Spring 2009: UMass Amherst Courses


AFRO-AMERICAN STUDIES 171: The Minority Experience in American Life and Culture II (Asian American Studies)

  • Time: Tu 9:30AM - 10:45AM or 10:10AM - 11:00AM
  • Instructor: TBA
  • Description: This course combines instruction in research tecnniques in a variety of Humanistic and Social Science disciplines, and hands-on experience with those techniques, with substantive materials focusing on the long struggle of minority populations for full participation in American cultural and public life.


ASIAN-STUDIES 491A: Senior Seminar (Required Certificate Course)

  • Time: TBA
  • Instructor: C.N. Le
  • Description: This is one of the two required courses that all Certificate students must eventually take, and most do so once they near completion of the Certificate. In this course, students will consult with the Program Director to design and conduct a final "capstone" research project that integrates the material and knowledge from all Certificate courses they've taken, along with their own personal lived experiences. Meeting times will be arranged individually with the Program Director.


CHINESE 110: Non-Intensive Elementrary Chinese I (Asian Studies)

  • Time and Location: MWF 10:10AM - 11:00AM, MWF 1:25PM - 2:15PM, or MWF 11:15AM - 12:05PM -- Herter 117
  • Instructor: Chun-Ching Chang


CHINESE 150: Peoples & Languages of China (Asian Studies)

  • Time: TuTh 11:15AM - 12:30PM
  • Instructor: Zhongwei Shen


CHINESE 155: Chinese Myths & Legends (Asian Studies)

  • Time and Location: MWF 12:20PM - 1:10PM -- Thompson Hall 102
  • Instructor: Donald Giertson


CHINESE 197Q: Qing Opera (Asian Studies)

  • Time: TuTh 1:00PM - 2:15PM
  • Instructor: David Schneider


CHINESE 241: Contemp Chinese Lit (Asian Studies)

  • Time: TuTh 9:30AM - 10:45AM
  • Instructor: Enhua Zhang


CHINESE 246: Intens Elem Chin II (Asian Studies)

  • Time: TuTh 9:30AM - 10:45AM or TuTh 11:15AM - 12:30PM
  • Instructor: TBA


CHINESE 247: Intro to Elementary Chinese II: Reading & Writing (Asian Studies)

  • Time: TuTh 11:15AM - 12:30PM
  • Instructor: TBA


CHINESE 285: Lang Suite Convrsatn (Asian Studies)

  • Time: TBA
  • Instructor: Ping Geng


CHINESE 327: intensive Intermediate Chinese II (Asian Studies)

  • Time: TuTh 1:00PM - 2:15PM
  • Instructor: TBA


CHINESE 391G: Sem Jr Year Writ Prg (Asian Studies)

  • Time: MWF 2:30PM - 3:20PM
  • Instructor: TBA


CHINESE 397J: ST-Chinese Popular Culture (Asian Studies)

  • Time: TuTh 2:30PM - 3:45PM
  • Instructor: Enhua Zhang


CHINESE 427: Advanced Modern Chinese II (Asian Studies)

  • Time: TuTh 11:15AM - 12:30PM
  • Instructor: Enhua Zhang


CHINESE 433: Business Chinese (Asian Studies)

  • Time: TuTh 1:00PM - 2:15PM
  • Instructor: TBA


CHINESE 451: Intermediate Classical Chinese (Asian Studies)

  • Time: MWF 10:10AM - 11:00AM
  • Instructor: David Schneider


CHINESE 497E: Chinese for International Affairs (Asian Studies)

  • Time: MWF 12:20PM - 1:10PM
  • Instructor: David Schneider


COMMUNICATION 397T: Contemporary World Cinema (Asian or Asian American Studies)

  • Time: MW 3:35PM - 5:30PM
  • Instructor: Anne Ciecko


COMMUNICATION 497AB: Hollywood Film, Diversity, and Adaptation (Asian American Studies)

  • Time: TuTh 11:15AM - 12:30PM
  • Instructor: Demetria Shabazz


COMPARATIVE LITERATURE 141: Good & Evil, East & West (Asian or Asian American Studies)

  • Time and Location: TuTh 2:30PM - 3:45PM, Noah Webster House 104
  • Instructor: TBA


ECONOMICS 144H: International Political Economy of Racism (Asian or Asian American Studies)

  • Time: TuTh 11:15AM - 12:30PM
  • Instructor: Lisa Saunders


ECONOMICS 177: Comparison of US and Japanese Economy (Asian or Asian American Studies)

  • Time and Location: MW 12:20PM - 1:10PM, Flint Lab 201
  • Instructor: Donald Katzner


ECONOMICS 397J ST: Comparison of US and Japanese Economy (Asian or Asian American Studies)

  • Time: MW 1:25PM - 2:15PM
  • Instructor: Donald Katzner


EDUCATION 115: Embracing Diversity (Asian American Studies)

  • Time: W 3:35PM - 6:00PM
  • Instructor: Kim Whitehead


EDUCATION 210: Social Diversity in Education (Asian American Studies)

  • Time and Location: TuTh 11:15AM - 12:30PM
  • Instructor: Maurianne Adams


EDUCATION 258: Educating for Social Justice & Diversity Through Peer Theater (Asian American Studies)

  • Time: Tu 4:00PM - 7:00PM
  • Instructor: Kathy Sisneros


EDUCATION 377: Introduction to Multicultural Education (Asian American Studies)

  • Time: Tu 1:00PM - 3:30PM
  • Instructor: Laura Valdiviezo


EDUCATION 392D: Social Issues Workshop: Racism (Asian American Studies)

  • Time: TBA
  • Instructor: Barbara Love


EDUCATION 615N: Language & Literacy Policy (Asian American Studies)

  • Time: W 7pm -9:30pm
  • Instructor: Theresa Austin
  • Description: This is an introductory course in the field of language planning and policy which is situated in the broader field of sociology of language. Selected case studies will provide a basis for critically examining issues such as: ideology and language planning efface, language education policies, literacy movements, and language shift and death. Discussion will deal with questions such as: 1) What impact does the sociopolitical context have on language policies and practices? 2) How do language policies reflect existing power relationships between individuals and groups? 3) What role does language play in policy and planning for social justice? 4) What are the consequences when one community's sociocultural, econotechnical, and political spheres are dominated by another language group? 5) How are movements toward language standardization or national language policies impacting the daily lives and future prospects of members from language minority groups?


ENGLISH 117: Ethnic American Literature (Asian American Studies)

  • Time and Location: MWF 11:15AM - 12:05PM, Bartlett Hall 302
  • Instructor: Eric Fortier


ENGLISH 270: American Identities (Asian American Studies)

  • Time and Location: TuTh 9:30AM - 10:45AM, Thompson Hall 106
  • Instructor: Nicholas Bromell


ENGLISH 298C: Practicum in World Cinema (Asian Studies)

  • Time: M 6:30PM - 9:00PM
  • Instructor: Kirby Farrell


FIN OP MGMT 413: International Finance (Asian Studies)

  • Time and Location: TuTh 4:00PM - 5:15PM, School of Management 106
  • Instructor: Nikunj Kapadia


HISTORY 110: Problems In World Civilization (Asian Studies)

  • Time and Location: MW 2:30PM - 3:20PM, Hasbrouck Lab Add 124
  • Instructor: Brian Bunk


HISTORY 131: Middle East History II (Asian Studies)

  • Time and Location: TuTh 4:00PM - 5:15PM, School of Management 133
  • Instructor: TBA


HISTORY 253: Asian-Pacific American History, 1850-Present (Asian Studies)

  • Time: TuTh 11:15AM - 12:30PM
  • Instructor: Richard Chu
  • Description: This is an introductory survey course on the history of Asian Pacific Americans (A/P/A) within the broader historical context of 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.


HISTORY 346: Modern China, 20th Century (Asian Studies)

  • Time: TuTh 11:15AM - 12:30PM
  • Instructor: Sigrid Schmalzer


HISTORY 491H: The Chinese Cultural Revolution (Asian Studies)

  • Time: Tu 2:30-5:00PM
  • Instructor: Sigrid Schmalzer


JAPANESE 110: Non-Intensive Elementary Japanese I (Asian Studies)

  • Time: MWF 10:10AM - 11:00AM, MWF 11:15AM - 12:05PM, or MWF 12:20PM - 1:10PM
  • Instructor: Yuki Yoshimura


JAPANESE 143: Lit-Classical & Medieval (Asian Studies)

  • Time: TuTh 11:15AM - 12:30PM
  • Instructor: Doris Bargen


JAPANESE 197K: Post-War Japanese Fiction (Asian Studies)

  • Time: TuTh 9:30AM - 10:45AM
  • Instructor: Amanda Seaman


JAPANESE 197L: Manga/Anime (Asian Studies)

  • Time and Location: MoWeFr 10:10AM - 11:00AM, School of Management 133
  • Instructor: Bruce Bair


JAPANESE 197N: Asian Homosexualities in Film & Literature (Asian Studies)

  • Time: TuTh 1:00PM - 2:15PM
  • Instructor: Stephen Miller


JAPANESE 246: Intens Elem Japan II (Asian Studies)

  • Time: TuTh 9:30AM - 10:45AM or TuTh 11:15AM - 12:30PM
  • Instructor: Ayana Inoguchi


JAPANESE 285: Language Suite Conversation (Asian Studies)

  • Time: TBA
  • Instructor: Yuko Takahashi


JAPANESE 291A: Japanese Women Writers (Asian Studies)

  • Time: TuTh 11:15AM - 12:30PM
  • Instructor: Amanda Seaman


JAPANESE 327 - Intensive Intermediate Japanese II (Asian Studies)

  • Time: TuTh 9:30AM - 10:45AM or TuTh 11:15AM - 12:30PM
  • Instructor: Mako Koyama


JAPANESE 375: Intro to Japanese Linguistics (Asian Studies)

  • Time: MoWeFr 2:30PM - 3:20PM
  • Instructor: Yuki Yoshimura


JAPANESE 497C: Readings in Modern Japanese II (Asian Studies)

  • Time: TuTh 9:30AM - 10:45AM
  • Instructor: Stephen Forrest


JAPANESE 497D: Contemporary Japanese II (Asian Studies)

  • Time: MWF 12:20PM - 1:10PM
  • Instructor: Reiko Sono


JOURNALISM 310: Press & The 3rd World (Asian Studies)

  • Time: Th 4:00PM - 6:30PM
  • Instructor: Nancy Muller


JOURNALISM 497R: Covering Race (Asian American Studies)

  • Time and Location: TuTh 4:00PM - 6:00PM, Bartlett Hall 107
  • Instructor: Nicholas Mcbride


LEGAL STUDIES 397M: Law, Society, & Islam (Asian Studies)

  • Time: We 3:35PM - 6:00PM
  • Instructor: Iza Hussain


JOURNALISM 491W: Muslim Women & The Law (Asian Studies)

  • Time: Mo 2:30PM - 5:00PM
  • Instructor: Iza Hussain


LEGAL STUDIES 497V: Immigration Debates and Public Policy (Asian American Studies)

  • Time: TuTh 1:00PM - 2:15PM
  • Instructor: Nina Siulc


NURSING 220H: Holistic Healing & Complementary Alternative Medicine (Asian or Asian American Studies)

  • Time: Tu 5:00PM - 8:00PM
  • Instructor: Mary Anne Bright


NURSING 312 - Cultural Diversity Hl & Ill (Asian American Studies)

  • Time: Mo 9:05AM - 12:05PM
  • Instructor: Barbara Stanley, Patricia Anafi


POLITICAL SCIENCE 397M: Is Democracy Possible Everywhere? (Asian Studies)

  • Time: TuTh 11:15AM - 12:30PM
  • Instructor: Frederic Schaffer


PSYCHOLOGY 391AE: Psychology of Race (Asian American Studies)

  • Time: TuTh 1:00PM - 2:15PM
  • Instructor: Jade Logan


PSYCHOLGY 391SS: Prejudice & Intergroup Relations (Asian American Studies)

  • Time: TuTh 9:30AM - 10:45AM
  • Instructor: Rezarta Bilali


SOCIOLOGY 340: Race Relations (Asian American Studies)

  • Time: MWF 11:15AM - 12:05PM
  • Instructor: TBA


SOCIOLOGY 361: Demography of Minority Groups (Asian American Studies)

  • Time: TuTh 1:00PM - 2:15PM
  • Instructor: C.N. Le
  • Description: This course has two separate but interrelated goals: (1) to introduce the student to using demography to study social groups and populations and (2) to explore the sociology of American racial/ethnic minority groups and various socioeconomic issues that reflect their histories and contemporary experiences. You do not need to be proficient in statistics or math to do well in this course. Instead, the course is about understanding how statistics can be used to help us understand important social and public policy issues such as immigration, employment, housing, criminal justice, education, etc. and how they affect the lives of people of color.


SOCIOLOGY 395C: Hate Crimes in America (Asian American Studies)

  • Time: TuTh 11:15AM - 12:30PM
  • Instructor: Enobong Branch


WOMENST 295B: Asian American Women: Gender, Race, Immigration (Asian American Studies)

  • Time: MoWe 2:30PM - 3:45PM
  • Instructor: Miliann Kang
  • Description: The term "Asian American Women" represents a diverse group of people, including Hmong refugee garment workers, second-generation Chinese-American debutantes, domestic workers from the Philippines, and novelists from Calcutta. This class will look at how race, gender, patriarchy, immigration history, class, and globalization have shaped the lives of Asian American women. Some of the topics that will be covered in class include immigration and settlement, family and career choices, representations of the Asian female body, militarized prostitution, and organizing for social change. We'll read social science research, personal essays, fiction, and poetry as well as watch documentaries. Students will have the opportunity to respond creatively to several of the assignments. Fulfills the Women of Color inside the U.S. requirement for Women's Studies majors and minors.



Spring 2009: Amherst College Courses


AMST 35-01: Racialization in US (Asian American Studies)

  • Time: TTH 02:00PM-03:20PM
  • Instructor: Sujani Reddy


ANTH 31-01: Anthro of Middle East (Asian Studies)

  • Time: MW 2:00PM – 3:20PM
  • Instructor: Christopher Dole


ARAB 02-01: First Year Arabic II (Asian Studies)

  • Time: MTWTHF 09:00AM-09:50AM
  • Instructor: Nahla Khalil


ASIAN LANG. & CIVILIZATION 17: Intro to Hinduism (Asian Studies)

  • Time: MW 12:30PM-01:50PM
  • Instructor: Steven Heim


ASIAN LANG. & CIVILIZATION 30: India in Film (Asian Studies)

  • Time: T/TH 2:00PM – 3:20 PM
  • Instructor: David Reck


ASIAN LANG. & CIVILIZATION 31: Asian Studies Colloquium (Asian Studies)

  • Time: 10:00AM – 11:20AM
  • Instructor: Timothy Van Compernolle, Paola Zamperini


ASIAN LANG. & CIVILIZATION 34: Japanese Cinema (Asian Studies)

  • Time: T/TH 2:00PM – 3:20PM
  • Instructor: Timothy Van Compernolle


ASIAN LANG. & CIVILIZATION 56: Sufism (Asian Studies)

  • Time: MW 02:00PM-03:20PM
  • Instructor: Tariq Jaffer


ASIAN LANG. & CIVILIZATION 57: Socially Engaged Buddhism (Asian Studies)

  • Time: W 02:00PM-05:00PM
  • Instructor: Sue Darlington


ASIAN LANG. & CIVILIZATION 63: Women in Middle East (Asian Studies)

  • Time: TTH 02:00PM-03:20PM
  • Instructor: Monica Ringer


ASIAN LANG. & CIVILIZATION 65: Middle East Court Culture (Asian Studies)

  • Time: W 2:00PM – 4:00PM
  • Instructor: Monica Ringer


ASIAN LANG. & CIVILIZATION 66: Novel in Pre-Modern China (Asian Studies)

  • Time: TTH 11:30AM-12:50PM
  • Instructor: Paola Zamperini


CHINESE 02 (8 sections): First Year Chinese II (Asian Studies)

  • Time: Please search the Five Colleges site for all available times
  • Instructor: Tong Shen


CHINESE 04: Heritage Chinese II (Asian Studies)

  • Time: MTWTHF 1:00PM – 1:50PM
  • Instructor: Weljia Li


CHINESE 06: Second Year Chinese II (Asian Studies)

  • Time: MWF 11:00AM – 11:50AM; TH 10:00AM – 10:50AM or MWF 11:00AM – 11:50AM; T/TH 9:00AM – 9:50AM
  • Instructor: Xiaoping Teng


CHINESE 08: Third-Year Chinese II (Asian Studies)

  • Time: MWF 2:00PM – 2:50PM, T/TH 11:30AM – 12:20PM
  • Instructor: Weijia Li


CHINESE 10: Fourth-Year Chinese II (Asian Studies)

  • Time: MWF 01:00PM-01:50PM
  • Instructor: Xiaoping Teng


ENGL 01: Vampire/Immigrant/Nation (Asian American Studies)

  • Time: TTH 10:00AM-11:20AM
  • Instructor: Dale Hudson


ENGL 63: Asian American Identity (Asian American Studies)

  • Time: TTH 02:00PM-03:20PM
  • Instructor: Robert Hayashi


HIST 21: Chinese Diasporic Communities (Asian or Asian American Studies)

  • Time: TTH 02:00PM-03:20PM
  • Instructor: Richard Chu
  • Description: How does a study of the Chinese diasporic communities in Southeast Asia and the United States help us understand the questions of ethnic identity formation, construction, and negotiation? More specifically, how does the study of their history and experiences force us to rethink the concepts of "China" and "Chinese-ness"? These are the main questions that we seek to answer in this introductory course about the history of the Chinese diaspora. We will begin by looking at historiographical issues such as what constitutes "China" and "Chineseness." Then we will look into the history of selected Chinese diasporic communities in the world, specifically those in Southeast Asia, North America, and Australia. Throughout the course we will examine how these diasporic people and their families manipulate and transgress attempts by dominant groups to control their bodies and resources. Other questions to be discussed are: What caused people from China to move, and to where? What forms of discrimination and control did they experience? How do their experiences and histories deepen our understanding of "race," "empire," and "transnationalism"? Themes to be included are ethnicity, race, imperialism, gender, nationalism, transnationalism, and globalization. Two class meetings per week. Limited to 15 students.


HIST 61: History of Israel (Asian Studies)

  • Time: TTH 11:30AM-12:50PM
  • Instructor: Norman Levin


HIST 62: Women in the Middle East (Asian Studies)

  • Time: TTH 02:00PM-03:20PM
  • Instructor: Monica Ringer


JAPANESE 02: Building Survival Skills (Asian Studies)

  • Time: TTH 01:00PM-01:50PM or TTH 02:00PM-02:50PM
  • Instructors: Ikumi Kayama, Wako Tawa


JAPANESE 04: Beyond Basic Japanese (Asian Studies)

  • Time: TBA
  • Instructor: Wako Tawa


JAPANESE 06: Auth Japanese Materials (Asian Studies)

  • Time: MW 10:00AM-10:50AM or MW 11:00AM-11:50AM
  • Instructor: Kozue Miyama, Wako Tawa


JAPANESE 10: Conquering Kanji II (Asian Studies)

  • Time: TBA
  • Instructor: Wako Tawa


JAPANESE 12: Reading to Learn (Asian Studies)

  • Time: MW 12:30PM-01:50PM
  • Instructor: Kozue Miyama; Wako Tawa


JAPANESE 14: Thematic Read & Write (Asian Studies)

  • Time: F 2:00PM – 4:00PM
  • Instructor: Wako Tawa, Fumiko Brown


JAPANESE 16: Great Books and Films (Asian Studies)

  • Time: F 2:00PM – 4:00PM
  • Instructors: Fumiko Brown, Wako Tawa


LIST 37: Law & War in Vietnam (Asian Studies)

  • Time: MWF 10:00AM-10:50AM
  • Instructor: David Delaney


POSC 22: Modern Indonesia (Asian Studies)

  • Time: T/TH 10:00AM – 11:20AM
  • Instructor: Doreen Lee


RELI 31: Muhammad and the Qur'an (Asian Studies)

  • Time: TTH 11:30AM-12:50PM
  • Instructor: Tariq Jaffer


SOCI 38: Race and Races (Asian American Studies)

  • Time: M 02:00PM-04:30PM
  • Instructor: Carleen Basler



Spring 2009: Hampshire College Courses


HACU 0143-1: Intro to Buddhism in Society (Asian Studies)

  • Time: 02:00PM-03:20PM T,TH
  • Instructor: Bong Joo & Susan Darlington


HACU 0231-1: Between "Race" and Culture (Asian Studies)

  • Time and Location: 10:30AM-11:50AM T,TH Franklin Patterson Hall 108
  • Instructor: Rachel Rubinstein & Lise Sanders


HACU 0260-1: Music in Asian Diasporas (Asian or Asian American Studies)

  • Time and Location: 02:00PM-03:20PM T,TH; Music and Dance Building Recital
  • Instructor: Junko Oba


IA 0112-1: Elementary Chinese II (Asian Studies)

  • Time and Location: 05:00PM-05:50PM M,T,W,TH; 03:30PM-04:20PM F; Franklin Patterson Hall 103
  • Instructor: Chen Zhu/li>


IA 0312-1: Third Year Chinese II (Asian Studies)

  • Time and Location: MTWTHF 4:00PM – 4:50PM; Franklin Patterson Hall 104
  • Instructors: Chen Zhu


SS 0110-1: Oil & the MidEastern Economies (Asian Studies)

  • Time and Location: 10:30AM-11:50AM M,W; Franklin Patterson Hall 102
  • Instructor: Omar Dahi


SS 0140-1: Hybrid Identities (Asian American Studies)

  • Time and Location: 02:00PM-03:20PM T,TH; Franklin Patterson Hall 104
  • Instructor: Kimberly Chang


SS 0173-1: Post Colonial Theory in South Asia (Asian Studies)

  • Time and Location: 04:00PM-05:20PM M,W Franklin Patterson Hall 105
  • Instructor: Vishnupad


SS 0206-1: New Class of Racisms (Asian American Studies)

  • Time and Location: 12:30PM-03:20PM TH; Franklin Patterson Hall ELH
  • Instructor: Falguni Sheth;Wilson Valentin


SS 0244-1: Afghan-Pakistani Pashtuns (Asian Studies)

  • Time and Location: 02:30PM-05:20PM F; Franklin Patterson Hall 101
  • Instructor: Elizabeth H.D. Mazzocco


SS 0313-1: Political Soc of the Middle East (Asian Studies)

  • Time and Location: 12:30PM-03:20PM T; Merrill House LIV.RM.
  • Instructor: Berna Turam



Spring 2009: Mount Holyoke College Courses


ARTH 262-01: Arts of Japan (Asian Studies)

  • Time: T/TH 8:35AM – 9:50AM
  • Instructor: Ajay Sinha


ARTH 360-01: Seminar: Bollywood Films (Asian Studies)

  • Time: 01:15PM-04:05PM M;07:00PM-09:30PM W
  • Instructor: Ajay Sinha


ASIAN 111-01, 02, 03: First Year Chinese II (Asian Studies)

  • Time: 10:00AM-10:50AM M,W,F;01:15PM-02:05PM T,TH // 10:00AM-10:50AM T,TH;01:15PM-02:50PM M,W,F // 10:00AM-10:50AM T,TH,F;02:40PM-03:30PM M,W
  • Instructor: Ying Wang; Fang-Chun Kuo; Hui Li


ASIAN 121-01 & 02: First Year Japanese II (Asian Studies)

  • Time: 11:00AM-11:50AM,T,W,TH;11:00AM-11:50AM F // 12:20PM-01:10PM M,T,W,TH;11:00AM-11:50AM F
  • Instructor: Naoko Nemoto


ASIAN 131-01: First Year Arabic II (Asian Studies)

  • Time: 09:00AM-09:50AM M,T,W,TH,F
  • Instructor: Mohammed Jiyad


ASIAN 211-01: Modern Indian Fiction (Asian Studies)

  • Time: 11:00AM-12:15PM M,W
  • Instructor: Indira Peterson


ASIAN 213-01: Second Year Chinese II (Asian Studies)

  • Times: 09:00AM-09:50AM M,T,W,TH,F
  • Instructor: Shin-Yi Kao; Fang-Chun Kuo


ASIAN 223-01: Second Year Japanese II (Asian Studies)

  • Time: MTWTHF 10:00AM – 10:50AM
  • Instructor: Naoko Nemoto


ASIAN 233-01: Intermediate Arabic II (Asian Studies)

  • Time: 10:00AM-10:50AM M,T,W,TH,F
  • Instructor: Mohammed Jiyad


ASIAN 248-01: Contemporary Chinese Fiction (Asian Studies)

  • Time: 02:40PM-03:55PM T,TH
  • Instructor: Ying Wang


ASIAN 311-01 & 02 – Third Year Chinese II (Asian Studies)

  • Time: 11:00AM-12:15PM M,W;10:00AM-10:50AM F // 01:15PM-02:30PM T,TH;11:00AM-11:50AM F
  • Instructor: Shin-Yi Kao; Hui Li


ASIAN 313-01: Advanced Chinese Reading; Literary (Asian Studies)

  • Time: 11:00AM-12:15PM M,W;01:00PM-01:50PM F
  • Instructor: Fang-Chun Kuo


ASIAN 320-01: Arab Women Novelists’ Work (Asian Studies)

  • Time: T 1:15PM – 4:05PM
  • Instructor: Mohammed Jiyad


ASIAN 325-01: Seminar: Sacred Hindu Narratives (Asian Studies)

  • Time: 01:15PM-04:05PM T
  • Instructor: Indira Peterson


ASIAN 326-01: Third Year Japanese II (Asian Studies)

  • Time: MWF 11:00AM – 12:15PM
  • Instructor: Fumiko Brown


ECON 202-01: East Asian Economics (Asian Studies)

  • Time: T/TH 11:00AM – 12:15PM
  • Instructor: Satyananda Gabriel


ECON 302-01: Political Economy of "Race" in US (Asian American Studies)

  • Time: 01:15PM-04:05PM TH
  • Instructor: Lucas Wilson


ENGL 274-01: Intro to Asian American Literature (Asian American Studies)

  • Time: 02:40PM-03:55PM M,W
  • Instructor: Iyko Day


GNDST 210-01: Topic: Women and Buddhism (Asian Studies)

  • Time: 01:15PM-02:30PM M,W
  • Instructor: Susanne Mrozik


HIST 111-01: Making of Modern Middle East (Asian Studies)

  • Time: 02:40PM-03:55PM T,TH
  • Instructor: Nadya Sbaiti


HIST 124-01: Modern South Asia (Asian Studies)

  • Time: T/TH 11:00AM – 12:15PM
  • Instructor: Kavita Datia


INTL RELA 222-01: U.S., Israel, & the Arabs (Asian Studies)

  • Time: 11:00AM-12:15PM M,W
  • Instructor: Sohail Hashmi


POLIT 114-01: Immigration Politics (Asian or Asian AmericanStudies)

  • Time: 02:40PM-03:55PM M,W
  • Instructor: Luis Jimenez


POLIT 208-01: Chinese Politics (Asian Studies)

  • Time: 11:00AM-12:15PM T,TH
  • Instructor: Calvin Chen


POLIT 357-01: War and Peace in South Asia (Asian Studies)

  • Time: 01:15PM-04:05PM W
  • Instructor: Kavita Khory


RELIG 201-01: Introduction to the Qur'an (Asian Studies)

  • Time: 02:40PM-03:55PM M,W
  • Instructor: Daniel Brown


RELIG 241-01: Women & Buddhism (Asian Studies)

  • Time: 01:15PM-02:30PM M,W
  • Instructors: Susanne Mrozik


RELIG 267-01: Introduction to Buddhist Ethics (Asian Studies)

  • Time: 02:40PM-03:55PM M,W
  • Instructor: Susanne Mrozik



Spring 2009: Smith College Courses


AMS 230-01: Colloquium: The Asian American Experience (Asian American Studies)

  • Time: T/TH 03:00-04:20
  • Instructor: Sujani Reddy


ANT 200-01: Humans and Nature: The Case of China (Asian Studies)

  • Time: TTh 01:00-02:50
  • Instructor: Suzanne Gottschang


ANT 267-01: Power, History, and Communities in South Asia (Asian Studies)

  • Time: MW 02:40-04:00
  • Instructor: Jonathan Anjaria


ARA 100-01: Elementary Arabic (Asian Studies)

  • Time: MWF 08:30-09:50
  • Instructor: Mohamed Hassan


ARA 299-01: Intermediate Arabic (Asian Studies)

  • Time: MWF 11:00-12:10
  • Instructor: Mohamed Hassan


ARH 224-01: The Art of Japan (Asian Studies)

  • Time: MWF 1:10PM – 2:30PM
  • Instructor: Marylin Rhie


ARH 280-01: South Asian Film and Art History: Bollywood: Cinema of Interruptions (Asian Studies)

  • Time: TTh 01:00-02:30; W 07:00-10:00
  • Instructor: Ajay Sinha


CHI 111-01 & 02: Chinese 1 Intensive (Asian Studies)

  • Time: MWF 9:00AM – 9:50AM, MWF 10:00AM – 10:50AM, MWF 1:10PM – 2:20 PM, T/TH 9:00AM – 9:50AM, T/TH 10:30AM – 11:20 AM, T/TH 1:10PM – 2:00PM, or TTh 1:20-2:50
  • Instructors: Jing Hu


CHI 221-01 & 02: Chinese II Intensive (Asian Studies)

  • Time: MWF 9:00AM – 9:50AM, MWF 10:00AM – 10:50AM, T/TH 9:00AM – 9:50AM, or T/TH 10:30AM – 11:20AM
  • Instructor: Wenjie Liu


CHI 302-01: Chinese III (Asian Studies)

  • Time: MWF 11:00AM – 12:00PM
  • Instructor: Ling Zhao


CHI 351-01: Advanced Readings in Chinese: Modern and Contemporary Texts (Asian Studies)

  • Time: MWF 01:10-02:20
  • Instructor: Ling Zhao


EAL 232-01: Modern Chinese Literature (Asian Studies)

  • Time: T/TH 1:00PM – 2;50PM
  • Instructor: Deirdre Knight


EAL 237-01: Chinese Poetry and the Other Arts (Asian Studies)

  • Time: MW 02:40-04:00
  • Instructor: Sujane Wu


EAL 241-01: Literature and Culture in Premodern Japan: Court Ladies, Wandering Monks, and Urban Rakes (Asian Studies)

  • Time: MWF 11:00-12:10
  • Instructor: Thomas Rohlich


EAL 243-01: Japanese Poetry in Cultural Context (Asian Studies)

  • Time: TTh 10:30-11:50
  • Instructor: Thomas Rohlich


EAL 24501: Writing, Japan, and Otherness (Asian Studies)

  • Time: MW 02:40-04:00
  • Instructor: Kimberly Kono


EAL 360-01: Seminar: Topics in East Asian Languages and Literatures: The Dream of the Red Chamber (Asian Studies)

  • Time: Th 03:00-04:50
  • Instructor: Sujane Wu


EAL 360-02: Seminar: Topics in East Asian Languages and Literatures: Writing Empire: Images of Colonial and Pos (Asian Studies)

  • Time: T 03:00-05:00
  • Instructor: Kimberly Kono


EAS 200-01: Colloquium: Korean Diaspora: Korea Inside & Outside (Asian or Asian American Studies)

  • Time: TTh 10:30-11:50
  • Instructor: Jina Kim


EAS 210-01: Colloquium: Culture and Diplomacy in Asia (Asian Studies)

  • Time: T 3:00PM – 4:50PM
  • Instructor: Dennis Yasutomo


EAS 270-01: Colloquium: The Art and Culture of Tibet (Asian Studies)

  • Time: T 01:00-04:00
  • Instructor: Marylin Rhie


EAS 350-01: Seminar: Modern Girls and Marxist Boys: Consumerism, Colonialism, and Gender in East Asia (Asian Studies)

  • Time: Th 01:00-04:00
  • Instructor: Jina Kim


GOV 248-01: The Arab-Israeli Dispute (Asian Studies)

  • Time: TTh 09:00-10:20
  • Instructor: Donna Robinson Divine


GOV 251-01: Colloquium: Foreign Policy of Japan (Asian Studies)

  • Time: MW 02:40-04:00
  • Instructor: Dennis Yasutomo


GOV 344-01: Seminar on Foreign Policy of the Chinese People’s Republic (Asian Studies)

  • Time: W 7:30PM – 9:30PM
  • Instructor: Steven Goldstein


HST 212-01-LEC: China in Transformation, A.D., 750-1900 (Asian Studies)

  • Time: TTh 10:30-11:50
  • Instructor: Daniel Gardner


HST 214-01 LEC: Aspects of Chinese History: The World of Thought in Early China (Asian Studies)

  • Time: T 01:00-03:30
  • Instructor: Daniel Gardner


HST 217-01-COL – World War Two in East Asia: History and Memory (Asian Studies)

  • Time: MW 01:10-02:30
  • Instructor: Marnie Anderson


HST 223-01: Women in Japanese History: from Ancient Times to the Nineteenth Century (Asian Studies)

  • Time: MW 07:00-09:30
  • Instructor: Marnie Anderson


HST 245-01: Empire in the North: Native Peoples in Siberia and Alaska under Russian and Soviet Rule (Asian Studies)

  • Time: M 07:00-09:30
  • Instructor: Serguei Glebov


HST 280-01: Inquiries into United States Social History: Globalization, Im/migration, and the Transnational (Asian American Studies)

  • Time: Th 01:00-03:30
  • Instructor: Jennifer Guglielmo


JPN 111-01 to 04: Japanese I Intensive (Asian Studies)

  • Time: MWF 9:00AM – 9:50AM, MWF 10:00AM – 10:50AM, MWF 1:10PM – 2:00PM, T/TH 9:30AM – 10:20AM, T/TH 10:40AM – 11:30AM, or T/TH 1:10PM – 2:00PM
  • Instructor: Yuri Kumagai


JPN 221-01 & 02: Japanese II (Asian Studies)

  • Time: MWF 9:00AM – 9:50AM, MWF 10:00AM – 10:50AM, T/TH 9:30AM – 10:20AM, or T/TH 10:40AM – 11:30AM
  • Instructor: Atsuko Takahashi


JPN 302-01: Japanese III (Asian Studies)

  • Time: MWF 11:00AM – 12:10AM
  • Instructor: Atsuko Takahashi


KOR 111-01: Korean I (Asian Studies)

  • Time: MWF 11:00AM – 11:50AM
  • Instructor: Suk Massey


KOR 221-01: Korean II (Asian Studies)

  • Time: MWF 1:10PM – 2:00PM
  • Instructor: Suk Massey
  • Description: A continuation of 220. Prerequisite: 220 or permission of the instructor.


PHI 246-01: Race Matters: Philosophy, Science and Politics (Asian American Studies)

  • Time: TTh 01:00-02:50
  • Instructor: Albert Mosley


PSY 246-01: Colloquium: Psychology of Asian American Experiences (Asian American Studies)

  • Time: MW 02:40-04:00
  • Instructor: Bill Peterson


REL 266-01: Buddhism in America (Asian or Asian American Studies)

  • Time: TTh 09:00-10:20
  • Instructor: Peter Gregory


REL 271-01: Japanese Buddhism in the Contemporary World (Asian Studies)

  • Time: MW 01:10-02:30
  • Instructor: Jamie Hubbard


REL 276-01: Religious History of India: Medieval and Modern Periods (Asian Studies)

  • Time: MWF 11:00AM – 12:10PM
  • Instructor: Andrew Rotman


REL 277-01: South Asian Masculinities (Asian Studies)

  • Time: MW 1:10PM – 2:30PM
  • Instructor: Andrew Rotman


REL 345-01: Islamic Thought (Asian Studies)

  • Time: M 07:30-09:30
  • Instructor: Suleiman Mourad


REL 360-01: Seminar: Problems in Buddhist Thought: The Origins of Chan (Zen) in China (Asian Studies)

  • Time: TTh 03:00-04:50
  • Instructor: Peter Gregory


SOC 213-01: Ethnic Minorities in America (Asian American Studies)

  • Time: MW 01:10-02:30
  • Instructor: Ginetta Candelario


SWG 323-01: Seminar: Sex, Trade, and Trafficking (Asian Studies)

  • Time: T 01:00-02:50
  • Instructor: Carrie Baker



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