SEMINAR IN LANGUAGES AND LITERATURES OF ASIA
Explore topics in comparative, connected, and/or trans-Asian literatures and languages. Important thinkers and movements in Asian history will be examined and discussed. Through close readings and discussion, presentations, and writing probe vital theories, methodologies, and critical themes in Asian Studies research.
Prerequisites & course information
Requisites: Graduate/professional standing Course Designation: Grad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate coursework requirement Repeatable for Credit: Yes, for 4 number of completions Last Taught: Fall 2020 Learning Outcomes: 1. Identify and analyze critical themes, both historically and in the present day, works of Asian literature, filmmaking, photography, and art. Audience: Graduate 2. Articulate the ways in which classic and contemporary theories and methodologies in Asian Studies relate to their own research agendas at UW-Madison and how these theories and methods impact the study and exploration of "Asia" in their own work. Audience: Graduate 3. Present progress of their research in writing and in presentations to the other seminar participants. Audience: Graduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Identify and analyze critical themes, both historically and in the present day, works of Asian literature, filmmaking, photography, and art. Audience: Graduate 2. Articulate the ways in which classic and contemporary theories and methodologies in Asian Studies relate to their own research agendas at UW-Madison and how these theories and methods impact the study and exploration of "Asia" in their own work. Audience: Graduate 3. Present progress of their research in writing and in presentations to the other seminar participants. Audience: Graduate
Sources
- Course catalogue ↗2026-2027