Topic 1: Writing and Authority in Early China. Only one of the following may be counted: Asian Studies 372 (Topic: Writing and Authority: Early China), 379 (Topic 1), History 364G (Topic: Writing and Authority: Early China). Core Curriculum: 010

Topic 2: South Asian Saints and Yogis. Life stories, teachings, and cultic practices of various holy figures and sainthood practices in South Asia, with an emphasis on the intersection between classical and modern history, religion, literature, and philosophy in relation to these practices and the making of modern South Asia. Only one of the following may be counted: Anthropology 324L (Topic: South Asian Saints and Yogis), Asian Studies 340 (Topic: South Asian Saints and Yogis), 379 (Topic 2), Religious Studies 341 (Topic: South Asian Saints and Yogis), 341 (Topic 12).

Topic 3: The Art of the Body in India. Only one of the following may be counted: Anthropology 322M (Topic: Art of the Body in India), Asian Studies 372 (Topic: Art of the Body in India), 379 (Topic 3), and Women's and Gender Studies 340 (Topic: Art of the Body in India). Core Curriculum: 010

Topic 4: Indian Poetry and Religions. Explores the intersections of religion and poetry in the history of Indian literature as expressed in multiple settings and variations including hymns, chants, bhajans, poetic narratives, and new poetic conventions that deal with caste and gender identities. Only one of the following may be counted: Asian Studies 379 (Topic 4), Religious Studies 341 (Topic 11), 341P. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Same as: R S 341P Core Curriculum: 010 Additional prerequisite: For Asian studies majors, twelve semester hours of upper-division coursework in Asian studies; for others, upper-division standing.

Topic 5: Science, Technology, and Society in Contemporary Asia. Introduction to how social forces and interests impact scientific practice, and vice versa, including scientific incommensurability, cultural difference, colonialism, postcoloniality, and methodological issues. Core Curriculum: 010 Additional prerequisite: For Asian studies majors, twelve semester hours of upper-division coursework in Asian studies; for others, upper-division standing.

Topic 6: Transnational Korea. Recent and contemporary manifestations of the Koreas in the world and the world in the Koreas. Subjects include labor and marriage migration, educational sojourning, transnational adoption, tourism, international sport, corporate expatriation, and media flows. Only one of the following may be counted: Anthropology 329K, Asian American Studies 330F, Asian Studies 379 (Topic 6). Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Same as: AAS 330F, ANT 329K Core Curriculum: 010 Additional prerequisite: For Asian studies majors, twelve semester hours of upper-division coursework in Asian studies; for others, upper-division standing.

Topic 7: Cuisine and Culture in Asia. Explores various themes related to food preparation, distribution, and consumption in the shaping of modern Asian societies, including gender; family; politics and nationalism; political economy of food; immigration; diaspora and cuisine; globalization of food brands and fast food outlets; aesthetics; tourism and travel; and how Asian food is represented in media. Only one of the following may be counted: Asian American Studies 325 (Topic 6); Asian Studies 379 (Topic: Cuisine and Culture in Asia), 379 (Topic 7).

Topic 8: Radical Religion: Ascetics and Holy Persons. Explores asceticism and the concepts, practices, and goals associated with this radical way of life through case studies from various religions. Subjects include theories of the body and of culture, as well as issues of social status, gender, devotion, and violence. Only one of the following may be counted: Asian Studies 379 (Topic: Radical Religion: Ascetics), 379 (Topic 8), Religious Studies 375S (Topic: Radical Religion: Ascetics), 375S (Topic 4). Same as: R S 375S.4 Core Curriculum: 010

Topic 9: Art of Autobiography in Japan. Examines autobiographies written by prominent artists and intellectuals in Japan from the tenth century to the present. Subjects include the authors' lives and legacies, and how these works are informed by both the historical and cultural contexts in which they were written and by the genre itself. All reading, writing, and discussion will be in English. Asian Studies 379 (Topic: Art of Autobiography in Japan) and 379 (Topic 9) may not both be counted. Core Curriculum: 010 Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.

Topic 10: Comparing Religions. A discussion of major comparative approaches in the study of religion. Only one of the following may be counted: Asian Studies 340 (Topic: Introduction to Comparative Religion), 340 (Topic 11), 379 (Topic 10), Religious Studies 373 (Topic: Introduction to Comparative Religion), 375S (Topic 2). Same as: R S 375S.2 Core Curriculum: 010 Additional prerequisite: For Asian studies majors, twelve semester hours of upper-division coursework in Asian studies; for others, upper-division standing and at least six semester hours of coursework in religious studies.

Topic 11: The Cultural Outsider: Memoirs of East Asia. Focus is on the cultural outsider's perceptions of East Asia in greater travel" dating from as early as Marco Polo up to works published in contemporary America. Selected memoirs and travelogues are presented from the perspective of the cultural outsider, written by missionaries, colonizers, journalists, POW's, scholars, students, and tourists. Only one of the following may be counted: Asian Studies 379 (Topic: Cul Outsider: Memoirs/E Asia), 379 (Topic 11), History 340U, 364G (Topic: Cul Outsider: Memoirs/E Asia). Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Same as: HIS 340U Core Curriculum: 010 Additional prerequisite: For Asian studies majors, twelve semester hours of upper-division coursework in Asian studies; for others, upper-division standing.

Topic 12: Gender and Labor in Global Asia. Only one of the following may be counted: Anthropology 324P, Asian Studies 379 (Topic 12), Women's and Gender Studies 340 (Topic 93), 346J. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Same as: ANT 324P, WGS 346J Core Curriculum: 010 Additional prerequisite: For Asian studies majors, twelve semester hours of upper-division coursework in Asian studies; for others, upper-division standing.

Topic 13: Cultural Memory and the Classic Chinese Novel. Examine the metaphors and mythology from Chinese cultural memory that are present in classic novels, within literary and socio-historical contexts. Explore a cross-section of influential works from classical literature and the major founding schools of Chinese thought. Only one of the following may be counted: Asian Studies 379 (Topic 13), Comparative Literature 323 (Topic 57), 323S. Same as: C L 323S Core Curriculum: 010 Additional prerequisite: For Asian studies majors, twelve semester hours of upper-division coursework in Asian studies; for others, upper-division standing.

Topic 14: Translating Asia. Explore various ways to define translation in the Asian context through translation theory and translated texts and how translation impacts and represents different Asian identities. Only one of the following may be counted: Asian Studies 361 (Topic: Transltn Multilingl S Asia), 379 (Topic 14), Comparative Literature 323I. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Same as: C L 323I Core Curriculum: 010 Additional prerequisite: For Asian studies majors, twelve semester hours of upper-division coursework in Asian studies; for others, upper-division standing.

Topic 15: The Partition of India in History and Literature. Examine the causes and effects of the partition of British India in 1947 into the nation-states of India and Pakistan. Only one of the following may be counted: Asian Studies 361 (Topic: Partition of India Hist/Lit), 379 (Topic 15), History 350L (Topic: Partition of India Hist/Lit), 350L (Topic 98), Islamic Studies 372 (Topic: Partition of India Hist/Lit). Additional prerequisite: For Asian studies majors, twelve semester hours of upper-division coursework in Asian studies; for others, upper-division standing.

Topic 16: Culture and Crisis in Contemporary Japan. Explore the cultural history of Japan from the 1980s to the present, with particular attention paid to economic and ecological issues represented in literature, film, and visual culture. Only one of the following may be counted: Asian Studies 379 (Topic: Cultr/Crisis in Contemp Jpn), 379 (Topic 16), History 364O. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Same as: HIS 364O Core Curriculum: 010 Additional prerequisite: For Asian studies majors, twelve semester hours of upper-division coursework in Asian studies; for others, upper-division standing.

Topic 17: History and Memory in Japan and Korea. Explore the fraught and entangled histories of modern Japan and Korea as depicted in literature and film to consider experiences of imperialism, rapid modernization, war, decolonization, and trauma. Only one of the following may be counted: Asian Studies 379 (Topic: His and Mem in Jpn and Korea), 379 (Topic 17), Comparative Literature 323G, History 341J. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Same as: C L 323G, HIS 341J Core Curriculum: 010 Additional prerequisite: For Asian studies majors, twelve semester hours of upper-division coursework in Asian studies; for others, upper-division standing.

Topic 18: Death and the Afterlife in Ancient China. Investigate ancient Chinese beliefs and practices surrounding death and the afterlife from the Neolithic era to the arrival of Buddhism. Explore tombs, burial objects, and funeral rites; philosophical essays and historical accounts; medical practices; religious relics, tokens, and talismans; ghost stories; poetry; and paintings. Only one of the following may be counted: Ancient History and Classical Civilization 330 (Topic 9), 330C, Asian Studies 379 (Topic: Death Aftrlfe Ancient China), 379 (Topic 18), History 344N, Religious Studies 375S (Topic 12). Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Same as: AHC 330C, HIS 344N, R S 375S.12 Core Curriculum: 010 Additional prerequisite: For Asian studies majors, twelve semester hours of upper-division coursework in Asian studies; for religious studies majors, upper-division standing and at least six semester hours of coursework in religious studies; for others, upper-division standing.