0811. Asian Behavior & Thought: Four Asian Models Shaping Your Action (3 s.h.) RCI: GB.

We incessantly engage ourselves in doing things. We are beings-at-doing. We define ourselves by the kind of actions we perform. How we act or conduct ourselves is shaped by the kind of self we construct for ourselves. And that self is shaped by the society into which we happen to be born. Self-identity, which is socially and culturally constructed by our experiences and interactions with others, carries a personal as well as an interpersonal meaning. Learn the four Asian paradigmatic cases of self-identity and examine your self in light of them.

Students cannot receive credit for this course if they have successfully completed any of the following: ASIA ST 0811, PHILOS 0811, REL 0811, Chinese 0811, or Japanese 0811.

0831. The American Dream: Hearing the Immigrant Voice (3 s.h.) RCI: GD.

As a Temple student, you go to school and live in a city full of immigrants. Perhaps your own relatives were immigrants to the United States. But have you ever listened to their stories? With an historical and sociological framework as a basis, we will take an in-depth and more personal look at the immigrant experience as expressed through the immigrants’ own voices in literature and film. Topics explored include: assimilation, cultural identity and Americanization, exploitation and the American Dream, ethnic communities, gender, discrimination and stereotyping.

Students cannot receive credit for this course if they have successfully completed any of the following: ANTHRO 0831, History 0831, Italian 0831, Russian 0831, or SOC 0831.

0863. Religion in the World (3 s.h.) RCI: GG.

Learn about the major religious traditions found worldwide today: Hinduism, Buddhism, Judaism, Christianity, Islam, and several indigenous traditions. Examine the beliefs, practices, and values of these groups in order to understand the worldviews and ways of life of the people who practice them. Our interdisciplinary analysis and interpretation of specific examples of religious experience will help shed light on the overall meaning of religion and human existence. We will carefully consider examples while also focusing on particular thematic issues, like cosmology and ritual. Develop appreciation for the religious vibrancy and diversity that exist in human cultures while you actively engage in the learning process through class presentation, class participation, paper-writing, and a self-selected field trip.

1801. Chinese & Japanese Literature in Cultural Context (3 s.h.) RCI: IS.

(Formerly: CR LANG C084.)

Cross Listed with Asian Studies 1801 (C084).

A literary and cultural exploration into the worlds of classical and modern China and Japan.

Note: (1) No knowledge of Chinese or Japanese expected. (2) This course can be used to satisfy the university Core International Studies (IS) requirement. Although it may be usable towards graduation as a major requirement or university elective, it cannot be used to satisfy any of the university GenEd requirements. See your advisor for further information. In addition to meeting the university Core International Studies requirement, this course meets the Non-Western/Third World IS requirement for Communication Sciences majors. Please note the recent update to the Core IS requirement at www.temple.edu/vpus/documents/Core_IS_UpdateFinal.pdf.

1901. Honors Chinese & Japanese Literature in Cultural Context (3 s.h.) RCI: IS.

(Formerly: CR LANG H094.)

Cross Listed with Asian Studies 1901 (H094).

A literary and cultural exploration into the worlds of classical and modern China and Japan.

Note: (1) No knowledge of Chinese or Japanese expected. (2) This course can be used to satisfy the university Core International Studies (IS) requirement. Although it may be usable towards graduation as a major requirement or university elective, it cannot be used to satisfy any of the university GenEd requirements. See your advisor for further information.
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