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. (Not offered 2025-26).
.25 to 1 unit
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The unfolding global climate catastrophe has brought a resurgence of discourse on the question of ‘capitalism’. We will investigate the history and system of the capitalocene and the modern concept of ‘progress’. We will also examine the modern emergence of race and whiteness as a feature of the ecocidal machine of modernity.

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 |
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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 | 02/14/2025 |
Fall 2024 | Block 1 | Topics in Asian Studies: Chinese Calligraphy Topic Details | Zoe Wang | Armstrong Hall 341 | 25 / 21 | 02/14/2025 |
Fall 2024 | Block 2 | Topics in Asian Studies: Anthropology of Religion | Yogesh Chandrani | Armstrong Hall 230 | 25 / 11 | 02/14/2025 |
Fall 2024 | Block 2 | Topics in Ethnomusicology: Performing the Hindu Epics Topic Details | Made Lasmawan | Packard Hall 8 | 25 / 19 | 02/14/2025 |
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 | 02/14/2025 |
Fall 2024 | Block 3 | Topics in Asian Studies: Japanese American Incarceration Literature Topic Details | Brandon Shimoda | Cornerstone Art Center 301 | 25 / 9 | 02/14/2025 |
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 | 02/14/2025 |
Fall 2024 | Block 4 | Topics in Asian Studies: Performance Away | Pallavi Sriram | Taught Abroad 001 | 25 / 10 | 02/14/2025 |
Fall 2024 | Block 4 | Topics in Asian Studies: The Nakedness of Being Topic Details | Eiko Otake | Cornerstone Art Center 130 | 25 / 8 | 02/14/2025 |
Fall 2024 | Block 4 | Topics in Asian Studies: Gods, Buddhas, Gurus & Other Masculine Superheroes | Tracy Coleman | Armstrong Hall 230 | 25 / 18 | 02/14/2025 |
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 | 02/14/2025 |
Spring 2025 | Block 6 | Topics in Asian Studies: Languages and Cultures of Japan Topic Details | Hiromi Onishi | Armstrong Hall 353A | 25 / 0 | 02/14/2025 |
Spring 2025 | Block 6 | Topics in Asian Studies: History of Modern South Asia | Purvi Mehta | Palmer Hall 233A | 25 / 6 | 02/14/2025 |
Spring 2025 | Block 7 | Topics in Asian Studies: Politics, Religion and the Secular Topic Details | Yogesh Chandrani | TBA | 25 / 11 | 02/14/2025 |
Spring 2025 | Block 8 | Topics in Asian Studies: Eating Asian America: Race and Food Topic Details | Leland Tabares | TBA | 25 / 3 | 02/14/2025 |
Spring 2025 | Block 8 | Topics in Asian Studies: The Korean War Topic Details | John Williams | Palmer Hall 216 | 25 / 3 | 02/14/2025 |
Spring 2025 | Block 8 | Topics in Ethnomusicology: Music and Dance in Bali Topic Details | Made Lasmawan | TBA | 25 / 5 | 02/14/2025 |
Summer 2025 | Block B | Topics in Asian Studies: The Arts & Culture of Bali Topic Details | Made Lasmawan, Liz Macy | Taught Abroad 001 | 25 / 21 | 02/14/2025 |
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Last updated: 02/14/2025