Course Listing by Geographic Area

East Asia

China-Related Courses

PA101 Elementary Chinese - (Also listed as Chinese 101) 2 units - Jiang

PA113, PA114 Chinese Skill Maintenance - Prerequisite: Chinese 101 (Also listed as Chinese 103, 104) 1/4 unit each - Zhang

PA118 Civilization in East Asia - (Also listed as History HY109) 2 units - Williams

PA201 Intermediate Chinese I - Prerequisite: 102 (Also listed as Chinese 201) 1 unit - Jiang

PA202 Advanced Intermediate Chinese II - Prerequisite: 201 (Also listed as Chinese 202) 1 unit - Jiang and Zhang

PA217 China in the Age of Confucius - (Also listed as History HY223) 1 unit - Williams

PA229 20th-Century China - 1 unit - Williams

Aesthetics, Power, & Urban Space (Sorace)

China and the World (Shen)

Chinese Calligraphy (Tu)

Chinese Cinema & Society (Jiang)

Hero! Honor, Outlaws & Order in East Asian History and Literature (Williams)

Conduct of Chinese Foreign Policy (Shen)

Identity & Incarceration: Japanese Americans during WWII (Weaver)

Paradoxes in Northeast Asia (Bang)

Population, Reproduction & Gender in India & China (Saha Roy)

Religion in China & Japan (Gardiner)

PA254 The Art of China - (Also listed as Art History AH254) 1 unit - Bentley

PA302 Advanced Chinese Language - (Also listed as Chinese 301, offered as an extended format course blocks 1-8) 1 unit - Jiang

PA331 Politics of China - Emphasis on the period of reform and opening to the world after 1976 and the contemporary politics of the People's Republic of China. (Also listed as Political Science PS331) 1 unit - Ito

PA350 Advanced Topics in Asian Literature and Culture - 1 unit

Chinese News and Stories (Jiang)

Discipline & Punishment in Late Imperial China (Williams)

Print Culture and International Exchange in Early Modern China and Japan (Bentley)

PA384 Cultural and Social History of China - (Also listed as History HY384) 1 unit - Williams

Japan-Related Courses

PA101 Elementary Japanese - (Also listed as Japanese 102) 2 units - Onishi/Pizarro

PA105, PA106 Beginning Japanese Skill Maintenance - (Also listed as Japanese 103, 104) 1/4 unit - Department Cultural Program Coordinator

PA215, PA216 Intermediate Japanese Skill Maintenance – (Also listed as Japanese 205, 206) 1/4 unit - Department Cultural Program Coordinator

PA221 Intermediate Japanese I - Prerequisite: 102 (Also listed as Japanese 201) 1 unit - Onishi/Pizarro

PA222 Advanced Intermediate Japanese II - Prerequisite: Japanese 201 (Also listed as Japanese 202) 1 unit - Onishi/Pizarro

PA230 20th Century Japan - (Also listed as History HY226) 1 unit - Williams

PA250 Topics in Asian Literature and Culture - 1 unit

Axis after the Fall: Postwar West Germany and Japan (Smith, Williams)

Languages and Cultures of Japan (Onishi)

Tale of Genji Redux: The Shining Prince in Literature, Theater, Art, and Anime (Pizarro)

1980s Bubble Beats to Chill To: Fiction, Film, and Urban Japan (Pizarro)

Religion in China and Japan (Gardiner)

PA255 The Art of Japan - (Also listed as Art History 255) 1 unit - Bentley

PA301 Advanced Japanese Language – Prerequisite: JA202 (Also listed as Japanese 301) 1 unit - Onishi

PA326 Japanese Politics - (Also listed as Political Science PS326) 1 unit

PA350 Advanced Topics in Asian Literature and Culture - 1 unit

 Print Culture and International Exchange in Early Modern China and Japan (Bentley)

South Asia

PA160 Hinduism - (Also listed as Religion RE160) 1 unit - Coleman

PA199 Islam - (Also listed as Religion RE201) 1 unit - Wright

PA233 Women, Religion, and Society: Hinduism, Islam, and Buddhism - (Also listed as Feminist and Gender Studies FG233 and Religion RE233) 1 unit - Coleman

PA250 Topics in Asian Literature and Culture - 1 unit

Modern South Asia (Mehta)

History of Gender and Sexuality in South Asia (Mehta)

Anthropology of Religion (Chandrani)

Caribbean Voices (Islam)

Caste: History & Theories of Exclusion, Stigma & Exploitation (Mehta)

Colonialism & Religion (Chandrani)

History of Modern South Asia (Mehta)

Imagining India (Chandrani)

Karma & The Ethics of Nonviolence in South Asian Religion (Vose)

Politics, Religion & The Secular (Chandrani)

Religious Traditions of India & South Asia (Vose)

Sacred Image, Sacred Space in South Asian Religious Tradition (Vose)

PA257 Women in Hinduism and Buddhism - (Also listed as Religion RE357 and Feminist and Gender Studies FG257, offered in alternating years) - 1 unit

PA290 Studying Asia - Prerequisite: one Asian Studies course (This seminar is required of Asian Studies majors and must be completed before beginning Senior Thesis blocks) - 1 unit

PA352 Holy Men, Manly Men: Gods, Buddhas, and Gurus in South Asia - 1 unit - Coleman

PA361 Topics in South Asian Religions: Poetic Devotion: Singing the Praises of God - Prerequisite: 204 or consent of instructor (Also listed as Religion RE361) 1 unit - Coleman

PA362 Bhakti: Devotion in South Asia - (Also listed as Religion RE362) 1 unit - Coleman

PA363 Devi: Goddesses of India - 1 unit - Coleman

PA400 Thesis - Thesis subject is chosen by the student and approved by the program prior to the beginning of the course. Prerequisite: consent of instructor. 1 unit each - Asian Studies Program

Southeast Asia

PA131, PA132 Balinese Gamelan - (Also listed as Music MU131, MU132, adjunct) 1/4 unit - Lasmawan

PA208 Balinese Dance - (One semester, extended format, blocks 1-4 and/or blocks 5-8, also listed as Dance DA209) 1/4 unit - Lasmawan

PA250 Topics in Asian Literature and Culture - 1 unit

Modern Southeast Asia (Williams)

PA290 Studying Asia - This seminar is required of Asian Studies majors and must be completed before beginning Senior Thesis blocks. Prerequisite: one Asian Studies course - 1 unit - Asian Studies Program

PA295 Indonesian Music - (Also listed as Music MU295 and Anthropology AN295) 1 unit - Lasmawan and Levine