Courses

Introduction to the field of children’s book illustration through lectures, demonstrations, and writing and drawing exercises. Assignments will be created in traditional and digital mediums, and students will create an original manuscript and book mockup, as well as portfolio sample pieces. This course is primarily for students interested in illustration and design.

The initial Western impact and China's response.

Political regimes in East Asia range from democratic and authoritarian to hybridist, while most are also known for their “economic miracles.” Why? This course will examine the historical experiences, cultural values and contemporary developments that have shaped the divergent political systems and behaviors as well as the developmental policies of the major states in the region: China, Japan, the “four tigers” (South Korea, Taiwan, Singapore and Hong Kong); and to a lesser extent, North Korea.

The states of East Asia, including China, Japan, South and North Korea, Taiwan and Singapore, have emerged as important players in global politics and international economy.

Survey from earliest times to the eve of the first contacts with the West.

Readings in representative twentieth-century Chinese plays.

A review of Chinese grammar and usage based on close readings of essays together with systematic practice in composition.

Chinese Lang Exempt

Chinese painting from its origin and techniques to political symbolism and stylistic variety. Particular attention is given to philosophical considerations of the early masters, Neo-Confucian cosmology and Song monumental landscape, literati painting theory and practice, and the rise of Ming-Qing individualism as a response to nature, society, and tradition.

Readings of classical and modern Chinese short stories.