A.B. East Asian Studies

CHI 101 Elementary Chinese I Fall An introductory course in modern spoken and written Chinese, stressing oral-aural facility and the use of language structure for communication. Five hours of class. No credit given for CHI 101 unless followed by CHI 102. Staff

CHI 102 Elementary Chinese II Spring Continued study of modern spoken and written Chinese, stressing listening, speaking, reading, and writing. Five hours of class. Staff

CHI 103 Intensive Elementary Chinese Fall An intensive course covering 101 and 102 in one semester for beginning heritage learners and students with fair fluency and limited ability in reading and writing skills. The course will emphasize reading and writing skills. Prerequisite: instructor's permission (oral interview in Chinese). Five hours of class. Staff

CHI 105 Intermediate Chinese I Fall A study of modern spoken and written Chinese, this course shifts the emphasis to the reading of contemporary Chinese dialogue. Five hours of class. Staff

CHI 107 Intermediate Chinese II Spring Continuing the study of modern spoken and written Chinese, this course shifts the emphasis to the reading of contemporary Chinese cultural and social issues. Five hours of class. Staff

CHI 108 Intensive Intermediate Chinese Spring An intensive course that covers 105 and 107 in one semester for students who have completed 103. Conducted in Chinese, with emphasis on reading and writing. Prerequisite: 103 or instructor's permission. Five hours of class. Staff

CHI 301 Introduction to Classical Chinese I Fall HA CHI 301 not only provides basic training for students in classical Chinese, but also introduces students to theme-based readings about important cultural aspects of pre-modern China, such as the concept of Dao, life and death, etc. Each theme is consisted of passages selected from Chinese classics and short essays or stories full of wisdom and wit from later dynasties. This course will not only improve your four skills in Chinese language but also enhance your understanding of traditional Chinese philosophy and culture in general. Three hours of classes conducted in Chinese. C. Chou

CHI 302 Introduction to Classical Chinese II Spring HA Following CHI 301, the readings for CHI 302 is also theme-based and includes more philosophical and cultural topics of pre-modern China such as debates between various philosophical schools, military and political strategies, law, etc. Three hours of classes conducted in Chinese. C. Chou

CHI 303 Third-Year Modern Chinese I Fall Designed to develop further the student's overall language skills through reading and discussion of contemporary affairs published in Chinese newspapers. Four hours of class, conducted in Chinese. Prerequisite: CHI 105-107, or instructor's permission. Staff

CHI 304 Third-Year Modern Chinese II Spring A continuation of CHI 303, designed to improve the student's facility in written and oral expression through a close study of newspaper essays and commentaries. Four hours of class, conducted in Chinese. Prerequisite: CHI 303 or instructor's permission. Staff

CHI 305 Intensive Third-Year Modern Chinese I Fall CHI 305 is an intensive intermediate class designed for heritage learners and students who are interested in current political and social issues in Chinese affairs. Staff

CHI 306 Intensive Third-Year Modern Chinese II Spring A continuation of 305, designed to further improve the student's facility in written and oral expression through a close study of essays published in contemporary Chinese newspapers and magazines. Four hours of class, conducted in Chinese. Prerequisite: 305 or instructor's permission. Staff

CHI 401 Advanced Classical Chinese I Not offered this year LA Intensive introduction to classical Chinese through the study of selections from ancient texts. Four classes conducted in Chinese. Staff

CHI 402 Advanced Classical Chinese II Not offered this year LA Continuation of 401. Intensive introduction to classical Chinese through the study of selections from ancient texts. Four classes conducted in Chinese. Staff

CHI 403 Fourth-Year Modern Chinese I Fall Reading and discussion of selections from Chinese scholarly journals and newspapers on contemporary Chinese political, economic, and social issues. Four hours of class, conducted in Chinese. Prerequisite: 304 or instructor's permission. Staff

CHI 404 Fourth-Year Modern Chinese II Spring A continuation of 403. Reading and discussion of scholarly writings in the fields of Chinese literature and modern Chinese intellectual history. Four hours of class, conducted in Chinese. Prerequisite: 403, or instructor's permission. Staff

CHI 405 Intensive Fourth-Year Modern Chinese I Fall CHI 405 is an intensive advanced Chinese class designed for heritage learners. It focuses on reading and discussion based on Chinese scholarly journals, popular essays, and newspaper articles. Students are exposed to a variety of modern Chinese literary genres, as well as some of the major substantive issues that modern Chinese intellectuals have faced. Four hours of class conducted in Chinese. Prerequisite: 306 or instructor's permission. Staff

CHI 406 Intensive Fourth-Year Modern Chinese II Spring Continued reading and discussion of scholarly writings on modern Chinese literature. This course also exposes students to the social issues China has faced in recent years, while discussing various aspects of contemporary Chinese society. Four hours of class, conducted in Chinese. Prerequisite: 405 or instructor's permission. Staff

EAS 207 History of East Asia to 1800 (See HIS 207)

EAS 208 East Asia since 1800 (See HIS 208)

EAS 213 Aesthetics and Politics of Chinese Painting (See ART 216)

EAS 217 The Arts of Japan (See ART 217)

EAS 221 Introduction to Modern Japanese Literature LA The course will cover major writers and works of the 20th century. We will examine how Japanese writers responded to modern fictional and linguistic forms imported from the West, how they negotiated what they had inherited from their long and illustrious literary past, and how postwar writers view their newly "democratized" world. A. Ueda

EAS 225 Japanese Society and Culture (also

ANT 323

EAS 226 The Religions of China (See REL 226)

EAS 228 Religion in Japanese Culture (See REL 228)

EAS 231 Chinese Martial Arts Classics: Fiction, Film, Fact LA This course provides an overview of Chinese martial arts fiction and film from earliest times to the present day. The focus will be on the close-reading of literary, art-historical, and cinematic texts, but will also include discussion of the significance of these works against their broader historical and social background. Topics to be discussed: the literary/cinematic pleasure of watching violence, the relationship between violence and the law, gender ambiguity and the woman warrior, the imperial and (trans)national order of martial arts cinema, and the moral and physical economy of vengeance. P. Keulemans

EAS 232 Introduction to Chinese Literature Spring LA The development of classical Chinese literature, traced through close readings of original texts in English translation. Topics include the nature of the Chinese language and writing system, classical literary thought, religious and philosophical influences, dominance of poetry, emergence of historical writing, and vernacular fiction. Two lectures, one preceptorial. Staff

EAS 233 East Asian Humanities I: The Classical Foundations (See HUM 233)

EAS 234 East Asian Humanities II: Traditions and Transformations (See HUM 234)

EAS 240 The Perception of China and Asia in the West (also

HIS 240

EAS 282 A Documents-based Approach to Asian History (See HIS 282)

EAS 300 Junior Seminar Fall Designed to introduce departmental majors, in the fall of their junior year, to the tools, methodologies, and topics related to the study of East Asian history and culture. The focus of the course will vary each year, and will be cross-national and multidisciplinary, covering both premodern and modern periods. One three-hour seminar. F. Prichard

EAS 308 Communism and Beyond: China and Russia (See SOC 308)

EAS 320 Early Japanese History (also

HIS 320

EAS 321 Early Modern Japan (also

HIS 321

EAS 322 Buddhism in Japan (See REL 322)

EAS 324 20th-Century Japan (See HIS 322)

EAS 333 The Chinese Novel (also

COM 333

EAS 334 Modern Chinese Literature and Film Spring LA Analysis through selected literary and cinematic works of authors' ideas, hopes, and worries about the fate of modern China. Consideration of literary and cinematic technique as well as the larger historical context. Readings in English. P. Keulemans

EAS 335 Early Chinese History to 221 (also

HIS 318

EAS 336 The Making and Transformation of Medieval China: 300-1200 (also

HIS 319

EAS 340 Culture and Society in Late Imperial China: 1000-1900 (also

HIS 340

EAS 341 The Tale of Genji in the World Spring LA Examination of selected literary texts from premodern and modern Japan and from contemporary Western critical writings. Topics will include modern interpretations of tradition, narrative as a mode of knowledge, translation and interpretation, and the general problems involved in the study of a non-Western literature. One three-hour seminar. Knowledge of Japanese is not required. Staff

EAS 342 Southeast Asia's Global History (See HIS 342)

EAS 343 Modern Japanese Literature: Early Years Spring LA An introduction to major literary works in the early modern period when Japanese literature was attempting to re-establish itself through Western influences. Readings in English translation include works by Ogai, Soseki, Ichiyo, Toson, and Shiga. Topics include the evolution of modern Japanese fiction vis-a-vis the modernization of Japan, representations of self, individualism, and nationalism. Staff

EAS 344 Postwar Japanese Narrative: Modern to Postmodern (also

COM 344

EAS 345 Sexuality and Desire in Modern Japan Spring LA . An examination of texts written by women in Japan during the premodern and modern periods in the context of feminist and cross-cultural criticism. The premodern period will focus on how we read products of a culture in which women had their own gendered discursive style