Fall 2020 schedule | Department of Asian and Middle Eastern Studies

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Courses in English (click for description)

ARAB 151: Arabic Literature through the Ages, Yaqub, TR 9:45-11
ARAB 214: Medicine and Modernity in the Arab World, Vinea, TR 4:45-6 This course counts for the interdisciplinary major/minor, the Arab Cultures major, and the Arabic minor.
ARAB 453: Film, History, and Identity in the Arab World, Yaqub, T 6:30-9:30
ASIA 52: First-Year Seminar: Food in Chinese Culture, Yue, TR 3-4:15
ASIA 72: First-Year Seminar: Transnational Korea: Literature, Film, Popular Culture, Kief, TR 1:15-2:30
ASIA 73: First-Year Seminar: Popular Culture in the Arab World, Vinea, TR 11:30-12:45 This course counts for the interdisciplinary major/minor, the Arab Cultures major, and the Arabic minor.
ASIA 150: Asia: An Introduction, Dixon, MW 2:40-3:30, recitation required
ASIA 152: Survey of South Asian Cultural History is cancelled.
ASIA 163: Hindi-Urdu Poetry in Performance, Taj, TR 6:30-7:45
ASIA 229: Breakdancers, Vocaloids, and Gamers: East Asian Youth Cultures, Dixon, MWF 12-12:50
ASIA/CMPL 256: Love in Classical Persian Poetry, Yaghoobi, TR 1:15-2:30
ASIA/CMPL 258: Iranian Prison Literature, Yaghoobi, TR 3-4:15
ASIA 332: The Story of Rama in India, Lothspeich, TR 9:45-11
ASIA 691H: Senior Honors Thesis, Pitelka, M 5:20-7:50, departmental permission required
CHIN 253: Chinese Language & Society, Bergeton, TR 4:45-6
CHIN 346: History as Fiction or Fiction as History? Early Chinese History in Film and Literature, Bergeton, TR 1:15-2:30
CHIN 361: Chinese Traditional Theater, Hsiao, TR 11:30-12:45, recitation required
CHIN 463: Narrative Ethics in Modern China is cancelled.
KOR 150: History, Memory, & Reality in Contemporary Korea, Jo, TR 3-4:15
KOR/CMPL/WGST 237: Rebel, Lover, Martyr: Gender and Sexuality in North and South Korean Screen Cultures, Kief, TR 4:45-6

Courses in Arabic

ARAB 101-001: Elementary Arabic I, Kauffman, MTWF 8-8:50
ARAB 101-002: Elementary Arabic I, Kauffman, MTWF 9:20-10:10
ARAB 101-003: Elementary Arabic I, Robinson, MW 12-12:50 & TR 11:55-12:45
ARAB 101-004 is cancelled.
ARAB 101-005: Elementary Arabic I, Robinson, MW 5:20-6:10 & TR 5:35-6:25
ARAB 203-001: Intermediate Arabic I, El Kerdany, MTWR 9:20-10:10
ARAB 203-002: Intermediate Arabic I, El Kerdany, MW 10:40-11:30 & TR 10:15-11:05
ARAB 203-003: Intermediate Arabic I, El Kerdany, MTWR 1:20-2:10
ARAB 203-004: Intermediate Arabic I, Robinson, MW 10:40-11:30; TR 10:15-11:05
ARAB 305-001: Advanced Arabic I, Kauffman, MWF 10:40-11:30
ARAB 305-002: Advanced Arabic I, Kauffman, MWF 1:20-2:10

Courses in Chinese

CHIN 101-001: Elementary Chinese I, Lin, MTWR 9:20-10:10
CHIN 101-002: Elementary Chinese I, Lin, MW 12-12:50 & TR 11:55-12:45
CHIN 101-003: Elementary Chinese I, Yan, MTWR 1:20-2:10
CHIN 101-004: Elementary Chinese I, Fan, MW 2:40-3:30 & TR 3-3:50
CHIN 101-005: Elementary Chinese I, Yan, MW 5:20-6:10 & TR 5:35-6:25
CHIN 111-001: Elementary Written Chinese, Fan, MWF 10:40-11:30
CHIN 111-002: Elementary Written Chinese, Fan, MWF 1:20-2:10
CHIN 111-003 is cancelled.
CHIN 203-001: Intermediate Chinese I, Cai, MW 10:40-11:30 & TR 10:15-11:05
CHIN 203-002: Intermediate Chinese I, Polin, MW 12-12:50 & TR 11:55- 12:45
CHIN 203-003: Intermediate Chinese I, Cai, MW 2:40-3:30 & TR 3-3:50
CHIN 203-004: Intermediate Chinese I, Polin, MW 4-4:50 & TR 4:20-5:10
CHIN 203-005: Intermediate Chinese I, Polin, MW 5:20-6:10 & TR 5:35-6:25
CHIN 305-001: Advanced Chinese I, Zhou, MWF 10:40-11:30
CHIN 305-002 is cancelled.
CHIN 305-003: Advanced Chinese I, Zhou, MWF 2:40-3:30
CHIN 313-001: Advanced Written Chinese, Hsiao, TR 3-4:15
CHIN 313-002 is cancelled.
CHIN 407-001: Readings in Chinese I, Lin, TR 1:15-2:30
CHIN 443-001: Business Communications in Chinese, Zhou, MWF 12-12:50
CHIN 525: Ancient Philosophers and Their Modern Reincarnation, Yue, TR 4:45-6

Courses in Hebrew

HEBR 101-001: Elementary Hebrew I, Sprintzik, MWF 9:20-10:10
HEBR 101-002: Elementary Hebrew I, Sprintzik, MWF 1:20-2:10
HEBR 203: Intermediate Hebrew I, Sprintzik, MWF 10:40-11:30

Courses in Hindi-Urdu

HNUR 101-001: Elementary Hindi-Urdu I, Caldwell, MW 10:40-11:30 & TR 10:15-11:05
HNUR 101-002: Elementary Hindi-Urdu I, Caldwell, MTWR 1:20-2:10
HNUR 101-003: Elementary Hindi-Urdu I, Caldwell, MW 2:40-3:30 & TR 3-3:50
HNUR 203-001: Intermediate Hindi-Urdu I, Ansari, MW 12-12:50 & TR 11:55-12:45
HNUR 203-002: Intermediate Hindi-Urdu I, Ansari, MW 4-4:50 & TR 4:20-5:10
HNUR 220: Introduction to the Hindi Script (Devanagari), Caldwell, M 9:20-10:10
HNUR 221: Introduction to the Urdu Script (Nastaliq), Caldwell, W 9:20-10:10
HNUR 305: Advanced Hindi-Urdu I, Taj, TR 4:45-6

Courses in Japanese

JAPN 101-001: Elementary Japanese I, Fujioka, MTWR 9:20-10:10
JAPN 101-002: Elementary Japanese I, Fujioka, MW 10:40-11:30 & TR 10:15-11:05
JAPN 101-003: Elementary Japanese I, Sawamura, MW 12-12:50 & TR 11:55-12:45
JAPN 101-004: Elementary Japanese I, Iwashita, MTWR 1:20-2:10
JAPN 101-005: Elementary Japanese I, Sawamura, MW 4-4:50 & TR 4:20-5:10
JAPN 101-006: Elementary Japanese I, Sawamura, MW 5:20-6:10 & TR 5:35-6:25
JAPN 203-001: Intermediate Japanese I, Iwashita, MTWR 9:20-10:10
JAPN 203-002: Intermediate Japanese I, Iwashita, MW 10:40-11:30 & TR 10:15-11:05
JAPN 203-003: Intermediate Japanese I, Kato, MW 2:40-3:30 & TR 3-3:50
JAPN 203-004: Intermediate Japanese I, Kato, MW 4-4:50 & TR 4:20-5:10
JAPN 305-001: Advanced Japanese I, Aratake, MWF 12-12:50
JAPN 305-002: Advanced Japanese I, Aratake, MWF 4-4:50
JAPN 401: Gateway to Mastering Japanese, Aratake, MWF 10:40-11:30
JAPN 412: Making Music in Japan, Kato, TR 6:30-7:45

Courses in Korean

KOR 101-001: Elementary Korean I, Lee, MTWR 8-8:50
KOR 101-002: Elementary Korean I, Lee, MTWR 9:20-10:10
KOR 101-003: Elementary Korean I, Lee, MW 12-12:50 & TR 11:55-12:45
KOR 101-004: Elementary Korean I, Bang, MW 2:40-3:30 & TR 3-3:50
KOR 203-001: Intermediate Korean I, Bang, MTWR 8-8:50
KOR 203-002: Intermediate Korean I, Bang, MW 10:40-11:30 & TR 10:15-11:05
KOR 203-003: Intermediate Korean I, Bang, MTWR 1:20-2:10
KOR 305: Advanced Korean I, Jo, TR 11:30-12:45

Courses in Persian

PRSN 101-001: Elementary Persian I, Adel, MWF 10:40-11:30
PRSN 203: Intermediate Persian I, Adel, MWF 2:40-3:30

Courses in Turkish

TURK 101: Elementary Turkish I, Havlioglu, MWF 10:40-11:30
TURK 203: Intermediate Turkish I, Havlioglu, MWF 2:40-3:30
TURK 305 has been cancelled, but is being offered at Duke, where UNC students may take it through interinstitutional registration.

Crosslisted Courses

These courses are offered in other departments and crosslisted under an Asian Studies number.

HIST/ASIA 136: History of India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh: South Asia Since 1750, Sevea, MW 5:45-7
HIST/ASIA 139: History of Muslim Societies Since 1500, Aydin, MW 12-12:50 (recitations required)
RELI/ASIA 180: Introduction to Islamic Civilization, Ernst, MW 2:40-3:30 (recitations required)
RELI 283/ASIA 300: Buddhist Tradition in India, Nepal, & Tibet, Leve, TR 11:30-12:45
ANTH/ASIA 375: Memory, Massacres, and Monuments in Southeast Asia, Wiener, TR 4:45-6
ECON/ASIA 469: Asian Economic Systems, Rosefielde, TR 9:45-11
RELI/ASIA 583: Religion and Culture in Iran, 1500-Present, Ziad, TR 1:15-2:30

Courses of Interest

These courses are not crosslisted with Asian Studies, but have some Asia-related content and may be of interest to Asian Studies students.

RELI 63: Archaeology of Qumran, Magness, MW 5-6:15
RELI 73H: First-Year Seminar: From Dragons to Pokemon: Animals in Japanese Myth, Folklore, and Religion, Ambros, TR 3-4:15
HIST 74: First-Year Seminar: Emperors, Courts, and Consumption: The Mughals of India, Flatt, TR 2-3:15
RELI 185: Women/Gender/Islam, Hammer, TR 3-4:15
GEOG 266: Society and Environment in Southeast Asia, Lentz, MWF 4-4:50
ENGL 362H: Asian American Literature and History, Kim, MWF 2:40-3:30
SOCI 418: Contemporary Chinese Society, Cai, TR 2-3:15
RELI 480: Modern Muslim Literatures, Ernst, T 3-5:50