PA250 - Topics in Asian Studies:
Study of a selected topic in Asian Studies. The course will cover subjects not listed in the regular curriculum and may vary from year to year; taught by Asian Studies faculty and visiting faculty.
.25 or 1 unit — Chandrani, Coleman, Lasmawan, Mehta, Onishi, Otake, Pizarro, Shimoda, Sriram, Tabares, Wang, Williams
Previously Featured Offering
This course teaches elementary skills in all four aspects via listening, writing, reading and speaking. Students will gain basic knowledge of grammar and vocabulary through a variety of contextual, situational, and multimedia exercises, and experience South Asian Events and Bollywood movies and songs as part of this course.
Offerings
| Term | Block | Title | Instructor | Location | Student Limit/Available | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall 2023 | Block 1 | Topics in Asian Studies: Intro to Asian American Studies Topic Details | Leland Tabares | Tutt Library 321 | 25 / 21 | 04/19/2024 |
| Fall 2023 | Block 1 | Topics in Asian Studies: Calligraphy and Painting | Zoe Wang | Armstrong Hall 341 | 25 / 18 | 04/19/2024 |
| Fall 2023 | Block 2 | Topics in Asian Studies: Performing the Hindu Epics Topic Details | Made Lasmawan | Packard Hall 8 | 25 / 9 | 04/19/2024 |
| Fall 2023 | Block 4 | Topics in Asian Studies: Languages & Cultures of Japan Topic Details | Hiromi Onishi | Armstrong Hall 234 | 25 / 2 | 04/19/2024 |
| Fall 2023 | Block 4 | Topics in Asian Studies: Holy Men, Manly Men Topic Details | Tracy Coleman | Armstrong Hall 230 | 25 / 10 | 04/19/2024 |
| Spring 2024 | Block 5 | Topics in Asian Studies: Telling The Tale of Heike: From Medieval Minstrels to Modern Screens Topic Details | Francesca Pizarro | Armstrong Hall 235 | 25 / 23 | 04/19/2024 |
| Spring 2024 | Block 5 | Topics in Asian Studies: Colonialism & Religion Topic Details | Yogesh Chandrani | Armstrong Hall 230 | 25 / 8 | 04/19/2024 |
| Spring 2024 | Block 6 | Topics in Asian Studies: Caste: Histories and Theories of Exclusion, Stigma and Discrimination | Purvi Mehta | Palmer Hall 225 | 25 / 1 | 04/19/2024 |
| Spring 2024 | Block 6 | Topics in Asian Studies: From Pearl Harbor to Honouliuli Topic Details | Jason Weaver | Tutt Science Building 305 | 12 / 0 | 04/19/2024 |
| Spring 2024 | Block 6 | Topics in Asian Studies: Modern Southeast Asia Topic Details | John Williams | Palmer Hall 227 | 25 / 16 | 04/19/2024 |
| Spring 2024 | Block 7 | Topics in Asian Studies: Text and the City: Japanese Fiction from Meiji to the Allied Occupation Topic Details | Francesca Pizarro | Armstrong Hall 341 | 25 / 18 | 04/19/2024 |
| Spring 2024 | Block 7 | Topics in Asian Studies: The Minority Question in Asia Topic Details | Yogesh Chandrani | Armstrong Hall 356 | 25 / 17 | 04/19/2024 |
| Spring 2024 | Block 8 | Topics in Asian Studies: Music and Dance in Bali Topic Details | Made Lasmawan | Packard Hall 8 | 25 / 0 | 04/19/2024 |
| Spring 2024 | Block 8 | Topics in Asian Studies: Eating Asian America: Race & Food Topic Details | Leland Tabares | Palmer Hall CommonRoom | 25 / 1 | 04/19/2024 |
| Fall 2024 | Block 1 | Topics in Asian Studies: History of Gender and Sexuality in South Asia | Purvi Mehta | TBA | 25 / 25 | 04/19/2024 |
| Fall 2024 | Block 1 | Topics in Asian Studies: Chinese Calligraphy Topic Details | Zoe Wang | TBA | 25 / 25 | 04/19/2024 |
| Fall 2024 | Block 2 | Topics in Asian Studies: Anthropology of Religion | Yogesh Chandrani | TBA | 25 / 25 | 04/19/2024 |
| Fall 2024 | Block 2 | Topics in Ethnomusicology: Performing the Hindu Epics Topic Details | Made Lasmawan | TBA | 25 / 25 | 04/19/2024 |
| Fall 2024 | Block 3 | Topics in Japanese Studies: Tale of Genji Redux: The Shining Prince in Literature, Theater, Art, and Topic Details | Francesca Pizarro | TBA | 25 / 25 | 04/19/2024 |
| Fall 2024 | Block 3 | Topics in Asian Studies: Japanese American Incarceration Literature Topic Details | Brandon Shimoda | TBA | 25 / 25 | 04/19/2024 |
| Fall 2024 | Block 4 | Topics in Asian Studies: Performance Away | Pallavi Sriram | TBA | 25 / 25 | 04/19/2024 |
| Fall 2024 | Block 4 | Topics in Asian Studies: The Nakedness of Being Topic Details | Eiko Otake | TBA | 25 / 25 | 04/19/2024 |
| Fall 2024 | Block 4 | Topics in Asian Studies: Gods, Buddhas, Gurus & Other Masculine Superheroes | Tracy Coleman | TBA | 25 / 25 | 04/19/2024 |
| Spring 2025 | Block 5 | Topics in Asian Studies: 1980s Bubble Beats to Chill To: Fiction, Film, and Urban Japan Topic Details | Francesca Pizarro | TBA | 25 / 25 | 04/19/2024 |
| Spring 2025 | Block 6 | Topics in Asian Studies: Languages and Cultures of Japan Topic Details | Hiromi Onishi | TBA | 25 / 25 | 04/19/2024 |
| Spring 2025 | Block 6 | Topics in Asian Studies: History of Modern South Asia | Purvi Mehta | TBA | 25 / 25 | 04/19/2024 |
| Spring 2025 | Block 7 | Topics in Asian Studies: Politics, Religion and the Secular Topic Details | Yogesh Chandrani | TBA | 25 / 25 | 04/19/2024 |
| Spring 2025 | Block 8 | Topics in Asian Studies: Eating Asian America: Race and Food Topic Details | Leland Tabares | TBA | 25 / 25 | 04/19/2024 |
| Spring 2025 | Block 8 | Topics in Asian Studies: The Korean War Topic Details | John Williams | TBA | 25 / 25 | 04/19/2024 |
| Spring 2025 | Block 8 | Topics in Ethnomusicology: Music and Dance in Bali Topic Details | Made Lasmawan | TBA | 25 / 25 | 04/19/2024 |