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Asian American Studies
ANTH 123. Peoples and Cultures of Southeast Asia
Prerequisite: G.E. Foundation and Breadth Area D. An introductory survey of the cultural and historical adaptations of societies in Burma, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, and Vietnam; and of Insular societies in Indonesia, Malaysia, and the Philippines. Examines the major effects of culture contact between East and West. Multicultural/International M/I.
Units: 3Course Typically Offered: Fall
ANTH 124. Peoples and Cultures of East Asia
Examines cultural pluralism. Considers cultural adaptations and change among minorities such as Moslems, Tibetans, and Mongolians in China, and ethnic groups of Japan and Korea. Outlines kinship, religion, organization, and technological factors in the Asiatic culture complex.
Units: 3Course Typically Offered: Spring
ANTH 125. Tradition and Change in China and Japan
(ANTH 125 same as HUM 140.) Examines the current aspirations and problems of the Chinese and Japanese in terms of their traditional cultures, and explains how their histories, values, world views, and intellectual traditions affect their lifestyles and their international relations today. Multicultural/International M/I.
ARTH 12. Asian Art
An introductory survey of the arts of Asia from prehistory to the twentieth century, including but not limited to, art traditions of India, China, Japan and Southeast Asia. G.E. Breadth C1.
Units: 3Course Typically Offered: Fall, SpringGE Area: C1
ARTH 140. Arts of Southeast Asia
A comprehensive survey of art forms and social roles of artworks in Southeast Asia, such as Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam, and the Hmong region, from prehistory to the present, and their relationships to ideologies such as animism and Buddhism. G.E. Integration IC.
Units: 3Course Typically Offered: FallGE Area: IC
ARTH 141. Arts of East Asia
A comprehensive survey of art forms and social roles of artworks in East Asia, such as China, Korea, and Japan, from prehistory to the present, and their relationships to ideologies, such as ancestor worship, Shamanism, Taoism, Confucianism, and Buddhism. (Formerly ARTH 109T) Multicultural/International M/I.
ARTH 142. Arts of South Asia
A comprehensive survey of art forms and social roles of artworks in South Asia, such as India, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka, from prehistory to the present, and their relationships to ideologies such as Hinduism, Buddhism, and Islam. (Formerly ARTH 109T) Multicultural/International M/I.
ARTH 143. Kingdoms of Monsoon Asia
An interdisciplinary exploration of art, archaeology, and history of early kingdoms in southern Asia from the western Pacific to Indian Oceans, connected by the monsoon winds and maritime trans-Asiatic trade. G.E. Integration ID.
Units: 3Course Typically Offered: SpringGE Area: ID