Asian Studies
The University of Texas at Austin
Patrick Olivelle, Chairman
WCH 4.134 A, G9300, 471-5811
1997 Fall Courses


Newly Added Courses (as of July 8, 1997)

Hong Kong, China, and the World
Contemporary China: The People's Republic and Taiwan since 1949


  1. Update to the Course Schedule
    1. CHI 507First-Year Chinese II
  2. Changes From the Course Schedule
  3. Undergraduate Courses in Asian Studies
    1. South Indian Languages
    2. Asian-American Experience
    3. World Philosophy
    4. History of East Asia to 1800
    5. Introduction to the Study of Religion
    6. China
    7. Introduction to Traditional Music in World Cultures
    8. Introduction to the History of India
    9. Introduction to Modern South Asian Literature in Translation
    10. Politics in Japan
    11. Politics in China
    12. History of Hindu Religious Traditions
    13. Modern China
    14. Japan Since 1945
    15. History of India before 1750: Muslim India
    16. Government and Politics of South Asia
    17. Popular Iranian Rituals and Traditions
    18. Modern Chinese Literature in Translation
    19. Cultures of Southeast Asia
    20. Gandhi and Gandhism
    21. Modern Japanese Literature in Translation
    22. America and Prison Writing
    23. South Indian Culture and Dravidian Origins
    24. Korean Culture
    25. The Cultural Meanings of Hijab (Veiling) in the Muslim World
    26. Indian Philosophies
    27. Japanese Religion and Society
    28. Age of Empires: Indian Art From 600-1200 C.E.
    29. Divinities, Demons, and Social Designs: The Anthropology of Religion in East Asia
    30. "The Construction of Asia in Modern Western Thought"
    31. Historiography in Premodern India
    32. Global Social Theory
    33. Political Economics of International Communication
    34. The Great Game
    35. International Political Economy
    36. Geography of Tibet & Mongolia: Issues in Area Studies
    37. Japan Since 1945
    38. Investigating the Art and Archaeology of Buddhist Pilgrimage Sites
    39. European Imperialism: British Empire (Asia, the Middle East, and Africa)
    40. Seminar in Translation: English/Chinese/Japanese
    41. Indo-European Culture and Religion
  4. Language Courses
    1. Chinese Language
      1. Accelerated First-Year Chinese
      2. First-year Chinese I
      3. Second-year Chinese I
      4. Second-year Chinese II
      5. Readings in Modern Chinese I
      6. Introduction to Classical Chinese
      7. Advanced Readings in Chinese I
      8. Seminar in Translation: Chinese/English
    2. Hindi Language
      1. First-year Hindi I
      2. Second-year Hindi I
      3. Introduction to Modern South Asian Literature in Translation
      4. Advanced Reading in Hindi-Urdu
    3. Japanese Language
      1. First-Year Japanese I
      2. Second-Year Japanese I
      3. Second-Year Japanese II
      4. Readings in Modern Japanese I
      5. Advanced Conversation I
      6. Advanced Readings in Modern Japanese I
      7. Readings in Social Sciences
      8. Modern Japanese Literature in Translation
      9. Seminar in Translation: Japanese/English
    4. Korean Language
      1. First-year Korean I
      2. Second-year Korean I
    5. Malayalam Language
      1. First-year Malayalam I
      2. Second-year Malayalam I
      3. Topics in Malayalam Studies
    6. Sanskrit Language
      1. First-year Sanskrit I
      2. Second-year Sanskrit I
      3. Advanced Readings in Sanskrit
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