Spring 2022 schedule | Department of Asian and Middle Eastern Studies

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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 3:30-4:45

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 + required recitation

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, remote

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, remote

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, W 2:30-3:20

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 & T 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, W 4:40-5:30

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 305: Advanced Composition and Conversation: Immigration, Ethnicities, and Religious Traditions, 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 102-006 Elementary Japanese II, Iwashita, MWF 12:20-1:10, T 12:30-1:30

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: cancelled

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, MWF 1:25-2:15 & T 1:30-2:20

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, remote

PRSN 305: Persian Short Stories, Adel, MWF 1:25-2:15

Courses in Turkish

TURK 102: Elementary Turkish II, Havlioglu, MWF 10:15-11:05, remote

TURK 204: Intermediate Turkish II, Havlioglu, MWF 1:45-2:35, remote

Courses in Vietnamese

VIET 102: Elementary Vietnamese II, Ton, MWF 2:30-3:20

Crosslisted Courses

ROML/ASIA 71:First-Year Seminar: Asia in Iberian Converso Literature 1500s-1650s, C. Hsu,TR 12:30-1:45

RELI/ASIA 181: Modern Muslim Societies, J. Carter, MW 12:20-1:10 + required recitation

LING/ASIA 260: Languages of Southeast Asia, B. 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, Z. Wu, MWF 11:15-12:05

ANTH/ASIA 330: Melancholy Japan: Myth, Memory, and Everyday Life, C. Nelson, TR 9:30-10:45

AMST 352/ASIA 350: The Asian American Experience, K. Douglas, MW 11:15-12:30

ANTH/ASIA 429: Culture and Power in Southeast Asia, L. Aragon, MWF 12:20-1:10

GEOG/ASIA 447: Gender, Space, and Place in the Middle East, P. Gokariksel, TR 11-12:15

ECON/ASIA 469: Asian Economic Systems, S. Rosefielde, TR 8-9:15

RELI/ASIA 486: Islam and Feminism/Islamic Feminism, J. Hammer, TR 3:30-4:45

Courses of Interest

HIST 163: Modern Central Asia, Tasar, TR 9:30-10:45

GLBL 290: Xi Jinping’s “Chinese Dream” and Taiwan, Xinjiang, and Hong Kong, Tsin, T 3:30-6

MUSC 355: History & Culture of Music: Music, Race, & Diaspora, Figueroa, TR 2-3:15
This course will count for the interdisciplinary major/minor in Asian studies. It may be possible to waive the prerequisite; consult with instructor.

PWAD 490-041: Conflict in Modern Iraq, Ghazi, TR 12:30-1:45

SOCI 419: Sociology of the Islamic World, Kurzman, TR 3:30-4:45

RELI 480: Modern Muslim Literatures, Ernst, TR 2-3:15