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Surveys manga history and subgenres using critical visual and literary analysis.

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Introduction to Chinese Linguistics covers contemporary Chinese phonetics, phonology, morphology, syntax, and pragmatics.

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Covers general and Japanese-specific language teaching methods, focusing on challenges in the US context.

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Extensive readings in modern Japanese literature and discussion of literary content.

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A capstone seminar examining methodological and theoretical issues in Asian humanities, focusing on literary, religious, and cultural studies.

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This proseminar covers advanced topics in Asian studies, focusing on the cultures of Asia.

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ASIAN 655 explores ethnographic theory and practice through studies of Asian contexts, focusing on writing, photography, and film.

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ASIAN 681 is a Senior Honors Thesis course where students conduct independent research under faculty guidance.

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ASIAN 691 is a senior thesis course where non-honors students conduct research in collaboration with a faculty member.

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ASIAN 698 is a directed study course allowing students to work with a faculty member on an individual study program.

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ASIAN 699 is a directed study course allowing students to work with a faculty member on an individual study program.

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ASIAN 799: READING FOR RESEARCH involves compiling reading lists and reading essential sources for preliminary exam fields under advisor guidance.

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ASIAN 990 is a thesis research course for doctoral students.

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ASIAN 999 is an independent research course for graduate students.

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Explore perspectives on human flourishing from sciences and humanities, investigating themes like resilience and compassion to sustain meaningful engagement.

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Introduction to East Asian History: China surveys major developments in Chinese history from 1500 B.C. to 1949, emphasizing patterns, themes, and equal time for classical/traditional and modern eras.

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INTRODUCTION TO EAST ASIAN HISTORY: JAPAN surveys major cultural, social, political, and economic developments in Japanese history from ancient to recent times.

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Explores the prolonged cycle of wars in Vietnam and its neighbors from 1940 to the present, examining both local and U.S. perspectives.

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Covers the social and intellectual history of China from 589 AD to 1919, focusing on literati culture, Neo-Confucianism, and the modern intelligentsia.

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Introduction to East Asian civilizations covering China, Japan, Korea, Tibet, and Mongolia from prehistory to the present.

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INTRODUCTION TO BUDDHISM covers the basic thought, practices and history of Buddhism.

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An introduction to the Qur'an as Islamic scripture, focusing on Muslim approaches to its themes, history, and use in law, theology, and piety.

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HISTORY OF MEDICINE IN SOUTH ASIA explores historical South Asian conceptions of health, illness, and traditional healing systems like Ayurveda, Siddha, and Unani.

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ASIA ENCHANTED: GHOSTS, GODS, AND MONSTERS explores Asian conceptions of the monstrous, ghostly, and divine through religious studies, literature, anthropology, and history.

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Introductory survey of major South Asian religions and their cultural, historical, ritual, and philosophical foundations.

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A survey of Tibetan Buddhism examining theory, practice, meditation, and identity.

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Examines contemporary East Asia through interdisciplinary lenses, focusing on intersecting inequalities like gender, race, and class.

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Introduction to the historical, sociological, anthropological, political, and cultural study of Americans of Asian ancestry.

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Explores fantasy and race in Asian American fiction, graphic novels, anime, and art, examining political meaning and cultural anxieties.

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Explores how Hmong participation in the Secret War in Laos shaped their experiences in the U.S. and their social, cultural, and political self-definition.

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