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Course Descriptions

131 East Asian Humanities U 5

Introduction to the contemporary and traditional cultures of China, Korea, and Japan. Taught through readings, films, demonstrations, and discussions.
Su, Au, Wi, Sp Qtrs. 5 cl. GEC course.


694 Group Studies

The Asian Warrior and Martial Arts Film
TR: 1:30 - 3:18. Call No. 21521-4

This course examines the history and aesthetics of martial arts films by situating them both in terms of traditional Asian thought and in transnational contexts of production, circulation, and reception. Our course will begin with the inception of Chinese martial arts films in the silent period, and continue to the development of Kurosawa's samurai films, to the Shaw Brothers swordsplay and Kung Fu movies in the 1960s and 70s, concurrent with American/Hong Kong action thrillers staring Bruce Lee, and culminating in contemporary productions involving Hollywood and East Asia.

Course taught in English, no foreign language ability required.

700 Learning East Asian Languages in Cross-Cultural Contexts: College Level

To explore principles of learning/teaching of Chinese and Japanese in American instructional settings; to learn to articulate and apply these principles in developing a coherent Chinese/Japanese language program. This quarter, we will focus on the K-12 environment.