South and Southeast Asian 39 Section 2: Fiction, Truth, and Memory in the Narratives of Filipina Writers
Have you read short stories and autobiographical narratives of women writers? In this course, we will focus on the works of Filipina writers based in the Philippines, the United Stated and other parts of the world. Among the questions we will explore are: What are... Read More
Southeast Asian 137: Islam, Culture, and Politics in Southeast Asia
This upper-division undergraduate course studies key discourses on the cultures and politics of Islam in Southeast Asia. We trace the processes through which Islam entered the Malay world in the 13th century; explore the European colonial encounters with Islam in Southeast Asia and the ways... Read More
South Asian 146: Mughal India through Memoirs, Chronicles and other Texts: The Mughal Empire, 1500-1857
This course is designed to provide a chronological and thematic approach to the study of one of the greatest empires in human civilization: the Mughal Empire. Although the bulk of this course will focus on the Mughal Empire during its heyday between the 1550s and... Read More
South Asian 1A: Introduction to the Civilization of Early India
This course offers a broad historical, political, ethnographical and and cultural survey of the civilizations of the Indian subcontinent from the earliest period known to archaeology to the advent of Islam as a major cultural and political force around the 13th century CE. Lectures, readings,... Read More
Filipino 100A Section 2: Intermediate Filipino
The goal of this course is to enable students to increase their proficiency in Filipino to at least the intermediate-high level of the national ACTFL Proficiency Guidelines. While speaking and listening comprehension will be stressed, training in reading and writing Filipino will be an integral... Read More
Filipino 1A, Section 4: Introductory Filipino
Filipino 1A. Introductory Filipino. Five hours a Week. Prerequisites - none. Do you know the words nanay (mother), tatay (father), sinigang (sour soup), and kawawa (poor you)? Would you like to better communicate with your grandparents who speak Filipino? You may be a heritage learner,... Read More
Filipino 1A Section 3: Introductory Filipino
Filipino 1A. Introductory Filipino. Five hours a Week. Prerequisites - none. Do you know the words nanay (mother), tatay (father), sinigang (sour soup), and kawawa (poor you)? Would you like to better communicate with your grandparents who speak Filipino? You may be a heritage learner,... Read More
Filipino 1A Section 2: Introductory Filipino
A systematic introduction to the grammar, sentence patterns, and essential vocabulary of modern standard Filipino. Emphasis is placed on extensive practice in idiomatic Filipino conversation, with additional practice in reading and writing Filipino. Read More