Asian Studies (ASIAN)Arts and Sciences

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Course descriptions provided by the 2025-2026 Catalog.

ASIAN 1109

What can a tour of Asian cities teach us about early modern globalization? We will learn the fundamentals of good writing by learning about the key port cities of the Indo-Pacific in the sixteenth and ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   FWS Session. 

  • 3 Credits GradeNoAud

  • 18137 ASIAN 1109   SEM 101

    • TR
    • Misra, D

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

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

ASIAN 1111

This First-Year Writing Seminar is about Asian Literature, Religion, and Culture and provides the opportunity to write extensively about these issues. Topics vary by section and instructor. view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   FWS Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • Topic: FWS: Writing About Video Games

  • 18138 ASIAN 1111   SEM 101

    • MW
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Jing, Y

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

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

Syllabi: none
  •   FWS Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • Topic: FWS: Hot Cold War: Asia and Culture

  • 18139 ASIAN 1111   SEM 102

    • MW
    • Koshcheeva, A

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

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

Syllabi: none
  •   FWS Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • Topic: FWS: Japan and/as Media

  • 18140 ASIAN 1111   SEM 103

    • TR
    • Mariucci, A

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

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

ASIAN 2218

This course provides an introduction to Korean culture and history from early times to the present. We will examine major historical time periods and cultural forms of the Korean peninsula, with a focus ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture and one discussion.

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  3894 ASIAN 2218   LEC 001

    • MW
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Yi, I

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  8070 ASIAN 2218   DIS 201

    • F
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Yi, I

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  8071 ASIAN 2218   DIS 202

    • F
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Yi, I

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

ASIAN 2222

In 1868, samurai revolutionaries and their allies seized the reins of power and established a new capital they called Tokyo. Against all odds, this fragile regime survived and made Tokyo a center of power ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: CAPS 1622GOVT 1623HIST 1622

  • 4 Credits Graded

  •  7491 ASIAN 2222   LEC 001

    • TR
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Roebuck, K

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  7492 ASIAN 2222   DIS 201

    • T
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  7493 ASIAN 2222   DIS 202

    • T
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  7494 ASIAN 2222   DIS 203

    • T
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  7495 ASIAN 2222   DIS 204

    • W
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  7496 ASIAN 2222   DIS 205

    • W
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  7497 ASIAN 2222   DIS 206

    • R
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  7498 ASIAN 2222   DIS 207

    • R
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Roebuck, K

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  7499 ASIAN 2222   DIS 209

    • R
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Roebuck, K

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

ASIAN 2232

People outside China often talk about China's rise, the changes in world economics and politics that come from the increase of the economic power of the People's Republic. From a domestic perspective, ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: CAPS 2232

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  7820 ASIAN 2232   LEC 001

    • MW
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Admussen, N

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  7821 ASIAN 2232   DIS 201

    • R
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Admussen, N

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  8117 ASIAN 2232   DIS 202

    • R
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Admussen, N

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  8118 ASIAN 2232   DIS 203

    • F
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Admussen, N

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  8119 ASIAN 2232   DIS 204

    • F
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Admussen, N

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  9708 ASIAN 2232   DIS 205

    • F
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Admussen, N

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  9709 ASIAN 2232   DIS 206

    • F
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Admussen, N

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

ASIAN 2248

For millennia, Buddhist monks, merchants, pilgrims, diplomats, and adventurers have moved around the Indian Ocean arena circulating Buddhist teachings and powerful objects. In doing so they helped create ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: HIST 2548RELST 2248

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  7817 ASIAN 2248   LEC 001

    • TR
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Blackburn, A

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

ASIAN 2250

This course will explore religious traditions in South Asia (Pakistan, India, and Sri Lanka) and East Asia (China, Japan, and Korea) including Hinduism, Buddhism (South Asian and East Asian), Sikhism, ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: RELST 2250

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  3775 ASIAN 2250   LEC 001

    • MW
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Boucher, D

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  3776 ASIAN 2250   DIS 201

    • F
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Boucher, D

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

ASIAN 2254

This course offers an anthropological approach to the study of religious traditions and practices in South Asia: India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, and Nepal. The course begins with a short survey of the major ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: ANTHR 2546RELST 2546

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  6642 ASIAN 2254   LEC 001

    • TR
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Willford, A

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

ASIAN 2258

In August 1945, Japan was a devastated country; its cities burned, its people starving, its military and government in surrender. World War II was over. The occupation had begun. What sort of society emerged ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one seminar and one independent study. Combined with: AMST 2315HIST 2315SHUM 2315

  • 4 Credits Graded

  •  7564 ASIAN 2258   SEM 101

    • TR
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Roebuck, K

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  7565 ASIAN 2258   IND 601

    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Roebuck, K

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

ASIAN 2260

Japanese pop culture-anime, manga, video games, music and more-has been a major phenomenon with massive worldwide popularity for the last three decades. In this course, we will explore a wide range of ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: FGSS 2260PMA 2460SHUM 2460

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  6391 ASIAN 2260   LEC 001

    • MW
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Wong, K

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  8631 ASIAN 2260   DIS 201

    • F
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Wong, K

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  8632 ASIAN 2260   DIS 202

    • F
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Wong, K

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

ASIAN 2272

Can we identify a distinctive Asian food and food culture? Challenging attempts to define heterogenous gastronomic practices as authentic reflections of a static Asian identity, this course discusses how ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  6255 ASIAN 2272   LEC 001

    • MW
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Son, S

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

ASIAN 2285

Trade in and to Asia proved to be a key force in creating our modern globalized world. The Indian Ocean and the China Seas converged on Southeast Asia, where a cosmopolitan array of ships from every shore ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: ARTH 2805SHUM 2805VISST 2805

  • 4 Credits Opt NoAud

  •  4190 ASIAN 2285   LEC 001

    • TR
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • McGowan, K

      Pan, A

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  6678 ASIAN 2285   DIS 201

    • R
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • McGowan, K

      Pan, A

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  8474 ASIAN 2285   DIS 202

    • F
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • McGowan, K

      Pan, A

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

ASIAN 2295

This course explores the evolution of Orientalism, focusing on how East Asia has been perceived in the West and in East Asia. By analyzing a range of cultural and literary works spanning the genres of ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: AAS 2295

  • 3 Credits Opt NoAud

  •  8421 ASIAN 2295   LEC 001

    • TR
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Joo, H

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

ASIAN 2930

By posing seemingly simple questions such as what is love and who has the right to love, this introductory-level lecture course surveys how love has been experienced and expressed from the pre-modern period ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: FGSS 1940HIST 1930LGBT 1940SHUM 1930

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  7537 ASIAN 2930   LEC 001

    • TR
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Ghosh, D

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  7538 ASIAN 2930   DIS 201

    • F
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  7539 ASIAN 2930   DIS 202

    • F
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  7540 ASIAN 2930   DIS 203

    • F
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  7541 ASIAN 2930   DIS 204

    • F
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  7542 ASIAN 2930   DIS 205

    • F
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  7543 ASIAN 2930   DIS 206

    • F
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

ASIAN 3021

This course examines the long, complicated history of Korea's relationship with China, focusing on the period from the fourteenth century to the present. Rather than having a nation-bound interpretation ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: CAPS 3021HIST 3021

  • 3 Credits Opt NoAud

  •  8393 ASIAN 3021   LEC 001

    • TR
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Joo, H

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

ASIAN 3022

In 1610, Nahua chronicler Chimalpahin wrote that a group of Japanese merchants had made landfall in Mexico, bringing with them writing desks, folding screens, porcelain, and silk. During this period, Japanese ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: ASIAN 6022SHUM 3022

  • 3 Credits Graded

  •  8387 ASIAN 3022   SEM 101

    • TR
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Misra, D

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

ASIAN 3341

This course will explore the origins and early developments of a movement in Indian Buddhism known as the Great Vehicle. We will intensively examine a small slice of this movement's voluminous literature ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: RELST 3341

  • 3 Credits Graded

  •  7815 ASIAN 3341   SEM 101

    • MW
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Boucher, D

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

ASIAN 3366

The course will survey in translation a selection of major works of poetry, drama, and aesthetic theory and criticism from the Sanskrit literary tradition of ancient India. Beginning with selections from ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  7824 ASIAN 3366   LEC 001

    • MWF
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • McCrea, L

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

ASIAN 3375

This course explores the practice, theory, and methodology of humanities research, critical analysis, and communication through writing and oral presentation. We will study the work and impact of humanists ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one seminar and one independent study. Combined with: ANTHR 3950ARTH 3755NES 3750SHUM 3750

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  7352 ASIAN 3375   SEM 101

    • TR
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Ghosh, D

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  7353 ASIAN 3375   IND 601

    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Ghosh, D

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

ASIAN 3395

China is often thought of as being isolated from the outside world. It is imagined as existing in historic seclusion, and, following the establishment of the People's Republic, as pursuing a path of autarky. ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: CAPS 3967GOVT 3967

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  8134 ASIAN 3395   LEC 001

    • MW
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Carlson, A

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

ASIAN 3396

Surveys the modern history of Southeast Asia with special attention to colonialism, the Chinese diaspora, and socio-cultural institutions. Considers global transformations that brought the West into people's ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture and one independent study. Combined with: ASIAN 6696HIST 3960HIST 6960

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  4038 ASIAN 3396   LEC 001

    • TR
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Tagliacozzo, E

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  6412 ASIAN 3396   IND 601

    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

ASIAN 4020

Do modern times (which are experienced and conceptualized in varied ways) pose distinctive problems and opportunities for Buddhists? How are Buddhist teachings drawn into forms of social and political ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: ASIAN 6020RELST 4020RELST 6022

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  7825 ASIAN 4020   SEM 101

    • W
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Blackburn, A

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

ASIAN 4401

Supervised reading and research on the problem selected for honors work. view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Multi-Term

  •  3087 ASIAN 4401   IND 601

    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Admussen, N

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

    Enrollment limited to: seniors with admissions to honors programs.
    To apply: first discuss the Independent Study with the course supervisor, and then complete the online Independent Study form at https://data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm.

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Multi-Term

  •  3010 ASIAN 4401   IND 602

    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Blackburn, A

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

    Enrollment limited to: seniors with admissions to honors programs.
    To apply: first discuss the Independent Study with the course supervisor, and then complete the online Independent Study form at https://data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm.

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Multi-Term

  •  3269 ASIAN 4401   IND 603

    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Boucher, D

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

    Enrollment limited to: seniors with admissions to honors programs.
    To apply: first discuss the Independent Study with the course supervisor, and then complete the online Independent Study form at https://data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm.

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Multi-Term

  •  3011 ASIAN 4401   IND 604

    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Campana, A

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

    Enrollment limited to: seniors with admissions to honors programs.
    To apply: first discuss the Independent Study with the course supervisor, and then complete the online Independent Study form at https://data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm.

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Multi-Term

  •  3012 ASIAN 4401   IND 605

    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Formichi, C

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

    Enrollment limited to: seniors with admissions to honors programs.
    To apply: first discuss the Independent Study with the course supervisor, and then complete the online Independent Study form at https://data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm.

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Multi-Term

  •  3270 ASIAN 4401   IND 606

    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Fuhrmann, A

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

    Enrollment limited to: seniors with admissions to honors programs.
    To apply: first discuss the Independent Study with the course supervisor, and then complete the online Independent Study form at https://data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm.

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Multi-Term

  •  3013 ASIAN 4401   IND 607

    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Law, J

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

    Enrollment limited to: seniors with admissions to honors programs.
    To apply: first discuss the Independent Study with the course supervisor, and then complete the online Independent Study form at https://data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm.

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Multi-Term

  •  3014 ASIAN 4401   IND 608

    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Ma, S

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

    Enrollment limited to: seniors with admissions to honors programs.
    To apply: first discuss the Independent Study with the course supervisor, and then complete the online Independent Study form at https://data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm.

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Multi-Term

  •  8739 ASIAN 4401   IND 609

    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • McCrea, L

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

    Enrollment limited to: seniors with admissions to honors programs.
    To apply: first discuss the Independent Study with the course supervisor, and then complete the online Independent Study form at https://data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm.

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Multi-Term

  •  8740 ASIAN 4401   IND 610

    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • McNeal, R

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

    Enrollment limited to: seniors with admissions to honors programs.
    To apply: first discuss the Independent Study with the course supervisor, and then complete the online Independent Study form at https://data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm.

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Multi-Term

  •  8741 ASIAN 4401   IND 611

    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Misra, D

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

    Enrollment limited to: seniors with admissions to honors programs.
    To apply: first discuss the Independent Study with the course supervisor, and then complete the online Independent Study form at https://data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm.

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Multi-Term

  •  8742 ASIAN 4401   IND 612

    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Son, S

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

    Enrollment limited to: seniors with admissions to honors programs.
    To apply: first discuss the Independent Study with the course supervisor, and then complete the online Independent Study form at https://data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm.

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Multi-Term

  •  8743 ASIAN 4401   IND 613

    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Warner, D

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

    Enrollment limited to: seniors with admissions to honors programs.
    To apply: first discuss the Independent Study with the course supervisor, and then complete the online Independent Study form at https://data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm.

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Multi-Term

  •  8744 ASIAN 4401   IND 614

    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Yi, I

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

    Enrollment limited to: seniors with admissions to honors programs.
    To apply: first discuss the Independent Study with the course supervisor, and then complete the online Independent Study form at https://data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm.

ASIAN 4402

The student, under faculty direction, prepares an honors essay. view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Graded

  •  3089 ASIAN 4402   IND 601

    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Admussen, N

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

    Prerequisite: admissions to honors programs.

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Graded

  •  3015 ASIAN 4402   IND 602

    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Blackburn, A

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

    Prerequisite: admissions to honors programs.

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Graded

  •  3016 ASIAN 4402   IND 603

    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Boucher, D

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

    Prerequisite: admissions to honors programs.

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Graded

  •  3271 ASIAN 4402   IND 604

    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Campana, A

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

    Prerequisite: admissions to honors programs.

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Graded

  •  3017 ASIAN 4402   IND 605

    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Formichi, C

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

    Prerequisite: admissions to honors programs.

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Graded

  •  3272 ASIAN 4402   IND 606

    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Fuhrmann, A

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

    Prerequisite: admissions to honors programs.

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Graded

  •  3023 ASIAN 4402   IND 607

    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Law, J

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

    Prerequisite: admissions to honors programs.

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Graded

  •  3018 ASIAN 4402   IND 608

    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Ma, S

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

    Prerequisite: admissions to honors programs.

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Graded

  •  8750 ASIAN 4402   IND 609

    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • McCrea, L

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

    Prerequisite: admissions to honors programs.

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Graded

  •  8751 ASIAN 4402   IND 610

    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • McNeal, R

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

    Prerequisite: admissions to honors programs.

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Graded

  •  8752 ASIAN 4402   IND 611

    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Misra, D

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

    Prerequisite: admissions to honors programs.

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Graded

  •  8753 ASIAN 4402   IND 612

    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Son, S

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

    Prerequisite: admissions to honors programs.

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Graded

  •  8754 ASIAN 4402   IND 613

    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Warner, D

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

    Prerequisite: admissions to honors programs.

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Graded

  •  8755 ASIAN 4402   IND 614

    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Yi, I

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

    Prerequisite: admissions to honors programs.

ASIAN 4404

Intensive reading under the direction of a member of the staff. view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Project Session Full. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 12043 ASIAN 4404   IND 601

    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Admussen, N

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

    To apply: first discuss the Independent Study with the course supervisor, and then complete the online Independent Study form at https://data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm.

Syllabi: none
  •   Project Session Full. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 11976 ASIAN 4404   IND 602

    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Blackburn, A

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

    To apply: first discuss the Independent Study with the course supervisor, and then complete the online Independent Study form at https://data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm.

Syllabi: none
  •   Project Session Full. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 12118 ASIAN 4404   IND 603

    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Boucher, D

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

    To apply: first discuss the Independent Study with the course supervisor, and then complete the online Independent Study form at https://data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm.

Syllabi: none
  •   Project Session Full. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 12031 ASIAN 4404   IND 604

    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Campana, A

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

    To apply: first discuss the Independent Study with the course supervisor, and then complete the online Independent Study form at https://data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm.

Syllabi: none
  •   Project Session Full. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 11977 ASIAN 4404   IND 605

    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Formichi, C

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

    To apply: first discuss the Independent Study with the course supervisor, and then complete the online Independent Study form at https://data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm.

Syllabi: none
  •   Project Session Full. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 12119 ASIAN 4404   IND 606

    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Fuhrmann, A

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

    To apply: first discuss the Independent Study with the course supervisor, and then complete the online Independent Study form at https://data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm.

Syllabi: none
  •   Project Session Full. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 12032 ASIAN 4404   IND 607

    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Law, J

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

    To apply: first discuss the Independent Study with the course supervisor, and then complete the online Independent Study form at https://data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm.

Syllabi: none
  •   Project Session Full. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 11978 ASIAN 4404   IND 608

    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Ma, S

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

    To apply: first discuss the Independent Study with the course supervisor, and then complete the online Independent Study form at https://data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm.

Syllabi: none
  •   Project Session Full. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 17562 ASIAN 4404   IND 609

    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • McCrea, L

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

    To apply: first discuss the Independent Study with the course supervisor, and then complete the online Independent Study form at https://data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm.

Syllabi: none
  •   Project Session Full. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 17563 ASIAN 4404   IND 610

    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • McNeal, R

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

    To apply: first discuss the Independent Study with the course supervisor, and then complete the online Independent Study form at https://data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm.

Syllabi: none
  •   Project Session Full. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 17564 ASIAN 4404   IND 611

    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Misra, D

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

    To apply: first discuss the Independent Study with the course supervisor, and then complete the online Independent Study form at https://data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm.

Syllabi: none
  •   Project Session Full. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 17565 ASIAN 4404   IND 612

    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Son, S

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

    To apply: first discuss the Independent Study with the course supervisor, and then complete the online Independent Study form at https://data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm.

Syllabi: none
  •   Project Session Full. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 17566 ASIAN 4404   IND 613

    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Warner, D

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

    To apply: first discuss the Independent Study with the course supervisor, and then complete the online Independent Study form at https://data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm.

Syllabi: none
  •   Project Session Full. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 17567 ASIAN 4404   IND 614

    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Yi, I

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

    To apply: first discuss the Independent Study with the course supervisor, and then complete the online Independent Study form at https://data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm.

ASIAN 4413

This course explores how religious beliefs and practices in Southeast Asia have been transformed by the combined forces of colonialism, nationalism, and globalization. By examining both diversity and resurgence ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: ANTHR 4513ANTHR 7513ASIAN 7713

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  7794 ASIAN 4413   SEM 101

    • R
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Willford, A

    • R
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Willford, A

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

ASIAN 4414

Topics will address South Asian culture and literature and change in relation to curricular needs within the Department of Asian Studies. view course details

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Syllabi: none
  • Topic: Performing Arts, Music and Dance in South and SEA

  •  9287 ASIAN 4414   SEM 101

    • W
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Chang, A

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

ASIAN 4424

Tea is a ubiquitous commodity across time and cultures. The craze for tea has become a global phenomenon. The goal of this course is not only to elucidate the exchanges and transmissions that gave rise ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: ARTH 4822ARTH 6822ASIAN 6624

  • 3 Credits Opt NoAud

  •  8522 ASIAN 4424   SEM 101

    • W
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Pan, A

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

ASIAN 4426

This course will explore the culture and society of Choson Korea (1392-1897) through a variety of historical, literary, and visual representations. Following the major political, social, and ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: SHUM 4426

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  8423 ASIAN 4426   SEM 101

    • MW
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Son, S

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

ASIAN 4435

This course serves as a survey of major issues within Chinese politics and foreign policy and constitutes the capstone seminar for CAPS students. It is intended to give students an opportunity to explore ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: CAPS 4030GOVT 4037

  • 4 Credits Graded

  •  7988 ASIAN 4435   SEM 101

    • T
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Carlson, A

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

ASIAN 4461

Theories of modernization have inspired, informed, and plagued histories of middle and late imperial China. For the Song-Qing eras (roughly 10th-19th centuries), comparative studies have variously found ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •  7598 ASIAN 4461   SEM 101

    • R
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Hinrichs, T

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  7599 ASIAN 4461   IND 601

    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Hinrichs, T

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

ASIAN 4477

This interdisciplinary seminar examines the relationship between literature and the environment in an East Asian and global context. We will explore key questions and approaches in the fields of ecocriticism ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: ASIAN 6677

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  7831 ASIAN 4477   SEM 101

    • W
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Yi, I

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

ASIAN 4487

This seminar explores how patterned cloths serve as a symbolic medium, functioning on multiple levels of understanding and communication. As spun, dyed, and woven threads of consequence, textiles can be ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •  6694 ASIAN 4487   SEM 101

    • W
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • McGowan, K

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

ASIAN 4489

This is a semester-long upper division seminar course that will rotate among members of the faculty focusing on different special topics in the fields of abolitionist, critical, and decolonial theories ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •  9847 ASIAN 4489   SEM 101

    • R
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Ramberg, L

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

ASIAN 4844

An explosive period of artistic experimentation occurred in China following the end of the Cultural Revolution (1966-1976). The new artistic practices that were developed from the late 1970s onwards-from ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: ARTH 4844ARTH 6844ASIAN 6844

  • 3 Credits GradeNoAud

  •  9441 ASIAN 4844   SEM 101

    • M
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Lin, N

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

ASIAN 5505

This course presents theories of language teaching and learning, and shows how they apply to Asian language course structure, classroom instruction, and assessment techniques. Students will observe classes ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 2 Credits Graded

  •  2819 ASIAN 5505   SEM 101

    • F
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Divo, S

      Larson, N

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    Priority given to: graduate students in Asian Studies & Linguistics slated for teaching assistant-ship's in Asian languages.

ASIAN 6020

Do modern times (which are experienced and conceptualized in varied ways) pose distinctive problems and opportunities for Buddhists? How are Buddhist teachings drawn into forms of social and political ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one seminar and one independent study. Combined with: ASIAN 4020RELST 4020RELST 6022

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  7827 ASIAN 6020   SEM 101

    • W
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Blackburn, A

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  7830 ASIAN 6020   IND 601

    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Blackburn, A

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

ASIAN 6022

In 1610, Nahua chronicler Chimalpahin wrote that a group of Japanese merchants had made landfall in Mexico, bringing with them writing desks, folding screens, porcelain, and silk. During this period, Japanese ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: ASIAN 3022SHUM 3022

  • 3 Credits Graded

  •  8389 ASIAN 6022   SEM 101

    • TR
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Misra, D

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

ASIAN 6602

Topics will address South Asian culture and literature and change in relation to curricular needs within the Department of Asian Studies. view course details

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Syllabi: none
  • Topic: Performing Arts, Music and Dance in South and SEA

  •  9288 ASIAN 6602   SEM 101

    • W
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Chang, A

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

ASIAN 6613

Covers practical bibliographical skills and research methods necessary to accomplish quality research in the field of Southeast Asian Studies. During the semester we will explore resources available at ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1 Credit Stdnt Opt

  •  8038 ASIAN 6613   SEM 101

    • T
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Green, G

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    Prerequisite: reading knowledge of at least one Southeast Asian language or other Asian language and a major European language.

ASIAN 6624

Tea is a ubiquitous commodity across time and cultures. The craze for tea has become a global phenomenon. The goal of this course is not only to elucidate the exchanges and transmissions that gave rise ... view course details

View Enrollment Information

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: ARTH 4822ARTH 6822ASIAN 4424

  • 3 Credits Opt NoAud

  •  8524 ASIAN 6624   SEM 101

    • W
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Pan, A

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

ASIAN 6644

This seminar explores how patterned cloths serve as a symbolic medium, functioning on multiple levels of understanding and communication. As spun, dyed, and woven threads of consequence, textiles can be ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •  6692 ASIAN 6644   SEM 101

    • W
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • McGowan, K

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

ASIAN 6661

Theories of modernization have inspired, informed, and plagued histories of middle and late imperial China. For the Song-Qing eras (roughly 10th-19th centuries), comparative studies have variously found ... view course details

View Enrollment Information

Syllabi: none
  •  7606 ASIAN 6661   SEM 101

    • R
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Hinrichs, T

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  7607 ASIAN 6661   IND 601

    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Hinrichs, T

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

ASIAN 6677

This interdisciplinary seminar examines the relationship between literature and the environment in an East Asian and global context. We will explore key questions and approaches in the fields of ecocriticism ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: ASIAN 4477

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  7832 ASIAN 6677   SEM 101

    • W
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Yi, I

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

ASIAN 6681

The history of systems theory involves complex stories of technoscientific change and knowledge production on a global scale. In recent years, scholars have increasingly moved away from the field's ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: COML 6681

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  6669 ASIAN 6681   SEM 101

    • W
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Ma, S

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

ASIAN 6696

Surveys the modern history of Southeast Asia with special attentions to colonialism, the Chinese diaspora, and socio-cultural institutions. Considers global transformations that brought the West into people's ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: ASIAN 3396HIST 3960HIST 6960

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  4041 ASIAN 6696   LEC 001

    • TR
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Tagliacozzo, E

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  4042 ASIAN 6696   DIS 201

    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

ASIAN 6844

An explosive period of artistic experimentation occurred in China following the end of the Cultural Revolution (1966-1976). The new artistic practices that were developed from the late 1970s onwards-from ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: ARTH 4844ARTH 6844ASIAN 4844

  • 3 Credits GradeNoAud

  •  9440 ASIAN 6844   SEM 101

    • M
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Lin, N

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

ASIAN 7489

This is a semester-long upper division seminar course that will rotate among members of the faculty focusing on different special topics in the fields of abolitionist, critical, and decolonial theories ... view course details

View Enrollment Information

Syllabi: none
  •  9848 ASIAN 7489   SEM 101

    • R
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Ramberg, L

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

ASIAN 7704

Guided independent study for graduate students. view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  3158 ASIAN 7704   RSC 701

    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Admussen, N

  • Instruction Mode: Directed Research

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  3019 ASIAN 7704   RSC 702

    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Blackburn, A

  • Instruction Mode: Directed Research

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  3273 ASIAN 7704   RSC 703

    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Boucher, D

  • Instruction Mode: Directed Research

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  3067 ASIAN 7704   RSC 704

    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Campana, A

  • Instruction Mode: Directed Research

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  3020 ASIAN 7704   RSC 705

    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Formichi, C

  • Instruction Mode: Directed Research

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  3274 ASIAN 7704   RSC 706

    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Fuhrmann, A

  • Instruction Mode: Directed Research

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  3068 ASIAN 7704   RSC 707

    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Law, J

  • Instruction Mode: Directed Research

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  3021 ASIAN 7704   RSC 708

    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Ma, S

  • Instruction Mode: Directed Research

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  8765 ASIAN 7704   RSC 709

    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • McCrea, L

  • Instruction Mode: Directed Research

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  8766 ASIAN 7704   RSC 710

    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • McNeal, R

  • Instruction Mode: Directed Research

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  8767 ASIAN 7704   RSC 711

    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Misra, D

  • Instruction Mode: Directed Research

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  8768 ASIAN 7704   RSC 712

    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Son, S

  • Instruction Mode: Directed Research

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  8769 ASIAN 7704   RSC 713

    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Warner, D

  • Instruction Mode: Directed Research

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  8770 ASIAN 7704   RSC 714

    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Yi, I

  • Instruction Mode: Directed Research

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  9803 ASIAN 7704   RSC 715

    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Pepinsky, T

  • Instruction Mode: Directed Research

ASIAN 7713

This course explores how religious beliefs and practices in Southeast Asia have been transformed by the combined forces of colonialism, nationalism, and globalization. By examining both diversity and resurgence ... view course details

View Enrollment Information

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: ANTHR 4513ANTHR 7513ASIAN 4413

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  7791 ASIAN 7713   SEM 101

    • R
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Willford, A

    • R
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Willford, A

  • Instruction Mode: In Person