Asian Art and Literature (C033)
GEC Coordinator: Zhenzhen Lu
This concentration focuses on Asian literatures and visual cultures.
Complete any four courses designated with the (C033) GEC attribute, with no more than two courses from any one subject designation. One non-Bates credit may be applied toward the concentration with prior approval by the concentration coordinator. Not open to students who have declared a major or minor in Asian Studies or who have declared the following general education concentrations: Japanese Society and Literature (C046), Chinese Society and Culture (C047), or Asian Narrative Traditions (C052).
Active course offerings include:
| Code | Title |
|---|---|
| ASIA S16 | Understanding Vietnam: Its History and Culture |
| ASIA S20 | Philosophy of the Body |
| ASIA 130 | Japanese Horror Film: Silent Era to Present |
| ASIA 207 | The Self and the World in Premodern Chinese Literature |
| ASIA 215 | Film, Literature, and the Cultures of Postwar Japan |
| ASIA 223 | Communism, Capitalism, and Cannibalism: New and Emerging Voices in Chinese Literature |
| ASIA 224 | Japanese Literature & Society |
| ASIA 229 | Modern Vietnamese Culture through Film |
| ASIA 234 | Chinese Arts and Visual Culture |
| ASIA 236 | Japanese Arts and Visual Culture |
| ASIA 243 | Buddhist Arts and Visual Cultures |
| ASIA 245 | Architectural Monuments of Southeast Asia |
| ASIA 246 | Visual Narratives: Storytelling in East Asian Art |
| ASIA 247 | The Art of Zen Buddhism |
| ASIA 308 | Buddhist Texts in Translation |
| AVC S16 | Understanding Vietnam: Its History and Culture |
| AVC 224 | The Japanese Tea Bowl |
| AVC 229 | Modern Vietnamese Culture through Film |
| AVC 234 | Chinese Arts and Visual Culture |
| AVC 236 | Japanese Arts and Visual Culture |
| AVC 243 | Buddhist Arts and Visual Cultures |
| AVC 245 | Architectural Monuments of Southeast Asia |
| AVC 246 | Visual Narratives: Storytelling in East Asian Art |
| AVC 247 | The Art of Zen Buddhism |
| CHI S20 | Philosophy of the Body |
| CHI 207 | The Self and the World in Premodern Chinese Literature |
| CHI 223 | Communism, Capitalism, and Cannibalism: New and Emerging Voices in Chinese Literature |
| CHI 415 | Readings in Classical Chinese |
| CHI 450 | Special Topics in Advanced Chinese |
| JPN 130 | Japanese Horror Film: Silent Era to Present |
| JPN 215 | Film, Literature, and the Cultures of Postwar Japan |
| JPN 224 | Japanese Literature & Society |
| REL 308 | Buddhist Texts in Translation |