EALC 550

Fall 2026 All Classes

All Classes

Credit: 4 hours.

Seminar on selected topics. Topic varies with instructor.

May be repeated to a maximum of 12 hours. Prerequisite: Consent of instructor.

EALC 550 class schedule data for fall 2026
Status CRN Type Section Time Day Location Instructor Section Details
2
78374
Lecture-Discussion
NG
1:00PM -3:20PM
R
21 Psychology Building
Gunji, N
Availability:
CrossListOpen
Part of Term:
1
Date Range:
08/24/26-12/09/26
Section Title:
Between Text and Image
Section Info:
Course title: Between Text and Image in Japanese Art 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―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).
4
46500
Lecture-Discussion
SD
12:30PM -2:50PM
T
1068 Lincoln Hall
Shao, D
Availability:
CrossListOpen (Restricted)
Part of Term:
1
Date Range:
08/24/26-12/09/26
Section Title:
Cultures of Law in China
Section Info:
Topic: 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):
Restricted to Graduate - Urbana-Champaign.
2
78719
Lecture-Discussion
YL
11:00AM -12:20PM
TR
125 English Building
Li, Y
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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