History, but applications are also accepted from qualified sophomores and from students majoring in other programs.
EAST 420b, MUSI 258b Music and Modernity in East Asia Su Zheng W   9:25 AM - 11:15 AM This course examines the relationships between music and modernity in China, Japan, and Korea. It will focus on the cultural conflicts encountered by East Asian musicians and composers, and their musical explorations and experiments in searching national and individual identities in the processes of nation-building and modernization.
EAST 480a One-Term Senior Essay Consult the director of undergraduate studies. TBA    Preparation of a one-term senior essay under the guidance of a faculty adviser. Students must receive the prior agreement of the director of undergraduate studies and of the faculty member who will serve as the senior essay adviser. Students must arrange to meet with that adviser on a regular basis throughout the term.
EAST 480b One-Term Senior Essay Consult the director of undergraduate studies. TBA    Preparation of a one-term senior essay under the guidance of a faculty adviser. Students must receive the prior agreement of the director of undergraduate studies and of the faculty member who will serve as the senior essay adviser. Students must arrange to meet with that adviser on a regular basis throughout the term.
EAST 491 Senior Research Project Consult the director of undergraduate studies. 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.
EAST 510b, ECON 475b, INRL 579b Economics of the Korean Peninsula Marcus Noland M   2:30 PM - 4:30 PM This course surveys economic developments on the Korean peninsula. The main purposes of this course are to provide an overview of the North and South Korean economies, to examine the commonalities and differences in their economic development strategies, and to analyze the prospects for and implications of national unification. Completion of an introductory economics course is a prerequisite.
EAST 520b, HSAR 820b Text and Images in Korean Art Youngsook Pak T   3:30 PM - 5:20 PM The seminar will investigate how textual descriptions match with the existing artistic heritage. Did artistic imagination independently creat new forms, or how precisely did artists follow the literary texts? The texts in question are Samguk yusa (Reminiscences of the Three Kingdoms), and various Buddhist texts. A reading knowledge of Chinese is required. Please note that the first class will meet on Tuesday, January 22, 2008
ECON 120a Introduction of Chinese Economy Dong Chen TBA    An overview of the current Chinese economy, whose rapid growth in the past two decades drew worldwide attention, as well as of the challenges it faces. The cultural and political background of the economy, China’s market transition, manufacturing and financial sectors, foreign trade, FDI and technology transfer, and the reform of SOEs are among the topics addressed. Offered in Beijing, China, through the Peking University-Yale University Joint Undergraduate Program.
ECON 120b Introduction of Chinese Economy Dong Chen TBA    An overview of the current Chinese economy, whose rapid growth in the past two decades drew worldwide attention, as well as of the challenges it faces. The cultural and political background of the economy, China’s market transition, manufacturing and financial sectors, foreign trade, FDI and technology transfer, and the reform of SOEs are among the topics addressed. Offered in Beijing, China, through the Peking University-Yale University Joint Undergraduate Program.
ECON 324b, EAST 330b The Economics of East Asia Marcus Noland M   9:25 AM - 11:15 PM This course surveys contemporary economic developments in East Asia. The main purposes of this course are to provide an overview of these economies and their positions in the world economy, to examine the commonalities and differences in the economic development strategies undertaken in these countries, and to identify the implications of these developments for the rest of the world, including the United States. Completion of an introductory economics course is a prerequisite.
ECON 429a, ECON 802a Economic Development of Japan Fumiko Takeda 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 475b, EAST 510b, INRL 579b Economics of the Korean Peninsula Marcus Noland M   2:30 PM - 4:30 PM This course surveys economic developments on the Korean peninsula. The main purposes of this course are to provide an overview of the North and South Korean economies, to examine the commonalities and differences in their economic development strategies, and to analyze the prospects for and implications of national unification. Completion of an introductory economics course is a prerequisite.
ECON 802a, ECON 429a Economic Development of Japan Fumiko Takeda 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.
F&ES 80071b, REL 817b, RLST 280b, RLST 872b World Religions and Ecology: Asian Religions John Grim, Mary Evelyn Tucker T   9:25 AM - 11:15 AM The emerging relationships of world religions to the global environmental crisis. Attention to both the problems and promise of these relationships. Ways in which religious ideas and practices have contributed to cultural attitudes and human interactions with nature. Examples from Judaism, Christianity, Islam, and indigenous traditions.
F&ES 83064a Energy Issues in Developing Countries Robert Bailis T   10:00 AM - 12:50 PM This graduate seminar is designed to provide students with an opportunity to explore the interrelationships among energy, environment, economic development, and social welfare in developing countries. Throughout the course, we consider the role that people, industries, and state institutions play in supplying and consuming energy-based resources in countries of sub-Saharan Africa, Latin America, and much of Asia. The goal of the course is to understand the many ways in which energy is used by the majority of the world’s population and to examine some of the tensions that exist among environmental sustainability, economic growth, and quality of life within the context of non-Western, non-industrialized, and/or industrializing populations. Class meetings consist of a short lecture followed by discussion; therefore reading and participation are critical components of the course and students are evaluated based on their contributions to the discussion. Students are strongly encouraged to have prior knowledge of basic energy issues. F&ES 86025a or equivalent is recommended. Enrollment limited to fifteen students.
FILM 446a, JAPN 270a, JAPN 586a Japanese Cinema before 1960 Aaron Gerow T,Th   11:35 AM - 12:50 PM Screenings W 7-9:30 p.m. 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, the golden age of the 1950s, and the new modernism of the late 1950s. No knowledge of Japanese required.
FILM 871b, JAPN 871b Readings in Japanese Film Theory Aaron Gerow T   1:30 PM - 3:20 PM Screenings W 7-9 P.M. 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.
HIST 003a Classics of World History Valerie Hansen M,W   2:30 PM - 3:45 PM An introduction to the historical traditions of Greece and Rome, Islam, and China. Focus on Polybius, Herodotus, al-Tabari, Masudi, Sima Qian, and Sima Guang. Particular attention to their treatment of people and events outside their borders. Enrollment limited to freshmen.
HIST 302b Japan since 1600 Yosuke Nirei T,Th   1:00 PM - 2:15 PM A history of early modern and modern Japan, including the establishment of the Tokugawa shogunate, the end of samurai rule, and the rise of the modern state.
HIST 304a Traditional Japan to 1868 Yosuke Nirei T,Th   1:00 PM - 2:15 PM 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 306b East Asia, 500 to the Present Valerie Hansen, Peter Perdue T,Th   1:30 PM - 2:20 PM 1 HTBA Introduction to the history of societies in East Asia, including China, Inner Asia, Japan, Korea, and Vietnam, focusing on their interactions over the past 1500 years.
HIST 315a, HUMS 406a History of Traditional China to 1600 Valerie Hansen M,W   1:00 PM - 2:15 PM 1 HTBA A survey of Chinese history from the introduction of oracle bone writing in c. 1200 b.c to a.d. 1600, and the effects of the discovery of the New World on China. Philosophical, religious, and literary texts in translation as well as archaeological and art-historical evidence used to explore Chinese civilization.
HIST 316b History of Modern China, 1600-2007 Jonathan Spence M,W   11:35 AM - 12:25 PM 1 HTBA 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. Priority will be given first to senior majors in Chinese, Japanese, History, East Asian Studies (China), and East Asian Studies (Japan). The course will open to junior majors in the same on Monday, January 22 at 6PM. It will open to all other students on Tuesday, January 23 at 9AM.
HIST 476a The Qing Dynasty Jonathan Spence M   3:30 PM - 5:20 PM China’s last dynasty, the Qing (1644–1912), from its founding by the Manchu conquerors to its disintegration in the face of domestic turbulence and foreign incursions. Topics include the structure of the central government, the nature of peasant society, the growth of towns, the main intellectual trends, the nature of dissent, the roles of women, and the ways foreign incursions forced China to adjust to the wider world. Prospective junior History majors should apply for seminars for the following term on forms provided by the department. Forms will be available in 237 HGS after midterm in the fall and after break in the spring. On these forms students indicate their first three choices of seminars for each term. All students who wish to preregister must declare their major and take the mandatory History library orientation by the end of the first week after midterm in the fall and by the end of February in the spring. Lists of assignments for the following term will be made available as soon as possible, posted outside 237 HGS. In September and in January, application for admission should be made directly to the instructors of the seminars, who will admit students to remaining vacancies in their seminars. Priority is given to applications from juniors, then seniors, majoring in History, but applications are also accepted from qualified sophomores and from students majoring in other programs.
HIST 477b Islam in China Valerie Hansen W   1:30 PM - 3:20 PM The history of Islam in China, focusing on Gansu and Xinjiang in the northwest, from the earliest evidence of Muslims in the seventh and eighth centuries to the modern era. Emphasis on the analysis of primary sources in English. Prospective junior History majors should apply for seminars for the following term on forms provided by the department. Forms will be available in 237 HGS after midterm in the fall and after break in the spring. On these forms students indicate their first three choices of seminars for each term. All students who wish to preregister must declare their major and take the mandatory History library orientation by the end of the first week after midterm in the fall and by the end of February in the spring. Lists of assignments for the following term will be made available as soon as possible, posted outside 237 HGS. In September and in January, application for admission should be made directly to the instructors of the seminars, who will admit students to remaining vacancies in their seminars. Priority is given to applications from juniors, then seniors, majoring in History, but applications are also accepted from qualified sophomores and from students majoring in other programs.
HIST 478b The Confucian Tradition Annping Chin T   3:30 PM - 5:20 PM 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. Prospective junior History majors should apply for seminars for the following term on forms provided by the department. Forms will be available in 237 HGS after midterm in the fall and after break in the spring. On these forms students indicate their first three choices of seminars for each term. All students who wish to preregister must declare their major and take the mandatory History library orientation by the end of the first week after midterm in the fall and by the end of February in the spring. Lists of assignments for the following term will be made available as soon as possible, posted outside 237 HGS. In September and in January, application for admission should be made directly to the instructors of the seminars, who will admit students to remaining vacancies in their seminars. Priority is given to applications from juniors, then seniors, majoring in History, but applications are also accepted from qualified sophomores and from students majoring in other programs.
HIST 482b, EAST 415b Republican China, 1912-1949 Aglaia De Angeli F   1:30 PM - 3:20 PM The period of transition between the Chinese Empire and the People's Republic of China. The roots of contemporary mainland China and Taiwan; modernity and changes to society and politics, economy and law, education and literature. Prospective junior History majors should apply for seminars for the following term on forms provided by the department. Forms will be available in 237 HGS after midterm in the fall and after break in the spring. On these forms students indicate their first three choices of seminars for each term. All students who wish to preregister must declare their major and take the mandatory History library orientation by the end of the first week after midterm in the fall and by the end of February in the spring. Lists of assignments for the following term will be made available as soon as possible, posted outside 237 HGS. In September and in January, application for admission should be made directly to the instructors of the seminars, who will admit students to remaining vacancies in their seminars. Priority is given to applications from juniors, then seniors, majoring in History, but applications are also accepted from qualified sophomores and from students majoring in other programs.
HIST 483b, EAST 416b A Cultural History of Modern Korea and Japan Charles Kim M   1:30 PM - 3:20 PM Changing conceptions of self and collectivity in modern Korean and Japanese history. Focus on how identities are constituted through the interplay of self-other perceptions, particularly between Korea and Japan and East and West. Prospective junior History majors should apply for seminars for the following term on forms provided by the department. Forms will be available in 237 HGS after midterm in the fall and after break in the spring. On these forms students indicate their first three choices of seminars for each term. All students who wish to preregister must declare their major and take the mandatory History library orientation by the end of the first week after midterm in the fall and by the end of February in the spring. Lists of assignments for the following term will be made available as soon as possible, posted outside 237 HGS. In September and in January, application for admission should be made directly to the instructors of the seminars, who will admit students to remaining vacancies in their seminars. Priority is given to applications from juniors, then seniors, majoring in History, but applications are also accepted from qualified sophomores and from students majoring in other programs.
HIST 487b The Japanese Empire in East Asia Yosuke Nirei T   2:30 PM - 4:30 PM Japanese imperialism and colonial practice to 1945. Japan¿s institutional development; territorial expansion; conditions in Japanese-controlled Taiwan, Korea, and northeast China; the concept of Asianism; the position of women in the Japanese empire.
HIST 488a Meiji Culture Yosuke Nirei Th   2:30 PM - 4:20 PM A study of the Meiji era 1868-1912, the foundations of modern Japan, radical social, political, and cultural metamorphoses of the country throughout the nineteenth century and the consequences at the beginning of the twentieth century. Prospective junior History majors should apply for seminars for the following term on forms provided by the department. Forms will be available in 237 HGS after midterm in the fall and after break in the spring. On these forms students indicate their first three choices of seminars for each term. All students who wish to preregister must declare their major and take the mandatory History library orientation by the end of the first week after midterm in the fall and by the end of February in the spring. Lists of assignments for the following term will be made available as soon as possible, posted outside 237 HGS. In September and in January, application for admission should be made directly to the instructors of the seminars, who will admit students to remaining vacancies in their seminars. Priority is given to applications from juniors, then seniors, majoring in History, but applications are also accepted from qualified sophomores and from students majoring in other programs.
HIST 858b Reading in Qing Documents Peter Perdue W   3:30 PM - 5:20 PM Discussion of primary source documents for the Qing period (1636-1911), designed to prepare students for writing research papers and dissertations on late imperial Chinese history. Includes a variety of texts, such as memorials, gazetteers, literary and political essays, visual materials, and discussion of bibliographical techniques, archives, and online sources. Prerequisite: one year of classical Chinese.
HIST 862a, CHNS 862a Readings in Middle-Period Documents Valerie Hansen T   1:30 PM - 3:20 PM A survey of the historical genres of pre-modern China: the dynastic histories, other chronicles, gazetteers, literati notes, and Buddhist and Daoist canons. How to determine what different information these sources contain for research topics in different fields. Prerequisite: at least one term of classical Chinese.
HIST 866a China and the West, 1580-1950 Jonathan Spence W   1:30 PM - 3:20 PM This course explores the broad outlines of the many ways China interacted with the West from the early Jesuits to the founding of the People’s Republic. Topics to be covered include the sciences, the military, religion and philosophy, literature, narcotics, political structures, and law. Reading and discussion. Chinese not required.
HIST 871b, CHNS 839b History and Aesthetics in the Ming-Qing Transition Annping Chin M   3:30 PM - 5:20 PM The course focuses on what the Chinese wrote and thought about history and aesthetics around the time of the Manchu conquest. Readings in Chinese include the works of Huang Zongxi, Gu Yanwu, Wang Fuzhi, Li Yu, and Zhang Dai.
HSAR 350b Chinese Art and the Modern World Lillian Lanying Tseng TBA    1 HTBA A thematic introduction to Chinese art from the fifteenth century to the present, with special attention to its interaction with the rest of the world. Media include architecture, painting, porcelain, print, and installations. Topics include Chinese gardens in the West, Chinese watercolors for international trade, realism and socialist realism, and ink play and abstract expressionism. Offered in Beijing, China. For application procedures see under Peking University-Yale University Joint Undergraduate Program.
HSAR 351a, ARCG 212a 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 period 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 352Aa Chinese Art: Symbolism and Philosophy of Life Ding Ning TBA    This course offers a panoramic view of Chinese art. Students will be encouraged to identify and appreciate the many media of Chinese art throughout the ages. Some modern art is also introduced in order to illustrate the continuance of the tradition.
HSAR 353a, EAST 210a Art and Society in Confucian Choson, 1392–1910 Youngsook Pak T,Th   1:00 PM - 2:15 PM Art and architecture of the Choson dynasty in Korea examined in the context of neo-Confucian ideology, popular religion and social systems, and the relationship between elite patrons and artisans. Portraits in palace shrines and Confucian academies; illustrations of ceremonial procedures in the court; Buddhist paintings; landscape and genre paintings; and ceramics.
HSAR 355b, EAST 315b Korea and Her Neighbors, Art and Belief Youngsook Pak T,Th   1:00 PM - 2:15 PM This course will examine specific topics throughout the history of Korean art, how foreign ideas and artistic types were transformed to the distinctive Korean culture through interaction with indigenous popular beliefs, using local materials and craftsmanship. The topics will include Koguryo mural paintings and northern Chinese tombs, silk-road connections in Korean art, pilgrims and Buddhist monuments, commerce and tribute goods, envoys to Japan, and the impact of wars on Korean culture. Please note that the first class will meet on Thursday, January 17, 2008
HSAR 481b Art and Architecture of the Forbidden City in China Lillian Lanying Tseng TBA    The Forbidden City from the Mongol Yuan dynasty to the present. Special attention to the interaction between art and politics as revealed by the city planning, architecture, and visual culture of this highly symbolic complex. Case studies include the Altar to Heaven, the Yuanming Garden, the Tiananmen Square, and the Palace Museum. Offered in Beijing, China. For application procedures see under Peking University–Yale University Joint Undergraduate Program.
HSAR 482b Chinese Painting: Materials and Formats Roderick Whitfield Th   2:30 PM - 4:30 PM This course will provide an introduction to Chinese painting (1st century BC to 14th century AD) through lectures, readings and two museum visits. The course will note archaeological monuments such as wall paintings in tombs; Chinese writings on art; and formats and materials (scroll paintings, silk and paper). A knowledge of Chinese is not required. Pending Course Committee approval
HSAR 485b Buddhist Iconography Mimi Yiengpruksawan W   1:30 PM - 3:20 PM Buddhist iconography in the East Asian context. Emphasis on comparative analysis of cross-regional trends in Buddhist visual culture and praxis. Study of Buddhist paintings, statuary, and ritual objects in the Yale University Art Gallery.
HSAR 791a History, Memory, and Media in Chinese Art Lillian Lanying Tseng T   9:25 AM - 11:15 AM The seminar explores how art objects 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 tackles 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 805b Picturing the Death of the Buddha: Yale's Parinirvana in Critical Context Mimi Yiengpruksawan W   3:30 PM - 5:20 PM Yale University Art Gallery recently acquired a magnificent fourteenth-century painting of the death of the Buddha. The seminar aims to study the painting in depth, using as its methodological purchase the work of David Summers in Real Spaces. This means that the painting is analyzed from a variety of perspectives encompassing its many possible interpretations as form, as object, and as cultural production.
HSAR 810a Aristocracy and Buddhist Art in the Koryo Period (918-1392) Youngsook Pak Th   3:30 PM - 5:20 PM Medieval Korea is characterized by its elegant courtly tradition and fine artistic production of Buddhist images in painting, illuminated manuscripts, sculpture, and ceramic wares. This seminar discusses the patronage of the court and aristocracy Buddhist iconography and ideas. A related international conference on Buddhist art in East Asia is being held in the fall.
HSAR 819a Buddhist Imagery at the Mogao Caves, Dunhuang, in the Context of the Silk Road Roderick Whitfield W   3:30 PM - 5:20 PM The Buddhist cave shrines near Dunhuang in Gansu province contain the most extensive sequence of murals and stucco sculptures in China. The course studies this unique record of cultural exchange between East and West along the Silk Road.
HSAR 820b, EAST 520b Text and Images in Korean Art Youngsook Pak T   3:30 PM - 5:20 PM The seminar will investigate how textual descriptions match with the existing artistic heritage. Did artistic imagination independently creat new forms, or how precisely did artists follow the literary texts? The texts in question are Samguk yusa (Reminiscences of the Three Kingdoms), and various Buddhist texts. A reading knowledge of Chinese is required. Please note that the first class will meet on Tuesday, January 22, 2008
HUMS 082b, JAPN 002b Genji's World: Japan's Culture c. 1000 Edward Kamens T,Th   2:30 PM - 3:45 PM The culture and society of ancient Japan at a watershed moment. Two literary classics from this milieu, The Pillow Book of Sei Shonagon and The Tale of Genji, along with poetry, diaries, historical chronicles, and studies of art, architecture, religion, and social customs. No knowledge of Japanese required. Enrollment limited to freshmen. Freshman seminars in Humanities are designed for freshmen who are interested in the Humanities program but are not enrolled in Directed Studies. Enrollment in each seminar is limited to 18.
HUMS 406a, HIST 315a History of Traditional China to 1600 Valerie Hansen M,W   1:00 PM - 2:15 PM 1 HTBA A survey of Chinese history from the introduction of oracle bone writing in c. 1200 b.c to a.d. 1600, and the effects of the discovery of the New World on China. Philosophical, religious, and literary texts in translation as well as archaeological and art-historical evidence used to explore Chinese civilization.
INRL 579b, EAST 510b, ECON 475b Economics of the Korean Peninsula Marcus Noland M   2:30 PM - 4:30 PM This course surveys economic developments on the Korean peninsula. The main purposes of this course are to provide an overview of the North and South Korean economies, to examine the commonalities and differences in their economic development strategies, and to analyze the prospects for and implications of national unification. Completion of an introductory economics course is a prerequisite.
JAPN 002b, HUMS 082b Genji's World: Japan's Culture c. 1000 Edward Kamens T,Th   2:30 PM - 3:45 PM The culture and society of ancient Japan at a watershed moment. Two literary classics from this milieu, The Pillow Book of Sei Shonagon and The Tale of Genji, along with poetry, diaries, historical chronicles, and studies of art, architecture, religion, and social customs. No knowledge of Japanese required. Enrollment limited to freshmen. Freshman seminars in Humanities are designed for freshmen who are interested in the Humanities program but are not enrolled in Directed Studies. Enrollment in each seminar is limited to 18.
JAPN 115 Elementary Japanese Yoshiko Maruyama, Michiaki Murata, Hiroyo Nishimura, Mari Stever M,T,W,Th,F   9:25 AM - 10:15 AM or 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 140 Intermediate Japanese Yoshiko Maruyama, Michiaki Murata, Masahiko Seto M,T,W,Th,F   10:30 AM - 11:20 AM or 11:35 AM-12:25 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 multimedia materials. Prerequisite Japanese 115 or equivalent.
JAPN 157 Advanced Japanese II Koichi Hiroe M,W,F   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 or equivalent.
JAPN 160a, JAPN 560a Introduction to Literary Japanese Edward Kamens M,W,F   9:25 AM - 10:15 AM Introduction to the grammar and style of the premodern literary language (bungotai) through a variety of texts. Prerequisite: JAPN 150 or equivalent.
JAPN 161b, JAPN 561b Readings in Literary Japanese Reginald Jackson T,Th   11:35 AM - 12:50 PM Close analytical reading of a selection of texts from the Nara through Tokugawa period: prose, poetry, and various genres. After Japanese 160a or equivalent.
JAPN 215a, JAPN 573a, THST 338a Introduction to Japanese Theater Reginald Jackson M,W   2:30 PM - 3:45 PM Exploration of a variety of Japanese theatrical forms from the fourteenth century to the present, including Noh, Kyogen, Bunraku, Kabuki, Shimpa, Shingeki, Butoh, and Takarazuka. Emphasis on understanding the forms in their historical and performative contexts. No background assumed in Japanese language or theater.
JAPN 251b, JAPN 581b, LITR 251b Japanese Literature after 1970 John Treat T,Th   2:30 PM - 3:45 PM A continuation of Japan 250a/578a. 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 Japanese Cinema before 1960 Aaron Gerow T,Th   11:35 AM - 12:50 PM Screenings W 7-9:30 p.m. 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, the golden age of the 1950s, and the new modernism of the late 1950s. No knowledge of Japanese required.
JAPN 300b, THST 427b Gesture in Japanese and African-American Performance Reginald Jackson W   9:25 AM - 11:15 AM Concepts of gesture in Japanese and African American drama and music. Introduction to theoretical and methodological means of thinking and writing critically about performance.
JAPN 470a Independent Tutorial Consult the director of undergraduate studies. 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 the director of undergraduate studies. 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 560a, JAPN 160a Introduction to Literary Japanese Edward Kamens M,W,F   9:25 AM - 10:15 AM Introduction to the grammar and style of the premodern literary language (bungotai) through a variety of texts. Prerequisite: JAPN 150 or equivalent.
JAPN 561b, JAPN 161b Readings in Literary Japanese Reginald Jackson T,Th   11:35 AM - 12:50 PM Close analytical reading of a selection of texts from the Nara through Tokugawa period: prose, poetry, and various genres. After Japanese 160a 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 573a, JAPN 215a, THST 338a Introduction to Japanese Theater Reginald Jackson M,W   2:30 PM - 3:45 PM Exploration of a variety of Japanese theatrical forms from the fourteenth century to the present, including Noh, Kyogen, Bunraku, Kabuki, Shimpa, Shingeki, Butoh, and Takarazuka. Emphasis on understanding the forms in their historical and performative contexts. No background assumed in Japanese language or theater.
JAPN 581b, JAPN 251b, LITR 251b Japanese Literature after 1970 John Treat T,Th   2:30 PM - 3:45 PM A continuation of Japan 250a/578a. 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 Japanese Cinema before 1960 Aaron Gerow T,Th   11:35 AM - 12:50 PM Screenings W 7-9:30 p.m. 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, the golden age of the 1950s, and the new modernism of the late 1950s. No knowledge of Japanese required.
JAPN 702b Readings in Heian Period Prose and Poetry Edward Kamens F   9:25 AM - 11:15 AM Close reading of works in various genres and styles from the eighth through twelfth century; research in traditional commentaries and contemporary criticism. In spring 2008 the seminar focuses on readings in monogatari and related prose works.
JAPN 730a Japanese Bodies Reginald Jackson Th   1:30 PM - 3:20 PM An exploration of representations of the body and notions of embodiment in the context of pre-modern Japanese cultural production.
JAPN 871b, FILM 871b Readings in Japanese Film Theory Aaron Gerow T   1:30 PM - 3:20 PM Screenings W 7-9 P.M. 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   2:30 PM - 4:20 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.
JAPN 900 Directed Readings Staff TBA    Offered by permission of instructor and DGS to meet special needs not met by regular courses.
JAPN 990 Directed Research Staff TBA    Offered as needed with permission of instructor and DGS for student preparation of dissertation prospectus.
KREN 115 Elementary Korean Staff , Angela Lee-Smith M,T,W,Th,F   9:25 AM - 10:15 AM A beginning course in modern Korean. Pronunciation, lectures on grammar, conversation practice, and introduction to the writing system (Hankul).
KREN 130 Intermediate Korean Staff , Seungja Choi M,T,W,Th,F   10:30 AM - 11:20 AM After Korean 115 or equivalent. Continued development of skills in modern Korean, spoken and written, leading to intermediate-level proficiency. After Korean 115 or equivalent.
KREN 133 Intermediate Korean for Advanced Learners Angela Lee-Smith M,T,W,Th,F   10:30 AM - 11:20 AM Intended for students with some oral proficiency but little or no training in Hankul. Focus on grammatical analysis, the standard spoken language, and intensive training in reading and writing.
KREN 150 Advanced Modern Korean I Seungja Choi, and Staff T,Th   11:35 AM - 12:50 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 Korean 130 or equivalent.
KREN 154a Advanced Modern Korean II Seungja Choi W   4:00 PM - 5:00 PM An advanced language course designed to develop reading and writing skills using Web-based texts in a variety of genres such as editorials and essays. Students read texts independently and complete comprehension and vocabulary exercises through the Web. Discussion, tests, and intensive writing training in class. After KREN 150 or equivalent.
KREN 470a Independent Tutorial Consult the director of undergraduate studies. 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 the director of undergraduate studies. 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.
LAW 20135 Workshop on Chinese Legal Reform Paul Gewirtz, Jamie Horsley, T.E. Kellogg TBA    P Gewirtz, JP Horsley, and T E Kellogg 1 unit, credit/fail; 2 or 3 graded units with paper. 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 Concepts of man and nature in traditional Chinese literature, with special attention to aesthetic and cultural meanings. Topics include Taoism and lyricism; Buddhism and poetry; body and sexuality; contemplation and self-cultivation; travel in literature; landscape and the art of description; images of Utopian communities as compared to the Western notion of Utopia; ideas of self-identity; and dream, pilgrimage, and allegory. No knowledge of Chinese required.
LITR 251b, JAPN 251b, JAPN 581b Japanese Literature after 1970 John Treat T,Th   2:30 PM - 3:45 PM A continuation of Japan 250a/578a. 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 254a, CHNS 250a, CHNS 574a Modern Chinese Literature Jing Tsu T,Th   11:35 AM - 12:50 PM An introduction to modern Chinese literature. Themes include cultural go-betweens; sensations in the body; sexuality; diaspora, translation, and nationalism; globalization and homeland; and everyday life. No knowledge of Chinese required.
MUSI 258b, EAST 420b Music and Modernity in East Asia Su Zheng W   9:25 AM - 11:15 AM This course examines the relationships between music and modernity in China, Japan, and Korea. It will focus on the cultural conflicts encountered by East Asian musicians and composers, and their musical explorations and experiments in searching national and individual identities in the processes of nation-building and modernization.
PHIL 210a Eastern Philosophy Quang Phu Van T,Th   1:30 PM - 2:20 PM 1 HTBA An introduction to Eastern philosophy through the study of philosophical and religious texts. Topics include reality and illusion, knowledge, self, right and wrong, nonattachment, meditation, aesthetics, meaning of life, and death. Limited enrollment.
PLSC 364b, EAST 350b Mainland China–Taiwan Relations Byron Weng W   2:30 PM - 4:20 PM Analysis of the relations between mainland China and Taiwan since 1949, with emphasis on the past decade. Consideration of U.S. roles, including the possibility of war with China. Theories about sovereignty and statehood, autonomy, integration, divided nation, and "one country, two systems."
PLSC 369a, EAST 212a Politics in South and North Korea Seok-ju Cho M,W   2:30 PM - 3:45 PM Introduction to the politics and political economies of South and North Korea. Investigation of different pathways taken by the two Koreas in attempts to achieve political and economic development. Application to Korean politics of theories in comparative politics, political processes, and international relations. Political institutions in the two Koreas, democratization and economic development in South Korea, and North Korean nuclear issues.
PLSC 371b, EAST 355b Chinese Politics in Reform Era Byron Weng T,Th   2:30 PM - 3:45 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.
REL 817b, F&ES 80071b, RLST 280b, RLST 872b World Religions and Ecology: Asian Religions John Grim, Mary Evelyn Tucker T   9:25 AM - 11:15 AM The emerging relationships of world religions to the global environmental crisis. Attention to both the problems and promise of these relationships. Ways in which religious ideas and practices have contributed to cultural attitudes and human interactions with nature. Examples from Judaism, Christianity, Islam, and indigenous traditions.
RLST 008b Zen Buddhism Koichi Shinohara T,Th   2:30 PM - 3:45 PM Study of the history and thought of Zen Buddhism, which exemplifies many of the central ideas of Buddhist and East Asian thought. Introduction to Buddhism and East Asian philosophy in general. The reception of Zen in the West. Readings from Zen literature on enlightenment and meditation. No background in Asian religions assumed. Enrollment limited to freshmen.
RLST 134a, EALL 200a, RLST 572a Buddhism in China and Japan Koichi Shinohara T,Th   2:30 PM - 3:45 PM An introduction to Buddhism in traditional China and Japan. A brief historical survey focusing on selected monastic centers, followed by a discussion of doctrinal developments.
RLST 280b, F&ES 80071b, REL 817b, RLST 872b World Religions and Ecology: Asian Religions John Grim, Mary Evelyn Tucker T   9:25 AM - 11:15 AM The emerging relationships of world religions to the global environmental crisis. Attention to both the problems and promise of these relationships. Ways in which religious ideas and practices have contributed to cultural attitudes and human interactions with nature. Examples from Judaism, Christianity, Islam, and indigenous traditions.
RLST 572a, EALL 200a, RLST 134a Buddhism in China and Japan Koichi Shinohara T,Th   2:30 PM - 3:45 PM An introduction to Buddhism in traditional China and Japan. A brief historical survey focusing on selected monastic centers, followed by a discussion of doctrinal developments.
RLST 573b Sacred Place in Asia Koichi Shinohara W   9:25 AM - 11:15 AM In-depth research on sacred places in Asia.
RLST 574a Chinese Buddhist Texts Koichi Shinohara W   10:00 AM - 12:00 PM Close reading of selected Chinese Buddhist texts in the original.
RLST 872b, F&ES 80071b, REL 817b, RLST 280b World Religions and Ecology: Asian Religions John Grim, Mary Evelyn Tucker T   9:25 AM - 11:15 AM The emerging relationships of world religions to the global environmental crisis. Attention to both the problems and promise of these relationships. Ways in which religious ideas and practices have contributed to cultural attitudes and human interactions with nature. Examples from Judaism, Christianity, Islam, and indigenous traditions.
SOCY 348a, EAST 410a Consumption and Chinese Pop Culture Deborah Davis W   1:30 PM - 2:30 PM Examination of how and why consumption and consumer behavior have varied in China since 1949, both to gain a broad overview of six decades of social change and to trace the shifting balance of power between Chinese citizens and the communist party-state. Extensive use of primary and online sources. Optional discussion section conducted in Chinese. Advanced Sociology courses are open to students who have completed one intermediate course and any other specified requirement, or by permission of the instructor. Preference is given to Sociology majors in their junior and senior years.
SOCY 553a Empires and Imperialism Peter Stamatov M   3:30 PM - 5:20 PM A study of empire as a territorial organization of political power. Comparison of empire in different historical periods, from antiquity to European overseas expansion in the fifteenth through twentieth century, and in di­erent geographic contexts in Africa, Asia, and Europe. Review of economic, political, and cultural theories of imperialism, colonialism, and decolonization.
THST 338a, JAPN 215a, JAPN 573a Introduction to Japanese Theater Reginald Jackson M,W   2:30 PM - 3:45 PM Exploration of a variety of Japanese theatrical forms from the fourteenth century to the present, including Noh, Kyogen, Bunraku, Kabuki, Shimpa, Shingeki, Butoh, and Takarazuka. Emphasis on understanding the forms in their historical and performative contexts. No background assumed in Japanese language or theater.
THST 427b, JAPN 300b Gesture in Japanese and African-American Performance Reginald Jackson W   9:25 AM - 11:15 AM Concepts of gesture in Japanese and African American drama and music. Introduction to theoretical and methodological means of thinking and writing critically about performance.
WGSS 405b, CHNS 201b, CHNS 501b, WGSS 770b Women and Literature in Traditional China Kang-i Sun Chang T,Th   1:00 PM - 2:15 PM Major women writers in traditional China, as well as representations of women in works by male authors. Topics include the dichotomy of yin and yang, women and the fox spirits, the power of women's writing, women in exile, Daoist nuns, widow poets, courtesans and the literati culture, women's poetry clubs, women's script (nushu), the cross-dressing ladies, footbinding and representations of the female body, food and sexuality, notions of qing (love), aesthetics of illness, women and revolution, and the function of memory in women's literature. No knowledge of Chinese required.
WGSS 770b, CHNS 201b, CHNS 501b, WGSS 405b Women and Literature in Traditional China Kang-i Sun Chang T,Th   1:00 PM - 2:15 PM Major women writers in traditional China, as well as representations of women in works by male authors. Topics include the dichotomy of yin and yang, women and the fox spirits, the power of women's writing, women in exile, Daoist nuns, widow poets, courtesans and the literati culture, women's poetry clubs, women's script (nushu), the cross-dressing ladies, footbinding and representations of the female body, food and sexuality, notions of qing (love), aesthetics of illness, women and revolution, and the function of memory in women's literature. No knowledge of Chinese required.