EASIA - East Asian Studies

Important aspects of pre-modern and modern East Asia from a broad interdisciplinary perspective.

An introduction to the East Asian languages and cultures.

Topics may include language and gender, identity, dialects. Lectures in English. Note: Not open to students with credit in CHINA 241. Prerequisite: EASIA 101 and CHINA 102, or consent of Department.

Pre- or co-requisite: JAPAN 201, or consent of Department.

Theoretical and practical approaches to Japanese in real-life communicative situations. Prerequisite: Japan 202 or consent of Department.

Explores indigenous peoples, cultures, and issues of East Asia. No Prerequisites. Taught in English. All readings/viewing in English or with English subtitles.

Survey of the major religious traditions of China, Japan, and Korea.

Survey of the major music traditions of China, Japan, and Korea through an exploration of Silk Road influences on Chinese music and Chinese musical influences on Japanese and Korean Music.

Cultural interactions between China, Japan, and Korea through literature, film and media.

Development of Western influenced popular music in Chinese Speaking East Asia from 1911 to the present day. Prerequisites: EASIA 101, or consent of the department. Taught in English. All readings in English.

Cultural texts and social changes in contemporary China. Prerequisite: EASIA 101 or consent of Department.

Major trends in Chinese literature, art, and other forms of cultural expression, from earliest times to the modern period. Note: Not open to students with credit in CHINA 240. Prerequisite: EASIA 101 or consent of Department.

Cultural representations of gender and sexuality throughout history in the Chinese-speaking world.

Literary and historical perspectives on the elite of pre-modern China. Prerequisite: EASIA 101 or consent of Department.

The development of modernity in modern and contemporary China, Taiwan, and/or Hong Kong and its influence on literature, cinema, visual culture and/or popular culture.

Adaptation, reinvention, and scholarly analysis of premodern East Asian art, literature, and performance.

Classical Chinese Confucian thought and its influence on the later history and culture of China.

Classical Chinese Daoist thought and its influence on the later history and culture of China.

Major trends in Japanese literature, art, and other forms of cultural expression, from earliest times to the modern period. Note: Not open to students with credit in JAPAN 240.

Literature and art of early modern Japan, with attention paid to representations of warriors, women, and the supernatural. Prerequisite: EASIA 101, or consent of the Department.

Cultural texts and social changes in contemporary Japan. Prerequisite: EASIA 101 or consent of Department.

Major trends in Korean literature, art, and other forms of cultural expression, from earliest times to the modern period. Note: Not open to students with credit in KOREA 240.

Survey of the society and culture of modern Korea.

Survey of the society and culture of contemporary Korea.

Exploration of 20 important keywords crucial for understanding Korean culture in an East-Asian context.

Sound system, basic sentence structure, writing system, and language change and variation. Note: Not open to students with credit in CHINA 308. Prerequisites: LING 101 and CHINA 202, or consent of Department.

Issues and methods in Chinese language processing and spoken language comprehension. Prerequisite: LING 101 and CHINA 202, or consent of Department.

A Chinese linguistic course that discusses the linguistic patterns used in interactions in Chinese social institutions, such as legal, medical, and classroom interactions. Lectures in English. Prerequisite: EASIA 101 and CHINA 202 or consent of Department.

Japanese pronunciation and introduction to Japanese sound structure. Prerequisite: JAPAN 202 or consent of Department.

Sound system, parts of speech, basic sentence structure, writing system, and language change and variation. Note: Not open to students with credit in JAPAN 325. Prerequisite: JAPAN 202 and one of EASIA 211, EASIA 316 or LING 101, or consent of Department.

Introduction to social and interactional aspects of the Japanese language. Prerequisite: JAPAN 202 and 3 units from EASIA 211, EASIA 315 or LING 101, or consent of Department.

Introduction to the history of Buddhist art of South and East Asia. Prerequisite: EASIA 101 and 3 units in EASIA at the senior level, or consent of Department.

Note: May be repeated for credit when course content differs. Prerequisite: EASIA 223 or RELIG 240, or consent of Department.

Note: Not open to students with credit in EASIA 323 with the topic Edo and Modern Japan.

Cultural interactions involving China, Japan, and Korea in media in East Asia. Topics may include Singleton and Otaku culture, Asian Martial Arts, Taekwondo, Three Kingdoms, The Great War in East Asia, Judge Dee stories and films, Internet Literature.

A workshop on translating poetry from Chinese, Japanese, or Korean into English. Prerequisite: EASIA 101 and one of CHINA 301, JAPAN 301, or KOREA 301, or consent of Department.

From earliest times through the Qing Dynasty. Note: Not open to students with credit in CHINA 321. Prerequisite: EASIA 101 and 3 units in EASIA at the senior level, or consent of Department.

Readings in translation, with selected original language materials for advanced language students. May be repeated for credit when course content differs. Prerequisite: EASIA 101 and 3 units in EASIA at the senior level, or consent of Department.

Chinese literature of the 20th and 21st centuries. Note: Not open to students with credit in CHINA 322. Prerequisite: EASIA 101 and 3 units in EASIA at the senior level, or consent of Department.

May be repeated for credit when course content differs. Prerequisite: one of EASIA, or consent of Department.

Survey of Japanese anime focused on history of the animation industry in Japan, processes and aesthetics of Japanese animation, anime's role in contemporary Japanese popular culture, and global fandoms of anime. Prerequisite: EASIA 101 or FS 100.

Course on video games originating from Japan and their role within Japanese society, and as a vessel for exporting Japanese popular culture over the last half century. Readings will include current research on Japanese history and popular culture as well as theory of the aesthetics and ludics and video games. Students will play and analyze video games made in Japan.Prerequisite: EASIA 101.

Environmental history and representations of nature and the environment in premodern Chinese literature. Prerequisites: EASIA 101 or 3 units in EASIA at the senior level, or consent of the department.

Selected works by prominent writers from 1868 to the present. Note: Not open to students with credit in JAPAN 322. Prerequisite: EASIA 101 and 3 units in EASIA at the senior level, or consent of Department.

Representations of the supernatural in Japanese literature from the earliest times to the present day. Prerequisites: EASIA 101 and 3 units in EASIA at the senior level, or consent of the Department.

Representations of the supernatural in Chinese literature, from the earliest times to the present. Prerequisites: EASIA 101 and 3 units in EASIA at the senior level, or consent of the department. All readings in English.

The relationship between culture and identity in Taiwan through the study of literature and film in translation. Note: Not open to students with credit in CHINA 351. Prerequisite: EASIA 101 and 3 units in EASIA at the senior level, or consent of Department.

Culture and identity in Hong Kong through the study of literature and film in translation. Prerequisite: EASIA 101 and 3 units in EASIA at the senior level, or consent of Department.

Survey of East Asian cinemas such as those of mainland China, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Japan, and South Korea. Prerequisite: FS 100 or EASIA 101

Note: May be repeated for credit when topics vary. Prerequisite: EASIA 101 and 3 units in EASIA at the senior level, or consent of Department.

From earliest times through the Joseon (Choson) Dynasty. Prerequisite: EASIA 101 and 3 units in EASIA at the senior level, or consent of Department.

Note: Not open to students with credit in EASIA 370 when its topic is Culture Reflected on K-Pop. Prerequisite: EASIA 101 or consent of Department.

The development of art made in and about Korea, from the Three Kingdoms era to the 21st century. Painting, sculpture, architecture, urban design, video art, installation, performance, and photography.

Examination of the political, economic, social, or cultural relationship between Korea and Canada.

Sound system, parts of speech, basic sentence structure, writing system, and language change and variation. Prerequisite: LING 101 and KOREA 202, or consent of Department. Note: Not open to students with credit in KOREA 325.

Introduction to social and cultural aspects of the Korean language. Prerequisite: LING 101 and KOREA 202 or consent of Department.

Discussion of the major linguistic features of the Chinese language. Note: Not open to students with credit in CHINA 408. Prerequisite: CHINA 302 and EASIA 305, or consent of Department.

Discussion and application of the research methods for Chinese linguistics and pedagogy. Prerequisites: CHINA 302 or equivalent and EASIA 305, or consent of Department.

Discussion of the major linguistic features of the Japanese language. Lectures in English. Note: Not open to students with credit in JAPAN 425. Prerequisite: 3 units from EASIA 315, EASIA 316, or EASIA 456, or consent of Department.

Critical reading of Western representations of the East, and Eastern representations of the West. All readings in English. Prerequisite: EASIA 101, or consent of Department. Not to be taken by students with credit in C LIT 426.

Seminar on the crime genre in East Asian cinema, focusing on how it visualizes unseen and illicit networks of interaction in urban spaces in the modern and contemporary metropolises of Japan, South Korea, Hong Kong, Taiwan, and China. Prerequisite: EASIA 101 or FS 100.

May be repeated for credit when course content differs. Prerequisite: 3 units from EASIA 223, EASIA 323, or RELIG 240, or consent of the Department.

Exploration of changing visions of Japanese religions, past and present. Prerequisite: 3 units from EASIA 101, RELIG 103, EASIA 223, RELIG 240, EASIA 325, or RELIG 343, or consent of instructor.

Readings in English of East Asian and Euro-American philosophers and critics. Prerequisite: EASIA 101, or 3 units in literary theory, or consent of Department.

Colonialism, soft power and transnational connections in East Asia through the lens of cultural production. Prerequisite: EASIA 101 and 3 units in EASIA at the senior level, or consent of Department.

May be repeated for credit when course content differs. Prerequisite EASIA 101 and 3 units in EASIA at a senior level, or consent of Department.

The interdisciplinary study of East Asian traditional landscape painting and music through combined research and creative practices. Prerequisites; EASIA 101 and 3 units in EASIA at a senior level, or consent of Department.

The major works of a particular period or aspect of Chinese literature prior to 1900. Note: May be repeated for credit when course content differs. Prerequisite: EASIA 101 and 3 units in EASIA at the senior level, or consent of Department. CHINA 341 recommended.

Addresses material and social aspects of book history in premodern China. Prerequisites: EASIA 101 and 3 units in EASIA at a senior level, or consent of Department. Taught in English. All readings in English.

Emphasis on the production of poetry as a cultural object. Note: Not open to students with credit in CHINA 410. Prerequisite: EASIA 101 and 3 units in EASIA at the senior level, or consent of Department. CHINA 341 recommended.

Analytical readings of premodern fiction written in classical and/or early vernacular Chinese. May be repeated for credit when course content differs. Prerequisite: EASIA 101 and 3 units in EASIA at the senior level and CHINA 341, or consent of the Department.

A crossdisciplinary study of Chinese and Sinophone literary and cinematic texts in English translation. May be repeated for credit when content varies. Prerequisite: EASIA 101 and 3 units in EASIA at the senior level, or consent of Department.

May be repeated for credit when course content differs. May involve discussions in Chinese. Prerequisite: EASIA 101 AND 3 units in EASIA at the senior level, or consent of the Department.

The major works of a particular period or aspect of Japanese literature. Note: May be repeated for credit when course content differs. Prerequisite: EASIA 101 and 3 units in EASIA at the senior level, or consent of Department.

A critically-informed exploration and examination of Japan's greatest literary text and its thousand-year reception history. Not open to students with credit in EASIA 441. Prerequisite: EASIA 101 and 3 units in senior-level EASIA, or consent of Department. Not open to Students with Credits in EASIA 441 When the Topic was 'Tale of Genji'.

Note: Not open to students with credit in JAPAN 416. Prerequisite: EASIA 101 and 3 units in EASIA at the senior level, or consent of Department.

May be repeated for credit when course content differs. Not open to web registration. Prerequisite: EASIA 101 and 3 units in EASIA at the senior level, or consent of Department.

Note: May be repeated for credit when course content differs. Prerequisite: EASIA 101 and 3 units in EASIA at the senior level, or consent of Department.

Readings in Taiwan literature with emphasis on tradition, theme, and technique. Note: May be repeated for credit when course content differs. Prerequisite: EASIA 101 and 3 units in EASIA at the senior level, or consent of Department.

Introduction to linguistic and socio-cultural aspects of the Ryukyus, a past independent kingdom with strong ties to China, more recently subsumed by Japan. Prerequisite: 3 units from EASIA 215 or LING 101 and 3 units from JAPAN 202 or EASIA 211, or consent of Department.

Seminar on the horror genre in Japan since the 1990s. Readings focus on translated writings by prominent Japanese filmmakers, critics, and theorists associated with J-horror, viewings include canonical J-horror films as well as locally influential television and video work, and international horror films that J-horror filmmakers write about. Prerequisite: EASIA 101 or FS 100

Note: May be repeated for credit when course content differs. Prerequisite: EASIA 101 and 3 units in EASIA at the senior level, or consent of Department.

The major works of a particular period or aspect of Korean literature. Note: May be repeated for credit when course content differs. Prerequisite: EASIA 101 and 3 units in EASIA at the senior level, or consent of Department.

Note: Not open to students with credit in EASIA 472 when its topic is Jeong in Korean Lit/Culture. Prerequisite: EASIA 101 or consent of Department.

Analytical readings of premodern Korean fiction. Note: May be repeated for credit when course content differs. Prerequisite: EASIA 101and 3 units in EASIA at the senior level, or consent of Department.

Note: Open to fourth year Honors students only.

Note: Open to fourth year Honors students only.

Discussion of the major linguistic features of the Chinese language. Prerequisite: consent of Department.

Discussion and application of the research methods for Chinese linguistics and pedagogy. Prerequisite: Consent of Department.

Discussion of the major linguistic features of the Japanese language. Lectures in English. Prerequisite: advanced knowledge of Japanese language, a prior linguistics course, and consent of Department.

Readings of East Asian and Euro-American philosophers and critics. Prerequisite: 3 units in literary theory at the 400-level, or equivalent.

Online asynchronous graduate-level research methods course consisting of multiple modules covering the different languages, regions, and disciplines addressed in our graduate program.

Introduction to linguistic and socio-cultural aspects of the Ryukyus, a past independent kingdom with strong ties to China, more recently subsumed by Japan. Prerequisite: JAPAN 301 or equivalent and consent of department.

Discussion and application of the theory and practice of teaching East Asian languages. Lectures in English. Prerequisite: Consent of Department.

An inquiry into the diversity of disciplines used in the study of East Asian literatures and cultures. Prerequisite: Consent of Department.

May be repeated for credit when course content differs. Prerequisite: Consent of Department.

Literary and cultural theory in the twentieth and twenty-first centuries. Prerequisite: consent of Department. Note: This course is equivalent to MLCS 652.