East Asian Studies Concentration (EAST)
With the world's most populous nation and some of its largest economies, East Asia is a region of growing significance. It consists of areas encompassed by present day China, Japan, and Korea (and sometimes also Mongolia, Myanmar, Siberia, and Vietnam). The concentration consists of a program of study combining language training, off-campus study, required core courses in various disciplines, and supporting courses, including a designated capstone course. The underlying logic of the concentration seeks to highlight both the similarities and differences in the societies and cultures of East Asia and to generate increased understanding of a vital part of the modern world.
Requirements for the Concentration:
The East Asian Studies Concentration requires a total of 42 credits, with at least 6 credits drawn from each of the three Asian Studies distribution areas (Literary/Artistic Analysis, Humanistic Inquiry or Social Inquiry)
18 credits in core courses, drawn from at least two of the three Asian Studies distribution areas
24 credits from additional courses, drawn from at least two of the three Asian Studies distribution areas, and including a designated East Asia-related capstone course.
Courses taken on off-campus programs may be applied to the concentration.
Normally, at least one term of off-campus study in East Asia
One year of study of an East Asian language, or its equivalent. For languages offered at Carleton, this will involve completion of a language through 103, or its equivalent. For languages not offered at Carleton, it will involve completion of the equivalent of 103.
Core Courses: 18 credits from among the following; courses must be from at least two distribution areas
ARTH 165 Japanese Art and Culture
ARTH 166 Chinese Art and Culture
CHIN 282 Chinese Studies Seminar in Tianjin: Chinese Civilization
HIST 151 History of Modern Japan
HIST 152 History of Early China (not offered in 2012-2013)
HIST 153 History of Modern China
JAPN 237 Literature and Arts of Japan: 1333-1868 in Translation (not offered in 2012-2013)
JAPN 240 Literature and Society of Modern Japan in Translation (not offered in 2012-2013)
RELG 151 Religions in Chinese Culture (not offered in 2012-2013)
RELG 152 Religions in Japanese Culture
Supporting Courses: 24 credits from among the following; courses must be from at least two distribution areas.
ARTH 164 Buddhist Art (not offered in 2012-2013)
ARTH 165 Japanese Art and Culture
ARTH 166 Chinese Art and Culture
ARTH 209 Chinese Painting
ARTH 220 Gender and Genre in the Floating World: Japanese Prints
ARTH 320 Japanese Theater: Visualizing Narrative Across Media (not offered in 2012-2013)
ARTH 321 Arts of the Chinese Scholar's Studio
ASLN 111 Writing Systems (not offered in 2012-2013)
ASLN 237 Tao of Wisdom in Asian Literature
ASLN 260 Historical Linguistics (not offered in 2012-2013)
ASST 284 Linguistics Seminar: History and Culture of Japan
CHIN 115 The Taoist Way of Health and Longevity, Taichi and Other Forms (not offered in 2012-2013)
CHIN 212 Chinese Studies Seminar in Tianjin: Chinese Culture
CHIN 241 Twentieth Century Chinese Literature and Film in Translation (not offered in 2012-2013)
CHIN 347 Advanced Reading in Contemporary Chinese Prose: Newspapers
CHIN 348 Advanced Chinese: The Mass Media (not offered in 2012-2013)
CHIN 349 Advanced Chinese: Social Commentary (not offered in 2012-2013)
CHIN 350 Advanced Chinese: Poems and Stories (not offered in 2012-2013)
CHIN 356 Modern and Contemporary Women Writers (not offered in 2012-2013)
CHIN 357 Advanced Chinese: Contemporary Social Issues (not offered in 2012-2013)
CHIN 358 Chinese Idiom Stories (not offered in 2012-2013)
CHIN 360 Classical Chinese
ECON 240 Microeconomics of Development
HIST 253 Bureaucracy, Law and Religion in East Asia (not offered in 2012-2013)
HIST 254 Colonialism in East Asia
HIST 255 Print Culture and Nationalism in East Asia (not offered in 2012-2013)
JAPN 230 Topics in Pre-Modern Literature in Translation (not offered in 2012-2013)
JAPN 231 Japanese Cinema in Translation (not offered in 2012-2013)
JAPN 236 Classical Japanese Fiction: The Tale of Genji and Its World in Translation
JAPN 243 The Other in Modern Japanese Literature and Society in Translation
JAPN 344 Advanced Writing: Contemporary Prose (not offered in 2012-2013)
JAPN 345 Advanced Reading in Modern Japanese Literature: The Short Story (not offered in 2012-2013)
JAPN 346 Advanced Readings in Modern Japanese Literature: Poetry and Drama (not offered in 2012-2013)
JAPN 348 Advanced Conversation and Composition (not offered in 2012-2013)
JAPN 349 Advanced Readings in Contemporary Japanese Prose (not offered in 2012-2013)
JAPN 352 Advanced Japanese Through Manga and Contemporary Materials
LING 285 The Linguistics of the Japanese Writing System (not offered in 2012-2013)
LING 286 The Structure of Japanese (not offered in 2012-2013)
MUSC 182 Chinese Musical Instruments
MUSC 182J Chinese Musical Instruments (Juried)
MUSC 282 Chinese Musical Instruments
MUSC 282J Chinese Musical Instruments (Juried)
POSC 239 The Diplomat’s Craft: Three Case Studies
POSC 326 America’s China Policy* (not offered in 2012-2013)
POSC 329 Vietnam and American Policy (not offered in 2012-2013)
POSC 345 Guerillas, Warlords and Bandits: The Art of Asymmetric War* (not offered in 2012-2013)
RELG 254 Zen Buddhism (not offered in 2012-2013)
RELG 255 Social Engagement in Asian Religions
RELG 258 Women and Buddhism (not offered in 2012-2013)
RELG 350 Emptiness
RELG 358 Zen, Nationalism and Orientalism (not offered in 2012-2013)
Capstone Course: For 2012-2013, consult with the concentration director