EALC 398

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Credit: 3 hours.

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May be repeated in the same or separate terms to a maximum of 12 hours if topics vary. Prerequisite: Junior standing.

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EALC 398 class schedule data for fall 2020
CRN	Type	Section	Time	Day	Location	Instructor	Section Details
66267	Online	CIC	12:00PM -1:20PM	TR	n.a.	Ha, J	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 08/24/20-12/09/20 Section Title: Kingdoms Queendoms Collectives Section Info: Gender is an essential component of social organization in most human societies; however, archaeologists often apply modern constructions of gender to the past without appropriate reflection and consideration. The Korean peninsula’s earliest state-level societies provide an ideal case study for the interrogation of gender in the deep past, with evidence of complex gender roles that varied widely among cultures, including whether the authority to rule was carried by queens or kings. This course examines the archaeological record of major social and cultural changes leading to the establishment of kingdoms and queendoms (focusing on the period between 200—600 CE) in Korea, as well as the trajectories of societies that rejected the trend toward centralizing into states. Taking a critical approach to gender as our guide, we will challenge existing assumptions about social order, leadership, economic organization, inequalities, and identities in the formation of Korean civilization. This course is a Big Ten Academic Alliance course and is taught via video conference from University of Michigan (taught by Dr. Rory Walsh). The class will be on Tuesdays and Thursdays, 12:00-1:20 PM (CT).
73298	Online Lecture	CTC	2:00PM -3:20PM	TR	n.a.	Callahan, C	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 08/24/20-12/09/20 Section Info: This course explores the rich visual culture of Japanese Buddhism. We will examine Buddhist sculpted images and illustrated hand-scrolls, portraits and picture books, mandalas and manga, from anime to zenga. In addition to examining Japanese Buddhist art and film, we will be analyzing the role that images play in Buddhism, the practices of production, and the ritualized ways of looking and interacting with these visual media.
66526	Online Discussion	D	6:00PM -7:20PM	MW	n.a.	Shao, D	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 08/24/20-12/09/20 Section Title: Yellow Peril Redux Section Info: Title: Yellow Peril Redux: From Coolies to Cars, Trade Wars, and Coronavirus. Description: This course aims to help students to understand the historical roots and cultural idioms beneath the economic and political debates concerning the U.S.-China “Trade War” in the 21st century and the "Japanese economic invasion" in the 1980s-90s. Course materials will focus on the broader popular and political unease that deeply impacts people’s daily life and contributes to the divisive acrimony in domestic and international politics of the U.S. Topics covered include Origins of Yellow Peril, Vincent Chin and Japanese Cars, Industrial/Corporate Espionage, Science without Borders, Politicians on Trade War, The Japan / China that Can Say No, Coronavirus and Yellow Peril Redux."
73369	Online Lecture	MSS	6:00PM -7:20PM	TR	n.a.	Song, M	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 08/24/20-12/09/20 Section Info: This course looks at the birth, growth, and rise of Hanguk hip hop—Korean hip hop—by locating the local, national, and global flows of cultural and musical exchange between America and South Korea. By doing so, it outlines the sociocultural, economic, and historical conditions that underlie the production, circulation, and consumption of Korean hip hop. How did hip hop travel from America to root itself in Korean society? How did Korean hip hop develop over the last three decades as a cultural and artistic entity? How is hip hop represented in Korean media and popular culture? In considering these questions, we will pay close attention to how Korean hip hop artists— particularly rappers—(re)imagine their identities through music in various sociocultural, economic, and political contexts that oftentimes flow outside of Korea and extend to not just East Asia but across America and other parts of the world. With the help of scholarly readings, our study will question several intersections including cultural appropriation and appreciation; authenticity and identity; and youth subcultures, community, and technology.