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ASIAN LANGUAGES AND Minors • Arabic - Minor (catalog.colorado.edu/undergraduate/colleges- CIVILIZATIONS schools/arts-sciences/programs-study/asian-languages-civilizations/ arabic-minor/) The Department of Asian Languages and Civilizations, founded in • Chinese - Minor (catalog.colorado.edu/undergraduate/colleges- 1982, offers undergraduate majors in Chinese and Japanese, minors in schools/arts-sciences/programs-study/asian-languages-civilizations/ Arabic, Chinese, Hindi/Urdu, Japanese, and Korean, and certificates in chinese-minor/) Middle Eastern and Islamic Studies and South Asian Languages and • Hindi/Urdu - Minor (catalog.colorado.edu/undergraduate/colleges- Civilizations, as well as language, literature and culture courses in Arabic, schools/arts-sciences/programs-study/asian-languages-civilizations/ Chinese, Farsi, Hindi/Urdu, Japanese and Korean. hindi-urdu-minor/) • Japanese - Minor (catalog.colorado.edu/undergraduate/colleges- Undergraduate students receive a thorough grounding in the modern schools/arts-sciences/programs-study/asian-languages-civilizations/ language, an introduction to the and literature and japanese-minor/) a broad familiarity with the literary and cultural history of their selected area. • Korean - Minor (catalog.colorado.edu/undergraduate/colleges- schools/arts-sciences/programs-study/asian-languages-civilizations/ Students interested in Chinese or Japanese (https://www.colorado.edu/ korean-minor/) alc/undergraduate/majors/) are encouraged to broaden their academic horizon through a double major, combining either language with Certificates another field of interest. Likewise, students in all Asian Languages and • Middle Eastern and Islamic Studies - Certificate Civilizations programs as well as programs outside the department can (catalog.colorado.edu/undergraduate/colleges-schools/arts- pursue one of the department's minors (https://www.colorado.edu/alc/ sciences/programs-study/asian-languages-civilizations/middle- undergraduate/minors/) or certificates (https://www.colorado.edu/alc/ eastern-islamic-studies-certificate/) undergraduate/certificates/) as a way of broadening their career options. • South Asian Languages and Civilizations - Certificate Before registering for specific courses, students should consult with a (catalog.colorado.edu/undergraduate/colleges-schools/arts- departmental advisor (https://www.colorado.edu/alc/undergraduate/ sciences/programs-study/asian-languages-civilizations/south-asian- advising/) concerning appropriate placement in language classes beyond languages-civilizations-certificate/) the beginning level. Faculty In addition to language instruction courses, the department offers several courses taught in English (https://www.colorado.edu/alc/ While many faculty teach both undergraduate and graduate students, courses/). These courses provide an excellent introduction to the some instruct students at the undergraduate level only. For more literary and cultural histories of the areas involved. They are open to all information, contact the faculty member's home department. interested students and do not require previous study of the language or Alexander, Katherine Laura Bos (https://experts.colorado.edu/display/ subjects addressed. fisid_157674/) The department strongly encourages all students to participate in Study Assistant Professor; PhD, University of Chicago Abroad to enrich their studies in our programs. For information about Arya, Nidhi (https://experts.colorado.edu/display/fisid_150006/) programs throughout the world, contact the Education Abroad office Instructor (http://abroad.colorado.edu/). Asano, Yukiko Recent graduates have found positions in such fields as government Instructor; PhD, University of Wisconsin-Madison service, international business and secondary-school teaching; others have gone on to graduate study in Chinese or Japanese. Additional Attwa, Mona Farrag (https://experts.colorado.edu/display/fisid_155976/) career opportunities can be found on the Career Services website (http:// Instructor; MA, American University in Cairo (Egypt) www.colorado.edu/career/). Brown, Janice Carole (https://experts.colorado.edu/display/ For more information about the Department of Asian Languages fisid_143612/) and Civilizations, please visit the department website (https:// Professor; PhD, University of British Columbia (Canada) www.colorado.edu/alc/). Burge, Marjorie (https://experts.colorado.edu/display/fisid_166114/) Course codes for the department's six programs are ARAB, CHIN, FRSI, Assistant Professor; PhD, University of California, Berkeley HIND, JPNS and KREN. Eo, Kyunghee Bachelor's Degrees Assistant Professor; PhD, University of Southern California • Chinese - Bachelor of Arts (BA) (catalog.colorado.edu/undergraduate/ Hsu, Chun-ling (https://experts.colorado.edu/display/fisid_126783/) colleges-schools/arts-sciences/programs-study/asian-languages- Instructor; MEd, University of Wisconsin–River Falls civilizations/chinese-bachelor-arts-ba/) • Japanese - Bachelor of Arts (BA) (catalog.colorado.edu/ Kawakami, Kiyomi (https://experts.colorado.edu/display/fisid_163648/) undergraduate/colleges-schools/arts-sciences/programs-study/ Instructor; MA, University of Wisconsin–Madison asian-languages-civilizations/japanese-bachelor-arts-ba/) 2 Asian Languages and Civilizations

Kim, Sangbok (https://experts.colorado.edu/display/fisid_149220/) ARAB 1011 (3) Introduction to Arab and Islamic Civilizations Instructor; PhD, University of California, Los Angeles Provides an interdisciplinary overview of the cultures of the Arabic- speaking peoples of Southwest Asia and North from the rise of Kimbrough, Randle Keller (https://experts.colorado.edu/display/ Islam in the 7th century to the present. Readings include historical, fisid_141167/) religious, literary and cultural texts from both the medieval and modern Associate Professor; PhD, Yale University eras. Taught in English. Additional Information: Arts Sci Core Curr: Human Diversity Kleeman, Faye Yuan (https://experts.colorado.edu/display/fisid_113313/) Arts Sci Gen Ed: Distribution-Arts Humanities Professor; PhD, University of California, Berkeley Arts Sci Gen Ed: Diversity-Global Perspective Kleeman, Terry F. (https://experts.colorado.edu/display/fisid_114181/) Departmental Category: Arabic Courses in English Professor; PhD, University of California, Berkeley Departmental Category: Asia Content ARAB 1020 (5) Beginning Arabic 2 Kroll, Paul W. Continuation of ARAB 1010. Professor Emeritus Requisites: Requires prerequisite course of ARAB 1010 (minimum grade Lee, Clarence I-Zhuen (https://experts.colorado.edu/display/ C). fisid_164097/) Additional Information: Arts Sci Core Curr: Foreign Language Assistant Professor; PhD, Cornell University Arts Sci Gen Ed: Distribution-Arts Humanities Arts Sci Gen Ed: Foreign Language Li, Yingjie (https://experts.colorado.edu/display/fisid_164322/) Departmental Category: Arabic Senior Instructor; PhD, University of Kansas Departmental Category: Asia Content

Matsunaga, Yumiko (https://experts.colorado.edu/display/fisid_149899/) ARAB 2110 (5) Intermediate Arabic 1 Senior Instructor; PhD, University of Wisconsin–Madison Proficiency-based course emphasizes speaking, listening, reading, and writing. Covers a variety of topics. Students give classroom presentations Qi, Runqing and write short essays in Arabic. Speaking ability is assessed through an Instructor; PhD, The University of Iowa oral proficiency interview. Requisites: Requires prerequisite course of ARAB 1020 (minimum grade Richter, Antje (https://experts.colorado.edu/display/fisid_145310/) C). Associate Professor; Dr habil, University of Kiel () Additional Information: GT Pathways: GT-AH4 - Arts Hum: Foreign Languages Richter, Matthias Ludwig (https://experts.colorado.edu/display/ Arts Sci Core Curr: Foreign Language fisid_144864/) Arts Sci Gen Ed: Distribution-Arts Humanities Associate Professor, Chair; PhD, University of Hamburg (Germany) Arts Sci Gen Ed: Foreign Language Rodd, Laurel Rasplica Departmental Category: Arabic Professor Emerita Departmental Category: Asia Content ARAB 2120 (5) Intermediate Arabic 2 Schibli, Hisako (https://experts.colorado.edu/display/fisid_148621/) Continuation of ARAB 2110. Instructor; MA, University of Colorado Boulder; BA, Sophia University Requisites: Requires prerequisite course of ARAB 2110 (minimum grade () C). Shih, Evelyn Ming Whai (https://experts.colorado.edu/display/ Additional Information: Arts Sci Gen Ed: Distribution-Arts Humanities fisid_163646/) Departmental Category: Arabic Assistant Professor; PhD, University of California, Berkeley Departmental Category: Asia Content ARAB 2231 (3) Love, Loss and Longing in Classical Courses Surveys Arabic literature from the sixth through the eighteenth centuries. It offers an introduction to Arabic literature, namely prose and poetry, Arabic through its key texts as well as the range of themes and techniques ARAB 1010 (5) Beginning Arabic 1 found in this literature, and it lays the groundwork for contextualizing the Introduces students to speaking, listening, reading, and writing skills in literature in the framework of other literary traditions. Taught in English. the standard means of communication in the Arab world. This course is Grading Basis: Letter Grade proficiency-based. All activities within the course are aimed at placing the Additional Information: Arts Sci Core Curr: Literature and the Arts student in the context of the native-speaking environment from the very Arts Sci Gen Ed: Distribution-Arts Humanities beginning. Departmental Category: Arabic Courses in English Additional Information: Arts Sci Core Curr: Foreign Language Departmental Category: Asia Content Arts Sci Gen Ed: Distribution-Arts Humanities Arts Sci Gen Ed: Foreign Language Departmental Category: Arabic Departmental Category: Asia Content Asian Languages and Civilizations 3

ARAB 2320 (3) The Muslim World, 600-1250 ARAB 3230 (3) Islamic Culture and the Iberian Peninsula Focusing on the history of the Muslim World in the age of the caliphates, Examines Islamic, especially Arab, culture and history as it relates to the this course takes an interdisciplinary, comparative approach to the Iberian Peninsula from 92 Ah/711 Ce to the present. Taught in English. development of Islamicate society, focusing on social structure, politics, Additional Information: Arts Sci Core Curr: Historical Context economics and religion. Students will use primary and secondary sources Arts Sci Gen Ed: Distribution-Arts Humanities to write a research paper, and make in-class presentations to cultivate Departmental Category: Arabic Courses in English critical thinking, research and writing skills. Taught in English. Departmental Category: Asia Content Equivalent - Duplicate Degree Credit Not Granted: RLST 2320 ARAB 3231 (3) In the Footsteps of Travelers: Travel Writing in Arabic Lit Grading Basis: Letter Grade Offers an excursion into the role and significance of travel and travel Additional Information: Arts Sci Core Curr: Human Diversity writing in Arabic literature in translation. We will read and discuss a Arts Sci Gen Ed: Distribution-Arts Humanities range of literary works written by, about, and for travelers. More broadly, Arts Sci Gen Ed: Diversity-Global Perspective this course will offer an opportunity for undergraduates to expand their Departmental Category: Arabic Courses in English understanding of literature and the arts. Taught in English. Departmental Category: Asia Content Additional Information: Arts Sci Core Curr: Literature and the Arts ARAB 3110 (3) Advanced Arabic 1 Arts Sci Gen Ed: Distribution-Arts Humanities Designed to train students further in the four language skills (writing, Departmental Category: Arabic Courses in English speaking, reading, listening/comprehension) at an advanced level. Departmental Category: Asia Content Enables students to acquire a better and broader understanding of Arabic ARAB 3241 (3) Art in Islamic Cultures culture and texts drawn from various genres of Arabic letters. Offers an overview of art in Islamic cultures. Discusses a range of Requisites: Requires prerequisite course of ARAB 2120 (minimum grade literary texts and images in order to understand these cultures. Offers C). an opportunity for undergraduates to expand their understanding of Additional Information: Arts Sci Gen Ed: Distribution-Arts Humanities literature and art history. Taught in English. Departmental Category: Arabic Equivalent - Duplicate Degree Credit Not Granted: ARTH 3241 Departmental Category: Asia Content Additional Information: Arts Sci Core Curr: Literature and the Arts ARAB 3120 (3) Advanced Arabic 2 Arts Sci Gen Ed: Distribution-Arts Humanities Continues training in the four language skills (writing, speaking, reading, Departmental Category: Arabic Courses in English listening/comprehension) at an advanced level. Enables students to ARAB 3330 (3) The Arabic Novel acquire a better and broader understanding of Arabic culture and texts Focusing on the origins and development of the novel genre in the Arabic drawn from various genres of Arabic letters. tradition, this course examines both the aesthetic qualities of the genre Requisites: Requires prerequisite course of ARAB 3110 (minimum grade as an artistic form and the ways that it has depicted and intervened in the C). modern social, political, and cultural upheavals that have shaped the Arab Additional Information: Arts Sci Gen Ed: Distribution-Arts Humanities world in the 20th century. Authors include Najib Mahfuz, Abd al Rahman Departmental Category: Arabic Munif, Hanan al-Shaykh, and Ghassan Kanafani. Taught in English. Departmental Category: Asia Content Additional Information: Arts Sci Gen Ed: Distribution-Arts Humanities ARAB 3220 (3) Arabian Nights, Arabian Days: Popular Literature in the Departmental Category: Arabic Courses in English Arab World and Beyond Departmental Category: Asia Content Explores the development of popular literature in Arabic, studying the ARAB 3331 (3) Arabic Poetry Arabian Nights and related genres including tribal epics, poetry, and Introduces students to the vibrant world of Arabic poetic production, plays. We will interrogate the cultural, class, and textual boundaries which has defined the cultural landscape of the Arab world and the between popular literature and courtly, elite works across time. We broader Middle East for over one thousand years and continues to play will also explore the modern, Western enterprise of ¿discovering¿ and a central part in the Arabic literary scene today. Some of this poetry has engaging with Arabic literary works, examining how global excitement for been translated into English, and translated Arabic poetry will serve as texts like the Nights has created new possibilities for cultural production our gateway to better understanding why poetry is the diwan, or record, of and exchange. the Arabs. Additional Information: Arts Sci Gen Ed: Distribution-Arts Humanities ARAB 3340 (3) Representing Islam ARAB 3221 (3) The Making of Middle Eastern Identities: Arabs and Their Explores the cultural politics of representations of the Arab and Islamic ¿Others¿ worlds both with an emphasis on literary representations of the Islamic Who is ¿Arab,¿ anyway? When did Arabs first develop a sense of ethnic world in travel narratives and novels from both the West and the Arab identity, and out of what raw materials did it grow and take shape? How world. Examines historical, anthropological, and visual texts to consider did this identity play off of, merge with, or get challenged by contact with how Islam has been narrated in colonial European imaginings about the different peoples as the horizons of the Arab world grew and changed, Islamic world as well as contemporary representations. Taught in English. and how does this manifest in literature and the historical record? This Additional Information: Arts Sci Gen Ed: Distribution-Arts Humanities course offers a discussion-oriented, upper-level seminar that focused on Departmental Category: Arabic Courses in English sources in which the author, protagonists, or intended audience engage Departmental Category: Asia Content with ethno-racially non-Arab cultures. Recommended: Prerequisite Intro to Religion or other course focusing on Islam and/or Middle Eastern history or culture. Additional Information: Arts Sci Gen Ed: Distribution-Arts Humanities 4 Asian Languages and Civilizations

ARAB 3350 (3) Narrating the City: Literary Mappings of the Urban ARAB 4840 (1-3) Independent Study Landscape Department consent required. Examines literary narratives primarily from the Arabic tradition through Repeatable: Repeatable for up to 6.00 total credit hours. focusing on the relationship of literature to the development and Additional Information: Departmental Category: Arabic transformations of cities and urban spaces in the modern period. Begins Departmental Category: Asia Content with readings of 19th century European narratives that chronicle the changing space of the modern city followed by urban narratives from the Chinese Arabic literary tradition in order to comparatively examine how "universal" CHIN 1010 (5) Beginning Chinese 1 processes of modernization, development, and globalization in the Introduces modern Chinese (Mandarin), developing all four skills modern world have been narrated. Writers include Mahfouz, Munif, al- (speaking, listening, reading and writing) and communicative strategies. Takarli, al-Aswani, Celik, Abu Lughod. Taught in English. Students learn both traditional full-form characters and the principles for Additional Information: Arts Sci Gen Ed: Distribution-Arts Humanities converting them into simplified characters. Departmental Category: Arabic Courses in English Additional Information: Arts Sci Core Curr: Foreign Language Departmental Category: Asia Content Arts Sci Gen Ed: Distribution-Arts Humanities ARAB 3360 (3) Tradition, Authenticity, and Reform in Islam Arts Sci Gen Ed: Foreign Language Introduces students to the Islamic genre of hadith, or Prophetic Departmental Category: Chinese traditions. The main concern of the course is to develop an Departmental Category: Asia Content understanding of how prophetic religious authority was understood and CHIN 1012 (4) Introduction to Chinese Civilization communicated in written form and what the relationship of the hadith An interdisciplinary introduction from ancient to modern times. Arts, form has been to alternative claims on prophetic authority in Islam. literature, politics, social relations, religion, and material culture are Finally, the course examines the role that the Prophetic hadith -- and studied in terms of significant themes and ideas pertaining to the their contestation -- have played in Islamic reform movements during the civilization of . Taught in English. modern period. Additional Information: Arts Sci Core Curr: Human Diversity Recommended: Prerequisite ARAB 1011. Arts Sci Gen Ed: Distribution-Arts Humanities Additional Information: Arts Sci Gen Ed: Distribution-Arts Humanities Arts Sci Gen Ed: Diversity-Global Perspective ARAB 3410 (3) Gender, Sexuality and Culture in the Modern Middle East Departmental Category: Chinese Courses in English Examines the issues of gender and sexuality in the modern Middle East Departmental Category: Asia Content and North Africa from the colonial period to the present, focusing on how CHIN 1020 (5) Beginning Chinese 2 feminist movements, Arab women's writing, and constructions of gender Continuation of CHIN 1010. and sexuality have been shaped by local, national and international Requisites: Requires prerequisite course of CHIN 1010 (minimum grade factors. Taught in English. C). Equivalent - Duplicate Degree Credit Not Granted: WGST 3410 Additional Information: Arts Sci Core Curr: Foreign Language Additional Information: Arts Sci Gen Ed: Distribution-Arts Humanities Arts Sci Gen Ed: Distribution-Arts Humanities Arts Sci Gen Ed: Diversity-Global Perspective Arts Sci Gen Ed: Foreign Language Departmental Category: Arabic Courses in English Departmental Category: Chinese Departmental Category: Asia Content Departmental Category: Asia Content ARAB 4200 (3) Advanced Readings in Arabic CHIN 1051 (3) Masterpieces of in Translation Develops student proficiency and communication in modern standard Surveys Chinese thought and culture through close reading and Arabic at the advanced (4th year) level. Emphasis placed on developing discussion of selected masterworks of Chinese literature in translation. reading comprehension, speaking, and writing skills. Texts include significant works of poetry, fiction, and drama, as well as Requisites: Requires prerequisite course of ARAB 3120 (minimum grade philosophical and historical writings from various eras. Taught in English. C). Additional Information: Arts Sci Core Curr: Literature and the Arts Additional Information: Arts Sci Gen Ed: Distribution-Arts Humanities Arts Sci Gen Ed: Distribution-Arts Humanities Departmental Category: Arabic Departmental Category: Chinese Courses in English Departmental Category: Asia Content Departmental Category: Asia Content ARAB 4250 (3) Arabic Media CHIN 2110 (5) Intermediate Chinese 1 Designed to provide students with advanced Arabic language skills for Emphasizes reading, speaking, and writing modern Chinese, including use in the media. By negotiating authentic materials in Arabic, students continued study of both full-form and simplified characters. Introduces will gain a perspective on global issues in the Arab and Islamic world and dictionaries and principles of character formation. will attain a better awareness of Arab and Islamic culture. Requisites: Requires prerequisite course of CHIN 1020 (minimum grade Requisites: Requires prerequisite course of ARAB 3120 (minimum grade C). C). Additional Information: Arts Sci Core Curr: Foreign Language Additional Information: Arts Sci Gen Ed: Distribution-Arts Humanities Arts Sci Gen Ed: Distribution-Arts Humanities Departmental Category: Arabic Arts Sci Gen Ed: Foreign Language Departmental Category: Asia Content Departmental Category: Chinese Departmental Category: Asia Content Asian Languages and Civilizations 5

CHIN 2120 (5) Intermediate Chinese 2 CHIN 3321 (3) Political Thought in Ancient China Continuation of CHIN 2110. Focuses on the political, religious, philosophical and literary aspects of Requisites: Requires prerequisite course of CHIN 2110 (minimum grade ancient Chinese civilization (1500 B.C.-A.D. 200). Special attention is C). paid to foundational works that influenced later developments in Chinese Additional Information: Arts Sci Gen Ed: Distribution-Arts Humanities culture. All readings are in English and taught in English. Departmental Category: Chinese Equivalent - Duplicate Degree Credit Not Granted: HUMN 3321 Departmental Category: Asia Content Recommended: Prerequisite CHIN 1012 or CHIN 1051. CHIN 2441 (3) Film and the Dynamics of Chinese Culture Additional Information: Arts Sci Gen Ed: Distribution-Arts Humanities Through studying a group of Chinese films in light of modern Chinese Departmental Category: Chinese Courses in English history and literature, students examine a series of cultural dilemmas and Departmental Category: Asia Content issues in 20th century China and develop skills in analyzing literary and CHIN 3331 (3) Culture and Literature of Late Imperial China filmic texts. Taught in English. The late imperial period was marked by growth of great metropolitan Additional Information: GT Pathways: GT-AH2 - Arts Hum: Lit Humanities areas, expanded urban entertainments, and an extensive popular culture. Arts Sci Core Curr: Literature and the Arts Focuses on the literature and artifacts of this urban culture as well as Arts Sci Gen Ed: Distribution-Arts Humanities the hegemonic culture of the state and of traditional social codes and Departmental Category: Chinese Courses in English their literary manifestations. Also considers growing contacts with the Departmental Category: Asia Content West and the transition to the modern period. All readings are in English. CHIN 3110 (5) Advanced Chinese 1 Taught in English. Surveys a variety of authentic-language materials, including films, plays, Recommended: Prerequisite CHIN 1012 or CHIN 1051. newspaper articles, essays, and short stories. Emphasizes proficiency- Additional Information: Arts Sci Gen Ed: Distribution-Arts Humanities oriented approach to reading, writing, and oral communication. Departmental Category: Chinese Courses in English Requisites: Requires prerequisite course of CHIN 2120 (minimum grade Departmental Category: Asia Content C). CHIN 3334 (3) Chinese Narrative Tradition Additional Information: Arts Sci Gen Ed: Distribution-Arts Humanities Examines the major works of Chinese narrative tradition from the fourth Departmental Category: Chinese to the nineteenth century. Emphasizes the reading and analysis of Departmental Category: Asia Content selected texts and understanding of the cultural and social contexts of CHIN 3120 (5) Advanced Chinese 2 text production and circulation. Text selections vary from year to year. Continuation of CHIN 3110. Taught in English. Requisites: Requires prerequisite course of CHIN 3110 (minimum grade Recommended: Prerequisite CHIN 1012. C). Additional Information: Arts Sci Gen Ed: Distribution-Arts Humanities Additional Information: Arts Sci Gen Ed: Distribution-Arts Humanities Departmental Category: Chinese Courses in English Departmental Category: Chinese Departmental Category: Asia Content Departmental Category: Asia Content CHIN 3341 (3) Literature and Popular Culture in Modern China CHIN 3200 (3) Adv Wrtg Topics on Chinese & and Surveys 20th century Chinese literature and popular culture against the Civilization historical background of rebellion, revolution and reform. Emphasizes Provides an introduction to the academic study of Chinese and Japanese close and critical reading skills and an understanding of how aesthetic literature and culture with a focus on writing skills in English through texts reflect and critically engage with historical and cultural experiences. a survey of standard academic writing conventions. Review and Assignments include novels, essays, short stories, poems, plays, songs, assessment of selected textual materials, class presentation, critique, films and scholarly articles. Taught in English. and revision. Recommended for majors. Taught in English. Equivalent - Duplicate Degree Credit Not Granted: HUMN 3341 Equivalent - Duplicate Degree Credit Not Granted: JPNS 3200 Recommended: Prerequisite CHIN 1012 or CHIN 1051. Requisites: Restricted to students with a minimum of 45 credits Additional Information: Arts Sci Core Curr: Literature and the Arts completed. Arts Sci Gen Ed: Distribution-Arts Humanities Additional Information: Arts Sci Core Curr: Written Communication Departmental Category: Chinese Courses in English Arts Sci Gen Ed: Distribution-Arts Humanities Departmental Category: Asia Content Arts Sci Gen Ed: Written Communication-Upper CHIN 3342 (3) Sinophone Literature in the Contemporary World Departmental Category: Japanese Courses in English A survey of Chinese literature with a focus on exiled, diaspora, colonial, Departmental Category: Asia Content and semi-colonial writers. Students will be asked to discern how Chinese CHIN 3311 (3) The Dao and the World in Medieval China literature has made an intervention in world literature and how it has An interdisciplinary examination of the role of Daoist and Buddhist engaged with the world. Emphasizes close and critical reading skills philosophical and religious concepts and images in medieval Chinese and an understanding of how aesthetic texts critically engage within civilization, including literature and the arts. Focuses on the personal historical and cultural experiences. Assignments include novels, essays, aspects of this period of religious and intellectual ferment, tracing the short stories, poems, plays, songs, films, and scholarly articles. Taught in representation of these ideas in Chinese poetry, prose, painting and the English. plastic arts as well as their role in philosophical and religious speculation. Recommended: Prerequisite CHIN 1012 or CHIN 1051. Taught in English. Additional Information: Arts Sci Gen Ed: Distribution-Arts Humanities Recommended: Prerequisite CHIN 1012 or CHIN 1051. Departmental Category: Chinese Courses in English Additional Information: Arts Sci Gen Ed: Distribution-Arts Humanities Departmental Category: Asia Content Departmental Category: Chinese Courses in English Departmental Category: Asia Content 6 Asian Languages and Civilizations

CHIN 3351 (3) Reality and Dream in Traditional Chinese Literature CHIN 4210 (3) Introduction to Explores the role of dreams in pre-modern Chinese literature from the Introduces the classical language based on texts from the pre-Han and beginnings in the 2nd millennium B.C.E. to the 19th century. The source Han periods. Stresses precise knowledge of grammatical principles texts will range from religious, philosophical, medical and historical and exactitude in translation---the basis for all further work in classical writings to poetry to various genres of fictional prose and drama. Taught Chinese. in English. Requisites: Requires prerequisite course of CHIN 2120 (minimum grade Requisites: Restricted to students with 57-180 credits (Juniors or C). Seniors). Additional Information: Arts Sci Gen Ed: Distribution-Arts Humanities Additional Information: Arts Sci Core Curr: Literature and the Arts Departmental Category: Chinese Arts Sci Gen Ed: Distribution-Arts Humanities Departmental Category: Asia Content Departmental Category: Chinese Courses in English CHIN 4220 (3) Readings in Classical Chinese Departmental Category: Asia Content Close reading of selected texts of ancient and . CHIN 3361 (3) Women and the Supernatural in Chinese Literature Readings in both prose and poetry. Emphasizes a disciplined, philological Explores the relationship between the worlds of women and the approach to the texts, with proper attention to diction, tone, and nuance. supernatural in Chinese literature, from ancient to modern times. Focuses Requisites: Requires prerequisite course of CHIN 4210 (minimum grade on selected significant works of classical and vernacular fiction, religious C). texts, and poetry. Taught in English. Additional Information: Arts Sci Gen Ed: Distribution-Arts Humanities Requisites: Restricted to students with 57-180 credits (Juniors or Departmental Category: Chinese Seniors). Departmental Category: Asia Content Additional Information: Arts Sci Gen Ed: Distribution-Arts Humanities CHIN 4300 (3) Open Topics: Readings in Chinese Literature Departmental Category: Chinese Courses in English Studies selected texts on a particular topic taught by regular or visiting Departmental Category: Asia Content faculty. Topics change each term. CHIN 3371 (3) Topics in Chinese Film Repeatable: Repeatable for up to 6.00 total credit hours. Offers in-depth, critical analysis of key issues in Chinese culture as Requisites: Restricted to students with 57-180 credits (Juniors or represented in Chinese film. Focuses on various topics, such as specific Seniors). directors, regions, representation of gender in Chinese film, historical Additional Information: Arts Sci Gen Ed: Distribution-Arts Humanities periods, etc. Varies from year to year. Requires no knowledge of Chinese. Departmental Category: Chinese Taught in English. Departmental Category: Asia Content Repeatable: Repeatable for up to 6.00 total credit hours. CHIN 4750 (3) Daoism Requisites: Restricted to students with 57-180 credits (Juniors or Detailed examination of scriptures, liturgies, precept codes and Seniors). hagiographies of Daoism, China's indigenous organized religion. Focusing Recommended: Prerequisite CHIN 1051 or CHIN 2441. on origins and development, ethical teachings, ritual activities and world Additional Information: Arts Sci Gen Ed: Distribution-Arts Humanities view. Topics include the relationship of Daoism to popular religion, Departmental Category: Chinese Courses in English practice of alchemy and self-cultivation, beliefs concerning death and Departmental Category: Asia Content afterlife and structure of the Daoist pantheon. CHIN 4110 (3) Advanced Readings in Modern Chinese 1 Equivalent - Duplicate Degree Credit Not Granted: CHIN 5750 and Surveys a wide variety of 20th- and 21st-century texts that are of RLST 4750 and RLST 5750 recognized literary or cultural importance. Focuses on translation, Requisites: Requires prerequisite course of RLST 3800 (minimum grade including discussion of content and style. C). Requisites: Requires prerequisite course of CHIN 3120 (minimum grade Additional Information: Arts Sci Gen Ed: Distribution-Arts Humanities C). Departmental Category: Chinese Additional Information: Arts Sci Gen Ed: Distribution-Arts Humanities Departmental Category: Asia Content Departmental Category: Chinese CHIN 4900 (1-3) Independent Study Departmental Category: Asia Content Repeatable: Repeatable for up to 6.00 total credit hours. Allows multiple CHIN 4120 (3) Advanced Readings in Modern Chinese 2 enrollment in term. Surveys a wide variety of 20th- and 21st-century texts that are of Additional Information: Departmental Category: Chinese recognized literary or cultural importance. Focuses on translation, Departmental Category: Asia Content including discussion of content and style. CHIN 4950 (3) Honors Thesis Requisites: Requires prerequisite course of CHIN 3120 (minimum grade Additional Information: Arts Sciences Honors Course C). Departmental Category: Chinese Additional Information: Arts Sci Gen Ed: Distribution-Arts Humanities Departmental Category: Asia Content Departmental Category: Chinese Departmental Category: Asia Content Asian Languages and Civilizations 7

CHIN 4980 (1) Practical Issues in Chinese Language Pedagogy FRSI 2110 (4) Intermediate Farsi 1 Focuses on practical issues in Chinese language pedagogy for students Provides an intensive introduction to cultural and literary texts of Iran, who will serve as teaching assistants in Chinese language courses. along with an introduction of the grammatical and rhetorical complexities Examines the connection between theory and practice as well as of Persian prose and poetry. Students continue to develop speaking, practical methods for teaching Chinese. Equips students with basic listening, and writing skills through activities based on the readings. Chinese linguistic knowledge. Discusses the use of Communicative Requisites: Requires prerequisite course of FRSI 1020 (minimum grade Approach in teaching Chinese as a second language. C). Equivalent - Duplicate Degree Credit Not Granted: CHIN 5980 Additional Information: Arts Sci Core Curr: Foreign Language Requisites: Requires prerequisite course of CHIN 4120 (minimum grade Arts Sci Gen Ed: Distribution-Arts Humanities C). Arts Sci Gen Ed: Foreign Language Additional Information: Departmental Category: Chinese Departmental Category: Farsi Departmental Category: Asia Content Departmental Category: Asia Content FRSI 2120 (4) Intermediate Farsi 2 Farsi Continuation of FRSI 2110. Incorporates more readings in Persian FRSI 1010 (5) Beginning Farsi 1 literature, both poetry and prose, and cultural readings. Students continue Provides a grounding in basic Persian Farsi grammar. The morphological developing speaking, listening and writing skills based on the readings. and phonological nuances of the language will be introduced, along Requisites: Requires prerequisite course of FRSI 2110 (minimum grade with Persian culture. Basic conversation is reinforced on a daily basis C). with strong emphasis and reiteration upon the homework and covered Additional Information: Arts Sci Gen Ed: Distribution-Arts Humanities grammar. Departmental Category: Farsi Additional Information: Arts Sci Core Curr: Foreign Language Departmental Category: Asia Content Arts Sci Gen Ed: Distribution-Arts Humanities Arts Sci Gen Ed: Foreign Language FRSI 3110 (3) Advanced Farsi 1 Departmental Category: Farsi An intensive introduction to both Persian philology and the contemporary Departmental Category: Asia Content novel. Textual analysis of texts ranging from complex to very complex will enable the students to gain a strong grounding in Persian literary FRSI 1011 (3) Introduction to Persian Civilization texts. Students continue developing speaking, listening, and writing skills An introduction to the history, literature and art of Iranian (Persian) through activities based on the readings. civilization with a focus on the social and cultural aspects of Requisites: Requires prerequisite course of FRSI 2120 (minimum grade contemporary Iran. Taught in English. C). Additional Information: Arts Sci Gen Ed: Distribution-Arts Humanities Additional Information: Arts Sci Gen Ed: Distribution-Arts Humanities Departmental Category: Farsi Courses in English Departmental Category: Farsi Departmental Category: Asia Content Departmental Category: Asia Content FRSI 1020 (5) Beginning Farsi 2 FRSI 3120 (3) Advanced Farsi 2 Continuation of FRSI 1010. Completes the presentation of basic This course is the continuation of FRSI 3110. The focus will be on the structures of Farsi. Continued acquisition of vocabulary and practice of reading and discussion of canonical literary texts as well as on language speaking, listening, reading, and writing. Class conducted largely in Farsi. and media. Students continue developing speaking and listening skills The second half of the course will introduce authentic texts of Persian through activities based on the readings and develop the ability to write prose literature. Some poetry may be included. short papers (3-5 pages) in Farsi. Requisites: Requires prerequisite course of FRSI 1010 (minimum grade Requisites: Requires prerequisite course of FRSI 3110 (minimum grade C). C). Additional Information: Arts Sci Core Curr: Foreign Language Additional Information: Arts Sci Gen Ed: Distribution-Arts Humanities Arts Sci Gen Ed: Distribution-Arts Humanities Departmental Category: Farsi Arts Sci Gen Ed: Foreign Language Departmental Category: Asia Content Departmental Category: Farsi Departmental Category: Asia Content FRSI 4900 (1-4) Independent Study Department consent required. FRSI 1051 (3) Masterpieces of in Translation Repeatable: Repeatable for up to 8.00 total credit hours. Offers a broad introduction to Persian literature, one of the richest Additional Information: Departmental Category: Farsi traditions in world literature. Students will read a selection of poetry Departmental Category: Asia Content by Rumi, Hafiz, Omar Khayyam, as well as a variety of works written by leading Iranian contemporary poets and writers. Through a close reading of literary texts, this course emphasizes their historical and cultural context. 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Hindi/Urdu HIND 3110 (3) Advanced Hindi 1 HIND 1010 (5) Beginning Hindi 1 Emphasizes speaking, listening and conversational fluency in Hindi, with Provides a thorough introduction to the modern Hindi language, a focus on cultural appropriate expression and practical knowledge. emphasizing speaking, listening, reading, and writing skills. This course Requisites: Requires prerequisite course of HIND 2120 (minimum grade is proficiency-based. Activities aim to place the student in the context of C). Additional Information: Arts Sci Gen Ed: Distribution-Arts Humanities the native-speaking environment from the very beginning. Students will be provided with opportunities to participate in local South Asian cultural Departmental Category: Hindi events. Departmental Category: Asia Content Additional Information: Arts Sci Core Curr: Foreign Language HIND 3120 (3) Advanced Hindi 2 Arts Sci Gen Ed: Distribution-Arts Humanities Continuation of HIND 3110. Emphasizes reading, listening, and speaking Arts Sci Gen Ed: Foreign Language fluency in Hindi/Urdu, with a focus on literary, cinematic and cultural Departmental Category: Hindi themes in modern and contemporary Hindi/Urdu media and culture. Departmental Category: Asia Content Thematic focus of the course may change each semester. An effort will HIND 1011 (3) Introduction to South Asian Civilizations be made to encourage students to put their language skills into literary Survey of traditional and modern world views and experiences of people and cultural context. on the Indian subcontinent through literature and film, beginning with Requisites: Requires prerequisite course of HIND 3110 (minimum grade the Ramayana and including medieval tales, modern novels, and feature C). films. Taught in English. Additional Information: Arts Sci Gen Ed: Distribution-Arts Humanities Additional Information: Arts Sci Core Curr: Human Diversity Departmental Category: Hindi Arts Sci Gen Ed: Distribution-Arts Humanities Departmental Category: Asia Content Arts Sci Gen Ed: Diversity-Global Perspective HIND 3400 (3) Special Topics Departmental Category: Hindi Courses in English Topics in Hindi. No prerequisites. Departmental Category: Asia Content Repeatable: Repeatable for up to 6.00 total credit hours. HIND 1020 (5) Beginning Hindi 2 Additional Information: Arts Sci Gen Ed: Distribution-Arts Humanities Continuation of HIND 1010. Provides a thorough introduction to the Departmental Category: Hindi modern Hindi language, emphasizing speaking, listening, reading and Departmental Category: Asia Content writing skills. Proficiency-based course aims to place the student in the HIND 3441 (3) Screening India: A History of Bollywood Cinema context of the native-speaking environment from the beginning of the Provides a critical overview of one of the world's largest and most course. Provides opportunities to participate in local South Asian cultural beloved film industries, the popular Hindi cinema produced in Bombay activities and events. (Mumbai) and consumed around the world under the label "Bollywood". Requisites: Requires prerequisite course of HIND 1010 (minimum grade Focus on the post-Independence era to the present, with introduction to C). key films, directors, stars, genres, formal techniques, and themes, as well Additional Information: Arts Sci Core Curr: Foreign Language as critical analyses of these and other topics. Taught in English. Arts Sci Gen Ed: Foreign Language Additional Information: Arts Sci Gen Ed: Distribution-Arts Humanities Arts Sci Gen Ed: Distribution-Arts Humanities Departmental Category: Hindi Courses in English Departmental Category: Hindi Departmental Category: Asia Content Departmental Category: Asia Content HIND 3651 (3) Living Indian Epics: The Ramayana and the Mahabharata HIND 2110 (5) Intermediate Hindi 1 in the Modern Political Imagination Emphasizes speaking, listening, reading and writing skills and culturally Explores the Ramayana and Mahabharata, two fundamental mythological appropriate language use. pillars of Indian society, through literature, comic books, film, television, Requisites: Requires prerequisite course of HIND 1020 (minimum grade and political rhetoric as a means of examining major issues of religion, C). gender, popular culture, and social politics in contemporary India. Taught Additional Information: Arts Sci Core Curr: Foreign Language in English. Arts Sci Gen Ed: Distribution-Arts Humanities Additional Information: Arts Sci Gen Ed: Distribution-Arts Humanities Arts Sci Gen Ed: Foreign Language Departmental Category: Hindi Courses in English Departmental Category: Hindi Departmental Category: Asia Content Departmental Category: Asia Content HIND 3661 (3) South Asian Diasporas: Imagining Home Abroad HIND 2120 (5) Intermediate Hindi 2 Examines fundamental questions of home, nation, identity, ethnicity, and Continuation of HIND 2110. Enhances students' speaking, listening, foreignness in the context of the enormous South Asian diaspora. By reading and writing skills and culturally appropriate language use. means of literature, ethnography, and film, the various connotations of Requisites: Requires prerequisite course of HIND 2110 (minimum grade diaspora will be explored along with the cultural productions of members C). of the South Asian diaspora (both Indian and Pakistani). Taught in Additional Information: Arts Sci Gen Ed: Distribution-Arts Humanities English. Departmental Category: Hindi Additional Information: Arts Sci Gen Ed: Distribution-Arts Humanities Departmental Category: Asia Content Departmental Category: Hindi Courses in English Departmental Category: Asia Content Asian Languages and Civilizations 9

HIND 3811 (3) The Power of the Word: Subversive and Censored 20th JPNS 1020 (5) Beginning Japanese 2 Century Indo- Continuation of JPNS 1010. Provides an overview of a selection of writings by important 20th century Requisites: Requires prerequisite course of JPNS 1010 (minimum grade Indo-Pakistani authors, which will permit students to get acquainted C). with . Provides insight into the experience of social and Additional Information: Arts Sci Core Curr: Foreign Language political events in the 20th century and the reaction of the government to Arts Sci Gen Ed: Distribution-Arts Humanities the critical analysis and portrayal of these events. Taught in English. Arts Sci Gen Ed: Foreign Language Additional Information: Arts Sci Core Curr: Human Diversity Departmental Category: Japanese Arts Sci Gen Ed: Distribution-Arts Humanities Departmental Category: Asia Content Arts Sci Gen Ed: Diversity-Global Perspective JPNS 1051 (3) Masterpieces of Japanese Literature in Translation Departmental Category: Hindi Courses in English Surveys Japanese thought and culture through careful reading and Departmental Category: Asia Content discussion of selected masterworks of Japanese literature in translation. HIND 3831 (3) The Many Faces of Krishna in South Asia Literature and Texts include significant works of poetry, fiction, drama, diaries, and Culture essays, from ancient times to the present. Taught in English. Using both textual and visual sources, the multiple facets of Krishna in Additional Information: Arts Sci Core Curr: Literature and the Arts Indian religious experience will be explored through poetry and prose, Arts Sci Gen Ed: Distribution-Arts Humanities painting and sculpture, music, dance, and drama. Taught in English. Departmental Category: Japanese Courses in English Additional Information: Arts Sci Gen Ed: Distribution-Arts Humanities Departmental Category: Asia Content Departmental Category: Hindi Courses in English JPNS 2110 (5) Intermediate Japanese 1 Departmental Category: Asia Content Continued study of oral and written modern Japanese in a cultural HIND 3851 (3) Devotional Literature in South Asia context. Focuses on the medieval and modern periods (1200-present), and the Requisites: Requires prerequisite course of JPNS 1020 (minimum grade languages of North India and Pakistan (Hindi, Urdu, Panjabi). Students C). engage with English translations of works by Tulsidas, Surdas, Kabir, Additional Information: Arts Sci Core Curr: Foreign Language Mirabai, Nanak, Khusrau, Ghalib, Anis and Iqbal. Recurring themes Arts Sci Gen Ed: Distribution-Arts Humanities include issues of authorship and interpretation; religious and aesthetic Arts Sci Gen Ed: Foreign Language encounter; and the legacy of these traditions in modern South Asian Departmental Category: Japanese society and literature. Taught in English. Departmental Category: Asia Content Additional Information: Arts Sci Core Curr: Literature and the Arts JPNS 2120 (5) Intermediate Japanese 2 Arts Sci Gen Ed: Distribution-Arts Humanities Continuation of JPNS 2110. Departmental Category: Hindi Courses in English Requisites: Requires prerequisite course of JPNS 2110 (minimum grade Departmental Category: Asia Content C). HIND 4900 (1-3) Independent Study Additional Information: Arts Sci Gen Ed: Distribution-Arts Humanities Department consent required. Departmental Category: Japanese Repeatable: Repeatable for up to 6.00 total credit hours. Departmental Category: Asia Content Additional Information: Departmental Category: Hindi JPNS 2441 (3) Japanese Culture through Film and Examines 20th century Japanese culture through cinematic and Japanese animated films. Studies films by Ozu, Kurosawa, Mizoguchi, and JPNS 1010 (5) Beginning Japanese 1 contemporary animators Tezuka, Miyazaki, and Kon Satoshi. Considers Provides a thorough introduction to modern Japanese, emphasizing cultural issues raised in film and anime in light of modern Japanese speaking, listening, reading, and writing in a cultural context. history and literature. Requires no knowledge of Japanese. Taught in Additional Information: Arts Sci Core Curr: Foreign Language English. Arts Sci Gen Ed: Distribution-Arts Humanities Additional Information: Arts Sci Gen Ed: Distribution-Arts Humanities Arts Sci Gen Ed: Foreign Language Departmental Category: Japanese Courses in English Departmental Category: Japanese Departmental Category: Asia Content Departmental Category: Asia Content JPNS 2811 (3) Heroes and the Supernatural: Word and Image in Old JPNS 1012 (4) Introduction to Japanese Civilization Japan An interdisciplinary introduction from ancient to modern times. Arts, Examines the fusion of literary and visual arts in twelfth- to nineteenth- literature, politics, social relations, religion, and material culture are century Japan, focusing on illustrated handscrolls and narrative studied in terms of significant themes and ideas pertaining to the paintings. Students will explore tales of monsters, samurai, fantastic civilization of Japan. Taught in English. journeys to other worlds, anthropomorphic animals, and the eighteenth- Additional Information: Arts Sci Core Curr: Human Diversity and nineteenth-century precursors of contemporary Japanese comics. Arts Sci Gen Ed: Distribution-Arts Humanities This course seeks to analyze visual-literary texts in their historical Arts Sci Gen Ed: Diversity-Global Perspective contexts as both literature and art. Taught in English. Departmental Category: Japanese Courses in English Additional Information: Arts Sci Gen Ed: Distribution-Arts Humanities Departmental Category: Asia Content Departmental Category: Japanese Courses in English Departmental Category: Asia Content 10 Asian Languages and Civilizations

JPNS 3110 (5) Advanced Japanese 1 JPNS 3511 (3) From Rebellion to Calamity: Contemp Japanese Lit in Enhances student competence and performance in in Transl a holistic and integrative manner. Explores post-1945 Japanese literature through close reading of prose Requisites: Requires prerequisite course of JPNS 2120 (minimum grade fiction (including SF, mystery, horror, e-novel and cell-phone novel genres), C). poetry, visual narratives () and critical essays. Texts will be Additional Information: Arts Sci Gen Ed: Distribution-Arts Humanities considered in historical and cultural contexts, with attention to their Departmental Category: Japanese relationship to traditional arts and global trends. Taught in English. Departmental Category: Asia Content Additional Information: Arts Sci Gen Ed: Distribution-Arts Humanities JPNS 3120 (5) Advanced Japanese 2 Departmental Category: Japanese Courses in English Continuation of JPNS 3110. Enhances student competence and JPNS 3811 (3) Love, Death, and Desire: Literature in performance in Japanese language in a holistic and integrative manner. Translation Requisites: Requires prerequisite course of JPNS 3110 (minimum grade Surveys the major works and authors of classical Japanese literature, C). both poetry and prose, from the earliest historical records and literary Additional Information: Arts Sci Gen Ed: Distribution-Arts Humanities anthologies through the (784-1185). Taught in English. Departmental Category: Japanese Equivalent - Duplicate Degree Credit Not Granted: HUMN 3811 Departmental Category: Asia Content Recommended: Prerequisite JPNS 1051. JPNS 3200 (3) Adv Wrtg Topics on Chinese & Japanese Literature and Additional Information: Arts Sci Gen Ed: Distribution-Arts Humanities Civilization Departmental Category: Japanese Courses in English Provides an introduction to the academic study of Chinese and Japanese Departmental Category: Asia Content literature and culture with a focus on writing skills in English through JPNS 3821 (3) Monsters, Monks, and Mayhem: Medieval Japanese a survey of standard academic writing conventions. Review and Literature in Translation assessment of selected textual materials, class presentation, critique, Surveys the major works and authors of medieval Japanese (poetry, and revision. Recommended for majors. Taught in English. prose, and drama) from the Kamakura and Muromachi periods Equivalent - Duplicate Degree Credit Not Granted: CHIN 3200 (1185-1600). Taught in English. Requisites: Restricted to students with a minimum of 45 credits Recommended: Prerequisite JPNS 1051. completed. Additional Information: Arts Sci Gen Ed: Distribution-Arts Humanities Additional Information: Arts Sci Core Curr: Written Communication Departmental Category: Japanese Courses in English Arts Sci Gen Ed: Distribution-Arts Humanities Departmental Category: Asia Content Arts Sci Gen Ed: Written Communication-Upper JPNS 3831 (3) The Floating World of Play and Passion: Early Modern Departmental Category: Chinese Courses in English Japanese Literature in Translation Departmental Category: Asia Content Surveys the major works, authors, and genres of literature from the JPNS 3311 (3) Japanese Colonial and Transnational Literature Tokugawa through periods in their historical and cultural contexts. Explores the development of Japanese and colonial identities in literature Attention is given to various approaches of literary analysis and produced in and about Japan's colonies during the first half of the 20th interpretation. Taught in English. century. We will read works written during and about the Japanese empire Recommended: Prerequisite JPNS 1051. by Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Okinawan and Taiwanese writers looking Additional Information: Arts Sci Gen Ed: Distribution-Arts Humanities at the different representations of empire. Taught in English. Departmental Category: Japanese Courses in English Additional Information: Arts Sci Gen Ed: Distribution-Arts Humanities Departmental Category: Asia Content Departmental Category: Japanese Courses in English JPNS 3841 (3) Tradition and Transgression: Modern Japanese Literature JPNS 3321 (3) Fantasy and Sci-Fi in Japanese Literature, Film and in Translation Culture Surveys the major works, authors and genres of literature from the late Explores the development of Japanese science fiction and fantasy Meiji period and 20th century in their historical and cultural contexts. literature produced in the past century. We will read works written by Attention is given to various approaches of literary analysis and writers such as Abe Kobo, Hoshi Shin'ichi, Kurahashi Yumiko, Ueda Sayuri interpretation. Taught in English. and Project Ito. Taught in English. Equivalent - Duplicate Degree Credit Not Granted: HUMN 3841 Additional Information: Arts Sci Gen Ed: Distribution-Arts Humanities Recommended: Prerequisite JPNS 1051. Departmental Category: Japanese Courses in English Additional Information: Arts Sci Gen Ed: Distribution-Arts Humanities JPNS 3331 (3) Business Japanese Departmental Category: Japanese Courses in English Designed to teach Japanese with emphasis on using Japanese for Departmental Category: Asia Content professional purposes. The course aims to foster the skills and the JPNS 3851 (3) Studies in knowledge of effective cross-cultural and interpersonal communication in Introduces aspects of Japanese popular culture from the early 1990s Japanese and to develop intercultural competence in business contexts. economic collapse until the present through a variety of artistic mediums Requisites: Requires prerequisite course of JPNS 2120 (minimum grade including manga, anime, literature, live-action cinema, video gaming, C). music, and the visual arts. Taught in English. Recommended: Prerequisite JPNS 3110. Requisites: Restricted to students with 27-180 credits (Sophomores, Additional Information: Arts Sci Gen Ed: Distribution-Arts Humanities Juniors or Seniors). Departmental Category: Japanese Additional Information: Arts Sci Gen Ed: Distribution-Arts Humanities Departmental Category: Asia Content Departmental Category: Japanese Courses in English Departmental Category: Asia Content Asian Languages and Civilizations 11

JPNS 3861 (3) Imagining the Samurai in Japanese Literature and Culture JPNS 4050 (3) Japanese Sociolinguistics Explores the rich history of the imagination of the samurai in Japan, Explores issues related to contemporary Japanese language and society, across multiple genres of fiction, poetry, drama, visual art, and cinema, such as language and identity, language and ideology, and language from earliest times to the present. Attention is given to the varied variation and change in Japan. More specifically, we will reconsider topics meanings the image of the samurai has held at different historical such as diversity in gender language, honorifics, dialects, and use of moments, and to contrasts between the representations of the realities of English in Japanese society that have been unidirectionally taught in samurai life. Taught in English. Japanese language classrooms. The course aims to provide students Additional Information: Arts Sci Gen Ed: Distribution-Arts Humanities opportunities to incorporate critical perspectives of sociolinguistics into Departmental Category: Japanese Courses in English analyses of Japanese literature and Japanese language education. Departmental Category: Asia Content Equivalent - Duplicate Degree Credit Not Granted: LING 4050 JPNS 3871 (3) Horror and the Macabre in Japanese Literature, Film, Requisites: Requires prerequisite course of JPNS 3110 (minimum grade Culture C). Explores Japanese horror texts from both the pre-modern and modern Grading Basis: Letter Grade eras in a variety of genres, including the monogatari, , , Additional Information: Arts Sci Gen Ed: Distribution-Arts Humanities contemporary horror fiction, film and anime. Texts will be considered in Arts Sci Gen Ed: Diversity-Global Perspective historical and cultural context with attention being given to interactions Departmental Category: Japanese with and within popular culture. Taught in English. Departmental Category: Asia Content Additional Information: Arts Sci Gen Ed: Distribution-Arts Humanities JPNS 4070 (3) Second Language Acquisition of Japanese Departmental Category: Japanese Courses in English Studies language acquisition theories and research on Japanese as a Departmental Category: Asia Content second language (JSL). Covers the issues in JSL from linguistic, cognitive JPNS 3881 (3) Environment, Nature and Disaster in Japanese Literature and sociolinguistic perspectives: orthography, grammar, phonology and and Culture vocabulary in the contexts of teaching and learning JSL. Department Explores the significance of the environment, nature and disaster in consent required. Japanese literature and culture through readings in a variety of genres, Equivalent - Duplicate Degree Credit Not Granted: JPNS 5070 including fiction, essay, poetry, sci-fi, film and anime. Attention will also be Additional Information: Arts Sci Gen Ed: Distribution-Arts Humanities given to environmental/ecological issues, such as conservation, pollution, Departmental Category: Japanese biodiversity and industrial development. Taught in English. Departmental Category: Asia Content Additional Information: Arts Sci Core Curr: Literature and the Arts JPNS 4080 (3) in Japanese Orthography Arts Sci Gen Ed: Distribution-Arts Humanities Covers the issues in kanji research from historical, sociolinguistic, Arts Sci Gen Ed: Diversity-Global Perspective linguistic, cognitive perspective and vocabulary acquisition theories in Departmental Category: Japanese Courses in English the context of teaching and learning the Japanese language. Departmental Category: Asia Content Equivalent - Duplicate Degree Credit Not Granted: JPNS 5080 JPNS 3891 (3) Travel/Travel Writing in Japanese Literature and Culture Additional Information: Arts Sci Gen Ed: Distribution-Arts Humanities Explores selected Japanese literary and cultural texts that treat travel and Departmental Category: Japanese travel writing, including short and long fiction, poetry, memoir, nonfiction, Departmental Category: Asia Content biography and travel commentary. Taught in English. JPNS 4110 (3) Advanced Readings in Modern Japanese 1 Recommended: Prerequisite JPNS 1051. Surveys a variety of material written in modern Japanese, including Additional Information: Arts Sci Gen Ed: Distribution-Arts Humanities texts from literature, the social sciences, religion, and cultural history. Arts Sci Gen Ed: Diversity-Global Perspective Emphasizes content and style. Texts and selections vary from year to Departmental Category: Japanese Courses in English year. Departmental Category: Asia Content Requisites: Requires prerequisite course of JPNS 3120 (minimum grade JPNS 4030 (3) Japanese Syntax C). Deals with syntactic phenomena from five areas of Additional Information: Arts Sci Gen Ed: Distribution-Arts Humanities that cause the most difficulty for learners. Their characteristics Departmental Category: Japanese are explored in forms and discoursal functions that go beyond the Departmental Category: Asia Content explanations in basic, prescriptive grammars of Japanese. JPNS 4120 (3) Advanced Readings in Modern Japanese 2 Requisites: Requires prerequisite course of JPNS 3120 or JPNS 4120 Continuation of JPNS 4110. Texts and selections vary from year to year. (minimum grade C). Requisites: Requires prerequisite course of JPNS 4110 (minimum grade Additional Information: Arts Sci Gen Ed: Distribution-Arts Humanities C). Departmental Category: Japanese Additional Information: Arts Sci Gen Ed: Distribution-Arts Humanities Departmental Category: Asia Content Departmental Category: Japanese Departmental Category: Asia Content 12 Asian Languages and Civilizations

JPNS 4150 (3) Japanese to English Translation: Theory and Practice JPNS 4900 (1-3) Independent Study Introduction to a range of translation tasks and approaches, as well as Repeatable: Repeatable for up to 6.00 total credit hours. Allows multiple to professional translation practices, ethics, methods and resources. enrollment in term. Emphasis is on application, through translation of representative texts Additional Information: Departmental Category: Japanese from Japanese into English in the fields of social science, humanities and Departmental Category: Asia Content the arts, journalism, and commerce. JPNS 4950 (3) Honors Thesis Recommended: Prerequisite JPNS 3110. Additional Information: Arts Sciences Honors Course Grading Basis: Letter Grade Departmental Category: Japanese Additional Information: Arts Sci Gen Ed: Distribution-Arts Humanities Departmental Category: Asia Content Departmental Category: Japanese Departmental Category: Asia Content JPNS 4980 (1) Practical Issues in Japanese Language Pedagogy Focuses on practical issues in Japanese language pedagogy for students JPNS 4210 (3) Contemporary Japanese 1: Current Issues who will serve as teaching assistants in Japanese language classes. Offers intensive review of Japanese language skills beyond the first Examines the connection between theory and practice as well as eight semesters and cultivates further proficiency. Readings will be practical methods for teaching Japanese. Discusses how to teach selected from a wide range of contemporary writings that reflect and Japanese as a second language in a communicative approach and how represent issues in Japanese as well as global communities. Emphasizes to assess student language learning. all skills: reading, listening, writing, speaking and translation. Instructional Equivalent - Duplicate Degree Credit Not Granted: JPNS 5980 technology is extensively integrated into the curriculum. Requisites: Requires prerequisite course of JPNS 4120 (minimum grade Requisites: Requires prerequisite course of JPNS 4120 (minimum grade C). C). Additional Information: Departmental Category: Japanese Additional Information: Arts Sci Gen Ed: Distribution-Arts Humanities Departmental Category: Asia Content Departmental Category: Japanese Departmental Category: Asia Content Korean JPNS 4300 (3) Open Topics: Readings in Japanese KREN 1010 (5) Beginning Korean 1 Examines selected texts on a particular topic taught by regular or visiting Trains students in elementary conversational and writing skills and faculty. Topics change each term. provides grounding in the basic idiomatic and syntactical features of Repeatable: Repeatable for up to 6.00 total credit hours. Korean, through lectures, drills, and language laboratory sessions based Additional Information: Arts Sci Gen Ed: Distribution-Arts Humanities on set dialogues and readings. Departmental Category: Japanese Additional Information: Arts Sci Core Curr: Foreign Language Departmental Category: Asia Content Arts Sci Gen Ed: Distribution-Arts Humanities JPNS 4310 (3) Classical Japanese 1 Arts Sci Gen Ed: Foreign Language Introduces reference tools for reading classical Japanese, and grammar, Departmental Category: Korean vocabulary, and use of scripts in premodern Japanese, focusing on the Departmental Category: Asia Content 10th century Taketori Monogatari and the 13th century Hojoki. KREN 1011 (3) Introduction to Korean Civilization Requisites: Requires prerequisite course of JPNS 3110 (minimum grade Introduces the history of Korean culture within the context of political, C). social, and economic history. Covers the old Choson dynasty to present Recommended: Prerequisites JPNS 3120 and JPNS 3811 and day Korea. Taught in English. JPNS 3821. Additional Information: Arts Sci Core Curr: Human Diversity Additional Information: Arts Sci Gen Ed: Distribution-Arts Humanities Arts Sci Gen Ed: Distribution-Arts Humanities Departmental Category: Japanese Arts Sci Gen Ed: Diversity-Global Perspective Departmental Category: Asia Content Departmental Category: Korean Courses in English JPNS 4320 (3) Classical Japanese 2 Departmental Category: Asia Content Continuation of JPNS 4310. Surveys changes in Japanese literary KREN 1020 (5) Beginning Korean 2 language from the Nara (eighth century) to Meiji (late 19th century) Continuation of KREN 1010. periods. Attention given to changes in grammar, vocabulary, and use Requisites: Requires prerequisite course of KREN 1010 (minimum grade of scripts in premodern Japanese. Introduces representative works of C). classical Japanese literature of all periods. Additional Information: Arts Sci Core Curr: Foreign Language Requisites: Requires prerequisite course of JPNS 4310 (minimum grade Arts Sci Gen Ed: Distribution-Arts Humanities C). Arts Sci Gen Ed: Foreign Language Additional Information: Arts Sci Gen Ed: Distribution-Arts Humanities Departmental Category: Korean Departmental Category: Japanese Departmental Category: Asia Content Departmental Category: Asia Content JPNS 4400 (3) Critical Theory and Japanese Literature and Culture Examines Japanese literary and cultural texts through the lens of specific theoretical paradigms as developed by Japanese and non-Japanese thinkers and academicians. Taught in English. Recommended: Prerequisite JPNS 1051. Additional Information: Arts Sci Gen Ed: Distribution-Arts Humanities Departmental Category: Japanese Courses in English Departmental Category: Asia Content Asian Languages and Civilizations 13

KREN 2110 (5) Intermediate Korean 1 KREN 3841 (3) Modern in English Translation Extends the conversational and written skills acquired at the elementary Surveys masterpieces of modern Korean literature written by significant level. Although emphasis remains on spoken Korean, readings are Korean/Korean American authors in English. Provides various literary and increased, elementary writing skills are introduced gradually, and some theoretical frameworks to understand Korean literature within the context Sino Korean characters are taught. of Asian global culture. Covers from colonial period to the present. Taught Requisites: Requires prerequisite course of KREN 1020 (minimum grade in English. No prior knowledge of Korea or Korean literature is required. C). Additional Information: Arts Sci Gen Ed: Distribution-Arts Humanities Additional Information: Arts Sci Core Curr: Foreign Language Arts Sci Gen Ed: Diversity-Global Perspective Arts Sci Gen Ed: Distribution-Arts Humanities Departmental Category: Korean Courses in English Arts Sci Gen Ed: Foreign Language Departmental Category: Asia Content Departmental Category: Korean KREN 3851 (3) Studies in Korean Popular Culture Departmental Category: Asia Content Introduces Korean popular culture, considering its ideological, economic, KREN 2120 (5) Intermediate Korean 2 and socio-political function, its reception and use, and medium-specific Continuation of KREN 2110. textual operations of individual works, drawing from music, cinema, Requisites: Requires prerequisite course of KREN 2110 (minimum grade dance, music videos, literature, comics, and other forms of texts and C). events. The course moves from the Japanese colonial period to the Additional Information: Arts Sci Gen Ed: Distribution-Arts Humanities contemporary moment, providing coverage of North and . Departmental Category: Korean Taught in English. Departmental Category: Asia Content Additional Information: Arts Sci Gen Ed: Distribution-Arts Humanities KREN 2441 (3) Film and Korean Culture Departmental Category: Korean Courses in English Introduces students to major works, genres, and trends of Korean KREN 4900 (1-6) Independent Study cinema from the colonial period to the present. We will explore how Repeatable: Repeatable for up to 6.00 total credit hours. cinema registers Korea's experience with modernity, colonialism, national Additional Information: Departmental Category: Korean division, the Cold War, and globalization, paying particular attention to Departmental Category: Asia Content class, gender, nation, race and migration. Taught in English. No prior knowledge of Korea or film art is required. Additional Information: Arts Sci Core Curr: Human Diversity Arts Sci Gen Ed: Distribution-Arts Humanities Arts Sci Gen Ed: Diversity-Global Perspective Departmental Category: Korean Courses in English Departmental Category: Asia Content KREN 3110 (5) Advanced Korean 1 Promotes an advanced level of speaking, reading, and writing. Focuses on contemporary business Korean language as reflected in various Korean media such as newspapers, magazines, and television. The goal is to acquire Korean language skills at a level that allows students to conduct business activities. Requisites: Requires prerequisite course of KREN 2120 (minimum grade C). Additional Information: Arts Sci Gen Ed: Distribution-Arts Humanities Departmental Category: Korean Departmental Category: Asia Content KREN 3120 (5) Advanced Korean 2 This second semester of Korean offers advanced level speaking and writing. Focuses on understanding contemporary Korean languages as reflected in various communication media, such as print, TV, and films to help students understand Korean in a variety of contexts. Requisites: Requires prerequisite course of KREN 3110 (minimum grade C). Additional Information: Arts Sci Gen Ed: Distribution-Arts Humanities Departmental Category: Korean Departmental Category: Asia Content