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CHINA-related anthropology course syllabi
Culture of Hong Kong :: Spring 2024, G. Mathews
Anthropology of China, part 1 [seminar] :: Fall 2023, A. Kipnis
China: Tradition and Transformation :: Fall 2023, R. Weller
The Ethnography of China and Taiwan :: Fall 2022, R. Weller
Anthropology of China :: Spring 2023, E. Oxfeld
Anthropology of China :: 7 September 2023, Z. Howlett
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Culture and Political Economy in Contemporary China :: Spring 2021, L. Zhang
Development in Post-Mao China :: Spring 2020, C. Makley
Media and Popular Culture in Post-Mao China :: Spring 2011, C. Makley
Gender and Ethnicity in China and Tibet :: Fall 2019, C. Makley
JAPAN-related anthropology course syllabi
Anthropology of Modern Japan :: Spring 2024, A. Arai
The Anthropology of Contemporary Japan :: Spring 2018, M. Sterling
Japanese Society :: Spring 2022-23, P. Christensen
Ethnographies of Japan :: Spring 2022, B. Switek
Culture and Social Change in Japan :: Fall 2023, M. White
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Ethnic and Social Diversity in Japan :: Winter 2023, S. Ikeuchi
Japanese Diasporas :: Fall 2021, S. Ikeuchi
Gender in Daily Lives :: Fall 2023, K. Hirano [taught in Japan, but not limited to Japan sources]
Medical Anthropology :: Spring 2023-24, P. Christensen [includes sections centering on Japan]
Minority Japans :: Fall 2021, C. Yano
Okinawa and Its Diaspora (Writing Intensive) :: Fall 2015, C. Yano
Japanese Popular Culture (Writing Intensive) :: Spring 2023, C. Yano
Ghosts, Goblins, and Godzilla :: Fall 2023, L. Miller
Debates and Taboo Topics in the Study of Japan :: Spring 2022, L. Miller
Visual and Material Culture of Japan :: Fall 2022, L. Miller
Ancient Japan :: Fall 2020, L. Miller
KOREA-related anthropology course syllabi
Modern Korean Society :: Fall 2023, A. Arai
북한의 인류학Anthropology of North Korea :: 2021, H. Jung [Korean language syllabus]
Korean Culture and Society :: Spring 2024, Y. Park [not limited to anthropology sources]
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Sensory Korea :: Spring 2015, N. Harkness
EAST ASIA and places adjacent or enmeshed in EA past, present or future
Global Cultures and Media Flows :: Spring [Australian Fall] 2022, C. Stevens
Changing Generations in East Asia :: Winter 2024, A. Arai
Social Transformations in East Asia :: Fall 2022, A. Arai
Being Asian American: Representations and Realities :: Fall 2014, C. Yano
Buddhist Temples and Economic Entanglements :: Spring 2017, B. Switek
Anthropology: The Study of Global Humanity :: Spring 2024, T. Kuan [includes Thailand, China, Japan]
Women and Social Change in Asia – Seminar :: Spring 2023, M. White [includes China, Japan, India]
The Anthropology of Global Tibet :: Spring 2023, C. Makley