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Asian Studies (ASAN)
School of Hawaiian, Asian, and Pacific Studies
ASAN 201 Introduction to Asian Studies: East Asia
(3) Understanding East Asia through multidisciplinary approaches.
Examines the interrelationship of policies, economy, literature,
religion, the arts, and history as the basis for such an understanding.
ASAN 202 Introduction to Asian Studies:
South/Southeast Asia (3) Understanding South and Southeast Asia
through multidisciplinary approaches. Examines the interrelationship of
policies, economy, literature, religion, the arts, and history as the
basis for such an understanding.
ASAN 241 Civilizations of Asia (3) Historical
survey of major civilizations of Asia from earliest times: East Asia,
Southeast Asia, and South Asia. (Cross-listed as HIST 241) AH2
ASAN 242 Civilizations of Asia (3) Continuation
of 241. (Cross-listed as HIST 242) AH2
ASAN 310 Asian Humanities (3) Multidisciplinary.
Classics of literature, philosophy, and religion shaping Asian beliefs
and values. Pre: 201 and 202, or consent.
ASAN 312 Contemporary Asian Civilization (3) Multidisciplinary
examination of problems and issues affecting peoples and institutions of
contemporary Asia: ethnic, language, religious, and cultural
differences; population growth; public health; economic development;
political and social change; environmental problems; etc. Pre: 201 and
202, or consent. SS
ASAN 320 (Alpha) Asian Nation Studies (3) Multidisciplinary
examination of major Asian countries; cultural, social, economic, and
political lives of their peoples. (C) China; (I) South Asia; (J) Japan;
(K) Korea; (P) Philippines; (S) Southeast Asia; (Z) Other. Pre: 201 and
202, or consent.
ASAN 323 The Way of Tea in Japanese History and
Culture (3) History and culture of Japan as revealed in study and
practice of tea ceremony: Zen, aesthetics, calligraphy, architecture,
ceramics, gardens, politics. Pre: HIST 151 and HIST 152. (Cross-listed
as HIST 323)
ASAN 325 Japanese Film: Art and History (3) Study
and analysis of Japanese film; its history and relationship to cultural,
social, philosophical, and aesthetic contexts. Pre: upper division
standing or consent. (Cross-listed as EALL 325)
ASAN 330 Chinese Film: Art and History (3) Study
and analysis of Chinese film; its history and relationship to cultural,
social, philosophical, and aesthetic contexts. Pre: 201 and 202, or
consent.
ASAN 393 (Alpha) Field Study in Asia (3) Students
may submit proposals to have academic course work, field research, or
work experience in Asia. See specific center for guidelines and
procedures. (C) China; (I) South Asia; (J) Japan; (K) Korea; (P)
Philippines; (S) Southeast Asia; (Z) Other.
ASAN 458 Russia in Asia and the Pacific (3) Covers
the economic, political, and social development of Russian Asia
(Siberia) and Russian relations with the countries of Asia and the
Pacific. Pre: HIST 306 or HIST 310; or consent.
ASAN 463 Gender Issues in Asian Society (3) Construction
of gender identities in contemporary Asia. How these interface with
other aspects of social difference and inequality (e.g., with class,
religion, ethnicity). Pre: 201 and 202, or any WS course, or consent. (Crosslisted
as WS 463)
ASAN 465 American Experience in Asia (3) Comparison
of American experiences in Japan, China, and Southeast Asia within
historical and perceptual framework. (Cross-listed as AMST 465)
ASAN 467 Americans in China (3) Exploration of
contemporary Chinese-American relationship against 19th- and
20th-century background. (Cross-listed as AMST 467)
ASAN 469 Ethnic Diversity in China (3) Surveying
Tibetans, Mongols, Manchus, Muslims, and other minorities, as well as
analyzing the nature of minority/majority identity in China from an
anthropological perspective. Pre: 201 and 202, or consent.
ASAN 480 Culture and Economy of Southeast Asia (3) An
exploration of the cultural and economic development of the countries of
Southeast Asia from early times to the present day, with an emphasis on
the effects of outside influences. Pre: 201 and 202, or consent.
ASAN 482 The Political Economy of Japan (3) Institutions,
processes, and dynamics of the contemporary Japanese political economy
including business/government relations, industrial relations, and
international dimensions. Pre: 201 and 202, or consent.
ASAN 484 Society and Politics in China (3) Interdisciplinary review and analysis of social and
political issues in contemporary China, interchange between state and
society in national policies, relationship between cultural tradition
and technological modernization in the socialist transformation process.
Pre: 310, 312, or SOC 356; or consent. (Cross-listed as POLS 484)
ASAN 485 Contemporary Chinese Development (3) Development
and planning in contemporary China: economic policy and institutional
structure in the development and urbanization process; urban and rural
transformation in a socialist economy. Pre: upper division standing or
consent.
ASAN 486 Contemporary Vietnam (3) Vietnam’s
20th-century intellectual and organi-zational transformation, wars,
revolution, social change, and development dilemmas in historical,
cultural, and international perspective.
ASAN 491 (Alpha) Topics in Asian Studies (3) Selected
topics in Asian studies. (B) Buddhist studies; (C) China; (G) Asia; (I)
South Asia; (J) Japan; (K) Korea; (P) Philippines; (S) Southeast Asia;
(Z) Other. Pre: 201 or 202, or consent.
ASAN 493 Development and Poverty in Asia (3) Social
transformations by capitalism in agricultural and industrial sectors of
contemporary societies. Perspective is historical and global; approach
is interdisciplinary. Repeatable twice. Pre: 201 and 202, or consent.
ASAN 495 Encountering Tourism in Asian-Pacific
Societies (3) A critical examination and current impact of tourism
on contemporary Asian and Pacific Island societies. Topics include
colonial antecedents, social impacts, cultural and environmental
concerns, case studies (including Hawai‘i). Pre: 201 or 202, or
consent. (Cross-listed as PACS 495)
ASAN 496 Religions of Island Southeast Asia (3) A
comparative, interdisciplinary examination of indigenous beliefs, Islam,
Christianity, and Hinduism in island Southeast Asia, and how they have
been adjusted because of economic and social change. Pre: 201 and 202,
or consent.
ASAN 499 Directed Reading (V) Pre: consent.
ASAN 500 Master’s Plan B/C Studies (1) Enrollment
for degree completion. Pre: master’s Plan B or C candidate and
consent.
ASAN 501 Practicum in Asian Studies (V)
ASAN 600 Asian Studies Seminar: Scope and Methods
(3) Scope of Asian studies as a field; contributions of major
disciplines to study of Asia; resources and methods of research;
preparation of research proposal. (C) China; (I) South Asia; (J) Japan;
(K) Korea; (P) Philippines; (S) Southeast Asia. Pre: graduate standing.
ASAN 603 Japanese Studies Seminar (3)
ASAN 605 Contemporary Korean Studies Seminar (3) Critical
examination and study of selected aspects of modern and contemporary
Korea. Pre: HIST 328.
ASAN 608 Politics and Development: China (3) Political
economy of market transformation in China; developmental context of
human resource, cultural tradition, ideology, policy issues of
agriculture industry transfer, decentralization, dualism, market reform
in urbanization, social service, foreign investment, and Greater China.
Pre: one of POLS 341, ASAN 484, POLS 484, ASAN 600, ASAN 635, or PLAN
635; or consent. (Cross-listed as POL 645C)
ASAN 611 Comparative Muslim Societies in Asia (3) This
course will compare Muslim societies and cultures in Asia with each
other and with the so-called “core” Middle Eastern Muslim societies.
Pre: 600 or consent.
ASAN 618 Contemporary China: Development and Policy
(3) Selected topics on contemporary China. Center for Chinese
Studies has details of current offering. May be repeated with permission
of instructor. Pre: HIST 311 or HIST 312, or consent.
ASAN 620 Problems/Issues of Contemporary Asia (3) Analysis
from multidisciplinary perspective: rural development, urbanization,
international relations, ethnicity, religion, language, etc. Pre: 312 or
consent.
ASAN 624 Culture and Colonialism (3) Analysis
of theories and debates (cultural studies, feminist writings,
post-colonial issues). Case studies of the transformation and creation
of “traditional” cultures under colonialism. Pre: 310 or 312, or
consent.
ASAN 625 Asia and the Modern World Systems (3) Multidisciplinary
examination of interaction between the diverse regions of Asia and the
capitalist-world economy; perspectives on large-scale social change and
contemporary global crisis. Pre: 312, 600, or consent.
ASAN 626 Capitalism in Contemporary Asia (3) Historically
grounded theoretical examination of capitalism in 20th-century Asia;
multidisciplinary approach to fundamental change in political and
economic structures and institutions, prospects for the future. Pre: 600
or 625, or consent.
ASAN 627 Ethnic Nationalism in Asia (3) Contemporary
theories of ethnic and cultural nationalism from perspective of Asia.
Issues of nation-state, power hierarchies, modernity, and identity in
contemporary societies. Pre: 310 (or concurrent) or 312 (or concurrent),
or consent.
ASAN 628 Southeast Asian Development: Costs and
Benefits (3) Interdisciplinary approach to broad economic, social,
and political issues. Focus on benefits and costs of economic
development and effects on local cultures. Exploration of dilemmas of
modernization and comparison of societal responses to development.
Repeatable. Pre: 312 or consent.
ASAN 635 Industrialization and Development Planning
in Asia and Pacific (3) Political economy of industrialization and
development, state and society under industrialization and
post-industrialization, evolution of development planning, and policy
making in Asia under global economy. Pre: 600 or PLAN 630, or consent. (Crosslisted
as PLAN 635)
ASAN 636 Culture and Urban Form in Asia (3) Cultural
and historical impact on urban form, contention of tradition and
modernity in urban space, spatial expression of state and society,
perception and utilization of urban design, evolution of urban form in
selected Asian capitals. Pre: 312, PLAN 310, or PLAN 600. (Cross-listed
as PLAN 636 and ARCH 687)
ASAN 652 Contemporary Japanese Studies Seminar (3) Selected
human and physical fea-tures that represent economic, social, and politi-cal
life. Pre: consent. (Crosslisted as GEOG 652)
ASAN 672 Demographic History of Southeast Asia (3)
(Sem) Southeast Asian population histories. Contrasts with East and
South Asian population histories. Links among demography, subsistence activities and social
institutions. Evolution of indigenous and colonial population records.
Practical applications of historical demographic methodology. A-F only.
Pre: graduate standing or consent. (Cross-listed as PPST 672)
ASAN 694 Topics in Buddhist Studies (3) Seminar
on selected topics in Buddhist studies. Pre: PHIL 360, PHIL 406, REL
475, or REL 490; or consent.
ASAN 699 Directed Research (V) Individual
problems and research. Pre: consent.
ASAN 700 Thesis Research (V)
ASAN 705 Asian Research Materials and Methods (3) Bibliography,
reference tools, and research methods in sources on Asia in Western and
Asian languages. Discussion of published and archival repositories. (Crosslisted
as HIST 705 and LIS 705)
ASAN 750 (Alpha) Research Seminar in Asian Studies
(3) (C) China; (I) South Asia; (J) Japan; (K) Korea; (P)
Philippines; (S) Southeast Asia. Pre: 600 or consent.
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