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For Distribution Requirement purposes, (see page 26) all EAS courses are classified as HUMANITIES COURSES except for JMC 301Y1 which is classified as both a Humanities and Social Science course.

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EAS Language Courses:

Note 1.

The Department reserves the right to place students in the language course appropriate to their level of language skill. For EAS 290Y1 and all language courses at the 100-level, preference is given to students who need these courses to fulfill the requirements for Specialist and Major programs in the Department.

Note 2.

Students who enroll in any EAS language courses and are subsequently discovered to have prior background and/or have higher language competency than is appropriate for enrolment in that course may be removed at any time at the discretion of the Department.
Chinese

EAS100Y1
Modern Standard Chinese I [52T, 52S]

Intended for students with no or minimal background in any Chinese dialect, this course is an introduction to Modern Standard Chinese as a foreign/second language in listening, speaking, reading, writing and translation. Minimum of 550 Chinese characters will be covered.

Exclusion: EAS101Y1

EAS101Y1
Modern Chinese I for Students with Prior Background [26T, 52S]

Designed for students who can speak and understand elementary Chinese of any dialect because of family backgrounds but have not studied pinyin, nor read and write enough to take a second-year course. Minimum of 700 single Chinese characters will be covered.

Exclusion: EAS100Y1

EAS200Y1
Modern Standard Chinese II [52T, 52S]

As a continuation of EAS100Y1. Those who are suitable for this course but have not studied some content in EAS100Y1, especially pinyin, must make an effort to catch up by themselves.
Prerequisite: EAS100Y1 (minimum grade 67%)

EAS201Y1
Modern Chinese II for Students with Prior Background [26T, 52S]

As a continuation of EAS101Y1. Those who are suitable for this course but have not studied some content of EAS101Y1, especially pinyin, must make an effort to catch up by themselves.

Exclusion: EAS200Y1, EAS290Y1, LGGB01H3F, LGGB02H3S, or those with near native fluency in any Chinese dialect.

EAS290Y1
Chinese Language for Non-Mandarin Speakers I [78S]

For students who speak a Chinese dialect other than Mandarin and have acquired a basic knowledge of written Chinese. Gives basic knowledge of spoken Mandarin and ability to read both literary and modern texts.

EAS300Y1
Modern Standard Chinese III [52S]

An intermediate level language course. Original writings chosen from the literature and social history of modern China. Oral discussion, written composition, selective translation, and techniques of reading for comprehension.

Exclusion: EAS290Y1. Not open to native speakers of Chinese
Prerequisite: EAS200Y1 and EAS201Y1(minimum 70 % or permission of instructor)
Recommended preparation: EAS206Y1

EAS390Y1Y
Chinese Language for Non-Mandarin Speakers II [52S]

Stress on oral presentation and analysis of different styles of scholarly writing. Language laboratory work mandatory.
Prerequisite: EAS290Y1Y

EAS400Y1
Modern Standard Chinese IV [78S]

Further study of texts for a wide range of topics on Chinese society and culture
Prerequisite: EAS300Y1 (minimum 73%) or permission of the instructor

Japanese

EAS120Y1
Modern Standard Japanese I [52L, 78T]

This course is designed for those with no or a very limited Japanese language background. The course aims to build students’ basic written and spoken skills in the language as well as provide relevant cultural information. By the end of this course, students should expect to be able to read and write simple passages, as well as 220 kanji, and to engage in simple daily conversation. The course consists of mandatory lectures and tutorials. Newly admitted students and those who have formally or informally learned Japanese (e.g., at high school) are required to be interviewed to enroll in this course. receive permission to take this course

Exclusion: EAS121H1

EAS121H1
Japanese I for Students with Prior Background [26L, 39T]

This course is for those with a background in the Japanese language. Ability to read and write hiragana and katakana, as well as approximately 100 basic kanji is required to enroll in this course. Students are also required to have basic proficiency in the language, including the ability to describe the locations of things and people; to describe past and non-past events and states; and to provide reasons for actions and statements. Students must also have some knowledge of basic counters. The course consists of mandatory lectures and tutorials. Students are required to be interviewed and, often, to take a placement test to enroll in this course.

Exclusion: EAS120Y1

EAS122Y0
Summer Japanese in Japan I [TBA]

Japanese for those who have never studied or know little about the language. Those who have successfully completed this course are able to take EAS121H1 or EAS220Y1 based on the result of the interview and/or the placement test.
Prerequisite: passing the placement test prepared by the host school

Exclusion: EAS120Y1Y
Recommended Preparation: Hiragana and Katakana characters

EAS220Y1
Modern Standard Japanese [78L, 52T]

An advanced beginners’ level language course. An introduction to complicated sentence structures and basic vocabulary for daily life. All four language skills are emphasized and approximately 300 kanji are introduced. Some cultural aspects are introduced as well. Both lectures and tutorials are mandatory. Open only to those whose Japanese level is equivalent to Level 4 of Japanese Language Proficiency test and/or to those who have successfully completed a full year Japanese language course at other academic institution. Those who have not taken EAS120Y1/EAS121H1 or do not have appropriate Prerequisite need to pass a placement test followed by an interview
Prerequisite: EAS120Y1/EAS121H1 (minimum 67%).

EAS222Y0
Summer Japanese in Japan II-a [TBA]

Japanese for those who know a little about the language. Familiar with Hiragana, katakana and some kanji as well as basic sentence patterns. Those who have successfully completed this course are able to take EAS220Y1 or EAS320Y1Y based on the result of the interview and/or the placement test.
Prerequisite: Passing the placement test prepared by the host school
Recommended Preparation: Two-thirds of the contents covered in EAS120Y1

EAS223Y0
Summer Japanese in Japan II-b [TBA]

Japanese for those who have completed a course equivalent to EAS120Y1/EAS121H1 or passed Level 4 of the JLPT. Those who have successfully completed this course are able to take EAS320Y1 based on the result of the interview and/or the placement test.
Prerequisite: Passing the placement test prepared by the host school

Exclusion: EAS220Y1Y
Recommended Preparation: One-third of the contents covered in EAS220Y1Y

EAS320Y1
       Modern Standard Japanese III (formerly EAS 348H1, 349H1) [130S]

This is a low intermediate level course. Appropriate for those who have learned Japanese for two years in an academic institution and/or who have passed Level 3 of the Japanese Language Proficiency Test. The knowledge of the strong foundation of the beginners’ level grammar and 500 basic kanji are required. Developing all four skills (speaking, listening, reading and writing) is equally focused. All the classes are conducted in a seminar setting. Those who have not taken EAS220Y1 or do not have an appropriate Prerequisite need to pass a placement test after an interview
Prerequisite: EAS220Y1 (70% minimum)

Exclusion: EAS348H1, 349H1

EAS321Y0
Summer Japanese in Japan III-a [TBA]

Lower intermediate Japanese for those who have completed a course equivalent to EAS220Y1 or passed Level 3 of the JLPT. Those who successfully have completed this course are able to take EAS320Y1 or EAS460Y1/EAS461Y1 based on the result of the interview and/or the placement test.
Prerequisite: Passing the placement test prepared by the host school
Recommended Preparation: The contents covered in EAS220Y1

EAS322Y0
Summer Japanese in Japan III-b        [TBA]

Lower intermediate Japanese for those who have completed a course equivalent to EAS320Y1 or passed Level 3 of the JLPT. Those who successfully have completed this course are able to take EAS320Y1 or EAS460Y1/EAS461Y1 based on the result of the interview and/or the placement test.
Prerequisite: Passing the placement test prepared by the host school

Exclusion: EAS320Y1

EAS460Y1
       Modern Standard Japanese IVa (formerly EAS460H1) [78S]

This is a high intermediate level course. Focused on oral/aural communication. Emphasis is on acquisition of vocabulary, spoken styles and commutation strategies that are required to carry formal/informal conversation in contemporary Japanese society. Native or near-native speakers are not permitted to take this course. Those who have not taken EAS320Y1 and/or do not have appropriate Prerequisite must attend an interview to receive permission to take this course.
Prerequisite: EAS320Y1Y

Exclusion: EAS460H1

EAS461Y1
       Modern Standard Japanese IVb (formerly EAS461H1) [78S]

This is a high intermediate level course. Focused on advanced reading and writing skills. Emphasis is on acquisition of advanced grammar, vocabulary/kanji and expressions especially in authentic written Japanese texts. Native or near-native speakers are not permitted to take this course. Those who have not taken EAS320Y1 and/or do not have appropriate Prerequisite must attend an interview to receive permission to take this course.
Prerequisite: EAS320Y1

Exclusion: EAS 461H1, EAS462Y0, EAS463Y0

EAS462Y0
Summer Japanese in Japan IV-a [TBA]

Upper Intermediate Japanese for those who are prepared to take Level 2 of the JLPT. Those who have successfully completed this course might be able to take EAS460Y1 and/or EAS461Y1 based on the result of the interview and/or the placement test.
Prerequisite: Passing the placement test prepared by the host school

EAS463Y0
Summer Japanese in Japan IV-a [TBA]

Advanced Japanese for those who have completed a course equivalent to EAS460Y1/EAS461Y1 or passed Level 2 of the JLPT.
Prerequisite: Passing the placement test prepared by the host school

Exclusion: EAS460Y1, EAS461Y1

Korean

EAS110Y1
Modern Standard Korean I [104S]

An introductory Korean language course open to students with no prior knowledge of Korean. Comprehension, speaking, reading and writing are covered but the main emphasis is given to spoken Korean.

EAS210Y1
Modern Standard Korean II [52S]

Students study grammatical structure in depth through reading various forms of writing. Attention given to idiomatic expressions with emphasis on the use of language in actual context.
Prerequisite: EAS110Y1

EAS216Y1
Modern Standard Korean for Students with Prior Background [52S]

For students with limited prior background in spoken and/or written Korean. Reading, speaking, writing and grammar are equally emphasized. Access is limited and based on the results of a placement interview.

Exclusion: EAS210Y1, EAS110Y1
Prerequisite: Placement test
Recommended preparation: Limited prior background in spoken/or written Korean

EAS310Y1
Modern Standard Korean III [104S]

Expansion of vocabulary, practice in reading comprehension and active skills of writing and conversation are emphasized. Students participate in discussions and compose short essays. Selected readings include different styles of work on Korean culture, history, society and literature.
Prerequisite: EAS210Y1

EAS410Y1
Modern Standard Korean IV [52S]

Emphasis on communicative skills, grammatical structure, efficient reading ability and composition. Readings from original writings on various aspects of Korean culture.
Prerequisite: EAS310Y1

EAS415Y1
Advanced Readings in Korean [52L]

This course provides various readings of original texts and newspapers for students with knowledge and language ability at least equivalent to those who have successfully completed EAS210Y1. Besides extensive reading, the course introduces 800 Chinese characters often used in mixed-scripts.
Prerequisite: EAS210Y1

Sanskrit

EAS282Y1Y
Elementary Sanskrit (formerly EAS180Y1) [104S]

Elementary Sanskrit covers script, phonology, grammar and syntax to enable a student to read simple narrative Sanskrit texts with the help of a dictionary after one year.
Preparation: Adequate knowledge of English grammatical terminology

Exclusion: EAS180Y1

EAS379H1
The History, Structure and Politics of the Hindi Language [52L, 26P]

This course traces the origins and development of Hindi/Urdu via a multitude of Northern Indian dialects to the present day Modern Standard Hindi. The linguistic development in the late 19th and the 20th centuries is intimately linked to the emerging Indian, especially Hindu, nationalism. The politically complicated relationship between Hindi and Urdu will be highlighted. Knowledge of the devanagari script is required.
Recommended Preparation: 1 year of Hindi, Urdu, Sanskrit or other Indo-Aryan language

EAS381H1
Intermediate Sanskrit I [26S]

Ethics and worldly wisdom was taught in classical and medieval India through animal fables like the Hitopadea and the
Pañcatantra. Along with the later tales of the Kathãsaritsãgara these stories provide suitable readings for beginning Sanskritists and serve as an introduction to ancient Indian social and cultural life.
Prerequisite: EAS282Y1 Introductory Sanskrit or equivalent

Exclusion: EAS382H1/Y1

EAS383H1
Intermediate Sanskrit II [26S]

The Mahbhptrata and the Rmyana epics provide suitable and relatively easy readings for students who have completed an Introductory Sanskrit course. The epics illustrate the social, cultural and ethical values of classical and medieval India and play an important role even in modern India.
Prerequisite: EAS282Y1 Introductory Sanskrit or equivalent

EAS480H1
Advanced Sanskrit I [26S]

EAS480Y1
Advanced Sanskrit I [52S]

Reading in classical Sanskrit poetry and prose.
Prerequisite: EAS382Y

EAS482H1
Advanced Sanskrit II (formerly EAS482Y) [26S]

Technical Sanskrit: readings from alamkarasastra, dharmasastra, darsana and other non-literary texts.
Prerequisite: EAS382Y1

Exclusion: EAS482Y1

Vietnamese

EAS104Y1
Elementary Vietnamese [78S]

An introductory course for students, with equal emphasis on reading, writing, speaking and grammar.

EAS Society-Culture Courses
100-Series Courses

EAS102Y1
Introduction to East Asian Civilizations [52L, 26T]

Highlights of Chinese, Japanese and Korean civilization to about 1600.A.D. The focus is on political, social and intellectual history, as well as on the interactions among the three cultures. Required for students taking specialist, major and minor programs in East Asian Studies.

HUM199H1
First Year Seminar [26S]

HUM199Y1
First Year Seminar [52S]

Undergraduate seminar that focuses on specific ideas, questions, phenomena or controversies, taught by a regular Faculty member deeply engaged in the discipline. Open only to newly admitted first year students. It may serve as a distribution requirement course; see page 48.

200-Series Courses

EAS202H1
Modern East Asian History (formerly EAS204Y1) [26L, 13T]

EAS202Y1
Modern East Asian History (formerly EAS204Y1) [52L, 26T]

Examines how various histories of East Asia can be written by examining specific themes in the history of China, Japan, and Korea from roughly 1600 to the outbreak of the Cold War.

Exclusion: EAS204Y1; HIS107Y1; Not open to students who took EAS102Y1 in 2001-2002

EAS203Y1
China and the Internet [52L]

The course explores the history of the internet in China, studies its current and future distribution, government policies around the net, and the social implications of its spread. Hands on exploration of sites for research on Chinese culture, politics, business and economics.
Prerequisite: Reading knowledge of Chinese

EAS206Y1
Classical Chinese I [52S]

An introductory reading course in Classical Chinese with emphasis on Grammatical analysis and translation into English. Open only to students enrolled in an EAS Major or Specialist subject POSt.

Exclusion: EAS290Y1
Prerequisite: Must have already taken at least 3 EAS half courses
Co-requisite: EAS200Y1/EAS201Y1
Recommended Preparation: Two or more years of Modern Standard Chinese

EAS209Y1
Approaches to East Asia [52L]

Intended for EAS specialists and majors, this course introduces various approaches and methodologies for the advanced study of East Asian society and culture. Required for EAS specialists and majors.

EAS211Y0
Chinese Art [52L]

A survey of the visual arts of China from earliest times to the end of the traditional era: the aesthetics and historical/cultural context of painting, calligraphy, sculpture, architecture, and the other arts. Field trip is included. (Normally offered only in Summer)

EAS215H1
History of Chinese Thought: Tang through Ming Periods [26L, 26P]

This course examines the vibrant “middle period” of Chinese history – a period of profound transformation in which some of the most distinctively traditional forms of thought, religious belief, artistic and literary expression, and scholarly practices emerged and developed in China. Topics studied include: the establishment of empire as a norm in China (and its implications); the rise of the literati and literati culture; the examination system; Neo-Confucian philosophy; visual culture; the sciences of the body; and popular and print culture.

EAS217Y1
Major Aspects of Contemporary Korea [52L]

A broad perspective on contemporary Korea. Emphasis is on the last 30 years of political dynamics on the peninsula which brought about the “Korean-style democracy” and “Korean-style economy” (chaebol), plus Juche ideology in North Korea.

EAS233H1
History of China’s Performing Arts [26L]

An historical overview of Chinese theatre, a reading of selected texts, viewing of videotaped performances and class discussions of the characteristics of this art form.
Enrolment priority: Given to students enrolled in an EAS program and Drama students. Normally offered only in Summer.

EAS235H1
Perceptions of China in Japanese Literature (formerly EAS235Y1) [26L]

Lectures and discussions on Japanese literary negotiations with China, the Chinese and Chineseness, ranging from celebration of the same cultural practice, to nativist resistance to China the hegemonic, to aestheticization of China the exotic/erotic. Required readings are available in English translation, which include: Tale of Genji, Tale of Middle-Councillor Hamamatsu (medieval romance); Haku Rakuten (No play); Battles of Coxinga (Kabuki play); Three-Cornered World (by Soseki); Wild Goose (by Ogai)

Exclusion: EAS235Y1

EAS237Y1
Japanese Cinema: Film Form and the Problems of Japanese Modernity [52S]

How film aesthetics relate to the most profound socio-historical problems of Japanese modernity. How various film makers employ cinematic form to engage the social problems of their moment.

EAS238H1
Japanese Poetry & Fiction: Earliest Times to the 14th Century [26L]

The art of narrative and poetry from Japan’s creation myths through medieval monk-poets. An introduction to Japan’s classical literature. (Readings in English)

EAS245H1
Pre-Modern Japanese History [26P]

A survey of the history of pre-modern Japan from earliest recorded histories to the disintegration of the feudal system in the 19th century. Uses a wide range of translated primary Japanese texts to illuminate the emergence of cultural forms and their conjunctions with social, economic, religious and political trends.
Prerequisite: EAS102Y1

EAS241H1
History of Chinese Philosophy [39L]

An historical and systematic introduction to the basic ideas of the main Chinese philosophical schools and their development, including Confucianism, Daoism, Buddhism, and Neo-Confucianism; the challenge of Western thought and the emergence of modern Chinese philosophy.

Exclusion: PHL237H1

EAS246H1
Pre-Modern Japanese Cultural History [26L, 13T]

A survey of the history of pre-modern Japan from earliest recorded histories to the disintegration of the feudal system in the 19th century. Uses a wide range of translated primary Japanese texts to illuminate the emergence of cultural forms and their conjunctions with social, economic, religious and political trends
Recommended preparation: EAS102Y1

EAS247H1
History of Capitalism in Modern Japan [26L, 13T]

This course provides an historical narrative of the development of the capitalist mode of production in Japan, from the mid-19th century to the present day. Readings will include texts from various disciplines: economics, philosophy, social and labor history, literature.

EAS251H1
Aesthetics and Politics in 20th Century Korea [26L]

This lecture course examines key questions and texts in the history of literature from the Korean peninsula during the twentieth century, exploring how aesthetic form has refracted the experiences of colonialism, division, and the formation of opposing nation-states.

EAS256H1
Chinese Literature (Pre-Qin to Tang) (formerly EAS336H1) [26L]

A survey course of major works in premodern Chinese literature, including poetry, essays, and short narratives from the pre-Qin through Tang eras (11th BCE – 10th C CE). Readings are available in translation and in the original. All lectures and coursework are in English. Enrolment priority: Students enrolled in an EAS subject POST.

Exclusion: EAS336Y1, EAS336H1

EAS257H1
Chinese Literature (Song to Qing) (formerly EAS337H1) [26L]

A survey course of major works in premodern Chinese literature, including poetry, essays, short narratives and drama from the Song through Qing dynasties (10thC – 19thC). Readings are available in translation and in the original. All lectures and coursework are in English. Enrolment priority: Students enrolled in an EAS subject POST.

Exclusion: EAS337Y1, EAS337H1

EAS271H1
20th Century Korean History [26L]

EAS271Y1
20th Century Korean History [52L]

A survey of the history of Korea from the Tonghak uprising and Sino-Japanese war of 1894-1895, through the colonial period, division, and civil war, to the democratization movement.

Exclusion: EAS271Y1, EAS271H1

EAS272H1
Post-War Korean Society & Culture [26L]

This course focuses on critical analysis of South Korean film and literature as a way of understanding political and cultural contexts of post-Korean War South Korean Society and Culture. This class is devoted to developing critical perspectives on historical context and cultural representation of Korea. In particular, it introduces students to ongoing construction of identities about marginalized Koreans through major political incidents, such as Kwangju uprising, and LA incident.

Exclusion: EAS351H1
Prerequisite: EAS271H1; EAS209Y1 for EAS students

EAS284H1
Modern Chinese Literature        [26L]

This course offers a critical examination of twentieth-century Chinese literature. It aims to explore the various ways of being modern as well as different meanings of writing Chinese literature. We will focus upon the important developments of literary writing over time, from the inception of New Literature in the 1910s, the development of realism and modernism of the 1930s, to the emergency of post-revolution and postmodernist writings of the 1990s. Great emphasis is also placed on generating a dialogue on interpretations of key works. In doing so, we will be exercising the skills of reading literary works in terms of aesthetic choices and strategies of cultural politics.

EAS293H1
Fundamentals of Japanese Grammar [26L]

This course is designed for those who wish to develop a thorough knowledge of Japanese Grammar in order to advance all aspects of language skills to a higher level. All grammatical items introduced in elementary levels are examined from both linguistic and cultural perspectives in depth well beyond regular language courses.
Prerequisite: EAS120Y1/EAS121H1
Recommended Preparation: LIN204H1

EAS295Y0
Selected Topics in East Asian Studies, 200-Level[TBA]

This course allows students to pursue the specialized study of specific topics tailored to the research and study opportunities available in Hong Kong and the expertise and interests of the instructor. Available only in the Woodsworth College Hong Kong Summer Program.

EAS299Y1
Research Opportunity Program

Credit course for supervised participation in faculty research project. See page 48 for details.

300-Series Courses

JMC301Y1
State & Society in 20th Century China [52L]

This course explores China’s efforts to construct a modern and effective political order in the face of powerful demographic and revolutionary challenges. The clash between competing ideologies, political and social movements and institutional alternatives in the context of rapid social and economic change are analyzed.
Prerequisite: EAS102Y1/HIS280Y1/HIS328Y1/JMC201Y1/POL215Y1
This course is classified as both a Humanities and Social Science course

EAS303H1
       Technology of Social Engineering: Women in 20th Century East Asia [26L]

This course aims to teach how East Asian modern societies were engineered through projecting women into particular being/positions. “New women” discourse in early 20th century and industrial motherhood/wifehood to late 20th century in Japan, China, and Korea will be the central theme.
Prerequisite: EAS209Y1

EAS305H1
Art and Literary Theory of Pre-Modern China in Translation (formerly EAS305Y1) [52L]

A survey course of works of Chinese painting and calligraphy theory and literary criticism from the pre-Qin period to the Qing dynasty. Readings are available in English.

Exclusion: EAS305Y1

EAS306Y1
Classical Chinese II        (formerly EAS335Y1) [52S]

The course helps students gain more in-depth control of grammatical structures, read classical materials with greater ease and discuss academic and scholarly topics more articulately.
Prerequisite: EAS206Y1 (minimum 70%)

EAS307H1
Chinese Political Philosophy [26S]

The course analyses both historically and systematically the development of Chinese political philosophy from ancient times to the present day.
Prerequisite: PHL237H1

EAS309H1
Modern Chinese Prose [26S]

A survey of representative works of prose written by twentieth-century Chinese writers. This course focuses on reading texts, as well as analyzing their textual structure, aesthetic values, and historical context. Readings are available in translation and in the original.

EAS311H1
A History of Japanese Monsters [26L]

This course will examine the historical development of Japanese monsters, from roughly the 7-8th centuries to modern times. We will focus on how the changing understanding of monsters in society has embodied certain fissures in Japanese culture, especially with regard to gender and class.
Prerequisite: EAS102Y1

EAS318H1
       Rethinking Modernism: The Perspectives of Mainland China, Taiwan and Hong Kong [26L]

Modernism is one of the important cultural heritages of the last century that call for critical reflections in light of novel perspectives and new methodologies. Postmodern critical thinking and postcolonial scholarships have in particular made significant impact on ways of rethinking modernism across national histories. This course takes various forms of modernism(s) across China, Taiwan and Hong Kong as the object of study, and the postcolonial and postmodernist approaches to modernism as the refashioned methodological possibilities. Readings of main modernistic writings, studying cinema and arts originated from the above different localities. Discussions on such questions as how can theoretical generalizations about modernism be adequately grounded in interconnected histories, languages, as well as experiences of colonialism and modernity? How does the temporality of modernism get translated across different locations of writing? How do we understand the lines of solidarity and tension among artists and writers of different camps or localities? The goal of this course is not to find a better definition for modernism but to release modernisms to fresh ways of thinking and imagination.

EAS324H1
Mysticism in East Asia Revisited [26L]

In this course we will explore the topic of mysticism in East Asia by paying close attention to and questioning the relation between the metaphors, experiences, texts, behaviors, practices, and objects that we often label “mystical.” Sources from Daoism, Buddhism, local cults, medicine, new religions, and popular media in East Asia will be consulted.
Recommended Preparation: EAS102Y1

EAS325H1
The Body in East Asian Religions [26L]

In this course we will examine the history of the body and its relation to particular forms of religiosity in East Asia. What influence did the religious traditions of this region have on the way in which the body was constructed and disciplined? What role did the body play in the development of these traditions? Both pre-modern and modern forms of religiosity will be considered.
Recommended Preparation: EAS102Y1

EAS327H1
Japanese Fiction and the Nation [26S]

The focus is on modern Japanese literature, with special attention given to literature’s relation to the nation. Students track how this literature transforms throughout Japanese modernity and how its meaning and effects function to simultaneously tie together and pull apart national identity.
Prerequisite: At least one course in literature or East Asian Studies

EAS330H1
Narrative Strategies in Modern Japanese Fiction [26S]

Discussion of narratives by Natsume Soseki, Mori Ogai, Tanizaki Jun’ichiro, and Ibuse Masuji, with attention to issues in narratology and contemporary narrative studies such as: the voice and perspective; the gender and power relationships of the narrator-narratee-narrated; the act of narrating, writing, listening and reading; and metafictional paradox. Reading are assigned from secondary and theoretical materials. All readings are available in English.

EAS333H1
Modernism and Colonial Korea [26L]

This course considers the problem of colonial modernism through a close reading of literary and other cultural tests from early 20th century Korea. It asks what it means to enter modernity under colonial rule, and questions the relationship between imperialism, writing and subjectivity in particular. Topics covered include the role of literature in elaborating new concepts of subjectivity, literature and the fine arts as assimilatory practices, the emergence of urban space and consequent reconfiguration of notions of the rural, and changing notions of time and space in the cultural products of nativism. Readings of literary works will be accompanied by showings of paintings and photographs from the period, as well as discussion of theoretical essays on modernism.

EAS334H1 (formerly EAS334Y1)
The Chinese Novel [52L]

The development of Chinese fiction from earliest times with emphasis on the twentieth century. Readings in English translation; lectures in English. Normally offered during summer.

Exclusion: EAS334Y1

EAS338H1
Classical Daoism [52L, 26P]

This course will examine some major issues of classical Daoist thought, such as Dao and cosmos, body and self, human nature, language and knowledge, political visions etc., based on both textual and ideological analysis of some Daoist works such as the Laozi, the Zhuangzi, and some Huanglao Daoist texts, to be updated with recently unearthed manuscripts in silk and bamboo slips.
Prerequisite: PHL237H1, EAS241H1

EAS340Y1
The Chinese: Society & Culture        in Transition (formerly EAS340H1) [52S]

The course explores issues of identity, self, and community among other topics in a broad exploration of cultural transformation in China.

Exclusion: EAS340H1
Recommended preparation: EAS102Y1

EAS344H1
Topics in Chinese Society and Culture [26S]

This course addresses selected themes and issues in China’s complex process of modernization and reform, the format and requirements to vary according to theme, and class and instructor preferences and interests.
Recommended preparation: One course on modern China or East Asia or equivalent

EAS345Y1
The Rise of Greater China: Issues & Topics (formerly EAS345H1) [52S]

This course looks at China in regional perspective, including issues of Taiwan, Hong Kong and People’s Republic of China economic integration. The role of overseas Chinese communities globally and in Southeast Asia also receives attention. The form and focus of the course varies according to class and instructor interests. Normally, offered only in the Hong Kong Summer Program.

Exclusion: EAS345H1
Recommended preparation: One course on modern China or East Asia or equivalent

EAS346H1
       Self and Imagination in Pre-Modern China [52L]

In this seminar we will explore the diverse and intriguing ways in which subjectivity was conceived in pre-modern China (up to the twelfth century) by way of the various images thinkers invoked to make sense of it. Works studied include: Warring States philosophical treatises; Buddhist and religious Daoist texts on meditation and self-cultivation; literary theory and poetry; philosophical prose essays by literati; and painting.

EAS347H1
Everyday Life in Modern Japan [26L]

The history of modern Japan around the problem of “everyday life” and its relationship to capitalism. Using a range of literary, philosophical, economic and ethnographic materials that deal with the development of capitalism in Japan, as well as Japanese colonialism, imperialism and fascism, explores ways to specify and critique what is called “everyday life”.
Recommended preparation: EAS247H1

EAS361Y1
Zen Buddhism [52L]

This course will serve as an introduction to the Zen Buddhist traditions of China, Korea, and Japan. A heavy emphasis will be placed on the radical views of history, language, ritual, self, and enlightenment espoused by these traditions. The course will also examine issues related to Zen monasticism, the development of koans, and the definition of orthodoxy in both premodern and modern Zen. Students will be asked to explore these and other topics by paying close attention to the historical, doctrinal, and institutional contexts from which they arose. Readings will include both primary material in translation and secondary scholarship.

EAS362Y1
Classical Japanese [52S]

Introduction to classical Japanese, followed by readings of various short works by classical authors.
Prerequisite: EAS220Y1

EAS366H1
Lovers & Madmen in Chinese Literature [26L]

An introduction to some of China’s major literary texts, along with some philosophical and historical texts that are often viewed as “literary”. To do so, we will take as our guides the lover and the madmen as both writers and literary subjects. Lovers and madmen, as Shakespeare suggests, both have vivid imaginations, strong narrative compulsion, and a passion that at times borders on lunacy because it may chafe against social borders, orthodoxy, or both.
Prerequisite: EAS102Y1Y, EAS209Y1Y

EAS367H1
The Cosmopolitan City in Premodern Chi: Chang'An [26L]

This course will introduce multiple ways of looking at the city of Chang’an and a particularly rich tradition of literature associated with it, from the time of the first emperor to the end of the Tang dynasty (618-907 AD), a period often considered China’s Golden Age.
Prerequisite: EAS102Y1Y, EAS209Y1Y
Recommended Preparation: some background of the general history of China helpful but not required

EAS368Y1
The Philosophy of the Buddha (formerly EAS260Y1) [52S]

The philosophy of the Buddha as preserved in the Pali Canon and its development in the Early Schools in India.

Exclusion: EAS260Y1
Recommended preparation: RLG206Y1

EAS369Y1
Transformation of Buddhist Practice in the Contemporary World [52L]

The course explores various forms of traditional Buddhist practice in relation to Buddhist philosophy, and observes the transformation of these practices in the contemporary world. Principal studies include Theravada tradition, Tibetan Buddhism, Chinese Pure Land and Chan traditions. To provide a foundational understanding of Buddhist philosophy and its relation to meditative practice. This course will also examine the influence of Buddhism on films and material culture.
Recommended preparation: RLG206Y1

EAS372H1
Early Korean History [26L]

This course is a survey of issues in early Korean history with particular attention to theuses of and approaches to ancient history in contemporary Korea.
Prerequisite: EAS271H1/EAS272H1

EAS373H1
Choson History [26L]

This course examines various approaches - economic, social, gender, political, international, and cultural - to the history of Choson Korea.
Prerequisite: EAS271H1/EAS272H1

EAS374H1
Modern Japan and Colonialism [52L]

This course interrogates the history of Modern Japan from the perspective of Japan’s colonial exploits in East Asia. The course will also address the political-economy and culture of the military Occupation of Japan by the Supreme Command of the Allied Powers. Texts from economics, philosophy and literature will be used.

EAS379H1
The History, Structure and Politics of the Hindi Language [52L, 26P]

This course traces the origins and development of Hindi/Urdu via a multitude of Northern Indian dialects to the present day Modern Standard Hindi. The linguistic development in the late 19th and the 20th centuries is intimately linked to the emerging Indian, especially Hindu, nationalism. The politically complicated relationship between Hindi and Urdu will be highlighted. Knowledge of the devanagari script is required.
Recommended Preparation: 1 year of Hindi, Urdu, Sanskrit or other Indo-Aryan language

EAS389Y1
History of Korean Religion [52L, 26P]

This course offers a broad overview of Korean religious tradition.

EAS393Y1
Topics in Buddhism [52L, 26P]

Sub-title will be provided to indicate topic to be discussed for the academic session. Topics on Buddhism may vary according to the instructor’s interest.

EAS394H1
Film Culture in Contemporary China [26L]

This course discusses variations of documentary film and DV culture in contemporary China as forms of cultural, communal, and political practices. We will be focusing on those films and videos that seek to address important global issues such as peace and climate change in cross-media approach and in personal tone. We will be asking what new tendencies are there in the films and videos, where can we trace them back to, and what fresh possibilities are they to bring forth to our aesthetic and public life.

EAS395Y0
Selected Topics in East Asian Studies, 300-Level [TBA]

This course allows students to pursue the specialized study of specific topics tailored to the research and study opportunities available in Hong Kong and the expertise and interests of the instructor. Available only in the Woodsworth College Hong Kong Summer Program.
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EAS398H0
Independent Experiential Study Project

EAS399Y0
Independent Experiential Study Project

An instructor-supervised group project in an off-campus setting. See page 48 for details.

400-Series Courses

EAS406Y1
Thinking about things: Material Culture in East Asia [52S]

Intensive seminar exploring theories of the object, the histories of objects in East Asia, and critical thinking about the process of research. Through theoretical readings, class and individual research projects, the seminar asks how to formulate research questions, use the internet and other resources, and present discoveries in a class conference.

EAS407H1
Textual Analysis of Classical Chinese Philosophy [26S]

Readings of texts from ancient and medieval Chinese philosophy. Beginning by linguistic (especially semantic) analysis of key words, structure and meaning of sentences, paragraphs and text as a whole. Philosophical analysis proceeds from linguistic analysis.
Prerequisite: PHL237H1, EAS306Y1

EAS408H1
Modern Taiwanese Literature [26S]

A general survey of modern Taiwanese literature from 1949 until today. It attempts to examine issues such as historical/cultural context, oral/written language, self-identification, gender, human rights, etc., central to understanding the Taiwanese experience. Readings are available in translation and in the original.

EAS411H1
Art and Archaelogy of Early China I [52L, 26P]

With extensive introduction to recent archaeological discoveries in China, this course explores development of ancient societies from prehistory to the Bronze Age of China, and to offer students with an understanding of the origins and formation of Chinese civilizations.
Prerequisite: Only for third or fourth years Art and Science students.

EAS412H1
Technology and Material Cultures of Ancient China [52L, 26P]

This course introduces prehistoric and Bronze Age technology and material cultures of early China. The course is designed for students to have an understanding of the development of ancient technologies (e.g. bronze, jade, and lacquer) and associated life of ancient China from archaeological perspectives.
Prerequisite: EAS411H1

EAS418H1
Topics in Chinese Art Theories [26S]

This course will focus on theories of Chinese arts by critically analyzing various theoretical texts on music, painting, calligraphy, literature, in the form of special treatises and documents recorded in the Classics.
Prerequisite: PHL237H1, EAS306Y1

EAS431H1
Advanced Topics in Japanese Cinema [26S]

The focus ranges from the examination of cross-cultural theoretical problems (such as Orientalism) to a director based focus, from the examination of genre (such as documentary or the category of genre itself) to the way film intersects with other cultural forms and technologies (such as Video and New Media)
Prerequisite: EAS237Y1

EAS439H1
The Global Bildungsroman: Narratives of Development, Time and Colonialism [26L]

Through a sustained reading of several novels this course studies Bildungsroman, the story of an individual’s “coming of age,” in the context of twentieth-century political, cultural, and social developments of imperialism, anti-colonialism, human rights discourse, and globalization. Our focus will be novels from the (post)colonial world and theoretical essays on the Bildungsroman form. The course aims to provide a model for rethinking literary history and literary genres within a global context. We will thus not read these novels as copies of European Bildungsroman, but consider how their form relates to social formations of colonialism and globalization. This will entail, for example, exploring the temporal structure which undergirds both the form of the novel and the notion of self-development that is then aligned with development of the nation, colony, or otherwise. Attention will be paid both to how these novels instantiate, resist or otherwise engage creatively with the novelistic conventions of human development, and to our own desire to read novels as Bildungsroman. Authors may include Yi Kwangsu Wu Zhuoliu Pramoedya Ananta Toer, Kang Younghill, Tsitsi Dangarembga, Camara Laye, amongst others.

EAS444H1
The City, Body and Text in Modern Japanese Literature [26S]

Examines how the city and body exert formative forces on the text, and how the practice of writing and reading texts might inform the ways we, corporeal beings, experience the city as manifested in the nineteenth century Japanese literature. Required readings are available in English.
Prerequisite: Successful completion with the minimum grade of 75% in EAS235, EAS237, EAS327, EAS330, EAS431, EAS456 or one of the humanities program at U of T (e.g., English, art history, philosophy, etc.)

EAS452H1
The Construction of Gender in Traditional China [52L, 26P]

This course examines the philosophical, societal and cultural influences which defined woman/female/femininity and man/male/masculinity in China before the seventeenth century. Some attention is devoted to sexual diversity.
Recommended Preparation: EAS102Y1Y

EAS453H1
Gender, Sexuality & Modernity in China, Korea and Japan [52L, 26P]

This course focuses on the changing sexual mores and the challenges to the traditional gender systems of East Asia brought by the processes of modernization and globalization/westernization.

EAS456H1
Japan as seen by ?: Reference, Apparatus, Operation [26S]

Discusses how images of Japan, charged with varied degrees of desire for empirical knowledge, have contributed to contemporary novels and plays by David Mitchell, Ruth L. Ozeki, David Mamet, Joy Kogawa, Kazuo Ishiguro, Marguerite Duras, and David Hwang. All the readings, including Japanese literary and theoretical, are available in English.

EAS457H1
Special Topics in Modern Japanese History [26S]

Analyzing contemporary monographs on modern Japanese history. This course will offer a critical survey of existing methodologies and approaches to writing about Modern Japan.
Prerequisite: EAS247H1

EAS462H1
Ethnographic Literature on Korea: Class, Gender & Family [26L]

This is a seminar course for upper level undergraduate students who are interested in reading ethnographic literature. This course introduces contemporary ethnographic literature written in English on South Korea. Despite the textual focus on anthropological writing, it covers interdisciplinary inquiry into cultural and historical concepts that have shaped people’s lives in South Korea. This class is run as a dynamic seminar course with class discussions structured around students’ presentations, and with writing and rewriting research paper.
Prerequisite: EAS209Y1 for EAS students

EAS468Y1
Mahayana Buddhist Philosophy (formerly EAS360Y1) [52S]

Close study of selected Indian and Chinese Mahayana texts in translation, with emphasis on Madhyamaka and Hua-yen.
Exclusion: EAS360Y1
Recommended preparation: RLG206Y1

EAS469Y1
Chinese Sectarian Buddhism [52L]

This course examines one or more schools of Chinese Buddhism depending upon the expertise of the instructor.

EAS473H1
Modern Korean History Seminar [26S]

An examination of recent research results in the modern Korean history field, focusing especially on the late 19th and 20th centuries
Prerequisite: EAS271Y1

EAS475Y1
Issues in East Asian Historiography [52L]

This course analyses select topics in the historiography of East Asian. Students are expected to write a major research paper of 30-40 pages in the second semester.
Recommended preparation: EAS209Y1

EAS476Y1
Democracy and History in Korea [52S]

This course examines approaches to the history of the south Korean democracy movement and the role of history within the democracy movement itself.
Recommended preparation: EAS271H1

EAS477Y1
Missionaries in Korea [52L]

This course examines the works of missionaries in Korea and the socio-political situation of the Choson Dynasty.

EAS379H1 The History, Structure and Politics of the Hindi Language [52L, 26P]
This course traces the origins and development of Hindi/Urdu via a multitude of Northern Indian dialects to the present day Modern Standard Hindi. The linguistic development in the late 19th and the 20th centuries is intimately linked to the emerging Indian, especially Hindu, nationalism. The politically complicated relationship between Hindi and Urdu will be highlighted. Knowledge of the devanagari script is required.
Recommended Preparation: 1 year of Hindi, Urdu, Sanskrit or other Indo-Aryan language

This course examines the works of missionaries in Korea and the socio-political situation of the Choson Dynasty.
EAS482H1 Advanced Sanskrit II (formerly EAS482Y1) [26S]

Technical Sanskrit: readings from alamkarasastra, dharmasastra, darsana and other non-literary texts.
Prerequisite: EAS382Y1

Exclusion: EAS482Y1

EAS485H1
Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit        [26S]

This course will study Buddhist narrative literature written in a particular kind of Sanskrit which actually is a Sanskritized version of vernacular languages. Its vast literature, such as the Mahvastu, the Sukhvativyha, the Saddharmapundarika and the Jtakas belongs mainly to Mahyana Buddhism. These texts have been translated into Chinese, Japanese and Tibetan.
Prerequisite: EAS282Y1, EAS381H1 and EAS383H1 or equivalent

EAS486H1
Aspects of Classical and Medieval Indian Culture Through Sanskrit Texts [26S]

This course presents diverse mundane aspects of Indian social and culture life through selected texts on music, dance, agriculture, medicine, theatre, sports and games, hunting, cuisine, gardening, and so on. Although these texts illuminate and explain classical and medieval Hindu culture, they have rarely been translated into English.
Prerequisite: EAS282Y1, EAS381H1 and EAS383H1 or equivalent.

EAS488H1/Y1
Hinduism and Politics [52L/26L]

The political expression of Hinduism begins with religious reform movements in the 19th century, and develops into a Hindu nationalism. Although independent India is a secular state, Hindu “fundamentalism” remains a powerful political force. This course analyzes modern Hindu political ideology.

EAS490H1
Introduction to Japanese Linguistics: Syntax and Semantics [78L]

This course introduces Japanese grammatical items in a scientifically and theoretically oriented manner. The goals of the course are: to gain knowledge of the basic characteristics of sentence structure and meaning in Japanese; to become familiar with selected theoretical analyses; and to develop a repertoire of linguistic vocabulary.
Prerequisite: EAS349H1
Recommended Preparation: LIN100Y1, LIN204H1

EAS493H1
Theory and Practice of Japanese Language Instruction [39S]

This course provides an overview of theories and issues in second language teaching for those who are or will be involved in Japanese language teaching. The class discussion includes the theory and history of teaching methods and their theoretical implications. Students will also practice actual teaching in real classroom settings.
Prerequisite: EAS460H1/461H1

EAS495Y1
Topics in East Asian Studies [52S]

A guided research course on a common topic of the student’s choice. Students are required to produce a 20-30 page paper based on the selected topic.

EAS496H1
Topics in East Asian Studies [26S]

An in-depth study of Chinese, Japanese or Korean culture, history and/or literature. Content in any given year depends on the instructor.
Recommended preparation: Varies from year to year

EAS497H1
Beyond Orientalism [26S]

This course will confront the ‘Orientalist’ view of the world by looking at one Asian nation regularly exempted from that paradigm-Japan. By examining, among other topics, Japan’s emperor system, its construction of a national history, and its own imperialism, this course hopes to point toward other ways of thinking about East and West.
Recommended Preparation: EAS202Y1/204Y1/247Y1/EAS374H1

Independent Studies

EAS434H1
Independent Studies [TBA]

EAS434Y1
Independent Studies [TBA]

EAS435H1
Independent Studies [TBA]

EAS435Y1
Independent Studies [TBA]

EAS436H1
Independent Studies [TBA]

EAS436Y1
Independent Studies [TBA]

EAS437H1
Independent Studies        [TBA]

EAS437Y1
Independent Studies        [TBA]

A scholarly project chosen by the student, approved by the Department, and supervised by one of its instructors. Consult with the East Asian Studies Undergraduate Handbook for more information.
Prerequisite: Five EAS courses