1000. Pathways to Asian American Studies
3.00 credits
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Grading Basis: Graded
Keywords, themes, and career paths in Asian American Studies; critical and historical perspective on Asian diasporic peoples in the United States within a global framework. Topics may include popular culture, history, social justice, and activism. CA 1. CA 4.
View Classes »1001. Pathways to Asian Studies
3.00 credits
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Grading Basis: Graded
Keywords, themes, and career paths in Asian Studies. Topics may include geography, languages, international relations, intercultural communication, and geopolitics. CA 1. CA 4-INT.
View Classes »2010. Introduction to Refugee Studies
3.00 credits
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Grading Basis: Graded
Introduction to concepts, theories, and histories of refugees based on their lived experiences and engagement with local refugee communities.
View Classes »2020. Introduction to Critical Muslim Studies
3.00 credits
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Grading Basis: Graded
Survey of Muslim cultures across Asia and the Pacific with an interdisciplinary focus on their transnational diasporas and the historical practice of Islamophobia and Anti-Muslim Racism. Students gain knowledge of local Muslim communities in Connecticut and explore diverse ways of being Muslim.
View Classes »2030. Art, Politics, and Propaganda
Asian art and propaganda in the Cold War era (1949-1991) and its relation to Europe, the Soviet Union, and the United States. May include analysis of visual arts, film, photography, and multimedia.
View Classes »2136. Asian Theatre and Performance
Asian theatre, opera, dance, and other performance forms and their elaboration, reworking, and dissolution in modern and contemporary times, examined in relation to changes in society, politics, religion, and culture. CA 1. CA 4-INT.
View Classes »2136W. Asian Theatre and Performance
Asian theatre, opera, dance, and other performance forms and their elaboration, reworking, and dissolution in modern and contemporary times, examined in relation to changes in society, politics, religion, and culture. CA 1. CA 4-INT.
View Classes »2200. Introducing India: Diversity and Dynamism
An introduction to the historical, political, social, economic, and cultural diversity of India. Topics may include: cultural diversity in languages, religions, and regions; socio-political challenges; power relations that construct patterns of privilege and marginalization; and contemporary human rights issues.
View Classes »2200W. Introducing India: Diversity and Dynamism
An introduction to the historical, political, social, economic, and cultural diversity of India. Topics may include: cultural diversity in languages, religions, and regions; socio-political challenges; power relations that construct patterns of privilege and marginalization; and contemporary human rights issues.
View Classes »2201. Introduction to Asian American Studies
A multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary introduction to major themes in Asian American Studies. Concepts of identity and community, migration and labor histories, Asians and the law, representations of Asians in visual and popular culture, gender issues, interracial and interethnic relations, and human rights. CA 1. CA 4.
View Classes »2210. Sociological Perspectives on Asian American Women
An overview of social structures, inter-group relations, and women's rights, focusing on the experience of Asian American women. CA 4.
View Classes »2210W. Sociological Perspectives on Asian American Women
An overview of social structures, inter-group relations, and women's rights, focusing on the experience of Asian American women. CA 4.
View Classes »2220. Asian Indian Women: Activism and Social Change in India and the United States
How gender, class, and ethnicity/race structure everyday lives of Asian Indian women in both India and the United States.
View Classes »2222. Race, Gender, Sexuality, and the Power of Looking
A beginning investigation into the issues of what constitutes visual culture and how race, gender, and sexuality are seen and not seen. The goals of the course include engaging with the history and scholarly dialogues around visual studies, becoming more active and critical visual consumers and critics, and understanding personal stakes and diverse positions in dialogues about visualizing gender and race. CA 1. CA 4.
View Classes »2225. The Pacific in World History
The Pacific Ocean as a lens for thinking about modern history. Topics include the flow of people, ideas, goods, elements of nature (such as whales and bird guano), and technology among the nations and peoples of the Pacific World; and the impact of colonialism, war, decolonization, and the Cold War on the history of the region and the fortunes of indigenous peoples. Sources include scholarly works, government documents, diaries, and literature. Formerly offered as AAAS/HIST 2101. CA 1. CA 4-INT.
View Classes »2305. Modern Japanese Literature
Japanese literature across genres from 1868 to the present, studied in English translation. CA 1. CA 4-INT.
View Classes »2530. Asian American Experience Since 1850
Survey of Asian American experiences in the United States since 1850. Responses by Asian Americans to both opportunities and discrimination.
View Classes »2811. Early Modern India: From Muslim Rulers to British Raj
History of India from the 1200s to the 1800s, including the rise and fall of the Muslim-dominated Mughal Empire and the advent of British colonialism. CA 1. CA 4-INT.
View Classes »2812. Modern India
History of India from the 1800s to the contemporary era, including colonialism under the British crown, the movement for independence, economic development, and ethnic and religious conflict. CA 1. CA 4-INT.
View Classes »2821. Early Modern China: From Mongols to Manchus
Survey of Chinese history from 1200 to 1800. Topics include economic growth, imperial expansion, ethnic diversity, relations with foreign countries, intellectual currents, and state-society relations. CA 1. CA 4-INT.
View Classes »2822. Modern China
Survey of patterns of modern China since 1800. Topics will include reforms and revolutions, industrialization and urbanization, and family and population growth. CA 1. CA 4-INT. Formerly offered as AAAS/HIST 3822.
View Classes »2841. Empire and Nation in Southeast Asia
Major themes in modern Southeast Asian history from the 17th century to the present: growth of global commerce; western imperialism; nationalism; emergence of independent nation-states; challenges of the post-independence period. Emphasis on the region's largest countries: Burma, Cambodia, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Thailand, and Vietnam. CA 1. CA 4-INT.
View Classes »2842. History of Vietnam
Introduction to the history of the Vietnamese from the late Bronze Age to the present: the ancient culture of the Red River delta, the millennium of Chinese rule, the independent kingdom of Dai Viet and its successors, French colonialism, the Vietnam War, and postwar Vietnam. Formerly offered as AAAS/HIST 3842.
View Classes »2866. China and the West
Survey of China's political and cultural encounters with the West from the sixteenth-century to 1949. Situates these encounters within the context of world history and a dialogue among civilizations. CA 1. CA 4-INT.
View Classes »2868. Foreign Relations of China Since 1949
A survey of China's foreign policy from the Cold War to the present, including its domestic politics, Communist ideology, economic reforms, and changing role in global affairs. Formerly offered as AAAS/HIST 2688. CA 1.
View Classes »2868W. Foreign Relations of China Since 1949
A survey of China's foreign policy from the Cold War to the present, including its domestic politics, Communist ideology, economic reforms, and changing role in global affairs. Formerly offered as AAAS/HIST 2688W. CA 1.
View Classes »3212. Asian American Literature
Literature, theatre, film about Asian American communities and culture in the United States from the mid-nineteenth century to the present. CA 4.
View Classes »3220. Asian American Art and Visual Culture
Topics in contemporary Asian American art and visual culture, 1960's to present.
View Classes »3271. Topics in Chinese Literature
Social and political issues in Chinese modernity and postmodernity. Taught in English.
View Classes »3282. Women in Chinese Literature and Film
Critical study of representations of women in Chinese film and literature from the early twentieth century to the present. Development of feminist movements in China and gender issues. Taught in English.
View Classes »3295. Special Topics in Asian American Studies
1.00 - 6.00 credits | May be repeated for credit.
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Grading Basis: Graded
Credits and hours by arrangement.
View Classes »3375. Indian Art and Popular Culture: Independence to the Present
An interdisciplinary lecture/studio art course introducing diverse forms of Indian Art from the traditional through the contemporary. Students complete either research or studio art assignments responding to the course content. CA 1. CA 4-INT.
View Classes »3531. Japanese Americans and World War II
The events leading to martial law and executive order 9066, the wartime experience of Japanese Americans, and national consequences. CA 1. CA 4.
View Classes »3554. Immigrants and the Shaping of American History
The origins of immigration to the United States and the interaction of immigrants with the social, political, and economic life of the nation after 1789, with emphasis on such topics as nativism, assimilation, and the "ethnic legacy." CA 1. CA 4.
View Classes »3712. The Middle East Crucible
Twentieth-century developments in the Middle East, focusing on political Islam/Islamism, Orientalism, imperialism, the history of struggles for representative government, nationalism, the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, super-power rivalries, and the search for identity, independence, and peace with justice. CA 1. CA 4-INT.
View Classes »3808. East Asia to the Mid-Nineteenth Century
The major problems and issues of traditional Chinese and Japanese history and historiography. Special emphasis on the "Great Tradition" in ideas of both civilizations.
View Classes »3809. East Asia Since the Mid-Nineteenth Century
The reactions of East Asia to the Western threat, and the rise of Asian nationalism, communism, and fascism. Special attention to the tensions caused by the conflict of ideas.
View Classes »3820. History of Modern Chinese Political Thought
Survey of Chinese political ideas and ideologies since the nineteenth century, examining the influences of Confucianism and Western conceptions on the revolutionary changes in political thought in China over the last 100 years, including Marxism, liberalism, anarchism, authoritarianism, and democracy. CA 1. CA 4-INT.
View Classes »3823. History of the People's Republic of China
Survey of the political, social, economic, and cultural history of the People’s Republic of China (PRC) since 1949, with focus on social struggle, state-building, and economic development. CA 1. CA 4-INT.
View Classes »3830E. Environmental History in East Asia
Interactions between humans and the natural world in East Asia, with attention to the environmental impact of politics, economics, and culture. Topics include natural resources, energy, ideas about nature, pollution, and environmentalism. Geographical coverage may include one or more of the following: China, Japan, Korea, and Taiwan. CA 4-INT.
View Classes »3845. The Vietnam War
Origins, evolution, and aftermath of the Vietnamese conflict: the prewar history of colonialism, nationalism, communism, and anticommunism; the formation and development of the three main Vietnamese belligerents; American intervention; culture and politics in wartime Vietnam; escalation and de-escalation of the war; the postwar legacy. CA 1. CA 4 INT.
View Classes »3846. Genocide and Mass Killings in Asia
Case studies of historical and/or contemporary genocide and mass killings in Asia. May focus on any time period and any part of the continent. CA4-INT.
View Classes »3846W. Genocide and Mass Killings in Asia
Case studies of historical and/or contemporary genocide and mass killings in Asia. May focus on any time period and any part of the continent. CA4-INT.
View Classes »3998. Variable Topics
3.00 credits | May be repeated for a total of 6 credits.
Prerequisites:
Grading Basis: Graded
Prerequisites and recommended preparation vary.
View Classes »4100. Experiential/Service Learning Seminar
Interdisciplinary examination of the history of social justice organizing in the U.S.; theories, strategies, and practice of community organizing movements such as those for immigration, environmental, reproductive, and racial justice. Includes practice in community organizing and political advocacy.
View Classes »4999. Independent Study
1.00 - 3.00 credits | May be repeated for credit.
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Grading Basis: Graded
Credits, not to exceed three per semester, and hours by arrangement. With a change of subject, this course may be repeated for credit.
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