New Courses 2006-2007

For Undergraduates and Graduates

East Asian Studies 180. Asia Wave
Catalog Number: 9177
David McCann
Half course (spring term). Tu., 1–3. EXAM GROUP: 15, 16
Cinema, music, television, dance, food, clothing, currency, and language: the present-day "waves" that seem one after another to sweep across East Asia’s borders and boundaries also have historical counterparts. The course will examine the seismic events and media, practices, and circulation systems that constitute the contemporary Asian culture scene, and then how these are linked to or disassociated from the past.