Academic Catalog

Asian Modernity (C053)

GEC Coordinator: Wesley Chaney

This concentration offers students an opportunity to consider the effects of imperialism, globalization, and rapid development on the societies of Asia.

Complete any four credits designated with the (C053) GEC attribute. Courses taken while studying in an off-campus program in Asia may substitute for up to two credits with prior approval of the coordinator. This concentration is not available to students majoring or minoring in Chinese, Japanese, or Asian Studies.

Active course offerings include:

ASIA 130Japanese Horror Film: Silent Era to Present
ASIA 215Film, Literature, and the Cultures of Postwar Japan
ASIA 224Japanese Literature & Society
ASIA 229Modern Vietnamese Culture through Film
ASIA 260Cultural Psychology
ASIA 274China in Revolution
ASIA 283International Politics of East Asia
AVC 229Modern Vietnamese Culture through Film
HIST 274China in Revolution
JPN 130Japanese Horror Film: Silent Era to Present
JPN 215Film, Literature, and the Cultures of Postwar Japan
JPN 224Japanese Literature & Society
PLTC 283International Politics of East Asia
PSYC 260Cultural Psychology