ASIA 312: Buddhism in Korea
Historical, cultural and philosophical development of Korean Buddhism.
ASIA 211: Sex, Sexual Ethics, and Asian Religions
Sex and sexual ethics in the scriptures, monastic rules, rituals, and narratives of Asian religions, such as Sikhism, Hinduism, Buddhism, and Confucianism.
ASIA 327: Korean Popular Music in Context
History, contexts, and the genres of Korean popular music. Students will analyze specific artists and songs using a range of approaches. While an understanding of basic concepts of music will be helpful, no previous exposure to ethnomusicology or music performance is required.
ASIA 250: Introduction to Buddhism
Origins, basic teachings, development of Theravada, Mahayana, and Tantric traditions, historical spread first through Asia and later the world, and Buddhism in contemporary societies.
ASIA 351: Modern Chinese Fiction in Translation
Reading of selected novels and stories written between 1750 and the present.
ASIA 302: Theravada Buddhism
Taught by Dr. Jessica Main, this course will focus on the history, story, and culture of the major form of Buddhism primarily focused on the regions of Sri Lanka, and mainland Southeast Asia, including southern Vietnam, parts of southern China, spread to Nepal, and modern global diffusion. [ubccourses department=ASIA course=302 profileslug=’faculty-and-staff’ stickywinter=W stickyyear=true]
ASIA 398: Narrative Literature in Premodern India
Our featured course this week is ASIA 398 Narrative Literature in Premodern India.