Class Schedule Listing - 2018 Spring (May 11, 2024) |
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| Spec Topics Asian Studies II: Globalization, Development, and Labor in East Asia - 37223 - ASST 3000 - 001 | ||||||||||||||
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This undergraduate course will introduce students to the major perspectives and debates in social sciences on globalization, development, and labor in East Asia, primarily focusing on China, Japan, South Korea, and Taiwan. We will examine: What is globalization and how is it affecting countries in East Asia? What are different development strategies and paths pursued in those countries? How have workplaces changed and how have workers fared in East Asia under globalization? What roles have different kinds of labor unions played? How have workers responded, economically and politically? We will also discuss the social and political origins of "East Asian Miracle" and the impact of the rise of China on the region and the world. Through lectures, discussions, small group projects, and documentary films, students will be engaged with key theoretical debates and develop their own perspectives and research skills on these themes.
Visit the Bookstore site to view course materials Associated Term: 2018 Spring Registration Dates: Nov 02, 2017 to Jan 22, 2018 Registration Levels: Graduate, Undergraduate Main Campus Base Lecture Schedule Type Classroom In-Person Instructional Method Credit Hours: 3.000 Seats Available: 3 View Catalog Entry and Course Description
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| Korean Politics - 35519 - ASST 3000 - 801 | ||||||||||||||
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CL: Pol Sci 3520 (801). Topical Section Description: This course is about the government and politics in South Korea. We will first take a look at the historical processes from the liberation and division of the Korean peninsula to the democratization and economic development of the South Korea and nuclear and economic challenges of North Korea. We will then survey the political institutions and groups that shape politics and policy making in South Korea. We will analyze how mechanisms of delegation, representation, and accountability work, and what authorities and constraints decision makers possess and face. We will also analyze the politics and political economy of policy reforms by focusing on several areas of policy making. Lastly, we will look at the current state and prospects of Japan-Korea relations with a special attention to the ways in which history and present-day political institutions shape the incentives and thus, behaviors of the major decision makers in each of the respective countries.
Visit the Bookstore site to view course materials Associated Term: 2018 Spring Registration Dates: Nov 01, 2017 to Jan 19, 2018 Registration Levels: Graduate, Undergraduate Japan Campus Base Lecture Schedule Type Classroom In-Person Instructional Method Credit Hours: 3.000 Seats Available: 31 View Catalog Entry and Course Description
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| Law and Society in Japan - 36349 - ASST 3000 - 802 | ||||||||||||||
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Topical Section Description: This course will examine how the law functions in Japanese society from empirical and critical perspectives. Starting with an examination of the Tokugawa legal system which has arguably influenced even the modern legal system and people's behavior toward the law, we will discuss major issues regarding legal education and legal profession, the judiciary, crime and criminal justice, civil disputes and civil justice, politics and the Constitutional Law, corporate governance, and some specific contemporary problems such as the legal aftermath of the disaster at the Fukushima-Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant in March 2011, and regulating hate speech.
Visit the Bookstore site to view course materials Associated Term: 2018 Spring Registration Dates: Nov 01, 2017 to Jan 19, 2018 Registration Levels: Graduate, Undergraduate Japan Campus Base Lecture Schedule Type Classroom In-Person Instructional Method Credit Hours: 3.000 Seats Available: 35 View Catalog Entry and Course Description
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| Japanese Art Before and After WWII: From Manga to Performance Art - 36351 - ASST 3000 - 803 | ||||||||||||||
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CL: As St 3000 (803). Notes: An extra media fee of 4,400 yen is required. Field trips are mandatory in this class. Topical Section Description: This course introduces Japanese art from the early 20 th century to present day, focusing on traditional aspects of Japanese cultures. Through this course you will study Japan’s relationship with modernization and its influence on arts and cultures such as; painting, sculpture, manga, movie, animation, performance art, and more. The artists who will be discussed in these courses will be; Hayao Miyazaki, Osamu Tezuka, Leonard Tsuguharu Fujita, Yasujiro Ozu, Yoko Ono, Yukio Mishima, and Yasumasa Morimura. Special attention will be paid to the historical context of Japan’s modernization, World War II, and their influences on Japanese contemporary art. The aim of this course is to help you develop literacy on Japanese modern/contemporary art and culture. Upon completion of this course, you will be able to understand the social and historical context of Japanese art and culture. Enabling you to create your own critical analysis’s on this particular field of study. Previous knowledge of Japan’s history or art is not required for this course.
Visit the Bookstore site to view course materials Associated Term: 2018 Spring Registration Dates: Nov 01, 2017 to Jan 19, 2018 Registration Levels: Graduate, Undergraduate Japan Campus Base Lecture Schedule Type Classroom In-Person Instructional Method Credit Hours: 4.000 Seats Available: 29 View Catalog Entry and Course Description
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