Spring 2006: UMass Amherst Courses


Asian Studies 162: Folktales & Legends of Vietnam

  • Location: TBA
  • Time: Tue. 2:30-5:15 pm
  • Instructor: Nguyen, Nhiem

Chinese 138: Religion Chinese Culture

  • Location: Tobin 304
  • Time: Mon., Wed., Fri. 1:25-2:15 pm
  • Instructor: Cohen, Alvin

Chinese 141: Chinese Script II

  • Location: TBA
  • Time: Tue., Thur. 2:30-3:45 pm
  • Instructor: Shen, Zhongwei

Chinese 150: Peoples and Languages of China

  • Location: TBA
  • Time: Tue., Thur. 11:15 am-12:45 pm
  • Instructor: Shen, Zhongwei

Chinese 155: Chinese Myths and Legends

  • Location: Thompson 102
  • Time: Mon., Wed., Fri. 12:20-1:10 pm
  • Instructor: Gjertson, Donald

Chinese 197D: Modern China through Lit & Film

  • Location: TBA
  • Time: Tue., Thur. 2:30-103:45 apm
  • Instructor: Xiao, Yun

Chinese 527: Reading Modern Chinese Lit II

  • Location: TBA
  • Time: Tue., Thur. 9:30-10:45 am
  • Instructor: Luo, Shaodan

Chinese 570H: Intro Research Chinese Source Material

  • Location: TBA
  • Time: Mon., Wed., Fri. 10:10-11:009:00-9:55 am
  • Instructor: cohen, Alvin

Chinese 576: History of Chinese Language

  • Location: TBA
  • Time: Tue., Thur. 4:00-5:15 pm
  • Instructor: Shen, Zhongwei

COMM 397T: Contemporary World Cinema

  • Location: TBA
  • Time: Mon., Wed. 3:35-5:30 pm
  • Instructor: Ciecko, Anne

CompLit 141: Good & Evil: East-West

  • 3 Sessions; check Spire for detailed information

CompLit 151: Fiction East-West

  • Location: Hasbouck 134
  • Time: Tue., Thur. 11:15 am-12:05 pm
  • Instructor: Balce, Nerissa

CompLit 391I: Spiritual Xinema East West

  • Location: TBA
  • Time: Mon. 7:00-10:00 pm
  • Instructor: Laszlo, Dienes

CompLit 391K: Gender and Popular Culture

  • Location: TBA
  • Time: Tue., Thur. 2:30-3:45 pm
  • Instructor: Balce, Nerissa

EDUC 615Q Workshop in Education: Language Program Development

  • Location: TBA
  • Time: Mon. 7:00-9:30 pm
  • Instructor: Austin, Theresa
  • Do you want to learn how to start a language program? In this course students will conceptualize, plan, and implement a program for second language or dual language immersion or foreign language instruction. Students taking the course must be available to participate in the summer (if a master's student) or in the Teacher Education Program (if a doctoral student). Permission of Instructor needed to register. Contact: Dr. Theresa Austin taustin@educ.umass.edu. Offered spring semester only.

English 117: Ethnic American Literature

  • Location: TBA
  • Time: Mon., Wed., Fri. 10:10-11:00 am
  • Instructor: Vials, Chris

English 117: Ethnic American Literature

  • Location: TBA
  • Time: Mon., Wed., Fri. 11:15 am-12:05 pm
  • Instructor: Vials, Chris

English 144: World Literature in English

  • 3 Sessions; check Spire for detailed information

English 270: American Identities

  • Location: Thompson 106
  • Time: Tue., Thur. 9:30-10:45 am
  • Instructor: Carlin, Deborah

Geo-SCI 597J: South East Asia Transformations

  • Location: TBA
  • Time: Tue.1:00-3:45 pm
  • Instructor: Hafner, James

History 115: History of China II

  • Location: Goessmann 20
  • Time: Mon., Wed. 10:10-11:00 am
  • Instructor: Platt, Stephen

History 116: History-Japan

  • Location: Herter 205
  • Time: Mon., Wed. 1:25-2:15 pm
  • Instructor: Minear, Richard H

History 130: Middle East History I

  • Location: Herter 231
  • Time: Tue., Thur. 4:00-5:15 pm
  • Instructor: Broadbridge, Anne

History 131: Middle East History II

  • Location: Goessmann 20
  • Time: Tue., Thur. 2:30-3:45 pm
  • Instructor: Russell, Mona

History 297E: US Empire Asian Pacific American History

  • Location: TBA
  • Time: Tue., Thur. 11:15 am-12:30 pm
  • Instructor: Chu, Richard
  • This course is an introductory survey course in the history of Asian-Pacific-Americans within the broader historical context of U.S. imperialism in the Asia-Pacific region. We will compare and contrast the historical experiences of specific groups of the A/P/A community; namely, those of Chinese, Filipino, Japanese, Korean, Southeast Asian (Vietnamese, Cambodian, and Hmong), Asian Indian, and Pacific Islander descent. Thematically, the course will focus on imperialism, migration, race and racism, class, gender, sexuality, immigration, colonialism, post-colonialism, nationalism, ethnicity, globalization, and transnationalism.

History 343: Modern Middle East

  • Location: TBA
  • Time: Tue., Thur. 11:15 am-12:30 pm
  • Instructor: Russell, Mona

History 346: China in 20th Century

  • Location: TBA
  • Time: Tue., Thur. 11:15 am-12:30 pm
  • Instructor: Schmalzer, Sigrid

History 402: US-East Asia Relations

  • Location: TBA
  • Time: Mon. 2:30-5:00 pm
  • Instructor: Pelz, Stephen

History 497D: Afganistan and Central Asia

  • Location: TBA
  • Time: Tue., Thur. 9:30-10:45 am
  • Instructor: Altstadt, Audrey L

History 592T: Tiananmen Square

  • Location: TBA
  • Time: Tue. 2:30-5:00 pm
  • Instructor: Schmalzer, Sigrid

Japanese 143: Literature-Classical and Medieval

  • Location: TBA
  • Time: Tue., Thur. 11:15 am-12:30 pm
  • Instructor: Bargen, Doris Gertrud

Japanese 144: Japanese Literature-Modern

  • Location: TBA
  • Time: Tue., Thur. 9:30-10:45 am
  • Instructor: Seaman, Amanda

Japanese 197E: Japanese Cinema

  • Location: SOM 133
  • Time: Mon., Wed., Fri. 11:15 am-12:05 pm
  • Instructor: Baird, Bruce

Japanese 197F: Haiku Roots: Japanese Poetic Tradition

  • Location: TBA
  • Time: Tue., Thur. 1:00-2:15 pm
  • Instructor: Forrest, Stephen

Japanese 291A: Japanese Women Writing

  • Location: TBA
  • Time: Tue., Thur. 2:30-3:45 pm
  • Instructor: Seaman, Amanda

Japanese 392M: Japanese Buddhism and The Lit&Arts

  • Location: TBA
  • Time: Mon. 2:30-5:30 pm
  • Instructor: Miller, Stephen

Japanese 492B: Avant-Garde Drama and Performing Art

  • Location: TBA
  • Time: Tue.6:30-9:30 pm
  • Instructor: Baird, Bruce

Sociology 106: Race, Gender and Ethnicity

  • Location: Thompson 106
  • Time: Tue., Thur. 1:00-2:15 pm
  • Instructor: Le, C.N.

Sociology: 244: Sociology of Immigration

  • Location: Machmer W-26
  • Time: Mon., Wed., Fri. 10:10-11:00 am
  • Instructor: Model, Suzanne

Sociology 394A: Asian and Black Relations

  • Location: TBA
  • Time: Mon., Wed. 3:35-4:50 pm
  • Instructor: TBA

Theater 130: Contemporary Playwright of Color

  • Location: TBA
  • Time: Wed. 2:30--5:00 pm
  • Instructor: Page, Priscilla

WOST (Women's Studies) 201 Critical Perspectives Women's Studies

  • Location: TBA
  • Time: Mon., Wed. 2:30-3:45 pm
  • Instructor: Kang, Miliann

WOST (Women's Studies) 294A: Political Gender Identities Muslim Countries

  • Location: TBA
  • Time: Tue., Thur. 9:30-10:45am
  • Instructor: Helie-Lucas, Anissa

WOST (Women's Studies) 691B: Issues in Feminist Research

  • Location: TBA
  • Time: Wed. 4:00-6:30 pm
  • Instructor: Kang, Miliann


Spring 2006: Amherst College Courses

ASLC 15: Buddhism: Theory and Practice

  • Location: TBA
  • Time: Mon., Wed. 12:30-1:50 pm
  • Instructor: Carbine, Jasch

    • ASLC 28: The Dao of Sex

  • Location: TBA
  • Time: Mon., Wed. 12:30-1:50 pm
  • Instructor: Zamperini, Paola

    • ASLC 33: Korean Cinema

  • Location: TBA
  • Time: Mon., Wed. 2:00-3:20 pm
  • Instructor: Shin, Jeeyoung

    • ASLC 38: From Edo to Tokyo

  • Location: TBA
  • Time: Mon., Wed. 10:00-10:50 am
  • Instructor: Morse, Samuel C

    • ASLC 44: Chinese Painting

  • Location: TBA
  • Time: Mon., Wed. 12:30-1:50 pm
  • Instructor: Morse, Samuel

    • ASLC 46: Modern China

  • Location: TBA
  • Time: Tue., Thur. 2:00-3:20 pm
  • Instructor: Dennerline, Jerry

    • ASLC 47: Modern Japan

  • Location: TBA
  • Time: Mon., Wed., Fri. 11:00-11:50 am
  • Instructor: Maxey, Trent

    • ASLC 48: Middle East 1800-Present

  • Location: TBA
  • Time: Tue., Thur. 2:00-3:20 pm
  • Instructor: Ringer, Monica

    • ASLC 50: Religion and Society: Great China

  • Location: TBA
  • Time: Tue., Thur. 10:00-11:20 am
  • Instructor: Dennerline, Jerry

    • ASLC 51: Tokugawa Japan

  • Location: TBA
  • Time: Mon., Wed. 2:00-3:20 pm
  • Instructor: Maxey, Trent

    • ASLC 53: Music of India

  • Location: TBA
  • Time: Tue., Thur. 2:00-3:20 pm
  • Instructor: Reck, David

    • ASLC 56: Sufism

  • Location: TBA
  • Time: Tue. 2:00-5:00 pm
  • Instructor: Elias, Jamal

    • ASLC 64: Middle East History

  • Location: TBA
  • Time: Wed. 2:00-4:00 pm
  • Instructor: Ringer, Monica

    • BLST 71: Race, Place and the Law

  • Location: TBA
  • Time: Mon., Wed., Fri. 10:00-1050 am
  • Instructor: Delaney, David

    • ENGL 10: American Lit: 1942-2000

  • Location: TBA
  • Time: Mon., Wed., Fri. 11:00-11:50 am
  • Instructor: O-Connell, Barry

    • ENGL 73: Asian American Writing

  • Location: TBA
  • Time: Tue., Thur. 11:30 am-12:50 pm
  • Instructor: O'Connell, Barry

    • Russ 20: People and Culture: Eurasia

  • Location: TBA
  • Time: Tue., Thur. 2:00-3:20 pm
  • Instructor: Glebov, Sergey

    • WAGS 13: Fashion Matters

  • Location: TBA
  • Time: Tue., Thur. 11:30 am-12:50 pm
  • Instructor: Zamperini, Paola


    • Spring 2006: Hampshire College Courses

    HACU 0279: The Cultured Camera

  • Location: TBA
  • Time: Tue., Thur. 10:30--11:50 am
  • Instructor: Mattews, Sandra

    • SS 0110: Modern South Asia

  • Location: TBA
  • Time: Tue., Thur. 9:00-10:20 am
  • Instructor: Bhandari, Vivek

    • SS 0153: The New Class of Racism

  • Location: TBA
  • Time: Tue., Thur. 2:00-3:20 am
  • Instructor: Sheth, Falguni and Valentin, Wilson

    • SS 0224: APA Comminities

  • Location: TBA
  • Time: Tue., Thur. 2:00-3:20 am
  • Instructor: Chu, Richard


    • Spring 2006: Mount Holyoke College Courses

    Asian 101: Intro The Chinese Civilization: Traditional China

  • Location: TBA
  • Time: Tue., Thur. 2:40-3:55 pm
  • Instructor: Luo, Shaodan

    • Asian 248: Contemporary Chinese Fiction: 1949-Present

  • Location: TBA
  • Time: Tue., Thur. 2:40-3:55 pm
  • Instructor: Wang, Y

    • Asian 250: Yoga and Yogis: Philosophy, Practice, and Narrative

  • Location: TBA
  • Time: Tue., Thur. 11:00 am-12:15 pm
  • Instructor: Heim, S

    • Asian 320: Women's Issues in Arab Women's Novels

  • Location: TBA
  • Time: Tue. 1:00-3:50 pm
  • Instructor: Jiyad, M

    • HIST 331: Asian History

  • Location: TBA
  • Time: Wed. 1:00-3:50 pm
  • Instructor: Lipman, J

    • POLIT 306: Comparative Democratization: East and West

  • Location: TBA
  • Time: Mon. 1:00-3:50 pm
  • Instructor: Sun, J


    • Spring 2006: Smith College Courses

    AMS 230: Colloquium: The Asian American Experience

    • Location: TBA
    • Time: Mon., Wed. 1:20-2:30 pm
    • Instructor: Schlund-Vials, Cathy

    ANT 251: Women and Modernity in East Asia

    • Location: TBA
    • Time: Tue., Thur. 9:00-10:20 am
    • Instructor: Gottschang, Suzanne

    EAL 237: Chinese Poetry and the Other Arts

    • Location: TBA
    • Time: Tue., Thur. 9:00-10:20 am
    • Instructor: Wu, Sujane

    EAL 240: Japanese Language and Culture

    • Location: TBA
    • Time: Mon., Wed. 1:10-2:30 pm
    • Instructor: Hubbard, Maki

    EAL 242: Modern Japanese Lit

    • Location: TBA
    • Time: Mon., Wed. 2:40-4:00 pm
    • Instructor: Kono, Kimberly

    EAL 360/01: Topics in East Asian Language and Literatures: Writing Empire

    • Location: TBA
    • Time: Tue. 2:40-4:00 pm
    • Instructor: Kono, Kimberly

    EAL 360/02: Topics in East Asian Language and Literatures: The Dream of the Red Chamber

    • Location: TBA
    • Time: Thur. 3:00-4:50 pm
    • Instructor: Wu, Sujane

    ENG 391: Modern South Asian Writers

    • Location: TBA
    • Time: Thur. 3:00-4:50 pm
    • Instructor: Hai, Ambreen


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