Faculty

Roger Janelli Korean folklore and society; modern Korean business culture

Hyo Sang Lee Functional approach to syntax and morphology, typology, semantics/pragmatics, discourse/conversation analysis; comparative study of East Asian languages; language pedagogy

Wenling Liu (East Asian Librarian) East Asian bibliography, Chinese/Japanese/Korean database development

Michael Robinson Modern Korea; the colonial period; popular culture

Korean language courses

Courses taught about Korea, in English

E233 Survey of Korean Civilization An introduction to the major cultural, social, and political features of Korean society from its prehistorical past to contemporary times. Focuses on how Koreans blended Chinese civilization and, in the twentieth century, institutions from the West and Japan, with indigenous traditions to produce a unique civilization.

E303 Korean Folk and Elite Cultures Introduction to Korean culture and society from earliest times to the present, including oral and written literature, religion, social customs, and performing arts.
E305 Korean Language and Culture A survey of cultural, conceptual, and philosophical patterns and the structure of Korean society, as reflected by the Korean language.

E305 Korean Language and Culture A survey of cultural, conceptual, and philosophical patterns and the structure of Korean society, as reflected by the Korean language.

F305 Korean Folklore Forms and functions of folklore in the traditional and developing societies of Korea. Folklore as a reflection of culture. Relationship between folklore forms and belief systems.

COURSES ON EAST ASIA

E100 East Asia: An Introduction Basic introduction to China, Japan, and Korea. Intended to help students understand the unique character of each of these three cultures within the general framework of East Asian civilization, comprehend the historical importance of the three countries, and appreciate the crucial role they play in the world today.
E101 The World and East Asia Exploration of cultural interaction between the West and East Asia. Depending on the instructor, focus may be on the Asian-American experience, literary or media images of Western and Eastern cultures, Americans who have influenced Asia, or other aspects of cultural exchange.

E251 Traditional East Asian Civilizations A chronological and comparative survey of the traditional civilizations of East Asia through lectures and readings of source materials (in translation) in literature, history, philosophy, and the arts, with emphasis on the interrelationship among the cultures of East Asia from ancient times to the early modern era.

E252 Modern East Asian Civilization Contrasting patterns of indigenous change and response to Western imperialism in East Asia during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. China and Japan receive primary consideration; Korea and Vietnam, secondary. Emphasis on the rise of nationalism and other movements directed toward revolutionary change.

E256 Land and Society in East Asia Lands and societies of East Asia, principally China and Japan. Environmental conditions, human use and misuse of the environment, urbanization and its relationship with the building of modern institutions, and future prospects.

E384 East Asian Nationalism and Cultural Identity Exploration of the impact of the metaphor of nation and Western nationalism theory on Western literature dealing with modern East Asia. Emphasis on how Western notions of political identify shape and, sometimes, obscure our understanding of East Asian cultural and political identity.

E385 Asian Americans: Cultural Conflict and Identity An examination of the historical, cultural, and racial dynamics underpinning the evolution of contemporary Asian American identity. Students learn not only about cultural theory and also how cultural identities are constructed within AmericaÕs multi-ethnic/cultural society, but also about themselves.TAUGHT IN ENGLISH, AND CROSSLISTED IN EALC