ANS 301M AMS 315 Vaidhyanathan
unique # 26060
TTH 330 - 500P BEN 130
This course uses multi-disciplinary approaches to explore the ways in which communities descended from Asian families have changed American culture and have in turn been changed by their experiences in the United States. It will examine a wide range of peoples, including but not limited to Vietnamese, Chinese, Indian, Pakistani, Filipino, Japanese, Laotian and Korean immigrants. We will question some widely held assumptions about American historiography, demography, economics, media representations, literature and religion. The class will ask the following questions and answer them in a series of 1,000-word essays:
Purpose: Why should this university offer an Asian-American studies class or program? Considering that Asia is a very large continent, comprising lands and peoples from Turkey to Singapore, Saudi Arabia to Korea, what is an "Asian-American" anyway? Why should we assume that people from Manila have anything in common with people from Seoul? How should this course at UT differ from one at UCLA?
History: How have Asian cultures changed America? To what extent has the history of Asian Americans been ignored in standard American history surveys? What should be included?
Sociology and Demography: What is race? What is ethnicity? What difference do they make? Are broad classifications useful, or even possible?
Economics: Can the United States afford its current rate of immigration? Can it afford to reduce it?
Media Representations: How have newspapers, magazines, films and television shows changed in the ways they portray Asians and Asian Americans? Are they more accurate now, or just nicer? Do these images influence cultural attitudes or merely reflect them?
Literature: How does a novel portray experiences in ways no other form of communication can? How can cultural assumptions about the author or her intended audience shape how we read a novel?
Religion: What sorts of compromises have practitioners of Buddhism, Hinduism, Islam and the multitude of other religions from Asia had to make when operating in this country? How have these religions been co-opted or corrupted by cults or those who would "exoticize" them.
By the end of this class, each student should have written and submitted 24 pages; four pages on six of these issues.
This course contains a substantial writing component and fulfills part of the basic education requirement in writing.
Text(s)
Takaki, Strangers from a Different Shore
Hagedorn, ed., Charlie Chan is Dead: An Anthology of Contemporary Asian American Fiction
ANS 301M Napier
unique # 26065
MWF 1000 - 1100 BUR 108
This course introduces Japanese culture from the traditional to the contemporary, beginning with the classical romance The Tale of the Genji and ending with the recent dystopian animated fantasy Akira. We will cover three important periods of Japanese history: Heian, Tokugawa, and contemporary from the point of view of literature, art, and (in the contemporary period) film. By using culture as a focus, we will explore such enduring Japanese values as the samurai ethic, the culture of play, aestheticism, and materialism. We will also try to answer some of the questions presented by the enigma of Japanese power today: Why is Japan the only non-Western power to have successfully modernized? What does it mean to be a "Modern Japanese?" And finally, what is Japan's role in today's world?
Grading:
Mid-term exam (25%)
Two 4-6 page papers (25%)
Final exam (50%)
Texts:
Seidensticker, The Tale of the Genji
Donald Keene, Essays in Idleness
Howard Hibbett, The Floating World in Japanese Fiction
Donald Keene, Chushingura
Natsume Soseki, Kokoro
Howard Hibbett, Contemporary Japanese Literature
Merry White, The Material Child
Kensaburo Oe, A Personal Matter
Akira (Comic Book)
ANS 301M Ryang
unique# 26070
MWF 900 - 1000 WAG 420
This course provides an opportunity to learn about Korean history and culture. It first examines a broad outline of Korean history and explores competing interpretations and explanations of Korean history and culture. It then explores some major topics of Korean history and culture with their reference to the social, intellectual, religious and literary sources of Korea.
Objectives: This course is not only to enhance the general knowledge of Korean culture and history, but deepen some intellectual depth of the major issues of Korean history so that the students can develop some critical understandings. It also aims to help students cultivate some skills, sensitivity and perception in understanding the Korean society, and its transformation. These objectives are pursued through assigned reading, lecture, video presentation, class discussion and individual presentation.
Grading Policies: Three examinations each contribute 20% of the semester average for the course. These examinations are comprised primarily (i.e. about 2/3) of essay coupled by identification questions. The remaining 40% of the semester average is based on participation in class discussion, term paper, and final examination. Each student has the option of writing two book reviews in lieu of writing the term paper.
Readings:
The following books will be read and they are available as paperback for purchase.
Carter J. Eckert, et al., Korean Old and New: A History, Seoul: Ilchogak publishers, 1990 (ISBN:0-96227713-0-19)
Peter H. Lee, et al., Sources of Korean Tradition, vol. 1. New York City: Columbia University Press, 1996 .
Hagen Koo, ed., State and Society in Contemporary Korea, Ithaca: Cornell University press, 1993 (ISBN: 0-8014-8106-6).
Nicholas Eberstadt, Toward Korean Unification, 1997
Roger L. Janelli with Dawnhee, Making Capitalism: The Social and Cultural Construction of a South Korean Conglomerate, Stanford: Stanford university press, 1993 (ISBN: 0-8047-2524-1).
ANS 301R HIS 305L Burns
unique # 26075
TTH 1230 - 200P UTC 3.110
This course will be a topical survey focusing on the cultures of China and Japan, with a lesser emphasis on Korea. Topics to be examined include the impact of Western imperialism upon these cultures, the process and consequences of modernization and modernity, the rise of socialism, communism, and militarism, the road toward World War II, and its aftermath, and the social and political transformation in the post-war period.
Grading:
Three test (25% each) (75%)
Map quiz (5%)
Interpretive essay (5-6 pages) (20%)
Texts:
Schirokauer, A Brief History of Chinese and Japanese Civilizations
Gao, Yu, Born Red
Ooka, Shohai, Fires on the Plain
Lu, Hsun Ah Q and Others
Kajiyama, Toshiyuki The Clan Records
Takashi, Nagatsuka The Soil
ANS 301R / RS 311 / HIS 306N Schopen
unique# 26080
TTH 930 - 1100 ART 1.120
To be posted
ANS 302K Gentes
unique # 26085
TTH 200 - 330P WAG 420
The course is an introduction to Indian civilization with an emphasis on contemporary regions and socio-political issues in development of the modern state of India, and an overview of religious traditions and their arts, literature and festivals. Traditions to be covered are forms of Hinduism, Buddhism and Islam. Finally we will look at the state of Kerala and a view of its society through contemporary literature. No prior knowledge of or experience with India is assumed.
Texts:
Johnson, Gordon, A Cultural Atlas of India
Narayan, R.K,. Gods, Demons, and Others
Zacharia Paul, Bhaskara Pattelar and Other Stories
Grading:
Map (20%)
3 tests (20% each)
Several Short Writing Assignments ( 20%)
ANS 321M GOV 321M Maclachlan
unique # 26105
TTH 1100-1230 PM BUR 130
This course is designed to introduce upper level undergraduates to the domestic politics of postwar Japan. Lectures will focus on such topics as the impact of the Allied Occupation on the development of postwar political institutions, the government-business relationship, the electoral and political party systems, citizen participation in politics, political corruption and the prospects for reform, and the domestic determinants of foreign policy. All topics will be addressed from a comparative perspective.
Grade distribution:
--Book review: 20%
--Mid-term or Short paper: 35%
--Final exam: 45%
Texts:
--S. Reed, Making Common Sense of Japan (Pittsburgh: Pittsburgh University Press, 1993)
--C. Johnson, MITI and the Japanese Miracle (Stanford: Stanford University Press, 1982)
--Gary and Yasunori Sone, eds., Political Dynamics in Contemporary Japan (Ithaca: Cornell University Press, 1993)
--Gary Allinson, Japan's Postwar History (Ithaca: Cornell University Press, 1997)
--Gerald Curtis, The Japanese Way of Politics (NY: Columbia University Press, 1988).
Prerequisites:
Upper-division standing required. 6 semester hours of lower division government.
ANS 322M GOV 322M Bennett
unique # 26100
TTH 930-1100 AM BUR 228
For students with no background in Asian government or a China background only or a Comparative Politics background only. A flexible paper project allows you to build on the preparation you bring.
Content:
Survey of political culture and evolving political institutions in the People's Republic since its beginning in 1949. A very good text focusing on national level institutions is supplemented with material on the Chinese revolution, social structure, and local politics from the provinces (many more populous than most countries) down.
Foreign policy is covered more thoroughly in GOV 338K, Introducing the Asian Region (Maclachlan) and GOV 338L, Asia's Four Powers (Bennett). In Spring '98 GOV 365N, America, Australia, and the Pacific Rim (Visiting Prof. Ross Terrill) is sponsored by UT's Center for Australian Studies (471-8869; www.utexas.edu/depts/cas/).
Required text and other materials:
Kenneth Lieberthal, Governing China (1995)
Photocopied materials
Evaluation:
Seven written exercises, 1 - 3 pages each, analyzing problems related to reading assignments (60%)
10-page paper in three stages: proposal for comments and suggestions, mature draft for comments and suggestions, and final paper for a grade (40%)
No hour exams or final exam. Semester-end quiz for course "A" rewards class participation.
ANS 340 R S 361 Ohnuma
unique # 26115
MWF 1100 - 1200 GRG 424
This course will focus on the Indian Buddhist tradition (from its beginnings in the 6th c. B.C.E. through its demise in roughly the 12th c. C.E.), as seen through the prism of its narrative literature--stories folktales, legends, and myths. Although Indian Buddhist history, doctrine, and philosophy will be covered to the extent necessary to contextualize the material, our main focus will be on the persistent religious themes and concerns embodied throughout Indian Buddhism's rich tradition of stories. Readings will include some secondary sources on Buddhist history and doctrine but will focus mainly on primary sources translated from Pali and Sanskrit-- especially the life-story of the Buddha, stories of the Buddha's previous lives, the life-stories of monks and nuns, stories involving the monastic order and its relations with the laity, and Mahayana stories involving multiple Buddhas and celestial Bodhisattvas.
In addition to acquiring a basic understanding of the Indian Buddhist tradition by means of its narrative literature, we will also address some questions pertaining to the nature of religious narrative itself: How and why are religious and ethical values so often conveyed through the medium of stories? What role do mythological and legendary traditions play in the formation and identity of a religious tradition? Do religious stories reflect ambiguities or tension which are suppressed in the tradition's doctrinal and philosophical literature?
This is a substantial writing component course
Text(s)
Alain Danielou, Manimekhalai (The Dancer with the Magic Bowl)
Peter Khoroche, Once the Buddha was a Monkey: Arya Sura's Jatakamala
Michael Hahn, Joy For the World (Canragominis Lokanandanataka)
Leon Hurvitz, Scripture of the Lotus Blossom of the Fine Dharma (The Lotus Sutra)
Grading
Attendance - Obligatory
Attendance Participation (30%)
Quizzes (two) (5% each)
Paper (four 4-5 pages) (15% each)
ANS 340 R S 361 HIS 366N ANT 324L
unique # 26120 Lariviere
TTH 1230 - 200P PAR 201
This course will focus on the major doctrines, practices, and institutions which shaped the historical development of the cluster of religious traditions we today call "Hinduism," and which provide the keys to our understanding of those traditions.
The major concern of this course will be to discover how religions interact with other elements of culture and society, how religions adapt to and often provide the catalyst for social and cultural change, and the role religions play in the formation of "worlds", which provide frameworks for our understanding of ourselves and our universe. Hinduism, therefore, will be a case study to help us understand the function of religion in human society and in human history.
Text(s)
Thomas Hopkins, The Hindu Religious Tradition
Diana Eck, Darsan: Seeing the Divine Image in India
John Hawley and Mark Juergensmeyer, Songs of the Saints of India
Photocopied Packet
Grading
Attendance - obligatory
Exams - mid-term (30%) and final (45%)
Quizzes - two (5% each)
Paper - two pages (15%)
Class participation (5%)
Prerequisites
Upper-division standing required
ANS 340K Zanasi
unique# 26125
MWF 1200 - 100P GAR 111
This upper-division lecture-and-discussion course examines the history of China, the world's oldest continuous civilization, from its beginnings around 1750 B.C. down to 1800 A.D. It is organized around the problem of "periodization" -- how to carve up these 3550 years of history into a few manageable, but meaningful, periods. The course is divided into five chronological parts. It tries to present, on the one hand, a broad chronological survey of Chinese history through the ages and, on the other, a systematic analysis of the polity (or state structure), society, economy, and ideology (or thought) of China at three widely-separated points in time, specifically, ca. 1000 BC, 100 AD, and 1587 AD.
Texts:
John K. Fairbank and Edwin O. Reischauer, China: Tradition and Transformation, rev. ed.
John E. Wills, Jr., Mountain of Fame: Portraits in Chinese History
Ray Huang, 1587, A Year of No Significance: The Ming Dynasty in Decline
A packet of photocopied materials.
Grading:
Map assignment and three 20-minute quizzes (30%)
Four-page take-home mid-term (20%)
Eight to ten page term paper (30%)
Four-page take-home final exam (20%)
Please see the instructor's Web Page related to this course
ANS 341M HIS 341M Burns
unique # 26130
TTH 330 - 500 PM UTC 1.146
ANS 346D HIS 346D Talbot
unique # 26135
MWF 100 - 200P UTC 3.124
This course covers the history and culture of South Asia from approximately 500 to 1550. It will emphasize the dynamic aspects of middle-period India, as regional states and cultures emerged throughout the subcontinent and Indic and Islamic peoples came into contact. Topics to be examined include the structure of early medieval Indian states, the literature and art of devotional Hinduism (bhakti), the role of Hindu temples in medieval society, variations in the development of regional cultures, international trade in the Indian Ocean, and the growing impact of Islamic polities and culture in the era of the Delhi Sultanate.
In addition to a textbook that looks at overall trends, students will be required to read translations of original sources from the period. There will be two examinations (a mid-term and a final) consisting solely of essay questions. Students will also be required to write two short interpretive papers (4-5 pp. each) on the assigned readings OR write one longer paper (8-10 pp.) on a topic that is approved by the instructor.
Prerequisite: Upper-division standing or consent of instructor.
Texts: To Be Announced
Grading:
2 Short Papers (4-5 pp. each)/ = 45% (22.5% each)
or 1 Long Paper (8-10 pp.)
Mid-term exam = 25%
Final exam = 30%
ANS 346N HIS 346N Minault
unique # 26140
MWF 1000-1100 AM GAR 109
This course will deal with the history, culture, and politics of India during the periods of British rule, the nationalist movement, and independence. We will pay special attention to cultural and educational movements, the interaction of religion and politics, and to the career of Mahatma Gandhi. Recent developments in India and Pakistan will be covered, to the degree possible, towards the end of the course.
Requirements include the textbook readings, two or three map assignments, two book reports on a selection of modern Indian novels, a mid-term exam, and a final exam.
Texts:
S. Wolpert, A New History of India, 5th edition
S. Hay, ed., Sources of Indian Tradition, II, revised edition
T. Metcalf, ed., Modern India: an interpretive Anthology
Z. Masani, Indian Tales of the Raj
A selection of Indian novels, including S. Rushdies' Midnight's Children, or The Moor's Last Sigh
Grading:
Class participation (25%)
Mid term exam (25%)
Final Exam (25%)
ANS 361 meets with GOV 365N Terrill
unique # 26145
TTH 930 - 1100 RLM 7.124
This course deals with post-Cold War evolution of foreign and security relations in the fast-developing Asia-Pacific region. It will give special emphasis to American and Australian foreign and security policies toward the region, most especially toward China, and it will also deal at some length with important region-wide organizations such as Asia Pacific Economic Forum (APEC), the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), and the recently revised US-Japan Defense Treaty. The course is particularly suited to students contemplating jobs that deal with the Asia-Pacific region and to those who are considering exchange studies in Australian or other universities in the region.
Readings:
Approximately five books and collections of articles, plus regular reading of newspaper and periodical literature on the Asia-Pacific region. One text will probably be Michael Mandelbaum, ed., The Strategic Quadrangle, and another will probably be Robert Ross, ed., East Asia in Transition.
Requirements:
At least one paper and probably two hour examinations (Prof. Terrill is currently in China and should not be held to this statement.)
ANS 361 Carroll
unique# 26150
TTH 330 - 500p PAR 1
This upper-level reading, writing and discussion course analyzes Sino-foreign cooperative efforts from the Qing Dynasty until the recent past, with emphasis on economic and cultural relations. We will examine the distinguishing characteristics of bilateral exchanges between China and the United States, Japan, the Soviet Union, and the Western European nations, how these were related to developments in Chinese history, and what implications they have for China today. Topics include: patterns of intellectual exchange and economic interaction; revolutionary and counter-revolutionary models of cooperation; alliances and ambivalent partnerships; and cultural exchanges. The theme of the course is China's evolving role in international cultural, economic, and scholarly life.
Texts
Johnathon D. Spence, To Change China: Western Advisors in China
Jacques Gernet, China and the Christian Impact
John K. Fairbank and Ernest May, eds., America's China Trade in Historical Perspective
Akira Iriye, China and Japan in the Global Setting
Michael H. Hunt, The Making of a Special Relationship: The United States and China To 1914
William C. Kirby, Germany and the Republican China
Stephan MacKinnin, ed., China Reporting
Jim Mann, Beijing Jeep
V. Vishnyakova-Akimova, Two Years in Revolutionary China
Sourcebook and reserve materials
Prerequisite:
Upper-division standing required
Requirements:
Mandatory attendance and participation (20%)
Weekly writing exercises and in-class presentations (20%)
Mid-term paper (20%) 5-7 pages
Research paper on a relevant topic of the student's choice, subject to instructor's approval (40%) 15-20 pgs.
ANS 361 HIS 350L Zanasi
unique # 26155
MW 300-430P MEZ 202
Once heralded as the beginning of a new and better form of human society, Mao Zedong's "Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution" of 1966-1976 was later condemned by his successor as a tragic and bloody mistake. This seminar seeks a more nuanced understanding of this tumultuous episode and its impact on Chinese history through readings that include not only studies by historians and social scientists, but also Red Guard memories, press reports, short stories, videos, writings and speeches of the Chairman himself.
Requirements:
Please see the instructor's Web Page related to this courseThere will be a short mid-term essay (approximately 5 pages) and a final paper of no more than 10 pages. Students are also required to participate in class discussion and give short oral presentations of the readings. Grading is as follows: mid-term essay (15%), final paper (25%) and class participation (30%). I will probably ask you to re-write the mid -term essay, but not the final paper. The final paper is due on the day scheduled for our final exam. Regular attendance is expected and will be considered in grading.
Readings:
Gao Yuan, Born Red.
Anita Chan, Children of Mao.
Edward Rice, Mao's Way.
William Hinton, Turning Point in China.
Mao Zedong, Quotations from Chairman Mao Tsetung.
Benjamin Schwartz, "Modernization and the Maoist Vision: Some Reflections on Chinese Communist Goals" in Communism and China, pp. 162-185
Stuart Schram (ed.), Chairman Mao Talks to the People.
Maurice Meisner, Mao's China and After, pp. 2257-306
Orville Schell, Mandate of Heaven.
Ma Bo, Red Blood Sunset.
ANS 361 Carroll
unique# 26160
TTH 1230 - 200P RAS 211B
This upper-level reading, writing and discussion course explores one of the great historic migrations in modern times, Chinese emigration from the sixteenth century to the present, with primary emphasis on the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. We will look at how emigration was related to the conditions of late-imperial Chinese society; the "push" and "pull" forces that drove Chinese to move from their homeland and seek opportunities overseas; how Chinese interacted with native peoples and Western colonists in the European empires of Southeast Asia; how they developed their economic roles in host societies; how acculturation and conflict helped shaped their identities; and the implications of this migration for modern Asian and world history. Finally, the experience of Chinese emigrants to North America will be placed in a world context. Readings will emphasize the analysis of primary sources in English.
Texts:
Lynn Pan, Sons of the Yellow Emperor: The Story of the Overseas Chinese
Susan Naquin and Evelyn Rawski, Chinese Society in the Eighteenth Century
Amy Tan, The Joy Luck Club
Tu Wei-ming, ed., The Living Tree: The Changing Meaning of Being Chinese Today
Wang Gungwu, China and the Overseas Chinese
Zhou Min, Chinatown: The Socioeconomic Potential of an Urban Enclave
Sourcebook and reserve readings
Prerequisite:
Upper-division standing required
Requirements:
Mandatory attendance and participation (20%)
Weekly writing exercises in class presentations (20%)
Mid-term paper (20%) 5-7 pp.
Research paper on a relevant topic of the student's choice, subject to instructor's approval (40%) 15-20pp.
ANS 361 Trinque
unique # 26165
MWF 1100-1200 pm RAS 213
This course is an introduction to the economy of modern India. The course is organized around the question of the sustainability of the growth process presently underway in India. A survey of important elements in India's history and of relevant economic principles provides a context for discussion of the opportunities, conflicts, and policies that have shaped India's economy since Independence. The differential impacts of economic growth are examined, as are the resulting tensions compromising the major economic issues confronting the people of India. Among the topics that may be addressed are modernization of agriculture, urbanization, persistent poverty and the expanding "consumer class", the condition and status of women, investment patterns and economic productivity, human capital and labor mobility, environmental degradation and protection, and the position of India in the world economy. Throughout the course, attention is given to generalizations that may be drawn from India's experience regarding the process of economic growth.
Textbook/Readings: TBA
Work/Grading: The quality of the learning experience in this course hinges on the student's commitment to extensive reading and participation in class discussions. This course is certified as having a substantial writing component. Each student will submit a report of between four and six pages (approximately 1000 to 1500 words) on an item from the reading list. A term paper is required, also, a preliminary draft of which (six page minimum) will be due around the middle of the semester. The final draft of the term paper (twelve to fifteen pages) will be due at the last class meeting. There will be a single essay exam at the end of the semester.
Class participation (including attendance): 5%
Preliminary draft of term paper: 20%
Final draft of term paper: 30 %
Brief report: 10%
Final exam: 35%
ANS 361 meets with GOV 365L Maclachlan
unique #26170
TTH 330 - 500P BAT 104
This introductory course will explore the postwar international relations of East and Southeast Asia. Particular attention will be devoted to postwar economic and security issues, the changing political landscape of the post-Cold War period, and to the development and functions of regional institutions. The course will be instructed around four themes: 1) the impact of "Asian values" on the international relations of the region; 2) the definition of "security" in the post-Cold War era; 3) the juxtaposition of domestic and international politics in Asia; and 4) the opportunities and constraints confronting regional institution-building and integration.
Grade distribution:
--Class discussion: 10%
--Midterm exam: 25%
--Short research paper: 30%
--Final exam: 35%
Texts:
Peter J. Katzenstein and Takashi Shiraishi, eds., Network Power: Japan and Asia (Ithaca: Cornell University Press, 1997).
Andrew Mack and John Ravenhill, eds., Pacific Cooperation: Building Economic and Security Regimes in the Asia Pacific Region (Boulder: Westview, 1995).
Yoichi Funabashi, Asia-Pacific Fusion (Washington, D.C.: Institute for International Economics, 1995).
ANS 361 ANS 380T MES 322K RTF 345
unique # 26180 Downing
TTH 330 - 500P CMA A3.120
T 500 - 730P CMA A3.120
This course is designed to introduce you to the cinematic work of a number of Asian and "Mid-Eastern" film artists. It is too much dependent upon the vagaries of which films are available in the United States, and subtitled, to be able to claim to be a full survey course. It is also a selection from some of the more notable films made (although the picture quality may be inferior in the case of some older movies): the generality of films made in the "Third World" is no more stimulating, probably, than the generality of Hollywood TV films. But it is hoped that the course will serve to open your eyes and to wet your appetite.
The basic intention behind this introduction is to enable you to begin to see present-day global society, and the historical forces which have helped to shape it in its current form, through the eyes of "Third World' artists. Those of us who have spent our lives in the USA or other western countries, have been exposed to totally different images of and discourses about the "Third World" to those which generally circulate in the nations which make up three quarters of humanity. Not only are the perceptions different, but the filmic methods and styles in which those perceptions are organized are quite often very different to Hollywood's.
The course is intensive in terms of reading and writing assignments. Eighty- five percent of the grade will come from 13 single-spaced papers, and the 15 percent of the grade will be based on the final paper.
Prerequisites:
Consent of the instructor. The following coursework with a grade of at least C: RTF 305, 317, 318, and 3 additional semester hours in lower division RTF coursework.
Consent Requirements/ Preferences:
Request as a choice on consent card only.
First Class Day Policy
Students must attend the first class day or make prior arrangements with the instructor.
ANS 361 Slawek
unique # 26190
TTH 930 - 1100 MRH 2 .604
This course will comprise a broad introduction to the folk, popular, sacred and classical traditions in the music culture of India. Particular emphasis will be placed on the art musics of North and South India. These will be studied both as systems with their own principles of internal organization and as traditions in interaction with each other, with other folk and popular traditions in India, and with musics elsewhere in the world. In doing so, we will resort to models and theories drawn from the field of ethnomusicology to further our insights into the dynamics of these traditions. In addition to lectures, class time will also include demonstrations of instrumental performance, extended guided listening sessions, and the presentation of film and video recordings.
Requirements for the course are in accordance with University guidelines for courses intended to satisfy the undergraduate "writing course" requirement. Students will be assigned three different writing exercises: a book review (4 pages), a short essay (4 pages), and a term paper (8 pages). All writing assignments will be evaluated and returned to you as promptly as possible. Writing assignments that require major corrections must be revised and resubmitted. Failure to do so will result in an incomplete in the course. Course requirements beyond the writing exercises and assigned reading and listening, will include two short quizzes, a mid-term examination and a comprehensive final examination.
This is a substantial writing component course.
Texts:
Bonnie Wade, Music in India: The Classical Traditions
Daniel M. Neuman, The Life of Music in North India
Additional readings and listening assignments will be placed on reserve in the Fine Arts Library.
Grading:
Mid-term exam (25%)
Final exam (35%)
Book review (10%)
Short essay (10%)
Term paper (20%)
Prerequisites:
MUS 303M (ANS 301M) recommended, but not required.
ANS 361 MES 322K RTF 342 Wilkins
unique # 26195
TTH 930 - 1100 CMA A3.112
This course surveys the field of development communication by exploring the historical roots of this tradition, as well as current conceptions of the strategic role of communication within political-economic, social and cultural development. We will discuss development communication on different levels, including its macro-structural contexts (within a global system and nation-states), its micro-structural contexts (within communities and individuals), as well as its praxis (both as an organizational strategy and as a project in the field). We will conclude by considering the future potential of development communication.
This is a substantial writing component course.
Texts: TBA
Grading:
Two short (3-5 pages each) written assignments (20% each);
One final paper, approximately 10 pages (30%);
One final examination (30%)
Prerequisite:
For RTF majors, consent of instructor and the following coursework, with a grade of at least C in each course: RTF 305 and 9 addl. semester hours of lower division coursework in RTF; for others, consent of instructor.
ANS 372 meets with PHL 348 and R S 361 Higgins
unique # 26205
TTH 200 - 330P GAR 5
This course will be an overview of basic themes in Chinese philosophy, concentrating on the ancient texts of Confucianism and Daoism. Emphasis will be placed on the respective emphasis of Confucianism and Daoism, and the way in which these emphases have been synthesized and conjoined with other philosophical frameworks in more recent Chinese philosophy.
Texts:
Herbert Finagarette, Confucius: The Secular as Sacred
The Analects, trans. A Waley
Mencius, trans. D.C. Lao
Hsun Tsu (Xunzi), translated by B. Watson
Lao Tsu (Laozi), or the Dao De Jing (Tao Te Ching), trans. D. C. Lau
Chuang Tsu (Zhuangzi) translated by B. Watson
Recommended:
Confucius - The Analects, The Great Learning, and the Doctrine of the Mean, trans. J. Legge (Dover)
Sun-Tzu, The Art of War, translated by R. Ames
Fung yu-Lan, A Short History of Chinese Philosophy
Grading:
Analect assignment 5%
Zhuangzi assignment 10%
Exam I 25%
Exam II 25%
Final Project 20%
Participation 15%
ANS 372 ARH 372 R S 361 Leoshko
unique# 26210
TTH 500 - 630P ART 2.206
This course will explore the art and architecture in South Asia during the period in which Islam became a significant force in the subcontinent; the contacts between India and Iran in the development of Indian Islamic art will thus be a major theme. But during this time many important developments also occurred in the religions that originated in India and issues such as the changing nature of Hindu and Jain patronage of art will be examined. The increased contact with European countries and the effect of this upon the production of art is third important theme to be considered. The central focus of this course will be however, upon the interaction among these diverse traditions in order to understand the forces shaping Indian art and culture during this period.
Requirements:
Attendance and completion of 4 homework assignments (1-2 pages analyzing selected readings to be discussed in class); 2 take-home exams; two short papers (approx. 4-6 pp. each)
ANS 372 meets with HIS 350L Talbot
unique# 26215
MW 300-430P PAR 302
This undergraduate seminar will focus on the question of the kinds of power that women were able to wield in the traditional societies of India, China, and Japan. Beginning with a theoretical framework derived from cross-cultural studies throughout the world, we will proceed to systematically examine the gender ideologies and practices of a range of Asian societies in the period before 1750 as they pertain to this issue. The course will therefore not be a comprehensive women's history of premodern Asia. Instead, it will seek to refine our understanding of power in its many manifestations and to illuminate the complex variables that determine the degree of power exercised by women both privately and publicly.
The format of the class will combine lectures by the instructor, discussion of group readings, the presentation of individual readings and research, and the viewing of several feature films. In the first portion of the semester, we will survey premodern Asia as a group. Three short writing assignments (4-5pp.) will be based on the texts read by all students. Subsequently, students will embark on individual research on a specific region and time period. They will be required to make presentations to the class on their reading while this research is in progress. The course will culminate with two drafts of a research paper (8-10 pp.).
This is a substantial writing component course.
Prerequisite: Upper-division standing or consent of instructor.
Texts:
Yenna Wu, The Lioness Roars: Shrew Stories from Late Imperial China
Alain Danielou, trans., Manimekhalai (The Dancer with the Magic Bowl)
Richard Bowring, trans., The Diary of Lady Murasaki
coursepack reader
Grading:
Three essays on readings (4-5 pp. each) 45%
Research paper (8-10 pp.) 30%
Participation (discussion, presentations, etc.) 25%
ANS 372 MES 322K MEL 372 R S 361
unique# 26220 Shirazi-Mahajan
TTH 930-1100 GAR 203
The objective of this course is to introduce the students to visual arts of the Islamic Middle East with major focuses on architectural and decorative arts. Discussions evolve around technical complexity, decorative themes, and the arts of books, textiles, metal work, pottery, tile, wood work, and glass work. Students will learn how Islamic beliefs and ideas influenced the existing cultures and inspired what is commonly known as "Islamic Art". Lectures are accompanied with slides and other visual materials.
Requirements:
Regular attendence, active class participation and contribution to class discussions, a research paper (16 pages), an oral presentation on the research paper, two written essays (6 pages each).
Prerequisites: Upper-division standing or consent of instructor
Status: Contains a Substantial Writing Component. Course number may be repeated for credit when topics vary.
Texts and Readings:
Ettinghausen, R and Oleg Grabar, The Art and Architecture of Islam 650-1250, New Haven, Connecticut, Yale University Press, 1992
* A reading packet prepared by the instructor, which will contain, among other things, articles and materials dealing with the period 12250 to modern times, can be purchased at Speedway Copy. This packet includes readings from the following along with others not listed: Grabar, Oleg,, What Makes Islamic Art Islamic; The Formation of Islamic Art; Arnold, Sir Thomas W., Painting in Islam; Safadi, Y.H., Islamic Calligraphy
Grading:
Research paper: 35%
Oral presentation of Research paper: 15%
Essays: 40%
Class participation: 10%
ANS 372 Seung
unique # 26225
TTH 1100 - 1230P WAG 419
ANS 372 Ryang
unique# 26230
MWF 200-300P GAR 109
The course examines history, culture, and its dynamics of the Silla dynasty (57 B.C. -935) with the concentration of the United Silla (661-680). It focuses on the origin and the rise of the distinctive Silla Society in terms of the unity of the Three Kingdoms, the political and social structure of the society, the Silla-T'ang relations and the process for the decline of Silla.
The course also closely examines the nature and character of the Silla aristocracy, its intellectual, social and cultural transformation, and the rise of Buddhism. It critically examines the role of the Ch'oe Ch'i-won as the foremost figure of the Silla's intellectual, literary and philosophical world.
Objectives: This course is both to enhance or deepen the knowledge of the Silla high culture and society, and to acquaint students with some critical understandings of the major historical and intellectual problems of the Silla society. It also aims to help students cultivate skills in comprehending the major issues being debated on the Silla history and culture, and thereby develop the better informed and critical appreciation of the Silla society.
Grading policies: Three examinations each contribute 20% of the semester average for the course. These examinations are comprised primarily (i.e., about 2/3 ) of essay coupled by identification questions. The remaining 40% of the semester average is based on participation in class discussion, term paper, and final examination. Each student has the option of writing two book reviews in lieu of writing the term paper.
Readings:
Robert E Buswell, Jr. 'The Biography of the Korean monk Wonhyo (617-6860 in Biography as a Genre in Korean Literature, ed. by Peter h. lee, Berkeley: Center for Korean Studies, university of California, 1989.
The Korean Approach to Zen Honolulu: University of Hawaii, 1983.
Chong-sun Kim, "The Kop'um System: Basis for Silla's Social Stratification," Journal of Korean Studies 1(2), Jan.-June, 1971.
Ki-baik Lee, A New History of Korea (Silla). Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1990.
Key S. Ryang, "Ch'oe Ch'i-won (b.857) and His Silla T'ang World," (Manuscript for a monograph completed)
The other readings are reserved and available at the Library.
John Charles Jamieson, "The Sanguk Sagi and the Unification War," Ph.D. Dissertation, University of California, Berkeley, 1969, 351,pp.
Change-sun Kim, "Slavery in Silla and Its Sociological and Economic Implication," in Traditional Korea: Theory and Practice, ed. by Andrew C. Nahm, Kalamazoo: Western Michigan University, 1974.
Hi-woong Kang, "The Development of Korean Ruling Class from Late Silla to Early Koryo," Ph.D. Dissertation, University of Washington, 1964. 357 pp.
ANS 372 MEL 372 MES 322K Hillmann
unique # 26235
TTH 1230 - 200P GAR 103
This art appreciation and culture course treats the chief sorts of oriental carpet designs and cultural content in those designs. The course also deals with the influence of Islam on oriental carpet designs in Turkey, the Caucasus, Iran, Afghanistan, Central Asia, and Mughal India. By the end of the course, participants will be able to identify major carpet types by name, discern thematic features of design, and account for aspects of aesthetic appeal in oriental carpets. They will also have a basic knowledge of Islam and some familiarity with some Moslem cultures. The course combines background slide lectures and outside reading
This course contains a substantial writing component and fulfills part of the basic education requirement in writing.
Text(s):
Esposito, Islam: The Straight Path
Ford, The Oriental Carpet or Oriental Carpet Design
A packet of reading and other materials
Grading:
Four essays (10% each)
Four weekly review tests (15% each)
Prerequisites:
Upper-division standing required
ANS 372 Moag
unique # 26240
TTH 200 - 330P PAR 8A
This course, open to graduates and upper-division undergraduates, will involve the interdisciplinary study of South Asian communities overseas. Students will read descriptive material on specific South Asian overseas communities for the first half of the course, augmented by class lectures and discussions. Readings for the remainder of the course will be issue-oriented texts on specific communities and writings which compare several communities. Disciplinary perspectives will include: anthropology, creative literature, politics, religion, and sociolinguistics. The theoretical perspective will be broadened by a brief examination of some issues in the Chinese and African diasporae.
Students will select either one community, one major issue, or one disciplinary perspective for the focus of their class project. Each student will present progress reports periodically in class on their chosen topic in order to garner feedback from fellow students and the professor. Students will produce a substantial paper on their topic. A draft will be due three weeks before the end of the course, with the revised paper due after an oral presentation of the results on the final day of class. Requirements for the final presentation and paper will be somewhat less for undergraduates, but will be more than the 16 page minimum to qualify for a writing component course.
*This is a substantial writing component course.
Texts:
Clarke, Colin, Ceri Peach, and Steven Vertovec (eds.), South Asians Overseas: Migration and Ethnicity. Cambridge University Press. 1990.
Helweg, Arthur, and Usha Helweg, An Immigrant Success Story: East Indians in America . University of Pennsylvania Press. 1990.
Grading:
Revised final paper (50%)
Oral presentation of final paper (20%)
Interim progress reports and class participation (30%.)
Prequisites:
Upper-division standing required
ANS 372 meets with AFR 374 , MEL 372, MES 322K, and R S 361
unique # 26245 Kahera
MWF 300 - 400P GAR 109
This course explores in textual and visual format the culture, aesthetic and legal characteristics of a mosque. We will discuss what a mosque is and how it relates to art, architecture and worship. Attention will be paid to the configuration and the evolution of religious space and recent aesthetic themes of the mosque architecture in the western world. For example, the role played by Diaspora communities in producing "imagined images", as a reflection of collective memory; and Robert Venturi's mosque for Baghdad. The course approach is emphatically multi-discliplinary. Students from a wide range of different fields are encouraged to register and a background in Islam or a Middle Eastern language is not a requirement.
Requirements:
Mid-term essay / exam 5 - 7 pages.
Final research paper 12 - 15 pages; selected topics to be approved by the instructor.
Texts and Reading:
Oleg Grabar, The Foundation of Islamic Art, Yale University Press, New Haven 1973
Supplemental readings will be made available from Journals such as MIMAR, Muqarnas, Arts and the Islamic World, etc.
Grading:
Class attendance and participation 20%
Mid-term essay / exam 30%
Final paper 50%
ANS 372 MEL 372 MES 322K TXA 355 Shirazi-Mahajan
W S 340
unique # 26250
TTH 1100-1230 P GAR 203
This course will deal with the cultural significance and historical practices of veiling, "Hijab," in the Muslim world. The issue of veiling as it relates to women has been subject to different interpretations and viewed from various perspectives, and with recent political developments and the resurgence of Islam, the debate over it and over women's roles in Muslim countries has taken various shapes. A number of Muslim countries are going back to their Islamic traditions and implementing a code of behavior that involves some form of veiling in public and/or segregation to various degrees for women. In some Muslim nations women are re-veiling on their own. In others, women resist the enforcement of such practices. We will examine the various perspectives, interpretations and practices relating to Hijab in the Muslim world with respect to politics, religion and women's issues.
Requirements:
Regular attendance, active class participation and contribution to class discussions, a research paper (16 pages), an oral presentation on the research paper, a mid-term essay (10-12 pages), weekly one-page written summaries of assigned readings, and weekly oral presentations.
Text(s):
Fatima, Mernissi, The Veil and the Male Elite, A Feminist Interpretation of Women's Rights in Islam, New York, Addison Wesley Publishing Company, 1991.
Fatma, Muge Gocek, Reconstructing Gender in the Middle East, Tradition, Identity and Power, New York, Columbia University Press, 1995.
In addition to the required text there will be a number of assigned articles kept on reserve at the PCL
Grading:
Research paper (30%)
Oral presentation on research paper (20%)
Midterm essay (30%)
Weekly summaries (10%)
Weekly oral presentations (10%)
Prerequisites:
Upper-division standing or consent of instructor required
ANS 372 ANT 322M Nelson
unique# 26255
MWF 1100 - 1200 GAR 109
This course begins by examining the origins, development, and practice of Zen Buddhism. It then turns to those aspects of Japanese culture, such as painting, poetry, martial arts, and the tea ceremony that have been influenced and affected by Zen. Finally, we will look at contemporary Zen practice in both Japan and North America. What is it about the end of the 20th century that has provided the soil for this "ancient seed" to again take root and, in some places, even flower? Through careful reading of primary and secondary sources, we explore the beginnings of Zen in India (dyana) and China (ch'an), Zen practice and philosophy, the history of Zen in Japan, and the social and political dimensions of the tradition. We also reference throughout the course more general topics regarding the phenomenology of experience, religious truth claims and language, the translation of religions across cultures, the social dimensions of religions, and the relationship between religious traditions and ethics
Texts for Purchase:
Kraft, Zen: Tradition and Transition
Kasulis, Zen Action, Zen Person
Chadwick, Thank You and OK! An American Zen Failure in Japan
Stevens, Three Zen Masters
Suzuki, S., Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind
Ives, Zen Awakening and Society
There will also be a reader for the course, available at the Copy Center in the Union.
Requirements:
Midterm (20%)
Final (30%)
Reading Quizzes (4@ 5% each)
Final Paper (25%)
Attendance & participation 5%
ANS 372 ANT 322M Nelson
unique # 26260
MWF 200 - 300P BAT 217
To many outside Japan, the country and its people are one of the enduring enigmas of the 20th century. Their success in international business seems countered by their insular and deferential public personas. More generally, their rapid modernization seems at odds with ancient institutions such as an Emperor, agriculturally-oriented ritual practices, or enduring patterns of discrimination and segregation towards outsiders. This course will tour a variety of contemporary social and political issues and arenas as points of departure for understanding broader questions about what constitutes contemporary Japanese culture and identity. Drawing upon the theoretical work of anthropologists, sociologists, and historians, we will reference a variety of historical periods as part of a methodology for understanding the present.
Throughout the semester, themes such as national unity, cultural identity, social belonging, and the maintenance of tradition will continually come to bear on your exploration and appreciation of Japan's rich cultural history. Course readings, lectures, and individual research projects will be enhanced by slides, videos, films, class excursions and guest speakers.
This is a substantial writing component course
Text(s):
W. Scott Morton, Japan: Its History and Culture
Joy Hendry, Understanding Japanese Society
Bruce Feiler, Learning to Bow
Joseph Tobin, Remade in Japan
Elisabeth Bumiller, The Secrets of Mariko
Murakami Haruki, Hardboiled Wonderland and the End of the World
There will also be a substantial course reader.
Grading:
Annotated bibliography (5-7 pages) (20%)
Précis of readings (3 pages each) (2 for 10%)
Mid-term exam (20%)
Final Exam (30%)
Course paper (7-9 pages) (20%)
Prerequisites:
Upper-Division standing required
ANS 380S I B 395 LAS 381 MES 380 SES 380 Dodd
unique # 26285
W 400 - 700P UTC 3.102
This seminar will include lectures, readings, and discussions on: (i) international economics and business, (ii) international affairs; and (iii) cultural, historical and religious factors making up and dividing peoples and civilizations around the world. A former President of the United States and leaders from the Third World, as well as others, have proclaimed that a new world order is emerging. However, their views as to what that order will be differ greatly. Will it be a structure economically, militarily, and politically dominated by Western values and the hegemony of the United States and other Western powers in the world? Or will the values of other cultures and the influence of non-Western nations continue the fragmentation of power between Western and non-Western nations with no nation and no sphere having a clear advantage. One scholar has written that the conflicts of the future will be not so much wars between nation-states of ideologies, but with "clashes between civilizations." If so, what will that mean? These and related issues will be the subject of the seminar. The goal will be to bring academic rigor and thought to such questions in pursuit of a world view.
Texts:
Materials may include:
Kennedy, Paul: Preparing for the Twenty-first Century (book).
The Economist (magazine).
The Far Eastern Economic Review (magazine).
Foreign Affairs (periodical).
Uvuckov, Post-Capitalist Society (book).
The Commission on Global Governance, Our Global Neighborhood (book).
Grading: TBA
Prerequisites: Enrollment is limited. Graduate standing required.
ANS 380T GOV 390L
DESCRIPTION
Individual-instruction for Comparative Politics or Asian Studies students wishing to gain familiarity with the Chinese Politics literature. I suggest a range of important studies (see list below)supplemented by works of special interest to you. No regular class; we may meet togetheras participants wish.
I assume some prior knowledge of contemporary Chinese history and government. If you lack that, I would recommend the GOV 322M survey instead. We read works with a critical eye, inquiring into strengths and weaknesses of argument, evidence, and comparative perspective.
The requirement is to write concise abstracts of 20 or more relevant scholarly works, each
on a page or 5x8 card, with:
* Full cite
* Restatement of the main argument(s), even if implicit
* Brief evaluation
No paper.
"A" = 20 items well abstracted and properly noted as above.
In Spring '98 a graduate seminar, Chinese Politics and Foreign Policy (Visiting Prof. Ross Terrill), is sponsored by UT's Center for Australian Studies (471-8869; www.utexas.edu/depts/cas/). Prof. Terrill's emphasis will be on regional security policy, especially as it might involve Australia.
APTER, D. E. and T. SAICH (1994) Revolutionary Discourse in Mao's Republic. Cambridge: Harvard Univ.
BACHMAN, D. M. (1991) Bureaucracy, Economy, and Leadership in China: The Institutional Origins of rhe
Great Leap Forward. New York: Cambridge Univ.
BAUM, R. D. (1994) Burying Mao: Chinese Politics in the Age of Deng. Princeton: Princeton Univ.
CHAN, A., R. MADSEN, and J. UNGER, eds (1992) Chen Village under Mao and Deng. Berkeley: Univ. of
California.
DAVIS, D. (1990) Chinese Society on the Eve of Tiananmen: The Impact of Reform. Cambridge: Council on
East Asian Studies, Harvard.
DAVIS, D. S., R. KRAUS, B. NAUGHTON, and E. J. PERRY, eds (1995) Urban Spaces in Contemporary
China: The Potential for Autonomy and Community in Post-Mao China. New York: Cambridge Univ.
DIETRICH, C. (1993) People's China: A Brief History, 2nd ed. New York: Oxford Univ.
DITTMER, L. (1989) China's Continuous Revolution: The Powt-Libereation Epoch, 1949-1981. Berkeley: U
California P.
DITTMER, L. (1994) Chinese Politics Under Reform. Boulder: Westview.
DITTMER, L. (1997) Liu Shaoqi and the Chinese Cultural Revolution, rev. ed. Armonk NY: M.E.Sharpe.
FRIEDMAN, E. (1994) National Identity and Democratic Prospects in Socialist China. Armonk NY: M.E,
Sharpe.
FRIEDMAN, E. (1994) The Politics of Democratization: Vicissitudes and Universals in the East Asian
Experience. Boulder: Westview.
FRIEDMAN, E., P. G. PICKOWICZ, M. SELDEN, and K. A. JOHNSON (1991) Chinese Village, Socialist
State. New Haven: Yale Univ.
FU, ZHENGYUAN. (1994) Autocratic Tradition and Chinese Politics. New York: Cambridge Univ.
GILMARTIN, C., G. HERSHATTER, ROFELK LISA, and T. WHITE (1994) Engendering China: Women,
Culture, and the State. Cambridge: Harvard Univ.
GOLDMAN, M. (1994) Sowing the Seeds of Democracy in China. Cambridge: Harvard Univ.
HOOK, B. and D. TWITCHETT, eds (1991) The Cambridge Encyclopedia of China, 2nd ed. New York:
Cambridge Univ.
HUANG, R. (1988) China: A Macrohistory. Armonk NY: M.E.Sharpe.
JENNER, W. J., F. (1992) The Tyranny of History: The Roots of China's Crisis. London: Allen Lane;
Penguin.
JOINT ECONOMIC COMMITTEE, U. C. (1997) China's Economic Future: Challenges to U.S. Policy.
Armonk NY: M.E.Shasrpe.
KWONG, J. (1997) The Political Economy of Corruption in China. Armonk NY: M.E.Sharpe.
KWONG, J. (1997) The Political Economy of Corruption in China. Armonk NY: M.E.Sharpe.
LARDY, N. R. (1994) China in the World Economy. Washington DC: Institute of International Economics.
LEE, H. Y. (1991) From Revolutionary Cadres to Party Technocrats in Socialist China. Berkeley: Univ. of
California.
LI, Z. (1994) The Private Life of Chairman Mao. New York: Random House.
LIEBERTHAL, K. G. and D. M. LAMPTON, eds (1992) Bureaucracy, Politics, and Decision Making in
Post-Mao China. Berkeley: Univ. of California.
MACFARQUHAR, R., ed (1994) The Politics of China 1949-1989. New York: Cambridge Univ.
MANION, M. (1993) Retirement of Revolutionaries in China: Public Policies, Social Norms, Private Interests.
Princeton: Princeton Univ.
MCKINLEY, T. (1995) The Distribution of Wealth in Rural China. Armonk NY: M.E.Sharpe.
NATHAN, A. J. (1991) China's Crisis: Dilemmas of Reform and Prospects for Democracy. New York:
Columbia Univ. Press.
The National Economic Atlas of China (1994). New York: Oxford Univ.
NAUGHTON, B. (1996) Growing Out of the Plan: Chinese Economic Reform, 1978-1993. New York:
Cambridge UP.
NEE, V., D. STARK, and M. SELDEN, eds. (1989) Remaking the Economic Institutions of Socialism.
Stanford: Stanford University Press.
PUTTERMAN, L. (1993) Continuity and Change in China's Rural Development: Collective and Reform Eras
in Perspective. New York: Oxford Univ.
PYE, L. and M. W. PYE (1985) Asian Power and Politics: The Cultural Dimensions of Authority. Cambridge:
Belknap.
SCHURMANN, F. (1968) Ideology and Organization in Communist China. Berkeley: U California P.
SEGAL, G. and D. GOODMAN, eds (1995) China Deconstructs: Politics, Trade, and Regionalism. New
York: Routledge.
SHIRK, S. L. (1993) The Political Logic of Economic Reform in China. Berkeley: Univ. of California.
SMITH, W. W., JR. (1996) Tibetan Nation: A History of Tibetan Nationalism and Sino-Tibetan Relations.
Boulder: Westview.
SOLINGER, D. J. (1991) From Lathes to Looms: China's Industrial Policy in Comparative Perspective,
1979-82. Stanford: Stanford University Press.
TEIWES, F. C. and W. SUN, eds (1997) The Politics of Agricultural Cooperativization in China: Mao, Deng
Zihui and the "High Tide" of 1956. Trans. Hongyi Lai and Warren Sun. Armonk, NY: M.E. Sharpe.
TEIWES, F. and W. SUN (1996) The Tragedy of Lin Biao: Riding the Tiger during the Cultural Revolution,
1966-71. Honolulu: U of Hawaii P.
TERRILL, R. (1997) Madame Mao: "The White-Boned Demon." A Biography of Madame Mao Zedong,
reissue ed. Touchstone.
TERRILL, R. (1997) Mao: A Biography, rev. ed. Stanford UP.
VEECK, G., ed. (1991) The Uneven Landscape: Geographic Studies of Post-Reform China. PLACE:
Geoscience Publishers.
VOGEL, E. F. (1989) One Step Ahead in China: Guangdong Under Reform. Cambridge, MA: Harvard Univ.
WALDER, A., ed (1996) China's Economy in Tranistion. New York: Oxford UP.
WILHELM, A. D. and D. M. LAMPTON, eds (1995) United States and China Relations at a Crossroads.
University P of America.
WOMACK, B., ed. (1991) Contemporary Chinese Politics in Historical Perspective. New York: Cambridge
University Press.
WORLD BANK (1992) China: Reform and the Role of the Plan in the 1990s. Washington: The World Bank.
ZHAO, S. (1994) Geography of China: Environment, Resources, and Development. New York: John Wiley &
Sons.
ZHENG, S. (1997) Party vs. State in Post-1949 China: The Institutional Dilemma. New York: Cambridge UP.
ZWEIG, D. (1997) Freeing China's Farmers: Rural Reconstruction in the Reform Era. Armonk NY:
M.E.Sharpe.
ANS 380T meets with MES 381 and RTF 385L
unique # 26290 Downing
F 900 - 1200 BUR 232
T 500 - 730P CMA A3.120
This course is designed to introduce you to the cinematic work of a number of Asian and "Mid-Eastern" film artists. It is too much dependent upon the vagaries of which films are available in the United States, and subtitled, to be able to claim to be a full survey course. It is also a selection from some of the more notable films made (although the picture quality may be inferior in the case of some older movies): the generality of films made in the "Third World" is no more stimulating, probably, than the generality of Hollywood TV films. But it is hoped that the course will serve to open your eyes and to wet your appetite.
The basic intention behind this introduction is to enable you to begin to see present-day global society, and the historical forces which have helped to shape it in its current form, through the eyes of "Third World' artists. Those of us who have spent our lives in the USA or other western countries, have been exposed to totally different images of and discourses about the "Third World" to those which generally circulate in the nations which make up three quarters of humanity. Not only are the perceptions different, but the filmic methods and styles in which those perceptions are organized are quite often very different to Hollywood's.
The course is intensive in terms of reading and writing assignments. 85 percent of the grade will come from 13 single-spaced papers, and the 15 percent of the grade will be based on the final paper.
Prerequisites:
Consent of the instructor. The following coursework with a grade of at least C: RTF 305, 317, 318, and three additional semester hours in lower division RTF coursework.
Consent Requirements/ Preferences:
Request as a choice on consent card only.
First Class Day Policy
Students must attend the first class day or make prior arrangements with the instructor.
ANS 380T GOV 390L Hardgrave
unique # 26295
W 300 - 600P BUR 480
The seminar will focus on the formation of ethnic identities; on ethnic/cultural conflicts in multi-ethnic societies; on the status of ethnic/cultural/religious minorities in states around the world; and on government response and policy. Of principal interest will be ethnic movements for independence or autonomy and irredentism. The problems are manifest, as, for example, "ethnic cleansing" in Bosnia and the former Yugoslavia; ethnic minority problems in Eastern Europe and the multi-national states of the former Soviet Union; separatist pressures in the Russian Federation; insurgency in Kashmir; Hindu nationalism in India; Sikh demands for an independent Khalistan; Tamil terrorism in Sri Lanka in quest of Eelam; the Kurdistan movement; slaughter in Rwanda and Burundi; civil war in the Sudan; aspirations for an independent Tibet; and the Moros in the Philippines. The list goes on, and cases can be drawn from countries throughout the world.
The seminar be in two parts. The first half of the semester will be devoted to an examination of the theoretical literature on ethnic conflict. The second half will be devoted to the presentation of student research papers on the various ethnic conflicts and issues around the world.
Grading:
Oral presentation on the theoretical literature (25%)
Research paper and oral presentation in seminar (50%)
Discussion on another student's paper (l5%)
General seminar participation (10%)
Texts:
Thomas H. Eriksen, Ethnicity and Nationalism
Benedict Andersen, Imagined Communities
Anthony D. Smith, The Ethnic Origins of Nations
Donald Horowitz, Ethnic Groups in Conflict
Ted Gurr, Minorities at Risk: A Global View of Ethnopolitical Conflicts
Prerequisites:
Graduate standing required.
ANS 380T EDP 381M Toni Falbo
unique # 26305
TH 100 - 400P SZB 524
This is a graduate course which examines the interrelationships between families, educational institutions, and children's outcomes in three cultures: Japan, China, and the U.S. The goal of this course is to enhance the students' understanding of family systems, educational systems, and the interface between these two systems as they determine children's outcomes. The outcomes examined will include academic skills, and social/moral character.
All students will read three books, all in English. In addition each student will each make a presentation in class about the contents of a journal article or book chapter.
Texts:
Tobin, Wu, & Davidson, Preschool in Three Cultures
Stevenson & Stigler, The Learning Gap
Marshall & Tucker, Thinking for a Living
Grading:
Grades will be determined (90%) by the quality of a 10-20 page paper on a specific topic, selected jointly by Falbo and the student.
The quality of the student presentation will contribute to (10%) of the grade.
ANS 380T Napier
unique # 26310
M 100 - 400P GAR 5
This seminar is an exploration of the variety and richness of modern Japanese fiction through an in depth look at four major writers, Shiga Naoya, Mishima Yukio, Oe Kenzaburo, and Murakami Haruki. At the same time, we will also be reading criticism by Japanese and Western critics in order to equip students with some unique and universal aspects of modern Japanese literature. A third goal is to help students continue to maintain and improve their knowledge of Japanese. In order to do all this, the course will include readings in both Japanese and English, as well as works of both fiction and criticism. Students will be expected to read roughly one novel in English a week and to read and translate a few pages from a Japanese story each week. They will also be expected to read English and Japanese criticism and be able to apply it to the works under consideration. Topics we will be considering in this seminar will include: the development of the watakushishosetsu or "I" novel, the relationship between realism (mimesis) and fantasy against the background of "modernization," the shadow of the war, the representation of women in fiction, and the development of the modern and the postmodern subject.
Assignments for this course will consist of two oral reports (one of which should be written up as a short paper), one translation of a short story, one long research paper due at the end of the semester.
Grading:
Class participation (20%)
Oral report (30%)
Translation (10%)
Final paper (40%)
Prerequisites:
Graduate standing required.
ANS 380 T MES 381 HE 392 MEL 395
unique # 26315 Shirazi - Mahajan
W 900 - 1200 BUR 128
This graduate seminar examines aspects of the cultural and social significance of clothing in contemporary Middle Eastern Muslim societies and other Muslim communities. It explores such issues as the role of clothing in shaping male and female identities and relations, clothing as an indicator of social status and group affiliation, religious and political forces behind dress codes and clothing restrictions, debates regarding clothing especially in the light of the recent Islamic resurgence, and the commercialization of veils and Islamic dress in recent times. Students will be introduced to theoretical approaches to the study of clothing and its functions, such as the various theories on the origins of clothing, and the ways in which they can be applied to Muslim societies.
Requirements:
Regular attendance, active class participation, and contribution to class discussions, two research papers, two class presentations and an annotated bibliography.
Status:
May be repeated for credit when the topics vary.
Texts:
Afkham, Mahnaz (ed.), Faith and Freedom, Women's Rights in the Muslim World, Syracuse, University Press, 1995.
Brooks, Geraldine, Nine Parts of Desire, The Hidden World of Islamic Women, New York, Anchor Books, 1995.
Mernissi, Fatima, The Veil and the Male Elite, A Feminist Interpretation of Women's Rights in Islam, New York, Addison- Wesley Publishing Co., 1991
Mabro, Judy, ed., Veiled Half-Truths, Western Travellers' Perceptions on Middle Eastern Women, New York, St. Martin's Press, 1991
Kandiyoti, Deniz, ed., Women, Islam and the State, Philadelphia, Temple University Press, 1991
Muge Gocak, Fatma, Reconstructing Gender in the Middle East, Tradition, Identity and Power, New York, Columbia University Press, 1995.
Roach-Higgins, Mary Ellen, Dress and Identity, New York, Fairchild, 1995
Wadud-Muhsin, Amina, Qur'an and Woman, Kula Lumpar, Penerbit Fajar Bakti Sdn. Bhd, 1992 (if this book is not available for purchase, copies will be made available in class)
And a packet of study articles for purchase at Speedway Copy.
Grading:
Class Participation 20%
Research Papers 40%
Class Presentations 30%
Bibliography 10%
Prerequisites:
Graduate standing.
ANS 380T meets with ANT 391 Visweswaran
unique # 26320
T 200 - 500P EPS 1.128
This course explores the place of gender in various nationalist movements by reviewing (i) the emergence of third world feminisms during the nationalist phase and their relationship to nationalist ideologies, and ii) the relationship of third world (nationalist) feminisms to western feminisms also emergent during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The course begins with an overview of major theoretical dynamics (the relationship of orientalist discourses to nationalist and feminist ideologies), then moves to an examination of India and Egypt as two paradigmatic cases to understand the impact of what has been called "imperial feminism" and "masculinist nationalism" upon early feminist understanding of gender.
ANS 380T meets with GOV 390L Maclachlan
unique #26325
W 1000 - 100p CMA A3.130
This course is designed for graduate students with background knowledge of Japan. The first half of the course will consist of a series of discussions on such key topics in Japanese domestic politics and foreign policy as the structure of the political economy, nationalism, civil society, the U.S.-Japan relations, and Japanese leadership in the Asia Pacific.
In addition to contributing actively to class discussions, students are expected to read extensively from the political science literature, to address the assigned topics from a comparative perspective, and to conduct individual research in both primary and secondary sources.
Grade distribution:
Class participation: 20%
2 short writing assignments: 20%
Seminar presentation: 20%
Final paper: 40%
Texts:
Sheldon Garon, Molding Japanese Minds (Princeton: Princeton University Press, 1997).
J. Mark Ramseyer and Frances McColl Rosenbluth, 2nd ed., Japan's Political Marketplace (Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1997).
Chalmers Johnson, MITI and the Japanese Miracle (Stanford: Stanford University Press, 1982).
Leonard Schoppa, Bargaining With Japan: What American Pressure Can and Cannot Do (NY: Columbia University Press, 1997).
ANS 380T meets with ANS 372 Moag
unique # 26330
TTH 200 - 330P PAR 8A
This course, open to graduate and upper-division undergraduates, will involve the interdisciplinary study of South Asian communities overseas. Students will read descriptive material on specific South Asian overseas communities for the first half of the course, augmented by class lectures and discussions. Readings for the remainder of the course will be issue oriented texts on specific communities and writings which compare several communities. Disciplinary perspectives will include: anthropology, creative literature, politics, religion, and sociolinguistics. The theoretical perspective will be broadened by a brief examination of some issues in the Chinese and African diasporae.
Students will select either one community, one major issue, or one disciplinary perspective for the focus of their class project. Each student will present progress reports periodically in class on their chosen topic, in order to garner feedback from fellow students and the professor. Students will produce a substantial paper on their topic. A draft will be due three weeks before the end of the course, with the revised paper due after an oral presentation of the results on the final day of class. Requirements for the final presentation and paper will be somewhat less for undergraduates, but will be more than the 16 page minimum to qualify for a writing component course.
Texts:
Clarke, Colin, Ceri Peach, and Steven Vertovec (ed.s), South Asians Overseas: Migration and Ethnicity. Cambridge University Press. 1990.
Helweg, Arthur, and Usha Helweg, An Immigrant Success Story: East Indians in America . University of Pennsylvania Press. 1990.
Grading:
Revised final paper (50%)
Oral presentation of final paper (20%)
Interim progress reports and class participation (30%.)
Prerequisites: Graduate standing required
ANS 380T HIS 388K MES 381 Minault
unique # 26335
W 300 - 600P GAR 111
This course will deal with the history, social and political roles, and contemporary problems of women in selected Muslim societies, with particular emphasis upon women in Turkey, Iran, the Indian subcontinent, and Indonesia. The approach will be interdisciplinary, and wherever possible, the readings will incorporate the ideas and feelings of the women themselves about their lives. Topics to be covered in the readings and discussions will include traditional roles of women, religious beliefs, marriage customs, child-rearing practices, and work patterns. We will also examine changes that have occurred in women's lives as a result of historical events: Turkish nationalism and secularism, the Islamic revolution in Iran, nationalist movements in India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Indonesia, and current trends in political activism and economic development. Readings will include creative literature as well as historical and anthropological texts.
Requirements for the course include the weekly readings and discussions in class, at least two oral reports in class that will then be written up as short papers, one book report on a work of literature, and a longer research paper.
Text: TBA
Grading:
Class participation: 10%
Oral reports and short papers: 25%
Book report: 25%
Research paper: 40%
ANS 387 Schopen
unique # 26350
W 1200 - 300P PAR 214
This seminar will focus on the architectural, organizational and institutional history and development of the Indian Buddhist "monastery". It will involve extensive readings in the archeological literature and in Buddhist monastic codes (vinayas) to see if the same picture emerges from both bodies of material, and if not, why not.
Prerequisite: Graduate standing required.
Texts: TBA
ANS 380T HIS 380L MES 381 Louis
unique # 26340
M 500 - 800 PM GAR 100
This reading and research seminar will discuss the causes of British expansion in the nineteenth century and the reactions to British conquest and rule. How did the British manage to establish colonial sway over a quarter of the globe? What were the aims of British colonial administration? How did the Empire affect the lives of Asians, Africans and others throughout the world and also the lives of those within the British Isles? The general aim is to study the history of the British Empire with the advantage of a post-colonial perspective on the roles as well as the rulers, on the colonized as well as the colonizers.
Some thirty years ago Ronald Robinson and John Gallagher wrote a challenging book that has established itself as a classic. It continues to provoke debate and controversy. They argue in Africa and the Victorians that the partition of Africa in the late nineteenth century was no more that a footnote to the British Raj in India and that the African continent was partitioned essentially for political and strategic reasons, not for economic exploitation. Whether one agrees with their interpretation or not, they have provided an analysis that provides an alternative to economic theories of imperialism. A recent pioneering work by Crawford Young, The African Colonial State in Comparative Perspective, attempts to restore the balance between conflicting interpretations by an extended discussion of the colonial state. The books by Robinson and Gallagher and by Young provide the basis for the seminar's discussion. Other books to be read include Ronald Hyam, Britain's Imperial Century, the best book on the nineteenth century Empire, and A.G. Hopkins, and P.J. Cain, British Imperialism, a far-ranging economic analysis.
Students may take the seminar either as a reading course (i.e. generally on the British Empire and Commonwealth but with a regional focus) or as a research seminar on India, the Middle East or Africa. May be repeated with a change in regional topic. The chronological focus in the semester will be the nineteenth century (especially in Africa and India) and, in the spring semester, the twentieth century (especially in the Middle East).
Text(s)
Ronald Robinson and John Gallagher, Africa and the Victorians
Ronald Hyam, Britain's Imperial Century
P.J. Cain, British Imperialism
Crawford Young, The African Colonial State in Comparative Perspective.
Prerequisites
Graduate standing required
Students with prior knowledge of Chinese, no matter how acquired, who are registering for a lower-division Chinese course at UT for the first time must take the placement test before receiving permission to register for a specific lower division course. For information on placement exams, call the Measurement & Evaluation Center (471-3032).
Students may tentatively sign up for a course at the level they consider to be appropriate. However, they must take the test before the beginning of the semester, and after the results are received, the department has the authority to remove students from classes not appropriate to the student's level, and to recommend the proper placement. Scores are available in the first week of classes at the Asian Studies department. Students will have the option of either using the test scores for a grade or for credit.
CHI 506 Ho
unique # 26455
MWF 1100 - 1200 PM RLM 5.122
TTH 1100 - 1230 PM RLM 6.124
unique # 26460
MWF 100 - 200 PM RLM 7.116
TTH 200 - 330 PM RLM 7.116
unique # 26465
MWF 200-300 PM RLM 5.112
TTH 200-330 PM RLM 7.116
CHI 604 and 506 may not both be counted.
Not open to students who understand or speak Mandarin Chinese
Student will learn to speak and understand Chinese, as well as to read and write Chinese. CHI 506 and CHI 507 are designed for students who do not understand Mandarin Chinese. Those who do must take CHI 604
Text(s):
Practical Chinese Reader I (Lessons 1-24)
CHI 507 Hsieh
unique # 26470
MWF 1000-1100 AM RLM 6.126
TTH 1100-1230 PM RLM 6.120
unique # 26475
MWF 1100-1200 PM RLM 6.126
TTH 1100-1230 PM RLM 6.120
unique # 26480
MWF 1100 PM-1200 PM RLM 7.112
TTH 1100-1230 PM RLM 6.120
unique # 26485
MWF 200-300 PM RLM 5.124
TTH 330-500 PM RLM 6.124
unique # 26490
MWF 300-400 PM RLM 5.124
TTH 330-500 PM RLM 6.124
CHI 604 and 507 may not both be counted.
Not open to native speakers of Chinese
CHI 507 will continue to develop skills in speaking, listening, reading, and writing. CHI 506 and CHI 507 are designed for students who do not understand Mandarin Chinese. Those who do must take CHI 604.
Text(s)
Practical Chinese Reader I (Lessons 25 - 30) and II (Lessons 31 - 40)
Prerequisites
CHI 506 with a grade of at least C
CHI 612 Ho
unique # 26495
MWF 1000 - 1100 RLM 7.120 TTH 930 - 1100 RLM 6.120
This course is the equivalent of CHI 412K and CHI 412L. This course is open to students who have taken CHI 604 and received a grade of C or better, or students with any native ability in Chinese who are eligible for credit in the placement exam for CHI 412 K. Students who are eligible for credit in CHI 412K may not accept that credit and enroll in CHI 612 because CHI 412K/L and CHI 612 may not both be counted for credit.
Texts: TBA
Prerequisite:
CHI 604 with a grade of at least a C, credit by examination for CHI 507 or consent of instructor.
CHI 412K Teng
unique # 26500
MW 900-1000 AM BUR 234
TTH 830-930 AM GEA 114
unique # 26505
MW 900-1000 AM GEA 127
TTH 8:30-9:30AM GEA 114
Modern standard Chinese (Mandarin)
Chinese 612 and 412K may not both be counted
Not open to native speakers of Chinese
Text(s)
Chou, Intermediate Reader of Modern Chinese
Prerequisites
CHI 507 with a grade of at least C
CHI 412L Teng
unique # 26510
MW 1000-1100 AM RLM 5.116
TTH 1000-1100 AM RLM 5.126
unique # 26515
MW 1000-1100 AM RLM 5.116
TTH 1000-1100 AM RLM 6.126
unique # 26520
MW 1100-1200 PM RLM 5.126
TTH 1100-1200 PM ENS 532
unique # 26525
MW 1100-1200 PM RLM 5.126
TTH 1100-1200 PM RLM 7.114
Continuation of CHI 412K
Chinese 612 and 412L may not both be counted
Not open to native speakers of Chinese
Text(s)
Chou, Intermediate Reader of Modern Chinese
Prerequisites
CHI 412K with a grade of at least C
CHI 320L Teng
unique # 26530
TTH 1230 - 200P GEA 114
We will read expository essays from the 1920's to the 1980's written by influential
Chinese intellectuals on controversial issues of their time. Reading comprehension, grammatical analysis, and vocabulary build-up will be the concentrations for this class. There will also be in-class oral discussions.
Text(s):
Chou, Chiang & Chao, Advanced Reader of Modern Chinese
Grading:
Five Tests (60%)
Vocabulary quizzes (20%)
Preparation (20%)
Prerequisite:
CHI 320K or consent of instructor
CHI 325K Hsieh
unique # 26535
TTH 200 - 330P RLM 5.112
Not open to native speakers of Chinese.
The goal of this course is to help students develop their communicative competence using modern standard Chinese. In addition to situations provided in the textbook, we will discuss topics related t student life.
Texts:
Situational Chinese
Prerequisites:
CHI 412L or consent of instructor.
CHI 340 Chang
unique # 26540
TTH 1100 - 1230 CBA 4.336
This is the second semester Classical Chinese course, and is at the same time a course in the history and appreciation of Chinese shi poetry.
We will read a wide variety of shi poetry in Chinese, coordinating these readings with Burton Watson's book Chinese Lyricism: Shih Poetry from the Second to the Twelfth Century.
Assignments will include preparing to read the poems in Chinese, memorizing selected passages, and writing short papers in English on a literary aspect of selected poems.
Grading:
Classroom work, including reading and discussing poems (60%)
Papers (40%)
Texts:
Burton Watson, Chinese Lyricism: Shih Poetry from the Second to the Twelfth Century
Photocopies of Chinese poems
Chinese dictionary
Prerequisites:
CHI 322 or consent of instructor
A Hindi placement examination, or examination for credit is available at the end
of each semester. Plan to take the test by the end of the semester which is before your graduation semester. Call the Asian Studies Department (471-5811) for information about registering for Hindi placement exams.
HIN 604 van Olphen
unique # 26610
MWF 1100 - 100 PAR 10
TTH 1100 - 1230P PAR 10
HIN 604 and 506 may not both be counted; HIN 604 and 507 may not both be counted.
Designed for students who speak Hindi or Urdu, but cannot read or write Hindi.
Texts:
van Olphen, First-Year Hindi, Part One and Two
HIN 507 Slawek
unique # 26615
MW 900 - 1000 PAR 10
TTH 930 - 1100 PAR 10
unique # 26620
MW 1100 - 1200 PAR 10
TTH 1100 - 1230P PAR 10
unique # 26625
MW 100 - 200P PAR 10
TTH 1230 - 200P PAR 10
Prequisites:
HIN 506 with grade of C or better
HIN 312L van Olphen
unique # 26630
MWF 1000 - 1100 PAR 10
unique # 26635
MWF 1200 - 100P PAR 10
To enhance all four skills in Hindi through regular writing assignments, a review of grammar, and to learn vocabulary and practice listening and speaking, using a wide variety of texts which reflect the range of materials available in Hindi. There will be five units, which provide a wide range of styles of Hindi, from the Urdu found in unit 2 to the high Hindi in unit 5. The following are the units:
1. Tisri Kasam (The Third Vow)
A part of the Hindi story written by P. Renu and the corresponding parts of the Raj Kapoor film based on the story will be studied together.
2. Duudarshan (Television)
Several segments from Indian television will be studied, including a news broadcast, parts of a serial, and parts of a comedy presentation.
3. Urdu
This unit contains examples of spoken Urdu, one a Pakistani serial Tanhaaiyan and the other excerpts of a film about the partition of India made in India in 1973: Garm Hawaa, Hot Winds.
4. Hindi Cinema
Excerpts of two Hindi films will be studied: Maasuum, The Innocent One and Arth, The Meaning
5. The Ramayan
Both the script and video of the first part of the Ramayan as shown on Indian television will be studied.
Grading Texts: Prerequisites
4 exams (40%) Grammar text HIN 312K with a grade of C or better
6 essays (20%) Packet consisting of the above materials
Homework (10%)
Class (15%)
Final Exam (15%)
HIN 330 van Olphen
unique # 26640
TTH 200 - 330P PAR 10
The majority of the readings will be from modern Hindi fiction, with occasional interludes of poetry. Students will be expected to prepare passages for explication in class. Each week one student will give an informal oral presentation, in Hindi, on a pre-assigned topic which will serve as a focus for class conversation in Hindi.
There will be ten 2-3 page written homework assignments consisting of brief compositions as well as structured review exercises. An optional 20-30 minutes a week will be spent studying the Urdu script.
Text(s):
Bulk packet (TBA) of Hindi readings
Handouts
Grading:
Class participation (50%)
Written homework (50%)
Prerequisites:
consent of instructor
Advanced Reading, Composition, and Conversation
HIN 380 van Olphen
unique # 26650
TTH 200 - 330P PAR 10
To enhance all four skills in Hindi through extensive reading and writing assignments. Readings will be selected from well-known Hindi writers such as Premchand, Mohan Rakesh, Bhagvatcharan Varma, Agyey, Rajendra Yadav, and Mannu Bhandari. There will be regular writing assignments as indicated below.
Grading:
Final take-home essay exam (35%)
5 essays (35%)
Class (30%)
Prerequisites:
Graduate standing required
Students desiring advanced placement or to earn credit by exam in Japanese should contact the Measurement & Evaluation Center (471-3032) to register for the exam and pay the fee. The Japanese placement exam is given every semester, prior to the beginning of the semester. Scores can be obtained in the first week of classes at the Asian Studies department. Students will have the option of either using the test scores for a grade or for credit. Undergraduate language courses are not open to native speakers of Japanese.
JPN 506
unique # 26710
TTH 1230 - 200P RLM 5.126
MWF 1200 - 100P RLM 7.112
unique # 26715
TTH 1230-200P RLM 5.126
MWF 100-200P RLM 5.126
unique # 26720
TTH 200 - 330P RLM 7.120
MWF 200 - 300P UTC 4.114
unique # 26725
TTH 200 - 330P RLM 7.120
MWF 300 - 400P MEZ 08
Not open to native speakers of Japanese
Course Objectives:
1) to acquire four skills in the Japanese language:
a) listening: able to understand simple everyday conversation with repetitions.
b) speaking: able to handle some survival situations with circumlocutions and repletions, within a limited topic.
c) reading: able to read simple, short reading materials including semi-authentic materials.
d) writing: able to write short memos and letters somewhat necessary for reading and writing.
2) To acquire the fundamental knowledge of Japanese grammar necessary for reading and writing
3)To acquire general knowledge of the Japanese people and their culture
Text(s)
Yasu-Hiku, An Invitation to Contemporary Japanese. Vol. One
Grading
Attendance, participation, & mini quizzes (15%)
Homework & composition (10%)
Quizzes (5-10 minutes) (10%)
Mid-term exams (20%)
Oral performance (15%)
Oral interview (10%)
Final exam (20%)
JPN 507
unique # 26730
TTH 930 - 1100 RLM 7.112
MWF 900 - 1000 RLM 6.112
unique# 26735
TTH 930 - 1100 RLM 7.112
MWF 1000 - 1100 RLM 6.112
unique # 26740
TTH 930 -1100 RLM 7.116
MWF 900 - 1000 RLM 7.114
unique # 26745
TTH 930 - 1100 RLM 7.116
MWF 1000 - 1100 RLM 7.112
unique # 26750
TTH 1100 - 1230P RLM 5.118
MWF 1100 - 1200 RLM 5.112
unique # 26755
TTH 1100 - 1230P RLM 5.118
MWF 1200 - 100P RLM 7.116
unique # 26760
TTH 1230 -200P RLM 7.122
MWF 1200 - 100P RLM 6.114
unique # 26765
TTH 1230 - 200P RLM 7.122
MWF 100 - 200P RLM 5.118
Not open to native speakers of Japanese
Course Objectives:
1) to acquire four skills in the Japanese language:
a) listening: able to understand simple everyday conversation with repetitions.
b)speaking: able to handle some survival situations with circumlocutions and repletions, within a limited topic.
c) reading: able to read simple, short reading materials including semi-authentic materials.
d) writing: able to write short memos and letters somewhat necessary for reading and writing.
2) To acquire the fundamental knowledge of Japanese grammar necessary for reading and writing
3)To acquire general knowledge of the Japanese people and their culture
Text(s)
Yashy Tohsaku, An Invitation to Contemporary Japanese. Vol One
Grading
Attendance, participation, (5%)
Vocabulary Quizzes & mini quizzes (10%)
Homework & composition (10%)
Quizzes and chapter quizzes (10%)
Mid-term exam (20%)
Oral performance (10%)
Final exam a) Oral interview (10%)
b) Writing (20%)
Prerequisites
JPN 506 of the equivalent with a grade of at least C
JPN 412K
unique # 26770
TTH 200 - 300P SZB 284
MWF 100 - 200P UTC 1.136
unique # 26775
TTH 200 - 300P SZB 284
MWF 200 - 300P BUR 128
Not open to native speakers of Japanese
The main objective of this course is to develop four communication language skills (listening, speaking, reading, and writing) at the intermediate level. Students will acquire not only knowledge about the language (grammar, vocabulary and expressions) but also competence in using the language through daily activities in communication.
Text(s)
Yookoso !: Continuing with Contemporary Japanese (Chapters 1-3) 1995
Prerequisites
JPN 507 or the equivalent with a grade of at least C
JPN 412L
unique # 26780
MWF 1000 - 1100 RLM 7.116
TTH 1000 - 1100 RLM 7.122
unique # 26785
TTH 1100 - 1200 RLM 6.114
MWF 1100 - 1200 RLM 6.114
unique # 26790
TTH 1100 - 1200 RLM 6.114
MWF 1200 - 100P RLM 6.126
unique # 26795
TTH 100 - 200P RLM 6.124
MWF 100 - 200P RLM 6.118
unique # 26800
TTH 100 - 200P RLM 6.124
MWF 200 - 300P RLM 6.112
Not open to native speakers of Japanese
Text(s)
Yookoso 2, Continuing with Contemporary Japanese (Chapters 4-7)
Prerequisites
JPN 412K or the equivalent with a grade of at least C
JPN 320L Mizobe
unique # 26810
TTH 1100 - 1230 RLM 6.116
unique # 26815
TTH 1230 - 200P RLM 5.112
This course focuses on reading and writing skills at the intermediate-to-advanced levels. While oral and aural skills are not stressed, we will be utilizing them in our efforts to increase reading comprehension. Emphasis will be on daily progress rather than mid-term and final exams. In addition to the regular textbook, we will be reading a variety of outside sources--fiction, poetry, newspaper articles, even comics. While the main text is important, these outside readings will hopefully extend your reading ability.
Schedule: We will be spending about two weeks, arranged into a cycle of seven days, for each lesson so as to maximize retention of characters, vocabulary, and grammatical structures.
The compositions (sakubun) should be written on squared composition paper (genko yoshi) and be two pages in length. They will cover assigned and free-choice topics and be related in some way to the lesson. In each sakubun you are to use three patterns (which you will highlight) from the current lesson. In all probability, you will be rewriting and then resubmitting your paper, with the "clean" copy stapled to the "old" one.
Grading:
Homework and vocabulary quizzes (20%)
Mid-term exam (15%)
Essays (20%)
Final exam (15%)
Lesson quizzes (20%)
Class participation (10%)
Texts:
Intensive Course in Japanese Main Text and Notes Japanese Language Promotion Center, Tokyo. 1980
You'll also need your own kanji dictionaries
Prerequisites: JPN 320K
JPN 320K Aida
unique # 26805
MWF 100 - 200P RLM 6.114
This course focuses on reading and writing skills at the intermediate to advanced levels. While oral and aural skills are not stressed, we will be utilizing them in our efforts to increase reading comprehension. Emphasis will be on daily progress rather than mid-term and final exams. In addition to the regular text-book, we will be reading a variety of outside sources - fiction, poetry, newspaper articles, even comics. We will be spending about two weeks for each lesson so as to maximize retention of characters, vocabulary, and grammatical structures.
Text(s)
Intensive Course in Japanese: Main Text and Notes
Grading
Homework and vocabulary quizzes (20%)
Essays (20%)
Lesson quizzes (20%)
Midterm (15%)
Final (15%)
Class participation (10%)
Prerequisites
JPN 412L or the equivalent with a grade of at least C
JPN 325L Tanaka
Unique # 26820
MWF 200 - 300P BUR 234
JPN 325L is designed for those who have finished JPN 325K. The primary goal of the course is to increase students' communicative competence in various situations such as when you want to express gratitude or to express admiration for someone or something, when you need to make a complaint, when you would like to apologize, when you console someone, and when you have to say good bye to someone. Students will also learn communication strategies which are useful in making conversation flow naturally.
Texts:
Mizutani, A Course in Modern Japanese, Vol. 4
Prerequisites:
JPN 325K or the equivalent with a grade of C or better
JPN 326 Okita
unique # 26825
TTH 800 - 930 GRG 424
unique # 26830
TTH 930 - 1100 GRG 424\
JPN 326 is a course focusing on those situations and events that occur primarily in the daily business environment such as: formal introduction, interviewing, telephone skills, making an appointment, requesting or refusing a request, etc. Throughout the course, cultural concepts as they impact the business world will be introduced and expanded with Business Culture and Videos from Japan.
Grading:
Vocabulary quizzes (10%)
Lesson quizzes (30%)
Homework (10%)
Class participation (15%)
Oral exams (15%)
Final exam (20%)
Prerequisites:
Completion of two years of Japanese language study or the equivalent.
An advanced placement examination, or examination for credit will be given on May 6, 1997 at 1:00 PM. Pick up an information sheet about the exam at Asian Studies (WCH 4.132) and register for the test at the Measurement and Evaluation Center (471-3032).
KOR 507 Choo
unique # 26895
MW 1100 - 1200 JES A303A
TTH 1100 - 1230P JES A215A
unique # 26900
MW 1200 - 100P GAR 215
TTH 1230 - 200P GAR 215
This course places an even emphasis on the reading, writing, listening and speaking of elementary level modern Korean.
Texts:
Korea University, Hankuko 1 (Korean 1)
Hankuko Hwehwa (Korean Conversation 1) (Lessons 11-20 from each text)
Prerequisites:
KOR 506 with a grade of C or better or placement credit for KOR 506.
KOR 412L Kim
unique # 26905
MTWTH 1200 - 100P RLM 6.118
This course will continue the emphasis on reading, writing, listening and speaking of intermediate level modern Korean.
Texts:
Korea University, Hankuko 2 (Korean 2)
Hankuko Hwehwa 2 (Korean Conversation 2) (lessons 11-20 from each text).
Prerequisites:
KOR 412K with a grade of C or better or placement credit for KOR 412K.
MAL 507 Moag
unique # 26960
MTWTHF 1100 - 1200 BAT 107
Texts:
Moag, A University Course and Reference Grammar
Prerequisites:
MAL 506 or the equivalent.
MAL 312L
unique # 26965
MWF 100 - 200P BAT 107
Texts:
Moag, A University Course and Reference Grammar
Prerequisites:
MAL 312K or the equivalent.
The following courses will introduce you to Sanskrit, the classical and sacred language of India. An early form of Sanskrit was brought to India by the Aryans probably sometime in the middle of the second millennium B.C.E. The earliest form of that language that has come down to us is called "vedic" by scholars, that is, the language of the Vedic hymns, especially those of the Rg Veda. This language developed over the course of time until around the 4th century B.C.E, when the famous Sanskrit grammarian Panini wrote a descriptive grammar which fixed for all time the "correct Sanskrit." This form of Sanskrit, in which most of the later literature is written, is commonly referred to as "Classical Sanskrit." In one form or another, therefore, Sanskrit has had an unbroken literary tradition for over 3,000 years. It is this rich and vast literary, religious, philosophical, and scientific heritage to which the study of Sanskrit opens the door.
SAN 507 Ohnuma
unique # 27030
MW 1000 - 1100 PAR 8B
TTH 930 - 1100 PAR 8B
Texts:
Lanman, Sanskrit Reader
Prerequisites:
SAN 506 or consent of instructor.
SAN 312L Ohnuma
unique # 27035
Hours to be arranged
Texts:
TBA
Prerequisites:
SAN 312K or consent of instructor.
SAN 325L meets with SAN 383 Olivelle
unique # 27040
TTH 1230 - 200P WCH 4.134A
This course intended for students who have had five semesters or more of Sanskrit. The focus will be two-fold. First, we will read technical literature from the medieval period. This literature will be both philosophical (for example, the commentary of Samkara on the Brahmasutras) and legal/religious (for example, the commentary of Vijnanesvara on Yajnavalkyasmrti and the Satadusani of Vedanta Desika). This part of the course will introduce students into some of the more difficult genres of Sanskrit.
Second, we will read some chapters from a couple of books that use ancient Sanskrit texts to reconstruct ancient Indian history and institutions. This will permit us to see how texts are used and abused by scholars, and to come up with alternative ways of reading and understanding ancient texts and to see how and when they can be used responsibly for historical purposes.
The Sanskrit reading material will be given in class, and the secondary literature we read will be found in the library.
The final grade will be based on class participation (25%), two examinations (50%), and one paper (25%), which can be an original translation of a Sanskrit text.
Prerequisite:
SAN 325K or consent of instructor.
SAN 383 meets with SAN 325L Olivelle
unique # 27055
TTH 1230 - 200P WCH 4.134A
Graduate standing required.
Prerequisite: SAN 507 (or 320L).
Description: See SAN 325L above