Lawrence University

Provided Programs&Courses

Undergraduate

1. Program (Korea-related degree offered) : East Asian Studies Major/Minor
   • Program Remarks - The Program in East Asian Studies is dedicated to the study of the civilizations, cultures and contemporary importance of East Asia. The rich cultural heritages and the political and economic significance of the region are covered by courses in anthropology, history, government, literature and religious studies.
   1. Korea-related Courses : EAST 310 Introduction to East Asian Linguistics
      • Course Remarks - Survey of genetic, regional, and typological classification of East Asian languages; writing systems for Chinese, Japanese, Korean, and Tibetan languages; descriptive and comparative analyses of phonological, morphological, and syntactic structures of East Asian languages. More than one language may be investigated in detail.
   2. Korea-related Courses : EAST 418 Korean Modern History through Literature and Film
      • Course Remarks - Using fiction, feature films, and historical texts, this course provides an in-depth introduction to modern Korean history, from the end of the Chŏsun dynasty in 1910 to contemporary North and South Korea. Students will gain an understanding of Korea’s colonial experience, civil war, dictatorships, development, democratization, and gender politics.
   3. Korea-related Courses : EAST 105 Cross-Cultural Interactions Along the Silk Road, 200 BCE - 1400 CE
      • Course Remarks - The so-called "Silk Road" was the world's first superhighway, linking East Asia to the Mediterranean. The peoples along the way not only traded luxury goods, but also ideas, technology, and more. This course offers a thematic examination of the dynamic, cross-cultural interactions along the ancient and medieval Silk Road.
   4. Korea-related Courses : EAST 140 Traditional East Asian Civilization
      • Course Remarks - An introductory survey of East Asia from the dawn of indigenous civilization to the 16th century. Focus on the growth of a Sinitic center and its interaction with the sedentary and nomadic peoples on its Inner Asian and Pacific rims. Emphasis on the diverse peoples and societies of the area and the historical processes that bound them together through a common tradition.
   5. Korea-related Courses : EAST 150 Modern East Asian Civilization
      • Course Remarks - An introductory survey of the modern history of East Asia, examining the efforts of traditional states, particularly China and Japan, to respond to Western intrusion into the region after 1600. Focus on social and cultural problems created by attempts to modernize yet defend tradition and on the differing results of Chinese and Japanese approaches.
   6. Korea-related Courses : EAST 191 Directed Study in East Asian Studies
      • Course Remarks - Directed study follows a syllabus set primarily by the instructor to meet the needs or interests of an individual student or small group of students. The main goal of directed study is knowledge or skill acquisition, not research or creative work.
   7. Korea-related Courses : EAST 216 Buddhism in China and Japan
      • Course Remarks - An introductory survey of Buddhist thought and practice in China and Japan. The history of key Buddhist concepts and schools in East Asia is the primary focus. Readings include translations from East Asian Buddhist canonical works.
   8. Korea-related Courses : EAST 260 East Asian Classics in Translation
      • Course Remarks - This introductory course explores encounters with nature in East Asian texts through close reading of primary texts in English translation - Taoist philosophy, lyric poetry, personal memoirs, fiction and film?from the traditional periods of China and Japan, ending with a contemporary Japanese novel set in 1980s suburban Tokyo. Particular attention is paid to literary form, voice, aesthetic concerns, and issues relating to humans’ relationship with nature.
   9. Korea-related Courses : EAST 364 Ethnography of East Asia
      • Course Remarks - A critical and comparative examination of key areas of sociocultural change in present-day East Asia. Focusing on China, we address new areas of research in East Asian anthropology such as demographic change, modernization, urbanization and stratification, gender and the body politic, sexuality, pop culture, consumption, ethnic minorities and national cultural identities.
   10. Korea-related Courses : EAST 378 East Asian Environmental History
       • Course Remarks - This course will explore traditional East Asian ideas about the relationship between humans and their natural environments, as well the premodern and modern history of that interaction. We will also consider the relationship between these philosophies and practice, both for the societies we study and for our own.
   11. Korea-related Courses : EAST 380 Asian Women and Feminism
       • Course Remarks - This course will focus on the history of women and feminism in Asia, with an emphasis on Indian and East Asian women's histories. Past and present religious, political, economic, and artistic thought and practices of women will be examined to analyse how they have responded to and resisted patriarchal cultures. This course can be counted as the equivalent of GEST 280.
   12. Korea-related Courses : EAST 390 Tutorial Studies in East Asian Studies
       • Course Remarks - Individualized advanced study under regular staff direction on topics not covered in lower-level courses.
   13. Korea-related Courses : EAST 391 Directed Study in East Asian Studies
       • Course Remarks - Directed study follows a syllabus set primarily by the instructor to meet the needs or interests of an individual student or small group of students. The main goal of directed study is knowledge or skill acquisition, not research or creative work.
   14. Korea-related Courses : EAST 491 Borderlands in Modern East and Inner Asia: History, Culture, and Identity
       • Course Remarks - Seminar on Euro-Asian borderlands, with a focus on East Asia during the Modern Period. Adopting a transnational approach, the course examines the fluidity of the concept of the “frontier,” along with various understandings of what borderlands are, from the perspective of both indigenous peoples and those from afar.
   15. Korea-related Courses : EAST 515 Sacred Mountains of Asia
       • Course Remarks - This course explores Asian sacred mountains from a religious and cultural perspective, focusing on the connections between traditions, following these traditions from their earliest sources to the modern period where they begin to interact with nationalism and modern recreation. This course is designed for upper-level East Asian Studies majors, Environmental Studies majors, and Religious Studies majors who are interested in the intersection between geography, religion, culture, and conservation.
   16. Korea-related Courses : EAST 590 Tutorial Studies in East Asian Studies
       • Course Remarks - Individualized advanced study under regular staff direction on topics not covered in lower-level courses.
   17. Korea-related Courses : EAST 591 Directed Study in East Asian Studies
       • Course Remarks - Directed study follows a syllabus set primarily by the instructor to meet the needs or interests of an individual student or small group of students. The main goal of directed study is knowledge or skill acquisition, not research or creative work.
   18. Korea-related Courses : EAST 599 Independent Study in East Asian Studies
       • Course Remarks - Individualized advanced research under staff guidance to prepare a substantial paper.
   19. Korea-related Courses : EAST 620 Senior Seminar in East Asian Studies
       • Course Remarks - A senior level workshop culminating in the completion of a substantial paper or project derived from previous coursework in the discipline or related fields or field experience in consultation with department faculty. Students with sufficiently advanced Chinese or Japanese language skills are encouraged to use some target language sources in carrying out their research. Students must share the results of their work in a public forum prior to graduation.
   20. Korea-related Courses : EAST 690 Tutorial Studies in East Asian Studies
       • Course Remarks - Individualized advanced study under regular staff direction on topics not covered in lower-level courses.
   21. Korea-related Courses : EAST 691 Directed Study in East Asian Studies
       • Course Remarks - Directed study follows a syllabus set primarily by the instructor to meet the needs or interests of an individual student or small group of students. The main goal of directed study is knowledge or skill acquisition, not research or creative work.
   22. Korea-related Courses : EAST 699 Independent Study in East Asian Studies
       • Course Remarks - Individualized senior-level advanced research under staff guidance to prepare a substantial paper for the senior experience, or for submission for honors.