Course Descriptions
Locating Asias: (Nation, Culture and Diaspora)
Fall Quarter (F24)
Dept/Description | Course No., Title | Instructor |
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ART HIS (F24) | 151C MODERN CHINA | WUE, R. |
ASIANAM (F24) | 114 ASNAM DOCUMTRY PRAC | CHO, J. |
Emphasis/Category: Locating Asias (Nation, Culture, and Diaspora) We begin with the elements and evolution of documentary film language and genres in the United States as a foundation for understanding how Asian American media artists utilize mediums of film and video toward particular communication goals. | ||
ASIANAM (F24) | 150 BOLLYWOOD FILM | SHROFF, B. |
Emphasis/Category: Locating Asias (Nation, Culture, and Diaspora) This course examines how the global reach of popular Hindi-language cinema of India referred to as Bollywood film creates new representations of nationalism and national narratives. Increasing travel, changing modes of life and material expansion even within India and within the Indian diasporas have generated transnational and international movements of people, media and commodities and Bollywood is a major player in these movements and markets. | ||
ASIANAM (F24) | 151F SOUTH ASAM STUDIES | SHROFF, B. |
Emphasis/Category: Locating Asias (Nation, Culture, and Diaspora) The class brings together diverse perspectives on the experiences of South Asians in America. South Asian countries include India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, and Bangladesh among others. | ||
ASIANAM (F24) | 151H SE ASAM STUDIES | FUJITA-RONY, D. |
Emphasis/Category: Locating Asias (Nation, Culture, and Diaspora) Analyzes experiences of refugees and immigrants from Southeast Asia, which may include those from Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam, and the Philippines, as well as the experiences of later generations born in the US. Examines histories, communities, and identities. | ||
FLM&MDA (F24) | 130 ASNAM DOCUMTRY PRAC | CHO, J. |
Emphasis/Category: Locating Asias (Nation, Culture, and Diaspora) We begin with the elements and evolution of documentary film language and genres in the United States as a foundation for understanding how Asian American media artists utilize mediums of film and video toward particular communication goals. | ||
HISTORY (F24) | 171E CHINESE 1800-1949 | BAUM, E. |
Emphasis/Category: Locating Asias (Nation, Culture, and Diaspora) This course will introduce students to major themes in the social, cultural, political, and economic history of China since 1800, with a focus on key events including the Opium Wars and Boxer Uprising, the 1911 Revolution and overthrow of the Qing dynasty, the Second World War, and the rise to power of the Chinese Communist Party. Themes include political and ideological change from the late imperial period to the communist takeover; changing gender roles; urbanization and rural development; foreign imperialism and popular resistance; and the growing pressure to "modernize" China's politics and culture. |
Courses Offered by Global Cultures or other Schools at UCI
Locating Asias: (Nation, Culture and Diaspora)
Fall Quarter (F24)
Dept | Course No., Title | Instructor |
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GLBLCLT (F24) | 103B CLTRS COLONIALSM | SUH, S. |
Emphasis/Category: Pacific Rim, Locating Asias (Nation, Culture, and Diaspora) | ||
GLBLCLT (F24) | 103B BRUCE LEE | MIMURA, G. |
Emphasis/Category: Locating Asias (Nation, Culture, and Diaspora) | ||
GLBLCLT (F24) | 191 VIRTUALIZING CLTRS | LIN, J. |
Emphasis/Category: Inter-Area Studies, Pacific Rim, Locating Asias (Nation, Culture, and Diaspora) | ||
SOC SCI (F24) | 178F SOUTH ASAM STUDIES | SHROFF, B. |
Emphasis/Category: Locating Asias (Nation, Culture, and Diaspora) | ||
SOC SCI (F24) | 179 BOLLYWOOD FILM | SHROFF, B. |
Emphasis/Category: Locating Asias (Nation, Culture, and Diaspora) |