Summer 2018
Reading & Composition: The Great Books of India - Session A - CANCELLED
Session A
Hindu Mythology - Session D
In this course we will study literary and religious aspects of Hindu myths. Through the reading of primary sources in translation, the course covers the main divinities and many mythological themes of early Vedic as well as later Puranic literature. We will follow the development of mythology from the Rg Veda to the epics—The Mahabharata and the Ramayana—and up to the classical mythology of the Sanskrit Puranas.
Session D
Introduction to the Civilization of Southeast Asia - CANCELLED
Introduction to the Civilization of Southeast Asia - Session D
Session D
Reading & Composition: Self Representation/Nation
SSEASN 120: Filipino Mythology - Session D
An introduction to the mythologies of the Phillipines, providing a comparative overview of key myths. We will focus on indigenous narrative traditions encompassing myths of creation and origin, agricultural and maritime myths and practices, the founding of kingdoms, and indigenous geographies. We will further explore the role of myth in the contemporary world.
Session D
SSEASN 148: Philippines: History, Literature, Performance - Session A
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 that were instruments both of colonial conquest and anti-colonial movements; and theater and literature that participated in discourse on agrarian issues, labor, martial law and militarism, gender rights, academic freedom, and human rights.
Session A
SSEASN 160: Philippine Cultural Politics - Session A
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 movements influence these texts, and in turn, how did these texts contribute to these social movements?
Session A
Dept/Crs |
Sec | Title | Instructor | Days/Times | Location | CCN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SASIAN R5A | 001 | Reading & Composition: The Great Books of India - Session A - CANCELLED | Staff | MTWThF 10:00-11:59A | EVAN47 | 14934 |
| SASIAN 140 | 001 | Hindu Mythology - Session D | Gonzalez-Reimann, Luis | MTW 5:00-6:59P & Th 5:00-5:59P | DWIN 89 (MTW) & DWIN 262 (Th) | 13956 |
| SEASIAN 10A | 001 | Introduction to the Civilization of Southeast Asia - CANCELLED | Staff | MTWThF 1:00-3:59P | DWIN246 | 15935 |
| SEASIAN 10B | 001 | Introduction to the Civilization of Southeast Asia - Session D | Collins, Rebekah Linh | MTWThF 3:00-4:59P | BARR118 | 15936 |
| SSEASN R5A | 001 | Reading & Composition: Self Representation/Nation | Scalice, Joseph P. | MTWThF 10:00-11:59A9A | DWIN106 | 14933 |
| SSEASN 120 | 001 | SSEASN 120: Filipino Mythology - Session D |
Llagas, Karen Aban, Cynthia |
MWF 4:00-5:59P | DWIN183 | 15025 |
| SSEASN 148 | 001 | SSEASN 148: Philippines: History, Literature, Performance - Session A | Barrios-Leblanc, Maria | MWF 5:00 - 7:30P | WHLR204 | 13958 |
| SSEASN 160 | 001 | SSEASN 160: Philippine Cultural Politics - Session A | Barrios-Leblanc, Maria | MWF 1:00 - 3:30P | DWIN79 | 13959 |
