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Fall 2007
*Indian Studies 90r. South Asian Language Tutorials
Catalog Number: 0317
Ali S. Asani and assistants Half course (fall term; repeated spring term). Hours to be arranged.
Individualized study of a South Asian language; emphasis on written expression, reading comprehension and oral fluency.
Note: Not open to auditors.
Sections offered Fall 2007:
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First Year Tamil (Introductory Level)
Richard Frasca
M, W, F, 10-11
1 Bow Street, Room 320
This is an introductory course to the oldest of the Dravidian languages of South India. Tamil has a rich and well-developed literary tradition that ranges from ancient classical poetry and medieval devotional compositions and epics to the present-day where the modern novel, short story and drama coexist with vibrant traditions of folk poetry and folk drama. Students will be introduced to the Tamil script and to reading, writing, and speaking the Tamil language and to basic elements of grammar. Materials from popular culture and the folk tradition will supplement modern teaching materials.
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Second Year Tamil (Intermediate Level)
Richard Frasca
M, W, F, 11-12
1 Bow Street, Room 320
This is a course in Second Year Tamil that will focus on reading, writing, and speaking the Tamil language at an Intermediate Level. Students will read Tamil essays, short stories, and published literature as well as materials from the Tamil folk tradition. There will also be a significant emphasis on using spoken and written Tamil. Tamil cinema and audiovisual materials presenting contemporary and traditional Tamil culture will be used as supplementary class material.
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Third Year Tamil (Advanced Level)
Richard Frasca
M, W, F, 12-1
1 Bow Street, Room 320
This is a course in Third Year Tamil that will focus on reading, writing, and speaking the Tamil language at an Advanced Level. Students will begin the course with the reading of published short stories and essays and then move on to more advanced materials from journalistic, academic, and literary writing. Audiovisual materials from Tamil cinema, popular culture and the folk tradition will supplement modern teaching materials. |
*Indian Studies 91r. Supervised Reading and Research
Catalog Number: 0247
Ali S. Asani and members of the Department
Half course (fall term; repeated spring term). Hours to be arranged.
Supervised reading leading to a long term paper in a topic or topics not covered by regular courses of instruction.
Note: A graded course. Offered at the discretion of the individual instructors.
*Indian Studies 98r. Tutorial - Junior Year
Catalog Number: 4757
Ali S. Asani and members of the Department
Half course (fall term; repeated spring term). Hours to be arranged.
Note: Required of concentrators in the South Asian Studies option.
*Indian Studies 99. Tutorial - Senior Year
Catalog Number: 6111
Ali S. Asani and members of the Department
Full course. Hours to be arranged.
Note: Required of concentrators in the South Asian Studies option.
Indian Studies 207a. Understanding Indian Ritual
Catalog Number: 1214
Michael Witzel
Half course (fall term).
Organizational Meeting:
One Bow Street, Room 318, September 20th, 5pm.
Investigates the indigenous theory and practice of Indian ritual, from its beginnings in the second millennium BCE (Rgveda) to present time. Stress on the development of the Agnihotra and Homa and Puja rituals, with materials from Vedic, Puranic, Tantric, and Buddhist sources, including their use in Bali, Tibet and Japan, and audio-vidual materials. Recent theories of ritual will also be discussed. Sanskrit texts are used in translation, while read in original in the tandem course, Sanskrit 214.
Indian Studies 216r. (formerly Indian Studies 216). Readings in Indo-Persian Literature
Catalog Number: 2767
Ali S. Asani and assistant.
Half course (fall term; repeated spring term).
Organizational Meeting: Thurs., Sept. 20, 3pm One Bow Street, Room 320
*Indian Studies 302. Reading and Research
Catalog Number: 1405
Ali S. Asani 7739, Diana L. Eck 4514, Parimal G. Patil 4478, and Michael Witzel 1602
Nepali 101a. Introductory Nepali
Catalog Number: 8974
Michael Witzel and assistant
Half course (fall term). Hours to be arranged.
Nepali 102a. Intermediate Nepali
Catalog Number: 8974
Michael Witzel and assistant
Half course (fall term). Hours to be arranged.
*Sanskrit 91r. Supervised Reading and Research
Catalog Number: 5497
Ali S. Asani and members of the Department
Half course (fall term; repeated spring term). Hours to be arranged.
Supervised reading of texts in Sanskrit not covered by regular courses of instruction.
Note: A graded course. Offered at the discretion of the individual instructors.
*Sanskrit 98r. Tutorial - Junior Year
Catalog Number: 3117
Ali S. Asani and members of the Department
Half course (fall term; repeated spring term). Hours to be arranged.
Note: Required of concentrators in the Sanskrit Language and Literature option.
*Sanskrit 99. Tutorial - Senior Year
Catalog Number: 9745
Ali S. Asani and members of the Department
Half course (fall term; repeated spring term). Hours to be arranged.
Note: Required of students writing a thesis in the Sanskrit Language and Literature track
Sanskrit 101a. Elementary Sanskrit.
Catalog Number: 8140
Guy Leavitt
One Bow Street 317
Half course (fall term). M., W., F., at 1. EXAM GROUP: 6
An introduction to Sanskrit.
Sanskrit 102a Intermediate Sanskrit 1
Catalog Number: 4843
Guy Leavitt
Half course (fall term). M., W., F., at 12. EXAM GROUP: 5
One Bow Street - 317
Selected readings in verse and prose, drawn primarily from the Epics and Classical poetic works.
Sanskrit 201ar. Advanced Philosophical Sanskrit
Catalog Number: 9986
Guy Leavitt
Half course (fall term).
M., W., F., at 10am
Bow Street 317
Topic to be announced.
Sanskrit 214. Ritual Sutras
Catalog Number: 6626
Michael Witzel
Half course (fall term).
Organizational Meeting: One Bow Street, Room 318, September 20th, 5:30pm
Reading and discussion of Sutras and Paddhatis. Selection for 2005-06: To be announced.
*Sanskrit 301. Reading and Research
Catalog Number: 2158
Diana L. Eck 4514, Parimal G. Patil 4478, P. Oktor Skjaervo 2869, and Michael Witzel 1602
*Sanskrit 310. Direction of Doctoral Dissertations
Catalog Number: 4371
Diana L. Eck 4514, Parimal G. Patil 4478, P. Oktor Skjaervo 2869, and Michael Witzel 1602
Pali is not being offered this year.
Thai is not being offered this year.
Urdu 101. Introductory Urdu-Hindi
Catalog Number: 4078
Ali Asani, Richard Delacy, and Naseem Hines.
Sever 206.
Full course (indivisible). M. through Th., (F.), at 10, 12, or 3. EXAM GROUP:3, 12.
An introduction to the lingua franca of the subcontinent in its "Hindustani" form. Students are introduced to both the Perso-Arabic and the Devanagari script systems. Conventional teaching materials are supplemented by popular songs and clips from contemporary Indian cinema.
Note: Not open to auditors.
Urdu 102. Intermediate Urdu-Hindi
One Bow Street. Room 317.
Catalog Number: 2941
Richard S. Delacy
One Bow Street, 317
Full course (indivisible). Tu. through Th., 4–5:30. EXAM GROUP: 9, 18
Continuation of Urdu 101. Emphasis on written expression and texts in both Perso-Arabic and Devanagari script systems. Students are introduced to Urdu/Hindi fables, short stories, and various other genres of literature, including poetry.
Note: Not open to auditors.
Prerequisite: Urdu 101 or equivalent.
Urdu 103a. Advanced Urdu-Hindi
Catalog Number: 0700
Naseem A. Hines
Half course (fall term). Tu., Th., 11:30–1. EXAM GROUP: 13, 14
CGIS - South Building - S-003
Continuation of Urdu 102; covers topics in advanced grammar; designed to improve proficiency in speaking, listening, reading, and writing.
Prerequisite: Urdu 102 or equivalent.
Urdu 105r. Topics in Urdu-Hindi Literature
Catalog Number: 5963
Naseem A. Hines
Half course (fall term; repeated spring term).
Organizational Meeting: Thursday, September 20 at 12noon, Bow Street, Room: 323
A course for students with native or near-native proficiency with readings in a variety of genres from Urdu and/or Hindi literature based on student interest.
Interested students should contact Professor Hines.
Urdu 106r. Advanced Oral Proficiency in Urdu-Hindi
Catalog Number: 3945
Naseem Hines
Half course (fall term; repeated spring term). Tu., Th., 2pm
One Bow Street - 317
A course intended to raise levels of oral proficiency for advanced students and consolidate command over complex grammatical structures. By the end of the term, students will be expected to converse in a clearly participatory fashion, initiate, sustain and bring to closure a wide variety of communicative tasks using diverse language strategies.
Prerequisite: Urdu 103 or equivalent or instructor’s permission.
*Urdu 300. Reading and Research
Catalog Number: 2131
Ali S. Asani 7739
Tibetan 101a. Elementary Classical Tibetan
Catalog Number: 4132
Arthur McKeown
One Bow Street, 317
Half course (fall term). T., Th., 11:30am - 1pm
Tibetan 104ar. Elementary Colloquial Tibetan
Catalog Number: 4158
Duoji Nyingcha
Half course (fall term).
Mon. - 2:00 - 3:30, Thurs. 1:00 - 2:30, One Bow Street 320
Tibetan 228. Readings in Modern Tibetan Academic Writing (New Course)
Catalog Number: 6770
Yang Ga
Half course (fall term).
Tues,. 4-6pm, CGIS, S040, Thurs., 1-2pm, CGIS N109.
This course will focus on some of the writings of Dung dkar Geshe, Chab spel, and Byams pa 'phrin las.
Prerequisite: Reading knowledge of Tibetan.
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Other courses taught by members of the faculty. |
Spring 2008
Thai is not being offered this year.
*Indian Studies 90r. South Asian Language Tutorials
Catalog Number: 0317
Ali Asani and assistants Half course (fall term;
repeated spring term). Hours to be arranged.
Individualized study of a South Asian language;
emphasis on written expression, reading comprehension and oral
fluency.
Note: Not open to auditors.
Sections expected to be offered Fall 2006:
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First Year Tamil
Richard Frasca
M, W, F, 10-11
1 Bow Street, Room 320
This course will build on material covered in the first semester of this course. Students will study complex verb forms and grammar and proceed into more sophisticated levels of first year Tamil. By the end of this course, students will be reading, writing and speaking Tamil at an Intermediate level.
This is the second semester of an introductory course to the oldest of the Dravidian languages of South India. Tamil has a rich and well-developed literary tradition that ranges from ancient classical poetry and medieval devotional compositions and epics to the present-day where the modern novel, short story and drama coexist with vibrant traditions of folk poetry and folk drama.
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Second Year Tamil (Intermediate)
Richard Frasca
M, W, F, 11-12 or Hours to be arranged.
1 Bow Street, Room 320
This course will build on the reading and grammatical materials studied in the first semester of Second Year Tamil and proceed into more sophisticated levels of intermediate level Tamil. Students will read Tamil essays, short stories, newspapers, and published literature as welll as folk literature. There will also be a significant emphasis on using spoken and written Tamil. Tamil cinema and audiovisual materials presenting contemporary and traditional Tamil culture may be used as supplementary class material.
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Third Year Tamil (Advanced Tamil):
Richard Frasca
M, W, F, 12-1 or Hours to be arranged.
1 Bow Street, Room 320
This is a Second Semester course in Third Year Tamil that will focus on reading, writing, and speaking the Tamil language at an Advanced Level. Students will read Tamil essays, short stories, and other published literature as well as newspapers, poetry, folk literature, folk songs, and contemporary songs. There will also be a significant emphasis on using spoken and written Tamil. Tamil cinema and audiovisual materials presenting contemporary and traditional Tamil culture will be used as supplementary class material.
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Learning Malayalam II
Diana Eck and Assistant (P. M. John)
Hours to be arranged. Please contact Prof. Eck if you are interested in this course. |
*Indian Studies 91r. Supervised
Reading and Research
Catalog Number: 0247
Ali Asani and Members of the Department.
Half course (fall term; repeated spring term).
Hours to be arranged.
Supervised reading leading to a long term paper in a topic or topics
not covered by regular courses of instruction.
Note: A graded course. Offered at the discretion of the individual
instructors.
*Indian Studies 98r. Tutorial - Junior Year
Catalog Number: 4757
Ali Asani and members of the Department
Half course (fall term; repeated spring term).
Hours to be arranged.
Note: Required of concentrators in the South Asian Studies option.
*Indian Studies 99. Tutorial - Senior Year
Catalog Number: 6111
Ali Asani and members
of the Department
Full course. Hours to be arranged.
Note: Required of concentrators in the South Asian Studies option.
Indian Studies 123. Bollywood and Beyond: Language and Culture in Contemporary South Asia (New Course)
Catalog Number: 6828
Richard S. Delacy
Half course (Spring).M., W., F.,11-12, One Bow Street, Room 317
This course examines concepts of personhood, community and culture in South Asia as expressed in contemporary film and literature. Works in Hindi-Urdu and in translation will be examined with emphasis on language as an index of cultural difference and of broad social shifts, notably the transformation of audiences from citizens to culture-consumers. Knowledge of Hindi-Urdu is not required. However, there will be a section for students with intermediate proficiency utilizing language materials.
Note: Students who enroll in the language section of this course may count it towards a citation in Urdu-Hindi.
Sanskrit 214. Ritual Sutras
Catalog Number: 6626
Michael Witzel
Half course (spring term).
Organizational Meeting: One Bow Street, Room 318, Thursday, January 31, 5pm
Reading and discussion of Sutras and Paddhatis. Selection for 2005-06: To be announced.
Indian Studies 207B. Understanding Indian Ritual
Catalog Number 8416
Michael Witzel, Organizational Meeting, One Bow Street, Room 318, Thursday, January 31, 5pm
Continuation of Indian Studies 207a.
Indian Studies 216r. (Formerly Indian 216). Readings in Indo-Persian Literature
Catalog Number 2767
Ali Asani and Sunil Sharma, Fridays, 3-5, One Bow Street, Room 320
*Indian Studies 302. Reading and Research
Catalog Number: 1405
Ali S. Asani 7739, Diana L. Eck 4514, Parimal G. Patil 4478,
and Michael Witzel 1602
Nepali 101b. Introductory Nepali.
Catalog Number 3039
Michael Witzel and assistant. Hours to be arranged.
Pali is not being offered this year.
*Sanskrit 91r. Supervised Reading and Research
Catalog Number: 5497
Ali Assani and members of the Department
Half course (fall term; repeated spring term).
Hours to be arranged.
Supervised reading of texts in Sanskrit not covered by regular courses
of instruction.
Note: A graded course. Offered at the discretion of the individual
instructors.
*Sanskrit 98r. Tutorial - Junior
Year
Catalog Number: 3117
Ali Assani and members of the Department
Half course (fall term; repeated spring term).
Hours to be arranged.
Note: Required of concentrators in the Sanskrit Language and Literature
option.
*Sanskrit 99. Tutorial - Senior Year
Catalog Number: 9745
Ali Assani and members of the Department
Full course. Hours to be arranged.
Note: Required of students writing a thesis in the Sanskrit Language
and Literature track.
Sanskrit 101b. Elementary Sanskrit
Catalog Number: 6892
Guy Leavitt
1 Bow St, Room 317
Half course (spring term). M., W., F., at 1pm.
Sanskrit 102b. Intermediate Sanskrit I
Catalog Number: 4916
Guy Leavitt
1 Bow St, Room 317
Half course (spring term). M.,
W., F., at 12noon.
Continuation of Sanskrit 102a.
Sanskrit 201br. Advanced Philosophical Sanskrit
Catalog Number: 5965
Parimal Patil
Half course (spring term). M., W., F., at 11am
Note: During the first week of class, Sanskrit 201br will meet at 10am.
Topic to be announced.
*Sanskrit 301. Reading and Research
Catalog Number: 2158
Diana L. Eck 4514, Parimal G. Patil 4478,
and Michael Witzel 1602
*Sanskrit 310. Direction of Doctoral Dissertations
Catalog Number: 4371
Diana L. Eck 4514, Parimal G. Patil 4478,
and Michael Witzel 1602
Urdu 101. Introductory Urdu-Hindi
Catalog Number: 4078
Ali Asani and Richard delacy and Naseem A. Hines
Sever 206
Full course (indivisible). M. through Th., (F.),
at 10 and 3.
An introduction to the lingua franca of the subcontinent in its "Hindustani" form. Students are introduced to both the Perso-Arabic and the Devanagari
script systems. Conventional teaching materials are supplemented by
popular songs and clips from Bollywood.
Note: Not open to auditors.
Urdu 102. Intermediate Urdu-Hindi
Catalog Number: 2941
Richard Delacy
Bow Street 317
Full course (indivisible). T. through Th., at
4.
Continuation of Urdu 101. Emphasis on written expression and texts
in both Perso-Arabic and Devanagari script systems. Students are introduced
to Urdu/Hindi fables, short stories, and various other genres of literature,
including poetry.
Note: Not open to auditors.
Prerequisite: Urdu 101 or equivalent.
Urdu 103b. Advanced Urdu-Hindi
Catalog Number: 4615
Naseem A. Hines, Hours to be arranged.
Continuation of Urdu 103a;
Urdu 105r. Topics in Urdu-Hindi Literature
Catalog Number: 5963
CGIS South - S-040, Tuesdays 6-8pm
Ali Asani and assistants.
Half course (fall term; repeated spring term). Hours to be Arranged.
A course for students with native or near-native proficiency with
readings in a variety of genres from Urdu and/or Hindi literature
based on student interest.
Urdu 106r. Advanced Oral Proficiency in Urdu-Hindi
Catalog Number: 3945
Naseem Hines
Half course (fall term; repeated spring term).Hours to be arranged.
A course intended to raise levels of oral proficiency for advanced students and consolidate command
over complex grammatical structures. By the end of the term, students will be expected to converse in
a clearly participatory fashion, initiate, sustain and bring to closure a wide variety of communicative
tasks using diverse language strategies.
Prerequisite: Urdu 103 or equivalent or instructor’s permission.
*Urdu 300. Reading and Research
Catalog Number: 2131
Ali S. Asani 7739
*Tibetan 91r. Supervised Reading
and Research
Catalog Number: 2288
Leonard W. J. van der Kuijp and members of the Department.
Half course (fall term; repeated spring term).
Hours to be arranged.
Supervised reading of texts in Tibetan not covered by regular courses
of instruction.
*Tibetan 98r. Tutorial - Junior
Year
Catalog Number: 1895
Leonard W. J. van der Kuijp and members of the Department.
Half course (fall term; repeated spring term).
Hours to be arranged.
*Tibetan 99. Tutorial - Senior Year
Catalog Number: 5349
Leonard W. J. van der Kuijp and members of the Department.
Full course. Hours to be arranged.
Tibetan 101b. Elementary Classical Tibetan
Catalog Number: 5299
Leonard W. J. van der Kuijp and assistant (Arthur McKeown)
1 Bow Street, Room 317
Half course (spring term). T., Th. 11:30 - 1
Note: This is a prerequisite for Tibetan 102 and 103.
Tibetan 104br. Elementary Colloquial Tibetan
Catalog Number: 7026
Leonard W. J. van der Kuijp and assistant,
M., W., - 1-2pm, F-11-12pm
Emerson Hall 318
Continuation of 104a.
Half course (Spring Term)
Tibetan 105br. Intermediate Colloquial Tibetan
Catalog Number 1151
Leonard W. J. van der Kuijp and assistant.
M., W., F., 10-11
Emerson 318
Half course (spring term)
Tibetan 200ar Classical Poetic Tibetan
Catalog Number 7360
Leonard W. J. van der Kuijp, One Bow Street, Room 330, W. 2-5
Readings in Tibetan texts on poetic theory based on Indian models, together with illustrations of a number of poetic figures. The main text will be the Tibetan translation of the Kavyadarsa and passages from Tibetan commentaries.
Tibetan 227. Readings in Tibetan Chronicles
Catalog Number 7688
Leonard W. J. van der Kuijp, One Bow Street, Room 330, F. 1-4
The readings will be taken from Tshal pa Kun dga' rdo rje's (1309-1364) Deb ther dmar po and Yar lung Jo bo's 1376 Yar lung chos 'byung. We will begin reading the chapter on the Kadampa monastery of Gsang phu sne'u thog and then proceed to read about Sa skya monastery and its ruling families. The readings are aimed at beginning and intermediate students of Tibetan.
*Tibetan 300. Reading and Research
Catalog Number: 0666
Leonard W. J. van der Kuijp 1556
Tibetan 302. Direction of AM Theses
Catalog Number 6927
Leonard W. J. van der Kuijp
*Tibetan 305. Tibetan and Himalayan Studies - Reading and Research
Catalog Number: 4377
Leonard W. J. van der Kuijp 1556
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