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4.00 Credits
Lecture, 3 hours; extra reading, 1 hour; written work, 2 hours. Prerequisite(s): none. Focuses on narrative genres of myth, legend, and folktale, with additional attention paid to festivals, folk craft, belief systems, and the development of folklore studies ( minzokugaku) as an academic discipline. Examines the relationship of folklore to ethnic and national identity. Cross-listed with JPN 032.
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4.00 Credits
Lecture, 3 hours; term paper, 3 hours. Prerequisite(s): none. An introduction to Japanese civilization from earliest times to the dawn of the twentieth century. Devotes particular attention to aesthetic activity and to the relationship between history, culture, and the arts. Crosslisted with JPN 034.
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4.00 Credits
Lecture, 3 hours; outside research, 3 hours. Prerequisite(s): none. Reading and discussion of selected great works of Chinese literature (in English translation) with attention to cultural contexts. Various critical methods and approaches are used. Cross-listed with CHN 040.
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4.00 Credits
Lecture, 3 hours; consultation, 1 hour. Prerequisite(s): none. An introduction to regional histories and cultures of Asia. E. Premodern China and Japan; F. Contemporary China; G. India in the Western Imagination. Cross-listed with HIST 045 (E-Z).
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4.00 Credits
Lecture, 3 hours; extra reading, 3 hours. Prerequisite(s): none. An examination of the various responses to political repression in China during the second half of the twentieth century through selected literary and artistic representations. Cross-listed with CHN 046.
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4.00 Credits
Lecture, 2 hours; discussion, 1 hour; screening, 2 hours; outside research, 1 hour. Prerequisite(s): none. Study of selected films from China and Taiwan with attention to cultural context. Questions addressed may include the following: What do we look for in a film? What are the film's interrelations with theatre, photography, and literature? How do we understand the film as an art form? Crosslisted with CHN 048.
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4.00 Credits
Lecture, 3 hours; extra reading, 3 hours. Prerequisite(s): none. An introduction to modern and contemporary Southeast Asian literature and culture, with a focus on individual national histories. Explores the relationship between aesthetics, politics, and academic scholarship. Readings are in translation; classes are conducted in English. Cross-listed with CPLT 062.
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4.00 Credits
Lecture, 3 hours; extra reading, 3 hours. Prerequisite(s): none. An introduction to the modern short story in Southeast Asia, with a focus on literariness and the act of reading. Readings are in translation; classes are conducted in English. Course is repeatable as content changes to a maximum of 8 units. Cross-listed with CPLT 063.
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4.00 Credits
Lecture, 3 hours; screening, 3 hours. Prerequisite(s): none. Engages students in critical viewing strategies and analytical visual critique. Explores the revival of film production in Vietnam following the Vietnam War, with a focus on the means of production, state control, and international distribution. Readings are in translation; classes are conducted in English. Cross-listed with FVC 049 and VNM 064.
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4.00 Credits
Lecture, 3 hours; extra reading, 3 hours. Prerequisite(s): none. An introduction to the world of Southeast Asia, with an emphasis on aspects of local cultures.
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