Asian Studies

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Professors: S. Britt, Kaup, Kuoshu, Yagi (Chair)
Associate Professors: Baba, L. Harris, L.I. Knight, Nair, Zhang
Assistant Professors: Blumenfield, Francis-Ratte

Lecturers: Tokunaga, Yazijian

Adjunct: V. Khandke

The department offers a broad interdisciplinary major in Asian Studies and more focused studies with majors in Chinese Studies and Japanese Studies.

Language houses in Chinese and Japanese are located in the North Village residential complex. Amid the residential apartments, there is a common area devoted to the programmatic and informal activities of the language houses. Students can apply to live in the houses for their sophomore, junior or senior years. Students living in the houses are expected to make a one-year commitment to the program and to speak the target language in the house. To facilitate that effort, a native-speaking resident in each language lives in the house and helps to coordinate program activities. All students participating in the language house must enroll in a year-long course sequence (numbered 265 and 266) offered in conjunction with the program.

Programs

• Asian Studies, B.A.
• Chinese Studies, B.A.
• Japanese Studies, B.A.

Courses

• AST-150 China in Search of Sustainability
• AST-211 Media in Asia
• AST-220 Ramayana
• AST-221 South Asian Music and Popular Culture
• AST-225 Premodern Literature of India
• AST-250 Human Development in Contemporary Asia
• AST-255 Poverty, Gender and Development in India
• AST-260 Environment and Health in India
• AST-270 Languages of Asia
• AST-300 Colloquium
• AST-470 Seminar in Asian Studies
• AST-504 Directed Independent Study

• CHN-110 Elementary Chinese I
• CHN-120 Elementary Chinese II
• CHN-201 Intermediate Chinese I
• CHN-202 Intermediate Chinese II
• CHN-220 Survey of Chinese Culture
• CHN-225 Chinese Film
• CHN-230 Survey of Chinese Literature
• CHN-235 Classic Chinese Fiction
• CHN-240 Chinese Civilization
• CHN-245 Twentieth Century Chinese Literature
• CHN-246 Twentieth Century Chinese Popular Fiction
• CHN-260 Beijing and Suzhou: Urban Culture in China
• CHN-265 Chinese Language House
• CHN-266 Chinese Language House
• CHN-301 Intermediate Chinese III
• CHN-302 Intermediate Chinese IV
• CHN-320 Travel Study in Chinese Culture
• CHN-401 Advanced Chinese I
• CHN-402 Advanced Chinese II
• CHN-403 Chinese through Film and Media
• CHN-404 Classical Chinese
• CHN-470 Chinese Studies Thesis
• CHN-504 Directed Independent Study

• JPN-110 Elementary Japanese I
• JPN-120 Elementary Japanese II
• JPN-201 Intermediate Japanese I
• JPN-202 Intermediate Japanese II
• JPN-225 Japanese Cinema
• JPN-235 Classical Japanese Literature
• JPN-245 Modern Japanese Literature
• JPN-260 Japanese Architecture and Living Spaces
• JPN-265 Japanese Language House
• JPN-266 Japanese Language House
• JPN-301 Intermediate Japanese III
• JPN-302 Intermediate Japanese IV
• JPN-401 Advanced Japanese I
• JPN-402 Advanced Japanese II
• JPN-403 Advanced Japanese III
• JPN-404 Advanced Japanese IV
• JPN-470 Japanese Studies Thesis
• JPN-504 Directed Independent Study

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