Fall 2022 schedule | Department of Asian and Middle Eastern Studies

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Courses in English (click for description)

ASIA 72: FYS: Transnational Korea: Literature, Film, and Popular Culture, Kief, TR 3:30-4:45
ASIA 89: First Year Seminar: Love in China, He, TR 3:30-4:45
ASIA 150: Asia: An Introduction, Dixon, MW 11:15-12:05, recitation required
KOR 150: History, Memory, and Reality in Contemporary Korea, Jo, TR 11-12:15
ASIA 163: Hindi-Urdu Poetry in Performance, Taj, TR 3:30-4:45
JAPN 231/HIST 271: Ancient and Medieval Japanese History and Culture, Pitelka, TR 2-3:15
CHIN 253: Chinese Language and Society, Bergeton, TR 9:30-10:45
ASIA/CMPL 256: Love in Classical Persian Poetry, Yaghoobi, TR 12:30-1:45
KOR 327: Korean Diasporas, Jo, TR 2-3:15
ASIA/WGST 329: Middle East Women Writers, Yaghoobi, TR 11:00-12:15
ASIA/JWST 357/PWAD 362: The Arab-Jews: Culture, Community, and Coexistence, Shemer, TR 11-12:15
CHIN 361: Chinese Traditional Theater, Hsiao, TR 8:00-9:15 recitation required
ASIA/PWAD 427/CMPL 527: Cold War Culture in East Asia: Transnational and Intermedial Connections, Kief, TR 12:30-1:45
ARAB 453: Film, Nation, and Identity in the Arab World, Yaqub, T 5:00-8:00
JAPN 482: Embodying Japan: The Cultures of Beauty, Sports, and Medicine in Japan, Dixon, MWF 1:25-2:15
ASIA 522: Beauty and Power in the Classical Indian World, Lothspeich, T 6:15-8:45
ASIA 691H: Senior Honors Thesis I, Lothspeich, R 6:15-8:45, departmental permission required
ASIA 725: Critical Approaches to Asian and Middle Eastern Studies, Shemer, TR 3:30-4:45
ASIA 730 has been cancelled.
ASIA 741: Honglou Meng: The Story of the Stone, Hsiao, TR 9:30-10:45
ASIA 991: Research and Writing in Asian and Middle Eastern Studies, Bergeton, R 3:30-6

Courses in Arabic

ARAB 101-001: Elementary Arabic I, Robinson, MTWF 8-8:50
ARAB 101-002: Elementary Arabic I, Robinson, MW 9:05-9:55 & TR 9-9:50
ARAB 101-003: Elementary Arabic I, Kauffman, MW 10:10-11 & TR 10-10:50
ARAB 101-004: Elementary Arabic I, Kauffman, MW 12:20-1:10 & TR 12:30-1:20
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, MTWR 2:30-3:20
ARAB 203-003: Intermediate Arabic I, El Kerdany, MTWR 3:35-4:25
ARAB 305-001: Advanced Arabic I, Robinson, MWF 11:15-12:05
ARAB 305-002: Advanced Arabic I, Robinson, MWF 12:20-1:10
ARAB 308-001: Arabic LAC, Kauffman, M 2:30-3:20
ARAB 407-001: Readings in Arabic I, El Kerdany, TR 12:30-1:45

Courses in Chinese

CHIN 101-001: Elementary Chinese I, Hu, MWF 9:05-9:55 & TR 9-9:50
CHIN 101-002: Elementary Chinese I, Cai, MW 10:10-11 & TR 10-10:50
CHIN 101-003: Elementary Chinese I, Cai, MW 12:20-1:10 & TR 12:30-1:20
CHIN 101-004: Elementary Chinese I, Fan, MWF 1:25-2:15 & TR 1:30-2:20
CHIN 101-005: Elementary Chinese I, Cai, MTWR 3:35-4:25
CHIN 111-001: Elementary Written Chinese, Fan, MWF 10:10-11
CHIN 111-002: Elementary Written Chinese, Fan, MWF 12:20-1:10
CHIN 111-003: Elementary Written Chinese, Hu, MWF 10:10-11
CHIN 203-001: Intermediate Chinese I, Lin, MTWF 8-8:50
CHIN 203-002: Intermediate Chinese I, Lin, MWF 11:15-12:05 & T 11:05-11:55
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 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 407-001: Readings in Chinese I, Lin, MWF 10:10-11
CHIN 443-001: Business Communications in Chinese, Zhou, MWF 12:20-1:10
CHIN 631: Writing Chinese (in) America: Advanced Studies of a Foreign Literature from United States Homeland, 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 203-001: 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, MTWR 2:30-3:20
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 220-001: Introduction to the Hindi Script (Devanagari), Caldwell, M 1:25-2:15
HNUR 221-001: Introduction to the Urdu Script (Nastaliq), Caldwell, W 1:25-2:15
HNUR 305-001: Advanced Hindi-Urdu I, Taj, TR 2-3:15

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

Courses in Korean

KOR 101-001: Elementary Korean I, E. Lee, MWF 9:05-9:55 & T 9-9:50
KOR 101-002: Elementary Korean I, G. Lee, MW 11:15-12:05 & TR 11:05-11:55
KOR 101-003: Elementary Korean I, E. Lee, MWF 12:20-1:10 & T 12:30-1:20
KOR 101-004: Elementary Korean I, G. Lee, MTWR 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, Bang, MWF 10:10-11 & T 10-10:50
KOR 203-003: Intermediate Korean I, G. Lee, MW 1:25-2:15 & TR 1:30-2:20
KOR 305-001: Advanced Korean I, Bang, MWF 12:20-1:10
KOR 409-001: Korean Through Current Affairs, E. Lee, MWF 11:15-12:05

Courses in Persian

PRSN 101-001: Elementary Persian I, Adel, MWF 10:10-11
PRSN 203-001: Intermediate Persian I, Adel, MWF 11:15-12:05

Courses in Turkish

TURK 101-001: Elementary Turkish I, Havlioglu, MWF 10:10-11 (REMOTE)
TURK 203-001: Intermediate Turkish I, Havlioglu, MWF 1:25-2:15 (REMOTE)
TURK 305-001: Advanced Turkish I, Havlioglu, MW 4:40-5:55

Courses in Vietnamese

VIET 101-001: Elementary Vietnamese I: TBA, MWF 12:20-1:10
VIET 203-001: Intermediate Vietnamese I: TBA, MWF 1:25-2:15

Crosslisted Courses

These courses are offered in other departments and crosslisted under a DAMES number.

HIST/ASIA 134-001: Modern East Asia, K. Fogg, MWF 9:05-9:55
RELI/ASIA 180-001 has been cancelled.
RELI 283 / ASIA 300-001: The Buddhist Tradition: India, Nepal, and Tibet, L. Leve, TR 11-12:15
ANTH/ASIA 375: Memory, Massacres, and Monuments in Southeast Asia, M. Wiener, TR 12:30-1:45
RELI/ASIA 445-001 has been cancelled.
ECON/ASIA 469-001: Asian Economic Systems, S. Rosefielde, TR 9:30-10:45
RELI/ASIA 581-001 has been cancelled.
RELI/ASIA 583-001 has been cancelled.

Courses of Interest

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

HIST 139: History of Muslim Societies since 1500, Aydin, MWF 10:10-11
HIST 174H: Honors Seminar in African, Asian, and Middle Eastern History, Aydin, M 2:30-5
IDST 190-013: Borders and Boundaries, Gates-Foster/Gokariksel/Yaqub, TR 9:30-10:45, coregistration for IDST 190L-013 (data literacy lab) also required
GEOG 210: Global Issues and Globalization, Huerta-Bapat, MW 10:10-11
ENGL 270: Studies in Asian American Literature, Douglas, TR 9:30-10:45
HIST 273: Water, Conflict, and Connection in the Middle East, Shields, TR 9:30-10:45
HIST 281: The Pacific War, 1937-1945: Its Causes and Legacy, Sutton, TR 12:30-1:45
HNRS 390-001: Indigenous Spirituality in Modern Sinophone Literature, Visser, TR 2:00-3:15. This course counts toward the interdisciplinary and Chinese majors/minors.
ANTH 361: Community in India and South Asia, Middleton, MW 2:30-3:45
PLAN 677: Perspectives on Economic Development, Tewari, T 3:30-6
ENGL 762: Special Topics in Cultural Studies, Kim, T 2-5
EDMX 763: Diversity Global Education, Rong, W 4-6:45
RELI 780: Approaches to Islamic Studies, Hammer, T 5-7:50
HIST 783: Introduction to Russian, Eurasian, and East European History, Bryant, M 11:15-1:45
EDUC 877: Critical Multicultural Education, Rong, T 4-6:45