Course Schedule
CHN 510B – The Anthropology of Contemporary China
Cross Listed
The course introduces students to the anthropological literature on contemporary China. It examines various social and cultural aspects of everyday life such as family, body, sexuality, consumption, citizenship, urbanization, and property ownership. Graduate-level requirements include an extra meeting per week; extra readings; longer and research papers with minimum source requirements.
The course introduces students to the anthropological literature on contemporary China. It examines various social and cultural aspects of everyday life such as family, body, sexuality, consumption, citizenship, urbanization, and property ownership. Graduate-level requirements include an extra meeting per week; extra readings; longer and research papers with minimum source requirements.
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- Section: 001
- Instructor: Ren, Hai
- Days: TuTh
- Time: 03:30 PM - 06:00 PM
- Dates: Aug 25 - Dec 10
- Status: Open
- Enrollment: 0 / 20
CHN 515 – Advanced Modern Chinese
Study of advanced modern (Mandarin) Chinese through readings in social science texts for non-native speakers. Native speakers may not take this course. Graduate-level requirements include more translations and additional reading.
Study of advanced modern (Mandarin) Chinese through readings in social science texts for non-native speakers. Native speakers may not take this course. Graduate-level requirements include more translations and additional reading.
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- Section: 001
- Instructor: unassigned
- Days: TuTh
- Time: 02:00 PM - 03:15 PM
- Dates: Aug 25 - Dec 10
- Status: Open
- Enrollment: 0 / 20
CHN 596G – Modern Chinese Literature
The development and exchange of scholarly information, usually in a small group setting. The scope of work shall consist of research by course registrants, with the exchange of the results of such research through discussion, reports, and/or papers.
The development and exchange of scholarly information, usually in a small group setting. The scope of work shall consist of research by course registrants, with the exchange of the results of such research through discussion, reports, and/or papers.
EAS 550 – Graduate Readings in Theories and Methods for the Study of Religion
Cross Listed
The course provides graduate training in the theories and methods of religious studies and guides students in contextualizing their own work within this discourse. It is an opportunity to learn how religion became an object of study, to explore the approaches of key theorists, and to assess the efficacy of these approaches. Controversies surrounding ritual, canon, culture, power, translation, and "experience" will inform our conversations. Students will develop a more nuanced understanding of the relationship of religious studies and area studies, in terms of historical and continuously-evolving dynamics. Finally, this course challenges students to evaluate the broader role of religious studies in the humanities and to set goals for their professional contributions to this discourse.
The course provides graduate training in the theories and methods of religious studies and guides students in contextualizing their own work within this discourse. It is an opportunity to learn how religion became an object of study, to explore the approaches of key theorists, and to assess the efficacy of these approaches. Controversies surrounding ritual, canon, culture, power, translation, and "experience" will inform our conversations. Students will develop a more nuanced understanding of the relationship of religious studies and area studies, in terms of historical and continuously-evolving dynamics. Finally, this course challenges students to evaluate the broader role of religious studies in the humanities and to set goals for their professional contributions to this discourse.
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- Section: 001
- Instructor: Dachille, Rae Erin
- Days: TuTh
- Time: 11:00 AM - 12:15 PM
- Dates: Aug 25 - Dec 10
- Status: Open
- Enrollment: 0 / 15
EAS 579 – Second/Foreign Language Teaching and Learning
Cross Listed · GIDP: Second Lang. Acquisition & Teaching (SLAT)
This class is intended to prepare students to teach a second/foreign language. It will provide students with the essential foundations in language teaching methodology and theory, pedagogical grammar, curriculum and materials development, classroom management, and formal and informal assessment techniques. In addition, students will gain practical knowledge through video practicum components, which allow them to watch and reflect on actual classroom teaching. Students will complete this program with the pedagogical knowledge and practical understanding necessary to be confident and effective language teachers.
This class is intended to prepare students to teach a second/foreign language. It will provide students with the essential foundations in language teaching methodology and theory, pedagogical grammar, curriculum and materials development, classroom management, and formal and informal assessment techniques. In addition, students will gain practical knowledge through video practicum components, which allow them to watch and reflect on actual classroom teaching. Students will complete this program with the pedagogical knowledge and practical understanding necessary to be confident and effective language teachers.
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- Section: 002
- Instructor: Ecke, Peter M
- Days: We
- Time: 04:00 PM - 06:30 PM
- Dates: Aug 25 - Dec 10
- Status: Open
- Enrollment: 0 / 15
EAS 596A – Topics in East Asian Buddhism
GIDP: Applied Intercultural Arts Research (AIAR)
The development and exchange of scholarly information, usually in a small group setting. The scope of work shall consist of research by course registrants, with the exchange of the results of such research through discussion, reports, and/or papers.
The development and exchange of scholarly information, usually in a small group setting. The scope of work shall consist of research by course registrants, with the exchange of the results of such research through discussion, reports, and/or papers.
JPN 511 – Introduction to Japanese Linguistics
Cross Listed · GIDP: Second Lang. Acquisition & Teaching (SLAT)
Phonology, morphology, syntax, pragmatics, and sociolinguistics of the Japanese language. Graduate-level requirements include a substantial term paper and a class presentation based on that paper.
Phonology, morphology, syntax, pragmatics, and sociolinguistics of the Japanese language. Graduate-level requirements include a substantial term paper and a class presentation based on that paper.
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- Section: 001
- Instructor: unassigned
- Days: TuTh
- Time: 02:00 PM - 03:15 PM
- Dates: Aug 25 - Dec 10
- Status: Open
- Enrollment: 0 / 15
JPN 521 – Advanced Practice in Japanese Language
Reading and discussion in Japanese of a variety of advanced-level materials, including newspaper articles, short stories, and poetry. Graduate requirements include extra readings and an extra translation project.
Reading and discussion in Japanese of a variety of advanced-level materials, including newspaper articles, short stories, and poetry. Graduate requirements include extra readings and an extra translation project.
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- Section: 001
- Instructor: Nakano, Chieko
- Days: TuTh
- Time: 09:30 AM - 10:45 AM
- Dates: Aug 25 - Dec 10
- Status: Open
- Enrollment: 0 / 20
JPN 536 – Japanese Sociolinguistics
Cross Listed · GIDP: Second Lang. Acquisition & Teaching (SLAT)
Introduction to Japanese sociolinguistics: questionnaire studies, variation analysis, ethnography of communication, conversation analysis, interactional sociolinguistics, and language and social interaction. Graduate-level requirements include a substantial term paper and may include extra readings and an additional weekly meeting when the class is convened with JPN 436.
Introduction to Japanese sociolinguistics: questionnaire studies, variation analysis, ethnography of communication, conversation analysis, interactional sociolinguistics, and language and social interaction. Graduate-level requirements include a substantial term paper and may include extra readings and an additional weekly meeting when the class is convened with JPN 436.
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- Section: 001
- Instructor: Camp, Margaret
- Days: MoWe
- Time: 11:00 AM - 12:15 PM
- Dates: Aug 25 - Dec 10
- Status: Open
- Enrollment: 0 / 15
JPN 546A – Power, Sexuality, and Aesthetics in Early Japanese Literature
Survey of pre-modern Japanese literature, with readings in English translation: Court literature, to 1330. Graduate-level requirements include an extra seminar meeting a week, additional readings, and a research paper.
Survey of pre-modern Japanese literature, with readings in English translation: Court literature, to 1330. Graduate-level requirements include an extra seminar meeting a week, additional readings, and a research paper.
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- Section: 001
- Instructor: Hayashi, Kaoru
- Days: Mo
- Time: 03:30 PM - 06:00 PM
- Dates: Aug 25 - Dec 10
- Status: Open
- Enrollment: 0 / 15
EAS 593 – Internship
Specialized work on an individual basis, consisting of training and practice in actual service in a technical, business, or governmental establishment.
Specialized work on an individual basis, consisting of training and practice in actual service in a technical, business, or governmental establishment.
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- Section: 001
- Instructor: unassigned
- Days:
- Time:
- Dates: Jun 9 - Jul 10
- Status: Closed
- Enrollment: 0 / 0
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- Section: 004
- Instructor: unassigned
- Days:
- Time:
- Dates: Jun 9 - Jul 10
- Status: Closed
- Enrollment: 0 / 0
JPN 593 – Internship
Specialized work on an individual basis, consisting of training and practice in actual service in a technical, business, or governmental establishment.
Specialized work on an individual basis, consisting of training and practice in actual service in a technical, business, or governmental establishment.
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- Section: 001
- Instructor: unassigned
- Days:
- Time:
- Dates: Jul 14 - Aug 13
- Status: Open
- Enrollment: 0 / 2
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- Section: 002
- Instructor: unassigned
- Days:
- Time:
- Dates: Jul 14 - Aug 13
- Status: Open
- Enrollment: 0 / 2
CHN 517 – Advanced Modern Chinese
Study of advanced modern (Mandarin) Chinese through readings in modern literature. for non-native speakers. Native speakers may not take this course. Graduate-level requirements include more translations and additional reading.
Study of advanced modern (Mandarin) Chinese through readings in modern literature. for non-native speakers. Native speakers may not take this course. Graduate-level requirements include more translations and additional reading.
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- Section: 001
- Instructor: Liu, Feng-Hsi
Liu, Yilan
- Days: TuTh
- Time: 02:00 PM - 03:15 PM
- Dates: Jan 15 - May 7
- Status: Open
- Enrollment: 12 / 20
CHN 565 – Chinese/English Translation: Theory and Practice
Introduction to the theory and practice of English-to-Chinese and Chinese-to-English translations including study of the role of translation in China-West encounters and learning the craft of translation. Graduate-level requirements include much longer and more difficult assignments.
Introduction to the theory and practice of English-to-Chinese and Chinese-to-English translations including study of the role of translation in China-West encounters and learning the craft of translation. Graduate-level requirements include much longer and more difficult assignments.
EAS 556 – Humanities and the Global Creative Economy
Cross Listed
The course investigates ways in which humanities engage in the global creative economy. It examines key concepts such as creativity, aesthetics, and contemporaneity in humanities, and examines how they become inseparable to the rise of the global creative economy, whether through culture industries, digital media, creative spaces, artistic activisms, or urban development. It focuses on the connections and intersections between aesthetics and art, knowledge and information, and creative economies around the world. Examples of the creative economy include cities from Asia, America, Europe, and Africa. This course is suitable for students who are interested in humanities, global studies, media arts, e-society, visual culture and media studies, urban planning, economics, business, and even those dealing with intellectual property laws.
Graduate-level requirements include longer papers, additional readings and research, reading reports, additional meetings with instructor, and significant longer presentations in class.
The course investigates ways in which humanities engage in the global creative economy. It examines key concepts such as creativity, aesthetics, and contemporaneity in humanities, and examines how they become inseparable to the rise of the global creative economy, whether through culture industries, digital media, creative spaces, artistic activisms, or urban development. It focuses on the connections and intersections between aesthetics and art, knowledge and information, and creative economies around the world. Examples of the creative economy include cities from Asia, America, Europe, and Africa. This course is suitable for students who are interested in humanities, global studies, media arts, e-society, visual culture and media studies, urban planning, economics, business, and even those dealing with intellectual property laws.
Graduate-level requirements include longer papers, additional readings and research, reading reports, additional meetings with instructor, and significant longer presentations in class.
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- Section: 001
- Instructor: Ren, Hai
- Days: Th
- Time: 03:30 PM - 06:00 PM
- Dates: Jan 15 - May 7
- Status: Open
- Enrollment: 10 / 20
EAS 584 – History of East Asian Buddhism
Buddhism in China, Korea and Japan with emphasis on the relationship between East Asian Buddhist thought and practice and the various historical contexts in which they emerged. Graduate-level requirements include assigned readings in primary Chinese or Japanese sources and in modern Chinese and/or Japanese secondary sources, together with a research paper based in part on such sources.
Buddhism in China, Korea and Japan with emphasis on the relationship between East Asian Buddhist thought and practice and the various historical contexts in which they emerged. Graduate-level requirements include assigned readings in primary Chinese or Japanese sources and in modern Chinese and/or Japanese secondary sources, together with a research paper based in part on such sources.
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- Section: 101
- Instructor: Wu, Jiang
- Days:
- Time:
- Dates: Jan 15 - Mar 7
- Status: Open
- Enrollment: 9 / 25
EAS 587 – Assessment in Second/Foreign Language Learning
Cross Listed · GIDP: Second Lang. Acquisition & Teaching (SLAT)
The primary objective of this course is the development of language teachers' assessment literacy, which includes knowledge of key assessment principles and skill in creating or adopting assessment tools and procedures for the language classroom. Participants in this course will develop their knowledge and skills related to assessing all skill areas in the language classroom, including productive skills (writing, speaking), receptive skills (reading, listening), and assessing grammar and vocabulary. Grading and student evaluation will also be important topics of consideration and exploration in this course. Designed specifically for in-service (and pre-service) language teachers, the course combines theory with practice by covering essential principles of effective classroom assessment and the development of effective assessment tools for classroom use. Participants completing this course will become more assessment literate and better able to evaluate student performance in their classrooms fairly and effectively.
The primary objective of this course is the development of language teachers' assessment literacy, which includes knowledge of key assessment principles and skill in creating or adopting assessment tools and procedures for the language classroom. Participants in this course will develop their knowledge and skills related to assessing all skill areas in the language classroom, including productive skills (writing, speaking), receptive skills (reading, listening), and assessing grammar and vocabulary. Grading and student evaluation will also be important topics of consideration and exploration in this course. Designed specifically for in-service (and pre-service) language teachers, the course combines theory with practice by covering essential principles of effective classroom assessment and the development of effective assessment tools for classroom use. Participants completing this course will become more assessment literate and better able to evaluate student performance in their classrooms fairly and effectively.
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- Section: 001
- Instructor: Ecke, Peter M
- Days: Mo
- Time: 03:30 PM - 06:00 PM
- Dates: Jan 15 - May 7
- Status: Open
- Enrollment: 22 / 25
EAS 593 – Internship
Specialized work on an individual basis, consisting of training and practice in actual service in a technical, business, or governmental establishment.
Specialized work on an individual basis, consisting of training and practice in actual service in a technical, business, or governmental establishment.
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- Section: 002
- Instructor: unassigned
- Days:
- Time:
- Dates: Jan 15 - May 7
- Status: Closed
- Enrollment: 0 / 0
EAS 595A – Graduate Colloquium
The exchange of scholarly information and/or secondary research, usually in a small group setting. Instruction often includes lectures by several different persons. Research projects may or may not be required of course registrants.
The exchange of scholarly information and/or secondary research, usually in a small group setting. Instruction often includes lectures by several different persons. Research projects may or may not be required of course registrants.
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- Section: 001
- Instructor: Ren, Hai
- Days: TuTh
- Time: 12:30 PM - 01:45 PM
- Dates: Jan 15 - May 7
- Status: Open
- Enrollment: 9 / 15
EAS 596C – Special Topics in East Asian Studies
GIDP: Applied Intercultural Arts Research (AIAR)
he development and exchange of scholarly information, usually in a small group setting. The scope of work shall consist of research by course registrants, with the exchange of the results of such research through discussion, reports, and/or papers.
he development and exchange of scholarly information, usually in a small group setting. The scope of work shall consist of research by course registrants, with the exchange of the results of such research through discussion, reports, and/or papers.
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- Section: 001
- Instructor: Lanza, Fabio
- Days: Mo
- Time: 05:00 PM - 07:30 PM
- Dates: Jan 15 - May 7
- Status: Open
- Enrollment: 8 / 12
JPN 512 – Advanced Japanese Linguistics
Cross Listed · GIDP: Second Lang. Acquisition & Teaching (SLAT)
Advanced readings in Japanese and English on specific topics in Japanese linguistics. Graduate-level requirements include a substantial term paper and a class presentation based on that paper.
Advanced readings in Japanese and English on specific topics in Japanese linguistics. Graduate-level requirements include a substantial term paper and a class presentation based on that paper.
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- Section: 001
- Instructor: Karatsu, Mariko
- Days: TuTh
- Time: 02:00 PM - 03:15 PM
- Dates: Jan 15 - May 7
- Status: Open
- Enrollment: 4 / 12
JPN 522 – Advanced Practice in Japanese
Reading and discussion in Japanese of a variety of advanced-level materials, including newspaper articles, short stories, and poetry. Graduate-level requirements include extra readings and extra translation project.
Reading and discussion in Japanese of a variety of advanced-level materials, including newspaper articles, short stories, and poetry. Graduate-level requirements include extra readings and extra translation project.
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- Section: 001
- Instructor: Karatsu, Mariko
- Days: TuTh
- Time: 11:00 AM - 12:15 PM
- Dates: Jan 15 - May 7
- Status: Open
- Enrollment: 6 / 20
JPN 547 – Incorporeal and Ambiguous Bodies: Monstrous and Ghostly Tales in Premodern Japanese Literature
This discussion-centered, research seminar examines strange and ambiguous bodies prominently featured in premodern Japanese literature. Reading literary works in translation from the 8th to the 19th century, we will engage with a variety of rich depictions of ambiguous and mysterious bodies, including mythical creatures, vengeful spirits, shape-shifting foxes, strange apparitions, and incorporeal or invisible figures. Our topics of investigation include how ambiguous bodies challenge and reinforce social boundaries; the significance of gender dynamics in premodern sexuality; how the trauma of war is inscribed onto bodies; political authority over corporeal and incorporeal bodies; and the transformation of sacred spirits into the everyday grotesque. We will read a wide range of primary materials in translation, including mythologies, official historical records, literary tales, Buddhist didactic stories, women's diaries, and war-tales. We will also engage with scholarship on the cultural history of the body, religious beliefs, and theories of the monstrous, in addition to various theoretical frameworks related to post-colonial thought and gender studies.
This discussion-centered, research seminar examines strange and ambiguous bodies prominently featured in premodern Japanese literature. Reading literary works in translation from the 8th to the 19th century, we will engage with a variety of rich depictions of ambiguous and mysterious bodies, including mythical creatures, vengeful spirits, shape-shifting foxes, strange apparitions, and incorporeal or invisible figures. Our topics of investigation include how ambiguous bodies challenge and reinforce social boundaries; the significance of gender dynamics in premodern sexuality; how the trauma of war is inscribed onto bodies; political authority over corporeal and incorporeal bodies; and the transformation of sacred spirits into the everyday grotesque. We will read a wide range of primary materials in translation, including mythologies, official historical records, literary tales, Buddhist didactic stories, women's diaries, and war-tales. We will also engage with scholarship on the cultural history of the body, religious beliefs, and theories of the monstrous, in addition to various theoretical frameworks related to post-colonial thought and gender studies.
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- Section: 001
- Instructor: Hayashi, Kaoru
- Days: Tu
- Time: 03:30 PM - 06:00 PM
- Dates: Jan 15 - May 7
- Status: Closed
- Enrollment: 15 / 15
JPN 562C – The History of Modern Japan, Meiji to the Present
Cross Listed
This course offers students an in-depth look at the history and historiography of Modern Japan (1868-Present), with a special emphasis on the relationship between empire and everyday life in Japan's modern experience. The course is divided into four chronological units spanning the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, and students will have the opportunity to crowdsource their reading materials from a list of recommended and representative books within each unit. Class discussions will provide an overview of the latest English-language scholarship on Japan's modernity to familiarize advanced undergraduates and graduate students with the styles of research and interpretation that inform our understanding of history today.
This course offers students an in-depth look at the history and historiography of Modern Japan (1868-Present), with a special emphasis on the relationship between empire and everyday life in Japan's modern experience. The course is divided into four chronological units spanning the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, and students will have the opportunity to crowdsource their reading materials from a list of recommended and representative books within each unit. Class discussions will provide an overview of the latest English-language scholarship on Japan's modernity to familiarize advanced undergraduates and graduate students with the styles of research and interpretation that inform our understanding of history today.
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- Section: 001
- Instructor: Schlachet, Joshua
- Days: Mo
- Time: 03:30 PM - 06:00 PM
- Dates: Jan 15 - May 7
- Status: Open
- Enrollment: 11 / 20
JPN 586 – History of Japanese Religions: Medieval
Cross Listed
Selective survey of the history of religions in Japan from the 11th century through the 16th. Topics covered may include the medieval worldview; apocalyptic thought and related practices; Pure Land Buddhism; Zen; and proselytization and religious competition in medieval Japan. Graduate-level requirements include oral presentations and longer, more in-depth papers.
Selective survey of the history of religions in Japan from the 11th century through the 16th. Topics covered may include the medieval worldview; apocalyptic thought and related practices; Pure Land Buddhism; Zen; and proselytization and religious competition in medieval Japan. Graduate-level requirements include oral presentations and longer, more in-depth papers.
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- Section: 001
- Instructor: Miura, Takashi
- Days: We
- Time: 03:30 PM - 06:00 PM
- Dates: Jan 15 - May 7
- Status: Closed
- Enrollment: 15 / 15