ANT 290 - Mellenial East Asia

This course introduces students to the major themes in the anthropology of China, Japan, South Korea, and North Korea. Through studying recent transformations in kinship, political economy, constructions of gender, and national identities, students will also gain a basic grounding in the geography and twentieth-century history of the region as a whole.

Satisfies a major requirement in Anthropology

Satisfies a major requirement in East Asian Studies

Satisfies a minor requirement in Anthropology

Satisfies an interdisciplinary minor requirement in East Asian Studies

Satisfies an interdisciplinary minor requirement in International Studies

Students entering 2012 and after: satisfies Social-Scientific Thought distribution requirement

Students entering before 2012: satisfies Social Science distribution requirement