For students residing in the Chinese group in Shea House. Prerequisite: instructor permission.
For students residing in the Japanese group in Shea House. Prerequisite: instructor permission.
A general introduction to Korean cinema. Examines the major films through selections by representative directors. Taught in English. Fulfills the non-Western perspectives requirement
A seminar exploring Japan's earliest myths describing the origins of its islands, their gods, and rulers through close readings in English of eighth-century chronicles and poems. Fulfills the Non-Western and …
Food connects people; it is a vehicle for lives, and a facet of humanity. Investigating the social phenomena of Japanese food culture, students engage in active learning activities to stimulate …
This course will study how women and femininity have been represented in modern Japan--roughly defined as Japan from the 1890s to the present--mostly through textual literature but also through other …
New course in the subject of Chinese literature in translation
This seminar focuses on works of fiction from modern China that articulate womanhood from a variety of perspectives. In addition to women writers (Qiu Jin, Ding Ling, Eileen Chang, Xi …
Examines the biographies of female heroines and villains as found in the early Chinese text Tradition of Exemplary Women (ca. 18 B.C.). Students gain a familiarity with (a) the history …
This course is a continuation of CHIN4010. Readings and discussion are related to various aspects of modern China. The class is conducted in Mandarin Chinese. All four skills (listening, speaking, …