ASIAN 1117

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ASIAN 1117
FWS: Crafting Religion: Material Culture in Southeast Asia

Course information provided by the 2025-2026 Catalog.

Is a Buddha statue sacred? Are churches built by Christians? In collaboration with the Johnson Museum, we will explore the multiple meanings of religious objects and sites to better understand the lives of communities in Southeast Asia. We will "look" at art pieces that index a religious reality, and "read" them to understand their makings, usages, meanings, and contemporary relevance, as objects of devotion ("sacred" contexts), as well "art" sitting in museums, looked at by tourists, or as "objects" traded for their economic value ("mundane" contexts). We will do free writing, write labels, describe objects' physicality and symbolisms. We will do close reading of articles. You will build on these skills, as you "craft" your final with the support of your peers.


Writing and Languages (FWS)

Exploratory Studies (SEAREA)

Last 3 terms offered 2024SP, 2012SP

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Syllabi: none

  •   FWS Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • 20486 ASIAN 1117   SEM 101

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    • TR
    • Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025

    • Formichi, C

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    For more information about First-Year Writing Seminars, see the Knight Institute website at http://knight.as.cornell.edu/.