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Spring 2019 China Studies Related Courses
Geography
- Nature, Culture, City, and Country in Contemporary China (click here for syllabus)
Spring 2018 China Studies Related Courses
East Asian Languages and Cultures
- Elementary Chinese 1A
- Elementary Chinese 1B
- Elementary Chinese for Mandarin Speakers 1X
- Elementary Chinese for Dialect Speakers 1Y
- Introduction of Premodern Chinese Literature 7B
- Intermediate Chinese 10A
- Intermediate Chinese 10B
- Intermediate Chinese for Mandarin Speakers 10X
- Intermediate Chinese for Dialect Speakers 10Y
- Advanced Chinese 100A
- Advanced Chinese 100B
- Advanced Chinese for Mandarin Speakers 100XB
- Advanced Chinese for Dialect Speakers 100YB
- Fourth-Year Chinese Readings: Literature 101
- Introduction to Literary Chinese 110B
- Fifth-Year Readings: Chinese for Research and Professional Use 112
- Buddhism in China C116
- Contemporary Chinese Literature 157
- Confucius and His Interpreters 186
- Readings in Chinese Buddhist Texts C223
- Textual Culture of the Six Dynasties 234
- Late Imperial Fiction and Drama 255
- Like, Literally: Figurative Language in Chinese Literature R1B
- East Asian Comic Cultures R1B
- Family Drama, Romance, Horror, and the Action Flick 84
- Dynamics of Romantic Core Values in East Asian Premodern Literature and Contemporary Film 105
- Lu Xun and his Worlds 117
- Tools and Methods in the Study of East Asian Philosophy and Religion 191
- The Mongol Empire 116
- Mongolian Buddhism C117
- Elementary Tibetan 1B
- Intensive Readings in Tibetan 110B
- Contemporary Tibet 115
- 14th Century Great Perfection (rdzogs chen) Literature C224
History
- Introduction to Chinese History from the Mongols to Mao 6B
- The Tang Dynasty 275F
- Civic Culture in Late Imperial and Modern China 280F
- The Making of Modern Asia 101.003
- The Chinese Earth – Resources and Ecology 103F.002
Political Science
- Extreme Encounters with Power 140E
- The Rise and Fall of World Communism in the 20TH Century 140L
- Comparative Politics in Asia 191
Philosophy
Economics
Rhetoric
Undergraduate | Graduate
Sociology
Anthropology
- Anthropology of China 170
Art History
- Reading and Writing about Visual Experience: The Dot and the Line in East Asia R1B Section 7
- SClassical Painting Tradition in ChinaHA 131B
Buddhist Studies
*Courses are cross-listed with East Asian Languages and Cultures
Comparative Literature
Environmental Science, Policy and Management
Ethnic Studies
Undergraduate | Graduate
Film Media Studies
*Cross listed courses with East Asian Languages and Culture
Geography
Fall 2017 China Studies Related Courses
East Asian Languages and Cultures
- Elementary Chinese 1A & 1B
- Elementary Chinese for Mandarin Speakers 1X
- Elementary Chinese for Dialect Speakers 1Y
- Intermediate Chinese 10A
- Intermediate Chinese for Mandarin Speakers 10X
- Advanced Chinese 100A
- Advanced Chinese for Mandarin Speakers 100XA
- Advanced Chinese for Dialect Speakers 100YA
- Fourth-Year Readings (Chinese): Social Sciences and History 102B
- Introduction of Premodern Chinese Literature 7A
- Introduction to Literary Chinese 110A
- Fifth-Year Readings: Reading and Analysis of Advanced Chinese Texts 111
- Chinese Thought in the Han Dynasty 5I
- Readings in Medieval Prose (Chinese) 136
- Reading Chinese Cities 158
- Contemporary Chinese Language Cinema 172
- Traditional Chinese Drama 178
- Early Chinese Thought 222
- Readings in Chinese Buddhist Texts C223
- Late Imperial Fiction and Drama: "Interiority and the Object: Literature and Painting of the Ming-Qing" 255
- Modern Chinese Cultural Studies 280
- *East Asian, Mongolian, and Tibetan Studies (please click on department link)
History
- Global History 1
- What Matters in Being Chinese: past and present 6A
- Imperial China and the World 116G
- Topics in Chinese History: Chinese Popular Culture 117A
- Luoyang in Eastern Han 280F.003
- Religion, Superstition, and Secularism in Modern China 103F.001
Political Science
- Northeast Asian Politics: China 143A
- Junior Seminar: Chinese Foreign Policy 191
- Collective Action in China 244D
Philosophy
- Chinese Philosophy 153
Economics
- Comparative Economics 260A
Rhetoric
- (No Chinese Studies related courses during Fall 2017.)
Sociology
- Contemporary Chinese Society 173
- East Asia in the Age of Globalization 179
Anthropology
- Archaeology of East Asia C125A
- Posthumanity? 189
- Fundamentals of Anthropological Theory 240A
History of Art
- Asia Modern: Art + Architecture, 1800-present 36
- Sacred Arts in China 131A
Buddhist Studies
- *Courses are cross-listed with East Asian Languages and Cultures
Comparative Literature
- Trivial objects and superfluous details R1B.003
Environmental Science, Policy and Management
Berkeley School of Law
Ethnic Studies
Film Media Studies
- Auteur Theory: The “New Wave” and Contemporary Chinese Film Auteurs
Geography
Spring 2017 China Studies Related Courses
East Asian Languages and Cultures
- Elementary Chinese 1A & 1B
- Introduction of Modern Chinese Literature and Culture 7B
- Intermediate Chinese 10B
- Intermediate Chinese for Mandarin Speakers 10X
- Elementary Chinese for Dialect Speakers 10Y
- Advanced Chinese 100B
- Advanced Chinese for Mandarin Speakers 100XB
- Advanced Chinese for Dialect Speakers 100YB
- Fourth-Year Chinese Readings: Literature 101
- Introduction to Literary Chinese 110B
- Fifth-Year Readings: Chinese for Research and Professional Use 112
- Readings in Vernacular Chinese Literature: "Alien Lands and Inner Quests: Traditions of the Journey to the West (Xi you ji)" 155
- Reading the Zhuangzi 221
- Readings in Chinese Buddhist Texts C223
- Late Imperial Fiction and Drama: "Visuality/Materiality and Dream of the Red Chamber" 225
- Dynamics of Romantic Core Values in East Asian Premodern Literature and Contemporary Film 105
- Bio-Ethical Issues in East Asian Thought 110
- East Asian Sixties 112
- Buddhism in Contemporary Society C128
- Tools and Methods in the Study of East Asian Philosophy and Religion 191
- Elementary Mongolian 1B
- Mongolian Buddhism C117
- Elementary Tibetan 1B
- Contemporary Tibet 115
- Readings in Tibetan Buddhist Texts C224
History
- The Medieval Foundations of Modern Europe and China 2
- Introduction to Chinese History from the Mongols to Mao 6B
- Freshman Seminar — Chinese Bodies: Medicine, Health, Gender and Sex 24
- China's Urban History 100F
- Mongol Empire 100F
- Chinese Popular Culture 117A
- Late Imperial and Modern China: Research Seminar on Historical Documents 280G.001
- History Proseminar 103F
- Frontier History 103U.003
- Law and Comparative Empire 103U.002
- Travels to the Land of the Indians 103F.001
- Asian Worldviews 101.013
Political Science
- Selected Topics in Comparative Politics: THE RISE AND FALL OF WORLD COMMUNISM IN THE 20TH CENTURY 140L
- Political Economy of China 143E
- INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS IN EAST ASIA 245B
Philosophy
- (No Chinese Studies related courses during Spring 2017.)
Economics
- Topics in Economic Research, 191
Rhetoric
- (No Chinese Studies related courses during Spring 2017.)
Sociology
- (No Chinese Studies related courses during Spring 2017.)
Anthropology
- Anthropology of China 170
Art History
- Reading and Writing about Visual Experience: Art for the Masses: Propaganda Art in Twentieth Century China R1B
- Undergraduate Seminar: Where is Home? Issues of Tradition and belonging in Contemporary Asian arts HA 192A.2
Buddhist Studies
- *Courses are cross-listed with East Asian Languages and Cultures
Comparative Literature
- 240.002: STUDIES IN THE RELATIONS BETWEEN LITERATURE AND THE OTHER ARTS: EAST ASIAN MEDIA II
- 254: STUDIES IN EAST-WEST LITERARY RELATIONS
Environmental Science, Policy and Management
Ethnic Studies
Film Media Studies
- *Cross listed courses with East Asian Languages and Culture
Geography
- GEOGRAPHY 164: THE GEOGRAPHY OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IN CHINA
- GEOGRAPHY 215: SEMINAR IN COMPARATIVE AND INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Fall 2016 China Studies Related Courses
East Asian Languages and Cultures
- Elementary Chinese 1A
- Elementary Chinese for Mandarin Speakers 1X
- Elementary Chinese for Dialect Speakers 1Y
- Introduction of Premodern Chinese Literature 7A
- Intermediate Chinese 10A
- Advanced Chinese 100A
- Advanced Chinese for Mandarin Speakers 100AX
- Advanced Chinese for Dialect Speakers 100AY
- Fourth-Year Chinese Readings: Social Sciences and History 102
- Introduction to Literary Chinese 110A
- Fifth-Year Readings: Reading and Analysis of Advanced Chinese Texts 111
- Topics in Daoism 130
- Reading Taiwan 153
- Modern Chinese Literature 156
- Contemporary Chinese Language Cinema: The 'New Wave' and Contemporary Chinese Film Auteurs 172
- Confucius and His Interpreters 186
- Texts on the Civilization of Medieval China 234
- Early Chinese Thought: "Ghosts in Early China" 222
- Modern Chinese Cultural Studies: "Close Reading, Critical Listening, Thinking Far Away" 280
- Introduction to the Study of Buddhism C50
- Buddhism on the Silk Road C120
- Archaeology of East Asia C175
- Proseminar: Approaches to East Asian Studies 200
- Elementary Mongolian 1A
- Literary Mongolian 110
- Elementary Tibetan 1A
- Intensive Readings in Tibetan 110A
- Tibetan Buddhism C114
- The Politics of Modern Tibet 118
- Readings in Tibetan Buddhist Texts C224
History
- History of China: Origins to the Mongol Conquest 6A
- Freshman/Sophomore Seminar: The Chinese Detective 39N
- Special Topics in Asian History: The Politics of Modern Tibet 100F.001
- Special Topics in Comparative History: World War II 100U.001
- 20th-Century China: Post- Cold War Readings of Chinese Lives and Times 116D
- History of Nationalism in Asia 280F.001
- Self and Society in the Chinese Tradition 280F.002
Political Science
- NORTHEAST ASIAN POLITICS: CHINA 143A
- Political Economy of China 143E
- AMERICAN FOREIGN POLICY TOWARD ASIA 144
- JUNIOR SEMINAR: Chinese Politics in the Reform Era 191
- Selected Topics in Comparative Politics: Chinese Foreign Policy 210
Philosophy
- Confucius for Today 18
Economics
- Chinese Economy 162
Rhetoric
- (No Chinese Studies related courses during Fall 2016)
Sociology
- EAST ASIA IN THE AGE OF GLOBALIZATION 169
Anthropology
- Anthropology of China 170
- Archaeology of East Asia C125A
Art History
- Allies, Lamas, and Protagonists: Buddhist Arts of Tibet and Mongolia 190A
- Reading and Writing about Visual Experience: Cultural Heritage: Theory, Practice, and Politics R1B
- Reading and Writing about Visual Experience: Food Writing Art Historically R1B
Buddhist Studies
- *Courses are cross-listed with East Asian Languages and Cultures
Comparative Literature
- (No Chinese Studies related courses during Fall 2016)
Environmental Science, Policy and Management
Ethnic Studies
Film Media Studies
- *Cross listed courses with East Asian Languages and Culture
Geography
- (No Chinese Studies related courses during Fall 2016)
Summer 2016
All China-related courses for Summer 2016 are offered by the Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures. Please refer to the EALC department for more information.
Chinese 1: Elementary Chinese (Language Intensive)
M-F, 9-12, 2038 VLSB
Lihua Zhang
Session dates: 06/06–08/12/16
Chinese 1: Intermediate Chinese (Language Intensive)
M-F, 9-12P, 2032 VALLEY LSB
Lihua Zhang
Session Dates: 06/06–08/12/16
Chinese 7A: Introduction to Premodern Chinese Literature and Culture
(Lecture + Discussion)
M-Th, 2-4, 130 Dwinelle
Instructor TBD
Session Dates: 05/23–07/01/16
Chinese 7B: Introduction to Modern Chinese Literature and Culture
(Lecture + Discussion)
MTuWTh 2-4P, 2038 VALLEY LSB
Instructor TBD
Session Dates: 07/05–08/12/16
Chinese 105: Business Chinese (Part of a travel abroad study program to Taiwan)
Chinese 134: Readings in Classical Chinese Poetry: How to read Chinese poetry
MTuWTh 10-12P, B56 HILDEBRAND
(Lecture)
Instructor Paula Varsano
Session Dates: 07/05–08/12/16
EALC 109: History of the Culture of Tea in China and Japan
(Lecture)
M-Th, 10-12, 109 Dwinelle
Instructor: John Wallace
Session Dates: 05/23–07/01/16