East Asian Studies Program
S = Objectives
East Asian Studies is an interdisciplinary program that seeks to give the student broad yet intimate knowledge of the history, politics, economics, art, and language of the major areas of East Asia (China, Japan, Southeast Asia). It allows the student to concentrate in a single program while at the same time enlarging his or her knowledge of East Asian civilization by taking related courses in other disciplines. At the crux of the program is the language requirement (Chinese or Japanese) that provides the basis for postgraduate study or careers dealing with East Asia.
S = How to Become a Program Member
The student enrolled in the East Asian Studies Program must take HIST 80a (Introduction to East Asian Civilization) and the equivalent of Chinese or Japanese 40b (advanced intermediate level). In addition, whenever possible, three electives must be chosen from at least three of the participating departments in order to give the student a broad overview of the field and region. As a culmination to the program, the student must complete one semester of independent study under the direction of one or more members of the program faculty. This requires the preparation of a seminar-length research paper or a senior thesis in the student's department of concentration with an emphasis on some aspect of East Asian Studies or participation in a senior interdisciplinary seminar when offered.
S = Committee
John Schrecker, Chair
(History)
Qun Ao
(Chinese)
Robert Evans
(Economics)
Donald Hindley
(Politics)
Gary Jefferson
(Economics)
Robert Maeda
(Fine Arts)
Hiroko Sekino
(Japanese)
Ralph Thaxton
(Politics)
David Wong
(Philosophy)
S = Requirements for Program
Course requirements: Five courses
in addition to the Chinese or Japanese language requirement.
A.
Students must complete the equivalent of Chinese or Japanese 40b.
B.
Core course: HIST 80a (Introduction to East Asian Civilization).
C.
Electives: Students must complete three courses from the list
below. Students must take courses, whenever possible, in at least
three participating departments so that a broad overview of the
field and region is obtained.
D. Completion of one semester of independent study, EAS 98a or 98b, under the direction of one or more members of the program faculty, requiring the preparation of a seminar-length research paper.
OR:
A senior thesis in the student's department or concentration, with an emphasis on some aspect of East Asian Studies.
OR:
Participation in a senior interdisciplinary seminar, when offered.
S = Courses of Instruction
EAS 10b Contemporary Japanese Literature and Film
Enrollment limited to 25.
[ ca nw ]
Introduces works of contemporary Japanese fiction (in English translation) published since World War II. Arranged by theme and chronology, topics include: the aftermath of the A-bomb; changes in family values; the emergence of a new individualism and urban communities. Authors include Kenzaburo Oe, Kobo Abe, Haruki Murakami, Banana Yoshimoto, and others. Six films will also be shown.
Ms. Yamashita
EAS 98a Independent Study
Signature of the instructor required.
Usually offered every year.
Staff
EAS 98b Independent Study
Signature of the instructor required.
Usually offered every year.
Staff
L =
Core Courses
CHIN 10a
Beginning Chinese
CHIN 20b
Continuing Chinese
CHIN 30a
Intermediate Chinese
CHIN 40b
Advanced Intermediate Chinese
JAPN 10a
Beginning Japanese
JAPN 20b
Continuing Japanese
JAPN 30a
Intermediate Japanese
JAPN 40b
Advanced Intermediate Japanese
HIST 80a
Introduction to East Asian
Civilization
L =
Elective Courses
The following courses are approved
for the program. Not all are given in any one year, so the Course
Schedule for each semester should be consulted.
CHIN 98a
Readings in Modern Chinese
CHIN 98b
Readings in Modern Chinese
CHIN 105a
Advanced Conversation and Composition
I
CHIN 105b
Advanced Conversation and Composition
II
COML 178b
Chinese Women Writers in the
Twentieth Century
ECON 27b
The Economy of Japan
FA 12a
History of Asian Art
FA 13b
Buddhist Art
FA 14a
When Tokyo was called Edo:
Japanese Art from Edo to Meiji
FA 179b
Chinese Landscape Painting
FA 181b
The Art of Japan
FA 182a
The Art of China
FA 184a
Studies in Asian Art
FA 185b
Japanese Pictorial Traditions
HIP 30b
The Persistence of Tradition:
an Introduction to Japanese Poetry, Drama, Fiction, and Film
HIST 80b
East Asia in the Nineteenth
and Twentieth Centuries
HIST 176a
The Emergence of Modern Japan
HIST 181a
Seminar on Traditional Chinese
Thought
JAPN 98a and b
Readings in Japanese
JAPN 105a
Advanced Conversation and Composition
I
JAPN 105b
Advanced Conversation and Composition
II
PHIL 119b
Chinese Philosophy
POL 147a
The Government and Politics
of China
POL 147b
Seminar: The Modern Chinese
Revolution
POL 148a
Seminar: Contemporary Chinese
Politics
POL 150a
Politics of Southeast Asia