Japanese Courses

0081 East Asia in the World (x-listed with CHIN 0081)

Yun Peng, Tu/Th, 4-5:20

1.Goals of this course is to enhance a greater understanding of East Asian cultures and to explore the interactions and relationships between the peoples and cultures of East Asian (China, Japan, and Korea) and the rest of the world, from ancient times to the present. Literary works, memoires, autobiographies, diaries, historical records, and films will be used. Themes involve such topics as the significance of travel in self-understanding, diaspora, immigration, and changing ideas of the homeland.The course can be taken by Department majors in conjunction with JPNSE 1908, Directed Writing.

2. Prerequisite: None (All readings are in English with no knowledge of Japanese or Chinese needed.)

3. Recitations: None

4. Class size: 50 (25 with CHIN 0081 and 25 with JPNSE 0081)

5. This course is offered on a regular basis.