Spring 2020 schedule
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Courses in English (click for description)
ARAB 150: Introduction to Arab Cultures, Vinea, TR 3:30-4:45
ARAB 434: Modern Arabic Literature in Translation, Yaqub, T 5-8
ASIA 89: First-Year Seminar: Imagining Palestine, Yaqub, TR 11-12:15
This course counts as an introductory course for the Arab Cultures major and as the culture course for the Arabic minor. It also counts for the interdisciplinary major/minor (Middle East region).
ASIA 231: Bollywood Cinema, Taj, TR 5-6:15 + required recitation
ASIA 252: Popular Culture in Modern Southeast Asia, Aragon, MWF 10:10-11
ASIA 357/JWST 357/PWAD 362: The Arab-Jews: Culture, Community, & Coexistence, Shemer, TR 11-12:15
ASIA 358: Religion & Tradition in Israeli Cinema, TV, & Literature, Shemer, TR 2-3:15
ASIA 390: Chinese Science Fiction, Visser, TR 9:30-10:45
This course counts as a culture course for the Chinese major & minor. It also counts for the interdisciplinary major/minor (China region).
ASIA/WGST 471: Gender & Sexuality in Middle Eastern Literature, Yaghoobi, TR 2-3:15
CHIN 150: Introduction to Chinese Culture, Hsiao, TR 11-12:15 + required recitation
CHIN 252: Introduction to Chinese Culture through Narrative, Bergeton, TR 12:30-1:45 + required recitation
CHIN 354: Chinese Culture through Calligraphy, Li, T 3:30-6
JAPN 162: Japanese Popular Culture, Dixon, MW 12:20-1:10 + required recitation
JAPN 231/HIST 271: Ancient and Medieval Japanese History & Culture, Pitelka, TR 2-3:15
JAPN 482: Embodying Japan: The Cultures of Beauty, Sports, & Medicine in Japan, Dixon, MWF 2:30-3:20
KOR/CMPL 232: Imagining the City in Modern Korea: Text, Image, Space, Kief, TR 11-12:15
KOR 346/CMPL 246: Body Politics in Modern Korean Literature, Kief, TR 3:30-4:45
Courses in Arabic
ARAB 102-001: Elementary Arabic II, Shahu, MTWF 8-8:50
ARAB 102-002: Elementary Arabic II, Kauffman, MW 9:05-9:55 & TR 9-9:50
ARAB 102-003: Elementary Arabic II, El Kerdany, MTWR 2:30-3:20
ARAB 102-004: Elementary Arabic II, El Kerdany, MTWR 3:35-4:25
ARAB 204-002: Intermediate Arabic II, Kauffman, MW 11:15-12:05 & TR 11:05-11:55
ARAB 204-003: Intermediate Arabic II, Kauffman, MW 12:20-1:10 & TR 12:30-1:20
ARAB 300-001: Arabic Grammar & Composition, Shahu, MWF 10:10-11
ARAB 306-001: Advanced Arabic II, Shahu, MWF 11:15-12:05
ARAB 308-001: Arabic LAC, Kauffman, R 5-5:50
Courses in Chinese
CHIN 102-001: Elementary Chinese II, Lin, MW 9:05-9:55 & TR 9-9:50
CHIN 102-002: Elementary Chinese II: Cai, MW 10:10-11 & TR 10-10:50
CHIN 102-003: Elementary Chinese II, Lin, MW 11:15-12:05 & TR 11:05-11:55
CHIN 102-004: Elementary Chinese II, Cai, MW 1:25-2:15 & TR 1:30-2:20
CHIN 102-005: Elementary Chinese II, Fan, MTWR 2:30-3:20
CHIN 204-001: Intermediate Chinese II, Cai, MWF 11:15-12:05 & T 11:05-11:55
CHIN 204-002: Intermediate Chinese II, Lin, MW 12:20-1:10 & TR 12:30-1:20
CHIN 212-001: Intermediate Written Chinese, Polin, MWF 10:10-11
CHIN 212-002: Intermediate Written Chinese, Polin, MWF 1:25-2:15
CHIN 212-003: Intermediate Written Chinese, Polin, MWF 11:15-12:05
CHIN 306-001: Advanced Chinese II, Zhou, MWF 10:10-11
CHIN 308-001: Chinese LAC, Cai, W 3:35-4:25
CHIN 408: Readings in Modern Chinese II, Li, TR 2-3:15
CHIN 414: Advanced Reading & Composition, Yue, TR 2-3:15
CHIN 443: Business Communication in Chinese, Zhou, MWF 11:15-12:05
CHIN 510: Introduction to Classical Chinese, Bergeton, TR 9:30-10:45
CHIN 631: Writing Chinese (in) America: Advanced Studies of a Foreign Language from U.S. Homeland, Yue, TR 3:30-4:45
Courses in Hebrew
HEBR 102-001: Elementary Modern Hebrew II, Sprintzik, MWF 9:05-9:55
HEBR 204-001: Intermediate Modern Hebrew II, Sprintzik, MWF 10:10-11
HEBR 305: Advanced Modern Hebrew II: Immigration, Ethnicities, & Religious Traditions, Sprintzik, MWF 12:20-1:10
Courses in Hindi-Urdu
HNUR 102-001: Elementary Hindi-Urdu II, Caldwell, MW 10:10-11 & TR 10-10:50
HNUR 102-002: Elementary Hindi-Urdu II, Caldwell, MW 12:20-1:10 & TR 12:30-1:20
HNUR 204: Intermediate Hindi-Urdu II, Caldwell, MW 11:15-12:05 & TR 11:05-11:55
HNUR 306: Advanced Hindi-Urdu II, Taj, TR 3:30-4:45
Courses in Japanese
JAPN 102-001: Elementary Japanese II, Johnson & Fujioka, MW 9:05-9:55 & TR 9-9:50
JAPN 102-002: Elementary Japanese II, Johnson & Fujioka, MW 10:10-11 & TR 10-10:50
JAPN 102-003: Elementary Japanese II, Iwashita, MWF 11:15-12:05 & T 11:05-11:55
JAPN 102-004: Elementary Japanese II, Kim & Fujioka, MW 12:20-1:10 & TR 12:30-1:20
JAPN 102-005: Elementary Japanese II, Iwashita, MTWF 2:30-3:20
JAPN 204-001:Intermediate Japanese II, Kato, MW 10:10-11 & TR 10-10:50
JAPN 204-002: Intermediate Japanese II, Kato, MW 1:25-2:15 & TR 1:30-2:20
JAPN 306-001: Advanced Japanese II, Aratake, MWF 10:10-11
JAPN 306-002: Advanced Japanese II, Iwashita, MWF 12:20-1:10
JAPN 411: Food and Culture in Japan, Aratake, M 5:45-8:30
JAPN 417: Japanese Culture through Film and Literature, Kato, TR 5-6:15
Courses in Korean
KOR 102-001: Elementary Korean II, Bang, MWF 9:05-9:55 & T 9-9:50
KOR 102-002: Elementary Korean II, Bang, MWF 10:10-11 & T 10-10:50
KOR 102-003: Elementary Korean II, Bang, MWF 12:20-1:10 & T 12:30-1:20
KOR 102-004: Elementary Korean II, Oh, MW 1:25-2:15 & TR 1:30-2:20
KOR 204-001: Intermediate Korean II, Oh, MW 11:15-12:05 & TR 11:05-11:55
KOR 204-002: Intermediate Korean II, Oh, MTWR 2:30-3:20
KOR 306: Advanced Korean II, Bang, MWF 1:25-2:15
Courses in Persian
PRSN 102: Elementary Persian II, Adel, MWF 10:10-11
PRSN 204: Intermediate Persian II, Adel, MWF 1:25-2:15
PRSN 305: Persian Short Stories, Adel, MWF 11:15-12:05
Courses in Turkish
TURK 102: Elementary Turkish II, Havlioglu, MWF 10:10-11
TURK 204: Intermediate Turkish II, Havlioglu, MWF 1:25-2:15
Crosslisted Courses
HIST/ASIA/PWAD 134: Modern East Asia,S. Lee, TR 9:30-10:45
ARTH/ASIA 158: Introduction to East Asian Art and Architecture, R. Holmberg, MW 12:20-1:10
RELI/ASIA 181: Modern Muslim Societies, TBD, TR 12:30-1:45
CMPL/ASIA 255H: The Feast in Film, Fiction, and Philosophy, I. Brodey, MWF 9:05-9:55
LING/ASIA 260: Languages of Southeast Asia, B. Butler, MWF 12:20-1:10
RELI 283/ASIA 300: The Buddhist Tradition: India, Nepal, and Tibet, L. Leve, TR 9:30-10:45
RELI 287/ASIA 302 has been cancelled.
RELI 288/ASIA 303: Chinese Religions, B. Ambros, TR 2-3:15
ANTH/ASIA 330: Melancholy Japan: Myth, Memory, and Everyday Life, C. Nelson, TR 9:30-10:45
ANTH/ASIA 365: Chinese Diaspora in the Asia Pacific, D. Nonini, TR 12:30-1:45
ECON/ASIA 469: Asian Economic Systems, S. Rosefielde, TR 8:00-9:15
HIST/ASIA/PWAD 570: The Vietnam War, J. Akers, MW 3:35-4:50
RELI/ASIA 581: Sufism, C. Ernst, TR 2-3:15
RELI/ASIA 582: Islam in South Asia, TBA, TR 3:30-4:45
Courses of Interest
MUSC 146: Introduction to World Musics, M. Figueroa, TR 11:00-12-15
HIST 163: Modern Central Asia, E. Tasar, TR 9:30-10:45
GEOG 266: Society and Environment in Southeast Asia, C. Lentz, MWF 2:30-3:20
GEOG 270: Geography of Contemporary China, X. Chen, M 3:35-6:35
HIST 283: Chairman Mao’s China in World History, M. Tsin, M 3:35-6:05
This course will count for the interdisciplinary major/minor (China region).
HNRS 363-001: Cultural History of Food in China, M. King, TR 11-12:15
This course will count for the interdisciplinary major/minor (China region).
HIST 398-005: Writing Central Asia, E. Tasar, TR 3:30-4:45
This course will count for the interdisciplinary major/minor.
SOCI 419: Sociology of the Islamic World, C. Kurzman, TR 2:00-3:15
GLBL 290-001: The Chinese Nation As an Imagined Community, M. Tsin, T 2-4:30
This course will count for the interdisciplinary major/minor (China region).