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Lower Division
CHIN 1. Elementary Modern Chinese
(5)
STAFF
The beginning course in Chinese. The student acquires a basic knowledge of the grammar, a limited general vocabulary, correct pronunciation, and an ability to read and understand simple texts. Weekly laboratory assignments support and enhance classroom learning.
CHIN 1NH. First Year Chinese Heritage
(4)
STAFF
Prerequisite: consent of instructor
Enrollment Comments: Not open for credit to students who have completed Chinese 1N.
Intended for Chinese heritage speakers who wish to learn to read and write Chinese. Content is similar to Chinese 1 with less emphasis on developing oral skills.
CHIN 2. Elementary Modern Chinese
(5)
STAFF
Recommended Preparation: Chinese 1.
Continuation of Chinese 1.
CHIN 2NH. First Year Chinese Heritage
(4)
STAFF
Prerequisite: Chinese 1NH
Enrollment Comments: Not open for credit to students who have completed Chinese 2N.
Continuation of Chinese 1NH.
CHIN 3. Elementary Modern Chinese
(5)
STAFF
Recommended Preparation: Chinese 2.
Continuation of Chinese 2.
CHIN 3NH. First Year Chinese Heritage
(4)
STAFF
Prerequisite: Chinese 2NH
Enrollment Comments: Not open to students who have completed Chinese 3N.
Continuation of Chinese 2NH.
CHIN 4. Intermediate Modern Chinese
(5)
STAFF
Recommended Preparation: Chinese 3.
Continuation of Chinese 3.
CHIN 4NH. Second Year Chinese Heritage
(4)
STAFF
Prerequisite: Chinese 3NH
Continuation of Chinese 3NH.
CHIN 5. Intermediate Modern Chinese
(5)
STAFF
Recommended Preparation: Chinese 4.
Continuation of Chinese 4.
CHIN 5NH. Second Year Chinese Heritage
(4)
STAFF
Prerequisite: Chinese 4NH
Enrollment Comments: Not open for credit to students who have completed Chinese 5N.
Continuation of Chinese 4NH.
CHIN 6. Intermediate Modern Chinese
(5)
STAFF
Recommended Preparation: Chinese 5.
Continuation of Chinese 5.
CHIN 8A. Chinese Conversation
(4)
STAFF
Prerequisite: Chinese 2 or 2Nh
The course is designed to increase facility and naturalness of delivery in simple dialogue. This course is designed for the students who have finished first year Chinese.
CHIN 8B. Chinese Conversation
(4)
STAFF
Prerequisite: Chinese 8A or intructor approval.
The course is designed to increase facility and naturalness of delivery in simple dialogue.
CHIN 26. New Phenomena in 21st Century Chinese
(4)
YU
Prerequisite: None
Recommended Preparation: One year of Chinese Language
The Chinese language today consists of a number of new words, phrases and expressions from languages such as English and Japanese. This course is to explore the contact and its impact on Chinese language and society in the 21st century.
CHIN 32. Contemporary Chinese Religions
(4)
YANG
Prerequisite: None
Recommended Preparation: None
Examines Chinese popular religion, Daoism, Buddhism, Confucianism, Christianity, and Islam as shaped and transformed by revolution and nationalism, and the recent rapid commercialization, urbanization, and globalization of China. Religiosity and changing notions of self, family, gender, community, and citizenship.
CHIN 35. Introduction to Taiwan Literature
(4)
TU
Provides basic introduction to the historical background and major writers of Taiwan literature in its development since the 19th century. Topics: sociopolitical and cultural changes, literary trends and writing characteristics from the Japanese colonial period to the present.
CHIN 40. Popular Culture in Modern Chinese Societies
(4)
STAFF
Provides an overview of Chinese popular culture in China, Taiwan, and Hong Kong. From fiction to film, music to MTV, and from cartoons to Karaoke, this course proves the popular as it has manifested itself in the modern Chinese societies.
CHIN 48. Self, Society, and Nature in Chinese Thought
(4)
STEAVU
A look at how major thinkers in classical Chinese thought grappled with questions related to the individual's place in society and their relationship to their environment. Highlighting their relevance, classical views will be applied to contemporary ethical, social, and environmental debates.
CHIN 80. Masterpieces in Chinese Literature
(4)
MAZANEC
Examines a selection of works from Chinese literature, with the goal of understanding the major genres and their development over time. The cultural roles of literature, as well as criteria for critical evaluation, are also addressed.
CHIN 82. Modern Chinese Literature
(4)
XU
Enrollment Comments: Same course as Comparative Literature 82
This course, taught in English, surveys an archive of seminal short fiction, novellas, novels, and poems that tell the story of China and the Chinese from the end of the Qing dynasty to the present. What has been the place of literature in China in the modern era? What vision of modern China do we find in its literature? How, moreover, does literature subvert the national narrative? Through literature as a window on the history of modern China, students will gain a better understanding of Chinese history and culture with regard to its social reform, revolution, war, cultural revolution, cultural revival, and economic growth.
CHIN 90AAZZ. Topics on China
(4)
STAFF
Prerequisite: none
Enrollment Comments: May be repeated for credit providing letter designations are different
Introduction to an aspect of China i.e., culture, history. Contact Department of East Asian Languages and Culture for the specific topic.
CHIN 90CB. Topics on China
CHIN 99. Independent Study in Chinese
(1-5)
STAFF
Prerequisite: Minimum 3.0 cumulative GPA
Enrollment Comments: Students must have a cumulative 3.0 for the proceeding 1 quarter(s). Students must have a minimum 3.0 GPA. Limited to 5 units per quarter and 30 units total in all 98/99/198/199/199AA-ZZ courses combined.
Introduction to independent research in Chinese. Topic and content are decided by the supervising Professor in the Department of East Asian Languages and Cultural Studies.
CHIN 99RA. Independent Research Assistance in Chinese
(1-4)
STAFF
Prerequisite: Minimum 3.0 cumulative GPA
Enrollment Comments: Students must have a cumulative 3.0 for the proceeding 1 quarter(s). Students must have a cumulative 3.0 GPA for the preceding 1 quarter. Students are limited to 5 units per quarter and 30 units total in all 98/99/198/199/199AA-ZZ courses combined.
Research details are decided by the supervising Professor in the Department of East Asian Languages and Cultural Studies.
Upper Division
CHIN 101A.
Introduction to Classical Chinese
(4)
STAFF
Recommended Preparation: Chinese 6
The grammar and vocabulary of classical Chinese. Readings concentrate on philosophical and historical works from the pre-Han period, with some selections from later prose and poetry. Students with some familiarity with Chinese characters (through another Asian language) but not modern Chinese will be accommodated.
CHIN 101B.
Introduction to Classical Chinese
(4)
STAFF
Prerequisite: Chinese 101A
Recommended Preparation: Chinese 6
The grammar and vocabulary of classical Chinese. Readings concentrate on philosophical and historical works from the Pre-Han period, with some selections from later prose and poetry. Students with some familiarity with Chinese characters (through another Asian language) but not modern Chinese will be accommodated.
CHIN 101C.
Introduction to Classical Chinese
(4)
STAFF
Recommended Preparation: Chinese 6
The grammar and vocabulary of classical Chinese. Readings concentrate on philosophical and historical works from the Pre-Han period, with some selections from later prose and poetry. Students with some familiarity with Chinese characters (through another Asian language) but not modern Chinese will be accommodated.
CHIN 102.
Chin 102: Advanced Chinese Conversation
(4)
STAFF
Prerequisite: Chin 6 or consent of instructor
Recommended Preparation: Chin 6Enrollment Comments: Open to non-majors. Designed for majors. Quarters usually offered: Winter, Spring, Summer, Fall.
Designed to further develop an intermediate to high level and put emphasis on spoken language competence within situations such as work places or in social activities.
CHIN 103.
Reading and Writing in Chinese
(4)
STAFF
Designed to enhance reading and writing skills in Chinese for students who have finished second year Chinese.
CHIN 104.
The Buddhist Influence on Chinese Language and Culture
(4)
YU
Prerequisite: Upper division standing or instructor approval
Recommended Preparation: Either CHIN 101A, or CHIN 101B, or CHIN 127A, or CHIN 127B, or CHIN 127C
Exploratory study of non-Chinese influences on Chinese language and culture as demonstrated by the language of Buddhist sutras translated into Chinese.
CHIN 105.
Workshop in Chinese Translation
(4)
STAFF
Prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
Enrollment Comments: May be repeated for credit to a maximum of 12 units.
Practical work in translation from a variet of Chinese sources depending onneed. Emphasis on accuracy and rigor.
CHIN 106A.
Seminar in Chinese Literary Translation
(4)
TU
Prerequisite: Upper-division standing; consent of instructor.
Designed to introduce various approaches to translation, especially the techniques of translating literary works from Chinese into English. Published translation texts are provided as the main vehicle for the analysis and discussion of translation problems in order to learn and develop practical skills of translation.
CHIN 106B.
Seminar in Chinese Literary Translation
(4)
TU
Prerequisite: Upper-division standing; consent of instructor.
Designed to introduce various approaches to translation, especially the techniques of translating literary works from Chinese into English. Published translation texts are provided as the main vehicle for the analysis and discussion of translation problems in order to learn and develop practical skills of translation.
CHIN 115A.
Imagism, Haiku, and Chinese Poetry
(4)
TU
Prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
A comprehensive study of the nature and principles of the haiku and of classical Chinese poetry, their influence on the western imagists, and the theoretical and experimental achievements of the major imagist poets in thedevelopment of modern English poetry. Taught in English.
CHIN 116.
Survey on World Literatures in Chinese
(4)
STAFF
Prerequisite: Consent of instructor.
Recommended Preparation: Reading ability at or above third year Chinese.
Focus on analyzing literary works in Chinese from China, Taiwan, Hong Kong,Southeast Asia, America, and Europe as a comprehensive survey of the worldwide modern literature of Chinese diaspora.
CHIN 121.
Seminar on Taiwan Literature
(4)
TU
Prerequisite: Upper division and Chinese 6 or instructor approval
Focus on major issues of Taiwan literature from Japanese occupation (1895-1945) to the present with regard to the interaction of Taiwan's native cultures, China's grand tradition and foreign influences during the historical development.
CHIN 122A.
Advanced Modern Chinese
(4)
STAFF
Prerequisite: Chinese 6 or 5NH
Advanced practice in grammar and composition.
CHIN 122B.
Advanced Modern Chinese
(4)
STAFF
Prerequisite: Chinese 122A or instructor approval
Advanced practice in grammar and composition.
CHIN 122C.
Advanced Modern Chinese
(4)
STAFF
Prerequisite: Chinese 122B or instructor approval
Advanced practice in grammar and composition.
CHIN 124A.
Readings in Modern Chinese Literature
(4)
STAFF
Prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
Recommended Preparation: Three years of Chinese language and one quarter of Classical Chinese.
Advanced readings in the Chinese language in fiction, drama, and poetry written after 1919. Designed for students with advanced Chinese background.
CHIN 124B.
Readings in Modern Chinese Literature
(4)
STAFF
Prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
Recommended Preparation: Three years of Chinese language and one quarter of Classical Chinese.
Advanced readings in the Chinese language in fiction, drama, and poetry written after 1919. Designed for students with advanced Chinese background.
CHIN 125.
Business Chinese
(4)
STAFF
Prerequisite: Chinese 6 or instructor approval
A course intended to equip the properly qualified student to conduct business in modern Chinese. Emphasis will be placed on using appropriate vocabulary in realistic situations.
CHIN 126A.
Advanced Readings in Taiwan Literature
(4)
STAFF
Prerequisite: Chinese 6 or consent of instructor.
A selection of texts in Chinese by representative authors; literature during the Japanese rule (1895-1945). Designed for advanced students to gain an overall view of achievements of major writers in different genres.
CHIN 126B.
Advanced Readings in Taiwan Literature
(4)
STAFF
Prerequisite: Chinese 6 or consent of instructor.
A selection of texts in Chinese by representative authors; works after WW II to the present. Designed for advanced students to gain an overall view of achievements of major writers in different genres.
CHIN 127A.
Fourth Year Chinese
(4)
STAFF
Prerequisite: Chinese 122C or equivalent.
Course series for students who have completed third year Chinese. Extensive reading and discussion of colloquial versus formal usage of Chinese are the major focus of the course.
CHIN 127B.
Fourth Year Chinese
(4)
STAFF
Prerequisite: Chinese 127A.
Course series for students who have completed third-year Chinese. Extensive reading and discussion of colloquial versus formal usage of Chinese are the major focus of the course.
CHIN 127C.
Fourth Year Chinese
(4)
STAFF
Prerequisite: Chinese 127B.
Course series for students who have completed third-year Chinese. Extensive reading and discussion of colloquial versus formal usage of Chinese are the major focus of the course.
CHIN 132B.
Special Topics in Modern Chinese Poetry
(4)
STAFF
Prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
Topics focus on major trends of modern poetry developed in mainland China and Taiwan with particular attention to romanticism, realism, and modernismafter contact with the West. Readings in Chinese, lectures and discussions in English.
CHIN 134D.
Art and Modern China
(4)
STURMAN
Recommended Preparation: Art History 6DS.Enrollment Comments: ARTHI 134D is the same course as CHIN 134D.
An exploration of trends and issues in nineteenth and twentieth-century Chinese art, as China awakens and responds to the challenges of modernity and the West. Topics include the continuity of tradition, the exile of identity, and the trends after Tiananmen (1989)
CHIN 134K.
Chinese Calligraphy- History and Aesthetics
(4)
STURMAN
Prerequisite: Not open to freshmen.
Recommended Preparation: Students need to have been introduced to the Chinese writing system, whether through heritage or language instruction (Chinese or Japanese).
Examines the different scripts in historical context, surveys significant movements and artists, and considers the ideas, theories and aesthetic principles that have enriched the art of writing to elite status in China.
CHIN 136.
Advanced Readings in Vernacular Literature
(4)
STAFF
Prerequisite: upper division standing
Repeat Comments: May be repeated for credit up to a maximum of 12 units but only 4 units may be applied toward the Chinese or Asian Studies major.
Readings in novels of the Ming and Ch'ing periods.
CHIN 138A.
Special Topics in Taiwan Studies - Humanities
(4)
STAFF
Repeat Comments: May be repeated for credit in the major to a maximum of 8 units providing topics are different.
Special topics in Taiwan studies with respect to literature, history, and culture from the period of Japanese rule (1895-1945) to the present, including modernity, national identity, intellectual movements, and popular culture. Topics and reads will vary with instructors.
CHIN 138B.
Special Topics in Taiwan Studies - Social Science
(4)
STAFF
Repeat Comments: May be repeated for credit in the major to a maximum of 8 units providing topics are different
Special topics in Taiwan studies with respect to historical, economic, political, cultural, and social changes in Taiwan from the period of Japanese rule (1895-1945) to the present. Topics and readings will vary with instructors.
CHIN 139.
China in Translation: Theory, Art, History
(4)
MAZANEC
Prerequisite: Upper Division Standing
Uses the case study of translations into and out of China- long regarded as a civilization distinct from west- to explore themes in translation studies. Topics: ideograms, orientalism, modernization, world literature, annotations, musicality, poetic license, adaptation.
CHIN 140.
Tang Literary History
(4)
MAZANEC
Prerequisite: Upper division standing.
Examines the history of literature during the celebrated Tang dynasty (618-907). Focus on changes in literary norms, practices, and theory as they intersected with societal, political, intellectual, and religious developments. Also considers problems of historiography. Emphasis varies by quarter.
CHIN 143.
Urban Legends: Traditional Chinese Stories and Their Afterlives
(4)
LI
Prerequisite: upper division standing or instructor approval
Masterworks of fiction from the Ming and Qing periods as products of urban culture in late imperial and contemporary China. Stories by Feng Menglong, Li Yu, tales by Pu Songling, and excerpts from classic novels.
CHIN 144.
Women Writers of Late Imperial China
(4)
LI
A study of Chinese women writers in the late imperial period (roughly 1500-1900), a newly rediscovered part of China's literary history. Examination of their personal lives and writings in relation to the Chinese literary tradition, women's history and feminist criticism.
CHIN 146.
Poetic Culture in late Imperial China and Beyond
(4)
LI
An examination of the role poetry played in both social and individual lives in late imperial China, with particular attention to self-expression and literary community. Relevant practices in later times and in Japan and Korea are also covered.
CHIN 163A.
Sex, Drugs, and Chinese Meditation
(4)
STEAVU
Prerequisite: Upper division standing
Charts the development of alchemy in China, from its origins as a laboratory science devoted to the compounding of elixirs of immortality to its later incarnations as a Buddhist and Daoist process of self-cultivation.
CHIN 163B.
Chinese Martial Arts Through Film
(4)
STEAVU
Prerequisite: One course in humanities or social science
Examines how the medium of film is employed in forging an image of Chinese culture as "martial" and "spiritual." Examples from Hong Kong, mainland Chinese, and American cinema are considered.
CHIN 166C.
Confucian Traditions: The Classical Period
(4)
STAFF
Prerequisite: upper division standing
Enrollment Comments: Same course as Religious Studies 166C.
A treatment of the origins of Confucianism and of its development through the Han Dynasty (to A.D.200), with special attention to the variety of humane and spiritual disciplines which came to be called "Confucian." Emphasis on the interpretation of primmary texts like the Analects, the Mencius, the Hsun Tzu, etc.
CHIN 167.
Queer China, Crip China
(4)
XU
In this course we study the representation of non-normative bodyminds and desires (e.g. disability and homosexuality) in modern Chinese literature and film. We discuss the meanings embedded in Chinese discourses of gender, sexuality, and disability; investigate how these discourses have been appropriated in the construction of a modern Chinese national identity; and connect our specific inquiry into Queer China and Crip China to our general attempt to answer the broader question of how the modern nation-state "China" has been imagined into being over the past century. Our approach is interdisciplinary, comparative, and transnational.
CHIN 170.
New Taiwan Cinema
(4)
STAFF
Prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
Critical survey of the new Taiwan cinema (1982-86) movement and its representative filmmakers Edward Yang and Hou Hsiao-hsien. Works by other contemporary directors such as Tsai Ming-liang, and Chen Kuo-fu are also analyzed.
CHIN 172.
Fiction and Film in Contemporary China
(4)
STAFF
Presents a critical historical overview of Chinese literature and film from 1949 to the present. In addition to writers and filmmakers from mainland China such as Mo Yan and Zhang Yimou, course considers literary and cinematic development from Hong Kong, Taiwan, and the Chinese diaspora.
CHIN 174.
Hong Kong Cinema
(5)
STAFF
Prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
A critical survey of contemporary Hong Kong cinema, including introduction to major movements (i.e., the Hong Kong New Wave), genres (martial arts, horror, melodrama), and filmmakers. Equal attention will be paid to analysis, film history, and historical/cultural context.
CHIN 175.
Chinese Masters
(5)
STAFF
Prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
Focus on the work of a single contemporary Chinese Writer, artist, or filmmaker, providing an in-depth analysis of his/her body of work. May include Zhang Yimou, Jiz Zhangke, Mo Yan, Wang Anyi, and Hou Hsiao-hsien, among others.
CHIN 176.
Chinese Cinema: Nationalism and Globalism
(4)
STAFF
Prerequisite: upper division standing or instructor approval
A critical overview of some of the major cinematic trends in Chinese-language film over the past several decades. Works from the PRC, Taiwan and Hong Kong, as well as Chinese cinema will be considered in a global context.
CHIN 180AAZZ.
Special Topics in Chinese Studies
(4)
STAFF
Prerequisite: Upper Division standing
Repeat Comments: Students must take different letter designations to receive credit. Students may not receive credit for the same letter designation more than once
Special topics in Chinese Studies. Course content varies.
CHIN 180AA.
Special Topics in Chinese Studies
CHIN 180CB.
Special Topics in Chinese Studies
CHIN 180CC.
Special Topics in Chinese Studies
CHIN 180CQ.
Special Topics in Chinese Studies
CHIN 180QC.
Special Topics in Chinese Studies
CHIN 180SM.
Special Topics in Chinese Studies
CHIN 183A.
Chinese Popular Religion
(4)
YANG
Prerequisite: Upper-division standing
Course covers a variety of Chinese popular religions from an anthropological perspective. Readings will be ethnographies of modern China, Taiwan, and late imperial histories. Shamanism; Fengshi/geomancy; ancestor and deity worship; millenarianism; popular Christianity; pilgrimage; syncretism with Daoism, Buddhism, Confucianism.
CHIN 183B.
Religious Practice and the State in China
(4)
YANG
Prerequisite: Upper-division standing or instructor approval
Enrollment Comments: Same course as Religious Studies 183B.
Historical and anthropological approaches to the interaction between religious practice and state forces, with emphasis on popular religion and the decline and revival of religion in Chinese modernity.
CHIN 184A.
History of China
(4)
STAFF
Prerequisite: History 2A or 2B or 2C or 80, or EACS 80, or upper-division standing.
Enrollment Comments: Same course as History 184A. Not open for credit to students who have completed Chinese 186A or History 186A.
History of China. Ancient China to 589 CE.
CHIN 184B.
History of China
(4)
STAFF
Prerequisite: History 2A or 2B or 2C or 80, or EACS 80, or upper-division standing.
Enrollment Comments: Same course as History 184B. Not open for credit to students who have completed Chinese 186B or History 186B.
History of China. Sixth to seventeenth centuries.
CHIN 184T.
History of Traditional Chinese Thought
(4)
ZUO
Prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
Enrollment Comments: Same course as History 184T. Not open for credit to students who have completed History 190C.
A study of traditional Chinese thought from the classical period to the beginning of the last imperial dynasty (500 BCE -1700 CE).
CHIN 185A.
Qing Empire
(4)
ZHENG
Prerequisite: A prior course in History or upper-division standing.
The Qing period saw the doubling of China's territory, the enormous population growth, and the many encounters with the West. We will examine the politics, cultures, social norms, and different peoples, with a focus on the problem of modernization
CHIN 185B.
Modern China (since 1911)
(4)
ZHENG
Prerequisite: Any lower-division course in History or upper-division standing.
Enrollment Comments: Same course as History 185B.
The fall of the dynastic system, the revolution against traditional values, the rise of the Nationalist Party, the challenge from the Communists, the founding of the People's Republic, and the Post-Mao reform, with a focus on the theme of revolution.
CHIN 185CQ.
Reading Seminar on the Chinese Cultural Revolution (1966-1976)
(4)
ZHENG
Prerequisite: History 2C or 80 or 184A or 184B or 185A or 185B or EACS 4A or EACS 4B or Chin 184A or Chin 184B or Chin 185A or Chin 185B
Enrollment Comments: Misc: May be repeated for credit to a maximum of 8 units.
No understanding of contemporary China is possible without understanding the ramifications of the Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution. This course seeks to consider the tumultuous episode as a field of historical research and conceptual inquiry. We create this class together.
CHIN 185CR.
Reading Seminar on the Chinese Cultural Revolution (1966- 1976)
(4)
ZHENG
Prerequisite: CHINESE 185A-B
An understanding of contemporary China is not possible without understanding the ramifications of the Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution (1966-1976). We will examine the nature of China's Cultural Revolution, its beginning and ending, and how ordinary Chinese people experienced this tumultuous episode in history.
CHIN 185R.
Undergrad Research Seminar on Modern China
(4)
ZHENG
Prerequisite: History 185A or 185B or Chin 185A or Chin 185B or HIST 185CQ or CHIN 185CQ and upper division standing.
Recommended Preparation: HIST 9 and WRIT 109HU
Research seminar in the history of modern China. Students will conduct historical research in a seminar context, using both primary and secondary source materials, to produce an original and substantial research paper.
CHIN 185T.
History of Modern Chinese Thought
(4)
ZHENG
Prerequisite: HIST 2A-B-C or HIST 80 or HIST/CHIN 184A-B or HIST/CHIN 185A-B or EACS 4A-B
Enrollment Comments: HIST 185T is the same course as CHIN 185T.
Leads students to understand some of the most important ideas, theories, and concepts in Modern China.
CHIN 188A.
History of Women in China: From the Ancient Period to the Nineteenth Century
(4)
LI
Exploration of the diverse roles women have played in Chinese culture and society up to the 19th century by examining the many contexts within which women operated: the family, the imperial court, literati and popular culture.
CHIN 197.
Senior Honors Project
(4-8)
STAFF
Prerequisite: Open to senior majors only; consent of instructor.
Enrollment Comments: Students must have a 3.0 overall grade-point average and a 3.5 grade-point average in the major.
An independent study course (1 to 3 quarters) directed by a faculty member with a carefully chosen topic and bibliography which will result in a documented project or a senior thesis.
CHIN 198.
Readings in Chinese
(1-4)
STAFF
Prerequisite: Upper-division standing; completion of 2 upper-division courses in Chinese.
Enrollment Comments: Students must have a minimum 3.0 GPA for the preceding three quarters and are limited to 5 units per quarter and 30 units total in all 98/99/198/199/199AA-ZZ courses combined. May be repeated up to 12 units.
Readings in Chinese.
CHIN 199.
Independent Studies in Chinese
(1-5)
STAFF
Prerequisite: Upper-division standing; completion of 2 upper-division courses in Chinese major; Minimum major GPA of 3.5 or higher
Enrollment Comments: Students must have a 3.0 cumulative GPA for the preceding 3 quarters and are limited to 5 units per quarter and 30 units total in all 98/99/198/199/199AA-ZZ courses combined.
Independent studies in Chinese. Individual investigations in literary fields.
Graduate
CHIN 201.
Readings in Selected Texts
(2-4)
STAFF
Prerequisite: Ability to read Chinese at graduate level; consent of instructor.
Enrollment Comments: Normally graduate status is required.
Course will center on readings of Chinese texts; type and period to depend on needs of students and wishes of instructor. Research methods to be taught as appropriate.
CHIN 204.
The Buddhist Influence on Chinese Language and Culture
(4)
YU
Prerequisite: Graduate student level
Recommended Preparation: Either CHIN 101A, or CHIN 101B, or CHIN 127A, or CHIN 127B, or CHIN 127CEnrollment Comments: Concurrently offered with CHIN 104.
Exploratory study of non-Chinese influences on Chinese language and culture as demonstrated by the language of Buddhist sutras translated into Chinese.
CHIN 205.
Workshop in Chinese Translation
(4)
STAFF
Prerequisite: Graduate standing.
Practical work in translation from a variety of Chinese sources depending on need. Emphasis on accuracy and rigor.
CHIN 210.
Research Seminar in Taiwan Studies
(4)
TU
Research seminar on major issues in Taiwan studies with introduction to bibliographies, reference works, and research methodologies. Under the guidance of a faculty member, students will undertake independent research and work on a research project of their own.
CHIN 211.
Bibliography and Research Methodology
(4)
LI, X
Prerequisite: One year of classical Chinese.
Introduction to the bibliography, reference works, and methodologies of sinological research.
CHIN 220.
Topics in Tang Literature
(4)
MAZANEC
Prerequisite: CHIN 101B or instructor's permission
Explores themes and issues in the literature of the Tang dynasty, with an emphasis on close reading and translation of original texts in Classical Chinese. Topical focus varies.
CHIN 221.
Seminar on Taiwan Literature
(4)
TU
Prerequisite: Advanced Chinese reading ability.
Focus on major issues of Taiwan literature from Japanese occupation (1895-1945) to the present with regard to the interaction of Taiwan's native cultures, China's grand tradition, and foreign influences during thehistorical development.
CHIN 231.
Imagining Atrocity in Modern Chinese Literature and Film
(4)
STAFF
Prerequisite: Open to graduate students and advanced undergraduates with the instructor'spermission. All students should have reading proficiency in Chinese.
An examination of how atrocity and mass violence have been revisited, reimagined, and reconstructed by modern and contemporary writers and filmakers. Major incidents to be considered include the Nanjing Masacre, the February 28, 1947 incident in Taipei, Taiwan, and the Cultural Revolution.
CHIN 238A.
Special Topics in Taiwan Studies - Humanities
(4)
STAFF
Enrollment Comments: Concurrently offered with Chin 138A.
Repeat Comments: May be repeated for credit in the major to a maximum of 8 units providing topics are different.
Special topics in Taiwan studies with respect to literature, history, and culture from the period of Japanese rules (1895-1945) to the present, including modernity, national identity, intellectual movements, and popular culture. Topics and readings will vary with instructors.
CHIN 238B.
Special Topics in Taiwan Studies - Social Science
(4)
STAFF
Enrollment Comments: Concurrently offered with CHIN 138B.
Repeat Comments: May be repeated for credit in the major to a maximum of 8 units providing topics are different.
Special topics in Taiwan Studies with respect to historical, economic, political, cultural, and social changes in Taiwan from the period of Japanese rule (1895-1945) to the present. Topics and readings will vary with instructors.
CHIN 245.
Gender and Expression in Pre-Modern Chinese Literature
(4)
XIAORONG LI
Repeat Comments: Topics vary; may be repeated for credit.
This graduate seminar examines Chinese literary tradition from the perspective of gender, discussing the gendering of new modes of expression in de/constructing men and women as social categories over the long course of Chinese literary history. Discussion and readings are mainly in English (and Chinese, depending on the backgrounds of students).
CHIN 246.
Poetic Culture in Late Imperial China and Beyond
(4)
LI
An examination of the role poetry played in both social and individual lives in late imperial China. Relevant practices in later times and in Japan and Korea are also covered. Graduate student paper is required.
CHIN 247.
New Directions in Chinese Literary and Cultural Studies
(4)
LI
Recommended Preparation: Prior survey courses on Chinese literary history.
This seminar discusses research methods and critical concepts emergent in the most recent studies of Chinese literature and culture. Concentrating on the 16th to the 20th centuries, it is intended to bridge studies of pre-modern and modern periods.
CHIN 249.
Literati Culture
(4)
STAFF
Prerequisite: Chinese 101A-B or equivalent.
A study of literati (Wen-ren) culture of the middle period concentrating onthe Sung Dynasty. Attention to developments in literature, historiography, the visual arts, and philosophy. Readings (in Chinese and English) from Sudongpo, Li Qingzhao, Sima Guang, and Zhu Xi.
CHIN 249A.
Literati Culture
(4)
STAFF
Prerequisite: Chinese 101A-B or equivalent; graduate standing.
Exploration of literati cultures of Tang and Song dynasties. Topical focus varies.
CHIN 249B.
Literati Culture
(4)
STAFF
Prerequisite: Chinese 101A-B or equivalent; graduate standing.
Exploration of literati culture of Tang and Song dynastices. Topical focus varies.
CHIN 250.
The Language of Vernacular Chinese Literature
(4)
YU
Prerequisite: Graduate standing.
Early Mandarin as represented in selections from vernacular Chinese fictionof the sixteenth through eighteenth centuries. Primarily concerned with the syntactical and semantic features employed in the reading selections but will also consider the issue of literary expression.
CHIN 251.
Chinese Language Pedagogy
(4)
YU
Introduces students to currrent issues in Chinese language instruction and trains them to become full-fledged Chinese language specialists. Includes an introduction to Chinese linguistics and course-related designs involved in language teaching.
CHIN 252.
Pedagogical Chinese Grammar
(4)
YU
Recommended Preparation: Chinese 127C
Provides an overview of Chinese grammar and focuses on topics relevant to the CFL teacher. It also analyses inter-language errors in the Chinese learners. Graduate students should apply a theoretical edge to syntactic phenomena in presentations and papers.
CHIN 253.
Introduction to Historical Chinese Syntax
(4)
YU
Recommended Preparation: Chinese 101C or equivalent, Linguistics 108 and 109
Aims to provide students with opportunities to explore and examine the mechanisms and the motivations of syntactic change in Chinese in 3rd c BC- 21st century. Readings and paper requirements for graduate students are more extensive.
CHIN 255.
The Role of Language Contact in the History of Chinese Language
(4)
YU
Recommended Preparation: Chinese 253.
A survey of language contact types and mechanisms and its impact on Chinese language development from the third century to present time.
CHIN 260.
Readings in Taoism
(4)
STEAVU
Recommended Preparation: One year of formal study of classical Chinese.Enrollment Comments: Same course as RG ST 260.
Repeat Comments: Course content variable; may be repeated for credit.
Selected readings from important Taoist texts. Depending on the year, primary sources will be read in original Chinese or in translation.
CHIN 262.
Science and Medicine in Medieval China
(4)
STEAVU
Prerequisite: Basic Classical Chinese or Kanbun required.
This course undertakes a critical history of science and medicine in premodern China, focusing primarily on their role as instigators of interchange between Buddhism, Daoism, and various intellectual currents.
CHIN 263.
World Literature and Modern China
(4)
XU
This course investigates the histories and theories of World Literature as a world-making ideology and as a discipline in comparative literary studies. It focuses on modern Chinese literature and culture while joining current debates on globalization and cosmopolitanism
CHIN 264.
China in the World
(4)
XU
Investigates the histories and theories of World Literature as a world-making ideology and as a discipline in literary studies. Particularly, it participates in current debates on globalization and cosmopolitanism by focusing on the case of modern Chinese literature and culture.
CHIN 266F.
Readings in Chinese Buddhism
(4)
STEAVU
Recommended Preparation: One year of formal study of classical Chinese.Enrollment Comments: Same course as RG ST 266F.
Repeat Comments: Course content variable; may be repeated for credit.
Selected readings in important Buddhist texts which were either originally written in Chinese or translated into that language. Depending on the year, primary sources will be read in original Chinese or in translation.
CHIN 267.
Queer China, Crip China
(4)
XU
Study of the representation of non-normative bodyminds and desires (e.g. disability and homosexuality) in modern Chinese literature and film. We discuss the meanings embedded in Chinese discourses of gender, sexuality, and disability; investigate how these discourses have been appropriated in the construction of a modern Chinese national identity; and connect our specific inquiry into Queer China and Crip China to our general attempt to answer the broader question of how the modern nation-state ?China? has been imagined into being over the past century. Our approach will be interdisciplinary, comparative, and transnational.
CHIN 270.
New Taiwan Cinema
(4)
STAFF
Critical survey of the new Taiwan cinema (1982-86) movement and its representative filmmakers Edward Yang and Hou Hsiao-Hsien. Emphasis on cinema history, formal film analysis, and introduction to the major thematic concerns of Taiwan film and media culture.
CHIN 274.
Hong Kong Cinema
(4)
STAFF
Enrollment Comments: Concurrent with CHIN 174. Graduate students will have extended meeting times, additional readings, and a longer seminar paper.
Repeat Comments: Topics vary; may be repeated for credit.
Critical survey of contemporary Hong Kong cinema, including introduction to major movements (i.e. the Hong Kong New Wave), genres (martial arts, horror, melodrama), and filmmakers. Equal attention will be paid to analysis, film, history, and historical/cultural context.
CHIN 275.
Chinese Masters
(4)
BERRY
Enrollment Comments: Concurrent with CHIN 175. Graduate students will have extended meeting times, additional readings, and a longer seminar paper.
Repeat Comments: Topics vary; may be repeated for credit.
Focus on the work of a single contemporary Chinese writer, artist, or filmmaker, providing an in-depth analysis of his/her body of work. May include Zhang Yimou, Jiz Zhangke, Mo Yan, Wang Anyi, and Hou Hsiao-hsien, among others.
CHIN 285.
Graduate Research Seminar on Modern China
(4)
ZHENG
Enrollment Comments: Concurrently offered with HIST 185, CHIN 185. May be repeated for credit
Research seminar in the history of modern China. Students conduct historical research in a seminar contact using both primary and secondary source materials, to produce an original and substantial research paper. Graduate students will receive extra readings from their instructor and will complete a longer research paper at the end of the course.
CHIN 285CR.
Reading Seminar on the Chinese Cultural Revolution (1966-1976)
(4)
ZHENG
Enrollment Comments: Concurrent with CHIN 185CR. Graduate students will be assigned longer papers.
An understanding of contemporary China is not possible without understanding the ramifications of the Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution (1966-1976). We will examine the nature of China's Cultural Revolution, its beginning and ending, and how ordinary Chinese people experienced this tumultuous episode in history.
CHIN 292AAZZ.
Special Topics
(4)
STAFF
Repeat Comments: Topics vary; may be repeated for credit.
Seminar in special areas of interest in Chinese cultural studies. Specific course titles and topics to be announced by the department each quarter offered. Course content will vary.
CHIN 292CB.
Special Topics
CHIN 292CW.
China in the World
CHIN 292ES.
Development of East Asian Countries
CHIN 292OB.
Special Topics
CHIN 292QC.
Queer China, Crip China
CHIN 292TR.
US-China Trade Relations
CHIN 501.
Apprentice Teaching
(2-4)
STAFF
Prerequisite: Graduate standing and consent of instructor. Employment in this department teaching assistant or linguistic informant.
Enrollment Comments: These units do not count toward the graduate degree.
Apprentice teaching. This course consists of supervised teaching practice in Chinese language.
CHIN 596.
Directed Reading and Research
(2-4)
STAFF
Prerequisite: Graduate standing.
Enrollment Comments: Letter grade; minimum of two units per quarter.
Individual tutorial. A written proposal for each tutorial must be approved by department chair and filed with graduate division.
CHIN 597.
Preparation for Comprehensive Examinations
(1-6)
STAFF
Prerequisite: Consent of graduate adviser.
Enrollment Comments: No unit credit allowed toward degree.
Study for master's comprehensive examinations and Ph.D examinations.
CHIN 598.
Master's Thesis Research and Preparation
(1-6)
STAFF
Prerequisite: Graduate standing and consent of instructor.
Enrollment Comments: Maximum of 12 units total. No unit credit allowed toward master's degree.
Instructor should be chair of the student's thesis committee.
CHIN 599.
Ph.D. Dissertation Preparation
(1-12)
STAFF
Repeat Comments: May be repeated as necessary for completion of dissertation.
Terminal preparation of the dissertation.
Lower Division
CHIN W 80. Masterpieces in Chinese Literature
(4)
MAZANEC
Repeat Comments: CHIN W 80 is the online version of CHIN 80.
Examines a selection of works from Chinese literature, with the goal of understanding the major genres and their development over time. The cultural roles of literature, as well as criteria for critical evaluation, are also addressed.
Lower Division
EACS 3. Introduction to Asian Religious Traditions
(4)
STAFF
Enrollment Comments: Same course as Religious Studies 3.
An introduction to the basic texts, institutions, and practices of the religious traditions of South Asia and East Asia.
EACS 4A. East Asian Traditions: Pre-modern
(4)
STAFF
An introduction to the social structures, institutions, systems of thought and belief, and the arts and entertainments of China and Japan during the pre-modern period.
EACS 4B. East Asian Traditions: Modern
(4)
STAFF
An introduction to the study of China and Japan in modern times, including the process of modernization, intellectual and political movements, national identity, literature and the arts, and popular culture.
EACS 5. Introduction to Buddhism
(4)
STAFF
Enrollment Comments: Same course as Religious Studies 4.
The historical and cross-cultural exploration of Buddhism through the examination of basic texts, institutions, and practices of diverse Buddhist traditions.
EACS 20. Nature: East Asian Views
(4)
RAMBELLI
An introduction to the ways in which Chinese and Japanese cultures have conceptualized nature and humankind's place in it.
EACS 21. Zen Buddhism
(4)
STAFF
Enrollment Comments: Same course as Religious Studies 21.
An introduction to the history and texts of the major lineages of Ch`an Buddhism in China and Zen Buddhism in Japan.
EACS 30. Tourism in East Asia
(4)
STAFF
Surveys the historical, cultural, and economic significance of tourists destinations in South Korea, China, and Japan. Using case studies ranging from temples, museums, monuments and theme parks, course analyzes how selected "images/myths" of East Asia have been invented, manipulated, and propagated in the commodification of culture and heritage.
EACS 47. Introduction to Daoism
(4)
STEAVU
Prerequisite: none
A study of the classical sources of Daoism, followed by a consideration of the varieties of religious practice which developed from those sources.
EACS 74. The Western Discovery of Buddhism
(4)
RAMBELLI
Enrollment Comments: Same course as Religious Studies 74
Survey of the "discovery" and the study of Buddhism by Westerners from antiquity to the present, with special emphasis on the modern era. We will explore the mutual impact of Buddhism and Western modern culture.
EACS 80. Chinese Civilization
(4)
ROBERTS, BARBIERI-LOW
Enrollment Comments: Same course as History 80.
A survey of the history of Chinese civilization from 2,000 BCE to the present, focusing on the origins and later development of political, social, economic, philosophical, religious, and cultural traditions.
EACS 85. Modern China: An Introduction
(4)
ZHENG
Prerequisite: No prerequisites
Enrollment Comments: Open to non-majors.
The extraordinary changes that we are witnessing in today's China are the focus of fascination, anxiety, and confusion- sometimes all at once - both inside and outside of China. Though seemingly sudden, these changes are actually deeply rooted in Chinese history. This course is designed for students who are interested in understanding the connections between contemporary China and the recent Chinese past.
EACS 99. Independent Study in Asian Studies
(1-5)
STAFF
Prerequisite: minimum 3.0 cumulative GPA
Enrollment Comments: Students must have a cumulative 3.0 for the proceeding 1 quarter(s). Students must have a minimum 3.0 GPA. Limited to 5 units per quarter and 30 units total in all 98/99/198/199/199AA-ZZ courses combined.
Introduction to independent research in Asian Studies. Topic and content are decided by the supervising Professor in the Department of East Asian Languages and Cultural Studies.
EACS 99RA. Independent Research Assistance on Asia
(1-4)
STAFF
Prerequisite: minimum 3.0 cumulative GPA
Enrollment Comments: Students must have a cumulative 3.0 for the proceeding 1 quarter(s). Students must have a minimum 3.0 GPA. Limited to 5 units per quarter and 30 units total in all 98/99/198/199/199AA-ZZ courses combined.
Research details are decided by the supervising Professor in the Department of East Asian Languages and Cultural Studies.
Upper Division
EACS 103A.
Anthropology of China
(4)
YANG
Prerequisite: Upper-division standing or instructor approval
This course adopts an anthropological approach to contemporary China through ethnographic research. Topics include: Maoist society, rural life, migrant workers, gender and sexuality, media culture, youth culture, the urban work unit, from Maoist class-status system to capitalist class structure.
EACS 103B.
Anthropology of Japan
(4)
IKEUCHI
Prerequisite: upper division standing or instructor approval
Enrollment Comments: Same course as Anthropology 103B.
This course examines Japan as depicted in contemporary ethnography. We consider how Japan has been imagined as a distinct culture by exploring gender, religion, family structures, the education system, the environment, management of difference, globalization and domestication, immigration, and modernization.
EACS 103C.
Anthropology of Contemporary Korea
(4)
STAFF
Prerequisite: Upper-division standing or instructor approval
Enrollment Comments: Students who have completed KOR 82 should not enroll in EACS 103C.
This course is an introduction to contemporary Korea covering the major societal transformations since the Korean War. Topics include nationalism, the creation of national symbols and racial identity, family, marriage, consumption, television dramas, globalization, tourism, and new Korean Wave.
EACS 109A.
Imagined China
(4)
STEAVU
Prerequisite: Upper division standing
Is China really a timeless land of mystical wisdom, profound spiritualities, and ancient traditions? This class examines the Western misrepresentations of China as the eternal "Other" derived from orientalist, colonial, or other misreadings of the Middle Kingdom. Historical accounts are considered against more recent critical perspectives.
EACS 109B.
Christianity, Judaism, and Islam in China
(4)
STEAVU
Prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
Recommended Preparation: At least one course in RGST or Premodern CHIN, JAPAN, or EACS.
Examines Christian, Jewish, and Muslim communities in the Middle Kingdom from 500 to the present day, debunking the myth of a closed and insular China.
EACS 128.
Religious Environmentalism in the Anthropocene: Asia & U.S.
(4)
YANG
Prerequisite: Upper division standing.
What can ancient religious traditions do for environmental protection? This class examines doctrinal examples, both potential and actual, of religious environmentalism in China, India, Japan, and the U.S.: with Buddhism, Daoism, Hinduism, Shinto, and Protestantism.
EACS 130.
Tourism in East Asia
(4)
STAFF
Investigates historical, cultural, and commercial agendas of heritage sites in South Korea, China, and Japan. Using case studies of ancient cities, landmarks, religions, and festivals, it analyzes the intertwined relationship between the heritage industry, preservation goals, developmental agendas, and the promotion of "authentic" experience and "national" landscapes.
EACS 131.
Global East Asia
(4)
IKEUCHI
Prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
Offers an overview of theories about migration and globalization, coupled with the case studies from contemporary East Asia. Students investigate diverse transnational issues in and from this region, including ethnicity, nationalism, kinship, homeland, and colonialism.
EACS 134A.
Buddhist Art
(4)
STURMAN
Prerequisite: Not open to freshmen.
Recommended Preparation: Art History 6DS or 6DW.Enrollment Comments: Same course as Art History 134A.
A survey of selected forms of Indian, Chinese, and Japanese Buddhist art. Emphasis on Buddhist sculpture and Zen painting. Exploration of the correlation of religious values and art, transformation and adaptation of artistic traditions from one culture to another.
EACS 136.
Children at War
(4)
FRUHSTUCK
Prerequisite: Upper-division standing
The intersections of childhood, war, and play in Asia and other societies around the globe, from the late nineteenth century to today. Brings together studies of children and childhood with studies of war and peace.
EACS 140.
Indigenous Movements in Asia
(4)
STAFF
Prerequisite: Upper Division Standing
Enrollment Comments: Not open to students who have completed Japan 166. Same course as ANTH 191.
Examines the emergence of indigenous peoples as a new kind of political community in Asia. Reading across ethnographic, historical, and politic-legal perspectives, we will explore the material and symbolic benefits of claiming to be indigenous in non-western contexts.
EACS 141.
Environmental Justice in Asia
(4)
LEWALLEN
Prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
Applies environmental justice, a tool for addressing social and ethnic/racial inequality in environmental conditions, to analysis of Asia. Contrasts mainstream environmental and sustainability models with the justice-based approach to analyze how local communities devise solutions for environmental crises.
EACS 142.
Literary Adaptation in East Asia
(4)
FLEMING
Prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
Explores literary adaptation and intertextuality in East Asia through primary texts and readings from critical theory. Among the texts considered are traditional poetry, The Tale of Genji, Chinese "strange tales" and representations of history and literature in film.
EACS 147T.
Introduction to Daoism
(4)
STEAVU
Prerequisite: Upper Division Only
A study of the classical sources of Daoism, followed by a consideration of the varieties of religious practice which developed from those sources.
EACS 150.
Gender and Sexuality in Asian Modernities
(4)
YANG
Prerequisite: Upper division standing or prior approval of the instructor
Transformations in gender and sexuality in modern China, Korea, India, Taiwan, Thailand, Singapore, and Japan. Topics include: family and kinship; role of the state; mass media; Asian nationalisms; gendered division of labor; queer cultures; and the commercialization of sex.
EACS 152.
Ethnographic Research Methods: Ethics and Engagement
(4)
STAFF
Prerequisite: Upper-division standing
Interrogation of ethnographic research, its development and its ethical implications. Weighing approaches such as participatory action research, engaged and collaborative research, and decolonized methodologies. Students will develop projects based on a critical reading of these models.
EACS 156A.
Anthropology of Religion
(4)
YANG
Prerequisite: Upper Division Standing
Anthropological studies of religious practice, including theories of religion. Topics include: ritual and symbolism, religion and economy, religion and political power, gender and religion, religion and media, and globalization of religion. Students will undertake a mini-ethnographic project.
EACS 164B.
Buddhist Traditions in East Asia
(4)
STAFF
Prerequisite: upper division standing
Recommended Preparation: background in Indian Buddhism.Enrollment Comments: Same course as Religious Studies 164B.
A consideration of the Buddhist tradition and its evolution in China, with emphasis on the changes which Buddhism underwent in its encounter with Chinese traditions and historical circumstances.
EACS 165.
East Asian Buddhist Poetry
(4)
MAZANEC
Prerequisite: Upper Division Standing
Recommended Preparation: None
Introduces Buddhist poetry of China, Japan, and Korea. Emphasizes the diversity of literary encounters with the teachings and practices of Buddhism. Topics include Hanshan, Basho, Zen koans, Gary Snyder, and monastery cats.
EACS 166.
The Modern Girl Around the World
(4)
FRUHSTUCK
Prerequisite: Upper Division Standing
Examines the Modern Girl as a historical phenomenon of the early twentieth century from the combined perspective of global history and gender history.
EACS 171.
Buddhism and Local Cults in Asia
(4)
RAMBELLI
Prerequisite: One lower division or upper division course on Buddhism, or prior approval of the instructor
Enrollment Comments: Same course as Religious Studies 171.
This course examines the multiple ways in which various Buddhist traditions have interacted with "local" cults in various parts of Asia (including China, Tibet, Japan, Burma, and Thailand). We will discuss issues of localization and translocalization as important religious phenomena.
EACS 176.
Buddhist Political Thought and Institutions
(4)
RAMBELLI
Prerequisite: upper division standing or instructor approval
Enrollment Comments: Same course as RG ST 176.
Buddhist political theories and practices in various Asian countries from antiquity to the present, with special emphasis on ideas of kinship and republicanism, state-formation process, cultural identity, and the interactions with other religions.
EACS 179.
Visual Culture of Buddhism
(4)
RAMBELLI
Prerequisite: Upper division standing or instructor approval
Enrollment Comments: Same course as Religious Studies 179.
This course explores the rich world of Buddhist visual culture, ranging from meditation to addressing the use of painted images in public performances. It focuses on sacred images, their rituals, and theories of representation behind their creation and use.
EACS 180.
Visualizing Asia: Photography, Travel and Destination Marketing
(4)
STAFF
Prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
Surveys the historical, artistic and commercial origins of travel media on Asia. Using case studies of iconic landmarks, it traces the impact of visual culture in the making and marketing of "must- see" destinations in China, Japan and Korea.
EACS 181AAZZ.
Special Topics in East Asian Studies
(4)
STAFF
Prerequisite: Upper Division Standing
Special topics in East Asian Studies. Course content varies.
EACS 181AA.
Special Topics in East Asian Studies
EACS 181BB.
Special Topics in East Asian Studies
EACS 181BC.
Special Topics in East Asian Studies
EACS 181CC.
Special Topics in East Asian Studies
EACS 181DD.
Special Topics in East Asian Studies
EACS 181EC.
Transnational East Asian Cinemas and Food Culture
EACS 181EE.
Special Topics in East Asian Studies
EACS 181GL.
Global East Asia
EACS 181ML.
Memory in the Literatures and Films of East Asia
EACS 181MY.
Special Topics in East Asian Studies
EACS 181TC.
Special Topics in East Asian Studies
EACS 181WT.
Special Topics in East Asian Studies
EACS 181XJ.
Special Topics in East Asian Studies
EACS 185.
Translation in Theory and Practice
(4)
STAFF
Prerequisite: Consent of instructor.
Recommended Preparation: Advanced reading ability in Japanese or Chinese.
A consideration of twentieth century thinking about language and the function of translation with readings from Benjamin, Derrida, Steiner, Borges. A translation from Chinese or Japanese (or other language) into English is required.
EACS 186.
The Invention of Tradition in Contemporary East Asia
(4)
STAFF
Prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
Analyzes the formation of national cultural properties classification systems, preservation laws, heritage institutions, collections of museum objects, worlds' fairs, and the management of heritage destinations in East Asia.
EACS 196.
Internship
(1-4)
STAFF
Prerequisite: Consent of instructor.
These internships allow students to collaborate with philanthropic and non-profit organizations, nationally and globally. Working digitally or on-site with the organization, students learn about practical implications of a degree in East Asian Languages and Cultural Studies and in the Humanities more generally. Students also have the opportunity to utilize their knowledge of technology and of foreign languages and cultures (intercultural communication, translation, etc.). While helping to make the world a better place, students gain valuable experience that can be applied to their chosen career after graduation.
EACS 197.
Senior Honors Project
(1-5)
STAFF
Prerequisite: Open to EACS seniors only and prior approval of instructor
Enrollment Comments: Students must have a 3.0 overall GPA and a 3.5 GPA in the major.
An independent study project (1-2 quarters) directed by a faculty member with a carefully chosen topic and bibliography which will result in a documented project or a senior thesis.
EACS 199.
Independent Study in Asian Studies
(1-5)
STAFF
Prerequisite: Upper division standing; completion of 2 upper division EACS courses; at least one of those two courses taken with the instructor for EACS 199; GPA for those two courses 3.5 or higher.
Enrollment Comments: Students must have 3.0 GPA overall. Limit of 5 units/quarter and 30 units overall of any independent studies.
Independent Study under the supervision of a faculty member.
Graduate
EACS 200AS.
Great Books in East Asian History
(4)
ZHENG
A general examination preparation course, designed to introduce the key historiography of East Asian History. Students read a series of monographs and scholarly articles, ranging from ancient to contemporary time. Readings surround themes of modernity, power, political history; social history; micro- history; legal history; gender history; oral history; and close textual reading and discursive analysis.
EACS 200XZ.
Historical Literature: Asia
(4)
ZHENG
Enrollment Comments: May be repeated for credit.
A reading course in a general area of history, specifically designed to prepare M.A. candidates for their comprehensive examination fields, but also appropriate for Ph.D. students seeking broad preparation. Introduces the student to the sources, historiography, and general literature of the field in question.
EACS 201AS.
Advanced Historical Literature
(4)
STAFF
Prerequisite: Graduate students only.
Enrollment Comments: Same course as History 201AS. May be taken more than once. Open to both MA and Ph.D. candidates. Usually offered quarterly.
A reading course in a field of the professor's specialty. Introduces the student to the sources and literature of the field in question. Written work as prescribed by the instructor.
EACS 212.
Canon Formation, Periodization, and Disciplinarity in East Asian Studies
(4)
STAFF
An analysis of classical, medieval, and modern sets of "canons" including myth historiography, literature and the arts, with a view to question the way they were mutually distinguished (disciplinary) and changed through time (periodization) recognizing both internal conceptions and external influences.
EACS 215.
Topics in East Asian Cultural Studies
(4)
STAFF
As a forum for the practice of discussion, critique, and writing, this seminar takes up broad topics within the study of East Asian cultures in an interdisciplinary manner.
EACS 218.
The Art and Theory of Translation
(4)
STAFF
Enrollment Comments: May be repeated for credit to a maximum of 8 units.
An introduction to the literature of translation studies and practice in translation from principally, Chinese and Japanese. Students are encouraged to explore the extent to which translation theory can be usefully (artfully?) applied to translations in progress.
EACS 228.
Religious Environmentalism in the Anthropocene
(4)
YANG
What can ancient religious traditions do for environmental protection? This class examines doctrinal potentials and actual examples of religious environmentalism in China, India, Japan, and the U.S.: with Buddhism, Daoism, Hinduism, Shinto, and Protestantism.
EACS 241.
Environmental Justice in Asia
(4)
LEWALLEN
Applies environmental justice, a tool for addressing social and ethnic/racial inequality in environmental conditions, to analysis of Asia. Contrasts mainstream environmental and sustainability models with the justice-based approach to analyze how local communities devise solutions for environmental crises.
EACS 242.
Literary Adaptation in East Asia
(4)
FLEMING
Explores literary adaptation and intertextuality in East Asia through primary texts and readings from critical theory. Among the texts considered are traditional poetry, The Tale of Genji, Chinese "strange tales," and representations of history and literature in film.
EACS 252.
Ethnographic Research Methods: Ethics and Engagement
(4)
LEWALLEN
Enrollment Comments: Concurrently offered with EACS 152. Concurrent with EACS 152. Graduate students will write a longer final research paper, hold additional meetings with the instructor, be required to go through the Human Subjects Review process for their research project, and give oral presentation of their research findings (15 minutes) during course meeting times.
Repeat Comments: Topics vary; may be repeated for credit.
Interrogation of ethnographic research, its development and its ethical implications. Weighing approaches such as participatory action research, engaged and collaborative research, and decolonized methodologies, students will develop projects based on a critical reading of these models.
EACS 257.
Seminar in Buddhist Studies
(4)
STAFF
Enrollment Comments: May be repeated for credit.
Historical, philosophical, methodological, and/or bibliographical analysis of different aspects of Buddhism or of selected areas in the study of Buddhism.
EACS 260.
Methods, Politics, and Epistemology: Doing Ethnography in Asia
(4)
LEWALLEN
Prerequisite: None
This seminar aims to engage the practice of ethnography as a critically reflective exercise. The course introduces key issues in the genealogy, practice, epistemology, and the politics of ethnography as a research method with focus on research in Asian contexts. Target Audience: Graduate students interested in gaining hands-on knowledge of research methodology.
EACS 265.
East Asian Buddhist Poetry
(4)
MAZANEC
Recommended Preparation: EACS 4A, 5, 21, or 23Enrollment Comments: Concurrently offered with EACS 165 & C LIT 165.
Introduces Buddhist poetry of China, Japan, and Korea. Emphasizes the diversity of literary encounters with the teachings and practices of Buddhism. Topics include Hanshan, Basho, Zen koans, Gary Snyder, and monastery cats. Graduate students will receive extra readings from their instructor and will complete a longer research paper at the end of the course
EACS 268.
Religion, Modernity, Asia
(4)
YANG
Prerequisite: Graduate standing.
Enrollment Comments: Same course as RG ST 268.
Explores how modernity transformed ritualized Asian monarchical states into new nation-states. Premodern ritual states; colonialism and postcolonialism; traditional culture, modernism, nationalism; religious civil societies; secularization; changing relations between state and religion; religious globalization. Emphasis on China, but also Japan, India, and other Asian polities.
EACS 271.
Buddhism and Local Cults in Asia
(4)
RAMBELLI
Enrollment Comments: Concurrent with EACS 171. Graduate students will have additional readings specified in the syllabus and an additional research paper.
This course examines the multiple ways in which various Buddhist traditions have interacted with "local" cults in various parts of Asia (including China, Tibet, Japan, Burma, and Thailand). We will discuss issues of localization and translocalization as important religious phenomena.
EACS 276.
Buddhist Political Thought and Institutions
(4)
FABIO RAMBELLI
Enrollment Comments: Concurrent with EACS 176. Graduate students will have additional readings specified in the syllabus and an additional research paper.
Buddhist political theories and practices in various Asian countries from antiquity to the present, with special emphasis on ideas of kingship and republicanism, state-formation process, cultural identity, and the interactions with other religions.
EACS 278.
Buddhist Geography
(4)
RAMBELLI
Enrollment Comments: Same course as RG ST 278.
This course analyzes Buddhist ideas about the external world: the structure of the universe, world geography and Buddhist world maps, geopolitical considerations (in particular, the relations between regional forms of Buddhism and India), and local constructs of sacred space.
EACS 279.
Visual Culture of Buddhism
(4)
RAMBELLI
Enrollment Comments: Concurrent with EACS 179. Graduate students will have additional readings specified in the syllabus and an additional research paper.
This course explores the rich world of Buddhist visual culture, ranging from meditation to addressing the use of painted images in public performances. It focuses on sacred images, their rituals, and theories of representation behind their creation and use.
EACS 292AAZZ.
Special Topics
(4)
STAFF
Repeat Comments: Topics vary; may be repeated for credit.
Seminar in special areas of interest in East Asian cultural studies. Specific course titles and topics to be announced by the department each quarter offered. Course content will vary.
EACS 292AE.
Special Topics
EACS 292EJ.
Special Topics
EACS 292LP.
Special Topics
EACS 292NS.
Special Topics
EACS 296.
Internship
(1-4)
STAFF
These internships allow students to collaborate with philanthropic and non-profit organizations, nationally and globally. Working digitally or on site with the organization, students learn about practical implications of a degree in Religious Studies and in the Humanities more generally. They also have the opportunity to utilize their knowledge of foreign languages and technology. While helping to make the world a better place, students gain valuable experience that can be applied to their chosen career after graduation.
EACS 500.
Laboratory for Teaching Assistants
(2-4)
STAFF
Enrollment Comments: These units do not count toward the graduate degree.
Subject-oriented, designed to relate directly to the teaching of a particular course in progress, to improve the skills and effectiveness of the department's teaching assistants.
EACS 596.
Directed Reading and Research
(2-4)
STAFF
Enrollment Comments: Misc: Letter grade; minimum of two units per quarter.
Repeat Comments: May be repeated for credit.
Individual tutorial.
EACS 597.
Preparation for Comprehensive/Qualifying Examinations
(1-6)
STAFF
Enrollment Comments: No unit credit allowed toward degree.
Repeat Comments: May be repeated for credit.
Preparation for MA comprehensive examinations and/or PhD qualifying examinations.
EACS 598.
Master's Thesis Research and Preparation
(1-6)
STAFF
Enrollment Comments: Maximum of 12 units total. No unit credit allowed toward master's degree.
Repeat Comments: May be repeated for credit.
Research, preparation, and writing of the master's thesis.
EACS 599.
Ph.D. Dissertation Preparation
(1-12)
STAFF
Repeat Comments: May be repeated as necessary for completion of dissertation.
Terminal preparation of the dissertation.
Lower Division
JAPAN 1. First-Year Japanese I
(5)
STAFF
An introduction to modern Japanese. Students will develop basic communicative skills based on the fundamentals of grammar, vocabulary, and conversational expressions. Emphasis on both oral- aural proficiency andwriting-reading skills. Introduction to Hiragana and Katakana syllabaries, and Kanji.
JAPAN 2. First-Year Japanese II
(5)
STAFF
Prerequisite: Japanese 1 with grade C or better, or equivalent.
Continuation of Japanese 1.
JAPAN 3. First-Year Japanese III
(5)
STAFF
Prerequisite: Japanese 2 with grade C or better, or equivalent
Continuation of Japanese 2.
JAPAN 4. Second-Year Japanese
(5)
STAFF
Prerequisite: Japanese 3 with grade C or better, or equivalent
Enrollment Comments: No credit can be earned if more advanced credit in the language has already been awarded.
Continuation of Japanese 3. Course emphasizes the further development of both oral-aural proficiency and reading-writing skills with an intensive review of basic grammar as well as an introduction to more advanced grammar, vocabulary, and Kanji.
JAPAN 5. Second-Year Japanese
(5)
STAFF
Prerequisite: Japanese 4 with grade C or better, or equivalent
Enrollment Comments: JAPAN W 5 is the online version of JAPAN 5.
Continuation of Japanese 4.
JAPAN 6. Second-Year Japanese
(5)
STAFF
Prerequisite: Japanese 5 with grade C or better, or equivalent
Enrollment Comments: JAPAN W 6 is the online version of JAPAN 6.
Continuation of Japanese 5.
JAPAN 17. Imagining the Samurai
(4)
FLEMING
Prerequisite: None.
A critical exploration of the image and myth of the samurai, Japan's hereditary warrior class, as constructed in Japanese literature, film, drama and art.
JAPAN 25. Violence and the Japanese State
(4)
FRUHSTUCK
Enrollment Comments: Same course as History 25 and Japanese 25.
Examines historiographically and sociologically the Japanese State's various engagements in violent acts during war and peace times.
JAPAN 63. Sociology of Japan
(4)
FRUHSTUCK
Sociological macro- and micro-analysis of Japanese society in the twentieth century.
JAPAN 70. Japan in Film
(4)
STAFF
Prerequisite: None.
Recommended Preparation: None
Students will screen and then write about films by Japanese directors between 1945 and 1985. Students will learn how to evaluate stylistic components of film narrative. The emphasis will be on viewing the films as pictorial representations (and interpretations) of aspects of Japanese society, political, social, cultural.
JAPAN 73. INTRODUCTION TO JAPANESE RELIGION: TEXTS, CONCEPTS, AND REPRESENTATIONS
(4)
RAMBELLI
Enrollment Comments: SAME COURSE AS RELIGIOUS STUDIES 73.
A SURVEY OF THE MAIN AUTHORS, THEMES, AND STYLES OF THE JAPANESE RELIGIOUS AND PHILOSOPHICAL TRADITIONS THROUGH READINGS FROM AND ANALYSIS OF SOME SIGNIFICANT AND INFLUENTIAL ORIGINAL TEXTS IN ENGLISH TRANSLATION.
JAPAN 80. Masterpieces of Japanese Literature
(4)
SALTZMAN-LI
Prerequisite: none
Examines a selection of works from Japanese literature, with the goal of understanding the major genres and their development over time. The cultural roles of literature, as well as criteria for critical evaluation, are also addressed.
JAPAN 99. Independent Study in Japanese
(1-5)
STAFF
Prerequisite: minimum 3.0 cumulative GPA
Enrollment Comments: Students must have a cumulative 3.0 for the proceeding 1 quarter(s). Students must have a minimum 3.0 GPA. Limited to 5 units per quarter and 30 units total in all 98/99/198/199/199AA-ZZ courses combined.
Introduction to independent research in Japanese. Topic and content are decided by the supervising Professor in the Department of East Asian Languages and Cultural Studies.
JAPAN 99RA. Independent Research Assistance in Japanese
(1-4)
STAFF
Prerequisite: minimum 3.0 cumulative GPA
Enrollment Comments: Students must have a cumulative 3.0 for the proceeding 1 quarter(s). Students must have a minimum 3.0 GPA. Limited to 5 units per quarter and 30 units total in all 98/99/198/199/199AA-ZZ courses combined.
Research details are decided by the supervising Professor in the Department of East Asian Languages and Cultural Studies.
Upper Division
JAPAN 111.
Japanese Folklore
(4)
SALTZMAN-LI
Introduction to Japanese folklore and folklore studies. Concepts, categories, and methodologies of folklore studies will be applied to the narrative, life cycle, and material forms of Japanese folklore. Course also examines motives and aims of Japanese folklorists over time.
JAPAN 112.
Survey of Modern Japanese Literature
(4)
NATHAN
Prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
A survey of Japanese literature after contact with the West, from 1868 to the present. Readings, lectures, and discussions in English.
JAPAN 115.
Topics in Twentieth-Century Japanese
(4)
NATHAN
Prerequisite: Upper Division Standing
Enrollment Comments: May be repeated for credit to a maximum of 8 units.
Topics to be considered will include: the Japanese novelist as intellectual and social critic; representations of the "self" and similarities and differences between the shosetsu and the western novel; and Japanese literature in and outside Japan.
JAPAN 118.
On the Road: Japanese Travel Accounts
(4)
SALTZMAN-LI
Prerequisite: upper division standing or instructor approval
Travel is an important subject in Japanese literature, where the experiences and feelings of travel have found expression in poetry, journals, memoirs, historical narratives, fiction and drama. We will follow literary itineraries and learn the conventions of writings about travel.
JAPAN 120A.
Third-Year Japanese I
(4)
STAFF
Prerequisite: Japanese 6 with grade C or better, or equivalent
Enrollment Comments: JAPANW 120A is the online version of JAPAN 120A.
Develops an intermediate to advanced level of aural-oral skills to carry on conversations on diverse topics with linguistic accuracy and cultural appropriateness, reading skills to comprehend authentic materials, and writing skills with grammatical accuracy and an increasing number of Kanji.
JAPAN 120B.
Third-Year Japanese II
(4)
STAFF
Prerequisite: Japanese 120A with grade C or better, or equivalent
Enrollment Comments: JAPANW 120B is the online version of JAPAN 120B.
Continuation of Japanese 120A.
JAPAN 120C.
Third-Year Japanese III
(4)
STAFF
Prerequisite: Japanese 120B with grade C or better, or equivalent.
Enrollment Comments: JAPANW 120C is the online version of JAPAN 120C.
Continuation of Japanese 120B.
JAPAN 125.
Intermediate Japanese Reading
(4)
SALTZMAN-LI
Prerequisite: Japanese 120B
Designed to develop skills in reading through translation for students who are studying third-year level Japanese.
JAPAN 134F.
Arts of Japan
(4)
WATTLES
Prerequisite: Not open to freshmen.
Recommended Preparation: Art History 6DW.Enrollment Comments: Same course as Art History 134F.
Native traditions and foreign influences in the development of Japanese architecture, sculpture, painting, and minor arts.
JAPAN 134G.
Japanese Painting
(4)
WATTLES
Prerequisite: Not open to freshmen.
Recommended Preparation: Art History 6DW.Enrollment Comments: Same course as Art History 134G.
The changing and entwined traditions of Japanese painting: those rooted in native concepts and practices and those derived from the Asian continent or Euro-America.
JAPAN 134H.
Ukiyo-e: Pictures of the Floating World
(4)
WATTLES
Prerequisite: Not open to freshmen.
Recommended Preparation: Art History 6DW.Enrollment Comments: Same course as Art History 134H.
Japanese paintings and woodblock prints of the sixteenth through twentieth centuries, with emphasis on issues of genre and format.
JAPAN 134I.
20C Japanese Arts and Visual Culture
(4)
WATTLES
Prerequisite: Not open to freshmen.
Recommended Preparation: Art History 6DW.Enrollment Comments: Same course as Art History 134I.
Exploration of a wide array of Japanese modern and contemporary visual culture in Japan. Emphasis on cultural cross-pollination and global interchange amidst shifting media environments. Topics may vary by year.
JAPAN 134J.
Understanding Manga
(4)
WATTLES
Prerequisite: Not open to freshmen.
Recommended Preparation: Art History 6DW.Enrollment Comments: Same course as Art History 134J.
An introduction to the development of Manga (Japanese comics) in relation to other world-wide graphic narrative traditions, with special emphasis on visual analysis and historical context.
JAPAN 135AA.
Special Topics in Japanese Art
(4)
WATTLES
Prerequisite: Not open to freshmen.
Recommended Preparation: Art History 6DW.Repeat Comments: May be repeated for credit to a maximum of 12 units provided the topics of each offering are different.
Special topics in Japanese Art. Varying topics.
JAPAN 136.
Early Modern Japanese Literature
(4)
FLEMING
Prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
A survey (in English translation) of Japanese fiction, poetry, and drama from the early modern period, or approximately 1600 to 1868. Topics include popular fiction, supernatural tales, travel literature, haikai and haiku, and puppet theater and kabuki.
JAPAN 137.
Japanese Humor
(4)
FLEMING
Prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
An examination of humor and the comic tradition in Japanese culture and literature from earliest times through the present. Topics include comic fiction and poetry, parody and satire, comic storytelling and jokes, standup and slapstick, and TV variety shows.
JAPAN 138.
Japanese Diasporas
(4)
IKEUCHI
Prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
This course explores the diverse people of Japanese descent in North America, Latin America, and Asia in the modern and contemporary periods. Students investigate how movements shape identities by analyzing a multicultural array of sources including books, articles, and movies.
JAPAN 139.
Critical Theory Through Anime and Manga
(4)
IKEUCHI
Prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
This course teaches critical theories by combining academic texts by scholars and popular culture products such as anime and manga. The topics include power, hegemony, agency, ritual, magic, hybridity, among others.
JAPAN 140.
Curiosity and Spectacle in Early Modern Japan
(4)
FLEMING
Prerequisite: Upper division standing or instructor approval
Cultural and intellectual movements of early modern (Edo) Japan explored through the themes of curiosity and spectacle. Travel, material culture, print media, popular fiction and theater, sideshows and street performers, natural history, the supernatural, the study of foreign cultures and of the past.
JAPAN 144.
Advanced Japanese Readings I
(4)
STAFF
Prerequisite: Japanese 120C or 125.
Enrollment Comments: Not open for students who have a Japanese high school education.
Designed to further develop skills in reading by focusing on analysis of Japanese sentence structure.
JAPAN 145.
Advanced Japanese Readings II
(4)
STAFF
Prerequisite: Japanese 144.
Introduces advanced students to selected prose and poetry from post-World War II period.
JAPAN 146.
Advanced Japanese Readings III
(4)
STAFF
Prerequisite: Japan 145.
Recommended Preparation: Fourth-year reading level in Japanese.
A selection of texts, including both fiction and non- fiction, by representative authors from the Meiji period to the present.
JAPAN 149.
Traditional Japanese Theater
(4)
SALTZMAN-LI
Prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
The major forms of traditional Japanese theater examined through their distinctive features, the ways in which they relate to one another, and the ways in which they connect to broader aspects of Japanese culture. Frequent use of audio-visual materials.
JAPAN 150.
Globalizing Japan: Culture and Society
(4)
LEWALLEN
Prerequisite: upper division standing
Examines youth culture, sex and gender, terrorism, migration, race/ethnicity, employment, and consumption patterns to understand the contours of a changing Japan. Investigates the tension between preserving "traditional values" and yielding to the influence of globalization.
JAPAN 153.
Death, Love & Money in Modern Japan
(4)
IKEUCHI
Prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
Repeat Comments: Formerly offered as JAPAN 180DL.
How does capitalism remake intimacy and love? How does kinship shape the experiences of aging and death? What is relationship between gender and economy? Students explore these key questions by examining theoretical texts, movies, anime, and manga, among others.
JAPAN 156.
The Cultural Roots of the Japanese Horror Film
(4)
SALTZMAN-LI
Prerequisite: Upper division standing or instructor approval
From classical tales of noblemen and warriors to ghost dramas of medieval and early modern Japan, we will explore premodern creative expression concerning ghosts and their modern appearances in horror films and anime. Texts, images, and film will be used.
JAPAN 159.
Japanese Cinema
(4)
STAFF
Prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
Enrollment Comments: Same course as Film and Media Studies 120.
An introductory scrutiny of major Japanese directors: Mizoguchi, Ozu, Oshima, and Kurosawa. Close attention to their film composition, choices ofsubject and character, their ideas of the cinematic, and the relationship of cinema to Japanese culture and society.
JAPAN 159A.
Postwar Japanese Cinema (1945-1985)
(4)
STAFF
Prerequisite: upper division standing or instructor approval
An introductory scrutiny of major Japanese directors: Mizoguchi, Ozu, Oshima, and Kurusawa. Close attention to their film composition, choices of subject and character, their ideas of the cinematic, and the relationship of cinema to Japanese culture and society (1945-1985).
JAPAN 160.
Topics in Japanese Culture
(4)
SALTZMAN-LI
Prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
Exploration of selected themes that have persisted in Japanese culture to the present.
JAPAN 161.
Ethnic and Social Diversity in Japan
(4)
IKEUCHI
Examines how difference is conceptualized and camouflaged in Japan despite an ideology of ethnic homogeneity. Considers the history and development of, and contemporary politics within internal and external minority communities and their diasporas across Japan.
JAPAN 162.
Representations of Sexuality in Modern Japan
(4)
FRUHSTUCK
Prerequisite: Upper Division Standing.
Enrollment Comments: Same course as History 188S and Anthropology 176.
This course examines the main ideologies guiding the establishment of various representations of sexuality from prewar scientific writings to contemporary popular culture.
JAPAN 164.
Modernity and the Masses of Taisho Japan
(4)
FRUHSTUCK
Prerequisite: History 80 or 87 or Upper Division Standing
Enrollment Comments: Same course as History 188T.
Examines the beginnings of a modern mass culture in early twentieth- century Japan. Central topics are political and social movements, the new woman and the modern girl, westernization, new media and censorship, modernism and nationalism.
JAPAN 165.
Popular Culture in Japan
(4)
FRUHSTUCK
Examines popular culture in present-day Japan: advertising, music, fashion, television, animation, comics, sports. Integrates visual and acoustic material.
JAPAN 167A.
Religion in Japanese Culture
(4)
RAMBELLI
Prerequisite: Upper division standing or instructor approval
Enrollment Comments: Same course as Religious Studies 167A.
A historical analysis of the major components of the classical and medieval religious systems of Japan, through investigation of texts, rituals, and institutions.
JAPAN 168.
The Films of Akira Kurosawa
(4)
STAFF
Prerequisite: Upper-division standing or instructor approval
An in-depth study of the films of Akira Kurosawa. There is a required film viewing session as well.
JAPAN 169.
Seminar in Traditional Japanese Drama
(4)
SALTZMAN-LI
Prerequisite: Japanese 149 or instructor approval
In-depth examinations of specific selected topics in traditional Japanese drama. Knowledge of Japanese preferred for readings and research for term papers.
JAPAN 172.
Music in Modern Japan
(4)
NOVAK
Prerequisite: Upper division standing
Enrollment Comments: Open to non-majors Designed for majors Concurrently offered with MUS 293J Quarters usually offered:Fall
This course explores music and culture in modern Japan. What kind of society do we hear in its diverse mix of sounds and musical practices? We explore this question through traditional genres, national politics, and transnational exchanges of popular media.
JAPAN 175B.
Shinto Texts through the Ages
(4)
RAMBELLI
Prerequisite: Upper division standing
This course explores the diversity of the Shinto tradition through an analysis of representative original texts in English translation ranging from ancient mythology (Kojiki, Nihon shoki, and Fudoki) and medieval syncretic discourses, to modern forms of Shinto nationalism.
JAPAN 180AAZZ.
Special Topics in Japanese Studies
(4)
STAFF
Prerequisite: Upper Division Standing
Enrollment Comments: Misc: May be repeated for credit providing letter designations are different.
Special topics in Japanese Studies. Course content varies.
JAPAN 180AA.
Special Topics in Japanese Studies
JAPAN 180AI.
Asia and Italy: From the Silk Road to WEIBO
JAPAN 180AS.
Special Topics in Japanese Studies
JAPAN 180BB.
Special Topics in Japanese Studies
JAPAN 180CC.
Special Topics in Japanese Studies
JAPAN 180DL.
Death, Love & Money in Modern Japan
JAPAN 180ET.
Imagining Edo/Tokyo
JAPAN 180JE.
Special Topics in Japanese Studies
JAPAN 180JY.
Youth and Social Change in Contemporary Japan
JAPAN 180MJ.
Media and Japanese Society
JAPAN 180PC.
Special Topics in Japanese Studies
JAPAN 180SJ.
Shamanism in the Japanese Archipelago
JAPAN 180WJ.
Women and Womanhood in Japanese History
JAPAN 180WL.
Women's Literature in Japan
JAPAN 181.
Introduction to Classical Japanese
(4)
SALTZMAN-LI
Prerequisite: Japanese 120C or 125.
Introduction to classical Japanese grammar, vocabulary, and major genres. Foundation for the study of premodern through prewar texts. Prerequisite for JAPAN 183
JAPAN 183.
Readings in Premodern through Meiji Japanese Texts
(4)
FLEMING
Prerequisite: Japanese 181.
Enrollment Comments: May be repeated for credit to a maximum of 8 units. Not open for credit to students who have completed Japanese 101C.
Selected readings in medieval, early modern, and Meiji texts.
JAPAN 186RW.
Seminar in Japanese Art
(4)
WATTLES
Prerequisite: Upper division only.
Enrollment Comments: Same course as Art History 186RW.
Studies in Japanese art. Topics vary, but emphasis is usually on the various relationships to global movements. Requires weekly readings, discussion, frequent presentations, and the writing of a well-developed research paper.
JAPAN 197.
Senior Honors Project
(4-8)
Prerequisite: Open to senior majors only; consent of instructor.
Enrollment Comments: Student must have a 3.0 overall grade-point average and a 3.5 in the major.
An independent study course (one to three quarters) directed by a faculty member with a carefully chosen topic and bibliography which will result in a documented project or a senior thesis.
JAPAN 198.
Readings in Japanese
(1-5)
Prerequisite: Upper-division standing; completion of 2 upper-division courses in Japaneseconsent of instructor.
Enrollment Comments: Students must have a 3.0 GPA for the preceding 3 quarters and are limited limited to 5 units per quarter and 30 units total in all 98/99/198/199/199AA-ZZ courses combined. May be repeated up to 12 units.
Guided reading in Japanese on a subject not covered in the regularly offered courses.
JAPAN 199.
Independent Studies in Japanese
(1-5)
STAFF
Prerequisite: Upper-division standing; completion of 2 upper-division courses in Japanese; at least one of those two courses taken with instructor for Japan 199; GPA for those two courses 3.5 or higher
Enrollment Comments: Students must have a minimum 3.0 GPA for the preceding 3 quarters and are limited to 5 units per quarter and 30 units total in all 98/99/198/199/199AA-ZZ courses combined.
Individual investigations in literary fields.
JAPAN 199RA.
Independent Research Assistance
(1-5)
FRUHSTUCK
Prerequisite: Completion of at least 2 upper-division courses in Japanese studies or EastAsian Cultural Studies; consent of instructor and department.
Enrollment Comments: Students must have a minimum 3.0 GPA for the 3 preceeding quarters and are limited to 30 units total in all 98/99/198/199/199AA-ZZ courses combined.
Faculty supervised research.
Graduate
JAPAN 201.
Readings in Selected Texts
(2-4)
Prerequisite: Ability to read japanese at graduate level; consent of instructor. Normallygraduate status is required.
Course will center on readings of japanese texts type and period to depend on needs of students and wishes of instructor. Research methods to be taught as appropriate.
JAPAN 211.
Bibliography and Research Methodology
(4)
SALTZMAN-LI
Prerequisite: Graduate standing.
Introduction to bibliographies, reference works, and methodologies of research in japanese studies.
JAPAN 226.
Japan Modern
(4)
FRUHSTUCK
Repeat Comments: Course content variable; may be repeated for credit.
Examines Japanese modernity from the mid-nineteenth century to today and analyzes theoretical and methodological approaches to the study of modern Japanese history and society.
JAPAN 236.
Transnational Japanese Studies
(4)
IKEUCHI
The broad goal of this seminar is to teach graduate students how to utilize theory to produce scholarly knowledge. Specifically, it introduces theories pertinent to the study of diaspora, globalization, and transnationalism with a focus on empirical research about Japan.
JAPAN 237.
Anthropology of Japan
(4)
IKEUCHI
This course focuses on the history, methods, theories, and politics pertaining to the anthropological study of Japan. It primarily covers the postwar academic texts in English, and occasionally engages sources in Japanese, in alternative formats, and/or from earlier historical periods.
JAPAN 240.
Curiosity and Spectacle in Early Modern Japan
(4)
FLEMING
Cultural and intellectual movements of early modern (Edo) Japan explored through the themes of curiosity and spectacle. Travel, material culture, print media, popular fiction and theater, sideshows and street performers, natural history, the supernatural, the study of foreign cultures and of the past. Graduate students are assigned additional readings and are expected to submit a longer final research paper.
JAPAN 258.
True to Life: The "Natural" Novels of Natsume Soseki and Henry James
(4)
NATHAN
Enrollment Comments: Concurrent with JAPAN 158. Graduate students will be assigned additional reading, primary and secondary sources, and longer papers. Grad students in Japanese studies will be expected to do some of the Soseki readings in the original Japanese.
Close reading and succinct analysis of works by Natsume Soseki and Henry James. Class discussion will be propelled by students' brief (500 words) "impressions" of a scene or moment minutely observed. Critical focus: discerning respective approaches to story-telling as a means of revealing character.
JAPAN 261.
Graduate Seminar in Shinto Studies
(4)
FABIO RAMBELLI
Repeat Comments: Topics vary; may be repeated for credit.
This seminar addresses various issues in Shinto studies, including the history of Shinto, Western perceptions of Shinto, Shinto art and theories of the representation of the sacred, and features of Shinto Nativism.
JAPAN 262.
Representations of Sexuality in Modern Japan
(4)
FRUHSTUCK
Enrollment Comments: Concurrently offered with Japan 162. Graduate students have a separate discussion hour with the instructor every other week and write 2 10-page papers. Use of Japanese-language materials required.
Repeat Comments: Topics vary; may be repeated for credit.
The main ideologies guiding the establishment of various representations of sexuality from pre-war scientific writings to contemporary popular culture.
JAPAN 263.
Modernity and the Masses of Taisho Japan
(4)
FRUHSTUCK
Enrollment Comments: Concurrently offered with Japan 164. Graduate students have a separate discussion hour with the instructor every other week and write 2 10-page papers. Use of Japanese-language materials required.
Repeat Comments: Topics vary; may be repeated for credit.
Examines the beginnings of a modern mass culture in early twentieth- century Japan. Central topics are political and social movements, the new woman and the modern girl, westernization, new media and censorship, modernism and nationalism.
JAPAN 264.
Problems in the Study of Japanese Religions
(4)
RAMBELLI
This seminar addresses little-studied topics in the history of Japanese religions with particular attention to their cultural contexts and methodological issues they raise. This seminar involves close reading of primary and secondary sources in Japanese.
JAPAN 265.
Popular Culture in Japan
(4)
FRUHSTUCK
Enrollment Comments: Concurrently offered with JAPAN 165. Graduate students have a separate discussion hour with the instructor every other week and write 2 10-page papers. Use of Japanese-language materials required.
Repeat Comments: Topics vary; may be repeated for credit.
Examines popular culture in present-day Japan: advertising, music, fashion, television, animation, comics, sports. Integrates visual and acoustic material.
JAPAN 269.
Seminar in Traditional Japanese Drama
(4)
SALTZMAN-LI
Prerequisite: Japanese 149 and graduate standing.
In-depth examinations of specific selected topics in traditional japanese drama. Knowledge of japanese required for readings and research for term papers.
JAPAN 275A.
Shinto: Concepts and Practices in History
(4)
RAMBELLI
Enrollment Comments: Concurrent with JAPAN 175A. Graduate students will have additional readings specified in the syllabus and an additional research paper.
Course presents the variety of religious and cultural phenomena associated with Shinto in Japan through a survey of doctrinal developments throughout history, description of practices, and considerations on the relationship between Shinto and other religions and intellectual systems such as Buddhism, Daoism, Confucianism, and Christianity.
JAPAN 275B.
Shinto Texts through the Ages
(4)
RAMBELLI
Enrollment Comments: Concurrent with JAPAN 175B. Graduate students will have additional readings specified in the syllabus and an additional research paper.
This course explores the diversity of the Shinto tradition through an analysis of representative original texts in English translation ranging from ancient mythology (Kojiki, Nihon shoki, and Fudoki) and medieval syncretic discourses, to modern forms of Shinto nationalism.
JAPAN 276.
Advanced Readings in Japanese Texts
(4)
RAMBELLI
Prerequisite: Japan 144 and 145 or prior approval of instructor
Readings in Japanese texts on religion (Buddhism and Shinto) and intellectual history. The course focuses on an accurate understanding of linguistic representation of concepts and stylistic nuances in the fields of Japanese religious and cultural history.
JAPAN 282B.
Seminar: Topics of Japanese Art
(4)
WATTLES
Prerequisite: Graduate standing.
Studies in Japanese art in a comparative context. Topics vary, but emphasis is usually on the various relationships to global movements. Requires weekly readings, discussion, frequent presentations, and the writing of a well-developed research paper.
JAPAN 283.
Special Readings in Prewar Japanese Texts
(4)
STAFF
Prerequisite: Graduate standing.
Reviews Bungo, followed by readings in the classical, medieval, early modern, and Meiji texts.
JAPAN 287.
Readings with Japanese Scholars
(4)
STAFF
Enrollment Comments: Misc: May be repeated for credit.
A reading and discussion seminar in Japanese led by a visiting scholar from Japan. Will introduce Japanese scholarship on a specific chosen theme.
JAPAN 287J.
Reinventing "Japan" Colloquium
(1-2)
MCDONALD , FRUHSTUCK
Prerequisite: Graduate Standing
Recommended Preparation: Specialization in the study of Japan
This year-long interdisciplinary colloquium brings together graduate students who study Japanese history and culture. It introduces current scholarship on Japan via readings, discussions and presentations by visiting scholars, UCSB scholars and graduate students. The colloquium meets bi- weekly. Students will prepare readings for discussion, write on seminar-length paper and present their paper to the colloquium once during the year.
JAPAN 292AAZZ.
Special Topics
(4)
STAFF
Repeat Comments: Topics vary; may be repeated for credit.
Seminar in special areas of interest in Japanese cultural studies. Specific course titles and topics to be announced by the department each quarter offered. Course content will vary.
JAPAN 501.
Apprentice Teaching
(2-4)
Prerequisite: Graduate standing and consent of instructor. Employment in this department teaching assistant or linguistic informant.
Enrollment Comments: These units do not count toward the graduate degree.
This course consists of supervised teaching practice in japanese language.
JAPAN 596.
Directed Reading and Research
(2-4)
Prerequisite: Graduate standing.
Enrollment Comments: Letter grade; minimum of two units per quarter.
Individual tutorial. A written proposal for each tutorial must be approved by department chair and filed with graduate division.
JAPAN 597.
Preparation for Comprehensive Examinations
(1-6)
Prerequisite: Consent of graduate adviser.
Enrollment Comments: No unit credit allowed toward degree.
Study for master's comprehensive examinations and Ph.D examinations.
JAPAN 598.
Master's Thesis Research and Preparation
(1-6)
Prerequisite: Graduate standing.
For research underlying the thesis writing the thesis. Instructor should bethe chair of the student's thesis committee.
JAPAN 599.
Ph.D. Dissertation Preparation
(1-12)
STAFF
Repeat Comments: May be repeated as necessary for completion of dissertation.
Terminal preparation of the dissertation.
Lower Division
JAPANW 5. Second-Year Japanese
(5)
STAFF
Prerequisite: Japanese 4 with grade C or better, or equivalent
Enrollment Comments: JAPAN W 5 is the online version of JAPAN 5.
Continuation of Japanese 4.
JAPANW 6. Second-Year Japanese
(5)
STAFF
Prerequisite: Japanese 5 with grade C or better, or equivalent
Enrollment Comments: JAPAN W 6 is the online version of JAPAN 6.
Continuation of Japanese 5.
Upper Division
JAPANW 120A.
Third-Year Japanese I
(4)
STAFF
Prerequisite: Japanese 6 with grade C or better, or equivalent
Enrollment Comments: JAPANW 120A is the online version of JAPAN 120A.
Develops an intermediate to advanced level of aural-oral skills to carry on conversations on diverse topics with linguistic accuracy and cultural appropriateness, reading skills to comprehend authentic materials, and writing skills with grammatical accuracy and an increasing number of Kanji.
JAPANW 120B.
Third-Year Japanese II
(4)
STAFF
Prerequisite: Japanese 120A with grade C or better, or equivalent
Enrollment Comments: JAPANW 120B is the online version of JAPAN 120B.
Continuation of Japanese 120A.
JAPANW 120C.
Third-Year Japanese III
(4)
STAFF
Prerequisite: Japanese 120B with grade C or better, or equivalent
Enrollment Comments: JAPANW 120C is the online version of JAPAN 120C.
Continuation of Japanese 120B.
Lower Division
KOR 1. First Year Korean
(5)
STAFF
Enrollment Comments: No credit can be earned if more advanced credit in the language has already been awarded.
The beginning course in Korean. The student acquires a basic knowledge of the grammar, a limited general vocabulary, correct pronunciation, and an ability to read and understand simple texts. Weekly laboratory assignments support and enhance classroom learning.
KOR 2. First Year Korean
(5)
STAFF
Prerequisite: Korean 1.
Enrollment Comments: No credit can be earned if more advanced credit in the language has already been awarded
Continuation of Korean 1.
KOR 3. First Year Korean
(5)
STAFF
Prerequisite: Korean 1, 2.
Enrollment Comments: No credit can be earned if more advanced credit in the language has already been awarded.
Continuation of Korean 2.
KOR 4. Second Year Korean
(5)
STAFF
Prerequisite: Korean 1, 2, 3.
Enrollment Comments: No credit can be earned if more advanced credit in the language has already been awarded.
Continuation of Korean 3.
KOR 5. Second Year Korean
(5)
STAFF
Prerequisite: Korean 1, 2, 3, 4.
Enrollment Comments: No credit can be earned if more advanced credit in the language has already been awarded.
Continuation of Korean 4.
KOR 6. Second Year Korean
(5)
STAFF
Prerequisite: Korean 1, 2, 3, 4, 5.
Enrollment Comments: No credit can be earned if more advanced credit in the language has already been awarded.
Continuation of Korean 5.
KOR 20. The New Korean Wave
(4)
PAI
Prerequisite: none
Surveys the major social, economic, and cultural impact of the globalization, and consumption of Korean popular cultural exports and music genres. Adopting a case study approach, the lectures will analyze history of K-pop, its stars, fandom, entertainment industry and media induced tourism.
KOR 60. Topics in Korean Television: Drama and Social Reality
(4)
STAFF
Inquiry into major topics in Korean history/society reflected in subjects, plots and characters featured in the most popular television dramas. Analyzes mythical heroes, tragic queens, themes of class stratification, family gender roles, marriage customs, corruption, consumerism, and urban life-styles.
KOR 75. Introduction to Popular Culture in Korean Film
(4)
STAFF
Surveys the historical and anthropological backgrounds behind the popular Korean media industry focusing on Korean blockbusters that have made a major impact in world cinema.
Upper Division
KOR 113.
Korean Literature Survey
(4)
PAI
Prerequisite: upper division standing
Introduces Korea's award winning authors from the 17th century romance to contemporary period women's literature. Topics include class stratification in Yangban society, Japanese occupation, the Korean War, the politics of division, urbanization, prostitution, and alienation.
KOR 120.
The New Korean Wave
(4)
STAFF
Prerequisite: Upper-division standing
Surveys the major social and cultural trends related to globalization and consumption of Korean pop icons. Adopting a case study and interactive approach using video and social media, topics will analyze idol culture, dramas, fashion, music, and celebrity induced tourism.
KOR 139.
Contemporary Korean Cinema
(4)
STAFF
Prerequisite: Upper-division standing
Explores a range of contemporary South Korean films. Different genres and major directors are studied against the backdrop of the nation's dramatic socio-political changes, with particular emphasis on such issues as youth culture, violence, gender, subjection, and nationhood.
KOR 142.
Introduction to Popular Korean Melodrama
(4)
STAFF
Prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
A literary survey of popular TV broadcasts focusing on historical dramas, romance, and melodrama based on screenplays, their readings, and translations. Designed for the advanced student interested in how to write scenarios, analyze plots, themes, and characters.
KOR 152.
Cultures of Protest in South Korea
(4)
HWANG
Prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
This course engages with diverse media-literature, music, film, digital media-to explore how culture is mobilized as an active site of protest in South Korea. All reading, viewing, and listening material will be available in English translation.
KOR 175.
Introduction to Popular Culture in Korean Film and TV Dramas
(4)
PAI
Prerequisite: upper division standing
A survey of popular Korean cinema from 1990s to present. Focuses on a select number of award winning/block buster films by major directors in the most popular genres including War films, Cold-War espionage films, gangster films, and popular TV dramas.
KOR 181AAZZ.
Special Topics in Korean Studies
(4)
STAFF
Prerequisite: Upper Division Standing
Repeat Comments: Can only be repeated with a different letter designation. Students must take a different letter to receive credit.
Special Topics in Korean Studies. Course content varies.
KOR 181KL.
Staging "Korean" Landscapes and Cultural Tourism
KOR 185.
Korean Heritage: Management and Development
(4)
STAFF
Prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
Investigates the cultural heritage industry in contemporary South Korea such as national preservation laws, tourist development, and the commercialization of the arts and traditions. Case studies analyze ethnic theme parks, festivals, museums/monuments, commodification of religions, and travel destinations.
KOR 199.
Independent Studies
(1-5)
STAFF
Prerequisite: Upper-division standing; completion of 2 upper-division Korean courses; one of those two courses taken with the instructor for KOR 199; GPA for those two courses 3.5 or higher
Enrollment Comments: Students must have a minimum 3.0 GPA for the preceeding three quarters and are limited to 5 units per quarter and 30 units total in all 98/99/198/199/199AA-ZZ courses combined.
Individual investigations in literary fields.