Fall 2021 schedule | Department of Asian and Middle Eastern Studies

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Courses in English (click for description)

ARAB 150: Introduction to Arab Cultures, Vinea, TR 3:30-4:45, remote
ASIA 55 has been cancelled.
ASIA 61: First-Year Seminar: India through the Lens of Master Filmmakers, Lothspeich, TR 9:30-10:45; M 6-9
ASIA 124: Iranian Post-1979 Cinema, Yaghoobi, TR, 3:30-4:45
ASIA/WGST 127: Iranian Women Writers, Yaghoobi, TR 12:30-1:45
ASIA 150: Asia: An Introduction, Dixon, MW 11:15-12:05, recitation required
CHIN 150: Introduction to Chinese Civilization, Hsiao, TR 11-12:15, recitation required
KOR 151: Education and Social Changes in Contemporary Korea, Jo, TR 11-12:15
ASIA 233: Drugs, Sex, and Sovereignty in East Asia, 1800-1945, Driscoll, TR 3:30-4:45
KOR 237: Rebel, Lover, Martyr: Gender and Sexuality in North and South Korean Screen Cultures, Kwon, TR 8-9:15 pm, remote
CHIN 346: History as Fiction or Fiction as History? Early Chinese History in Film and Literature, Bergeton, TR 9:30-10:45
KOR 346 has been cancelled.
ASIA/CMPL 359: Literary Diasporas of the Middle East, Yaghoobi, TR 2-3:15
JAPN 375: The Culture of Modern, Imperial Japan, 1900-1945, Driscoll, T 6:20-8:50
JAPN 482: Embodying Japan: The Cultures of Beauty, Sports, and Medicine in Japan, Dixon, MWF 1:25-2:15
HNUR 592: Religious Conflict and Literature in India, Taj, TR 5-6:15
ASIA 691H: Senior Honors Thesis, Visser, R 6:30-9, departmental permission required
ASIA 721: Transnational Feminisms of the Middle East and South Asia, Lothspeich, TR 8-9:15
ASIA 725: Critical Approaches to Asian and Middle Eastern Studies, Pitelka, M 3:35-6:05
ASIA 740: Chinese Civilization: A Conceptual History, Bergeton, W 3:35-6:20

Courses in Arabic

ARAB 101-001: Elementary Arabic I, Robinson, MW 9:05-9:55 & TR 9-9:50
ARAB 101-002: Elementary Arabic I, Kauffman, MWF 10:10-11 & T 10-10:50
ARAB 101-003: Elementary Arabic I, Robinson, MTWR 2:30-3:20
ARAB 101-004: Elementary Arabic I, Robinson, MTWR 3:35-4:25
ARAB 203-001: Intermediate Arabic I, El Kerdany, MW 11:15-12:05 & TR 11:05-11:55
ARAB 203-002: Intermediate Arabic I, El Kerdany, MW 12:20-1:10 & TR 12:30-1:20
ARAB 203-003: Intermediate Arabic I, El Kerdany, MTWR 3:35-4:25
ARAB 305-001: Advanced Arabic I, Kauffman, MWF 9:05-9:55
ARAB 305-002: Advanced Arabic I, Kauffman, MWF 12:20-1:10
ARAB 308-001: Arabic LAC, Kauffman, M 2:30-3:20

Courses in Chinese

CHIN 101-001: Elementary Chinese I, Cai, MW 9:05-9:55 & TR 9-9:50
CHIN 101-002: Elementary Chinese I, Cai, MW 11:15-12:05 & TR 11:05-11:55
CHIN 101-003: Elementary Chinese I, TBA, MWF 12:20-1:10 & T 12:30-1:20
CHIN 101-004: Elementary Chinese I, Cai, MTWR 3:35-4:25
CHIN 101-005: Elementary Chinese I, Hu, MTWR 4:40-5:30
CHIN 111-001: Elementary Written Chinese, Fan, MWF 10:10-11
CHIN 111-002: Elementary Written Chinese, Fan, MWF 12:20-1:10
CHIN 203-001: Intermediate Chinese I, Lin, MWF 9:05-9:55 & T 9-9:50
CHIN 203-002: Intermediate Chinese I, Lin, MWF 10:10-11 & T 10-10:50
CHIN 203-003: Intermediate Chinese I, Polin, MWF 1:25-2:15 & T 1:30-2:20
CHIN 203-004: Intermediate Chinese I, Polin, MTWF 2:30-3:20
CHIN 203-005: Intermediate Chinese I, TBA, MTWF 2:30-3:20
CHIN 305-001: Advanced Chinese I, Zhou, MWF 10:10-11
CHIN 305-002: Advanced Chinese I, Zhou, MWF 1:25-2:15
CHIN 313-001: Advanced Written Chinese, Polin, MWF 11:15-12:05
CHIN 361-001: Chinese Traditional Theatre, Hsiao ,TR 12:30-1:45
CHIN 407-001: Readings in Chinese I, Lin, MWF 12:20-1:10
CHIN 443-001: Business Communications in Chinese, Zhou, MWF 11:15-12:05
CHIN 525: Ancient Philosophers and Their Modern Reincarnation, Yue, TR 2-3:15

Courses in Hebrew

HEBR 101-001: Elementary Hebrew I, Sprintzik, MWF 9:05-9:55
HEBR 101-002: Elementary Hebrew I, Sprintzik, MWF 12:20-1:10
HEBR 203: Intermediate Hebrew I, Sprintzik, MWF 10:10-11

Courses in Hindi-Urdu

HNUR 101-001: Elementary Hindi-Urdu I, Caldwell, MW 11:15-12:05 & TR 11:05-11:55
HNUR 101-002: Elementary Hindi-Urdu I, Caldwell, MW 1:25-2:15 & TR 1:30-2:20
HNUR 101-003: Elementary Hindi-Urdu I, Caldwell, MTWR 3:35-4:25
HNUR 203-001: Intermediate Hindi-Urdu I, TBA, MW 10:10-11 & TR 10-10:50
HNUR 203-002: Intermediate Hindi-Urdu I, TBA, MW 12:20-1:10 & TR 12:30-1:20
HNUR 220: Introduction to the Hindi Script (Devanagari), Caldwell, M 2:30-3:20
HNUR 221: Introduction to the Urdu Script (Nastaliq), Caldwell, W 2:30-3:20
HNUR 305: Advanced Hindi-Urdu I, Taj, TR 3:30-4:45

Courses in Japanese

JAPN 101-001: Elementary Japanese I, Fujioka, MW 9:05-9:55 & TR 9-9:50
JAPN 101-002: Elementary Japanese I, Fujioka, MW 10:10-11 & TR 10-10:50
JAPN 101-003: Elementary Japanese I, Sawamura, MW 11:15-12:05 & TR 11:05-11:55
JAPN 101-004: Elementary Japanese I, Sawamura, MW 12:20-1:10 & TR 12:30-1:20
JAPN 101-005: Elementary Japanese I, Iwashita, MW 1:25-2:15 & TR 1:30-2:20
JAPN 101-006: Elementary Japanese I, Sawamura, MTWR 3:35-4:25
JAPN 203-001: Intermediate Japanese I, Iwashita, MW 10:10-11 & TR 10-10:50
JAPN 203-002: Intermediate Japanese I, Iwashita, MW 11:15-12:05 & TR 11:05-11:55
JAPN 203-003: Intermediate Japanese I, Kato, MWF 1:25-2:15 & T 1:30-2:20
JAPN 203-004: Intermediate Japanese I, Kato, MTWF 2:30-3:20
JAPN 305-001: Advanced Japanese I, Aratake, MWF 11:15-12:05
JAPN 305-002: Advanced Japanese I, Aratake, MWF 2:30-3:20
JAPN 401: Gateway to Mastering Japanese, Aratake, MWF 10:10-11
JAPN 416: Understanding Japanese Business Culture and Its Practice, Kato, MWF 11:15-12:05

Courses in Korean

KOR 101-001: Elementary Korean I, Lee, MWF 9:05-9:55 & T 9-9:50
KOR 101-002: Elementary Korean I, Lee, MWF 11:15-12:05 & T 11:05-11:55
KOR 101-003: Elementary Korean I, TBA, MWF 1:25-2:15 & T 1:30-2:20
KOR 101-004: Elementary Korean I, TBA, MTWF 2:30-3:20
KOR 203-001: Intermediate Korean I, Bang, MWF 9:05-9:55 & T 9-9:50
KOR 203-002: Intermediate Korean I, TBA, MWF 10:10-11 & T 10-10:50
KOR 203-003: Intermediate Korean I, Bang, MWF 12:20-1:10 & T 12:30-1:20
KOR 305-001: Advanced Korean I, Lee, MWF 12:20-1:10
KOR 408-001: Changes and Continuities in Korean History, Bang, MWF 11:15-12:05

Courses in Persian

PRSN 101: Elementary Persian I, Adel, MWF 10:10-11
PRSN 203: Intermediate Persian I, Adel, MWF 11:15-12:05

Courses in Turkish

TURK 101: Elementary Turkish I, Havlioglu, MWF 10:10-11 (REMOTE)
TURK 203: Intermediate Turkish I, Havlioglu, MWF 1:25-2:15 (REMOTE)

Courses in Vietnamese

VIET 101: Elementary Vietnamese I: TBA, MWF 9:05-9:55

Crosslisted Courses

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

HIST/ASIA 133: Introduction to Chinese History, Tsin, MW 12:20-1:10
HIST/ASIA 134: Modern East Asia, Fogg, MWF 9:05-9:55
RELI/ASIA 180: Introduction to Islamic Civilization, Ernst, MW 12:20-1:10 (recitations required)
HIST/ASIA 277: The Conflict over Israel/Palestine, Broderick, TR 9:30-10:45
RELI 283/ASIA 300: Buddhist Tradition in India, Nepal, & Tibet, Leve, TR 11-12:15
ECON/ASIA 469: Asian Economic Systems, Rosefielde, TR 9:30-10:45
HIST/ASIA 538: The Middle East and West, Aydin, M 2:30-5
RELI/ASIA 581: Sufism, Ernst, TR 2-3:15
RELI/ASIA 583: Religion and Culture in Iran, 1500-Present, Ziad, TR 9:30-10:45

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 64: First-Year Seminar: Reintroducing Islam, Carter, TR 11-12:15
RELI 73H: First-Year Seminar: From Dragons to Pokemon: Animals in Japanese Myth, Folklore, and Religion, Ambros, TR 2-3:15
JWST/RELI 103: Introduction to the Hebrew Bible/Old Testament Literature, Lambert, MW 1:25-2:15
MUSC 212: Gamelan Ensemble, Caldwell, W 7-9:30
GEOG 266: Society and Environment in Southeast Asia, Lentz, MWF 2:30-3:20
ENGL 270: Studies in Asian American Literature, Douglas, MWF 1:25-2:15
HIST 274-006: History of the Ottoman Empire, 1300-1923, Aydin, MW 11:15-12:05
RELI 445: Asian Religions in America, Flodin-Ali, TR 3:30-4:45
RELI 485: Gender and Sexuality in Islam, Hammer, TR 3:30-4:45