91706

ARTH 296 The Arts of Japan

Patricia Karetzky

. T . . .

1:30 -3:50 pm

PRE 110

AART

91647

ECON 218 Asian Economic History

Sanjaya DeSilva

M . W . .

10:10 - 11:30 am

ALBEE 106

HIST

91666

HIST 2481 Mao's China & Beyond

Robert Culp

. T . Th .

10:10 - 11:30 am

OLIN 204

HIST

91636

HIST 3103 Political Ritual in the

Modern World

Robert Culp

M . . . .

1:00 -3:20 pm

ASP 302

HIST/DIFF

91749

MUS 365 The Music of Japan

Richard Teitelbaum

. . W . .

1:30 -3:50 pm

BLM N210

AART

91504

LIT 2081 Mass Culture of Postwar Japan

Nathan Shockey

M . W . .

3:10 -4:30 pm

OLIN 202

FLLC

91771

REL 103 Buddhist Thought/Practice

Kristin Scheible

. T . Th .

10:10 - 11:30 am

OLIN 202

HUM/DIFF

91775

REL 225 Intermediate Readings in Sanskrit

Richard Davis

. T . Th .

10:10 - 11:30 am

HEG 106

FLLC

91776

REL 228 Devotion & Poetry in India

Richard Davis

M . . . .

. . W . .

2:10 -4:30 pm

3:10 -4:30 pm

OLIN 308

HUM

91733

THTR 207 Writing Plays with

Demons and Ghosts

Chiori Miyagawa

. . W . .

1:30 - 4:30 pm

FISHER PAC

STUDIO NORTH

PART

91478

CHI 101 Beginning Chinese I

Yu-Yin Hsu

M T W Th .

1:50 -2:50 pm

OLINLC 118

FLLC

Cross-listed: Asian Studies For students with little or no previous knowledge of Chinese. An introduction to modern (Mandarin) Chinese through an intensive drill of its oral and written forms. Emphasis on speaking and basic grammar as well as the formation of the characters. Audio and video materials will be incorporated into the curriculum to expose the class to Chinese daily life and culture. Daily active participation, frequent use of the language lab and one hour per week tutorial with the Chinese tutor are expected. The course is followed by an intensive course (eight hours per week) in the spring semester and a summer intensive program (eight weeks) in Qingdao, China. Divisible. Class size: 18

92241

CHI 205 General Introduction to Linguistics

Yu-Yin Hsu

. T . Th .

3:10 -4:30 pm

OLINLC 118

FLLC

Cross-listed: Asian Studies; Mind, Brain & Behavior The formal study of language. Particular topics include: phonetics and phonology (the study of sound-patterns), morphology (word-formation and grammaticalization), and syntax (the arrangement of elements into meaningful utterance); sociolinguistics (the covariation of language with social and cultural factors); and comparative and historical linguistics (morphosyntactic typology and language origins, change, and ‘death’). We also consider key trends, moments, and thinkers in the history of thought about language, Western and non-Western. This survey is supplemented by critical discussion of films depicting 'exotic' languages or unusual language situations as well as linguistics in practice. Conducted in English. Class size: 20

91482

CHI 215 The Chinese Novel: The Story

of the Stone and Gender in Late Imperial China

Li-Hua Ying

M . W . .

1:30 -2:50 pm

OLINLC 120

ELIT/DIFF

Cross-listed: Gender & Sexuality Studies; Literature It has been said that The Story of the Stone has the critical acclaim of James Joyce’s Ulysses, the popular appeal of Margaret Mitchell’s Gone With the Wind and is twice as long as them both combined. This course will serve two purposes. The first is to read, in its entirety, a beautiful, scholarly and complete translation of a work that one fifth of the world’s population consider to be the best novel ever written. The second is to learn something about the cultural history of China, in particular attitudes and conceptions of gender. The late-imperial Chinese interest in gender and sexuality anticipates many contemporary post-modern concerns. No one text captures these trends better than the eighteenth-century masterpiece Shitou ji, The Story of the Stone, better known under the title used for the 120-chapter version Honglou meng, Dream of the Red Chamber. This course will combine a close reading of the novel and its commentaries with a review of recent scholarship on sex and gender in late-imperial China. Taught in English. Class size: 18

91480

CHI 301 Advanced Chinese

Yu-Yin Hsu

M . W . .

3:10 -4:30 pm

OLINLC 118

FLLC

This course is for students who have taken at least two years of basic Chinese at Bard or elsewhere, and who want to expand their reading and speaking capacity and to enrich their cultural experiences. Texts will be selected from newspapers, journals, and fictional works. Class size: 15

91481

CHI 303 Chinese Fantastic Tales

Li-Hua Ying

M . W . .

3:10 -4:30 pm

OLINLC 120

FLLC

Cross-listed: Asian Studies In this course we will read tales written in classical Chinese as well as their renderings in modern Chinese. Texts are selected from well-known classical works such as Zhuang Zi, Lie Zi, and Huainan Zi, written in the pre-qin and the Han Dynasties. Stories written in later periods from Tang through Qing such Liaozhai Zhiyi will also be included. Through reading the classical form as well as its modern translation, the students will be able to compare the similarities and differences between ancient and modern Chinese language. This is an advanced language course and will be conducted in Chinese. Open to students who have had two years or more of Chinese language. Class size: 15

91500

JAPN 101 Introductory Japanese I

Mika Endo

M T W Th .

10:10 - 11:10 am

OLINLC 210

FLLC

Cross-listed: Asian Studies The first part of a two-semester sequence introducing the fundamentals of the Japanese language. Students will systematically develop their abilities in the four primary skills: listening, speaking, writing and reading. Course work will consist of extensive study of basic grammar, language lab work, conversation practice, and simple composition exercises. Class size: 18

91501

JAPN 201 Intermediate Japanese

Nathan Shockey

. T W Th .

10:10 - 11:10 am

OLINLC 206

FLLC

Cross-listed: Asian Studies This is the first part of a two-semester sequence that builds upon the foundational knowledge acquired in the first year of Japanese language study. Students will systematically develop their abilities in the four primary skills: listening, speaking, writing and reading. Course work will consist of extensive study of basic grammar, language lab work, conversation practice, and simple composition exercises. Class size: 18

91502

JAPN 301 Advanced Japanese I

Mika Endo

M . W . .

11:50 -1:10 pm

OLINLC 118

FLLC

Cross-listed: Asian Studies In this course, students develop further the four skills of speaking, listening, reading, and writing. The course continues the introduction of complex grammatical patterns while further accelerating the acquisition of Chinese characters and advanced vocabulary. Students will build oratory skills through debate on relevant social topics and through individual research presentations. Composition of advanced written material will also be emphasized. The course will be conducted in Japanese. Prerequisite: Japanese 202 or equivalent. Class size: 15

91503

JAPN 315 Reading and Translating Japanese: Theories, Methods, Practice

Mika Endo

. T . Th .

1:30 -2:50 pm

OLINLC 208

FLLC

This class is intended for students who have had at least three years of Japanese and who can read at the advanced level. Through practice, students are encouraged to think about the nature and limits of translation within the Japanese context. While focusing on the techniques and craft of translation, students are also introduced to translation theory, both Western and Japanese, and examine well-known translations by comparing source and target texts. Students will be introduced to various translation approaches in different genres, and will have the opportunity to complete their own translation projects as part of the class. Prerequisite: JAPN 302 or equivalent. Class size: 15