The following courses are relevant and count towards requirements of the Asian Studies Major.

See complete course descriptions under appropriate departmental headings (i.e. Japanese, Chinese, History, Film Studies, IDS, Political Science, Philosophy, Economics and others).

ASIA

ASIA 200: An Introduction to the Civilizations of India

Patil, TBA., MAX: 50, Satisfies GER.

Content: This course is intended as a multi-disciplinary introduction to the civilizations of India. It is expected that by the end of the course students will have developed a conceptual vocabulary with which to think critically about the Indian subcontinent and the variety of methodological approaches used in its study. The course will begin with a five-week overview of the history and historiography of South Asia from its pre-history to the present. The remaining weeks will be divided into two to three week segments in which a variety of topics will be discussed, e.g. literature, religion, philosophy, art, music, dance, film, colonialism, post-colonialism, politics, and Indian diaspora(s).

Particulars: In addition to regular participation in class, the requirements for the course include a midterm, final exam, and term paper. The term paper may be used to fulfill the Emory College writing requirement. The two exams will be short answer and multiple choice and are designed to test students' knowledge of the ideas and information presented in the lectures and reading assignments. The term paper will provide students an opportunity to put their knowledge and critical skills to work by writing an extended book review of a recent work in Indian studies. This work will be chosen by the student in conjunction with the instructor.

ASIA 212 (Same as REL 212): Asian Religious Traditions: South & Southeast Asia

Courtright, MWF 9:35-10:25, MAX: AS10, REL 20 = Total: 30

Content: This course will provide an introduction to major Asian religious traditions in their historical and cultural settings, with particular attention given to Hindu and Buddhist traditions. The course will explore sacred texts, architectures, religious practices, and understandings of social life and morality. Students will engage in patient study of literary texts, visual forms (architecture and iconography), rituals, and ethical values of Hindu and Buddhist traditions. In the process, students will acquire skills in various appropaches and methods in the comparative study of religion.

Particulars: Meets General Education Requirement V.C.

ASIA 360WR (Chinese 360WR) CHN 360WR Chinese Women in Film and Fiction

Section 000 MWF 2:00-2:50 Cai max 8 cross-list as ASIA 360WR max 2 cross-listed as WS 360WR max 2 satisfies GER post-freshman writing requirement

Mandatory film screenings

Description: An examination of woman as trope in modern Chinese cinema and literature in the twentieth century. It explores how "the modern woman" became a cultural construct and how that construct has redefined gender role and femininity. Special attention will be paid to such issues as self-identity, love, marriage, family, and social opportunities. All readings are in English translation. Knowledge of Chinese language is not required. Four credit hours.

Required Texts: Feng Jicai, The Three-Inch Golden Lotus Li Ang, The Butcher's Wife Ed. Eva Hung. Contemporary Women Writers: Hong Kong and Taiwan Eds. Ann C. Carver and Sung-sheng Yvonne Chang. Bamboo Shoots after the Rain: Contemporary Stories by Women Writers of Taiwan. Stories on reserve Particulars: All readings are in English translation.

Course requirements include three short written assignments, a research paper, one presentation, and active class participation.

ASIA 375S, Religion 370S: Religions in Colonial India

Courtright, MWF 2:00-2:50, MAX: 10, WRT: NO, GER: YES

Content: This course will focus historically on the religious traditions of India from the late eighteenth century to the present. Special attention will be given to the impact of colonialism, political and religious nationalism, religious conflict and the partition of India, and new religious movements that have arisen during this period. The course will conclude with a consideration of the religious landscapes of the Indian diaspora.

Texts: to be decided

Particulars: Permission of instructor required.

ASIA 370, Religion 370: Mind, Body and Healing: Tibetan and Western Perspectives

Geshe Lobsang Tenzin Negi

This course aims at examining the fundamental principles underlying the processes of body - mind connections from both Tibetan and Western perspectives. We will focus on the role of emotions, stress and addiction in understanding various psychological and physical ailments, as well as the mind’s role in healing as explored in current Western research and Tibetan Buddhist contemplative and medical traditions.

Readings may be drawn from:
Healing Emotions: Conversations with the Dalai Lama on Mindfulness, Emotions, and Health, edited by Daniel Goleman

Tibetan Buddhist Medicine and Psychiatry: The Diamond Healing; Terry Clifford

Sleeping, Dreaming and Dying; Varela, Francisco, Ed.

Molecules of Emotions: The Science Behind Mind-Body Medicine; Pert, Candice

Beyond the Relaxation Response; Benson, Herbert

ASIA 370, MUS 205 Introduction to Ethnomusicology

Lee, TT, 10:00-11:15 a.m., Limit: 30, WRT: No

Content: This course examines the varied musical cultures of the world, including Latin America, South, East, and Southeast Asia, Africa, and Eastern Europe. By understanding the meanings and values of different music in its cultural context, students will explore the dynamics between music-making and society, using as case studies, genres ranging from traditional to popular music.

Texts: There is no required text for this course. Articles, book chapters, and sound recordings will be assigned throughout the course and made available in the library.

Particulars: No prerequisites. Assessment for this course is based on listening tests, papers, and class presentations.

ASIA 370, MUS 230: Introduction to Classical Music of India

Bhat, TU, 1:00 p.m., Limit: 10, WRT: No

Content: Study aims at giving specific ideas on the origin and the davelopment of Indian classical music and its tradition Carnatic and Hindustani,ideas on Raga(melody), Tala (rhythm),and the performing genres,improvisation forms,various musical insrtuments,composers etc using demonstrations and recordings.

Text: The Illustrated Companion to South Indian Classical Music by Ludwig Pesch and Music in India, the Classical Tradition by Bonnie.C.Wade

Particulars: Final exam, minimum one hour reading and listening to selected CDs and or video recordings. List will be given.

AS 370: Asian American Literature

Nickerson, TT 2:30-3:45, MAX: 5 Asian Studies: Yes (Eng 389/IDS 385/Eng 389RWR)

Content: This course will examine fiction, autobiography, and poetry by Asian American writers in cultural and historical context. The recurrent and central themes of the course will include: the immigrant's experience of loss and gain; entanglements and estrangement's between generations; the playfulness and complexity of bilingual writing; the problem of retrieving the past; the way that secrets shape and structure narrative; the issue of gender in works of family history; the relative status and power of tradition and originality.

Texts: Tentative Works by Louis Chu, Carlos Bulosan, Jade Snow Wong, Maxine Hong Kingston, Bharati Mukherjee, Frank Chin, David Henry Hwang, Gish Jen, Lan Cao, Michael Ondaatje, Milton Murayama, Mei-Mei Berssenbrugge, Li-Yong Lee, Kimiko Hahn, David Mura.

Particulars: One short paper; one midsize essay (8 pages); six one page response papers; writing workshops. In addition, informed and thoughtful participation in class discussion is a requirement of the course.

ASIA 372WR, JPN 270WR Introduction to Japanese Culture

Section 000 TT 2:30-3:45 Crowley Max 10 Cross-list as ASIA 372WR Max 7 Satisfies GER area V. C.

Content: An introduction to aspects of the study of the culture of modern Japan. We will explore such issues as writing and writing systems, gender, memory and history, geography and the environment, science, aesthetics, and the formation of national identity. No background in Japanese studies is required. Special attention will be given to these questions: When is Japanese culture? How do the Japanese view their culture and tradition, and how is it viewed by non-Japanese? How have these views changed throughout history?

Texts will include (but not be limited to): Helen McCullough, Genji and Heike Ryusaku Tsunoda, et al., eds., Sources of Japanese Tradition Yoshida Kenko, Essays in Idleness Yamamoto Tsunetomo, Hagakure: The Book of the Samurai Films Particulars: One 8-10 page paper, mid-term and final exam. This course fulfills the University Writing Requirement, and counts toward the Asian Studies major and Japanese minor.

ASIA 375, MUS470S: Beyond Orientalism: Hybrid Sounds and Social Identities

Yayoi Uno Everett

Wednesdays 2 - 4:30 p.m., Burlington Road Building

Limit 10, WRT: NO

Content: This seminar examines the main tenets of Orientalism (Said) as a point of departure for exploring the cross-cultural dynamics and trajectories of hybrid genres in the performing arts. How have the poetics, politics, and other human agencies shaped and transformed cultural representation of art forms that appropriate or reinterpret non-Western musical practices since the late 18th century? The repertory for study includes, but are not limited to: Western operatic genres (Mozart to Puccini), fin-de-siecle exoticism (Debussy, Ravel), American experimentalists (Lou Harrison, John Cage, Pauline Oliveros), intercultural theater (Minoru Miki, Hanagumi Shibai, Tan Dun, etc.), and Global Pop (Paul Simon, Zakir Hussein, Sheila Chandra, etc.). In discussing how contemporary musicians construct and negotiate new forms of social identities, we will move beyond the Orientalist paradigm by focusing on issues such as: 1) concepts of hybridity (Bhabha; Young), 2) formation and contestation of "otherness" (Hallam & Street; Born & Hesmondhalgh), and 3) forms of cultural mediation (Apparudai, Taylor). Background in music is preferred, but not required.

Texts: Arjun Apparudai, Modernity at Large: Cultural Dimensions of Globalization Jonathan Bellman, Exotic in Western Music Homi Bhabha, Location of Culture Everett & Lau, eds., Interface with East Asia: Cross-cultural Syntheses in Postwar Art Music Hallam & Street, eds., Cultural Encounters: Representing 'otherness' Born and Hesmondhalgh, eds., Western Music and Its Others: Difference, Representation, and Appropriation in Music Edward Said, Orientalism Timothy Taylor, Global Pop: World Musics, World Markets Robert Young, Colonial Desire: Hybridity in Theory, Culture and Race

Particulars: Class attendance and participation required; oral presentation and final paper.

Crosslisted with AS 375.

Asian Studies 372 (JPN 372WR) Intro to Modern Japanese Literature

Section 000 TT 2:30-3:45 (max 8): Crowley, Cheryl
cross-listed as ASIA 372 (max 7)

Content: This course is a survey of Japanese literature from the middle of the nineteenth century to the present. One goal of the course is to introduce students to the nature and range of literary genres as they developed in the context of Japan's confrontation with modernity. Another is to present and open for discussion issues in contemporary literary theory in order to understand and analyze important aspects of Japanese literature and culture, such as modernity, gender, nationalism, intertextuality, Orientalism, and identity.

All texts are in English translation.

Readings include:
Donald Keene, Modern Japanese Literature
Natsume Sôseki, Kokoro
Shiga Naoya, A Dark Night's Passing
Tanizaki Jun'ichirô, Naomi
Murakami Haruki, A Wild Sheep Chase
Yoshimoto Banana, Kitchen

This course fulfills the University Writing Requirement, and counts toward the Asian Studies major and Japanese minor.

ASIA 375, Religion 370: Spiritual Practices and Social Change: A Buddhist and Christian Approach

Patterson/Negi, TTh 11:45-12:35, MAX: 38, WRT: NO

Content: Using comparative methods and content, this class will examine underlying principles of Buddhist and Christian spiritual practices and thought. We also will explore how such principles and practices, including meditation, ritual, textual study, teacher/student relationships, affect daily life and interactions. With this background, we will then study how spiritual practices have shaped Buddhist and Christian activism for social change in the past and today.

Texts: New Seeds of Contemplation by Thomas Merton; The Parkticos by Evagrius; Choosing to Lead by Constance Buchanan; By Little and By Little: The Selected Writings of Dorothy Day Particulars: Two short analytical and reflective papers on readings; journal recording practices and intellectual and personal responses; one study of an activist from a Buddhist or Christian organization and how spiritual practices shape their activism.

LANGUAGES

CHINESE

CHN 102 Elementary Chinese II (see REALC)

Section 000 MW 9:35-10:25 and TT 11:30-12:45 Ho Max 15

Section 001 MW 12:50-1:40 and TT 10:00-11:15 Ho Max 15

Section 002 MW 11:45-12:35 and TT 2:30-3:45 Ho Max 15 (Section 002 is a distance-learning course with Oxford campus.)

Content: CHN 102 is the second semester of the two-semester Elementary Chinese course. It is designed for those who have taken CHN 101. The course aims at further developing fundamental language skills. All four skills (speaking, reading, listening and writing) will be emphasized and learned in communicative context. Students are expected to actively participate in class by engaging in interactive activities and reading and writing practices. Many aspects of everyday Chinese culture will be introduced through these activities.

Required Texts: Tao-chung Yao and Yue-hua Liu, Integrated Chinese Textbook Level I Part II Tao-chung Yao and Yue-hua Liu, Integrated Chinese Workbook Level I Part II Tao-chung Yao and Yue-hua Liu, Integrated Chinese Character Workbook Level I Part II

Particulars: Prerequisites: CHN 101 or consent of instructor. Grading is based on active class participation, written and oral assignment, regular quizzes, lesson tests, and final examination.

CHN 202 Intermediate Chinese II (see REALC)

Section 000 MW 10:40-11:30 and TT 11:30-12:45 Li Max 15

Section 001 MW 11:45-12:35 and TT 10:00-11:15 Li Max 15

Content: CHN 202 provides intermediate-level training in spoken and written Chinese in cultural context, based on language skills developed in CHN 201. Attention is given to complex grammatical patterns, discourse characteristics, and discussions of cultural topics.

Required Texts: Tao-chung Yao and Yue-hua Liu, Integrated Chinese Textbook Level 2 Tao-chung Yao and Yue-hua Liu, Integrated Chinese Workbook Level 2

Particulars: Prerequisites: CHN 201 or consent of the instructor.

CHN 302WR Advanced Chinese II (see REALC)

Section 000 MWF 12:50-1:50 Cai Max 15

Content: This is the second semester of Advanced Chinese. The course places emphasis on the communicative function of the language where advanced reading grammer and conversation are stressed. Periodic translation exercises will provide students the opportunity to gauge how well they understand nuances in the language. The content of the textbook focuses on the rapidly changing attitudes and values of modern China. Authentic reading materials are included in each lesson, such as newspaper articles, television, news broadcasts, short works of fiction, and some film. Students will be expected to read complex and simplified characters.

Required Texts: China Scene: An Advanced Chinese Multimedia Course

Particulars: Prerequisites: CHN 301 or consent of the instructor.

HINDI (HNDI)

HNDI 102: Elementary Hindi II

Ranjan, Sec. OOO, MTWThF Time TBA, MAX: 18, WRT: NO
Ranjan, Sec. OO1, MTWThF Time TBA, MAX: 18, WRT: NO

Content: This is the second in a series of courses that seeks to develop listening, reading, speaking, writing, and cultural skills in Hindi. By the end of this course, students will be able to read simple Hindi stories and speak and write about a wide variety of topics.

Texts: Introduction to Hindi Grammar (with cassettes), Usha Jain; Teach Yourself Hindi (with cassettes), Rupert Snell et al.; The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, R.S. McGregor; An English-Hindi Dictionary, Camille Bulcke.

Prerequisites: HNDI 101

HNDI 202: Intermediate Hindi II
Ranjan, Sec. OOO, MTWTF Time:TBA, MAX: 18, WRT: NO

Content: This is the fourth in a series of courses that seeks to develop listening, reading, speaking, writing, and cultural skills in Hindi. In this course. students will continue to build on the skills developed in HNDI 201. By the end of this course students will be able to read, discuss, and write about Hindi stories, screenplays, cultures, and customs.

Texts: Intermediate Hindi, Usha Jain; A Primer of Modern Standard Hindi, Michael C. Shapiro; The Oxford-English Dictionary, R.S. McGregor; An English-Hindi Dictionary, Camille Bulcke.

Prerequisites: HNDI 101-102 or permission of the instructor

HNDI 301: Advanced Hindi

Instructor: TBA Sec.000, MTTH, 3:00-3:30 p.m.

Prerequisites:HNDI 201-202 or by permission of Dr. Ranjan. Contact Asian Studies 7-6280.

JAPANESE

JPN 102 Elementary Japanese II (see REALC)

Section 000 MW 9:35-10:25 and TT 10:00-11:15 Takeda Max 12

Section 001 MW 10:40-11:30 and TT 11:30-12:45 Takeda Max 12

Section 002 MW 11:45-12:35 and TT 11:30-12:45 Horibe Max 12

Content: JPN 102 is a continuation of JPN 101. The acquisition of language skills is the major focus with emphasis on conversation. Students will learn about 140 new kanji during the semester. Required Texts: Osamu and Nobuko Mizutani, Introduction to Modern Japanese Mutsuko Endo Simon, Supplementary Grammer Notes to IMJ, Part I Course Packet

Particulars: Prerequisites: JPN 101 or consent of the instructor

JPN 202 Intermediate Japanese II (see REALC)

Section 000 MW 10:40-11:30 and TT 10:00-11:15 Horibe Max 12

Content: JPN 202 is a continuation of JPN 201. Although implementation of new grammer is essential, students will learn to communicate with more cultural understanding. Cross-cultural awareness will be emphasized through a series of task-oriented dialogues and role-play. Required Texts: Akira Miura & Naomi McGloin, An Integrated Approach to Intermediate Japanese Course Packet Particulars:

Prerequisites: JPN 201 or consent of the instructor.

SANSKRIT (SNSK)

SNSK 202: Intermediate Sanskrit II

Patil, MWF 2:00-2:50, Max 15, WRT: NO

Content: This course is a continuation of SNK 201 and will focus on reading selections from Classical Sanskrit texts.

Textbooks: Books from SNSK 101; An Introduction to the Sanskrit Language, R. Goldman; Teach Yourself Sanskrit, M. Coulson; handouts to be distributed in class.