Courses in Asian Studies (Division 323)

Winter Term, 2000 (January 5 – April 26, 2000)

Take me to the Winter Term '00 Time Schedule for Asian Studies.

Waitlist policy for all courses is 1 – get on the waitlist and go to the first day of class and talk to the instructor.

Students wanting to begin language study in Chinese, Japanese, or Korean, at a level other than first year, must take a placement exam to be held on Tuesday, January 4, 1-3pm. Test locations will be posted outside of the Department office in 3070 FB.

Section 001.

Instructor(s): Ernest Young (epyoung@umich.edu)

Prerequisites & Distribution: (4). (SS).

Credits: (4; 3 in the half-term).

Course Homepage: http://www.lib.umich.edu/libhome/Reserves/W00/HS122/index.html

See History 122.001.

Section 001.

Instructor(s): Keller Kimbrough (kimbroug@umich.edu)

Prerequisites & Distribution: A knowledge of Japanese is not required. (4). (HU).

Credits: (4).

Course Homepage: No Homepage Submitted.

See Japanese 150.001.

Section 001.

Instructor(s): Eun-su Cho (eunsucho@umich.edu)

Prerequisites & Distribution: (4). (HU).

Credits: (4; 3 in the half-term).

Course Homepage: No Homepage Submitted.

See Korean 150.001.

Section 001.

Instructor(s): Shuen-fu Lin (lsf@umich.edu)

Prerequisites & Distribution: (4). (HU).

Credits: (4).

Course Homepage: No Homepage Submitted.

See Great Books 221.001.

Section 001.

Instructor(s): Madhav Deshpande (mmdesh@umich.edu)

Prerequisites & Distribution: (3). (HU).

Credits: (3).

Course Homepage: No Homepage Submitted.

This class introduces Hinduism to students through an intensive study of this single most important scriptural text, the Bhagavad-Gita. We spend half the time going over the text-in-translation, chapter by chapter. The other half of the class time is devoted to critical issues relating to the text, i.e., history of the text, its transmission, its location within the history of Hinduism, its connections with political/cultural history, its ancient and modern interpretations. The grade is based on class participation, two papers, and two in-class examinations.

Section 001 – Hinduism: History and Culture. Meets with Anthropology 298.002 and History 392.001

Instructor(s): Rich Freeman (richfree@umich.edu)

Prerequisites & Distribution: (3). (HU).

Credits: (3).

Course Homepage: No Homepage Submitted.

See Cultural Anthropology 298.002.

Section 001.

Instructor(s): Luis Gómez (lgomez@umich.edu)

Prerequisites & Distribution: (4). (HU).

Credits: (4).

Course Homepage: https://coursetools.ummu.umich.edu/2000/winter/lsa/buds/230/001.nsf

See Buddhist Studies 230.001.

Section 001 – Courtesans and Bathhouses: the Floating World in the Literature of Early Modern Japan

Instructor(s): Keller Kimbrough (kimbroug@umich.edu)

Prerequisites & Distribution: No knowledge of Japanese language is required. Only first-year students, including those with sophomore standing, may pre-register for First-Year Seminars. All others need permission of instructor. (3). (HU). May be repeated with department permission.

First-Year Seminar,

Credits: (3).

Course Homepage: No Homepage Submitted.

This course examines some of the conceptions and evocations of the Floating World – the ever-changing realm of love, longing, grief, and death in which we all live – in the literature and art of Edo-period Japan, approximately the 17th through 19th centuries. In particular, we will explore issues of love, duty and honor, women's indentured servitude in the so-called "pleasure quarters," and the nature of sexuality and the homoerotic in works of early-modern Japanese fiction. Authors to be read and discussed include Ihara Saikaku, Ejima Kiseki, Jippensha Ikku, Ryûtei Tanehiko and other representatives of the "new" Edo urban literature, as well as the early-20th century writers Higuchi Ichiyô and Nagai Kafû, who wrote wistfully of the demise of the licensed quarters during Japan's transition to modernity. Knowledge of Japanese is neither expected nor required. Students from a variety of disciplines and academic backgrounds are invited to attend.

Section 001 – Culture and Politics in Modern Korea. Meets with History 197.001

Instructor(s): Henry Em (henryem@umich.edu)

Prerequisites & Distribution: No knowledge of Korean language is required. Only first-year students, including those with sophomore standing, may pre-register for First-Year Seminars. All others need permission of instructor. (3). (HU). May be repeated with department permission for a total of six credits.

First-Year Seminar,

Credits: (3).

Course Homepage: No Homepage Submitted.

This course examines the history of discourses on gender, class, and nation in modern Korea. For most topics, a brief introduction to theory sets the stage for our examination of Korean writers, activists, and movements in 20th century Korea.

Section 001.

Instructor(s): Pashaura Singh (psingh@umich.edu)

Prerequisites & Distribution: (3). (HU).

Credits: (3).

Course Homepage: No Homepage Submitted.

See South & Southeast Asia 321.001.

Section 001 – From Bushi to Boredoms

Instructor(s): Hugh De Ferranti (hbd@umich.edu)

Prerequisites & Distribution: (3). (HU).

Credits: (3).

Course Homepage: http://coursetools.ummu.umich.edu/2000/winter/lsa/japan/375/001.nsf

See Japanese 375.001.

Section 001 – Survey of Japanese Painting. Meets with History of Art 391.001

Instructor(s): Maribeth Graybill

Prerequisites & Distribution: (3). (Excl). May be repeated for a total of six credits.

Credits: (3).

Course Homepage: No Homepage Submitted.

See History of Art 391.001.

Section 001 – Modern Korea. Meets with Korean 473.001

Instructor(s): Henry Em

Prerequisites & Distribution: Junior or senior standing and concentration in Asian Studies. (3). (Excl).

Credits: (3).

Course Homepage: No Homepage Submitted.

See Korean 473.001.

Section 002 – History and Culture of Burma. Meets with Buddhist Studies 480.001.

Instructor(s): Pat Pranke (ppranke@umich.edu)

Prerequisites & Distribution: Junior or senior standing and concentration in Asian Studies. (3). (Excl).

Credits: (3).

Course Homepage: No Homepage Submitted.

See Buddhist Studies 480.001.

Prerequisites & Distribution: Honors candidate in Asian Studies and permission of instructor. (1-3). (Excl). May be elected a total of four times. May be elected for a maximum of six credits.

Credits: (1-3).

Course Homepage: No Homepage Submitted.

Honors students in Asian Studies should use this course number for their Honors thesis, but will normally work with whatever faculty member is closest to the subject of the thesis.

Asian St. 399. Directed Reading.

Prerequisites & Distribution: (1-3). (Excl). (INDEPENDENT).

No Description Provided

Check Times, Location, and Availability

Asian St. 400/Japanese 400. Love and Death in Japanese Culture.

Prerequisites & Distribution: A knowledge of Japanese is not required. (4). (HU).

No Description Provided

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Section 001.

Instructor(s): Ken Ito (kenkito@umich.edu)

Prerequisites & Distribution: (4). (Excl).

Credits: (4).

Course Homepage: No Homepage Submitted.

See Japanese 402.001.

Section 001 – Temple and Icon in Seventh-Century Japan. (1 credit). Meets with History of Art 600.065. Meets January 13 to February 24. (Drop/Add deadline=January 26).

Instructor(s): McCallam

Prerequisites & Distribution: (1-4). (Excl). May be elected for a total of 3 times. May be elected for a total of 12 credits.

Mini/Short course

Credits: (1-4).

Course Homepage: No Homepage Submitted.

See Japanese 412.001.

Section 001 – Meets with Comparative Literature 751.002

Instructor(s): Nancy Florida (nflorida@umich.edu)

Prerequisites & Distribution: (3). (Excl).

Credits: (3).

Course Homepage: No Homepage Submitted.

See South & Southeast Asia 462.001.

Section 001.

Instructor(s): Philip Ivanhoe (ivanhoe@umich.edu)

Prerequisites & Distribution: Asian Studies 263 or another introductory philosophy course is recommended. (3). (Excl).

Credits: (3).

Course Homepage: http://www-personal.umich.edu/~ivanhoe/phil456.htm

See Chinese 466.001.

Section 001.

Instructor(s): David Rolston (drolston@umich.edu)

Prerequisites & Distribution: No knowledge of Chinese required. (3). (HU).

Credits: (3).

Course Homepage: No Homepage Submitted.

See Chinese 472.001.

Section 001 – Meets with Asian Studies 381.001

Instructor(s): Henry Em

Prerequisites & Distribution: (3). (Excl).

Credits: (3).

Course Homepage: No Homepage Submitted.

See Korean 473.001.

Section 001.

Instructor(s): Shuen-fu Lin (lsf@umich.edu)

Prerequisites & Distribution: (4). (HU).

Credits: (4).

Course Homepage: No Homepage Submitted.

See Chinese 475.001.

Section 001.

Instructor(s): Alexander DesForges

Prerequisites & Distribution: No knowledge of Chinese is required. (4). (HU).

Credits: (4).

Course Homepage: No Homepage Submitted.

See Chinese 476.001.

Section 001 – Buddhist History and Culture in Burma. Meets with Asian Studies 381.002

Instructor(s): Patrick Pranke (ppranke@umich.edu)

Prerequisites & Distribution: Asian Studies 230. (3). (Excl).

Credits: (3).

Course Homepage: No Homepage Submitted.

See Buddhist Studies 480.001.

Section 001.

Instructor(s): Donald Lopez (dlopez@umich.edu)

Prerequisites & Distribution: Buddhist Studies 230. (3). (Excl).

Credits: (3).

Course Homepage: No Homepage Submitted.

See Buddhist Studies 484.001.

Section 002 – Japan, China, Korea, and the United States: Performing Across Borders. Meets with Theatre and Drama 399.001. Meets Feb 24-March 30. Attendance at Friday, March 24 performance is mandatory. (Drop/Add deadline=March 8).

Instructor(s): Brett Johnson

Prerequisites & Distribution: (1). (Excl).

Mini/Short course

Credits: (1).

Course Homepage: No Homepage Submitted.

The ever-changing relationships among Japan, China, Korea, and the United States can be seen through different filters, each interpretation particular to the eye of the beholder. Memories of war and peace, of idealism and heroic effort, as well as enslavement, destruction, and death. This course will use as its focal point a live theater performance titled "Forgiveness" which is to be performed in Ann Arbor on March 24, 2000. The performance features artists drawing on Chungak and Pansori traditions from Korea, Japanese Noh Theater, and Chinese Jinju (Peking Opera). It features artists from those countries as well. The class will be organized as a colloquium, meeting to discuss issues related to the performance and to the historical relations between these countries that the performance may invoke. The class will attend the performance as well as guest lectures from "Forgiveness" director Chen Shi-Zheng, and faculty experts on China, Korea, and Japan. The course will take advantage of various "Master Class" performances/seminars that will be given by the performers, and other ancillary events being created around the performance. The class will meet for 6-7 sessions in February and March (a total of 14 hours of class time). Students will have required readings, and grading will be based on class participation, and a take-home essay exam.

Prerequisites & Distribution: (1-4). (Excl). (INDEPENDENT). May be repeated for a total of eight credits.

Credits: (1-4).

Course Homepage: No Homepage Submitted.

Directed readings or research in consultation with a member of the Asian Studies faculty.

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