COURSE CANCELED Hindi 15: Intensive Elementary Hindi
Course #: 15369
Units: 10
Session C: June 21-August 12
MTuWThF 8 am-12 pm
Location TBA
A comprehensive introduction to modern standard Hindi. The Hindi (Devanagari) writing system; pronunciation; acquisition of grammar and basic vocabulary through graded exercises and readings; special emphasis on the ability to speak and understand Hindi (and spoken Urdu).
COURSE CANCELED South Asian 140: Hindu Mythology
Course #: 14327
Units: 4
Session D: July 5-August 12
MTuW 5-7 pm, Th 5-6pm
106 Dwinelle
Literary and religious aspects of Hindu myths. Reading of selected mythological texts in translation.
South Asian R5B: India in the Writer’s Eye
Course #: SASIAN R5B
Units: 4
Instructors: Staff
CCN #26060: MWF 9-10 am, Dwinelle 105
CCN #31396: MWF 12-1 pm, Dwinelle 259
CCN #31397: MWF 2-3 pm, Dwinelle 235
CCN #31398: CANCELED
CCN #31399: TuTh 12:30-2 pm, VLSB 2030
Reading and composition in connection with eastern and western representations of India, and other Asian cultures, in great works of modern literature. Satisfies the second half of the reading and composition requirement.
Southeast Asian 10A: Introduction to the Civilizations of Southeast Asia
Course #: 30947
Units: 4
Instructors: Rebekah Linh Collins
TuTh 12:30-2 pm, 9 Lewis
Section 101 (#30948): W 10-11 am, 182 Dwinelle
Section 102 (#30949): W 12-1 pm, B51 Hildebrand
Readings, lectures, and discussion of the culture and civilization of Southeast Asia. Mainland Southeast Asia: Covers the modern-day nations of Burma, Cambodia, Thailand, etc., with special emphasis on the impact of Hinduism and Buddhism.
Southeast Asian 148: Philippines: History, Literature, Performance
Course #: 14109
Units: 4
Session A: May 24-July 2
MWF 11:30am – 2pm
Remote/online
The course focuses on Philippine history through literature and performance. Among the texts to be discussed are: traditional forms (rituals, poetry, songs, dances) that give insights to belief systems and economic, political, and social life during the indigenous or precolonial period; performance and literary forms…
Southeast Asian 152: Filipino Mythology
Course #: 14227
Units: 4
Session A: May 24-July 2
M-F 4-6 pm
Remote/online
We will be reading Philippine myths, legends, indigenous poetry and epics. This includes traditional narrative forms such as the alamat (legends) and the kuwentong-bayan (folktales) and poetic forms such as the ambahan, diona, and tanaga. Among the questions the course explores are: How can we…
Southeast Asian 154: Philippines: Narratives of Tradition and Resistance
Course #: 15269
Units: 6
Session D: July 6-August 13
MW 4-7:30 pm
Remote/online
Virtual Study Abroad: http://studyabroad.berkeley.edu/program/summerabroad/manilla-virtual The course brings students on a research trip to the Philippines to learn through interviews and interactions with Filipino people, selected lectures by the Philippines’ leading scholars and interactive activities with the Philippines’ artists and writers.
Southeast Asian 160: Philippine Cultural Politics
Course #: 14110
Units: 4
Session A: May 24-July 2
MWF 9-11:30 am
Remote/online
Can a song inspire a revolution? The course focuses on literary, visual, and performance texts that participated in political discourses in the Philippines. What strategies did the writers and artists employ? How did writers and artists face issues of censorship and persecution? How did social…
Southeast Asian 162: Philippine Cuisine Narratives: Sinigang Stories
Course #: 15526
Units: 4
Session A: May 24-July 2
TuTh 1-4 pm
Remote/online
Have you tasted sinigang, lumpia, adobo, or for the adventurous, even balut? This seminar course focuses on Philippine cuisine and literary works that use Filipino food as inspiration, theme, or metaphor. Each class uses a particular dish, cooking method, or Filipino ingredient as a starting…
Southeast Asian 170: Narratives of Vietnam and Vietnamese Diaspora
Course #: 15525
Units: 4
Instructors: Rebekah Linh Collins
Session E: July 26-August 13
M-Th 3-5:30 pm
Remote/online
Together we will read and view a variety of stories—told primarily in the form of prose fiction, poetry, essays, films and other visual art—by Vietnamese and overseas Vietnamese writers and artists who explore the consequences of colonialism, war, migration and resettlement for individuals, families and…