IDS 101 - Asia Unmasked: Enlightened Revolutions & Hidden Stories
Instructors: Mayumi Steinmetz & Neal Vasishth
EASIA 216 + ENGL 102 or ENGL 276. Explores art, philosophy & revolutions of East Asia. Examines questions such as “How were Confucianism & Buddhism used to enlighten & rule over common people? How did the journeys of China, Korea, Taiwan & Japan interweave and conflict?” Learn through historical documents, fiction, film & local field trips.
Language Course: Japanese I, II, III, IV, V, VI
Learn vocabulary, grammar, sentence structures, and culture. Also Hiragana, katakana, and kanji characters characters.
History is the study of the past and of change over time. It is also a discipline - a particular way of learning how to interpret factual evidence and shape it into a narrative that tells us why things happened as they did.