East Asian Studies 97ab. Introduction to East Asian Civilizations
Catalog Number: 2337
Michael A. Szonyi and members of the Department
Half course (spring term). Tu., Th., at 12; W., at 2; Th., at 10.
This course looks at some of the elements (philosophy and religion, art and literature, statecraft and technology) that are shared by the various regional cultures of East Asia (China, Japan, Korea, Vietnam), and the ways in which these vary in each of these cultures. We also look at the way in which the countries of East Asia have impacted each other in the process of modernization, and at their divergent paths towards globalization.
Note: Required of sophomore concentrators and secondary field candidates. Open to freshmen.
[East Asian Studies 98a. Tutorial--Junior Year: State-Society Relations in Modern China]
Catalog Number: 0964
Elizabeth J. Perry
Half course (spring term). Hours to be arranged.
Junior Tutorial for students in the China Social Science track.
Note: Expected to be given in 2012–13. EAS 98a, 98b, 98d, 98g or a substitution approved by the Director of Undergraduate Studies is required for all EAS concentrators. Preference to EAS concentrators but open to Government concentrators.
East Asian Studies 98b. Junior Tutorial--State and Society in Contemporary Japan
Catalog Number: 8288
Susan J. Pharr
Half course (fall term). Tu., 3-5 with an additional hour to be arranged.
Junior Tutorial for students in the Japan Social Science track. For students with an interest in the society, economy, politics, and popular culture of contemporary Japan.
Note: EAS 98a, 98b, 98d, 98g or a substitution approved by the Director of Undergraduate Studies is required for all EAS concentrators. Preference to EAS students but open to Government concentrators.
East Asian Studies 98d. Junior Tutorial--The Political Economy of Modern China
Catalog Number: 4800
Nara Dillon
Half course (fall term). W., 2–4; Th., at 6.
Junior Tutorial for students with an interest in China Social Sciences. After an introduction to the historical context of China’s development, this course will focus on the political economy of reform in the post-Mao period. Some of the topics covered include democracy, the 1989 Tiananmen protests, the rise of entrepreneurs, the role of labor, rural-urban migration, and the Internet.
Note: EAS 98a, 98b, 98d, 98g or a substitution approved by the Director of Undergraduate Studies is required for all EAS concentrators. Preference to EAS students but open to Government concentrators.
East Asian Studies 98f. Junior Tutorial —The Study of East Asian Religions
Catalog Number: 94577
James Robson
Half course (fall term). Tu., at 2.
This tutorial is designed to deepen and extend the student’s knowledge of the study of East Asian religions. It will build on the student’s foundational understanding of the development and history of Buddhism, Daosim, Confucianism, Shinto, and various forms of popular religion, by situating that material in the context of larger issues in the study of East Asian religions. The overarching concern within this tutorial will be on reading and discussing methodologically oriented scholarship that will introduce the student to new and intellectually engaging approaches to the various traditions covered.
Note: EAS 98a, 98b, 98d, 98g or a substitution approved by the Director of Undergraduate Studies is required for all EAS concentrators
Prerequisite: Culture and Belief 33: Introduction to the Study of East Asian Religions. If students have not previously taken this course, they are required to attend those lectures concurrently with this tutorial.
East Asian Studies 98g. Junior Tutorial: What is "Japanese Modernity"?: Modern Japanese Literature and Culture - (New Course)
Catalog Number: 58904
Tomiko Yoda
Half course (fall term). Tu., at 2. EXAM GROUP: 16
Using a variety of primary and secondary sources, the course examines how modernity has been articulated in Japanese literary and intellectual discourses since the late nineteenth century to the end of World War II. The topics include: nation-building, imperial expansion, conceptualization of modernity versus pre-modernity, Japan and the West, Japan and Asia, class and gender construction, urbanization and mass culture, anti-modernism. Most of the reading assignments are in English but we will read some selected materials in Japanese.
Note: EAS 98a, 98b, 98d, 98g or a substitution approved by the Director of Undergraduate Studies is required for all EAS concentrators.
East Asian Studies 98h. Junior Tutorial--Visions and Voices of Modern Korea - (New Course)
Catalog Number: 29637
Carter J. Eckert
Half course (spring term). W., at 3.
Focus on documents, diaries, literature, film, and other primary materials reflecting a variety of perspectives in the history of modern Korea, from the late 19th century to the present.
Note: Note: EAS 98a, 98b, 98d, 98g, 98h or a substitution approved by the Director of Undergraduate Studies is required for all EAS concentrators.
Prerequisite: Societies of the World 27: The Two Koreas, or equivalent. (Societies of the World 27 may be taken simultaneously in Spring 2012).
*East Asian Studies 99. Tutorial — Senior Year
Catalog Number: 0384
Michael A. Szonyi and members of the Department
Full course. Hours to be arranged.
Thesis guidance under faculty direction.
Note: All students writing an EAS or joint EAS thesis will attend a research and writing workshop that meets twice each term.
East Asian Studies 121. Global Cities in East Asia - (New Course)
Catalog Number: 43797
Nara Dillon
Half course (spring term). Tu., 2–4. EXAM GROUP: 16, 17
This course examines urbanization and globalization in East Asia, focusing first on the development of Tokyo as a global city, then turning to the socialist cities of contemporary China, before concluding with an examination of uneven development in Southeast Asian cities. In each section of the course, we will examine how urbanization and globalization affect major social groups (in particular, entrepreneurs and women) who have both propelled and been marginalized by these processes.
East Asian Studies 123. From Kabuki to Anime: Japanese Cinema and Performance - (New Course)
Catalog Number: 70847
Diane Wei Lewis
Half course (fall term). M., W., at 12, with weekly film screenings. EXAM GROUP: 5
This survey examines the influence of theater and performance styles on Japanese cinema and media. Does Japanese cinema have a “theatrical tradition”? How do we compare screen and stage, and their use of space and frame? Do anime and otaku culture require radically different concepts of representation, reception, and performance? We’ll consider relevant critical and historical perspectives for further exploration of these issues, debating how distinctions between related media are drawn. Films by Ichikawa Kon, Kurosawa Akira, Shinoda Masahiro, Oshima Nagisa, and others. Special emphasis on representations of gender and the body, and the films of Mizoguchi Kenji.
*East Asian Studies 130 (formerly East Asian Studies 255). Letter, Mail and Texting: The History of Promises in Epistolary Spaces: Seminar
Catalog Number: 26952 Enrollment: Limited to 30.
Tomoko Kitagawa
Half course (spring term). M., 1–3; or, M., 3:30–5:30. EXAM GROUP: 6, 7
This course gives an overview of historical sources that are classified as “letters,” and demonstrates various ways of interpreting them. It includes materials from a wide range of societies and investigates the different roles of letters from a theoretical standpoint. Emphasis will be on the way that letters were transported from one place to another and how such practices created a new “epistolary space.” Using the concept of promise as a main analytical lens, this class is designed to offer a historical narrative of promises in epistolary spaces.
Note: Intended for upper-level undergraduate and graduate students. Students may select the Monday, 3:30-5:30 pm meeting time with permission of the instructor.
East Asian Studies 131. (Math+History) in East Asia: Time Behind Circles: Seminar - (New Course)
Catalog Number: 69724
Tomoko Kitagawa
Half course (fall term). M., 1–3. EXAM GROUP: 6, 7
This course examines the ideas behind various “circles” that reflect the history of East Asian civilizations. The themes emphasized are the importance of time and metaphysics behind the mathematical ideas, the revolutionary developments in the field of geometry in East Asia, and the cultural exchange and influence of mathematical reasoning. The aim of the course is to learn the history of mathematics; instead of solving math problems, we will read various writings on mathematics, including passages from math textbooks, scribble notes, and biographies. This class also introduces the techniques in digital humanities for individual projects.
Note: No background knowledge in mathematics is required. Intended for upper-level undergraduate and graduate students.
*East Asian Studies 133. The Limits of China: Imaginations of Affinity and Estrangement in Local, National, and Global Worlds: Seminar - (New Course)
Catalog Number: 62146 Enrollment: Limited to 15.
Nicole D. Newendorp and Kevin N. Caffrey
Half course (spring term). W., 3–5. EXAM GROUP: 8, 9
Our goal in this seminar is to investigate conceptions of "Chineseness" (both past and present, within China and beyond China) by focusing on the long arc of China’s historical and social transformations--from imperial polity to nation-state to its global diaspora. Through our investigation of this arc and its multiple accompanying social, cultural, and political transformations, we seek to identify telltale clues for examining the negotiated limits of Chinese imaginings of affinity and estrangement in local, national, and global worlds as well as the social and political effects of those imaginings.
[East Asian Studies 140. Major Religious Texts of East Asia]
Catalog Number: 0856
Ryuichi Abe
Half course (spring term). W., 2–4:30.
This course aims at enabling students to read and analyze in depth major religious texts of East Asia, representing diverse traditions and genres. The course encourages students to take up their reading of texts not only as ways to acquire knowledge on Asian religious traditions, but as practice, labor, and play in which their ordinary way of understanding/experiencing the world and themselves will be challenged, reaffirmed, and renewed.
Note: Expected to be given in 2012–13.
[*East Asian Studies 160. Writing Asian Poetry]
Catalog Number: 0327 Enrollment: Limited to 16.
David McCann
Half course (spring term). M., 1–3.
Readings in selected Chinese, Japanese, and Korean verse forms, and composition or imitation in English. Study of Li Po and Tu Fu (Chinese couplet), Basho (haiku and haibun mixed prose and poetry), Yun Sôn-do and other Korean poets (shijo), and composition/imitation. Final project, an extended suite of poems or mixed prose and poetry.
Note: Expected to be given in 2012–13. No Asian language knowledge is required; all writing will be in English.
East Asian Studies 191. Zen: History, Culture, and Critique
Catalog Number: 39452
James Robson
Half course (spring term). Tu., Th., 10–11:30; W., at 9; F., at 10. EXAM GROUP: 12, 13
This course is an introduction to the religious history, philosophy and practices of Zen Buddhism. Zen is the Japanese pronunciation of the Chinese word Chan, which is itself a transcription of the Sanskrit word dhyâna, meaning meditation. While meditation is the backbone of the Zen tradition, we will see that Zen has a number of different faces and will examine the rich diversity of the Zen tradition as it developed in China, Korea, and Japan.
Note: Offered jointly with the Divinity School as 3012.
East Asian Studies 205. Approaches to the Comparative History of Medicine and the Body
Catalog Number: 2222
Shigehisa Kuriyama
Half course (fall term). M., at 12. EXAM GROUP: 5
Research seminar devoted to the theory and methods, possibilities and challenges of cross-cultural studies in the history of medicine and the body.
Note: Students will also be expected to attend lectures for Culture and Belief 11.
[East Asian Studies 211. Historical Theory and Methods]
Catalog Number: 3088
Michael J. Puett and Shigehisa Kuriyama
Half course (fall term). M., 1–3.
Theories and methods for research in East Asian history. Covers approaches to social, cultural, intellectual, and political history, analyzing significant works in each field and applications to Chinese, Japanese, and Korean materials.
Note: Expected to be given in 2013–14.
East Asian Studies 220r. Medieval Japanese Picture Scrolls
Catalog Number: 1685
Melissa M. McCormick
Half course (fall term). Tu., 1–3. EXAM GROUP: 15, 16
Examines the rich tradition of medieval Japanese picture scrolls (emaki). Provides training in the reading of scroll texts (kotobagaki), the analysis of paintings, and the examination of the production contexts of important scrolls from the 12th to the 16th century. Aims to make picture scrolls available as a primary source for graduate research in many different disciplines within Japanese studies.
East Asian Studies 230r (formerly East Asian Studies 230). The History of East Asian Medicine: Seminar
Catalog Number: 0544
Shigehisa Kuriyama
Half course (spring term). Tu., 1–4. EXAM GROUP: 15, 16, 17
In 2011-12, the course will focus chiefly on selected Chinese and Japanese (kambun) medical texts from the eighteenth century.
Prerequisite: At least one year of classical Chinese.
[East Asian Studies 240. Arts of Asia (Graduate Seminar in General Education) ]
Catalog Number: 36034
Melissa M. McCormick
Half course (spring term). W., 1–3.
Explores Asian art pedagogy through original research of museum objects and a survey of the scholarship on Asian art. The seminar will design and develop a General Education course on these themes for undergraduates.
Note: Expected to be given in 2014–15.
[East Asian Buddhist Studies 241. Major Issues in the Study of East Asian Buddhism]
Catalog Number: 57596
Ryuichi Abe
Half course (fall term). Hours to be arranged.
A graduate seminar that critically examines major academic works in English on East Asian Buddhism. It is aimed at preparing EALC graduate students for their general examinations in the fields relevant to Buddhism.
Note: Expected to be given in 2013–14.
East Asian Buddhist Studies 243. Buddhism in Twentieth-Century Chinese Philosophy: Seminar - (New Course)
Catalog Number: 62605
Chen-kuo Lin
Half course (spring term). Th., 1–4. EXAM GROUP: 15, 16, 17
This course will investigate the polemics on the Awakening of the Faith (Dasheng Qixin Lun), one of the most influential Buddhist texts, to see how the text was appropriated for the various religious and philosophical purposes in twentieth-century China.
[East Asian Buddhist Studies 245r (formerly East Asian Buddhist Studies 245). Ritual and Text in Japanese Buddhist Literature]
Catalog Number: 7113
Ryuichi Abe
Half course (spring term). Hours to be arranged.
Examines the way in which rituals are approached, described, and interpreted in primary Japanese Buddhist texts. Students will acquire skills allowing them to move freely in their reading of texts from diverse literary genres.
Note: Expected to be given in 2012–13.
Prerequisite: Classical Japanese and Kambun.
East Asian Buddhist Studies 255. Readings on Chinese Religions: Recent Scholarship on Chinese Buddhism: Seminar
Catalog Number: 24345
James Robson
Half course (fall term). W., 1–4. EXAM GROUP: 6, 7, 8
This seminar aims to discuss significant new works in the field of Chinese Religions by focusing on the historical, doctrinal, and philosophical development of the Buddhist tradition in China.
Note: Offered jointly with the Divinity School as 3232.
East Asian Buddhist Studies 256. Chinese Buddhist Texts--Readings in Medieval Buddho-Daoist Documents: Seminar
Catalog Number: 69666
James Robson and Ryuichi Abe
Half course (spring term). W., 1–4. EXAM GROUP: 6, 7, 8
This seminar focuses on the careful textual study and translation of a variety of Chinese Buddho-Daoist texts through the medieval period.
Note: Offered jointly with the Divinity School as 3233.
Prerequisite: Reading knowledge of classical Chinese required.
Chinese Ba. Elementary Modern Chinese
Catalog Number: 4375
Qiuyu Wang and Jennifer Li-Chia Liu
Half course (fall term). Sections Tu., Th., 11, 12, or 2, and three additional hours to be arranged. EXAM GROUP: 13
Non-intensive introduction to modern Chinese pronunciation, grammar, conversation, reading, and writing.
Note: No auditors. May not be taken Pass/Fail.
Chinese Bb. Elementary Modern Chinese
Catalog Number: 8714
Qiuyu Wang and Jennifer Li-Chia Liu
Half course (spring term). Sections Tu., Th., 10, 11, or 2, and three additional hours to be arranged. EXAM GROUP: 12
Continuation of Chinese Ba.
Note: No auditors. May not be taken Pass/Fail.
Prerequisite: Chinese Ba or equivalent.
*Chinese Bx. Elementary Chinese for Advanced Beginners
Catalog Number: 7066
Hui-Yen Huang
Half course (fall term). M., W., F., at 10 or 2, and two additional hours to be arranged. EXAM GROUP: 3
For students with significant listening and speaking background. Introductory Modern Chinese language course, with emphasis on reading and writing. Covers in one term the equivalent of Chinese Ba and Bb.
Note: No auditors. May not be taken Pass/Fail. Students must pass a test in listening and speaking to take the course.
Chinese 120a. Intermediate Modern Chinese
Catalog Number: 4283
Xuedong Wang
Half course (fall term). Sections Tu., Th., at 10 or 12, and three additional hours to be arranged. EXAM GROUP: 12
Modern texts, conversation, reading, and composition.
Note: No auditors. May not be taken Pass/Fail.
Prerequisite: Chinese Bb or equivalent.
Chinese 120b. Intermediate Modern Chinese
Catalog Number: 1702
Xuedong Wang
Half course (spring term). Sections Tu., Th., at 10, 12, or 2, and three additional hours to be arranged. EXAM GROUP: 12
Continuation of Chinese 120a.
Note: No auditors. May not be taken Pass/Fail.
Prerequisite: Chinese 120a, or equivalent.
Chinese 123xb (formerly Chinese 123b). Intermediate Modern Chinese for Advanced Beginners
Catalog Number: 7034
Hui-Yen Huang
Half course (spring term). Sections M., W., F. at 10 or 2, and two additional hours to be arranged. EXAM GROUP: 3
Continuation of Chinese Bx. Covers in one term the equivalent of Chinese 120a and 120b.
Note: No auditors. May not be taken Pass/Fail.
Prerequisite: Chinese Bx, or instructor’s permission.
[Chinese 125ab. Intensive Intermediate Modern Standard Chinese]
Catalog Number: 0977 Enrollment: Limited to 20.
Instructor to be determined
Full course (spring term). M., through F., 1-3.
Continuation of Chinese Aab.
Note: Expected to be omitted in 2011–12. Expected to be given in 2012–13. No auditors. May not be taken Pass/Fail.
Prerequisite: Chinese Aab, or Chinese Bb, or equivalent.
Chinese 130a. Advanced Modern Chinese
Catalog Number: 6724
Lei Yan
Half course (fall term). Sections Tu., Th., at 10, 12, or 2, and three additional hours to be arranged. EXAM GROUP: 12
A study of writings selected from modern Chinese literature, academic works and newspaper articles, aimed at enhancing and further developing the student’s proficiency in modern Chinese language.
Note: Conducted in Chinese. No auditors. May not be taken Pass/Fail.
Prerequisite: Two years of modern Chinese.
Chinese 130b. Advanced Modern Chinese
Catalog Number: 2917
Lei Yan
Half course (spring term). Sections T., Th., at 10, 12, or 2, and three additional hours to be arranged. EXAM GROUP: 12
Continuation of Chinese 130a.
Note: Conducted in Chinese. No auditors. May not be taken Pass/Fail.
Prerequisite: Chinese 130a.
Chinese 130xa. Advanced Modern Chinese for Heritage Students
Catalog Number: 9097
Binnan Gao
Half course (fall term). Section I: M., W., F., at 10; Section II: M., W., F., at 12 and two additional hours to be arranged. EXAM GROUP: 3
Designed for heritage learners and covers the equivalent of Chinese 130a and other materials for reading and writing.
Note: No auditors. May not be taken Pass/Fail.
Prerequisite: Chinese 120b, Chinese 123xb, Chinese 125ab, or with permission of instructor.
Chinese 130xb. Advanced Modern Chinese for Heritage Students
Catalog Number: 2437
Binnan Gao
Half course (spring term). Section I: M., W., F., at 10; Section II: M., W., F., at 12 and two additional hours to be arranged. EXAM GROUP: 3
Designed for heritage learners and covers the equivalent of Chinese 130b and other materials for reading and writing.
Note: No auditors. May not be taken Pass/Fail.
Prerequisite: Chinese 130xa.
Chinese 140a. Advanced Readings in Modern Chinese
Catalog Number: 1945
Miaomiao Wang
Half course (fall term). Sections M., W., F., at 10, or 2, and two additional hours to be arranged. EXAM GROUP: 3
Rapid reading of selections from books and articles.
Note: Conducted in Chinese. No auditors. May not be taken Pass/Fail.
Prerequisite: Chinese 130b, Chinese 130xb
Chinese 140b. Advanced Readings in Modern Chinese
Catalog Number: 6844
Miaomiao Wang
Half course (spring term). Sections: M., W., F., at 10, or 2, and two additional hours to be arranged. EXAM GROUP: 3
Continuation of Chinese 140a.
Note: No auditors. May not be taken Pass/Fail.
Prerequisite: Chinese 140a.
*Chinese 142a. Advanced Conversational Chinese
Catalog Number: 3900 Enrollment: Limited to 12.
Hongyun Sun
Half course (fall term). Tu., Th., 10–11:30.
Spoken Chinese for advanced students.
Note: No auditors. May not be taken Pass/Fail. No native speakers allowed. May not be used for citation.
Prerequisite: Chinese 130b, Chinese 130xb, or equivalent.
*Chinese 142b. Advanced Conversational Chinese
Catalog Number: 1418 Enrollment: Limited to 12. per lecture section.
Ye Tian
Half course (spring term). Tu., Th., 10-11:30. . EXAM GROUP: 12, 13
Spoken Chinese for advanced students.
Note: No auditors. May not be taken Pass/Fail. No native speakers allowed. May not be used for citation.
Prerequisite: Chinese 140a, Chinese 142a, or equivalent.
*Chinese 150a. Formal Chinese Writing and Speaking
Catalog Number: 5621 Enrollment: Limited to 20.
Ye Tian
Half course (fall term). Sections M., W., F., at 10, or 2, and two additional hours to be arranged. EXAM GROUP: 7
The purpose of this course is to enable students to acquire a comprehensive written grammar with sufficient formal vocabulary in modern Chinese. Formal patterns generated by combining single characters are used for the foundation of written grammar. This course also offers students authentic academic readings in order to improve their abilities in academic writing and formal speech. Students are required to write and present their essays in formal Chinese.
Note: No auditors. May not be taken Pass/Fail.
Prerequisite: Chinese 140b or equivalent.
*Chinese 150b. Formal Chinese Writing and Speaking
Catalog Number: 8111 Enrollment: Limited to 20.
Ye Tian
Half course (spring term). M.,W.,F., at 10 or 2 and two additional hours to be arranged. EXAM GROUP: 2
Continuation of Chinese 150a.
Note: No auditors. May not be taken Pass/Fail.
Prerequisite: Chinese 150a.
*Chinese 163. Business Chinese
Catalog Number: 6558 Enrollment: Limited to 20.
Hongyun Sun
Half course (fall term; repeated spring term). Fall: M., W., F., at 2 and two additional hours to be arranged; Spring: M., W., F., at 12 or 2 and two additional hours to be arranged. EXAM GROUP: 7
Designed for students interested in international business or for students who intend to work or travel for business in Chinese-speaking communities (including China, Taiwan, Hong Kong, and Singapore), or for students who desire to improve their Chinese language proficiency. An introduction to business and economic climates, practices and customs of these communities. Students learn specialized business and economic vocabulary and the principles of business correspondence.
Note: Conducted in Chinese. May not be taken Pass/Fail, but may be taken Sat/Unsat by GSAS students.
Prerequisite: At least three years of modern Chinese or equivalent (with permission of instructor).
[Chinese 183. Being Chinese: Contemporary Cultural Debates]
Catalog Number: 70457
Xiaofei Tian
Half course (spring term). W., 1–3.
A seminar that explore a series of contemporary cultural debates in China that are all concerned about the "Chinese identity," "national learning" (guoxue), and the notion of "greater cultural China" in the age of globalization. Readings for this course draw on critical writings published in current Chinese literary and cultural journals as well as on blog entries and discussions from the Chinese Internet. In relation to the course reading, students will also watch films from 1980s into the 21st century.
Note: Expected to be given in 2012–13. Class discussions in Chinese. Most readings in Chinese. Counts toward Language Citation in Modern Chinese.
Prerequisite: Four years of Mandarin or equivalent (with permission of instructor).
Chinese 187. Art and Violence in the Cultural Revolution
Catalog Number: 1253
Xiaofei Tian
Half course (spring term). Th., 1–3. EXAM GROUP: 15, 16
Examines the cultural implications of the Cultural Revolution (1966-1976). We will examine how art was violent towards people and how violence was turned into an art. We will also consider the link between violence, trauma, memory and writing. Materials include memoir, fiction, essay, "revolutionary Peking Opera," and film.
Note: Most readings in Chinese. Discussions in Chinese. Count toward Language Citation in Modern Chinese. This course, when taken for a letter grade, meets the Core area requirement for Literature and Arts C or Foreign Cultures, but not both.
Prerequisite: Four years of Mandarin or equivalent (with permission of instructor).
Chinese 106b. Introduction to Literary Chinese
Catalog Number: 3600
Chen Zhang
Half course (spring term). Tu., Th., 11:30–1. EXAM GROUP: 13, 14
Introduction to pre-Qin philosophical texts.
Note: An additional lecture slot may be added if enough students enroll, with times to be arranged.
Prerequisite: Chinese 106a or permission of instructor.
Chinese 107a. Intermediate Literary Chinese
Catalog Number: 3343
Chen Zhang
Half course (fall term). Tu., Th., 10-11:30, and an additional hour to be arranged. EXAM GROUP: 12, 13
A second-year course designed to prepare students for reading and research using materials written in Literary Chinese. The focus in the fall semester will be prose from the Tang and Song dynasties.
Prerequisite: One year of literary Chinese (Chinese 106 or equivalent).
Chinese 107b. Intermediate Literary Chinese
Catalog Number: 6931
Chen Zhang
Half course (spring term). Tu., Th., 10-11:30, and an additional hour to be arranged. EXAM GROUP: 12, 13
A continuation of Chinese 107a, introducing more prose styles as well as poetry and lyric.
Prerequisite: Chinese 107a or equivalent.
Chinese History 125. Rebels with a Cause: Tiananmen in History and Memory: Seminar - (New Course)
Catalog Number: 25526 Enrollment: Limited to 15.
Rowena Xiaoqing He
Half course (fall term). W., 3–5. EXAM GROUP: 8, 9
In spring 1989, millions of Chinese took to the streets calling for political reforms. The nationwide demonstrations and the college students’ hunger strike on Tiananmen Square ended with the People’s Liberation Army firing on unarmed civilians. Student leaders and intellectuals were purged, imprisoned, or exiled. Discussion about "Tiananmen" remains a political taboo in China today despite the Tiananmen Mothers’ struggle to keep the forbidden memory alive. This course will explore the Tiananmen Movement in history and memory.
Chinese History 224. Introduction to T’ang and Sung Historical Sources
Catalog Number: 0673
Peter K. Bol
Half course (fall term). M., 1–4. EXAM GROUP: 6, 7, 8
Introduction to the reading and interpretation of sources useful in the study of T’ang and Sung history. Recent scholarship and methodological issues are also discussed.
Prerequisite: One year of literary Chinese or equivalent.
[Chinese History 225r. Topics in Song History: Seminar] - (New Course)
Catalog Number: 90241
Peter K. Bol
Half course (spring term). Hours to be arranged.
Examines various topics in the political, social, and intellectual history of Song China.
Note: Expected to be given in 2012–13.
Prerequisite: Knowledge of literary Chinese.
[Chinese History 228. Introduction to Neo-Confucianism]
Catalog Number: 2130
Peter K. Bol
Half course (fall term). M., 1-4.
Introduces major Neo-Confucian texts for close reading and analysis. Selections from the writings and records of spoken instruction by Zhou Dunyi, Zhang Zai, Cheng Yi, Cheng Hao, Zhu Xi, Liu Jiuyuan, and others.
Note: Expected to be given in 2012–13.
[Chinese History 229. Topics in Ming Intellectual History: Seminar] - (New Course)
Catalog Number: 23612
Peter K. Bol
Half course (spring term). Hours to be arranged.
Examines various topics in the intellectual and cultural history of Ming China.
Note: Expected to be given in 2013–14.
Prerequisite: Knowledge of literary Chinese
[Chinese History 232r (formerly Chinese History 232). Topics in Han History: Seminar]
Catalog Number: 7542
Michael J. Puett
Half course (fall term). Hours to be arranged.
Examines various topics in the history of the Han Dynasty.
Note: Expected to be given in 2012–13.
[Chinese History 235r. Topics in Warring States History: Seminar]
Catalog Number: 1499
Michael J. Puett
Half course (fall term). Tu., 1–3:30.
Close reading of texts from the Warring States period.
Note: Expected to be given in 2012–13.
Chinese History 253. Topics in Late Imperial History
Catalog Number: 41366
Mark C. Elliott and Michael A. Szonyi
Half course (fall term). W., 3–5. EXAM GROUP: 8, 9
Review of historical scholarship on China from roughly 1500 to the early 20th century. This course is designed to aid in preparations for the general examinations and in developing a dissertation topic.
[Chinese History 255. Popular Religion in Late Imperial China: Historiography]
Catalog Number: 0337
Michael A. Szonyi
Half course (fall term). Tu., 1–4.
We will explore current writings on the relationship between Chinese popular religion and the Buddhist, Daoist, and Confucian traditions since the Song dynasty. We will discuss religion and ritual as important aspects of social experience, which interact with and shed light on other aspects of social relations. Topics discussed will include: syncretism, state regulation and cultural integration; local cults and Daoism.
Note: Expected to be given in 2013–14.
[Chinese History 265r. Topics in the History of China and Inner Asia]
Catalog Number: 86687
Mark C. Elliott
Half course (spring term). W., 2–4.
Review of scholarship on the history of China’s Inner Asian frontiers from pre-imperial times to the present. The focus in particular years may vary. This course is designed to aid in preparations for the general examinations and in developing a dissertation topic.
Note: Expected to be given in 2012–13.
Chinese Literature 115 (formerly Chinese Literature 239). Gender and Power in Chinese Literature: Seminar
Catalog Number: 7569
Wai-yee Li
Half course (spring term). M., 12–2. EXAM GROUP: 5, 6
Uses conceptions of gender and representations of women to examine shifting paradigms of virtues and vices, notions of rhetoric and agency, ideas about politics, power and historical explanations, and boundaries of supernatural realms and religious transcendence.
Chinese Literature 152. Masterworks of Chinese Fiction: Tradition and Modernity
Catalog Number: 85564
Wai-yee Li
Half course (fall term). M., 1–4. EXAM GROUP: 6, 7, 8
An introduction to the masterworks of Chinese fiction from the Ming and Qing dynasties. Beyond close readings of excerpts from some of the best known Ming-Qing novels, we will explore the contexts that establish their cultural significance: the traditions they build on, their social and intellectual contexts, the commentaries and sequels they generate, and their reverberations in contemporary culture.
Note: Readings are in both Chinese and English. For works in classical Chinese, students are allowed to consult translations into modern Chinese or English. The course will be taught in Chinese and counts towards the Chinese language citation. It also fulfills the requirement for the EAS junior tutorial.
Chinese Literature 171. Shanghai: A Cultural History - (New Course)
Catalog Number: 53035
Jie Li
Half course (fall term). W., 1-3, and some additional evening screenings to be arranged. EXAM GROUP: 6, 7
Excavates the cultural and historical memories of Shanghai, the great Chinese metropolis that began as an international treaty port in the 1840s. Topics covered include literary and cinematic representations, publishing and film industries, architecture and urban spaces, rural migrants and foreign expatriates, Shanghai in wartime and under Socialism, everyday life and consumer culture. These themes will be explored through history, literature, ethnography, music, photography, films, urban planning, and the Internet.
Note: All required course materials available in English. Students with Chinese ability may choose to work with original sources. This course, when taken for a letter grade, meets the Core area requirement for Foreign Cultures.
[Chinese Literature 201b. History of Chinese Literature: 900-1900: Seminar]
Catalog Number: 1760
Wai-yee Li
Half course (spring term). Tu., 1–4.
Continuation of Chinese Literature 201a. Provides an in-depth overview of the development of Chinese literature during the late imperial period, with special (but not exclusive) emphasis on the development of vernacular literature.
Note: Expected to be given in 2012–13.
[Chinese Literature 226. Honglou meng (Dream of the Red Chamber) and Its Contexts: Seminar]
Catalog Number: 0229
Wai-yee Li
Half course (fall term). Th., 1–4.
A close reading of the masterpiece of Chinese fiction, Honglou meng, drawing on commentary traditions and modern interpretations. We will explore how Honglou meng sums up and rethinks various aspects of the Chinese tradition.
Note: Expected to be given in 2013–14. Open to undergraduates.
[Chinese Literature 227r (formerly Chinese Literature 227). Early Chinese Historical Writings: Shiji: Seminar]
Catalog Number: 3773
Wai-yee Li
Half course (fall term). Tu., 1–4.
Studies the Shiji (Records of the Historian) in the context of Warring States and Han thought and historical developments. Uses the text to explore conceptions of rhetoric, narrative, history, and interpretation in early China. Readings are in classical Chinese, but some of the materials will also be available in English translation.
Note: Expected to be given in 2012–13.
Prerequisite: Reading knowledge of classical Chinese.
Chinese Literature 229r. Literature and Culture of Early Medieval China: Seminar
Catalog Number: 6099
Xiaofei Tian
Half course (spring term). Tu., 1–4.
Survey of literature and culture of the Northern and Southern Dynasties (317-589). Major issues include travel, landscape, visualization, pursuit of transcendence and sagehood, construction of "South" and North," and implications of manuscript culture.
[Chinese Literature 230. The Vernacular Short Story (huaben xiaoshen): Historical and Critical Approaches]
Catalog Number: 6322
Wai-yee Li
Half course (spring term). Tu., 2–4.
Deals with the development of the vernacular short story, focusing on Feng Menglong’s Sanyan (1620-1627), a compilation of 120 stories old and new. This course also looks at vernacular narratives of the Tang as found in Dunhuang and follows the development of the genre throughout the 17th and 18th centuries.
Note: Expected to be given in 2013–14.
Chinese Literature 231. Late-Ming Literature and Culture
Catalog Number: 2770
Wai-yee Li
Half course (fall term). W., 1–4. EXAM GROUP: 6, 7, 8
Surveys writings from second half of sixteenth century until fall of Ming, including prose (including “informal essays”), poetry, drama, fiction. Examines late-Ming literary-aesthetic sensibility (and questions how such a category may be justified.)
Prerequisite: Reading knowledge of classical and pre-modern vernacular Chinese required.
Chinese Literature 232. Early Qing Literature and Culture
Catalog Number: 8447
Wai-yee Li
Half course (spring term). W., 12–2. EXAM GROUP: 5, 6
Examines works in Qing prose, poetry, fiction, and drama. Focuses on memory and representation of the fall of the Ming in early Qing. Explores how this preoccupation merges and co-exists with developments in this period.
Prerequisite: Reading knowledge of classical and pre-modern vernacular Chinese required.
[Chinese Literature 242. From Fiction into History]
Catalog Number: 2949
David Der-Wei Wang
Half course (spring term). W., 2–4.
This seminar deals with the dialogics between historical dynamics and literary manifestation at select moments of twentieth century China. It focuses on two themes: history and representation; modernity and monstrosity.
Note: Expected to be given in 2012–13.
[Chinese Literature 245r (formerly Chinese Literature 245). Topics in Sinophone Studies - Modern Chinese Fiction on the Periphery]
Catalog Number: 0321
David Der-Wei Wang
Half course (spring term). Tu., 2–4.
Survey of modern Chinese fiction and narratology from Taiwan, Hong Kong, and the Chinese Diaspora: polemics of the canon, dialogues between national and regional imaginaries, and literary cultures in the Sinophone world.
Note: Expected to be given in 2013–14.
Chinese Literature 248. Modern Chinese Literature: Theory and Practice: Seminar
Catalog Number: 9486
David Der-Wei Wang
Half course (spring term). M., 2–4. EXAM GROUP: 7, 8
Survey of the concepts, institutions, canons, debates, experiments, and actions that gave rise to, and continually redefined, modern Chinese literature. Equal attention given to theories drawn from Chinese and Western traditions.
Chinese Literature 266r. Topics in Ancient Literature
Catalog Number: 6253
Stephen Owen
Half course (fall term). Tu., 1–4. EXAM GROUP: 15, 16, 17
This term we will read selected works from the Chuci and Han texts in the Chuci tradition.
Note: The first class will take place on Friday, September 2, in room 214 at 2 Divinity Avenue, from 1pm - 4 pm.
Prerequisite: Two years of literary Chinese or equivalent.
[Chinese Literature 267r. Topics in Tang Literature: Seminar]
Catalog Number: 8521
Stephen Owen
Half course (spring term). W., 1–4.
A survey of the three centuries of Tang literature, with special attention to critical issues arising in the study of Tang literature.
Note: Expected to be given in 2012–13.
Prerequisite: Two years of literary Chinese or equivalent.
[Chinese Literature 268r. Topics in Song and Yuan Literature: Seminar]
Catalog Number: 7143
Stephen Owen
Half course (fall term). Th., 1–4.
The topic this semester will be Northern Song prose and classical poetry.
Note: Expected to be given in 2014–15.
Prerequisite: Two years of literary Chinese or equivalent.
[Chinese Literature 270. From History into Fiction]
Catalog Number: 3474
David Der-Wei Wang
Half course (fall term). W., 2–4.
A seminar on how literature helped to "emplot" modern Chinese history from the late Qing era to the Cultural Revolution. Discussion focuses on the fictional making of a national history, gendered subjectivity, and nativist vision.
Note: Expected to be given in 2012–13.
Chinese Literature 271. Chinese Revolutionary Cinema: Seminar - (New Course)
Catalog Number: 61941
Jie Li
Half course (fall term). Th., 2–4. EXAM GROUP: 16, 17
Explores Chinese films from the 1930s to the present that project revolutionary visions or memories. The materials are divided into three units: the "Golden Age" of 1930s left-wing films; Maoist cinema from the 1950s through the Cultural Revolution; and post-Socialist cinema that remake or reflect upon the revolutionary experience. Some films and readings only in Chinese.
Prerequisite: Four years of modern Chinese or equivalent.
Japanese Bb. Elementary Japanese
Catalog Number: 8728
Yuko Kageyama-Hunt
Half course (spring term). Sections M., W., F., at 9, 10, or 1, and two additional hours to be arranged for Tu. and Th. EXAM GROUP: 2
Continuation of Japanese Ba, with an approximately 130 additional Kanji.
Prerequisite: Japanese Ba or equivalent.
Japanese 106a. Classical Japanese
Catalog Number: 1492
Edwin A. Cranston
Half course (fall term). M., W., F., at 11. EXAM GROUP: 4
Introduction to classical grammar and texts.
Prerequisite: Japanese 130b.
[Japanese 106b. Kambun]
Catalog Number: 2602
Edwin A. Cranston
Half course (spring term). M., W., F., at 11.
Introduction to Kambun.
Note: Expected to be given in 2012–13.
Prerequisite: Japanese 106a or equivalent.
Japanese 106c. Later Classical Japanese
Catalog Number: 7307
Edwin A. Cranston
Half course (spring term). M., W., F., at 11. EXAM GROUP: 4
Post-Heian writings in Classical Japanese.
Prerequisite: Japanese 106a or equivalent.
Japanese 120a. Intermediate Japanese I
Catalog Number: 8152
Yasuko Matsumoto
Half course (fall term). Sections M., W., F., at 9, 10, or 1 and two additional hours on Tu and Th to be arranged . EXAM GROUP: 2, 11
Second-year intermediate level course aimed at consolidation of the basic grammatical patterns of Japanese and development of reading, writing, speaking, and listening skills to the level necessary for communication in everyday life in Japanese society. Introduction of approximately 300 Chinese characters beyond those introduced in Bb.
Prerequisite: Japanese Bb or equivalent.
Japanese 120b. Intermediate Japanese I
Catalog Number: 6433
Yasuko Matsumoto
Half course (spring term). Sections M., W., F., at 9, 10, or 1 and two additional hours on Tu and Th to be arranged. EXAM GROUP: 2, 11
Continuation of Japanese 120a. Approximately 300 additional Chinese characters.
Japanese 130a. Intermediate Japanese II
Catalog Number: 4855
Satomi Matsumura
Half course (fall term). M., through F., at 9, 10, or 1. EXAM GROUP: 2, 11
Third-year intermediate advanced course. Development of skills in reading authentic materials from contemporary Japanese media and fiction and in aural comprehension of contemporary television news and drama with decreased reliance on pedagogical aids. Development of speaking and writing skills to an increasingly sophisticated level. Introduction of approximately 300 additional Chinese characters beyond those introduced in 120b.
Prerequisite: Japanese 120b or equivalent.
Japanese 130b. Intermediate Japanese II
Catalog Number: 6904
Satomi Matsumura
Half course (spring term). M., through F., at 9, 10, or 1. EXAM GROUP: 2, 11
Continuation of Japanese 130a. Approximately 300 additional Chinese characters.
Japanese 140a. Advanced Modern Japanese
Catalog Number: 3688
Emi Yamanaka
Half course (fall term). Sections: M. through F., at 10 or 1. EXAM GROUP: 3, 12
Readings of modern texts in both rapid and in-depth modes. Comprehension of media news and drama. Advanced conversation and composition on topics related to the preceding.
Prerequisite: Japanese 130b.
Japanese 140b. Advanced Modern Japanese
Catalog Number: 8551
Emi Yamanaka
Half course (spring term). Sections: M. through F., at 10 or 1. EXAM GROUP: 3, 12
Continuation of Japanese 140a.
Japanese 150a. Readings and Discussion in Japanese Social Sciences
Catalog Number: 4693
Emi Yamanaka
Half course (fall term). M.,W., F. at 9. EXAM GROUP: 2
Selected readings and discussion in contemporary Japanese on topics in social studies, culture, education, politics, business, economy, psychology, and anthropology, supplemented by selections from audiovisual materials on current social issues.
Note: Conducted in Japanese.
Prerequisite: Japanese 140b.
Japanese 150b. Readings and Discussion in Japanese Social Sciences
Catalog Number: 0984
Emi Yamanaka
Half course (spring term). M., W., F., at 9. EXAM GROUP: 2
Continuation of Japanese 150a.
Prerequisite: Japanese 150a.
Japanese 210b. Reading Scholarly Japanese for Students of Chinese and Korean
Catalog Number: 8918
Wesley M. Jacobsen
Half course (spring term). M., W., F., at 9. EXAM GROUP: 2
Continuation of Japanese 210a.
Note: Expected to be omitted in 2010–11.
Prerequisite: Japanese 210a.
Japanese History 120. Religion and Society in Twentieth-Century Japan
Catalog Number: 4903
Helen Hardacre
Half course (spring term). W., 1–3. EXAM GROUP: 6, 7
An examination of religion and society from the end of the Meiji period (1912) to the present. This course explores the meaning of the modern in Japanese religions, the development of the public sphere and religion’s relations with it, religion and nationalism, and the interconnections of religion and social change with materialism, consumerism, pacifism, and spiritualism.
Note: Offered jointly with the Divinity School as 3958.
Prerequisite: General knowledge of Japanese history and religion is helpful. Enrollment in Japanese History 115 recommended but not required.
Japanese History 126. Shinto: Conference Course
Catalog Number: 3097
Helen Hardacre
Half course (spring term). W., 4–6. EXAM GROUP: 9
An examination of Shinto, emphasizing its concepts of deity (kami), patterns of ritual and festival, shrines as religious and social institutions, political culture and interactions with party politics, and its contribution to contemporary youth culture.
Note: General knowledge of Japanese history and religion is helpful. Japanese language is not required, but several meetings will be held for students able to use Japanese-language sources. Offered jointly with the Divinity School as 3960.
Japanese History 145. Lady Samurai in Medieval Japan
Catalog Number: 65457
Tomoko Kitagawa
Half course (spring term). Tu., Th., 11:30–1. EXAM GROUP: 13, 14
This course will offer a look at gender representation found in original historical records such as letters and diaries, and examine women’s roles in society, ways of life, and sexuality in Japan from the 8th century to the end of 16th century with a comparison to their male contemporaries – the Samurai.
Note: This course, when taken for a letter grade, meets the Core area requirement for Historical Study B.
Japanese History 146. Kyoto: The Diplomacy, 1542-1642
Catalog Number: 21259
Tomoko Kitagawa
Half course (fall term). Tu., Th., 11:30–1. EXAM GROUP: 13, 14
This course examines the various cultural elements of medieval Kyoto. The main focus will be on international diplomacy and domestic politics during the unification of Japan. The assignments include creative writing, group collaborations, podcasts, and iMovies.
Note: This course, when taken for a letter grade, meets the Core area requirement for Historical Study B.
[Japanese History 150. Early Modern Japan]
Catalog Number: 34071
David Howell
Half course (fall term). Tu., Th., at 2 with a discussion section Thursday afternoon.
This course provides an introduction to the history and culture of Japan in the seventeenth through nineteenth centuries. This was the Tokugawa period, the age of samurai rule, in which many elements of modern Japanese culture took familiar form. It was also the time when the roots of Japan’s emergence as a modern state were laid.
Note: Expected to be given in 2012–13.
[Japanese History 260r. Topics in Japanese Cultural History]
Catalog Number: 4539
Shigehisa Kuriyama
Half course (spring term). M., 2–4.
Focus for 2009-10: the imagination of money, and its relationship to the science, pictures, and writings of the Edo period. Special attention to the transition from cultures of curiosity to cultures of irony.
Note: Expected to be given in 2012–13.
Prerequisite: Advanced reading knowledge of Japanese with some acquaintance with (or at least concurrent study of) bungo and kambun.
[Japanese History 265. The Muromachi Period: Culture and Context]
Catalog Number: 79695
Melissa M. McCormick
Half course (fall term). Th., 2–4.
This graduate seminar surveys the most significant scholarly literature on the cultural history of Japan’s Muromachi period (ca. 1392-1573), with an emphasis on recent publications. Topics to be explored include the built environment of the capital and its institutions; cultural patronage and politics; gender and representation; the material culture of death rituals, funerals, and religious ritual; and the status of the imperial institution during this period.
Note: Expected to be given in 2013–14.
[Japanese History 270. Early Modern Japanese History: Proseminar]
Catalog Number: 85593
David Howell
Half course (fall term). W., 2–5. EXAM GROUP: 7, 8, 9
This seminar surveys the recent English-language literature on the history of early modern Japan, roughly from the late sixteenth century to around 1875.
Note: Expected to be given in 2012–13.
[Japanese History 271. "Compassion" in Early Modern Japan: Seminar]
Catalog Number: 49178
David Howell
Half course (spring term). W., 2–5. EXAM GROUP: 7, 8, 9
This seminar deals with the politics, society, and culture of Japan around 1700, focusing particularly on the so-called Laws of Compassion. Readings will include primary and secondary sources in Japanese and English.
Note: Expected to be given in 2012–13.
Japanese Literature 126. The Karma of Words: Buddhism and Japanese Literature - (New Course)
Catalog Number: 54822
Christopher Thane Callahan
Half course (fall term). Tu., Th., at 11. EXAM GROUP: 13
The goal of this course is to enable students to analyze the impact of Buddhism on Japanese literature as well as how Japanese literature reshaped Buddhism in Japan. Rather than merely reading Japanese literature in light of the Buddhist tradition, it examines how the tradition was expressed, appropriated, denied and affirmed within the literary arts. The course begins by introducing students to the vocabulary of the tradition: its ideas, motifs, paradigms and images and then moves to analyze the impact of the tradition in a variety of literary genres, from classical court poetry and medieval Noh drama to pre-modern haiku and modern fiction.
[Japanese Literature 133 (formerly Japanese Literature 250r). Gender and Japanese Art]
Catalog Number: 2144
Melissa M. McCormick
Half course (fall term). F., 1–3.
Examines the role of gender in the production, reception, and interpretation of visual images in Japan from the twelfth through the twenty-first centuries. Topics include Buddhist conceptions of the feminine and Buddhist painting; sexual identity and illustrated narratives of gender reversals; the dynamics of voyeurism in Ukiyo-e woodblock prints; modernization of images of "modern girls" in the 1920s; and the gender dynamics of girl culture in manga and anime.
Note: Expected to be given in 2014–15.
[Japanese Literature 162. Girl Culture, Media, and Japan]
Catalog Number: 27841
Tomiko Yoda
Half course (spring term). Hours to be arranged.
The course examines the ways in which girlhood and girl culture have figured in the construction of gender, nation, and popular medias in modern to contemporary Japan, from the 1920s to the present. We will study visual and textual mediums, including novels, magazines, films, manga, and animation, paying attention to principal transformations that have marked the history of modern girl culture in Japan. No prior knowledge of Japanese language or history is expected.
Note: Expected to be given in 2013–14. This course, when taken for a letter grade, meets the Core area requirement for either Foreign Cultures or Literature and Arts C, but not both.
Japanese Literature 270. Topics in Modern and Contemporary Japanese Fiction: Seminar
Catalog Number: 10263
Tomiko Yoda
Half course (fall term). W., 2–4:30. EXAM GROUP: 7, 8, 9
A seminar course on the history, theory, and practice of modern to contemporary Japanese fiction. The course will be organized around a specific theme, time period, a cluster of writers, critics, or genres.
Japanese Literature 271. Topics in Gender and Culture in Japan: Seminar
Catalog Number: 76892
Tomiko Yoda
Half course (spring term). W., 2–4:30. EXAM GROUP: 7, 8, 9
A seminar course that studies the constructions of gender and gender relations in Japan through the examination of various forms of expressive culture (visual, textual, sonic) in their historical contexts.
Korean Bb. Elementary Korean
Catalog Number: 8718
Sang-suk Oh
Half course (spring term). M., W., F., at 11, and two additional hours to be arranged. EXAM GROUP: 4
Continuation of Korean Ba.
Prerequisite: Korean Ba or equivalent.
Korean Bxa. Elementary Korean for Advanced Beginners
Catalog Number: 0120
Mi-Hyun Kim
Half course (fall term). M., W., F., at 9, and two additional hours to be arranged. EXAM GROUP: 2
Designed for students with some listening and speaking background, either from prior formal learning or previous exposure to a Korean speaking community. Introductory Korean course, with emphasis on reading and writing. After successful completion of this course, students are expected be able to understand main ideas and/or some facts from the simple connected texts dealing with basic personal and social needs and to be able to meet a number of practical writing needs.
Korean Bxb. Elementary Korean for Advanced Beginners
Catalog Number: 3031
Mi-Hyun Kim
Half course (spring term). M., W., F., at 9, and two additional hours to be arranged. EXAM GROUP: 2
Continuation of Korean Bxa.
Korean 120a. Intermediate Korean
Catalog Number: 5884
Mi-Hyun Kim
Half course (fall term). M., W., F., at 10, and two additional hours to be arranged. EXAM GROUP: 3
Continuation of elementary Korean to consolidate students’ knowledge of the fundamental grammatical structures of Korean with an aim to increase their abilities to communicate using Korean in a wide range of daily-life transactional situations. After successful completion of second-year Korean, students are expected to handle most uncomplicated communicative tasks and social situations and read consistently with understanding of simple connected texts dealing with personal and social needs.
Prerequisite: Korean Bb or equivalent.
Korean 120b (formerly Korean 102b). Intermediate Korean
Catalog Number: 8590
Mi-Hyun Kim
Half course (spring term). M., W., F., at 10, and two additional hours to be arranged. EXAM GROUP: 3
Continuation of Korean 120a.
Prerequisite: Korean 120a or equivalent.
Korean 130a. Pre-advanced Korean
Catalog Number: 2071
Sang-suk Oh
Half course (fall term). MWF at 2 and two additional hours to be arranged. EXAM GROUP: 8, 9
Continuation of intermediate Korean, to consolidate the student’s knowledge of the grammatical structures of Korean with an aim to increase their abilities to communicate using Korean in a wide range of familiar and everyday topics, current societal events, and factual and concrete topics relating to personal interests. After successful completion of third-year Korean, students are expected to be able to describe and narrate about concrete and factual topics of personal and general interest.
Prerequisite: Korean 120b or equivalent.
Korean 130b. Pre-advanced Korean
Catalog Number: 2662
Mi-Hyun Kim
Half course (spring term). M., at 12 and Th., at 9. EXAM GROUP: 5, 11
Continuation of Korean 130a.
Prerequisite: Korean 130a or equivalent.
Korean 140a. Advanced Korean
Catalog Number: 5723
Mi-Hyun Kim
Half course (fall term). M., 3-;5:30, Th., 8:30-10. EXAM GROUP: 8, 9, 10, 11
Development of skills in reading materials from contemporary Korean media and fiction and in aural comprehension of contemporary television news and drama with decreased reliance on pedagogical aids. After successful completion of fourth-year Korean, students should be able to satisfy the requirements of various everyday, school, and work situations and follow essential points of written discourse which are abstract and linguistically complex, and also to write about a variety of topics in detail with precision.
Prerequisite: Korean 130b or equivalent.
Korean 140b. Advanced Korean
Catalog Number: 3011
Sang-suk Oh
Half course (spring term). Tu., 4–6; Th., 3–5. EXAM GROUP: 17, 18
Continuation of Korean 140a.
Prerequisite: Korean 140a or equivalent.
Korean 150a. Readings in Cultural Studies
Catalog Number: 1936
Sang-suk Oh
Half course (fall term). W., 3-6 with two additional hours to be arranged. EXAM GROUP: 8, 9
Selected readings in contemporary Korean on topics in art, film, drama, and cultural studies, supplemented by selections from audio-visual media on traditional and current cultural events. After completion of Korean 150a and 150b, students are expected to be able to participate in most formal and informal conversations on practical, social, professional, and abstract topics and read with almost complete comprehension and at normal speed expository prose on unfamiliar subjects and a variety of literary texts.
Prerequisite: Korean 140b or equivalent.
Korean 150b. Readings in Cultural Studies
Catalog Number: 1282
Sang-suk Oh
Half course (spring term). W., 3–6, with one additional hour to be arranged. EXAM GROUP: 8, 9
Continuation of Korean 150a.
Prerequisite: Korean 140b or equivalent.
Korean History 111. Traditional Korea
Catalog Number: 3709
Sun Joo Kim
Half course (fall term). Tu., Th., 11:30–1. EXAM GROUP: 13, 14
Survey of the history of Korea, from earliest times to the 19th century. Examines various interpretive approaches and issues in the political, social, economic, intellectual, cultural, and diplomatic history of premodern Korea.
[Korean History 118. Social History of Premodern Korea]
Catalog Number: 3231
Sun Joo Kim
Half course (spring term). Tu., 1–3.
This seminar is designed to take a comprehensive look at social, political, cultural, and material lives of Chosôn Korea (1392-1910). The seminar will use "Confucianism" and diglossic culture as two main analytical tools to discuss changing political and intellectual culture, family structure and ritual practices, popular culture, gender, language and writing, perceptions of Korea, East Asia and the world, and conceptions of individual and national self.
Note: Expected to be given in 2014–15.
Korean History 130. The Recurring Past--Early Korea and Northeast Asia as History and Identity
Catalog Number: 40272
Mark Edward Byington
Half course (fall term). M., W., F., at 11. EXAM GROUP: 4
With a focus on Korea’s proto-historic and early historic periods, this course will explore the question of history as shaper of identity, looking at the ways the remote past surfaces repeatedly in modern context. We will examine international disputes over historical interpretation, the popularization of the ancient past in popular culture, and the politicization of history in both North and South Korea.
Korean History 231ar. Documents and Research Methods for the Study of Premodern Korea I: Seminar - (New Course)
Catalog Number: 56199
Sun Joo Kim
Half course (fall term). W., 1–3. EXAM GROUP: 6, 7
Introduction of the different types of primary sources and research methodologies useful for study of Chôson Korea. Students are required to write a research paper.
Prerequisite: Korean History 111 or equivalent and reading proficiency in Korean. Reading ability in literary Chinese and Japanese helpful.
Korean History 231b. Documents and Research Methods for the Study of Premodern Korea II: Seminar - (New Course)
Catalog Number: 91032
Sun Joo Kim
Half course (spring term). W., 1–3. EXAM GROUP: 6, 7
Continued training in reading and interpreting primary sources and exploring innovative research methodologies. Students are required to write a research paper based on original sources on a topic of their choosing.
Prerequisite: Korean History 231a or instructor’s permission.
[Korean History 240r. Selected Topics in Premodern Korean History: Seminar]
Catalog Number: 9837
Sun Joo Kim
Half course (fall term). Hours to be arranged.
Reading and research of selected primary sources and secondary works on premodern Korean history.
Note: Expected to be given in 2012–13.
Prerequisite: Korean History 111 or equivalent and reading proficiency in Korean. Reading ability in classical Chinese and Japanese helpful.
Korean History 253r (formerly Korean History 253r). Modern Korean History: Proseminar
Catalog Number: 0365
Carter J. Eckert
Half course (fall term). W., 3–5. EXAM GROUP: 8, 9
An introduction to some of the current issues in modern Korean history through selected readings. Designed for entering graduate students and undergraduates with a basic knowledge of modern Korean History (Societies of the World 27, “Two Koreas” or its equivalent).
[*Korean History 255r. Modern Korean History: Seminar]
Catalog Number: 0713
Carter J. Eckert
Full course (indivisible). Th., 2–4.
Readings and research in modern Korean history. Students are required to write a seminar paper based largely on primary materials
Note: Expected to be given in 2012–13.
Prerequisite: Korean History 253r or equivalent, and reading proficiency in Korean.
Korean History 260r (formerly Korean History 260r). Readings in Modern Korean History I
Catalog Number: 5372
Carter J. Eckert 1178
Half course (fall term). Th., 2–4. EXAM GROUP: 16, 17
Explores the history of the field through an examination of major scholarship. Designed primarily for graduate students preparing for the general examination.
Korean History 261. Readings in Modern Korean History II - (New Course)
Catalog Number: 79753
Carter J. Eckert 1178
Half course (spring term). Th., 2–4. EXAM GROUP: 16, 17
Continuation of Korean History 260. Designed primarily for graduate students preparing for the general examination.
[Korean History 270. Readings in Early Korean and Northeast Asian History: Seminar]
Catalog Number: 55379
Mark Edward Byington
Half course (spring term). Tu., 1–4. EXAM GROUP: 15, 16, 17
This course involves close readings in various topics related to early Korean History, reinforcing the view of early Korea as an active component in a very dynamic East Asian cultural matrix.
Note: Expected to be given in 2012–13.
Prerequisite: Reading proficiency in classical Chinese and one of either Korean, Chinese or Japanese.
[Korean Literature 212. Modern Korean Poetry]
Catalog Number: 5627
David McCann
Half course (fall term). W., 1–3.
Major and minor voices in 20th and 21st-century Korean poetry. Attention to the practices of reading and translation, and to the political contexts of modern Korean poetry.
Note: Expected to be given in 2012–13. Readings in English and Korean.
Prerequisite: Korean Literature 132 or equivalent.
[Manchu B. Elementary Manchu]
Catalog Number: 1625
Mark C. Elliott
Half course (spring term). Tu., Th., 10–11:30.
Readings in a variety of historical and literary texts with emphasis on Manchu documentary sources, with and without diacritical marks.
Note: Expected to be given in 2012–13.
Manchu 120a. Intermediate Manchu
Catalog Number: 4190
Mark C. Elliott
Half course (fall term). Th., 3–5. EXAM GROUP: 17, 18
Readings in a wide variety of Manchu texts. English to Manchu translation exercises.
[Manchu 120b. Advanced Manchu]
Catalog Number: 1414
Mark C. Elliott
Half course (spring term). Hours to be arranged.
Intensive reading in Manchu archival materials, other historical texts and literary texts. Some texts in pre-diacritical form. English to Manchu translation exercises.
Note: Expected to be given in 2012–13.
[Manchu 210b. Introduction to Sources for Manchu Studies]
Catalog Number: 4146
Mark C. Elliott
Half course (spring term). Hours to be arranged.
Research papers prepared on the basis of primary sources.
Note: Expected to be given in 2012–13.
Prerequisite: Manchu 210a.
[Mongolian 120b. Advanced Written Mongolian]
Catalog Number: 4032
Mark C. Elliott
Half course (spring term). Hours to be arranged.
Continuation of Mongolian 120a.
Note: Expected to be given in 2012–13.
Uyghur B. Elementary Uyghur
Catalog Number: 5271
Mark C. Elliott
Half course (spring term). M., W., F., at 10. EXAM GROUP: 3
Continuation of Uyghur A. Completion of basic Uyghur grammar, listening and speaking practice with the aid of audio-visual materials, selected readings from Uyghur literature and academic prose.
[Uyghur 120A. Intermediate/Advanced Uyghur]
Catalog Number: 9312
Mark C. Elliott
Half course (fall term). Tu., Th., 8:30–10.
Additional training in modern Uyghur, with attention to improvement of spoken fluency and comprehension. Extensive readings in a range of genres, including historical writing and academic prose as well as religious texts.
Note: Expected to be given in 2012–13.
Prerequisite: Uyghur B or permission of instructor.
[Uyghur 120B. Intermediate/Advanced Uyghur]
Catalog Number: 4234
Mark C. Elliott
Half course (spring term). Tu., Th., 8:30–10.
Continuation of Uyghur 120A.
Note: Expected to be given in 2012–13.
Prerequisite: Uyghur 120A or permission of instructor.
Vietnamese Bb. Elementary Vietnamese
Catalog Number: 9940
Binh Ngo
Half course (spring term). M. through F., at 9. EXAM GROUP: 2, 11
Continuation of Vietnamese Ba, with introduction of additional Vietnamese texts and excerpts from Vietnamese newspapers to enhance reading skills.
Prerequisite: Vietnamese Ba or permission of the instructor.
Vietnamese 120a. Intermediate Vietnamese
Catalog Number: 3276
Binh Ngo
Half course (fall term). M., W., 2–4 and one additional hour to be arranged. EXAM GROUP: 8
Further development of speaking, reading, writing, and aural comprehension. Texts and dialogues on Vietnamese geography, history, culture, and customs will be used, as well as audiotapes and videos. Students are expected to speak Vietnamese in all class discussions.
Note: Conducted entirely in Vietnamese.
Prerequisite: Vietnamese Bb or permission of instructor.
Vietnamese 120b. Intermediate Vietnamese
Catalog Number: 6178
Binh Ngo
Half course (spring term). M., W., 4-6, and one additional hour to be arranged. EXAM GROUP: 9
Continuation of Vietnamese 120a.
Note: Conducted entirely in Vietnamese.
Prerequisite: Vietnamese 120a or permission of instructor.
Vietnamese 130a. Advanced Vietnamese
Catalog Number: 6287
Binh Ngo
Half course (fall term). M., W., 4–6 and one additional hour to be arranged. EXAM GROUP: 17
Development of high proficiency in Vietnamese. Introduction of complex grammar and vocabulary, using authentic Vietnamese texts, videos, and translation of English news articles into Vietnamese. Discussions focus on selected short stories and poems.
Note: Conducted entirely in Vietnamese.
Prerequisite: Vietnamese 120b or permission of instructor.
Vietnamese 130b. Advanced Vietnamese
Catalog Number: 3968
Binh Ngo
Half course (spring term). Tu., Th., 2-4, and one additional hour to be arranged. EXAM GROUP: 17
Continuation of Vietnamese 130a.
Note: Conducted entirely in Vietnamese.
Prerequisite: Vietnamese 130a or permission of instructor.
Vietnamese 140a. Advanced-High Vietnamese
Catalog Number: 97175
Binh Ngo
Half course (fall term). Tu., Th., 2:30–4. EXAM GROUP: 16, 17
Development of near-native fluency in oral and written expression. Modern Vietnamese literature, including short stories, excerpts from novels, and poems in the original, that were published in Vietnam from the 1930s to the present day is used to introduce the complex grammar, idioms, proverbs and some slang expressions commonly used in contemporary Vietnamese. Discussion focuses on Vietnamese culture and issues related to Vietnamese society during that period.
Prerequisite: Vietnamese 130b
Vietnamese 140b. Advanced-High Vietnamese
Catalog Number: 45653
Binh Ngo
Half course (spring term). F., 2–5. EXAM GROUP: 7, 8, 9
Continuation of Vietnamese 140a.
Prerequisite: Vietnamese 140a