HIST 120

Fall 2025 All Classes

All Classes

Credit: 3 hours.

[IAI Code: H2903N] Surveys the three major East Asian civilizations from ancient and classical times, through the period of Western influence, political revolution, and modernization, to the contemporary age and the emergence of East Asian superpowers.

Same as EALC 120. Credit is not given toward graduation for: Credit is not given for both HIST 120 and EALC 135.

This course satisfies the General Education Criteria in Fall 2022 for:

Cultural Studies - Non-West
Humanities – Hist & Phil
HIST 120 class schedule data for fall 2025
CRN Type Section Time Day Location Instructor Section Details
34313
Discussion/
Recitation
AD1
10:00AM -10:50AM
F
331 Armory
Du, P
Pu, Y
Part of Term:
1
Date Range:
08/25/25-12/10/25
Degree Notes:
Humanities - Hist & Phil, and Cultural Studies - Non-West course.
34314
Discussion/
Recitation
AD2
1:00PM -1:50PM
F
212 David Kinley Hall
Hsieh, P
Pu, Y
Part of Term:
1
Date Range:
08/25/25-12/10/25
Degree Notes:
Humanities - Hist & Phil, and Cultural Studies - Non-West course.
34315
Discussion/
Recitation
AD3
2:00PM -2:50PM
W
106 David Kinley Hall
Hsieh, P
Pu, Y
Part of Term:
1
Date Range:
08/25/25-12/10/25
Degree Notes:
Humanities - Hist & Phil, and Cultural Studies - Non-West course.
34316
Discussion/
Recitation
AD4
11:00AM -11:50AM
F
212 David Kinley Hall
Du, P
Pu, Y
Part of Term:
1
Date Range:
08/25/25-12/10/25
Degree Notes:
Humanities - Hist & Phil, and Cultural Studies - Non-West course.
34317
Discussion/
Recitation
AD5
11:00AM -11:50AM
W
119 English Building
Hsieh, P
Pu, Y
Part of Term:
1
Date Range:
08/25/25-12/10/25
Degree Notes:
Humanities - Hist & Phil, and Cultural Studies - Non-West course.
34318
Discussion/
Recitation
AD6
1:00PM -1:50PM
F
219 David Kinley Hall
Du, P
Pu, Y
Part of Term:
1
Date Range:
08/25/25-12/10/25
Degree Notes:
Humanities - Hist & Phil, and Cultural Studies - Non-West course.
34319
Lecture
AL1
10:00AM -10:50AM
MW
150 Animal Sciences Laboratory
Pu, Y
Part of Term:
1
Date Range:
08/25/25-12/10/25
Degree Notes:
Humanities - Hist & Phil, and Cultural Studies - Non-West course.
Section Info:
Description: The Twentieth-first Century is increasingly hailed by political commentators and historians as the “Asian Century” and the “Chinese Century.” The re-emergence of China as an economic and political power in the closing decades of the last century has created strong interests as well as concerns about a world in which one dominating power is an East Asian country. Deep-rooted stereotypes and uninformed speculations have further bewildered and troubled scholars and the public in the West about the reasons for the miraculous rise of China and the implications of its ascendancy for the world. How China and Japan developed into great powers as they did after WWII and the Cold War calls for a better understanding of the past of these two countries. We will explore issues of critical importance to our understanding of East Asian cultures and history from contemporary perspectives: issues such as identity formation, gender and women’s experience, power and knowledge production, racism, as well as imperialism, etc.
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