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| Special Topics III: Love and Desire in Chinese Literature and Film - 43399 - ASST 3030 - 001 | ||||||||||||||
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This course examines the theme of love and desire in Chinese literature and film (in English translation). While mostly focusing on the modern and contemporary eras, the course materials also cover a brief introduction to several pre-modern classics, such as Cao Xueqin’s eighteenth century masterpiece The Dream of the Red Chamber, so that students will get a general knowledge about the types of discourses and contexts in which the theme of love and desire usually occurs in different periods of the entire Chinese cultural history. Most of the course’s readings and film viewing are drawn from prominent texts in a variety of literary and cinematic genres, such as Red Sorghum (1986) by Nobel Prize winner Mo Yan and Ang Lee’s 2007 Golden Lion-winning film Lust, Caution; others include less canonical works that have been considered of particular importance to the understanding of socio-cultural transformation in modern and contemporary China, such as Zhang Yuan’s 1996 film adaptation of Wang Xiaobo’s short story “East Palace, West Palace.” All texts are analyzed and discussed within their own cultural, historical, and ideological contexts. Some key issues to be investigated and discussed include: the continuum between the physical and the spiritual, the tensions between the individual and the collective, and the expression and representation of love and desire as a pervasive subject in the (re)construction of such modern notions as self, gender, sexuality, family, nation, progress, and revolution.
Visit the Bookstore site to view course materials Associated Term: 2022 Spring Registration Dates: Nov 01, 2021 to Jan 14, 2022 Registration Levels: Graduate, NonDegree Continuing Undergrad, Undergraduate Main Campus Base Lecture Schedule Type Classroom In-Person Instructional Method Credit Hours: 3.000 Seats Available: 8 View Catalog Entry and Course Description
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| Eurasian Politics: The International Affairs of Russia, Central Asia, and the Caucasus - 46279 - ASST 3030 - 801 | ||||||||||||||
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CL: POLS 4320 (801). Topical Section Description: The Soviet Union may be long gone, but the countries that emerged from its collapse in 1991 remain highly significant in international affairs. This course traces the political and economic development of these independent states and highlights their continued difficulties in managing relations amongst themselves and with the world more generally. Inevitably, most attention in this regard goes to Russia. The largest country in the world, Russia dominates the Eurasian landmass and, via its veto in the UN Security Council and enormous nuclear arsenal, it retains a leading role in international politics. In discussing its global standing, this course places particular emphasis on Russia's status as an "energy superpower", its perception in the West as an unscrupulous spoiler, and its recent decision to reorient the country towards the Asia-Pacific. A further key topic is Russia's plan to create a Eurasian Union, a project condemned by the US as "a move to re-Sovietise the region". Away from Russia, this course has three further areas of focus. The first is Central Asia, where vast natural resources have encouraged the West and China to challenge Russia's hegemony. The second is the Caucasus where the 2008 Georgia-Russian war and the frozen conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan have left an explosive legacy. Lastly, there is Eurasia's western fringe where the people of dictatorial Belarus and politically unstable Ukraine struggle to determine whether their future lies with Europe or Russia.
Visit the Bookstore site to view course materials Associated Term: 2022 Spring Registration Dates: Oct 31, 2021 to Jan 20, 2022 Registration Levels: Graduate, NonDegree Continuing Undergrad, Undergraduate Japan Campus Base Lecture Schedule Type Classroom In-Person Instructional Method Credit Hours: 3.000 Seats Available: 22 View Catalog Entry and Course Description
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| Chinese Foreign Policy - 46257 - ASST 3030 - 802 | ||||||||||||||
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CL: POLS 4310 (801). Topical Section Description: What does the rise of China mean for international society? What are the major challenges for China's relations with major powers in the world? What factors drive or constrain Chinese foreign policy? These questions are of significant importance for our understanding of international relations. This course explores modern Chinese foreign policy in a historical and sociological perspective. It aims to help students understand the domestic and international contexts of Chinese foreign relations by examining a variety of aspects, such as the history of modern Chinese foreign policy (from mid-19th century to the present), the institutions and process of Chinese foreign policy making, political culture and Chinese foreign relations, China and major powers (the US, Japan, EU, and Russia), and China's role in global governance. As a 4000-level research seminar, beside building up the knowledge about Chinese foreign policy, students are expected to participate in class discussion and develop their research interests on specific topics in this field.
Visit the Bookstore site to view course materials Associated Term: 2022 Spring Registration Dates: Oct 31, 2021 to Jan 20, 2022 Registration Levels: Graduate, NonDegree Continuing Undergrad, Undergraduate Japan Campus Base Lecture Schedule Type Online w/ req virtual meetings Instructional Method Credit Hours: 3.000 Seats Available: 38 View Catalog Entry and Course Description
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| Japan's International Relations - 46281 - ASST 3030 - 803 | ||||||||||||||
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CL: POLS 3510 (801). Topical Section Description: The Senkakus, “comfort women”, TPP, and the Ospreys, these are just some of the most pressing issues in Japan's international relations. This course aims to facilitate a deeper understanding of such problems by providing a broad overview of Japan's most important international relationships. Particular emphasis is placed on the country's dealings with the United States, China, the two Koreas, and Russia, though attention is also drawn to relations with other regions and international organisations. In so doing, the topics of the regional balance of power, historical memory, and global trade patterns are all brought to the fore. As the focus of international politics continues to shift towards the Asia-Pacific region, this subject of Japan's place in the world is becoming of ever greater significance.
Visit the Bookstore site to view course materials Associated Term: 2022 Spring Registration Dates: Oct 31, 2021 to Jan 20, 2022 Registration Levels: Graduate, NonDegree Continuing Undergrad, Undergraduate Japan Campus Base Lecture Schedule Type Classroom In-Person Instructional Method Credit Hours: 3.000 Seats Available: 20 View Catalog Entry and Course Description
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