Asia

Asian Studies 215: Meeting Sojourners

Students pursue guided fieldwork experience in the country whose language they study, either Japan or China . Activities and readings in this course build on the topics from AS 210 and three semesters of language study. Students explore the double meaning of “sojourner” throughout the course: first, as it applies to their own month-long experience, and second, with regard to local informants who lived elsewhere previously. Students develop projects and follow a process of inquiry that will help them understand how ordinary people construct “Asian” culture and society today.

Counts toward major: Asian Studies
Counts toward concentration: Asian Studies
Prerequisite: Participation in Asian Conversation; Chinese 231 or Japanese 231 or permission of instructor and Asian Studies 210
Maximum enrollment: 30
Cost: See Instructor
Instructor: Katherine Tegtmeyer Pak

Interdisciplinary 97-264J: Development and Community in Bangladesh (HECUA)

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Music 233: Music in China

This course studies Chinese music, encompassing art, popular, and sacred styles. Students will study how these various styles of music are incorporated into Chinese society. They will also have the opportunity to observe, through field visits and lectures, how western music is assimilated and adapted by Chinese society and musicians. Students will attend lectures, complete listening assignments, attend specified concerts and participate in field trips. The course is based at East China Normal University in Shanghai , with a visit to Beijing to view important culture sites at the conclusion of the course. Evaluation is measured by written exams, concert reports and presentations on specified topics.

GE: Artistic Studies (ALS-A)
Maximum Enrollment: 30
Cost: $4,150
Instructor: David Carter and Esther Wang
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Sociology/Anthropology 232: Thailand: Culture, Institutions and Interactions

This course provides students with a sociological understanding of Thailand , focused on Thai culture and on Thailand 's institutions of education, religion, and economy. The group stays mainly in Chiang Mai and Bangkok, taking day trips within and outside of those cities and draws partly on guest lecturers and on visits to Thai sites including wats (temples), open markets, schools, and the Flower Festival. The group also visits one of Thailand 's hill tribes. Students gain beginning skills in ethnography as they observe and interpret interactions in “the field” – for example, among Thai students, monks, and vendors and customers in Thai markets.

Counts toward major: Sociology/Anthropology
GE: Multicultural Studies Course (MCS-G) and Oral Communication (ORC)
Maximum Enrollment: 18
Cost: $4,505
Instructor: Ryan Sheppard
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