EASIA 202R - Chinese Culture and Society
The course explores the interface of tradition and modernity in Chinese life. Topics include traditional and modern Chinese culture, language, education, art, technology, and business.
EASIA 203R - Japanese Culture and Society
The course explores the interface of tradition and modernity in Japanese life. Topics include traditional and modern Japanese culture, language, education, art, technology, and business.
EASIA 204R - Korean Culture and Society
The course explores the interface of tradition and modernity in Korean life. Topics include traditional and modern Korean culture, language, education, art, technology, and business.
EASIA 205R - Religions of East Asia
An examination of the leading religious and philosophical ideas that have shaped the cultures and histories of East Asia: China, Korea, and Japan. Folk, Shamanic, Confucian, Daoist, Shinto, and Buddhist traditions are examined.
EASIA 206R - Japanese Religions
An examination of religious phenomena in the history of Japan, including their impact on art, literature, philosophy, and politics. Buddhism, Shinto, Confucianism, folk beliefs, new religious movements, and other traditions are explored.
EASIA 220R - The History of East Asian Communities in CanadaThis course examines the evolution of the Chinese, Japanese, and Korean communities in Canada as well as their significance for Canadian economic, social, and political life in the 19th and 20th centuries.
(Cross-listed with HIST 231R)
EASIA 231R - Calligraphy to Conceptual Art: Text as an Image in Islamic and East Asian Visual Arts
Exploring the history of Islamic and East Asian calligraphic arts and the study of Eastern and Western artists, this course examines multiple ways in which writing and other forms of visible language are incorporated into visual arts. Through studio projects, students explore conceptual approaches to text-based image making.
(Cross-listed with FINE 275, SI 231R)
EASIA 232R - Decorative Arts in Islamic and East Asian Visual Cultures
From elaborate geometric patterns to sinuous dragon motifs, ornamentation is one of the most essential artistic modes in Islamic and East Asian cultures. This course examines the aesthetic, visual, and cultural importance of design elements in decorative works of the past and of contemporary artists.
(Cross-listed with SI 232R)
EASIA 233R - Contemporary Muslim and East Asian Visual Arts in Diaspora
This course investigates the notion of living between cultures brought about by the act of migration. Applying theories of cultural translation to the realm of visual arts, it focuses on Muslim and East Asian contemporary artists in diaspora.
(Cross-listed with SI 233R)
EASIA 250R - Study Abroad in East Asia
An intensive study of the culture and language of an East Asian country. With the guidance of a Course Director, students complete readings, attend lectures, and visit cultural sites for six weeks or more on location.
EASIA 262R - Manga
Manga is graphic narrative from Japan that draws on complex historical contexts, global influences, and stylistic conventions in order to create a unique storytelling medium. By studying manga texts such as Dororo, Akira, and Deathnote, students in this course will be encouraged to think critically about visual narrative, cultural values in a global marketplace, and literature as a concept.
(Cross-listed with ENGL 262)
EASIA 275R - Religion and Japanese Film
The course examines how religious beliefs and values in Japan are explored in the medium of film. (Cross-listed with RS 275)
EASIA 277R - International Relations of East Asia
This course explores key topics in the international relations of East Asia after World War II. Classes examine literature on major developments of East Asian relations, including the Cold War, East Asian regionalism, and the foreign policies of China, Japan, and Korea.
(Cross-listed with PSCI 277)
EASIA 291R - Special Topics in East Asian Studies
This course deals with selected topics in East Asian studies.