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COURSE SCHEDULE
FALL 2008 COURSES
FOR SOUTHEAST ASIA MINOR AND GRADUATE CONCENTRATION
Updated April 8, 2008
ANTHROPOLOGY
ANTH 302:
Asian American Cultures (3)
TTh 3:30PM - 4:45PM; Stevens Building 104;
Judy Ledgerwood
Description: Introduction to the study of Asian
American cultures. Review of the history of migration from Asian countries to
the United States, and examination of
the contemporary ethnographic portrayals of different Asian communities.
Emphasis on the lives of Southeast Asian refugees and migrants who have come to
the U.S. in the last 25 years. Uses anthropological writings on changing
patterns of kinship, social organization, economics and religion, as well as
first-person literary accounts.
ANTH 407/507:
Peoples and Cultures of Insular Southeast Asia (3)
TTh 11:00AM - 12:15PM; Stevens Building 206;
Susan Russell
Description: Introduction to the social and cultural diversity of insular
Southeast Asia, especially Indonesia, Malaysia, and the Philippines. Emphasis on
the region's geography, colonial experience, and patterns of social
organization, kinship, religious belief, ethnic pluralism, and authority.
ANTH 421/521:
Social Organization (3)
TTh 2:00PM - 3:15PM; Stevens Building 206;
Andrea Molnar
Description: Description of social systems, an exploration of the regularities
and variations in the several facets of social structure emphasizing the
interrelatedness of the parts of culture as a functioning entity. PRQ: ANTH 120
or ANTH 220, or consent of department.
ANTH 426/526:
Political Anthropology (3)
T 6:00PM - 8:40PM; Stevens Building 206;
Andrea Molnar
Description: Political activities and how they
articulate with other institutions. Presentation of various interpretations and
theories that have been applied to the data. PRQ: ANTH 220 or consent of
department.
ANTH 498:
Independent Study in Anthropology (1-6) *
TBA; Location to be determined;
Judy Ledgerwood
Description:
Special readings, topics, and research projects
in anthropology. May be repeated to a maximum of 6 semester hours. PRQ: Consent
of department.
ART HISTORY
ARTH 378/698C:
Indian and Southeast Asian Art
(3)
TTh 11:00AM - 12:15PM; Jack Arends Visual Art
Bldg 110; Catherine Raymond
Description: Art and architecture of Hindu and
Buddhist cultures.
FOREIGN LANGUAGES AND LITERATURE
FLBU 103:
Beginning Burmese I (5)
MTWThF 2:00PM - 2:50PM; DuSable Hall 426; Saw
Tun
Description: Developing skills in listening,
speaking, reading, and writing.
FLBU 203:
Intermediate Burmese I (5)
MTWThF 4:00PM - 4:50PM; DuSable Hall 402;
Saw Tun
Description: Developing skills in listening, speaking, reading, and writing.
PRQ: FLBU 104 or consent of department.
FLCH
101: Beginning Chinese I (3)
MWF 11:00AM - 11:50AM; DuSable Hall 152;
Lanhui Ryder
MWF 2:00PM - 2:50PM; DuSable Hall 322; Lanhui
Ryder
Description: Developing skills in
listening, speaking, reading, and writing.
FLCH
201: Intermediate Chinese I (3)
MWF 3:00PM - 3:50PM; Wirtz Hall 324;
Lanhui Ryder
Description: Review of grammar, work in composition, and the readings of modern
Chinese authors to develop language mastery. PRQ: FLCH 102 or consent of
department.
FLIN 103:
Beginning Indonesian I (5)
MTWThF 2:00PM - 2:50PM; DuSable Hall 248;
Patricia Henry
Description: Developing skills in listening,
speaking, reading, and writing.
FLIN 203:
Intermediate Indonesian I (5)
TBA; Location to be determined; Patricia Henry
Description: Continuation of
developing skills in listening, speaking, reading, and writing. PRQ: FLIN 104.
FLIN 421:
Introduction to Indonesian Literature (3)
TBA; Location to be determined; Patricia Henry
Description: Survey of the development of Indonesian literature. Selected
readings in regional languages in translation using traditional and contemporary
Indonesian literature. PRQ: FLIN 204 or consent of department.
FLIS 481:
Independent Studies in a Foreign Language (1-6)
TBA; Location to be determined; TBA
Description: Independent
research on a cultural, linguistic, or literary topic. Detailed outline of
proposed research required prior to enrollment. May be repeated to a maximum of
6 semester hours. PRQ: Three 400-level courses in the language and consent of
department.
FLST 381:
Special Studies in Language I – Burmese (1-9)
TBA; Location to be determined; Saw Tun
Description: Special topics in the various foreign languages. Topics announced.
May be repeated to a maximum of 9 semester hours. PRQ: Consent of department.
FLST 381:
Special Studies in Language I – Beginning Khmer I (5)
MW 2:00PM - 2:50PM; Wirtz Hall 324 and
TTh 2:00PM - 3:15PM;
Montgomery 441;
Kheang Leang
Description:
Special topics in the various foreign languages. Topics announced. May be
repeated to a maximum of 9 semester hours. PRQ: Consent of department.
FLST 381:
Special Studies in Language I – Indonesian (1-9)
TBA; Location to be determined; Patricia
Henry
Description: Special topics in the various foreign languages. Topics announced.
May be repeated to a maximum of 9 semester hours. PRQ: Consent of department.
FLST 381:
Special Studies in Language I – Tagalog (1-9)
TBA; Location to be determined; Rhodalyne
Crail
Description: Special topics in the various foreign languages. Topics announced.
May be repeated to a maximum of 9 semester hours. PRQ: Consent of department.
FLST 381:
Special Studies in Language I – Thai (1-9)
TBA; Location to be determined; John Hartmann
Description: Special topics in the various foreign languages. Topics announced.
May be repeated to a maximum of 9 semester hours. PRQ: Consent of department.
FLST 481:
Special Topics in Literature I
– Burmese (1-9)
TBA; Location to be determined; Saw Tun
Description: Study of a major author, genre, theme, period, or literary
movement. Topics announced. May be repeated to a maximum of 9 semester hours as
topic changes. PRQ: Consent of department.
FLST 481:
Special Topics in Literature I
– Indonesian (1-9)
TBA; Location to be determined; Patricia
Henry
Description: Study of a major author, genre, theme, period, or literary
movement. Topics announced. May be repeated to a maximum of 9 semester hours as
topic changes. PRQ: Consent of department.
FLST 481:
Special Topics in Literature I
– Tagalog (1-9)
TBA; Location to be determined; Rhodalyne
Crail
Description: Study of a major author, genre, theme, period, or literary
movement. Topics announced. May be repeated to a maximum of 9 semester hours as
topic changes. PRQ: Consent of department.
FLST 481:
Special Topics in Literature I
– Thai (1-9)
TBA; Location to be determined; John Hartmann
Description: Study of a major author, genre, theme, period, or literary
movement. Topics announced. May be repeated to a maximum of 9 semester hours as
topic changes. PRQ: Consent of department.
FLST 483:
Special Topics in Linguistics – Thai (1-6)
TBA; Location to be determined; John Hartmann
Description:
Topics announced. May be repeated to a maximum of 6 semester hours as topic
changes. PRQ: Consent of department.
FLTA 103:
Beginning Tagalog I (5)
MTWThF 2:00PM - 2:50PM; DuSable Hall 170;
Rhodalyne Crail
Description: Developing skills in listening,
speaking, reading, and writing.
FLTA 203:
Intermediate Tagalog I (5)
MTWThF 3:00PM - 3:50PM; DuSable Hall 170;
Rhodalyne Crail
Description: Designed for students with some
knowledge of Tagalog who want to develop fluency in spoken and written Tagalog
and understand and articulate Tagalog linguistic features to at least the
intermediate-high level. Emphasis on speaking and listening comprehension, but
reading and writing Tagalog will be an integral part of instruction. PRQ: FLTA
104 or consent of department.
FLTH 103:
Beginning Thai I (5)
MTWThF 2:00PM - 2:50PM;
DuSable Hall 340; John Hartmann
Description: Developing skills in
listening, speaking, reading, and writing.
FLTH 203:
Intermediate Thai I (5)
MTWThF 8:00AM - 8:50AM; DuSable Hall 482;
John Hartmann
Description: Training to increase proficiency in spoken Thai beyond the
elementary level; reading selections for practice in comprehension of the
written language; and composition practice. PRQ: FLTH 104.
HISTORY
HIST 447:
History of Burma (3)
T 6:00PM - 8:40PM; DuSable Hall 422;
Alicia Turner
Description: History and culture of
Burma from prehistoric times to the present.
HIST 448/548:
History of Indonesia (3)
W 3:00PM - 5:40PM; DuSable Hall 140; Eric
Jones
Description: Indonesian political, social, and
cultural life from prehistory to the present. Attention given to the cultures of
the various peoples of Indonesia and
the efforts of the modern state to create a national sense of identity.
HIST 475/575:
The United States and Southeast Asia (3)
TTh 12:30PM - 1:45PM; DuSable Hall 446;
Kenton Clymer
Description: Focus on 20th century, including
American acquisition and governance of the Philippine
Islands, the American response to nationalism and
independence movements, the war in Vietnam, the successive tragedies in
Cambodia, and U.S.-China rivalries in the region.
HIST
498J: Special Topics in History-Asian: Modern Buddhism (3)
TTh 3:30-4:45 PM; DuSable Hall 240, Alicia Turner
HIST 680:
Reading Seminar in Global History: Colonialism/Imperialism (3)
M 3:00PM - 5:40PM; Faraday Hall 205; Eric
Jones
Description: Intensive reading and discussion in historical topics
that look beyond national or regional boundaries to examine historical
experiences in a global perspective.
INTERDISCIPLINARY STUDIES
ILAS 225:
Southeast Asia: Crossroads of The World (3)
TTh 12:30PM - 1:45PM;
TBA; Kheang Un
Description: Interdisciplinary introduction to the varied cultures of Southeast
Asia focused on the general theme of unity within diversity. Examination of the
linkage of Southeast Asian art, music, dance, literature, and architecture with
other segments of the Buddhist, Islamic, Christian, and animistic societies of
the region.
MUSIC
MUSC
398A/698A: World Music Ensemble: Gamelan (1)
MW 2:00PM - 2:50PM; Music Building 102;
Jui-Ching Wang
Description: A. Gamelan. Participation for credit in
more than one ensemble during the same semester permitted. Open to non-majors by
special consent of the School of
Music. May be repeated.
POLITICAL SCIENCE
POLS 371:
Politics in Southeast Asia (3)
MW 3:30PM - 4:45PM; DuSable Hall 246; Kikue
Hamayotsu
Description: Comparative study of governmental and
political institutions and processes in countries such as
Vietnam, Malaysia, Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, and
Indonesia. Focus on issues such as ideological and minority conflicts,
insurgencies, refugees, military rule, prospects for democracy, and United
States interests in Southeast Asia. PRQ: At least sophomore standing.
POLS
673N: Foreign Area Politics: Thailand (3)
Th 6:30PM - 9:10PM; DuSable Hall 466; Daniel
Unger
Description:
Focus on political institutions, processes,
behaviors, and the impact of sociocultural change in the area of concern (Thailand).
May be repeated to a maximum of 9 semester hours; however, individual topics may
not be repeated.
Note: * May meet the concentration requirements when they include substantial treatment of Southeast Asia.
If interested in doing independent research on Southeast Asia, please contact your major department.
A federally funded National Resource Center since 1997, the Center for
Southeast Asian Studies provides leadership, focus, and coordination for
Southeast Asian studies at the university.
cseas@niu.edu