East Asian Languages and Cultures
Associate
Professor: Dooling (Chinese); Assistant
Professor: Harb (Japanese); Senior
Lecturer: King (Chinese);
Lecturer: Liu (Chinese); Senior
Lecturer Kobayashi (Japanese), Japanese
coordinator; Associate Professor Huang, chair
and Chinese coordinator
The Major in East Asian Studies
Students
majoring in East Asian Studies must choose to concentrate either on China or
Japan. The major requires ten courses.
China
Concentration: Majors concentrating on
China must take East Asian Studies 101, Chinese 101, 102, 201, 202, one Chinese
literature course, History 115, one China seminar, one China elective, and one
Japan or Korea elective.
Japan
Concentration: Majors concentrating on
Japan must take East Asian Studies 101, Japanese 101, 102, 201, 202, History
116, one Japan seminar, one Japanese literature course, one Japan elective, and
one China or Korea elective.
CORE
COURSE
East Asian Studies 101
BASIC
LANGUAGE
China: Chinese 101, 102, 201, 202
Japan: Japanese 101, 102, 201, 202
INTRODUCTORY
HISTORY
China: History 115
Japan: History 116
SEMINARS
China: East Asian Studies 493B, 494B, 493C, 494C,
493D, 494D, 493G, 494G, 493L, 494L; History 420, 421
Japan: East Asian Studies 493B, 494B, 493C, 494C, 493D, 494D
ELECTIVES
China: Chinese 232, 236, 238, 244; 300 or
400-level Chinese language course; East Asian Studies 203, 225; History 224,
262, 278, 324, 325; Religious Studies 206
Japan: East Asian Studies 225; Government 225;
Japanese 217 and 317, 300 or 400-level Japanese language course; Religious
Studies 206
The Minor in East Asian Studies
The minor consists of the two-year basic language sequence in Chinese or Japanese, East Asian Studies 101, and at least one additional course listed under the major in East Asian Studies at or above the 200 level.
The Major in Chinese Language and Literature
Twelve
courses are required: Chinese 101, 102,
201, 202, 236, 238, 301, 302, 401, and 402; East Asian Studies 101 and
493 or 494. Students are
strongly encouraged to take a Chinese history course and other literature
courses in the department. In place of
Chinese 301 and 302, students may substitute two Chinese language courses above
the second-year level taken in a study abroad program. Chinese 401, 402 must be taken at
Connecticut College; courses taken at another institution will not satisfy this
requirement. In order to complete a major in Chinese Language and Literature, students
will be required to study for at least one semester of the junior year in China. Under special circumstances the department
may approve a summer program in China or the United States. The major also requires an ACTFL oral
proficiency rating of at least intermediate-high by the end of the senior year.
The Major in Japanese Language and Literature
Twelve courses are required: Japanese 101, 102, 201, and 202; four additional advanced Japanese language courses; East Asian Studies 101 and 493 or 494; History 116; and one Japanese literature course. Students are strongly encouraged to take other literature courses in the department. At least two 400-level language courses must be taken at Connecticut College; courses taken at another institution will not satisfy this requirement. In order to complete a major in Japanese Language and Literature, students will be required to study for at least one semester (and preferably two semesters) of the junior year in Japan. Under special circumstances the department may approve a summer program in Japan or the United States. The major also requires an ACTFL oral proficiency rating of at least intermediate-high by the end of the senior year.
Courses
East Asian Studies
EAST ASIAN STUDIES 101 BEYOND "THE ORIENT": CRITICAL APPROACHES TO EAST ASIAN LITERATURE AND FILM Examination of critical issues in modern East Asian literature and film. Study of selected works of Chinese and Japanese fiction and film, history, and contemporary literary and cultural theory will address topics including modernity, national and ethnic identity, translation, Orientalism, and globalization.
This course satisfies General
Education Area 4. S. Harb
EAST ASIAN LANGUAGES 202 EMPIRE AND EXPANSION IN EAST ASIA, 1840s-1950s This is the same course as History 202. Refer to the History listing for a course description.
EAST ASIAN STUDIES 203 MODERN CHINESE ART This is the same course as Art History 203. Refer to the Art History listing for a course description.
EAST ASIAN
STUDIES 217 AFTERLIVES AND APOCALYPSES:
POST-WAR JAPANESE CINEMA This
is the same course as Japanese 217.
Refer to the Japanese listing for a course description.
EAST ASIAN STUDIES 225 INTRODUCTION TO ASIAN ART This is the same course as Art History 225. Refer to the Art History listing for a course description.
East Asian Studies 230 Gender in Communist and Post-communist SocietieS This is the same course as Gender and Women's Studies/Slavic Studies 230. Refer to the Slavic Studies listing for a course description.
EAST ASIAN STUDIES 254 CONFRONTING IMAGES OF MODERN JAPAN This is the same course as History 254. Refer to the History listing for a course description.
EAST ASIAN
STUDIES 254f CONFRONTING IMAGES OF MODERN JAPAN (In Japanese) This
optional section of East Asian Studies/History 254 will meet for an additional
hour each week to discuss supplemental readings in Japanese. Students participating in the foreign
language section will receive one additional credit hour, pass/not passed
marking. Students electing East Asian
Studies/History 254f must concurrently enroll in East Asian Studies/History
254. This is the same course as History
254f. T. Watanabe
EAST ASIAN STUDIES 312
BUDDHIST ART: INDIA, CHINA, AND
JAPAN This is the same course
as Art History/Religious Studies 312.
Refer to the Art History listing for a course description.
EAST ASIAN STUDIES 317 HEROES AND HEROINES IN JAPANESE LITERATURE AND FILM This is the same course as Japanese/Film Studies 317. Refer to the Japanese listing for a course description.
East Asian Studies 318 Representations of War and Disaster in japan, 1000-1945 This is the same course as History 318. Refer to the History listing for a course description.
East Asian Studies 318f Representations of War and Disaster in japan, 1000-1945 (In Japanese) This is the same course as History 318f. Refer to the History listing for a course description.
East Asian Studies 320 The Japanese Tea Ceremony: warriors, Merchants, and Monks, 1350-2008 This is the same course as Art History/History 320. Refer to the History listing for a course description.
EAST ASIAN STUDIES 320f THE JAPANESE TEA CEREMONY: WARRIORS, MERCHANTS, AND MONKS, 1350-2008 (In Japanese) This is the same course as Art History/History 320f. Refer to the History listing for a course description
EAST ASIAN STUDIES 493, 494 ADVANCED SEMINAR IN EAST ASIAN CULTURE In-depth examination of a topic in modern and contemporary East Asian Culture (focusing primarily on China and Japan).
Open to
junior and senior majors in the department, and to others with permission of
the instructor. Enrollment in each
seminar limited to 15 students. Staff
EAST ASIAN STUDIES 493B,
494B NARRATIVES OF THE EAST ASIAN
DIASPORA A study of the past
century of Asian Diaspora through literary works by writers of Japanese and
Chinese descent. We will read texts
against various historical forces that have spurred recent migrations, and
consider the multiple cultural resources Asian diasporic writers draw upon to
craft their stories. A. Dooling
East Asian Studies 493C, 494C The Fantastic Other: Travel, history, Utopia A comparative examination of the
theme of seeking the Other in 20th century literature and theory concerning
China and Japan. Authors may include Lu
Xun, Zhang Chengzhi, Yukio Mishima, Haruki Murakami, Hegel, Paul Claudel,
Victor Segalen, Saint-John Perse, Henri Michaux, James Hilton, Edgar Snow,
Susan Sontag, and Roland Barthes. Y. Huang
EAST ASIAN STUDIES 493D, 494D TRANSNATIONAL ASIA AND THE POST-EXOTIC A critical exploration of changing conceptions of modern and contemporary Asia (and subjective locations therein) within a dynamic global context. The course examines cultural texts (novels, poems, films, anime, multimedia) dealing with memory, history, technology, identity, and otherness, as well as the (im)possibility of escape in a post-exotic age.
Prerequisite: Course 101 or permission of the instructor. History 115 or 116 is recommended. Enrollment limited to 16 students. S. Harb
East asian studies 493G, 494G ART AND ARCHAEOLOGY ALONG THE SILK ROAD This is the same course as Art History 493G, 494G. Refer to Art History listing for a course description.
EAST ASIAN STUDIES 493L, 494L MOMENTS IN CONTEMPORARY CHINESE ART An in-depth examination of Chinese art at different historical moments from the 1960s to the present, with attention to its ideological content. Topics include perspective and socialist utopia; rebellion and double-faced modernism; political pop and cynical realism; nostalgia and the end of art. Students will help organize a small exhibition. This is the same course as Art History 493L, 494L.
Open
to junior and senior majors in East Asian Languages and Cultures and Art
History; and to others with permission of the instructor. Enrollment limited to 16 students. Y.
Huang
EAST ASIAN STUDIES 497-498 HONORS STUDY
Chinese Language and Literature
CHINESE 101,
102 INTENSIVE ELEMENTARY CHINESE An introduction to the written Chinese language and the spoken standard dialect of Mandarin.
Seven hours weekly. Six hours
credit each semester.
Prerequisite: Course 101
is prerequisite to Course 102. Enrollment
limited to 20 students. A. Dooling, T. King
CHINESE 201,
202 INTENSIVE INTERMEDIATE CHINESE I, II
Further
development of the four language skills necessary to support sustained oral and
written performance at the Intermediate-mid proficiency levels. Situation/theme-driven and
drill/image-enriched instructions lead to the design and staging of two
task-based projects at the end of each semester. Students will acquire 500 new characters and
160 grammar patterns throughout the course sequence. Quizzing and review intensive.
Course 202 is supplemented with a dictionary use and a character
conversion component. Six hours weekly,
including individually and or doubly scheduled oral practice sessions.
Prerequisite: Course 101,
102, or satisfactory placement exam.
Course 201 is prerequisite to 202.
Enrollment limited to 20 students.
T. King, M. Liu
CHINESE 301, 302 UPPER INTERMEDIATE CHINESE This course develops skills in listening, speaking, reading, and writing Chinese at the upper intermediate level. Readings and discussion focus on contemporary and everyday topics. Emphasis on preparation for the complexity of advanced Chinese.
Prerequisite: Course 202 or equivalent.
Enrollment limited to 20 students.
M. Liu
CHINESE 303 INTRODUCTION TO CLASSICAL CHINESE Study of grammatical structure in classical prose, with readings in representative masterpieces of prose style.
Prerequisite: Course 202.
Staff
CHINESE 401, 402 ADVANCED CHINESE: TOPICS ON CONTEMPORARY CHINESE SOCIETY AND CULTURE Selected issues facing Chinese society as depicted in mass media sources such as newspapers, journals, films, and television. Selections of poetry, prose, and short fiction by 20th century authors. Particular emphasis on reading and writing skills.
Prerequisite: Course
202 or equivalent. Enrollment limited
to 20 students. Y. Huang
In English
CHINESE 232 PERIPHERIES AND DIFFERENCES: RE-IMAGINING CONTEMPORARY CHINA A study of contemporary Chinese cultural imagination of peripheries and differences within and outside the once static and uniform ″China.″ Topics include the so-called ″ethnic″ literature produced by both Han and non-Han ethnic minority writers; literature of the underground, exiles, and the Diaspora; and popular culture in various forms ranging from urban pop fiction to new Hong Kong cinema (such as John Woo and Wong Kar-War). The key issue will be the problematics of China's rapidly changing cultural imagination and identity in this new global context.
Prerequisite: East Asian Studies 101 or permission of the
instructor. Enrollment limited to 30
students. This course satisfies General
Education Area 4. Y. Huang
CHINESE
236 FICTION AND FILM IN MODERN
CHINA
Major works
of fiction and film in 20th century China, in the context of the shifting
cultural, social, and political developments from the May Fourth movement to
the present. In addition to considering
the differences between visual and verbal modes of narrative representation,
topics will include China's quest for modernity, the discourse of the "new
woman," and the relationship between revolution and aesthetic practice.
Prerequisite: East Asian
Studies 101 recommended. Enrollment limited
to 30 students. This course satisfies
General Education Area 4. A. Dooling
CHINESE 238
CHINESE POETRY AND ITS AMERICAN LEGACIES An introduction to
classical and contemporary Chinese poetry and how it works in English
translation and re-incarnation. Authors
may include Tang poets such as Li Bai (or Li Po), Wang Wei, Bai Juyi (or Po
Chu-i), Han Shan (or Cold Mountain) and contemporary post-Cultural Revolution ″Misty″
poets such as Bei Dao, Gu Cheng and Duoduo.
The influence of the translation of classical Chinese poetry on modern
American poets, the contrast and connection between contemporary and classical
Chinese poetry, the problems and politics of translation, the prospect of a
renewed dialogue and cross-fertilization between Chinese and American poetries.
Prerequisite: East Asian Studies 101 recommended. Enrollment limited to 30 students. This course satisfies General Education Area
4. Y.
Huang
CHINESE 244 MODERN CHINESE WOMEN'S WRITING IN TRANSLATION A survey of works by 20th century Chinese women writers (including writers from Taiwan, Hong Kong, and the Diaspora) across a variety of literary genres, along with reading in feminist literary theory. Focus on the relationship between gender and representation, the construction of modern gender paradigms, the influence of imperatives of Chinese modernity on configurations of femininity and masculinity. This is the same course as Gender and Women's Studies 244.
Prerequisite: East Asian Studies 101 recommended. Enrollment limited to 30 students. This course satisfies General Education Area
4. A.
Dooling
CHINESE 291, 292 INDIVIDUAL STUDY
CHINESE 391, 392
INDIVIDUAL STUDY
CHINESE 491, 492
INDIVIDUAL STUDY
CHINESE 497-498 HONORS STUDY
Japanese Language and Literature
JAPANESE 101,
102 INTENSIVE ELEMENTARY JAPANESE An
introduction to the Japanese language emphasizing primarily speaking and
listening. Entry level reading and
writing is introduced. Students will be
required to work with audio materials to develop these skills.
Classes meet seven and one-half hours weekly. Six hours credit each semester. Enrollment limited to 20 students. H.
Kobayashi
JAPANESE 201,
202 INTERMEDIATE JAPANESE Further development in both spoken and written
Japanese beyond the elementary level.
Students are required to communicate with native speakers in a
socio-linguistically and culturally appropriate manner. Audiovisual materials and selected readings are used to develop these skills. Classes meet five hours weekly.
Prerequisite: Course 102
or permission of the instructor. Enrollment
limited to 20 students. H. Kobayashi
JAPANESE 301 UPPER INTERMEDIATE JAPANESE This course, intended to prepare students for Japanese 400 and/or study in Japan, develops intermediate to advanced language skills with a focus on practical communication. Emphasis on reading short essays, personal letters, and newspaper articles, as well as writing letters, e-mails, and opinion papers.
Prerequisite: Course 202 or permission of the instructor. Enrollment limited to 16 students. Staff
JAPANESE 400 ADVANCED JAPANESE Further development in spoken and written Japanese to prepare students to handle a variety of communicative tasks. Students learn to express opinions and narrate experiences in all major time frames in paragraph length discourse. Special emphasis on developing reading and writing skills. Course content changes each semester.
Prerequisite: Japanese 202 or permission of the
instructor. Enrollment in each seminar limited
to 16 students. Staff
JAPANESE 400A CONTEMPORARY TEXTS Emphasis on improving reading and writing skills through exposure to a broad range of modern journalistic and literary styles. Materials include newspapers, magazines, articles, essays, short stories, advertisements, and comic books. Students are required to study Kanji (Chinese characters) independently. S. Harb
JAPANESE 400B SPOKEN DISCOURSE Emphasis on improving discussion and oral narrative skills
through focus on current issues in Japanese society, such as marriage,
workplace policy and organization, women's status, the aging of the population,
youth culture, challenges to tradition, changes in the family, and environmental
problems. S. Harb
JAPANESE 400C
Spoken and Written Narrative
Emphasis on improving oral and written proficiency through class
discussion and written assignments.
Themes considered in the course will vary depending on students'
interests. Students are required to
write a two to three page essay every week.
S. Harb
JAPANESE 400D
TRANSLATION FROM AND TO JAPANESE
A study of various texts translated from English to Japanese and
from Japanese to English, with the object of understanding the fundamental
properties of the language. Discussion
is conducted in Japanese. Materials
include literary texts, magazines, articles, essays, Manga, and songs. As a final project, students will be
required to translate a primary text. Staff
In English
JAPANESE 217 AFTERLIVES AND APOCALYPSES: POST-WAR JAPANESE CINEMA An examination of the most important and influential Japanese films made in the decades following the end of World War II. The course considers key ideas, thematic motifs, and visual strategies pertaining to the legacy of the war and its aftermath. This is the same course as East Asian Studies 217.
Prerequisite: East Asian Studies 101 recommended. Enrollment limited to 40 students. S. Harb
JAPANESE 317 HEROES AND HEROINES IN JAPANESE LITERATURE AND FILM From errant samurai and women warriors to eccentric monks and femmes fatales, Japanese narratives offer a lively cast of heroes and heroines. This course explores representations of such strong and suggestive characters, and traces the evolution of the notion of the ″hero″ through major works of Japanese literature and film. This is the same course as East Asian Studies/Film Studies 317.
Prerequisite: East Asian Studies 101 or History 116 or permission of the instructor. Enrollment limited to 30 students. S. Harb
JAPANESE 291, 292
INDIVIDUAL STUDY
JAPANESE 391, 392
INDIVIDUAL STUDY
JAPANESE 491, 492
INDIVIDUAL STUDY
JAPANESE 497-498
HONORS STUDY
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