Rice Course Schedule, Spring 2001
Asian Studies (ASIA)

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ASIA 280   CONTEMPORARY THEMES IN ASIAN AMERICAN LI Credits 3.00  Spring 01
This course is a thematic treatment of contemporary issues such as
self-discovery and cultural identity formation as raised in Asian American
fiction and film. Lectures, readings, papers, and class discussion will explore
the areas of genderized, exoticized and eroticized roles--"Asianness" in the
distant and recent past in the context of a "Western" cultural identity being
adopted, assimilated, reinvented and/or rejected.
Enrollment limited to 20.
001 HUM 118 - MW 04:00PM - 05:20PM      Lai, Chiu-Mi              Enr: 2 Max: 20

ASIA 332   CHINESE FILMS AND MODERN CHINESE LITERAT Credits 3.00  Spring 01
Exploration of modern Chinese literature though the visual imagery of Chinese
films.  Includes an analysis using literary history and narrative structure to
link film adaptations to their original texts
in Chinese fiction, with
emphasis on narratology and movie theory. Films, subtitled in English, shown
outside of  class.  All reading in English translation.  No previous knowledge
of Chinese literature or language required. Also offered as CHIN 332.
001 HUM 120 - MW 03:00PM - 04:20PM      McArthur, Charles Marshal Enr: 7 Max: NA

ASIA 345   ORIGIN AND DEVELOPMENT OF KOREAN AND REL Credits 3.00  Spring 01
This course forcuses on the origin of Korean and related languages. It explores
the way the Korean language evolved and interacted with other East Asian
languages, including Chinese and Japanese. The socio-linguistic aspect of these
languages will be studied, including the difference in male and female language
usage and the honorific systems.  Also offered as KORE 345 and LING 345.
001 HB 22 - TTH 01:00PM - 02:20PM       Yang, Insun Kang          Enr: 0 Max:

ASIA 380   CONTEMPORARY THEMES IN ASIAN AMERICAN LI Credits 3.00  Spring 01
This course is a thematic treatment of contemporary issues such as
self-discovery and cultural identity formation as raised is Asian American
fiction and film. Lectures, readings, papers, and class discussion will explore
the areas of genderized, exoticized and eroticized roles- "Asianness" in the
distant and recent past in the context of a "Western" cultural identity being
adopted, assimilated, reinvented and/or rejected.
001 HUM 118 - MW 04:00PM - 05:20PM      Lai, Chiu-Mi              Enr: 4 Max: NA

ASIA 402   INDEPENDENT STUDY                        Credits   Spring 01
Reading or research project to be determined by discussions between student(s)
and faculty member(s).
001 TBA - TBA                           Staff                     Enr: 5 Max: NA