Asian Studies Courses
Spring 2008 Summer 2008

Fall 2008
Courses taught in English
Arabic Chinese Hebrew Hindi-Urdu Japanese Korean Persian
Crosslisted courses Other courses of interest

Courses taught in English
ARAB 452: Imagining Palestine, Yaqub,TR 3:30-4:45
ASIA 56: Writing Women in Modern China, Visser, TR 2:00-3:15
ASIA 89: India through the Lens of Master Filmmakers, Lothspeich, TR 11:00-12:15 & W 6:30-9:30
ASIA 147: Lost in Translation: Understanding Western Experience in East & Southeast Asia, Gold, TR 3:30-4:45
ASIA 150: Asia: An Introduction, Hewison, TR 11-12:15, recitation required W 1:00-1:50
ASIA 164: Music of South Asia has been cancelled.
ASIA 490-001: The Mahabharata: Remembered, Reimagined, Performed, Lothspeich, TR 3:30-4:45
* This is a 3-credit course. When you enroll, you will have to specify the credit hours; make it 3. Counts as a Humanities for the interdisciplinary Asian Studies major/minor.
ASIA 490-002: Japanese Popular Culture, Driscoll, M 6:00-8:30
* This is a 3-credit course. When you enroll, you will have to specify the credit hours; make it 3. Counts as a Humanities for the interdisciplinary Asian Studies major/minor.
ASIA 490-003: Israeli Cinema: Nation, Gender, & Ethnicity, Shemer, MW 3:00-4:15 & W 4:30-6:30
* This is a 3-credit course. When you enroll, you will have to specify the credit hours; make it 3. Counts as a Humanities for the interdisciplinary Asian Studies major/minor.
ASIA 691H: Senior Honors Thesis, Bardsley, MW 4:30-5:45, permission required
CHIN 252: Chinese Culture through Narrative, Henry, MWF 3:00-3:50
CHIN 361: Chinese Traditional Theater, Hsiao, MW 4:30-5:45
HNRS 355: Arabs and the West: Myths and Realities, Amer, TR 2:00-3:15
*Open to Honors students and Asian Studies majors only
JAPN 381: Women and Work in Japan, Bardsley, MW 3:00-4:15

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Arabic courses
ARAB 101-001: Elementary Arabic I, Isleem, TR 9:30-10:45, recitation required
ARAB 101-002: Elementary Arabic I, Isleem, TR 11:00-12:15, recitation required
ARAB 101-003: Elementary Arabic I, Isleem, TR 2:00-3:15, recitation required
* Note: Seniors will not be permitted to register for ARAB 101 until the first day of classes, and then only if enrollment in the section is below 27. Juniors or sophomores who are unable to get in may contact Lori Harris to get on the waitlist.

ARAB 203-001: Intermediate Arabic I, Assef, MTWR 11:00-11:50
ARAB 203-002: Intermediate Arabic I, Assef, MW 3:00-3:50 & TR 3:30-4:20
ARAB 203-003: Intermediate Arabic I, Assef, MW 12:00-12:50 & TR 12:30-1:20

ARAB 305: Advanced Arabic I, MWF 9-9:50

ARAB 308 has been cancelled.

ARAB 407: Readings in Arabic I, Yaqub, TR 9:30-10:45

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Chinese courses
CHIN 101-001: Elementary Chinese I, Henry, MWF 9:00-9:50, recitation required
CHIN 101-002: Elementary Chinese I, Henry, MWF 10:00-10:50, recitation required
CHIN 101-003: Elementary Chinese I, Zhao, MWF 1:00-1:50, recitation required
CHIN 101-004: Elementary Chinese I, Zhou, MWF 2:00-2:50, recitation required
CHIN 101-005: Elementary Chinese I, Park, MWF 12:00-12:50, recitation required
CHIN 101-006: Elementary Chinese I, MWF 1:00-1:50, recitation required
* Section 006 is not open for registration because it is probably going to be cancelled.
* Note: Seniors will not be permitted to register for CHIN 101 until the first day of classes, and then only if enrollment in the section is below 27.

CHIN 111: Elementary Written Chinese, Park, MWF 3:00-3:50
* Everyone registering for this class must take the Chinese placement test. For more information, test dates, and to sign up, see the placement page. Seniors will not be permitted to register for CHIN 111 until the first day of classes, and then only if enrollment in the section is below 27.

CHIN 203-001: Intermediate Chinese I, Zhang, MWF 11:00-11:50, recitation required
CHIN 203-002: Intermediate Chinese I, Zhang, MWF 1-1:50, recitation required
CHIN 203-003: Intermediate Chinese I, Zhao, MWF 12:00-12:50, recitation required
CHIN 203-004 is being cancelled

CHIN 305-001: Advanced Spoken Chinese, Zhou, MWF 11:00-11:50
CHIN 305-002: Advanced Spoken Chinese, Zhou, MWF 1:00-1:50

CHIN 313-001: Advanced Written Chinese, Hsiao, MW 3:00-4:15

CHIN 407-001: Readings in Modern Chinese I, Visser, TR 12:30-1:45

CHIN 490-001: Topics in Chinese Literature & Language, Yue, TR 3:30-4:45

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Hebrew courses
HEBR 101-001: Elementary Modern Hebrew I, Friedman, MWF 12:00-12:50
HEBR 101-002: Elementary Modern Hebrew I, Friedman, MWF 2:00-2:50
* Note: Seniors will not be permitted to register for HEBR 101 until the first day of classes, and then only if enrollment in the section is below 27.

HEBR 203-001: Intermediate Modern Hebrew I, Friedman, MWF 1:00-1:50
HEBR 203-002: Intermediate Modern Hebrew I, MWF 3:00-3:50

HEBR 305-001: Advanced Modern Hebrew I, Shemer, MWF 1:00-1:50

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Hindi-Urdu courses
HNUR 101-001: Elementary Hindi-Urdu I, Taj, MW 3:00-4:15, recitation required
HNUR 101-002: Elementary Hindi-Urdu I, Parveen, MWF 10:00-10:50, recitation required
* Note: Seniors will not be permitted to register for HNUR 101 until the first day of classes, and then only if enrollment in the section is below 27.

HNUR 203: Intermediate Hindi-Urdu I, Parveen, MWF 12:00-12:50, recitation required

HNUR 220: The Hindi Script, Caldwell, W 6:00-6:50

HNUR 305: Advanced Hindi-Urdu I, Parveen, MWF 1:00-1:50

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Japanese courses
JAPN 101-001: Elementary Japanese I, Kato, MWF 11:00-11:50, recitation required
JAPN 101-002: Elementary Japanese I, Kato, MWF 12:00-12:50, recitation required
JAPN 101-003: Elementary Japanese I, Iwashita, MWF 2:00-2:50, recitation required
JAPN 101-004: Elementary Japanese I, Kato, MWF 3:00-3:50, recitation required
* Note: Seniors will not be permitted to register for JAPN 101 until the first day of classes, and then only if enrollment in the section is below 27.

JAPN 203-001: Intermediate Japanese I, Aratake, MWF 10:00-10:50, recitation required
JAPN 203-002: Intermediate Japanese I, Aratake, MWF 11:00-11:50, recitation required
JAPN 203-003: Intermediate Japanese I, Sawamura, MWF 3:00-3:50, recitation required

JAPN 305-001: Advanced Japanese, Kubota, TR 3:30-4:45
JAPN 305-002: Advanced Japanese, Iwashita, TR 3:30-4:45

JAPN 408-001: Japanese Journalism (4th year Japanese), Aratake, MW 3:00-4:15

JAPN 590-001: Topics in Japanese Language & Literature, (5th year Japanese), TR 3:30-4:45
This course is being cancelled, but please see HIST 490-001.

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Korean courses
KOR 101 -001: Elementary Korean I, Jo, TR 11-12:15, recitation required
* Note: Seniors will not be permitted to register for KOR 101 until the first day of classes, and then only if enrollment in the section is below 27.

KOR 203-001: Intermediate Korean I, Jo, TR 2-3:15, recitation required

ASIA 490-007: Advanced Korean I, Jo, TR 3:30-4:45
* This is a 3-credit course. When you enroll, you will have to specify the credit hours; make it 3.

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Persian courses
PRSN 101-001: Elementary Persian I, Z. Kamarei, MWF 12:00-12:50
* Note: Seniors will not be permitted to register for PRSN 101 until the first day of classes, and then only if enrollment in the section is below 27.

PRSN 203-001: Intermediate Persian I, H. Kamarei, MWF 11:00-11:00

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Crosslisted courses
ART/ASIA 153: Introduction to South Asian Art, Ghosh, MW 1:00-1:50, recitation required
ART/ASIA 154: Introduction to Islamic Art, Anderson, TR 12:30-1:45, recitation required
CMPL/ASIA 483: Cross-Currents in East-West Literature, Brodey, TR 12:30-1:45
GEOG/ASIA 265: Eastern Asia, Palis, MWF 2:00-2:50
HIST/ASIA 135: South Asian History to 1750, Saikia, TR 11:00-12:15
HIST/ASIA/PWAD 275: History of Iraq, Shields, TR 2:00-3:15, recitation required
HIST/ASIA 286: Samurai, Peasant, Merchant, and Outcaste: Japan Under the Tokugawa, 1550-1850, Botsman, MWF 10:00-10:50
RELI/ASIA 180: Introduction to Islamic Civilization, Ernst, TR 11:00-12:15, recitation required
RELI/ASIA 583: Religion & Culture in Iran, 1500-present, Safi, TR 12:30-1:45
RELI/ASIA 681: Readings in Islamicate Literatures, Ernst, W 10:00-12:45

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Other courses of interest
ANTH 578: Chinese Diaspora in the Asia Pacific is probably being cancelled.
ART 390-001: Art of East Asia, TR 3:30-4:45
* This course will count as a Humanities course for the interdisciplinary Asian Studies major or minor.
ART 490-003: Visual Culture in Modern China, Lin, TR 9:00-11:50
* This course will count as a Humanities course for the interdisciplinary Asian Studies major or minor.
ECON 56: Asia and the West, Rosefielde, TR 9:30-10:45
ECON 463: International Economics, MWF 2:00-2:50
ENGL 360: Contemporary Asian American Literature, Ho, TR 12:30-1:45
HIST 292-002, 20th Century History of China, King, TR 11:00-12:15
* This course will count as a History course for the interdisciplinary Asian Studies major or minor.
HIST 393-003, Cultural Encounters: Travel Writing from the 18th to 20th Centuries, King, T 2:00-4:50
HIST 393-004, Gandhi and Non-Violence, Saikia, R 2:00-4:50
* This course will count as a History course for the interdisciplinary Asian Studies major or minor.
HIST 490-001, Research in Japanese History, Botsman, T 3:30-6:20
* This course will count as an advanced language course for the Japanese major or minor. Prerequisite is JAPN 306 or instructor's permission.
SOCI 419: Sociology of the Islamic World, Kurzman, TR 2:00-3:15
* This course will count as a Social Science course for the interdisciplinary Asian Studies major or minor.