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EAST ASIAN CIVILIZATIONS AND
HUMANITIES V2002x/y
Introduction to Major Topics in Asian Civilizations: East Asia
4 pts x and y: Staff
2002x: Sec. 1: TR 10:35-11:50 (W.T. de Bary); Sec. 2: TR 10:35-11:50, (M.
Moerman); Sec. 3: MW 10:35-11:50 (Mason Gentzler); Sec. 4: MW 11:00-12:15
(C. Schirokauer); Sec. 5: MW 4:10-5:25 (G. Mickey)
2002y: Sec. 1: TR 10:35-11:50 (W. de Bary); Sec. 2: TR 6:10-7:25 (G.Tuttle);
Sec. 3: MW 1:10-2:25 (Mason Gentzler); Sec. 4: MW 10:35-11:50 (M. Scanlon)
An interdisciplinary and topical approach to the major issues and phases of
East Asian civilizations and their role in 0the contemporary world. CC
GS (MC)
EAST
ASIAN CIVILIZATIONS AND HUMANITIES V2359x/y
Introduction to East Asian Civilizations: China
3 pts x: A. Schonebaum, MW 2:40-3:55; y: W. Denecke, MW 2:40-3:55
The evolution of Chinese civilization from ancient times to the twentieth
century, with emphasis on characteristic institutions and traditions.
CC GS (MC)
ASIAN HUMANITIES
ASIAN HUMANITIES V3399x
Major Texts: Middle East
4 pts W.T. de Bary, M 4:10-6
Please see under Asian and Middle Eastern Studies for a complete course
description.
ASIAN HUMANITIES V3400 x/y
Colloquium on Major Texts
4 pts, The staff
3400x: Sec 1: M 4:10-6 (P. Keulemans); Sec 2: R 2:10-4, (W. Swartz); Sec. 3:
R 2:10-4, (M. Moerman); Sec 4: T 2:10-4, (M. Scanlon); Sec. 5: T
11:00-12:50, (W. Denecke)
3400y; Sec 1: M 4:10-6 (W.T. de Bary); Sec 2: R 4:10-6 (M. Moerman); Sec 3:
T 2:10-4 (Schoenbaum); Sec 4: M 2:10-4, (Instructor TBA); Sec 5: T
11-12:50 (G. Mickey)
V3399 and V3400 form a sequence but either may be taken separately. V3399
may also be taken as part of a sequence with Asian Humanities V3830x.
Readings in translation and discussion of texts of Middle Eastern, Indian,
Chinese, and Japanese origin, including (V3399) the Quran, Islamic
philosophy, Sufi poetry, the Upanishads, the Bhagavad Gita, Buddhist sutras,
Indian epics and drama, Gandhi's Autobiography; (V3400) the Analects of
Confucius, Mencius, Lao Tzu, Chuang Tzu, the Lotus Sutra, Dream of the Red
Chamber, Tale of Genji, Zen literature, Noh plays, bunraku (puppet) plays,
Chinese and Japanese poetry. CC GS (MC)
ASIAN HUMANITIES V3830y
Colloquium on Modern East Asian Texts
4 pts T. Suzuki, T 2:10-4:00
AHUM V3400 is recommended as background.
Introduction to and exploration of modern East Asian literature through
close reading and discussion of selected masterpieces from the 1890s through
the 1990s by Chinese, Japanese, and Korean writers such as Mori Ogai, Wu
Jianren, Natsume Soseki, Lu Xun, Tanizaki Jun’ichiro, Shen Congwen, Ding
Ling, Eileen Chang, Yi Sang, Oe Kenzaburo, O Chong-hui, and others. Emphasis
will be on cultural and intellectual issues and on how literary forms
manifested, constructed, or responded to rapidly shifting experiences of
modernity in East Asia. (MC)
ASIAN HUMANITIES W4027x
Colloquium on Major Works of Chinese Philosophy, Religion, and Literature
4pts W.T. deBary, F 10-11:50
Prerequisite: AHUM V3400, ASCE V2361, or ASCE V2002. This
colloquium extends the work begun in AHUM V3400 by focusing on reading and
discussion of major works of Chinese philosophy, religion, and literature,
including important texts of Confucian, Daoist, Mohist, Legalist, Huang-Lao,
and Neo-Daoist traditions and recently discovered texts. Forms a
sequence with W4028y but may be taken separately. (MC)
ASIAN HUMANITIES W4028y
Colloquium on Major Works
of Chinese Philosophy, Religion and Literature
4pts W.T. deBary, F 10-11:50
Prerequisites:
AHUM 3400, ASCE V2359, or ASCE V2002.
Reading and discussion of major works of Chinese philosophy, religion and
literature, including important texts of the Buddhist and Neo-Confucian
traditions. (MC)
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For
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Introductory
Chinese For beginners who wish to study
Chinese at a slower pace. The entire course consists of two parts covering
the same material as the first semester of Elementary Chinese
(C1101/F1101). Students who have successfully completed the Courses I
and II (W1010-1011) will be admitted to Elementary Chinese II
(C1102y/F1102y) in the spring semester. Alternatively a student graduated
from Course I and/or II can choose to study in a summer or another program
and be placed into the intermediate Chinese course if he or she passes the
Program placement test.
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(Level 1)
N-Sections:
For students with zero or limited background in Chinese.
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For students of Chinese heritage or advanced beginners with Mandarin
speaking ability but minimal reading and writing skills.
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