The document announces Asian studies course offerings for Fall 2017 at a university, including courses on: - Samurai and martial arts heroes in East Asia - The rise of modern Asia from 1850 to present - Introduction to Asian art from China, Japan, India, Korea, and Southeast Asia - Chinese culture and society from an anthropological perspective - Political systems in Asia - Arts of China (past and present) - Modern China from 1800 to present - Life of a geisha who became a Buddhist nun in early 20th century Japan Beginning and intermediate Chinese, Japanese, Arabic, and Korean language courses are also listed, as well as information on Asian studies majors/minors and

1. Asian Studies classes Fall 2017
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2. HIST 281/ASIA 281 Samurai and Gongfu Heroes:
Masculinity in East Asia
MWF 9:05-9:55
(This is in the process of being approved by the University Senate, and by Fall will be listed as ASIA 106/HIST 106)
In films, stories and official histories Chinese and
Japanese people have been encouraged to emulate the
great heroes of the past. In this class we will look at
what it means to be a man, from the haohan of China to
the Men of High Purpose of Japan and beyond, and how
these people and their stories have been re-used in
modern Asia

3. HIST 198 Rise of Modern
Asia Asia from India to
Japan and from 1850 to the
present
MWF 11:15-12:05

4. ARHI 224
Introduction to Asian Art
MWF 1:25-2:15
Surveys a selection of art and
architectural forms from China, Japan,
India, Korea, and Southeast Asia.
Students are introduced to religious
and secular sculpture, painting, and
ceramics, as well as the philosophical,
political, and social forces that
prompted their creation.

5. ANTH 272 Cultural Area: China
MW 5:05-6:20
A broad introduction to Chinese culture and
society from an anthropological perspective. The
course covers a range of topics pertaining to
Chinese traditional culture, including marriage,
family, education, governance, gender, religion,
language, health, art, and music.

6. PLSC 383 Political Systems-Asia
MWF 9:05-9:55
An intensive, comparative
study of the government and
politics of Asia

7. ARTHI 425 Arts of China MWF
9:05-9:55
Analyzes the arts of China, past and present.
Examines representative examples from major
periods, emphasizing the cultural, political, and/or
religious context of the work.

8. HIST 434 W01 Modern China 1800 to present
MWF 1:25-2:15
China’s age of revolution. We will look at the impact of
imperialism and modernization on China, and how the Chinese
people responded to these and created a world power

9. RLST 485 Selected Topics in Feminist Studies of Religion--Oishi
Junkyo: Geisha, Artist, Buddhist Nun MWF 11:15-12:05
On June 20, 1905 Nakagawa Manjiro, the
proprietor of a popular geisha house in
Osaka, went on a bloody rampage after
discovering that his wife was having an affair.
In less than fifteen minutes he murdered five
people within his establishment. Only a
seventeen-year-old apprentice geisha named
Tsumakichi survived the attack, although she
was severely wounded by her foster father’s
samurai sword. Over the next six decades,
Tsumakichi—or Oishi Junkyo as she would
eventually be called—would perform in
vaudeville, establish herself as a well-known
painter, and eventually renounce secular life
to become a Buddhist nun.
This course uses the life of this fascinating woman as a means to
better understand early twentieth-century Japanese society and
culture, especially the interrelationship between the “flower and
willow world,” the performing and visual arts, and Shingon
Buddhism.

10. Learn Chinese!
CHIN 101 Elementary Chinese I
MWF 10:10-11:00/T 9:30-10:20
CHIN 102 Elementary Chinese II
MWF 11:15-12:05/T 11:00-11:50
CHIN 201 Intermediate Chinese
MWF 2:30-3:20/T 2:00-2:50

11. Learn Japanese!
JAPN 101 Elementary Japanese I
MWF 11:15-12:05 / T 11:00-11:50
JAPN 201 Intermediate Japanese
MWF 2:30-3:20 / T 2:00-2:50
CRLG 481 JAPN Composition and Grammar
MWF 10:10-11:00

12. Learn Arabic!
CRLG 101-001 Arabic I MWF 1:25-2:15
CRLG 101-002 Arabic I MWF 12:20-1:10
CRLG 201 Arabic III MWF 12:20-1:10

13. Learn Korean!
CRLG 159 Korean II MWF
10:10-11:00

14. Asian Studies Major and Minor
Find your future in Asia
-Language study, study
abroad, culture and
careers
For more
information
contact
baumler@
iup.edu

15. Certificate in China Studies
IUP now offers a 15-credit
Certificate in China Studies. Learn
about the world’s largest country
and its people and have it show
up on your transcript!
For more information contact the Asian Studies program baumler@iup.edu

16. Certificate in Japan Studies
IUP now offers a 15-credit
Certificate in Japan Studies.
Learn about one of the world’s
most fascinating countries and
largest economies and have it
show up on your transcript!
For more information contact the Asian Studies program baumler@iup.edu

17. Interested in the Middle East? Want to work for the Government?
Get a Certificate in Middle Eastern Studies!
15 credits! Email Dr. Alan Baumler (baumler@iup.edu) for more information.