ASIAN 488L The Idea of Asia

3 Credit(s)

This course examines the imagination of Asia from a variety of perspectives: historical, economic, religious, philosophical, literary, and artistic. It begin from the extreme social and cultural diversity of the continent as it is currently defined, and asks first, how the idea of a coherent Asia was constructed; and second, what effects this idea has had in both “Asian” and “European” history. This course fulfills the capstone requirement for the Asian Studies major. ASIAN 488L and MDNLNG 488L are the same course.

Diversity Area: International

Enrollment Requirements:
Prerequisites: ASIAN 115L and PHIL 297 and two 200-level or higher ASIAN courses, and a minimum of 90 credits.