Courses | UBC Department of Asian Studies

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ASIAN STUDIES

Introduction to Traditional Asia

ASIA 100 2019 W Credits: 3

A survey of the histories and cultures of Asia before 1600 and the coming of the Europeans. Emphasis will be given to parallel themes in the development of the civilizations of South, Southeast and East Asia.

BAKER, DONALD LESLIE

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ASIAN STUDIES

Introduction to Traditional Asia

ASIA 100 2020 W Credits: 3

BAKER, DONALD LESLIE

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ASIAN STUDIES

Introduction to Modern Asia

ASIA 101 2019 W Credits: 3

A survey of the emergence of modern Asia. Aims at an understanding of how the various peoples of Asia have maintained distinctive cultural identities despite centuries of political, economic, social and cultural change.

BAKER, DONALD LESLIE

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ASIAN STUDIES

Introduction to Modern Asia

ASIA 101 2020 W Credits: 3

BAKER, DONALD LESLIE

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ASIAN STUDIES

Introduction to Modern Asia

ASIA 101 2021 W Credits: 3

GREENSTEIN, ELIJAH

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ASIAN STUDIES

Introduction to the Major Eastern Religions

ASIA 110 2020 W Credits: 3

Introduction to the major Asian religious traditions (Islam, Hinduism, Sikhism, Jainism, Buddhism, Confucianism, Daoism, Christianity, Shintoism, and Shamanism); employs theoretical models drawn from religious studies.

MAIN, JESSICA

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ASIAN STUDIES

Introduction to Religions in Asia

ASIA 110 2021 W Credits: 3

A survey of religious traditions of Asia, including communities, professionals, practices and beliefs of small-scale and large-scale societies. Approaches and theories drawn from the field of religious studies.

MAIN, JESSICA

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Asian Internets

ASIA 150 2021 W Credits: 3

The cultures of contemporary Asia through an exploration of the uses, form, and content of online media from and about Asia.

RUSK, BRUCE

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ASIAN STUDIES

Cultural Foundations of East Asia

ASIA 200 2020 S Credits: 3

A comparative survey of the beliefs, assumptions and values which have shaped the civilizations of East Asia in both traditional and modern times.

EOM, TAE YEON

Past course

ASIAN STUDIES

Cultural Foundations of East Asia

ASIA 200 2020 W Credits: 3

A comparative survey of the beliefs, assumptions and values which have shaped the civilizations of East Asia in both traditional and modern times.

EOM, TAE YEON

Past course

ASIAN STUDIES

Cultural Foundations of East Asia

ASIA 200 2021 S Credits: 3

A comparative survey of the beliefs, assumptions and values which have shaped the civilizations of East Asia in both traditional and modern times.

EOM, TAE YEON

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ASIAN STUDIES

Modern Islam

ASIA 206 2021 W Credits: 3

History and culture, values, and sociopolitical movements of the Islamic world from 1500 to the modern day; interconnections between power, politics, gender, and the arts in modern Islamic societies. This course is highly recommended as a basis for all 300- and 400-level Islamic Studies courses.

AHMED, RUMEE

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ASIAN STUDIES

Classical Islam

ASIA 207 2021 W Credits: 3

History and culture, values, and achievements of Islamic societies from 700-1500; interconnections between power, politics, gender, and the arts in Islamic societies. This course is highly recommended as a basis for all 300- and 400-level Islamic Studies courses.

AHMED, RUMEE

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ASIAN STUDIES

Cultural Foundations of South Asia

ASIA 208 2019 W Credits: 3

A survey of South Asian cultures, including language and literature, art, religion, polity and society, as they developed in the past and have been transformed in the modern period.

SIDDIQUI, HASAN ZAHID

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ASIAN STUDIES

Cultural Foundations of South Asia

ASIA 208 2021 W Credits: 3

A survey of South Asian cultures, including language and literature, art, religion, polity and society, as they developed in the past and have been transformed in the modern period.

SIDDIQUI, HASAN ZAHID

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ASIAN STUDIES

Traditions of Yoga

ASIA 210 2020 W Credits: 3

Philosophical, religious, and cultural development of yoga in classical and medieval South Asia and its relation to contemporary globalized practice.

SATHAYE, ADHEESH

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Traditions of Yoga

ASIA 210 2021 W Credits: 3

Philosophical, religious, and cultural development of yoga in classical and medieval South Asia and its relation to contemporary globalized practice.

SATHAYE, ADHEESH

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ASIAN STUDIES

Sex, Sexual Ethics, and Asian Religions

ASIA 211 2019 S Credits: 3

Sex and sexual ethics in the scriptures, monastic rules, rituals, and narratives of Asian religions, such as Sikhism, Hinduism, Buddhism, and Confucianism.

MAIN, JESSICA

Past course

ASIAN STUDIES

Sex, Sexual Ethics, and Asian Religions

ASIA 211 2020 S Credits: 3

Sex and sexual ethics in the scriptures, monastic rules, rituals, and narratives of Asian religions, such as Sikhism, Hinduism, Buddhism, and Confucianism.

MAIN, JESSICA

Past course

ASIAN STUDIES

Sex, Sexual Ethics, and Asian Religions

ASIA 211 2021 S Credits: 3

Sex and sexual ethics in the scriptures, monastic rules, rituals, and narratives of Asian religions, such as Sikhism, Hinduism, Buddhism, and Confucianism.

MAIN, JESSICA

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ASIAN STUDIES

Sex, Sexual Ethics, and Asian Religions

ASIA 211 2021 W Credits: 3

Sex and sexual ethics in the scriptures, monastic rules, rituals, and narratives of Asian religions, such as Sikhism, Hinduism, Buddhism, and Confucianism.

MAIN, JESSICA

Past course

ASIAN STUDIES

Writing About Japan

ASIA 212 2019 W Credits: 3

Literary, historiographic, religious, and feminist approaches to Japanese myths, legal tracts, religious tales, fiction, and poetry.

BLUM, HALEY

Past course

ASIAN STUDIES

Writing About Japan

ASIA 212 2020 W Credits: 3

Literary, historiographic, religious, and feminist approaches to Japanese myths, legal tracts, religious tales, fiction, and poetry.

BLUM, HALEY

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ASIAN STUDIES

Writing About Japan

ASIA 212 2021 W Credits: 3

Literary, historiographic, religious, and feminist approaches to Japanese myths, legal tracts, religious tales, fiction, and poetry.

BLUM, HALEY

Past course

ASIAN STUDIES

Introduction to Buddhism

ASIA 250 2019 S Credits: 3

Origins, basic teachings, development of Theravada, Mahayana, and Tantric traditions, historical spread first through Asia and later the world, and Buddhism in contemporary societies.

OBER, DOUGLAS

Past course

ASIAN STUDIES

Introduction to Buddhism

ASIA 250 2019 W Credits: 3

Origins, basic teachings, development of Theravada, Mahayana, and Tantric traditions, historical spread first through Asia and later the world, and Buddhism in contemporary societies.

COLLINS, CASEY

Past course

ASIAN STUDIES

Introduction to Buddhism

ASIA 250 2020 S Credits: 3

Origins, basic teachings, development of Theravada, Mahayana, and Tantric traditions, historical spread first through Asia and later the world, and Buddhism in contemporary societies.

Past course

ASIAN STUDIES

Introduction to Buddhism

ASIA 250 2020 W Credits: 3

Origins, basic teachings, development of Theravada, Mahayana, and Tantric traditions, historical spread first through Asia and later the world, and Buddhism in contemporary societies.

MAIN, JESSICA | KOTYK, JEFFREY

Past course

ASIAN STUDIES

Introduction to Buddhism

ASIA 250 2021 S Credits: 3

Origins, basic teachings, development of Theravada, Mahayana, and Tantric traditions, historical spread first through Asia and later the world, and Buddhism in contemporary societies.

KOTYK, JEFFREY

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ASIAN STUDIES

Introduction to Buddhism

ASIA 250 2021 W Credits: 3

Origins, basic teachings, development of Theravada, Mahayana, and Tantric traditions, historical spread first through Asia and later the world, and Buddhism in contemporary societies.

KOTYK, JEFFREY

Past course

ASIAN STUDIES

Sex, Gender, and Sexuality in Japanese Literature and Film

ASIA 254 2019 W Credits: 3

The integral role that sex, gender, and sexuality play in literary and cinematic works from Japan. Literary works will be read in translation, movies will be subtitled.

YOSHIMIZU, AYAKA

Past course

ASIAN STUDIES

Sex, Gender, and Sexuality in Japanese Literature and Film

ASIA 254 2020 W Credits: 3

The integral role that sex, gender, and sexuality play in literary and cinematic works from Japan. Literary works will be read in translation, movies will be subtitled.

YOSHIMIZU, AYAKA

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ASIAN STUDIES

Sex, Gender, and Sexuality in Japanese Literature and Film

ASIA 254 2021 W Credits: 3

The integral role that sex, gender, and sexuality play in literary and cinematic works from Japan. Literary works will be read in translation, movies will be subtitled.

YOSHIMIZU, AYAKA

Past course

ASIAN STUDIES

China in World History

ASIA 270 2020 W Credits: 6

The history of China in a global context, from the earliest times to the most recent past; how China has changed the world and how engagement with the world has changed China.

SHIN, LEO

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China in World History

ASIA 270 2021 W Credits: 6

The history of China in a global context, from the earliest times to the most recent past; how China has changed the world and how engagement with the world has changed China.

SHIN, LEO

Past course

ASIAN STUDIES

Writing and Culture in East Asia

ASIA 300 2019 S Credits: 3

Practical, aesthetic, historical, technological and political issues pertaining to the use of Chinese characters - hanzi (Chinese), kanji (Japanese), or hanccha (Korean) - throughout the region.

Past course

ASIAN STUDIES

Writing and Culture in East Asia

ASIA 300 2019 W Credits: 3

Practical, aesthetic, historical, technological and political issues pertaining to the use of Chinese characters - hanzi (Chinese), kanji (Japanese), or hanccha (Korean) - throughout the region.

HOU, DONGCHEN

Past course

ASIAN STUDIES

Writing and Culture in East Asia

ASIA 300 2020 W Credits: 3

Practical, aesthetic, historical, technological and political issues pertaining to the use of Chinese characters - hanzi (Chinese), kanji (Japanese), or hanccha (Korean) - throughout the region.

RUSK, BRUCE

Past course

ASIAN STUDIES

Writing and Culture in East Asia

ASIA 300 2021 S Credits: 3

Practical, aesthetic, historical, technological and political issues pertaining to the use of Chinese characters - hanzi (Chinese), kanji (Japanese), or hanccha (Korean) - throughout the region.

TAKANO, MINORU

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ASIAN STUDIES

Writing and Culture in East Asia

ASIA 300 2021 W Credits: 3

Practical, aesthetic, historical, technological and political issues pertaining to the use of Chinese characters - hanzi (Chinese), kanji (Japanese), or hanccha (Korean) - throughout the region.

TAKANO, MINORU

Past course

ASIAN STUDIES

Buddhism in the Modern Era

ASIA 301 2019 W Credits: 3

Buddhism from the nineteenth century to present day with special emphasis on its history and character in local settings, including specific traditions such as Tibetan Nyingma and Japanese Zen, as well as the development of a modern and global "Buddhism."

MAIN, JESSICA

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ASIAN STUDIES

Buddhism in the Modern Era

ASIA 301 2020 W Credits: 3

MAIN, JESSICA

Past course

ASIAN STUDIES

Mahayana Buddhism

ASIA 303 2019 W Credits: 3

Historical and philosophical development of Mahayana Buddhism.

MAIN, JESSICA

Past course

ASIAN STUDIES

Survey of South and Southeast Asian Performing Arts

ASIA 304 2020 S Credits: 3

An historical perspective of the performing arts of South and Southeast Asia, highlighting the role of music, dance, and the dramatic arts in the lives of actors and audiences. Option to complete a practicum performance.

HUNTER, THOMAS

Past course

ASIAN STUDIES

Survey of South and Southeast Asian Performing Arts

ASIA 304 2020 W Credits: 3

DIWAN, SAI

Past course

ASIAN STUDIES

Survey of South and Southeast Asian Performing Arts

ASIA 304 2021 S Credits: 3

DIWAN, SAI

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ASIAN STUDIES

Survey of South and Southeast Asian Performing Arts

ASIA 304 2021 W Credits: 3

DIWAN, SAI

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ASIAN STUDIES

Asian Horror Cinema: National Nightmares and Specters of Trauma

ASIA 305 2019 W Credits: 3

Engaging with the ideologies, industrial histories, socio-cultural contexts, and aesthetics of horror films - and the genre itself - from various Asian cinemas.

SONG, JEE-YEON

Past course

ASIAN STUDIES

Asian Horror Cinema: National Nightmares and Specters of Trauma

ASIA 305 2020 W Credits: 3

Engaging with the ideologies, industrial histories, socio-cultural contexts, and aesthetics of horror films - and the genre itself - from various Asian cinemas.

BLUM, HALEY | SONG, JEE-YEON

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ASIAN STUDIES

Asian Horror Cinema: National Nightmares and Specters of Trauma

ASIA 305 2021 W Credits: 3

Engaging with the ideologies, industrial histories, socio-cultural contexts, and aesthetics of horror films - and the genre itself - from various Asian cinemas.

SONG, JEE-YEON | BLUM, HALEY

Past course

ASIAN STUDIES

Korean Language and Writing in Culture and Society

ASIA 307 2019 W Credits: 3

An examination of Korean language and writing using approaches from sociolinguistics, the sociology of language, and linguistic anthropology.

WELLS, WILLIAM

Past course

ASIAN STUDIES

Myth, Ritual and Epic in Ancient India

ASIA 308 2019 W Credits: 3

Myths of creation Gods and goddesses of the Vedic pantheon. Connections with myths in other parts of the world, particularly in the Indo-European tradition. Literary representations of the myths.

SATHAYE, ADHEESH

Past course

ASIAN STUDIES

Myth, Ritual and Epic in Ancient India

ASIA 308 2020 W Credits: 3

Myths of creation Gods and goddesses of the Vedic pantheon. Connections with myths in other parts of the world, particularly in the Indo-European tradition. Literary representations of the myths.

SATHAYE, ADHEESH

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ASIAN STUDIES

Myth, Ritual and Epic in Ancient India

ASIA 308 2021 W Credits: 3

Myths of creation Gods and goddesses of the Vedic pantheon. Connections with myths in other parts of the world, particularly in the Indo-European tradition. Literary representations of the myths.

SATHAYE, ADHEESH

Past course

ASIAN STUDIES

South Asian Beyond South Asia

ASIA 309 2019 W Credits: 3

A history of South Asian peoples and communities that emigrated overseas, including Indo-Canadians.

OBEROI, HARJOT SINGH

Past course

ASIAN STUDIES

South Asian Beyond South Asia

ASIA 309 2020 W Credits: 3

A history of South Asian peoples and communities that emigrated overseas, including Indo-Canadians.

OBEROI, HARJOT SINGH

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ASIAN STUDIES

South Asian Beyond South Asia

ASIA 309 2021 W Credits: 3

A history of South Asian peoples and communities that emigrated overseas, including Indo-Canadians.

OBEROI, HARJOT SINGH

Past course

ASIAN STUDIES

Tibetan Buddhism

ASIA 311 2019 W Credits: 3

Religious terrain of the Tibetan cultural realm, looking at the history and development of Tibetan Buddhism and key ideas of the four main Tibetan Buddhist traditions.

SCHWERK, DAGMAR | SHAKYA, TSERING

Past course

ASIAN STUDIES

Tibetan Buddhism

ASIA 311 2020 W Credits: 3

Religious terrain of the Tibetan cultural realm, looking at the history and development of Tibetan Buddhism and key ideas of the four main Tibetan Buddhist traditions.

SHAKYA, TSERING | SCHWERK, DAGMAR

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ASIAN STUDIES

Tibetan Buddhism

ASIA 311 2021 W Credits: 3

Religious terrain of the Tibetan cultural realm, looking at the history and development of Tibetan Buddhism and key ideas of the four main Tibetan Buddhist traditions.

SHAKYA, TSERING | SCHWERK, DAGMAR

Past course

ASIAN STUDIES

Buddhism in Korea

ASIA 312 2019 W Credits: 3

Historical, cultural and philosophical development of Korean Buddhism.

BAKER, DONALD LESLIE

Past course

ASIAN STUDIES

Tibetan and Himalayan Culture and Society

ASIA 313 2019 W Credits: 3

History and culture of the Himalayan regions, including India, China, Tibet, Nepal, and Bhutan.

SHAKYA, TSERING

Past course

ASIAN STUDIES

Tibetan and Himalayan Culture and Society

ASIA 313 2020 W Credits: 3

History and culture of the Himalayan regions, including India, China, Tibet, Nepal, and Bhutan.

SHAKYA, TSERING

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ASIAN STUDIES

Tibetan and Himalayan Culture and Society

ASIA 313 2021 W Credits: 3

History and culture of the Himalayan regions, including India, China, Tibet, Nepal, and Bhutan.

SHAKYA, TSERING

Past course

ASIAN STUDIES

Premodern Japan

ASIA 314 2019 W Credits: 3

Japanese history (political, economic, social and cultural) to 1600.

CLEMENTS, FRANK

Past course

ASIAN STUDIES

Premodern Japan

ASIA 314 2020 W Credits: 3

Japanese history (political, economic, social and cultural) to 1600.

GREENSTEIN, ELIJAH

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Premodern Japan

ASIA 314 2021 W Credits: 3

Japanese history (political, economic, social and cultural) to 1600.

GREENSTEIN, ELIJAH | ORIHARA, MINAMI

Past course

ASIAN STUDIES

Japan from Feudal to Modern State

ASIA 315 2019 W Credits: 3

Japanese history from 1600 to the Meiji Restoration. Political, economic, social and cultural forces which were involved in transforming Japan.

CLEMENTS, FRANK | NOSCO, PETER

Past course

ASIAN STUDIES

Japan from Feudal to Modern State

ASIA 315 2020 W Credits: 3

Japanese history from 1600 to the Meiji Restoration. Political, economic, social and cultural forces which were involved in transforming Japan.

HUR, NAM-LIN | GREENSTEIN, ELIJAH

Past course

ASIAN STUDIES

Japan from Feudal to Modern State

ASIA 315 2021 S Credits: 3

Japanese history from 1600 to the Meiji Restoration. Political, economic, social and cultural forces which were involved in transforming Japan.

GREENSTEIN, ELIJAH

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ASIAN STUDIES

Japan from Feudal to Modern State

ASIA 315 2021 W Credits: 3

Japanese history from 1600 to the Meiji Restoration. Political, economic, social and cultural forces which were involved in transforming Japan.

HUR, NAM-LIN | NOSCO, PETER

Past course

ASIAN STUDIES

The Rise of Korean Civilization

ASIA 317 2019 W Credits: 3

The evolution of a distinctive Korean civilization within the East Asian cultural sphere. Primary focus on cultural, social and political development from the earliest times to the sixteenth century.

BAKER, DONALD LESLIE

Past course

ASIAN STUDIES

The Rise of Korean Civilization

ASIA 317 2020 S Credits: 3

The evolution of a distinctive Korean civilization within the East Asian cultural sphere. Primary focus on cultural, social and political development from the earliest times to the sixteenth century.

WELLS, WILLIAM

Past course

ASIAN STUDIES

The Rise of Korean Civilization

ASIA 317 2020 W Credits: 3

The evolution of a distinctive Korean civilization within the East Asian cultural sphere. Primary focus on cultural, social and political development from the earliest times to the sixteenth century.

SONG, JEE-YEON

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ASIAN STUDIES

The Rise of Korean Civilization

ASIA 317 2021 W Credits: 3

The evolution of a distinctive Korean civilization within the East Asian cultural sphere. Primary focus on cultural, social and political development from the earliest times to the sixteenth century.

SONG, JEE-YEON

Past course

ASIAN STUDIES

Contemporary Chinese Popular Cultures

ASIA 319 2020 S Credits: 3

Chinese popular cultures of the late twentieth and early twenty-first centuries, in relation to social changes, national policies, individual choices, everyday experience, and globalization.

HOU, DONGCHEN

Past course

ASIAN STUDIES

Contemporary Chinese Popular Cultures

ASIA 319 2020 W Credits: 3

Chinese popular cultures of the late twentieth and early twenty-first centuries, in relation to social changes, national policies, individual choices, everyday experience, and globalization.

YANG, RENREN | HOU, DONGCHEN

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12:30 - 14:00

HOU, DONGCHEN

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HOU, DONGCHEN

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YANG, RENREN

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HOU, DONGCHEN

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HOU, DONGCHEN

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ASIAN STUDIES

Contemporary Chinese Popular Cultures

ASIA 319 2021 W Credits: 3

Chinese popular cultures of the late twentieth and early twenty-first centuries, in relation to social changes, national policies, individual choices, everyday experience, and globalization.

HOU, DONGCHEN | YANG, RENREN

Past course

ASIAN STUDIES

History of Early China

ASIA 320 2019 S Credits: 3