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2
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73298
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Lecture-Discussion
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NG
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1:00PM
-3:20PM
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R
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21 Psychology Building
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Gunji, N
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- Availability:
- CrossListOpen
- Part of Term:
- 1
- Date Range:
- 08/24/26-12/09/26
- Section Title:
- Between Text and Image
- Section Info:
- This interdisciplinary course examines the relationship between text and image in narrative art in premodern Japan. It explores narrative artworks in different forms and media and examines how they shaped and defined each other. By positioning these arts within various contexts―historical, cultural, social, religious, and political, among others―in which they were produced and appreciated, the course also investigates how they have been shaped by and have shaped these contexts over time. Topics to be studied include the following and their visual representations: courtly novels, warrior chronicles, biographies of eminent figures, miraculous tales and legends, life events, disease and medicine, death and salvation, and deities and spirits (ghosts and monsters).
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1
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31760
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Lecture-Discussion
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QA1
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11:00AM
-12:20PM
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MW
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G58 Literatures, Cultures, & Ling
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Arkenstone, Q
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- Availability:
- Open
- Part of Term:
- 1
- Date Range:
- 08/24/26-12/09/26
- Section Title:
- Japanese Lit and Film
- Section Info:
- Survey of Japanese literature and cinema from the Meiji Period to the present. Through the introduction of important written works and films, we will study the historical and social background of both media, engaging in close analysis on a cultural and formal level. Whether in their production or reception by audiences, both film and literature have been social practices shaped by many forces including technology, social change, ideological demands, politics, as well as their own histories, and throughout the semester we will coordinate literature with films to illustrate comparative aspects of narrative style along with the contextual and historical production of meaning. We will also consider issues in adaptation, both from novel to film but also of the transnational exchange of ideas and images between Japan and the West. No prior knowledge of Japanese is required; all readings are in English translation and all films are subtitled.
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4
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66267
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Lecture-Discussion
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SD
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12:30PM
-2:50PM
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T
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1068 Lincoln Hall
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Shao, D
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- Availability:
- CrossListOpen (Restricted)
- Part of Term:
- 1
- Date Range:
- 08/24/26-12/09/26
- Section Title:
- Cultures of Law in China
- Section Info:
- Cultures of Law in China This cross-disciplinary seminar introduces students to the historical and cultural roots of contemporary problems concerning law and society in China. This course focuses on historical, legal, anthropological, and fictional readings on “law” (C: fa, ling, lü, li, gui, ze) in modern and contemporary Chinese society from the late Qing to the present. Major themes to be covered include: 1) the changes in Chinese conception of law in different historical periods; 2) cultural idioms about law and social consequences of legal codes; 3) import of western legal concepts and codes; 4) methodology of using legal materials in the field of East Asian studies. Course materials include varied genres of publications: academic writings, journalistic reports, governmental documents, archival excerpts, as well as visual materials. This course aims at training students to develop skills at transnational research, comparative studies of primary sources, critical review of theories, creative application of cross-disciplinary research methods, multi-lingual reading, as well as ability to identify problems and pose interesting questions and to conduct interdisciplinary research in a crucial field that is growing fast.
- Restriction(s):
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Restricted to students with Junior or Senior class standing. Not intended for Graduate - Urbana-Champaign.
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2
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78718
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Lecture-Discussion
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YL
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11:00AM
-12:20PM
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TR
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125 English Building
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Li, Y
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- Availability:
- CrossListOpen
- Part of Term:
- 1
- Date Range:
- 08/24/26-12/09/26
- Section Title:
- Digital East Asian Studies
- Section Info:
- This course equips advanced undergraduate and graduate students with the digital methods and tools necessary to conduct cutting-edge research in East Asian Studies. Blending theory and practice, the curriculum pairs discussions of digital scholarship with hands-on workshops. Students will explore innovative ways to approach historical and cultural data by gaining skills in text analysis, geospatial mapping, network analysis, and AI tools tailored to East Asian languages and contexts. Throughout the semester, students will develop digital projects aligned with their own academic interests. No prior programming or technical background is required.
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