Courses may be selected from offerings in literature, music, art, government, religion, history, and anthropology listed under East Asian Studies. With the exception of East Asian Studies 150, no non-language course at the 100 level may count toward the minor. East Asia A survey of the historical, social, and cultural features of the major civilizations of East Asia from ancient times to the 20th century. Four credit hours. A critical examination of the development of classical Chinese literature of various genres such as poetry, popular songs, philosophical discourse, historical narrative, prose, fiction, tales of the supernatural and the fantastic, romance, and drama.
All readings are in English translation.
Four credit hours. A survey of pre-modern Chinese literature through the prism of male friendship. Friendship, particularly among men, was a theme that resonated powerfully in traditional Chinese literature, perhaps because it was the only one of the five Confucian relationships that was not innately hierarchical. The course examines a variety of literary works, including historical and philosophical prose, poetry, drama, and fiction, on friendship and famous friends. Four credit hours.