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, Lasmawan, Mehta, Onishi, Otake, Pizarro, Smith, Wang, Weaver, 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 2024 | Block 1 | Topics in Asian Studies: History of Gender and Sexuality in South Asia | Purvi Mehta | John Lord Knight Apartments MCHUGH COM | 25 / 7 | 05/20/2025 |
| Fall 2024 | Block 1 | Topics in Asian Studies: Chinese Calligraphy Topic Details | Zoe Wang | Armstrong Hall 341 | 25 / 21 | 05/20/2025 |
| Fall 2024 | Block 2 | Topics in Asian Studies: Anthropology of Religion | Yogesh Chandrani | Armstrong Hall 230 | 25 / 11 | 05/20/2025 |
| Fall 2024 | Block 2 | Topics in Ethnomusicology: Performing the Hindu Epics Topic Details | Made Lasmawan | Packard Hall 8 | 25 / 19 | 05/20/2025 |
| Fall 2024 | Block 3 | Topics in Japanese Studies: Tale of Genji Redux: The Shining Prince in Literature, Theater, Art, and Topic Details | Francesca Pizarro | Armstrong Hall 340 | 25 / 21 | 05/20/2025 |
| Fall 2024 | Block 3 | Topics in Asian Studies: Japanese American Incarceration Literature Topic Details | Brandon Shimoda | Cornerstone Art Center 301 | 25 / 9 | 05/20/2025 |
| Fall 2024 | Block 3 | Topics in Asian Studies: Caste: Histories & Theories of Discrimination, Exclusion, and Stigma Topic Details | Purvi Mehta | Palmer Hall 225 | 25 / 3 | 05/20/2025 |
| Fall 2024 | Block 4 | Topics in Asian Studies: Performance Away | Pallavi Sriram | Taught Abroad 001 | 25 / 10 | 05/20/2025 |
| Fall 2024 | Block 4 | Topics in Asian Studies: The Nakedness of Being Topic Details | Eiko Otake | Cornerstone Art Center 130 | 25 / 8 | 05/20/2025 |
| Fall 2024 | Block 4 | Topics in Asian Studies: Gods, Buddhas, Gurus & Other Masculine Superheroes | Tracy Coleman | Armstrong Hall 230 | 25 / 18 | 05/20/2025 |
| Spring 2025 | Block 5 | Topics in Asian Studies: 1980s Bubble Beats to Chill To: Fiction, Film, and Urban Japan Topic Details | Francesca Pizarro | Armstrong Hall 302 | 25 / 8 | 05/20/2025 |
| Spring 2025 | Block 6 | Topics in Asian Studies: Languages and Cultures of Japan Topic Details | Hiromi Onishi | Armstrong Hall 353A | 25 / 2 | 05/20/2025 |
| Spring 2025 | Block 6 | Topics in Asian Studies: History of Modern South Asia | Purvi Mehta | Palmer Hall 233A | 25 / 5 | 05/20/2025 |
| Spring 2025 | Block 7 | Topics in Asian Studies: Politics, Religion and the Secular Topic Details | Yogesh Chandrani | Armstrong Hall 257A | 25 / 12 | 05/20/2025 |
| Spring 2025 | Block 8 | Topics in Asian Studies: Eating Asian America: Race and Food Topic Details | Leland Tabares | Palmer Hall 122 | 25 / 3 | 05/20/2025 |
| Spring 2025 | Block 8 | Topics in Asian Studies: The Korean War Topic Details | John Williams | Palmer Hall 223 | 25 / 18 | 05/20/2025 |
| Spring 2025 | Block 8 | Topics in Ethnomusicology: Music and Dance in Bali Topic Details | Made Lasmawan | Packard Hall 8 | 25 / 6 | 05/20/2025 |
| Summer 2025 | Block B | Topics in Asian Studies: The Arts & Culture of Bali Topic Details | Made Lasmawan, Liz Macy | Taught Abroad 001 | 25 / 17 | 05/20/2025 |
| Fall 2025 | Block 1 | Topics in Asian Studies: Calligraphy and Painting | Zoe Wang | TBA | 25 / 21 | 05/20/2025 |
| Fall 2025 | Block 2 | Topics in Asian Studies: Animals, Plants, and Monsters | TBA | 25 / 24 | 05/20/2025 | |
| Fall 2025 | Block 2 | Topics in Asian Studies: Performing the Hindu Epics Topic Details | Made Lasmawan | TBA | 25 / 23 | 05/20/2025 |
| Fall 2025 | Block 3 | Topics in Asian Studies: Japan and the Environment in Fiction and Film Topic Details | Francesca Pizarro | TBA | 25 / 0 | 05/20/2025 |
| Fall 2025 | Block 3 | Topics in Asian Studies: Gender and Feminism in Asia | TBA | 25 / 25 | 05/20/2025 | |
| Fall 2025 | Block 4 | Topics in Asian Studies: Concerning Violence Topic Details | Yogesh Chandrani | TBA | 25 / 24 | 05/20/2025 |
| Spring 2026 | Block 5 | Topics in Asian Studies: Animals, Plants, and Monsters | TBA | 25 / 25 | 05/20/2025 | |
| Spring 2026 | Block 5 | Topics in Asian Studies: Asian Diasporas Topic Details | John Williams, Purvi Mehta | TBA | 32 / 32 | 05/20/2025 |
| Spring 2026 | Block 6 | Topics in Asian Studies: Minorities in Japan Topic Details | Hiromi Onishi | TBA | 25 / 25 | 05/20/2025 |
| Spring 2026 | Block 6 | Topics in Asian Studies: Pop Culture in Asia | TBA | 25 / 25 | 05/20/2025 | |
| Spring 2026 | Block 6 | Topics in Asian Studies: From Pearl Harbor to Honouliuli | Jason Weaver | TBA | 12 / 12 | 05/20/2025 |
| Spring 2026 | Block 7 | Topics in Asian Studies: The Nakedness of Being | Eiko Otake | TBA | 25 / 25 | 05/20/2025 |
| Spring 2026 | Block 7 | Topics in Asian Studies: Axis after the Fall: Postwar Japan & W. Germany 1945-1989 Topic Details | John Williams, Jake Smith | TBA | 32 / 32 | 05/20/2025 |
| Spring 2026 | Block 8 | Topics in Asian Studies: Reimagining Asia through China and Russia | TBA | 25 / 25 | 05/20/2025 | |
| Spring 2026 | Block 8 | Topics in Asian Studies: Anthropology of Religion Topic Details | Yogesh Chandrani | TBA | 25 / 25 | 05/20/2025 |
| Spring 2026 | Block 8 | Topics in Asian Studies: Music and Dance in Bali Topic Details | Made Lasmawan | TBA | 25 / 25 | 05/20/2025 |