Spring 2021
The Department of Transnational Asian Studies offers a comprehensive selection of courses designed to give our undergraduates an overview of the geography, history, people and their movements, and cultures of Asia. Many of our courses are also cross-listed with other departments and/or offer distribution credit, making our courses strong choices for majors and non-majors alike.
Did you know that courses not listed as ASIA might still count toward the Asian Studies major? If you are interested in a course covering Asia-related topics being offered in another department, reach out to our Director of Undergraduate Studies, Steven W. Lewis, to have it approved for ASIA credit. Some courses already approved are listed under "Non-ASIA Courses" below.
ASIA Courses
| Course | Title and Instructor(s) | Distribution | Day and Time | Format | |
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ASIA 201 | GANDHIAN NONVIOLENCE Bothra, Shivani |
MWF 11:00-11:55am | Fully Online | |
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ASIA 202 | RACE IN MODERN ASIA Lee, Alex J.S. |
MWF 12:15-1:10pm | Fully Online | |
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ASIA 212 | PERSPECTIVES ON MODERN ASIA Cheuk, Ka-Kin |
II | TTH 9:40-11:00am | Fully Online |
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ASIA 213 | TRANSNATIONAL ART AND CULTURE IN ASIA Huang, Susan |
I | T 4:50-7:30pm | Fully Online |
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ASIA 218 | EAST/NORTHEAST ASIA: FILM AND HISTORY Barlow, Tani |
Th 1:30-4:10pm | Fully Online | |
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ASIA 251 | SEX, MONEY, AND POWER Shehabuddin, Elora |
TTh 11:20-12:40pm | Fully Online | |
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ASIA 295 | INTRODUCTION TO TRANSNATIONAL ASIAN STUDIES Ryang, Sonia |
MW 4:00-5:20pm | Fully Online | |
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ASIA 301 | THE JAIN WORLDVIEW Bothra, Shivani |
MWF 8:30-9:25am | Fully Online | |
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ASIA 332 | FILM AND MODERN CHINESE LITERATURE Qian, Nanxiu |
I | MW 1:30-2:50pm | Fully Online |
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ASIA 371 | CHINESE PAINTING Huang, Susan |
I | Th 4:50-7:30pm | Fully Online |
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ASIA 377 | CHINESE POLITICS Lewis, Steven |
W 6:30-9:10pm | Fully Online | |
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ASIA 381 | SOUTH ASIAN DIASPORAS Shehabuddin, Elora |
F 1:30-4:10pm | Fully Online | |
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ASIA 399 | WOMEN IN CHINESE LITERATURE Qian, Nanxiu |
T 3:10-5:50pm | Fully Online | |
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ASIA 488 | ASIA AND ENERGY Lewis, Steven |
Th 6:30-9:10pm | Fully Online | |
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ASIA 495 | ASIAN STUDIES RESEARCH SEMINAR Ryang, Sonia |
F 4:30-7:10pm | Fully Online |
Non-ASIA Courses
| Course | Title and Instructor(s) | Distribution | Day and Time | Format |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ENGL 383 | GLOBAL FICTIONS Wood, Alden S. |
I | MWF 12:15-1:10pm | Fully Online |
| HART 221 | INTRO TO ISLAMIC ART AND ARCHITECTURE Emami, Farshid |
I | MW 2:45-4:05pm | Fully Online |
| HART 319 | ARCHITECTURE, TRADE, AND POWER IN EARLY MODERN ISLAMIC EMPIRES Emami, Farshid |
I | M 3:10-5:50pm | Face to Face |
| HIST 112 | ARAB-ISRAILI CONFLICT Makdisi, Ussama |
I | TTh 9:40-11:00am | Fully Online |
| PHIL 289 | HISTORY OF EASTERN PHILOSOPHY Schroeder, Timothy A. |
I | TTh 1:30-2:50pm | Fully Online |
| RELI 233 | INTRO TO TIBETAN LANGUAGE & LITERATURE Foote, Learned |
I | TTh 3:10-4:30pm | Fully Online |
| RELI 333 | KNOWING MIND/GLOWING BODY: BUDDHIST ARTS OF CONTEMPLATION AND ANALYSIS Klein, Anne |
TTh 3:10-4:30pm | Fully Online | |
| RELI 442 | ARABIC TEXTS Cook, David B. |
TBA | Face to Face |