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East Asian Languages and Cultural Studies

Division of Humanities and Fine Arts
Humanities and Social Sciences 4001
Telephone: (805) 893-5478
Website: www.eastasian.ucsb.edu
Department Chair: Katherine Saltzman-Li

 

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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.
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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 6
Enrollment 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 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 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 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 maybe 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 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.
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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 127C
Enrollment 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 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 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) 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 filmmakers, providing an in-depth analysis of his/her body of work. May include Zhang Yimou, Jia 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 185R, CHIN 185R. 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 292CW. China in the World
CHIN 292ES. Development of East Asian Countries
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.

 
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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.

 
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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 14. Environment and Power in Japan
(4) STAFF
What is the relationship between forms of power and environmental health in Japan? How do traditional values and practices influence contemporary ecologies? Traces the history of environmentalism and applies social science theories to assess contemporary environmental issues in Japan.
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.
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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 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) STAFF
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.