Spring 2022 schedule
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Courses in English (click for description)
ARAB 354: Everyday Lives in the Middle East: Anthropological Perspectives, Vinea, TR 3:30-4:45
ASIA 52: First-Year Seminar: Food in Chinese Culture, Yue, TR 2-3:15
ASIA/PWAD 69: First-Year Seminar: Wars and Veterans: Iran, Iraq, and Afghanistan, Yaghoobi, TR 12:30-1:45
ASIA 73: First-Year Seminar: Popular Culture in the Arab World, Vinea, TR 11-12:15
ASIA 152: Survey of South Asian Cultural History, Lothspeich, TR 9:30-10:45
ASIA 229: Breakdancers, Vocaloids, and Gamers: East Asian Youth Cultures, Dixon, MWF 11:15-12:05
ASIA 231: Bollywood Cinema, Taj, TR 5-6:15 + required recitation
ASIA 262: Nation, Film, & Novel in Modern India, Lothspeich, TR 12:30-1:45
ASIA/JWST 358: Religion and Tradition in Israeli Cinema, TV, and Literature, Shemer, TR 2-3:15
ASIA/JWST/PWAD 425: Beyond Hostilities: Israeli-Palestinian Exchanges and Partnerships in Film, Literature, and Music, Shemer, TR 12:30-1:45
ASIA 720: Methods and Themes in Asian and Middle Eastern History, Pitelka, W 3:35-6:05
ASIA 780: Minorities in the Middle East, Yaghoobi, R 12:30-3
CHIN 252: Introduction to Chinese Culture through Narrative, Bergeton, TR 3:30-4:45 + required recitation
CHIN 463: Narrative Ethics in Modern China, Visser, TR 11-12:15
JAPN 162: Japanese Popular Culture, Dixon, MW 1:25-2:15 + required recitation
JAPN 277: Empire of Sex: Eroticism, Mass Culture, and Geopolitics in Japan, 1945-Present, Driscoll, T 6:15-8:45
KOR 346/CMPL 246: Body Politics in Modern Korean Literature, Kwon, TR 8-9:15 pm, remote
KOR 447/CMPL 547: Documenting Diasporas: Korean Diasporas in Films and Documentaries, Jo, TR 11-12:15
Courses in Arabic
ARAB 102-001: Elementary Arabic II, Kauffman, MWF 9:05-9:55 & T 9-9:50
ARAB 102-002: Elementary Arabic II, Kauffman, MWF 10:10-11 & T 10-10:50
ARAB 102-003: Elementary Arabic II, Kauffman, MTWF 2:30-3:20
ARAB 102-004: Elementary Arabic II, Robinson, MTWR 3:35-4:25
ARAB 204-001: Intermediate Arabic II, Robinson, MW 11:15-12:05 & TR 11:05-11:55
ARAB 204-002: Intermediate Arabic II, Robinson, MW 12:20-1:10 & TR 12:30-1:20
ARAB 300-001: Arabic Grammar & Composition, El Kerdany, MWF 11:15-12:05
ARAB 306-001: Advanced Arabic II, Kauffman, MWF 12:20-1:10
ARAB 308-001: Arabic LAC: Public Health in the Middle East, Robinson, TBD
ARAB 407-001: Readings in Arabic I, El Kerdany, MWF 9:05-9:55
Courses in Chinese
CHIN 102-001: Elementary Chinese II, Lin, MWF 9:05-9:55 & T 9-9:50
CHIN 102-002: Elementary Chinese II, Lin, MWF 10:10-11 & T 10-10:50
CHIN 102-003: Elementary Chinese II, Cai, MW 12:20-1:10 & TR 12:30-1:20
CHIN 102-004: Elementary Chinese II, Cai, MTWR 3:35-4:25
CHIN 204-001: Intermediate Chinese II, Fan, MWF 10:10-11 & TR 10-10:50
CHIN 204-002: Intermediate Chinese II, Cai, MW 1:25-2:15 & TR 1:30-2:20
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, Fan, MWF 1:25-2:15
CHIN 306-001: Advanced Chinese II, Zhou, MWF 10:10-11
CHIN 306-002: Advanced Chinese II, Zhou, MWF 12:20-1:10
CHIN 308-001: Chinese LAC, Cai, TBD
CHIN 408: Readings in Modern Chinese II, Lin, MWF 12:20-1:10
CHIN 441: Chinese-English Translating & Interpreting, Polin, MWF 11:15-12:05
CHIN 510: Introduction to Classical Chinese, Bergeton, TR 9:30-10:45
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 306: Advanced Composition and Conversation: Zionism and the Hebrew Language, Sprintzik, MWF 12:20-1:10
Courses in Hindi-Urdu
HNUR 102-001: Elementary Hindi-Urdu II, Caldwell, MW 11:15-12:05 & TR 11:05-11:55
HNUR 102-002: Elementary Hindi-Urdu II, Caldwell, MW 12:20-1:10 & TR 12:30-1:20
HNUR 204: Intermediate Hindi-Urdu II, Bhalla, MTWR 2:30-3:20
HNUR 306: Advanced Hindi-Urdu II, Taj, TR 3:30-4:45
HNUR 308: Hindi-Urdu LAC, Caldwell, M 3:35-4:25
Courses in Japanese
JAPN 102-001: Elementary Japanese II, Iwashita, MWF 9:05-9:55 & T 9-9:50
JAPN 102-002: Elementary Japanese II, Iwashita, MWF 10:10-11 & T 10-10:50
JAPN 102-003: Elementary Japanese II, Sawamura, MW 1:25-2:15 & TR 1:30-2:20
JAPN 102-004: Elementary Japanese II, Kato, MTWR 2:30-3:20
JAPN 102-005: Elementary Japanese II, Sawamura, MTWR 3:35-4:25
JAPN 204-001:Intermediate Japanese II, Kato, MW 11:15-12:05 & TR 11:05-11:55
JAPN 204-002: Intermediate Japanese II, Kato, MW 12:20-1:10 & TR 12:30-1:20
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 418: Service Learning in Japanese Language, Sawamura, W 6:10-8:40
Courses in Korean
KOR 102-001: Elementary Korean II, E. Lee, MW 10:10-11 & TR 10-10:50
KOR 102-002: Elementary Korean II, E. Lee, MW 11:15-12:05 & TR 11:05-11:55
KOR 102-003: Elementary Korean II, E. Lee, MW 1:25-2:15 & TR 1:30-2:20
KOR 102-004: Elementary Korean II, G. Lee, MTWR 3:35-4:25
KOR 204-001: Intermediate Korean II, Bang, MWF 9:05-9:55 & T 9-9:50
KOR 204-002: Intermediate Korean II, G. Lee, MTWF 2:30-3:20
KOR 306: Advanced Korean II, Bang, MWF 10:10-11
Courses in Persian
PRSN 102: Elementary Persian II, Adel, MWF 10:10-11
PRSN 204: Intermediate Persian II, Adel, MWF 11:15-12:05
PRSN 305: Persian Short Stories, Adel, MWF 1:25-2:15
Courses in Turkish
TURK 102: Elementary Turkish II, Havlioglu, TBD, remote
TURK 204: Intermediate Turkish II, Havlioglu, TBD, remote
Courses in Vietnamese
VIET 102: Elementary Vietnamese II, Ton, MWF 2:30-3:20
Crosslisted Courses
RELI/ASIA 181: Modern Muslim Societies, Carter, MW 12:20-1:10 + required recitation
LING/ASIA 260: Languages of Southeast Asia, Butler, MWF 10:10-11
HIST/ASIA 276: The Modern Middle East, Shields, MW 11:15-12:05 + required recitation
HIST/ASIA 283: Chairman Mao’s China in World History, Tsin, MW 3:35-4:50
RELI/ASIA 285: The Buddhist Tradition: Southeast Asia and Sri Lanka, Leve, MW 1:25-2:15 + required recitation
HIST/ASIA 288: Japan in the 20th Century, Wu, MWF 11:15-12:05
ANTH/ASIA 330: Melancholy Japan: Myth, Memory, and Everyday Life, Nelson, TR 9:30-10:45
AMST 352/ASIA 350: The Asian American Experience, Douglas, MW 11:15-12:30
ANTH/ASIA 429: Culture and Power in Southeast Asia, Aragon, MWF 12:20-1:10
ECON/ASIA 469: Asian Economic Systems, Rosefielde, TR 8-9:15
RELI/ASIA 486: Islam and Feminism/Islamic Feminism, Hammer, TR 3:30-4:45
Courses of Interest
GLBL 290: Xi Jinping’s “Chinese Dream” and Taiwan, Xinjiang, and Hong Kong, Tsin, T 3:30-6