ALL DEPARTMENTS Archive for 2008 - 2009
Courses found: 188
AMST 389b, FILM 390b, LITR 390b Genre Study: The Western Aaron Gerow T,Th   1:00 PM - 2:15 PM W 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM An exploration of approaches to film genre, using the Western as a case study. Ways in which the Western has served to define the concept of genre; attempts by scholars to delineate what is and is not a Western. The Western genre?s relationship to other media and to the American West; its usage in defining American and racial identity. Native American, European, and Japanese attempts to critique, appropriate, and redefine the Western.
ANTH 170b Chinese Culture, Society, and History 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 254a Japan: Culture, Society, Modernity Karen Nakamura T,Th   11:35 AM - 12:50 PM 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 328a, ANTH 528a Material Life in Contemporary China Priscilla Song Th   1:30 PM - 3:20 PM China's postsocialist transformation explored through an analysis of everyday material life. Study of ethnographic texts, art objects, advertising displays, and current cinema. How state control and global capitalism converge to shape consumer desires and everyday habits in contemporary China.
ANTH 528a, ANTH 328a Material Life in Contemporary China Priscilla Song Th   1:30 PM - 3:20 PM China's postsocialist transformation explored through an analysis of everyday material life. Study of ethnographic texts, art objects, advertising displays, and current cinema. How state control and global capitalism converge to shape consumer desires and everyday habits in contemporary China.
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.
CHNS 110a Elementary Modern Chinese I Hsiu-hsien Chan, Ninghui Liang, Fan Liu, Yu-Lin Saussy, William Zhou 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. Additional sections offered in Beijing, China. See under Peking University–Yale University Joint Undergraduate Program. Credit only on completion of CHNS 120b. (Formerly the first term of CHNS 115)
CHNS 112a Elementary Modern Chinese for Advanced Learners I 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. Placement confirmed by placement test on first day of class and by instructors. Credit only on completion of CHNS 122b. (Formerly the first term of CHNS 118)
CHNS 120b Elementary Modern Chinese II 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 Continuation of CHNS 110a. Additional sections offered in Beijing, China. See under Peking University–Yale University Joint Undergraduate Program. (Formerly the second term of CHNS 115)
CHNS 122b Elementary Modern Chinese for Advanced Learners II Ninghui Liang M,T,W,Th,F   9:25 AM - 10:15 AM Continuation of CHNS 112a. (Formerly the second term of CHNS 118)
CHNS 125b Intensive Elementary Modern Chinese Staff TBA    An intensive immersion course that covers the material of CHNS 110a and 120b in one term. Emphasis on spoken language and drills, pronunciation, grammatical analysis, conversation practice, and introduction to reading and writing Chinese characters. Intended for students with no background in Chinese. Offered in Beijing, China. See under Peking University–Yale University Joint Undergraduate Program.
CHNS 130a Intermediate Modern Chinese I Rongzhen Li, Ling Mu, 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 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. Prerequisite: CHNS 120b or equivalent. Additional sections offered in Beijing, China, through the Peking University-Yale University Joint Undergraduate Program.
CHNS 132a Intermediate Modern Chinese for Advanced Learners I Peisong Xu 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. Prerequisite: CHNS 122b or equivalent. (Formerly the first term of CHNS 133)
CHNS 140b Intermediate Modern Chinese II Rongzhen Li, Ling Mu 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 Continuation of CHNS 130a. To be followed by CHNS 150a. Additional sections offered in Beijing, China. See under Peking University–Yale University Joint Undergraduate Program. (Formerly the second term of CHNS 130)
CHNS 142b Intermediate Modern Chinese for Advanced Learners II Peisong Xu M,T,W,Th,F   10:30 AM - 11:20 AM or 11:35 AM - 12:25 PM Continuation of CHNS 132a. Admits to CHNS 152a. Prerequisite: CHNS 132a or equivalent. (Formerly the second term of CHNS 133)
CHNS 150a Advanced Modern Chinese I Rongzhen Li, Haiwen Wang 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 Third level of the standard foundational sequence of modern Chinese, with study in speaking, listening, reading, and writing. Use of audiovisual materials, oral presentations, skits, and longer and more frequent writing assignments to assimilate more sophisticated grammatical structures. Further introduction to a wide variety of written forms and styles. Use of both traditional and simplified forms of Chinese characters. After CHNS 140b. Additional sections offered in Beijing, China. See under Peking University–Yale University Joint Undergraduate Program.
CHNS 151b Advanced Modern Chinese II Rongzhen Li, Haiwen Wang 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 Continuation of CHNS 150a. Additional sections offered in Beijing, China. See under Peking University–Yale University Joint Undergraduate Program. (Formerly the second term of CHNS 150)
CHNS 152a 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) and with high intermediate reading and writing skills (able to write 1,000–1,200 characters). Further readings on contemporary life in China and Taiwan, supplemented with authentic video materials. Class discussion, presentations, and regular written assignments. Texts in simplified characters with vocabulary in both simplified and traditional characters. Prerequisite: CHNS 142b or equivalent. (Formerly the first term of CHNS 153)
CHNS 153b Advanced Modern Chinese II for Advanced Learners Zhengguo Kang M,W,F   9:25 AM - 10:15 AM or 10:30 AM - 11:20 AM Continuation of CHNS 152a. Prerequisite: CHNS 152a or equivalent.
CHNS 154a Advanced Modern Chinese III 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, with study in 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. Prerequisite: CHNS 151b or equivalent.
CHNS 155b Advanced Modern Chinese IV Fan Liu, Jianhua Shen M,W,F   10:30 AM - 11:20 AM or 11:35 AM - 12:25 PM Continuation of CHNS 154a. Further readings in a wide range of subjects. Students consolidate their skills, especially speaking proficiency, at an advanced level. Materials use both simplified and traditional characters. Prerequisite: CHNS 154a or equivalent. (Formerly the second term of CHNS 154)
CHNS 156a Chinese through Film Zhengguo Kang M,W,F   11:35 AM - 12:25 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. Prerequisite: CHNS 151b or equivalent. (Formerly CHNS 155)
CHNS 158a Readings in Contemporary Chinese Texts I Wei Su M,W   11:35 AM - 12:50 PM or T,Th 11:35 AM - 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. Prerequisite: CHNS 151b or equivalent. (Formerly the first term of CHNS 156)
CHNS 159b Readings in Contemporary Chinese Texts II Wei Su M,W   11:35 AM - 12:50 PM or T,Th 11:35 AM - 12:50 PM Continuation of CHNS 158a. Selected readings in Chinese essays and articles of the past twenty years. Prerequisite: CHNS 151b or equivalent. (Formerly the second term of CHNS 156)
CHNS 160a Readings in Modern Chinese Texts I Wei Su M,W,F   9:25 AM - 10:15 AM An advanced language course designed to continue the development of students' overall language skills through reading and discussion of modern short stories. After CHNS 151b or equivalent. (Formerly the first term of CHNS 157)
CHNS 161b Readings in Modern Chinese Texts II Wei Su M,W,F   9:25 AM - 10:15 AM Continuation of CHNS 160a. Readings in modern Chinese essays and articles. After CHNS 151b or equivalent. (Formerly the second term of CHNS 157)
CHNS 165b Chinese Composition Zhengguo Kang M,W,F   11:35 AM - 12:25 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: A course conducted in Chinese and numbered 154a or higher.
CHNS 170a, CHNS 560a Introduction to Literary Chinese I Pieter "Paize" Keulemans T,Th   9:00 AM - 10:15 AM Reading and interpretation of texts in various styles of literary Chinese (wenyan), with attention to basic problems of syntax and literary style. After CHNS 142b, 151b, or equivalent. (Formerly the first term of CHNS 160)
CHNS 171b, CHNS 571b Introduction to Literary Chinese II Pieter "Paize" Keulemans T,Th   9:00 AM - 10:15 AM Continuation of CHNS 170a/CHNS 560a. After CHNS 142b, 151b, 170a/560a, or equivalent. (Formerly the second term of CHNS 160)
CHNS 180b, CHNS 580b Classical Tales from Tang to Qing Tina Lu T,Th   11:35 AM - 12:50 PM Close reading and translation of classical tales from the Tang, Ming, and Qing dynasties. Focus on strengthening students’ reading ability in classical Chinese. Attention to canonical Chinese narratives as well as some lesser-known texts. Discussion of major themes such as romance, magical transformations, and proto–martial arts, including how these themes were transformed over time. Prerequisite: CHNS 171b 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, Buddhism, and lyricism; 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 253b Shanghai in Twentieth-Century Literature Frederik Green M,W   4:00 PM - 5:15 PM Examination of texts about the metropolis of Shanghai, from China’s late imperial period to the present. The city's importance in Chinese literary and political history. Focus on modern Chinese literature in translation, with some attention to depictions of Shanghai in Japanese, French, and English writings. Works drawn from fiction, literary theory, and historical texts, as well as visual materials. No knowledge of Chinese required.
CHNS 302b, CHNS 602b Readings in Classical Chinese Prose Kang-i Sun Chang W   1:30 PM - 3:20 PM Readings of classical Chinese prose with commentaries and notes in modern Chinese. Exploration of a variety of themes and styles. Lectures and discussion in English and in Chinese.
CHNS 303a, CHNS 603a Readings in Classical Chinese Poetry Kang-i Sun Chang W   1:30 PM - 3:20 PM Fundamentals of classical Chinese poetry and poetics. Primary readings in Chinese; lectures and discussion in English and Chinese.
CHNS 400b, CHNS 590b Materials and Methods for Research in Chinese Studies Chi-Wah Chan Th   3:30 PM - 5:20 PM Lectures, discussion, and written exercises designed to develop skills in using traditional Chinese research materials. Prerequisite: CHNS 151b 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 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, Buddhism, and lyricism; 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 560a, CHNS 170a Introduction to Literary Chinese I Pieter "Paize" Keulemans T,Th   9:00 AM - 10:15 AM Reading and interpretation of texts in various styles of literary Chinese (wenyan), with attention to basic problems of syntax and literary style. After CHNS 142b, 151b, or equivalent. (Formerly the first term of CHNS 160)
CHNS 571b, CHNS 171b Introduction to Literary Chinese II Pieter "Paize" Keulemans T,Th   9:00 AM - 10:15 AM Continuation of CHNS 170a/CHNS 560a. After CHNS 142b, 151b, 170a/560a, or equivalent. (Formerly the second term of CHNS 160)
CHNS 580b, CHNS 180b Classical Tales from Tang to Qing Tina Lu T,Th   11:35 AM - 12:50 PM Close reading and translation of classical tales from the Tang, Ming, and Qing dynasties. Focus on strengthening students’ reading ability in classical Chinese. Attention to canonical Chinese narratives as well as some lesser-known texts. Discussion of major themes such as romance, magical transformations, and proto–martial arts, including how these themes were transformed over time. Prerequisite: CHNS 171b or equivalent.
CHNS 590b, CHNS 400b Materials and Methods for Research in Chinese Studies Chi-Wah Chan Th   3:30 PM - 5:20 PM Lectures, discussion, and written exercises designed to develop skills in using traditional Chinese research materials. Prerequisite: CHNS 151b or equivalent.
CHNS 602b, CHNS 302b Readings in Classical Chinese Prose Kang-i Sun Chang W   1:30 PM - 3:20 PM Readings of classical Chinese prose with commentaries and notes in modern Chinese. Exploration of a variety of themes and styles. Lectures and discussion in English and in Chinese.
CHNS 603a, CHNS 303a Readings in Classical Chinese Poetry Kang-i Sun Chang W   1:30 PM - 3:20 PM Fundamentals of classical Chinese poetry and poetics. Primary readings in Chinese; lectures and discussion in English and Chinese.
CHNS 810b Hongloumeng and Eighteenth-Century Historiography Tina Lu T   3:30 PM - 5:20 PM The monumental novel Hongloumeng (Story of the Stone or Dream of the Red Chamber) occupies an unusual place in sinological scholarship: at once the fantastic story of a boy who seems to be a reincarnated rock—but also perhaps our best source for understanding real life in eighteenth-century China. Where else can we get details about how much allowance a concubine was given, compared to a senior wife? And yet the novel’s supernatural frame changes our understanding of these quotidian details. Over the course of the term, we read the entirety of the novel, including the forty-chapter conclusion. The last twenty years have seen enormous activity in late imperial history; in the hopes that both sets of readings illuminate each other, we pair each ten-chapter section of the novel with readings in the recent historical scholarship—including works on legal history, gender history, and material culture.
CHNS 827a Sound and Vision in Chinese Literatures Pieter "Paize" Keulemans T   2:30 PM - 4:30 PM This class investigates the role of the senses, especially sight and hearing, in the experience of reading Chinese literature. We read through a broad variety of Chinese literary texts, including poetry, vernacular novels, philosophical discourses, drum-songs, and opera libretti, to uncover how different periods understood, employed, and invoked the delight and delusion of the senses in performance and on paper. Topics discussed include the relationship between the senses and abstract thought, embodiment and experience, written text and oral performance, the true nature of sensory illusion, sound and subjectivity, rhythm, spectacle, voyeurism, and desire. Apart from pertinent theoretical texts (Merleau-Ponty, LeFebvre, de Certeau, Deboard, Foucault, and Crary), we read selections from the Shijing, Zhuangzi, Xunzi, fu poetry, Wang Wei’s poetry, The Western Chamber, The Dream of the Red Chamber, The Cases of Judge Liu, and The Carnal Prayer Mat.
CHNS 834a, HIST 855a Diary Writing in China Annping Chin Th   3:30 PM - 5:20 PM An exploration of the history of diary writing in China from the seventeenth to the twentieth century: what the diaries tell us about the life and times of the writers and the relationship these writers had to their history and literary tradition. Readings in Chinese include the diaries of historians and scholars, poets and novelists.
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.
CLCV 318a, HUMS 382a, LITR 445a Literature and Philosophy in Early China and Greece Alexander Beecroft T   2:30 PM - 4:20 PM A comparison of the poetic and philosophical traditions of Archaic and Classical Greece and predynastic China, with some attention to early historical writings. Themes include the value and function of poetry within society; the relationship between literature and truth; views on the individual within society; and the dangers and enchantments of literature.
CSES 360a The Rise of Asian Capital Markets Jean-Christ deSwaan Th   3:30 PM - 5:20 PM Investigation of the growing economic influence of financial markets in China and India. Attention to the historical context as well as the implications of this rising influence. Discussion of economic factors, including the perspectives of corporations, policymakers, domestic individuals, and investors.
CSJE 360a The Capital Markets of China and Southeast Asia Nicholas Clements Th   7:00 PM - 9:00 PM Examination of the ways in which domestic and international capital is deployed in China and Southeast Asia. Focus on real-world situations in the context of these markets' emerging geopolitical importance. Discussion of market structures, equity markets, debt markets, futures markets, and derivatives. Preference given to juniors and seniors.
EALL 200b, RLST 134b, RLST 572b Buddhism in China and Japan Koichi Shinohara T,Th   2:30 PM - 3:45 PM Introduction to Buddhism in East Asia through a close reading of original sources in translation. Focus on the lives and teachings of several leading monks. Topics include meditation, faith, rebirth, and secret rituals.
EALL 205a, RLST 186a Mandalas and Mantras Koichi Shinohara M   1:30 PM - 3:20 PM A study of the Buddhist tradition characterized by the use of magical spells, cosmic diagrams, and visualization of deities. Topics include stories of esoteric deities, the evolution of distinctive rituals, art, and the tradition's place in society.
EAST 291b, INTS 391b Chinese Law and Society Ling Bin TBA    HTBA CHINA PKU Reforms and changes in China from ancient to modern times examined from a legal perspective. Focus on the fields of economics, politics, and culture. Historical causes for the status quo; difficulties China faces in establishing the rule of law.
EAST 365b, SOCY 325b, SOCY 561b Civil Society in China Deborah Davis W   1:30 PM - 3:20 PM Discussion of the social and political consequences of China's entry into the global economy. Focus on patterns of inequality and the success of individuals and communities seeking greater social autonomy and political freedoms. Prerequisite: at least one course focused on China after 1911. Knowledge of modern Chinese desirable but not necessary. Optional discussion section conducted in Chinese.
EAST 408a, EP&E 308a, SOCY 395a Wealth and Poverty in Modern China Deborah Davis W   1:30 PM - 3:20 PM Discussion of how access to property, capital, education, and political power has affected poverty and the distribution of wealth in China since 1911, with emphasis on contemporary inequality and social stratification. Extensive use of documentary and online sources. Optional discussion section conducted in Chinese.
EAST 432a, HIST 300a History and Tradition in Modern Korea Ellie Choi Th   1:30 PM - 3:20 PM The invention of tradition and history writing in modern East Asian historiography. Topics include cultural nationalism, state formation, royal pageantry, archaeology, popular culture, and tourism in Korea during the Japanese colonial period. The relationship between the writing of history and the problems inherent in representation, perspective, and accountability. Critical reflection on nationalism and the production of historical discourse.
EAST 433b, RLST 131b Sacred Space in Japanese Religions George (Georgios) Clonos (Klonos) M   1:30 PM - 3:20 PM Pending course committee approval An examination of sacred spaces in Japanese religion, viewed primarily through the doctrines, history, practices and rituals of the tradition of Shugendô. Readings from primary and secondary texts in translation.
EAST 434b History and Memory in East Asia Elif Akcetin F   1:30 PM - 3:20 PM Permission of instructor required. The interaction of history and memory in contemporary China, Japan, and Korea. How this interaction shapes the writing of history and national identity in these countries and affects their relations with one another.
EAST 435b, GMST 379b, LITR 253b Nietzsche's "Superman" and Taoist Philosophy Helen (Huiwen) Zhang M   2:30 PM - 4:20 PM Pending course committee approval This course is aimed at providing insight into the Chinese mode of thinking by analyzing the Daoist Jiren (eccentric). As a literary and philosophic figure, this concept has inspired a number of European and Chinese intellectuals to translate it and integrate it into a foreign language and context, or to locate and characterize "kindred spirits" of the Jiren in other cultures.
EAST 479a, ECON 479a Economic Development of Japan Koichi Hamada Th   1:30 PM - 3:20 PM Japan's economic development, with attention to the period of tremendous success in the 1960s and the recession of the 1990s. The nature of incentive mechanisms; institutions behind the history of modern and contemporary Japan.
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 501, SOCY 507 Social Science Workshop on Contemporary China Deborah Davis M   12:00 PM - 1:00 PM This is a yearlong course for one credit. Students must register for and complete both terms. This workshop examines contemporary Chinese development from a variety of disciplinary perspectives, including anthropology, economics, law, political science, and sociology. At each session, Yale faculty, visitors, and advanced graduate students deliver short presentations of current works in progress, circulated in advance, for group discussion and critique. This format is designed to educate participants about particular topics, provide constructive feedback on developing works of scholarship, and generally foster interdisciplinary dialogue and perspectives among the broad community of social scientists focusing on China at Yale. One unit of course credit is available to students who attend the colloquium in both the fall and spring terms and submit a thirty-page paper. Permission of instructors required.
ECON 120a Introduction of Chinese Economy Dong Chen TBA    An overview of the Chinese economy, with attention to its rapid growth in the past two decades and its current challenges. The cultural and political background of the economy, China’s market transition, manufacturing and financial sectors, foreign trade, foreign direct investment and technology transfer, and the reform of state-owned enterprises. 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 Chinese economy, with attention to its rapid growth in the past two decades and its current challenges. The cultural and political background of the economy, China’s market transition, manufacturing and financial sectors, foreign trade, foreign direct investment and technology transfer, and the reform of state-owned enterprises. Offered in Beijing, China, through the Peking University-Yale University Joint Undergraduate Program.
ECON 479a, EAST 479a Economic Development of Japan Koichi Hamada Th   1:30 PM - 3:20 PM Japan's economic development, with attention to the period of tremendous success in the 1960s and the recession of the 1990s. The nature of incentive mechanisms; institutions behind the history of modern and contemporary Japan.
EP&E 308a, EAST 408a, SOCY 395a Wealth and Poverty in Modern China Deborah Davis W   1:30 PM - 3:20 PM Discussion of how access to property, capital, education, and political power has affected poverty and the distribution of wealth in China since 1911, with emphasis on contemporary inequality and social stratification. Extensive use of documentary and online sources. Optional discussion section conducted in Chinese.
EVST 420a, HIST 313a Asian Environments and Frontiers Peter Perdue Th   2:30 PM - 4:20 PM The impact of Asian farmers, merchants, and states on the natural world. Focus on imperial China, with discussion of Japan, Southeast Asia, and Inner Asia in the early modern and modern periods. Themes include frontier conquest, land clearance, water conservancy, urban footprints, and relations between agrarian and nonagrarian peoples. Attention to environmental movements in Asia today.
F&ES 60026a, F&ES 721a Lecture Series on China’s Environment Xuhui Lee M   2:30 PM - 3:40 PM M 3:45 PM - 5:30 PM 1-3 credits. This lecture series explores the environmental ramifications of economic growth in China and the challenges to protect natural resources and preserve biodiversity. It discusses the science foundation for environmental decision making and strategies for engaging the government, private, non-government, and academic sectors in sustainable development. Leading experts in the environmental arena are invited from China to join the discussion with Yale faculty and students.
F&ES 721a, F&ES 60026a Lecture Series on China’s Environment Xuhui Lee M   2:30 PM - 3:40 PM M 3:45 PM - 5:30 PM 1-3 credits. This lecture series explores the environmental ramifications of economic growth in China and the challenges to protect natural resources and preserve biodiversity. It discusses the science foundation for environmental decision making and strategies for engaging the government, private, non-government, and academic sectors in sustainable development. Leading experts in the environmental arena are invited from China to join the discussion with Yale faculty and students.
F&ES 80071b, REL 817b, RLST 872b World Religions and Ecology: Asian Religions John Grim, Mary Evelyn Tucker T   2:30 PM - 5:20 PM The course involves the study of humans and communities within the horizon of interdependent life. In particular it investigates the symbolic expressions of this interconnection in Asian religions as well as religious practices arising from human-earth relations.
FILM 390b, AMST 389b, LITR 390b Genre Study: The Western Aaron Gerow T,Th   1:00 PM - 2:15 PM W 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM An exploration of approaches to film genre, using the Western as a case study. Ways in which the Western has served to define the concept of genre; attempts by scholars to delineate what is and is not a Western. The Western genre?s relationship to other media and to the American West; its usage in defining American and racial identity. Native American, European, and Japanese attempts to critique, appropriate, and redefine the Western.
FILM 448a, JAPN 271a, JAPN 587a Japanese Cinema after 1960 Aaron Gerow T,Th   11:35 AM - 12:50 PM The development of Japanese cinema after the breakdown of the studio system, through the revival of the late 1990s, and to the present.
FILM 921b, JAPN 874b Research in Film History Aaron Gerow M   1:30 PM - 3:20 PM, 7:00 PM - 10:00 PM An intensive seminar investigating methodologies for researching Japanese film history. Students develop their own research projects throughout the course, but the question of the nation in Japanese cinema serves as a continuous case study in class.
GMST 379b, EAST 435b, LITR 253b Nietzsche's "Superman" and Taoist Philosophy Helen (Huiwen) Zhang M   2:30 PM - 4:20 PM Pending course committee approval This course is aimed at providing insight into the Chinese mode of thinking by analyzing the Daoist Jiren (eccentric). As a literary and philosophic figure, this concept has inspired a number of European and Chinese intellectuals to translate it and integrate it into a foreign language and context, or to locate and characterize "kindred spirits" of the Jiren in other cultures.
HIST 235b Confucianism and Commerce in China Antonia Finnane TBA    HTBA CHINA PKU An introduction to Confucianism through the life of the man, his writings, historical importance, and present-day relevance. Why Confucianism has been blamed as the cause of China's ¿backwardness¿ and praised as the secret of its economic success. Focus on commerce from the commercial revolution of the late Ming dynasty (sixteenth century) to the consumer revolution of present times; associated ideological environments, from heterodoxy in the late Ming to contemporary Confucian revivalism.
HIST 300a, EAST 432a History and Tradition in Modern Korea Ellie Choi Th   1:30 PM - 3:20 PM The invention of tradition and history writing in modern East Asian historiography. Topics include cultural nationalism, state formation, royal pageantry, archaeology, popular culture, and tourism in Korea during the Japanese colonial period. The relationship between the writing of history and the problems inherent in representation, perspective, and accountability. Critical reflection on nationalism and the production of historical discourse.
HIST 305b Chinese Archaeology to 1275 C.E. Valerie Hansen TBA    See under Peking University-Yale University Joint Undergraduate Program. Chinese history from ancient times through the end of the Song dynasty. Emphasis on how historians' understanding has changed because of archaeological discoveries made since 1899. Particular focus on archaeological exhibits on display in Beijing. Offered in Beijing, China.
HIST 306b East Asia, 500 to the Present Fabian Drixler, 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 308a Beijing and China, 900-2006 Valerie Hansen TBA    The history of middle-period and modern China, focusing on Beijing. The city as capital or as one of five capital cities for the Liao, Jin, Yuan, Ming, and Qing dynasties and the People's Republic. Emphasis on the legacy of the past still visible in today's Beijing. Offered in Beijing, China. See under Peking University–Yale University Joint Undergraduate Program.
HIST 310a History of Chinese Religions Valerie Hansen TBA    An introduction to Chinese religions as seen in contemporary Beijing. Close readings of selected religious texts combined with field trips to Buddhist, Daoist, and Confucian sites as well as Christian and Islamic centers. Offered in Beijing, China. See under Peking University–Yale University Joint Undergraduate Program.
HIST 311Jb Beijing from the Nineteenth Century to the Present. Valerie Hansen TBA    Offered in Beijing, China. See under Peking University-Yale University Joint Undergraduate Program. An introduction to the history of Beijing in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries and beyond. Analysis of change within the city; emphasis on exploring the legacy of the relatively recent past in today's Beijing. Readings from memoirs, guidebooks, and social surveys.
HIST 313a, EVST 420a Asian Environments and Frontiers Peter Perdue Th   2:30 PM - 4:20 PM The impact of Asian farmers, merchants, and states on the natural world. Focus on imperial China, with discussion of Japan, Southeast Asia, and Inner Asia in the early modern and modern periods. Themes include frontier conquest, land clearance, water conservancy, urban footprints, and relations between agrarian and nonagrarian peoples. Attention to environmental movements in Asia today.
HIST 314a Early Sources in Chinese Intellectual Traditions Annping Chin M,W   1:00 PM - 2:15 PM 1 HTBA Readings in translation of the basic texts of Confucianism, Taoism, and legalism. Examination of what the early Chinese thought about the world and themselves, how they articulated what they thought and organized what they knew, and how they explored the irrational and issues such as fairness and moral appropriateness.
HIST 317a 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 roles of women, the growth of towns, the main intellectual trends, the nature of dissent, and the ways foreign incursions forced China to adjust to the wider world.
HIST 327a Navigating Life in Nineteenth-Century Japan Fabian Drixler T   1:30 PM - 3:20 PM A study of the joys and sorrows of life in nineteenth-century Japan. Topics include finding a mate, becoming a parent, making and keeping friends, seeing the world, and coping with bereavement.
HIST 379b, HIST 881b, HSHM 447b, HSHM 680b History of Chinese Science William Summers Th   1:30 PM - 3:20 PM A study of the major themes in Chinese scientific thinking from antiquity to the twentieth century. Emphasis on non-Western concepts of nature and the development of science in China, East-West scientific exchanges, and China’s role in modern science.
HIST 855a, CHNS 834a Diary Writing in China Annping Chin Th   3:30 PM - 5:20 PM An exploration of the history of diary writing in China from the seventeenth to the twentieth century: what the diaries tell us about the life and times of the writers and the relationship these writers had to their history and literary tradition. Readings in Chinese include the diaries of historians and scholars, poets and novelists.
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 877b Readings in Modern Chinese History Peter Perdue W   3:30 PM - 5:20 PM Discussion of major issues in Chinese history from 1600 to the present. Readings are predominantly from English scholarly works; Chinese and Japanese readings are provided for interested students. Intended for graduate students preparing for general examinations in modern Chinese fields, but open to other interested students in all disciplines. Includes a research paper on historiographical questions.
HIST 881b, HIST 379b, HSHM 447b, HSHM 680b History of Chinese Science William Summers Th   1:30 PM - 3:20 PM A study of the major themes in Chinese scientific thinking from antiquity to the twentieth century. Emphasis on non-Western concepts of nature and the development of science in China, East-West scientific exchanges, and China’s role in modern science.
HIST 885a Readings in Japanese History from 1600 Fabian Drixler Th   7:00 PM - 8:50 PM This course aims at acquainting students with some of the major debates in the historiography of Japan from 1600. By considering a range of genres, approaches to history, and areas of study, the course is also intended to stimulate thought on where and in what format students want to conduct their own research. The course is designed to serve as a foundation for doctoral students preparing for their oral exams, but welcomes other graduate students with different needs.
HSAR 350b Chinese Art and the Modern World Lillian Lanying Tseng M,W   1:00 PM - 2:15 PM 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.
HSAR 363a Survey of Japanese Art I Mimi Yiengpruksawan T,Th   1:00 PM - 2:15 PM Survey of painting, sculpture, and architecture in Japan from the eighth century through the thirteenth. Emphasis on social, historical, and ideological concerns in Japanese visual cultures.
HSAR 364b Survey of Japanese Art II Mimi Yiengpruksawan T,Th   1:00 PM - 2:15 PM Continuation of HSAR 363a, covering the fourteenth through the twentieth centuries.
HSAR 438a, HUMS 379a, RNST 421a Silk Road Renaissance Anne Dunlop W   9:25 AM - 11:15 AM Requires permission of the DUS of East Asian Studies The European Renaissance placed in a global context, focusing especially on artistic exchange along the Silk Road. Topics include the use and reception of Eastern and New World objects and materials in European art; the response to European artists and artworks at Muslim and Chinese courts; and the development of art theory and criticism in China and Europe.
HSAR 474a Arts of the Silk Road in Classical Japan Mimi Yiengpruksawan W   3:30 PM - 5:20 PM Examination of the collection of eighth-century objects in the Shosoin storehouse in Nara as a receptacle of the art forms and traditions along the ancient trade routes of Eurasia and South Asia.
HSAR 481b Art and Architecture of the Forbidden City in China Lillian Lanying Tseng M   3:30 PM - 5:20 PM An examination of 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.
HSAR 788a Barbarians, Frontiers, and Otherness in Chinese Art Lillian Lanying Tseng Th   2:30 PM - 4:20 PM The seminar investigates how pictorial art represented military conflicts and diplomatic negotiations between Han and non-Han regimes in pre-modern China. It is primarily concerned with the visual products that resulted from the discrimination between nomadic “barbarism”and agricultural “civilization.” It also considers how religion, gender, and morality played a role in constructing ethnicity and in shaping the world view. Chinese is not required.
HSAR 793b Chinese Painting of the Seventeenth Century David Sensabaugh T   2:30 PM - 4:20 PM The seventeenth century is an epochal phase in the history of later Chinese painting. During the late Ming period and the early reigns of the Qing dynasty, against the backdrop of political collapse and foreign conquest, Chinese painters continued their long engagement with the past but also opened themselves to the world around them in ways that had not been attempted for centuries. The result was an explosion of fresh directions. The painters’ experiments set the course for Chinese painting over the next several centuries and are still being felt today. The seminar examines seventeenth-century painting, beginning with Dong Qichang (1555–1636) and the painters of the late Ming and ending with Shitao (1642–1718), Bada Shanren (1626–1705), and Wang Yuanqi (1642–1715) in the early Qing. The Art Gallery’s holdings of seventeenth-century paintings serve as focal points for relevant sessions.
HSAR 807b Illustrated Tale of Genji Mimi Yiengpruksawan W   3:30 PM - 5:20 PM
HSHM 447b, HIST 379b, HIST 881b, HSHM 680b History of Chinese Science William Summers Th   1:30 PM - 3:20 PM A study of the major themes in Chinese scientific thinking from antiquity to the twentieth century. Emphasis on non-Western concepts of nature and the development of science in China, East-West scientific exchanges, and China’s role in modern science.
HSHM 680b, HIST 379b, HIST 881b, HSHM 447b History of Chinese Science William Summers Th   1:30 PM - 3:20 PM A study of the major themes in Chinese scientific thinking from antiquity to the twentieth century. Emphasis on non-Western concepts of nature and the development of science in China, East-West scientific exchanges, and China’s role in modern science.
HUMS 379a, HSAR 438a, RNST 421a Silk Road Renaissance Anne Dunlop W   9:25 AM - 11:15 AM Requires permission of the DUS of East Asian Studies The European Renaissance placed in a global context, focusing especially on artistic exchange along the Silk Road. Topics include the use and reception of Eastern and New World objects and materials in European art; the response to European artists and artworks at Muslim and Chinese courts; and the development of art theory and criticism in China and Europe.
HUMS 382a, CLCV 318a, LITR 445a Literature and Philosophy in Early China and Greece Alexander Beecroft T   2:30 PM - 4:20 PM A comparison of the poetic and philosophical traditions of Archaic and Classical Greece and predynastic China, with some attention to early historical writings. Themes include the value and function of poetry within society; the relationship between literature and truth; views on the individual within society; and the dangers and enchantments of literature.
INTS 391b, EAST 291b Chinese Law and Society Ling Bin TBA    HTBA CHINA PKU Reforms and changes in China from ancient to modern times examined from a legal perspective. Focus on the fields of economics, politics, and culture. Historical causes for the status quo; difficulties China faces in establishing the rule of law.
INTS 447a Global East Asia Pierre Landry W   7:00 PM - 8:50 PM The effects of the globalization process on East Asian states. The creation of export-oriented industrial economies and the resulting domestic consequences, including pressures for democratization. Efforts by East Asian states to remain active in the international system while confronting the legacies of geopolitical conflicts such as the China-Taiwan confrontation, nuclear proliferation, and severe environmental pressures.
INTS 448b Global East Asia Pierre Landry W   7:00 PM - 8:50 PM The effects of the globalization process on East Asian states. The creation of export-oriented industrial economies and the resulting domestic consequences, including pressures for democratization. Efforts by East Asian states to remain active in the international system while confronting the legacies of geopolitical conflicts such as the China-Taiwan confrontation, nuclear proliferation, and severe environmental pressures.
JAPN 110a Elementary Japanese I 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. Credit only on completion of Japanese 120b. (Formerly the first term of JAPN 115)
JAPN 120b Elementary Japanese II 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 Continuation of JAPN 110a. Prerequisite: JAPN 110a. (Formerly the second term of JAPN 115)
JAPN 130a Intermediate Japanese I Yoshiko Maruyama, Hiroyo Nishimura, Masahiko Seto M,T,W,Th,F   10:30 AM - 11:20 AM or 11:35 AM-12:25 PM Continued development in both written and spoken Japanese, with reinforcement of grammatical structures using texts, films, and animation. Materials expose students to aspects of Japanese culture. Internet software is used to develop skills in listening and reading. Prerequisite: JAPN 120b or equivalent. (Formerly the first term of JAPN 140)
JAPN 140b Intermediate Japanese II Yoshiko Maruyama, Hiroyo Nishimura, Masahiko Seto M,T,W,Th,F   10:30 AM - 11:20 AM or 11:35 AM - 12:25 AM Continuation of JAPN 130a. Prerequisite: Japanese 130a or equivalent.
JAPN 150a Advanced Japanese I Koichi Hiroe, Mari Stever M,W,F   9:00 AM - 10:15 AM or 1:00-2:15 PM Continued development of proficiency in aural and reading comprehension, as well as speaking and writing skills. Reading and discussion of short stories, essays, and journal articles. Viewing and discussion of Japanese anime, television shows, and films. Writing practice includes a diary, letters, essays, and criticism. After JAPN 140b or equivalent.
JAPN 151b Advanced Japanese II Koichi Hiroe, Mari Stever M,W,F   9:00 AM - 10:15 AM or 1:00 PM - 2:15 PM Continuation of JAPN 150a. After JAPN 150a or equivalent. (Formerly the second term of JAPN 150)
JAPN 156a Advanced Japanese III Koichi Hiroe, Michiaki Murata 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. Drama and films are included. After JAPN 151b or equivalent. (Formerly the first term of JAPN 157)
JAPN 157b Advanced Japanese IV Koichi Hiroe, Michiaki Murata M,W,F   1:00 PM - 2:15 PM Further reading and discussion of modern Japanese writings in current affairs, social science, cultural history, and modern literature. After JAPN 156a or equivalent.
JAPN 162a Advanced Japanese V Koichi Hiroe T,Th   1:00 PM - 2:15 PM Further development of skills used in academic settings, including public speaking, formal presentations, and expository writing based on research. Materials include lectures, scholarly papers, criticism, fiction, and films. After JAPN 157b or equivalent; recommended to be taken after or concurrently with JAPN 170a.
JAPN 163b Advanced Japanese VI Koichi Hiroe T,Th   1:00 PM - 2:15 PM Continued development of skills used in academic settings, including public speaking, formal presentations, and expository writing based on research. After JAPN 162a or equivalent; recommended to be taken after JAPN 170a. (Formerly the second term of JAPN 162)
JAPN 170a, 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. After JAPN 151b or equivalent. (Formerly JAPN 160a)
JAPN 171b, 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 periods: prose, poetry, and various genres. After JAPN 170a/JAPN 560a or equivalent. (Formerly JAPN 161b)
JAPN 215a, JAPN 573a, THST 338a Introduction to Japanese Theater Reginald Jackson M,W   2:30 PM - 3:45 PM 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 in Japanese language or theater assumed.
JAPN 250a, JAPN 578a, LITR 260a Modern Japanese Fiction Christopher Hill T,Th   1:00 PM - 2:15 PM An introduction to Japanese fiction from the 1890s to the 1980s. Novels and stories by such writers as Natsume Soseki, Tanizaki Jun’ichiro, and Oe Kenzaburo; discussion of major trends such as modernism and writing by women. No knowledge of Japanese required.
JAPN 260b, JAPN 582b, LITR 252b Imagining Space in Japanese Fiction and Film Christopher Hill T,Th   1:00 PM - 2:15 PM Representations of space in modern fiction and selected films. Aesthetic forms as they establish social and psychological space; urbanization, wartime destruction, and rural transformations as they affect the representation of space. Writers and directors include Kawabata, Enchi, Oe, Murakami, and Miyazaki. No knowledge of Japanese required.
JAPN 271a, FILM 448a, JAPN 587a Japanese Cinema after 1960 Aaron Gerow T,Th   11:35 AM - 12:50 PM The development of Japanese cinema after the breakdown of the studio system, through the revival of the late 1990s, and to the present.
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 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 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 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 and its approval by the Director of Undergraduate Studies.
JAPN 560a, JAPN 170a 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. After JAPN 151b or equivalent. (Formerly JAPN 160a)
JAPN 561b, JAPN 171b 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 periods: prose, poetry, and various genres. After JAPN 170a/JAPN 560a or equivalent. (Formerly JAPN 161b)
JAPN 573a, JAPN 215a, THST 338a Introduction to Japanese Theater Reginald Jackson M,W   2:30 PM - 3:45 PM 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 in Japanese language or theater assumed.
JAPN 578a, JAPN 250a, LITR 260a Modern Japanese Fiction Christopher Hill T,Th   1:00 PM - 2:15 PM An introduction to Japanese fiction from the 1890s to the 1980s. Novels and stories by such writers as Natsume Soseki, Tanizaki Jun’ichiro, and Oe Kenzaburo; discussion of major trends such as modernism and writing by women. No knowledge of Japanese required.
JAPN 582b, JAPN 260b, LITR 252b Imagining Space in Japanese Fiction and Film Christopher Hill T,Th   1:00 PM - 2:15 PM Representations of space in modern fiction and selected films. Aesthetic forms as they establish social and psychological space; urbanization, wartime destruction, and rural transformations as they affect the representation of space. Writers and directors include Kawabata, Enchi, Oe, Murakami, and Miyazaki. No knowledge of Japanese required.
JAPN 587a, FILM 448a, JAPN 271a Japanese Cinema after 1960 Aaron Gerow T,Th   11:35 AM - 12:50 PM The development of Japanese cinema after the breakdown of the studio system, through the revival of the late 1990s, and to the present.
JAPN 702b Readings in Heian Period Prose and Poetry Edward Kamens T   3:30 PM - 5:20 PM 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 703a Readings in Traditional Japanese Poetics Edward Kamens Th   9:25 AM - 11:15 AM Close reading of treatises, commentaries and critiques (karon), and related texts; research in traditional and contemporary sources.
JAPN 720a Noh Drama Reginald Jackson T   2:30 PM - 4:20 PM An in-depth investigation of Noh drama and criticism from the fourteenth century to the present. Emphasis is placed on close reading of plays and dramaturgical treatises using original language materials. Permission of instructor required.
JAPN 835b Modernity and Culture in Imperial Japan Christopher Hill W   3:30 PM - 5:20 PM Formations of modernity in Japan from the late Meiji to the early Shôwa period and their political and economic contexts. Materials include literature, essays, philosophy, and other sources such as visual texts according to student interest.
JAPN 845a The Culture of Post-War Japan Christopher Hill W   3:30 PM - 5:20 PM Currents in literature and thought from the immediate postwar period to the 1960s. Issues include memory and political responsibility; democracy; gender and sexuality; representations of urban space; and critical debates in the bundan.
JAPN 874b, FILM 921b Research in Film History Aaron Gerow M   1:30 PM - 3:20 PM, 7:00 PM - 10:00 PM An intensive seminar investigating methodologies for researching Japanese film history. Students develop their own research projects throughout the course, but the question of the nation in Japanese cinema serves as a continuous case study in class.
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 110a Elementary Korean I Angela Lee-Smith, and Staff 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). Credit only on completion of KREN 120b. (Formerly the first term of KREN 115)
KREN 120b Elementary Korean II Angela Lee-Smith, and Staff M,T,W,Th,F   9:25 AM - 10:15 AM Continuation of KREN 110a. After KREN 110a or equivalent. (Formerly the second term of KREN 115)
KREN 130a Intermediate Korean I 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 KREN 120b or equivalent.
KREN 132a Intermediate Korean for Advanced Learners I 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. (Formerly the first term of KREN 133)
KREN 140b Intermediate Korean II Seungja Choi, and Staff M,T,W,Th,F   10:30 AM - 11:20 AM Continuation of KREN 130a. After KREN 130a or equivalent. (Formerly the second term of KREN 130)
KREN 142b Intermediate Korean for Advanced Learners II Angela Lee-Smith M,T,W,Th,F   10:30 AM - 11:20 AM Continuation of KREN 132a. After KREN 132a or equivalent.
KREN 150a Advanced Korean I Seungja Choi, and Staff M,W,F   11:35 AM - 12:50 PM An advanced course in modern Korean. Reading of short stories, essays, and journal articles, and introduction of 200 Chinese characters. Students develop their speaking and writing skills through discussions and written exercises. Conducted in Korean. After KREN 140b or equivalent.
KREN 151b Advanced Korean II Seungja Choi, and Staff M,W,F   11:35 AM - 12:50 PM Continuation of KREN 150a. After KREN 150a or equivalent. (Formerly the second term of KREN 150)
KREN 154a Advanced Korean III Seungja Choi W   1:30 PM - 2:20 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 151b 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.
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, Buddhism, and lyricism; 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 252b, JAPN 260b, JAPN 582b Imagining Space in Japanese Fiction and Film Christopher Hill T,Th   1:00 PM - 2:15 PM Representations of space in modern fiction and selected films. Aesthetic forms as they establish social and psychological space; urbanization, wartime destruction, and rural transformations as they affect the representation of space. Writers and directors include Kawabata, Enchi, Oe, Murakami, and Miyazaki. No knowledge of Japanese required.
LITR 253b, EAST 435b, GMST 379b Nietzsche's "Superman" and Taoist Philosophy Helen (Huiwen) Zhang M   2:30 PM - 4:20 PM Pending course committee approval This course is aimed at providing insight into the Chinese mode of thinking by analyzing the Daoist Jiren (eccentric). As a literary and philosophic figure, this concept has inspired a number of European and Chinese intellectuals to translate it and integrate it into a foreign language and context, or to locate and characterize "kindred spirits" of the Jiren in other cultures.
LITR 260a, JAPN 250a, JAPN 578a Modern Japanese Fiction Christopher Hill T,Th   1:00 PM - 2:15 PM An introduction to Japanese fiction from the 1890s to the 1980s. Novels and stories by such writers as Natsume Soseki, Tanizaki Jun’ichiro, and Oe Kenzaburo; discussion of major trends such as modernism and writing by women. No knowledge of Japanese required.
LITR 390b, AMST 389b, FILM 390b Genre Study: The Western Aaron Gerow T,Th   1:00 PM - 2:15 PM W 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM An exploration of approaches to film genre, using the Western as a case study. Ways in which the Western has served to define the concept of genre; attempts by scholars to delineate what is and is not a Western. The Western genre?s relationship to other media and to the American West; its usage in defining American and racial identity. Native American, European, and Japanese attempts to critique, appropriate, and redefine the Western.
LITR 445a, CLCV 318a, HUMS 382a Literature and Philosophy in Early China and Greece Alexander Beecroft T   2:30 PM - 4:20 PM A comparison of the poetic and philosophical traditions of Archaic and Classical Greece and predynastic China, with some attention to early historical writings. Themes include the value and function of poetry within society; the relationship between literature and truth; views on the individual within society; and the dangers and enchantments of literature.
PLSC 111a Introduction to International Relations Jolyon Howorth T,Th   11:35 AM - 12:25 PM 1 HTBA World affairs in the unsettled aftermath of a half-century of Cold War traumas. The relative positions of the United States, Japan and Germany, Russia, China, and the Third World. The spread of capitalistic markets and democratic forms; nongovernmental activity across nation-state boundaries; and the precariousness of the status quo.
PLSC 162b, PLSC 678b Japan and the World Jun Saito M   9:25 AM - 11:15 AM The nature of Japan's international relations and its foreign policy. The historical development of Japan's international relations since the late Tokugawa period, World War II and its legacy, domestic institutions and foreign policy, implications for the United States, and interactions between nationalism and regionalism.
PLSC 292b Chinese Political Philosophy Daniel Tauss T,Th   1:00 PM - 2:15 PM The foundations of Chinese thought as political discourse. Emphasis on the "Hundred Schools" thinkers of the Warring States period. Discussion of the issues in their initial historical context, later use in imperial China, and potential application in contemporary circumstances. Readings include texts of the Confucian, Mohist, Daoist, Legalist, and Militarist canons. No knowledge of Chinese required.
PLSC 379a, PLSC 787a Japanese Politics and Political Economy Jun Saito M   9:25 AM - 11:15 AM Japan's political institutions and their effect on the policy-making process. Japan's emerging role in the world political economy.
PLSC 388b Public Opinion in China Pierre Landry W   3:30 PM - 5:20 PM Evaluation of research on public opinion in China since the 1990s. Substantive and theoretical debates that survey-based literature has generated; practical use of these data sources in students’ work.
PLSC 395b Topics in Ethnic Politics Jian Zhang TBA    HTBA CHINA PKU Readings in the literature of nationalism and nation building. Emphasis on the building of the Chinese nation in the past century and a half. Topics include theoretical perspectives on national and ethnic identities; nation building in the Western world; the late imperial Chinese state; origins of Chinese nationalism; urbanization of ethnic people in China; and education, language, and identity formation.
PLSC 678b, PLSC 162b Japan and the World Jun Saito M   9:25 AM - 11:15 AM The nature of Japan's international relations and its foreign policy. The historical development of Japan's international relations since the late Tokugawa period, World War II and its legacy, domestic institutions and foreign policy, implications for the United States, and interactions between nationalism and regionalism.
PLSC 782b Public Opinion in China Pierre Landry W   3:30 PM - 5:20 PM This seminar evaluates research on public opinion in China derived from survey research conducted since the 1990s. Although China remains an authoritarian regime, a great deal of public opinion research has been accumulated, and an increasing number of datasets have been resealed for scholarly analysis. The seminar familiarizes students with the substantive and theoretical debates that survey-based literature has generated and exposes them to the practical use of these data sources in their own work.
PLSC 787a, PLSC 379a Japanese Politics and Political Economy Jun Saito M   9:25 AM - 11:15 AM Japan's political institutions and their effect on the policy-making process. Japan's emerging role in the world political economy.
REL 817b, F&ES 80071b, RLST 872b World Religions and Ecology: Asian Religions John Grim, Mary Evelyn Tucker T   2:30 PM - 5:20 PM The course involves the study of humans and communities within the horizon of interdependent life. In particular it investigates the symbolic expressions of this interconnection in Asian religions as well as religious practices arising from human-earth relations.
RLST 131b, EAST 433b Sacred Space in Japanese Religions George (Georgios) Clonos (Klonos) M   1:30 PM - 3:20 PM Pending course committee approval An examination of sacred spaces in Japanese religion, viewed primarily through the doctrines, history, practices and rituals of the tradition of Shugendô. Readings from primary and secondary texts in translation.
RLST 134b, EALL 200b, RLST 572b Buddhism in China and Japan Koichi Shinohara T,Th   2:30 PM - 3:45 PM Introduction to Buddhism in East Asia through a close reading of original sources in translation. Focus on the lives and teachings of several leading monks. Topics include meditation, faith, rebirth, and secret rituals.
RLST 182a Death, Dreams, and Visions in Indo-Tibetan Buddhism Jacob Dalton W   2:30 PM - 4:20 PM Examination of how Tibetan Buddhists have turned the act of dying toward the realization of basic philosophical concepts of Buddhism. The transitional state between birth and death as an opportunity for transformation; harnessing the dream state to enact transformation; preparation for the crucial moment of death through tantric meditation practices, and how funerary rituals work to assist the dead to this end; the effect of Western fascination with the Tibetan Book of the Dead on interpretations of the text.
RLST 186a, EALL 205a Mandalas and Mantras Koichi Shinohara M   1:30 PM - 3:20 PM A study of the Buddhist tradition characterized by the use of magical spells, cosmic diagrams, and visualization of deities. Topics include stories of esoteric deities, the evolution of distinctive rituals, art, and the tradition's place in society.
RLST 572b, EALL 200b, RLST 134b Buddhism in China and Japan Koichi Shinohara T,Th   2:30 PM - 3:45 PM Introduction to Buddhism in East Asia through a close reading of original sources in translation. Focus on the lives and teachings of several leading monks. Topics include meditation, faith, rebirth, and secret rituals.
RLST 573b Sacred Places in Asia Koichi Shinohara W   9:25 AM - 11:15 AM Critical examination of representative studies on sacred places in Asia.
RLST 575a Esoteric/Tantric Buddhist Texts Jacob Dalton, Koichi Shinohara T   1:30 PM - 3:20 PM A study of the “Compendium of Principles” (Tattva samgraha) based on close reading of Sanskrit, Chinese, and Tibetan versions. Students must have some background in reading Buddhist literature, at least in one of these languages.
RLST 872b, F&ES 80071b, REL 817b World Religions and Ecology: Asian Religions John Grim, Mary Evelyn Tucker T   2:30 PM - 5:20 PM The course involves the study of humans and communities within the horizon of interdependent life. In particular it investigates the symbolic expressions of this interconnection in Asian religions as well as religious practices arising from human-earth relations.
RNST 421a, HSAR 438a, HUMS 379a Silk Road Renaissance Anne Dunlop W   9:25 AM - 11:15 AM Requires permission of the DUS of East Asian Studies The European Renaissance placed in a global context, focusing especially on artistic exchange along the Silk Road. Topics include the use and reception of Eastern and New World objects and materials in European art; the response to European artists and artworks at Muslim and Chinese courts; and the development of art theory and criticism in China and Europe.
SOCY 086a Chinese Society Since Mao Deborah Davis T,Th   2:30 PM - 3:45 PM An overview of the major social institutions in contemporary China, with a focus on the changing relationship between individual and society. Use of print and visual sources to explore the social consequences of China’s recent retreat from socialism and its rapid integration into the global economy. May count toward the Sociology major as an intermediate course. Enrollment limited to freshmen. Preregistration required; see under Freshman Seminar Program.
SOCY 325b, EAST 365b, SOCY 561b Civil Society in China Deborah Davis W   1:30 PM - 3:20 PM Discussion of the social and political consequences of China's entry into the global economy. Focus on patterns of inequality and the success of individuals and communities seeking greater social autonomy and political freedoms. Prerequisite: at least one course focused on China after 1911. Knowledge of modern Chinese desirable but not necessary. Optional discussion section conducted in Chinese.
SOCY 395a, EAST 408a, EP&E 308a Wealth and Poverty in Modern China Deborah Davis W   1:30 PM - 3:20 PM Discussion of how access to property, capital, education, and political power has affected poverty and the distribution of wealth in China since 1911, with emphasis on contemporary inequality and social stratification. Extensive use of documentary and online sources. Optional discussion section conducted in Chinese.
SOCY 507, EAST 501 Social Science Workshop on Contemporary China Deborah Davis M   12:00 PM - 1:00 PM This is a yearlong course for one credit. Students must register for and complete both terms. This workshop examines contemporary Chinese development from a variety of disciplinary perspectives, including anthropology, economics, law, political science, and sociology. At each session, Yale faculty, visitors, and advanced graduate students deliver short presentations of current works in progress, circulated in advance, for group discussion and critique. This format is designed to educate participants about particular topics, provide constructive feedback on developing works of scholarship, and generally foster interdisciplinary dialogue and perspectives among the broad community of social scientists focusing on China at Yale. One unit of course credit is available to students who attend the colloquium in both the fall and spring terms and submit a thirty-page paper. Permission of instructors required.
SOCY 561b, EAST 365b, SOCY 325b Civil Society in China Deborah Davis W   1:30 PM - 3:20 PM Discussion of the social and political consequences of China's entry into the global economy. Focus on patterns of inequality and the success of individuals and communities seeking greater social autonomy and political freedoms. Prerequisite: at least one course focused on China after 1911. Knowledge of modern Chinese desirable but not necessary. Optional discussion section conducted in Chinese.
THST 338a, JAPN 215a, JAPN 573a Introduction to Japanese Theater Reginald Jackson M,W   2:30 PM - 3:45 PM 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 in Japanese language or theater assumed.
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.