HIST 120

Fall 2026 Part of Term 1

Part of Term 1
Aug 24-Dec 9

East Asian Civilizations

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.

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

Humanities – Hist & Phil

Cultural Studies - Non-West

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HIST 120 class schedule data for fall 2026
CRN	Type	Section	Time	Day	Location	Instructor	Section Details
34313	Discussion/ Recitation	AD1	10:00AM -10:50AM	F	241 Armory	Wilson, R Wu, J	Availability: Closed Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 08/24/26-12/09/26 Degree Notes: Humanities - Hist & Phil, and Cultural Studies - Non-West course.
34314	Discussion/ Recitation	AD2	1:00PM -1:50PM	F	212 David Kinley Hall	Wilson, R Wu, J	Availability: Closed Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 08/24/26-12/09/26 Degree Notes: Humanities - Hist & Phil, and Cultural Studies - Non-West course.
34315	Discussion/ Recitation	AD3	2:00PM -2:50PM	W	242 Armory	Wilson, R Wu, J	Availability: CrossListOpen Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 08/24/26-12/09/26 Degree Notes: Humanities - Hist & Phil, and Cultural Studies - Non-West course.
34316	Discussion/ Recitation	AD4	11:00AM -11:50AM	F	212 David Kinley Hall	Wilson, R Wu, J	Availability: Closed Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 08/24/26-12/09/26 Degree Notes: Humanities - Hist & Phil, and Cultural Studies - Non-West course.
34317	Discussion/ Recitation	AD5	11:00AM -11:50AM	W	223 David Kinley Hall	Wilson, R Wu, J	Availability: Closed Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 08/24/26-12/09/26 Degree Notes: Humanities - Hist & Phil, and Cultural Studies - Non-West course.
34318	Discussion/ Recitation	AD6	5:00PM -5:50PM	R	217 Gregory Hall	Wilson, R Wu, J	Availability: CrossListOpen Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 08/24/26-12/09/26 Degree Notes: Humanities - Hist & Phil, and Cultural Studies - Non-West course.
34319	Lecture	AL1	10:00AM -10:50AM	MW	101 Armory	Wilson, R	Availability: CrossListOpen Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 08/24/26-12/09/26 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.