HONR 209C - 01H

Encountering Asia
Session
Regular Academic Session
Class Number
3978
Career
Undergraduate
Units
3 units
Grading
Graded Alpha
Topic
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Description
Prerequisite: Completion of HONR 101, HONR D101, HONR 102, and HONR D102; Restricted to students in the Honors Program.

This course will introduce students to the literature of various regions in Asia. Students read representative literary texts, exploring cross-cultural linkages and influences within Asia as a whole as well the distinctive characteristics of individual societies.

Outcomes: Students will be able to demonstrate an understanding of the various ways in which human identities and values have been presented in literature; they will be able to analyze and defend interpretations of a variety of literary texts.
Enrollment Requirements
Prerequisite HONR 101, HONR D101, HONR 102, HONR D102. Restricted to students in the Honors Program
Requirement Designation
Honors
Class Attributes
Tier 2 Literary Knowledge
Asian Studies
Global Studies
Class Notes
Restricted to Students in the Honors Program. Storytelling in South Asian Visual Culture: South Asia has a rich history of storytelling as is seen in Buddhist Jataka tales, Hindu epics, Mughal namas, comic books, tv, film, mythicization of real people, and art. This course examines some of these traditions in various media and explores ideas such as how does the medium change reception and audience of these various legends? How do these legends change to adapt to continue to be included in the dominant culture of the nation?
Class Actions
Class Details
Instructor(s)
Sarita Heer
Meets
TuTh 11:30AM - 12:45PM
Dates
01/13/2025 - 04/26/2025
Room
Mundelein Center - Room 408
Instruction Mode
In person
Campus
Lake Shore Campus
Location
Lake Shore Campus
Components
Lecture Required
Class Availability
Status
Open
Seats Taken
15
Seats Open
10
Class Capacity
25
Wait List Total
0
Wait List Capacity
0