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ARTH 166 Chinese Art and Culture 6 credits
This course will survey art and architecture in China from its prehistoric beginnings to the end of the nineteenth century. It will examine various types of visual art forms within their social, political and cultural contexts. Major themes that will also be explored include: the role of ritual in the production and use of art, the relationship between the court and secular elite and art, and theories about creativity and expression.
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ARTH 166.01 Fall 2025
- Faculty:Kathleen Ryor š« š¤
- Size:25
- M, WBoliou 161 1:50pm-3:00pm
- FBoliou 161 2:20pm-3:20pm
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ARTH 266 Arts of the Japanese Tea Ceremony 6 credits
This course will examine the history and aesthetics of the tea ceremony in Japan (chanoyu). It will focus on the types of objects produced for use in the Japanese tea ceremony from the fifteenth century through the present. Themes to be explored include: the relationship of social status and politics to the development of chanoyu; the religious dimensions of the tea ceremony; gender roles of tea practitioners; nationalist appropriation of the tea ceremony and its relationship to the mingei movement in theĀ twentieth century; and the international promotion of the Japanese tea ceremony post-WWII. Requires concurrent registration in ARTS 236.
Extra time, requires concurrent registration in ARTS 236
- Fall 2025
- IS, International Studies LA, Literary/Artistic Analysis
- ARTS 236: Ceramics: Vessels for Tea
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ARTH 266.01 Fall 2025
- Faculty:Kathleen Ryor š« š¤
- Size:14
- M, WBoliou 161 11:10am-12:20pm
- FBoliou 161 12:00pm-1:00pm
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Extra Time Required,
Requires concurrent registration in ARTS 236
Four seats held for Art and Art History majors until the day after rising junior priority registration.
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ARTS 236 Ceramics: Vessels for Tea 6 credits
Students will learn techniques used by Japanese potters, and those from around the world, to make vessels associated with the production and consumption of tea. Both handbuilding and wheel throwing processes will be explored throughout the term. We will investigate how Japanese pottery traditions, especially the Mingei āarts of the peopleā movement of the 1920s, have influenced contemporary ceramics practice in the United States and how cultural appropriation impacts arts practice. Special attention will be paid to the use of local materials from Carletonās Arboretum as well as wood firing and traditional raku processes. Requires concurrent registration in ARTH 266.
Requires concurrent registration in Art History 266.
Extra Time Required
Seats held for Art and Art History majors.
- Fall 2025
- ARP, Arts Practice IDS, Intercultural Domestic Studies
- ARTH 266: Arts of the Japanese Tea Ceremony
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ARTS 236.01 Fall 2025
- Faculty:Kelly Connole š« š¤
- Size:14
- M, WBoliou 046 8:30am-11:00am
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Requires concurrent registration in Art History 266.
Extra Time Required.
Four seats held for Art and Art History majors until the day after rising junior priority registration.
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ASST 285 Mapping Japan, the Real and the Imagined 6 credits
From ancient to present times, Japan drew and redrew its borders, shape, and culture, imagining its place in this world and beyond, its From ancient times to the present, Japan drew and redrew its borders, reimagining its cultural and racial identity, and its place in this world and beyond. This course is a cartographic exploration of this complex and contested history. Cosmological mandalas, hell images, travel brochures, and military maps bring to light Japanās religious vision, cartographic imagination, and political ambition that dictated its geopolitical expansion and the displacement of minority peoples at home, defining its real and imagined boundaries. We will explore a variety of maps, focusing on those in Carletonās unique library collection.
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ASST 285.01 Spring 2026
- Faculty:Asuka Sango š« š¤
- Size:25
- T, THLeighton 236 1:15pm-3:00pm
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CHIN 206 Chinese in Cultural Context 6 credits
This course advances students’ proficiency in oral and written Chinese, at the same time integrating elements of traditional Chinese civilization and modern Chinese society. Emphasis is on cultural understanding and appropriate language use.
- Spring 2026
- LP Language Requirement
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Student has completed any of the following course(s): CHIN 205 with a grade of C- or better or received a score of 206 on the Carleton Chinese Placement exam.
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CHIN 206.01 Spring 2026
- Faculty:Lin Deng š« š¤
- Size:20
- M, WLanguage & Dining Center 205 11:10am-12:20pm
- FLanguage & Dining Center 205 12:00pm-1:00pm
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CHIN 258 Classical Chinese Thought: Wisdom and Advice from Ancient Masters 6 credits
Behind the skyscrapers and the modern technology of present-day China stand the ancient Chinese philosophers, whose influence penetrates every aspect of society. This course introduces the teachings of various foundational thinkers: Confucius, Mencius, Laozi, Sunzi, Zhuangzi, and Hanfeizi, who flourished from the fifth-second centuries B.C. Topics include kinship, friendship, self-improvement, freedom, the art of war, and the relationship between human beings and nature. Aiming to bring Chinese wisdom to the context of daily life, this course opens up new possibilities to better understand the self and the world. No knowledge of Chinese is required.
In translation
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CHIN 258.01 Fall 2025
- Faculty:Lei Yang š« š¤
- Size:25
- T, THLanguage & Dining Center 104 10:10am-11:55am
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CHIN 350 Reading Chinese Comics 6 credits
This course selects a range of popular comics as primary reading materials. Through these multimodal materials, students will gain important cultural and historical knowledge about China, expand vocabulary on a variety of cultural and societal topics, and most importantly, develop proficiency in producing descriptions and third-person narratives, both orally and in writing.
- Fall 2025
- IS, International Studies LA, Literary/Artistic Analysis
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Student has completed any of the following course(s): CHIN 206 with a grade of C- or better or received a score of 300 on the Carleton Chinese Placement exam.
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CHIN 350.01 Fall 2025
- Faculty:Lin Deng š« š¤
- Size:25
- M, WHasenstab 109 12:30pm-1:40pm
- FHasenstab 109 1:10pm-2:10pm
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CHIN 360 Classical Chinese 6 credits
This course introduces to students the essentials of classical Chinese through a close reading of authentic materials. A wide range of genres, including prose, poems, idioms, and short stories, will be introduced to enrich students’ understanding of various writing conventions and styles. The historical, cultural, and literary forces that shape these cultural works also will be examined.
- Spring 2026
- LA, Literary/Artistic Analysis LP Language Requirement
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Student has completed any of the following course(s): CHIN 206 with a grade of C- or better or received a score of 300 on the Carleton Chinese Placement exam.
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CHIN 360.01 Spring 2026
- Faculty:Lei Yang š« š¤
- Size:20
- M, WLanguage & Dining Center 202 11:10am-12:20pm
- FLanguage & Dining Center 202 12:00pm-1:00pm
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ECON 240 Microeconomics of Development 6 credits
This course explores household behavior in developing countries. We will cover areas including fertility decisions, health and mortality, investment in education, the intra-household allocation of resources, household structure, and the marriage market. We will also look at the characteristics of land, labor, and credit markets, particularly technology adoption; land tenure and tenancy arrangements; the role of agrarian institutions in the development process; and the impacts of alternative politics and strategies in developing countries. The course complements Economics 241.
- Winter 2026
- IS, International Studies QRE, Quantitative Reasoning SI, Social Inquiry
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Student has completed any of the following course(s): ECON 111 with a grade of C- or better or ECON AL (Cambridge A Level Economics) with a grade of B or better or has received a score of 5 on the AP Microeconomics test or a score of 6 or better on the IB Economics test.
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ECON 240.01 Winter 2026
- Faculty:Faress Bhuiyan š« š¤
- Size:25
- M, WWillis 203 12:30pm-1:40pm
- FWillis 203 1:10pm-2:10pm
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HIST 159 Age of Samurai 6 credits
Japan’s age of warriors is often compared to the Middle Ages. Sandwiched between the court society and the shogunate, the warrior population in Japan is often compared to the vassals in feudalism. This course examines the evolution of the samurai from the late twelfth to the seventeenth century, with the thematic focus on the evolving dynamics between violence and competing political regimes (monasteries, estate holders, opportunistic households, regencies, cloistered government). With analyses of many different types of primary sources (chronicles, poems, letters, diaries, travelogues, thanatologues, maps) students will develop critical skills to frame key historical questions against broader historiographical contexts.
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HIST 159.01 Winter 2026
- Faculty:Seungjoo Yoon š« š¤
- Size:30
- M, WLeighton 303 11:10am-12:20pm
- FLeighton 303 12:00pm-1:00pm
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HIST 253 Social Movements in Modern Korea 6 credits
This course examines rich traditions of social movements in Korea from its preindustrial times to the present. It will analyze how the movement organizers came to claim the space between households and the state by organizing themselves around various groupings (religious societies, labor unions, and SMOs). Thematically, it will scrutinize the intersections of multiple value orientations (e.g., feminist consciousness and fight for democracy and social justice) and unintended consequences (state violence and traumatic memory). Engaging with different sources (e.g., films, testimonies, memoirs, autobiographies, journals, and government reports), students will develop skills to frame key historical questions against broader historiographical contexts.
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HIST 253.01 Winter 2026
- Faculty:Seungjoo Yoon š« š¤
- Size:25
- M, WLeighton 426 1:50pm-3:00pm
- FLeighton 426 2:20pm-3:20pm
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JAPN 206 Japanese in Cultural Context 6 credits
This course advances students’ proficiency in the four skills of speaking, listening, reading and writing in Japanese. The course also integrates elements of traditional Japanese civilization and modern Japanese society, emphasizing cultural understanding and situationally appropriate language use.
- Spring 2026
- LP Language Requirement No Exploration
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Student has completed any of the following course(s): JAPN 205 with a grade of C- or better or received a score of 206 on the Carleton Japanese Placement exam.
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JAPN 206.01 Spring 2026
- Faculty:Noboru Tomonari š« š¤
- Size:20
- M, WLanguage & Dining Center 302 11:10am-12:20pm
- FLanguage & Dining Center 302 12:00pm-1:00pm
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JAPN 248 Literature and Beauty in Modern Japan 6 credits
This course introduces modern Japanese literature from the late 19th century to the 1960s, examining its evolution through the lens of āBeautyā as both an aesthetic and cultural concept. We will explore how literature emerged as a fine art, engaging with modern Western aesthetic theories to interrogate notions of āmodernnessā and its intersection with ethical concerns. In addition to studying major writers and works, we will analyze literatureās response to historical contexts, addressing themes such as class division, alienation, scientific progress, colonialism, urbanization, and war.
In Translation. No prior knowledge of Japanese language or culture is required.
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JAPN 248.01 Fall 2025
- Faculty:Chie Tokuyama š« š¤
- Size:25
- T, THLanguage & Dining Center 302 1:15pm-3:00pm
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JAPN 344 Japan Trends: Lifestyle, Society, and Culture 6 credits
In this advanced Japanese language course, we will explore a wide range of concepts, social media buzzwords, and cultural phenomena that constitute the fabric of everyday life in Japan today. From “geeks” and “idols” dominating the cultural scene to the “working poor” and “hikikomori,” who represent the precarity Japan faces in the contexts of economic, political and psychological crisis, the course delves into the aspects of key phenomena surrounding contemporary Japanese society. You will develop skills to read, analyze, summarize, and critique various texts written in Japanese, including newspaper articles, scholarly essays, literary texts, and films, while becoming familiar with historical contexts in which these keywords emerged and are used.
- Winter 2026
- IS, International Studies LA, Literary/Artistic Analysis
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Student has completed any of the following course(s): JAPN 206 with a grade of C- or better or received a score of 206 on the Carleton Japanese Placement exam.
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JAPN 344.01 Winter 2026
- Faculty:Chie Tokuyama š« š¤
- Size:25
- M, WLanguage & Dining Center 242 1:50pm-3:00pm
- FLanguage & Dining Center 242 2:20pm-3:20pm
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JAPN 355 Advanced Reading: Contemporary Japanese Prose 6 credits
This course explores various aspects of contemporary Japanese culture and society through an intensive reading of a variety of texts written in Japanese. Students become familiar with diverse genres of writing and formality of styles by analyzing authentic materials, which include popular fiction, newspaper articles, and scholarly essays. The course aims to develop all aspects of communicative skills (reading, speaking, listening, and writing) in addition to enhancing academic skills such as close-reading, summarizing, and critiquing texts.
- Fall 2025
- IS, International Studies LA, Literary/Artistic Analysis
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Student has completed any of the following course(s): JAPN 206 with a grade of C- or better or received a score of 206 on the Carleton Japanese Placement exam.
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JAPN 355.01 Fall 2025
- Faculty:Chie Tokuyama š« š¤
- Size:15
- M, WLanguage & Dining Center 242 1:50pm-3:00pm
- FLanguage & Dining Center 242 2:20pm-3:20pm
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MUSC 213 J-Pop: Listening to Music in Modern Japan 6 credits
Japanese popular music encompasses a wide variety of genres, from World War II propaganda tunes to anime soundtracks. But how does this music relate to the history of modern Japan? What is “modern” (or post-modern) about this specific music? This class will examine the creation and consumption of Japanese popular music from around 1945 to present, focusing on how popular music worked in the cultural and political milieu. Through the study of Japanese folk, jazz, rock, hip-hop, bubble gum pop, and film music, students will engage with broader historical trajectories in society. We will discuss music as it relates to issues of race, gender, and pop culture in Japan and around the world.
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MUSC 213.01 Winter 2026
- Faculty:Brooke Okazaki š« š¤
- Size:25
- M, WWeitz Center 230 11:10am-12:20pm
- FWeitz Center 230 12:00pm-1:00pm
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MUSL 182 Chinese Musical Instruments
Private (one-on-one) lessons, scheduled individually with the instructor, typically for beginning to intermediate students. Lessons may be for one half-hour per week (1 credit) or one hour per week (2 credit); additional lesson fees are applied (see Music Department Website for lesson fee information). Must be taken S/CR/NC.
Repeatable: This course is repeatable.
Variable Credit: During registration in the Credits field, enter 1 for half-hour lessons or 2 for one-hour lessons.
Students may enroll for lessons in multiple terms. If you are changing aspects of your lesson (shift from half-hour to hour lessons, or from S/CR/NC to graded lessons (i.e.100-level to 200-level lessons), or vice-versa, you should consult with your instructor ahead of registration.
Additional lesson fees are applied (see Music Department website for lesson fee information).
- Fall 2025, Spring 2026
- ARP, Arts Practice
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Students who have NO Chinese musical instrument experience should register for the 00 section. Student has completed any of the following course(s): MUSC 182, 182J, 282 or 282J or MUSL 182, 282 or 382 with a grade of C- or better should register for the section with their instructor.
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MUSL 182.00 Fall 2025
- Faculty:Gao Hong š« š¤
- Grading:S/CR/NC
- Credits:1 – 2
- Section Prerequisites:
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Students may enroll for lessons in multiple terms. If you are changing aspects of your lesson (shift from half-hour to hour lessons, or from S/CR/NC to graded lessons (i.e.100-level to 200-level lessons), or vice-versa, you should consult with your instructor ahead of registration.
Additional lesson fees are applied (see Music Department website for lesson fee information).
Waitlist Only
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MUSL 182.00 Spring 2026
- Faculty:Gao Hong š« š¤
- Grading:S/CR/NC
- Credits:1 – 2
- Section Prerequisites:
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Students may enroll for lessons in multiple terms. If you are changing aspects of your lesson (shift from half-hour to hour lessons, or from S/CR/NC to graded lessons (i.e.100-level to 200-level lessons), or vice-versa, you should consult with your instructor ahead of registration.
Additional lesson fees are applied (see Music Department website for lesson fee information).
Waitlist Only
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MUSL 282 Chinese Musical Instruments (Juried)
Private (one-on-one) lessons, scheduled individually with the instructor, typically for intermediate to advanced students. Lessons may be for one half-hour per week (1 credit) or one hour per week (2 credit); additional lesson fees are applied (see Music Department Website for lesson fee information). Lessons are graded (i.e., not S/CR/NC) and final assessment is via a public juried performance at the end of the term.
Repeatable: This course is repeatable.
Variable Credit: During registration in the Credits field, enter 1 for half-hour lessons or 2 for one-hour lessons.
Students may enroll for lessons in multiple terms. If you are changing aspects of your lesson (shift from half-hour to hour lessons, or from S/CR/NC to graded lessons (i.e.100-level to 200-level lessons), or vice-versa, you should consult with your instructor ahead of registration.
Additional lesson fees are applied (see Music Department website for lesson fee information).
- Fall 2025, Spring 2026
- ARP, Arts Practice
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Students who have NO Chinese musical instrument experience should register for the 00 section. Student has completed any of the following course(s): MUSC 182, 182J, 282 or 282J or MUSL 182, 282 or 382 with a grade of C- or better should register for the section with their instructor.
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MUSL 282.00 Fall 2025
- Faculty:Gao Hong š« š¤
- Credits:1 – 2
- Section Prerequisites:
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Students may enroll for lessons in multiple terms. If you are changing aspects of your lesson (shift from half-hour to hour lessons, or from S/CR/NC to graded lessons (i.e.100-level to 200-level lessons), or vice-versa, you should consult with your instructor ahead of registration.
Additional lesson fees are applied (see Music Department website for lesson fee information).
Waitlist Only
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MUSL 282.00 Spring 2026
- Faculty:Gao Hong š« š¤
- Credits:1 – 2
- Section Prerequisites:
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Students may enroll for lessons in multiple terms. If you are changing aspects of your lesson (shift from half-hour to hour lessons, or from S/CR/NC to graded lessons (i.e.100-level to 200-level lessons), or vice-versa, you should consult with your instructor ahead of registration.
Additional lesson fees are applied (see Music Department website for lesson fee information).
Waitlist Only
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POSC 120 Democracy and Dictatorship 6 credits
An introduction to the array of different democratic and authoritarian political institutions in both developing and developed countries. We will also explore key issues in contemporary politics in countries around the world, such as nationalism and independence movements, revolution, regime change, state-making, and social movements.
- Fall 2025, Winter 2026, Spring 2026
- IS, International Studies SI, Social Inquiry WR2 Writing Requirement 2
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POSC 120.01 Fall 2025
- Faculty:Dev Gupta š« š¤
- Size:30
- M, WWillis 204 9:50am-11:00am
- FWillis 204 9:40am-10:40am
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POSC 120.01 Winter 2026
- Faculty:Dev Gupta š« š¤
- Size:30
- M, WWillis 204 11:10am-12:20pm
- FWillis 204 12:00pm-1:00pm
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POSC 120.01 Spring 2026
- Faculty:Alfred Montero š« š¤
- Size:30
- M, WHasenstab 002 9:50am-11:00am
- FHasenstab 002 9:40am-10:40am
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POSC 170 International Relations and World Politics 6 credits
What are the foundational theories and practices of international relations and world politics? This course addresses topics of a geopolitical, commercial and ideological character as they relate to global systems including: great power politics, polycentricity, and international organizations. It also explores the dynamic intersection of world politics with war, terrorism, nuclear weapons, national security, human security, human rights, and the globalization of economic and social development.
- Fall 2025, Winter 2026, Spring 2026
- IS, International Studies SI, Social Inquiry
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POSC 170.01 Fall 2025
- Faculty:Greg Marfleet š« š¤
- Size:30
- T, THWeitz Center 233 8:15am-10:00am
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POSC 170.01 Winter 2026
- Faculty:Summer Forester š« š¤
- Size:30
- M, WWeitz Center 132 9:50am-11:00am
- FWeitz Center 132 9:40am-10:40am
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POSC 170.01 Spring 2026
- Faculty:Tun Myint š« š¤
- Size:30
- T, THHasenstab 002 10:10am-11:55am
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POSC 246 Contemporary Chinese Politics 6 credits
This course examines the history and politics of China in the context of a prolonged revolution. The course begins by examining the end of imperial rule, the development of Modern China, socialist transformations and the establishment of the PRC. After a survey of the political system as established in the 1950s and patterns of politics emerging from it, the analytic focus turns to political change in the reform era (since 1979) and the forces driving it. The adaptation by the Communist Party to these changes and the prospects of democratization are also examined. Topics include protests, economic development, religious freedom, the environment and internet censorship.
- Fall 2025
- IS, International Studies SI, Social Inquiry
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POSC 246.01 Fall 2025
- Faculty:Chris Heurlin š« š¤
- Size:25
- T, THHasenstab 109 10:10am-11:55am
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POSC 248 Asian Communism: Politics of China, Viet & N Korea 6 credits
Examines theĀ AsianĀ communismĀ in China, Vietnam, and North Korea.Ā AsianĀ communismĀ presents a series of fascinating questions. Why didĀ communistĀ revolutions occur in someĀ AsianĀ states but not others? Why were relations between someĀ AsianĀ communistĀ states peaceful while others were hostile? Why did some adopt significant economic reforms while others maintained command economies? Why didĀ communistĀ regimes persist in mostĀ AsianĀ states, whileĀ CommunismĀ fell in Mongolia and all of Europe? The approach of the course is comparative and structured around thematic comparisons between the three states.
- Fall 2025
- IS, International Studies SI, Social Inquiry
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POSC 248.01 Fall 2025
- Faculty:Chris Heurlin š« š¤
- Size:25
- T, THHasenstab 109 1:15pm-3:00pm
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RELG 153 Introduction to Buddhism 6 credits
This course offers a survey of Buddhism from its inception in India some 2500 years ago to the present. We first address fundamental Buddhist ideas and practices, then their elaboration in the Mahayana and tantric movements, which emerged in the first millennium CE in India. We also consider the diffusion of Buddhism throughout Asia and to the West. Attention will be given to both continuity and diversity within Buddhism–to its commonalities and transformations in specific historical and cultural settings. We also will address philosophical, social, political, and ethical problems that are debated among Buddhists and scholars of Buddhism today.
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RELG 153.01 Fall 2025
- Faculty:Asuka Sango š« š¤
- Size:25
- T, THLeighton 426 1:15pm-3:00pm
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