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3.00 Credits
This course introduces students to the literature of twentieth century China. It presents important historical and literary background, discusses literary trends and major authors, and analyzes major literary texts in different genres with emphasis on short stories. (Cross-listed: CHIN 301)
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3.00 Credits
This course examines the Chinese culture made and consumed by ordinary Chinese people, and analyzes how some of the critical Chinese ideological, political, social, and cultural factors are shaped in popular culture. We will discuss popular belief systems, popular religions and religious activities, domestic and communal rituals and customs, various forms of popular performance, folk literature, and material culture. We will also look at contemporary Chinese popular culture including arts, film, television, and music. These subjects will be studied through both written and visual documentation. (Taught in English.) (Cross-listed: CHIN 302)
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3.00 Credits
This course is for study abroad in Japan. The classes are mainly conducted in Japan and are partially held on the William Paterson campus. The course develops students' understanding of contemporary Japanese culture through classroom and living experiences in Japan. Specific topics examined through lecture and field experience include community, religion, business, education, and arts. Course will include on-site visits to a Japanese home, a temple, a shrine, a company, a school, and performances, among others. (Cross-listed: JPAN 316)
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3.00 Credits
The course introduces Korean culture and culture-based Korean communication styles. Drawing upon the interdisciplinary work of cultural studies and pragmatics, it deals with selected topics in Korean culture, thoughts, and practices, and examines the intricacies of communication as cultural practices informed by social parameters. Greater emphasis will be devoted to contemporary societal patterns and developments in South Korea, but traditional society will be discussed in some depth. (No knowledge of Korean language or culture is presumed.) (Cross-listed: KORE 321)
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3.00 Credits
This course introduces the portrayal of women, gender, and sexuality in contemporary Japanese literature. The course examines modern Japanese society and culture and the interplay between tradition and modernity through the prism of canonical and contemporary literature. Topics include notions of the self, national and gender identity, and the impact of Westernization, modernization, urbanization, industrialization, and globalization. All readings will be in English. (Cross-listed: JPAN 325, WS 326, ENG 358)
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3.00 Credits
This course provides a sound understanding of the changing geography of Asia and the region's position within the global economy. Emphasis is placed on a geographical analysis of the region's physical features, natural resources, cultural patterns, population, politics, and economic development potential and problems. (Cross-listed: GEO 331) Prerequisites: GEO 150
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3.00 Credits
A case study approach to an in-depth analysis of theories and issues relating to media globalization, regionalization, localization, national development, and international relations in Asia. (Cross-listed: COMM 338)
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3.00 Credits
This course provides an introduction to the principal theories of Orientalism. It offers students the opportunity to examine how these theories translate into the literary practices of various Western (principally British, French, and U.S.) authors and poets of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, as well as in contemporary popular culture.
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3.00 Credits
A comparative and contrastive study of interpersonal communication in East Asia (i.e., China, Japan, and Korea) and the United States. The course familiarizes students with the foundations of cross-cultural pragmatics, and examines the differences and similarities in cognitive, verbal, and behavioral patterns among East Asians and between East Asians and Americans. (Cross-listed: COMM 341)
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3.00 Credits
Southeast Asia is a region of great diversity encompassing democracies and dictatorships; a city-state and a vast archipelago; rich states and poor; the world's most populous Muslim country, one of the largest Catholic nations and one of the newest nations (East Timor); and ancient civilizations. It is also a region of great economic and strategic importance: the scene of fast-growing states and of the United States' longest war. This course examines colonial legacies, nationalist and revolutionary movements, and big-power interests in order to understand the foreign policy of regional states and the role of external powers. (Cross-listed: POL 349) Humanities and Social Science170 s
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