Global Asia Studies

Faculty List

Undergraduate Advisor: 416-287-7184 Email: gas-undergrad-advisor@utsc.utoronto.ca

Global Asia Studies (GAS) is an inter-disciplinary undergraduate program that places Asia within a dynamic global and diasporic context. It enhances our understanding of historical and contemporary global culture and politics by enabling students to engage with an extensive and intensive study of Asia and Asian Diasporas in the past and present. Global Asia Studies uses cutting-edge Humanities methods and theories from a range of different disciplines to explore the societies of East and South Asia and their global ramifications. It aims to locate the academic study of Asia within the fabric of the community through exciting co- and extra-curricular programming and a commitment to socially responsible and educationally rigorous experiential learning.

The curriculum combines a variety of approaches. The first year A-level courses GASA01H3/HISA06H3 and GASA02H3 provide a general introduction to Asia in a global context through historical and cultural perspectives respectively.  GAS students then move onto courses at the B-level which provide a comprehensive foundation of knowledge in particular areas and fields relevant to the study of Asia. For example, see courses such as GASB57H3/HISB57H3.

In C-level courses, students investigate specific areas and problems pertaining to East and South Asia in greater depth. These courses are conducted in lecture and tutorial discussion format. For example, see courses such as GASC20H3.  All D-level courses are conducted as small-group seminars where students conduct research and analysis of particular questions or topics, actively participate in class discussions and present their findings in class and in their research essays. For example, see courses such as GASD01H3. The Global Asia Studies major and specialist programs are designed for those students who wish to acquire more in-depth knowledge of Asia that spans a number of disciplines, and may help btter prepare them for a variety of careers.

Language study for the Global Asia Studies program is particularly important for those students who wish to move onto advanced studies of East or South Asia at the university level, and to acquire a specialized knowledge base for a range of professional and academic opportunities. Languages offered at the university that count towards the Global Asia Studies degree include Hindi, Mandarin Chinese, and Japanese. Currently students should get the Program Director's written approval before taking any course of such languages if offered outside UTSC. The language study requirement is waived in specific cases. Please see the specific requirements for such waivers below.

Guidelines for 1st year course selection
Students who intend to complete a Global Asia Studies Program should include GASA01H3/HISA06H3 or GASA02H3 in their 1st year course selection.

For updates and detailed information regarding Global Asia Studies please visit the Historical and Cultural Studies website:  www.utsc.utoronto.ca/~hcs/

Global Asia Studies Programs

SPECIALIST PROGRAM IN GLOBAL ASIA STUDIES (ARTS)

Undergraduate Advisor: (416) 287-7184 Email: gas-undergrad-advisor@utsc.utoronto.ca

Program Requirements
Students must complete 12.0 credits as follows:

1.     0.5 credit:
GASA01H3/HISA06H3 Introducing Global Asia and its Histories
or
GASA02H3 Introduction to Global Asia Studies

2.     8.0 credits from the courses listed below, of which 3.0 credits should be at the C-level (students should check course description for prerequisites):
GASB05H3/MDSB05H3 Media and Globalization

GASB15H3 The Arts of South Asia

GASB20H3 Gender and Social Institutions in Asia

GASB30H3 Asian Religions and Cultures

GASB33H3 Global Buddhism in Historical and Contemporary Societies
GASB34H3 Culture and Society in Classical South Asia

GASB35H3 The Japanese Empire: A Short History

GASB57H3/HISB57H3 Sub-Continental Histories: South Asia in the World

GASB58H3/HISB58H3 Modern Chinese History

GASB67H3/VPHB67H3 Religion in the Arts: Buddhist Arts and Cultures

GASB73H3/VPHB73H3 Visualizing Asia

GASB75H3/VPHB75H3 Religion in the Arts: Hinduism and Jainism

GASB77H3/VPHB77H3 Asia in Display

GASC19H3/IEEC32H3/WSTC19H3 Gender in East Asian Science and Technology

GASC20H3 Gendering Global Asia

GASC33H3 Critical Perspectives in Global Buddhism

GASC40H3/MDSC40H3 Chinese Media and Politics

GASC41H3/IEEC21H3/MDSC41H3 Media and Popular Culture in East and Southeast Asia

GASC42H3 Film and Popular Culture in South Asia

GASC43H3 Colonialisms and Cultures in Modern East Asia

GASC45H3 Film and Popular Cultures in East Asia

GASC50H3/HISC56H3 Comparative Studies of East Asian Legal Cultures

GASC53H3/VPHC53H3 The Silk Routes

GASC57H3/HISC57H3 China and the World

GASC74H3/VPHC74H3 A Tale of Three Cities: Introduction to Contemporary Art in China

3.     At least 1.0 credit at the D-level from the courses listed below (students should check course description for prerequisites):
GASD01H3 Senior Seminar: Topics in Global Asian Cultures

GASD02H3 Senior Seminar: Topics in Global Asian Societies

GASD03H3 Senior Seminar: Special Topics in Global Asia Studies

GASD20H3/SOCD20H3 Senior Seminar: Social Change and Gender Relations in Chinese Societies

GASD40H3 Senior Seminar: Issues in Chinese Media Studies
GASD47H3/VPHD47H3 Politics and East Asian Art

GASD56H3 'Coolies' and Others: Asian Labouring Diasporas in the British Empire

GASD58H3/HISD58H3 Culture, Politics, and Society in Late Imperial China

GASD59H3 Law and Society in Chinese History

(GASD46H3) Visual Encounter: The Meeting of Eastern and Western Art

4.     2.5 credits from Asian language courses taught at the university, of which at least 1.5 credits should be from courses taken at the B, C, or D-levels. Preferably, these language courses will be taken in sequence. Specialist students who do not qualify for existing upper-level language courses at the university can (with prior written permission from the Program Supervisor) make up any necessary credits with other GAS courses.

MAJOR PROGRAM IN GLOBAL ASIA STUDIES (ARTS)

Undergraduate Advisor: (416) 287-7184 Email: gas-undergrad-advisor@utsc.utoronto.ca

Program Requirements
Students must complete 7.0 full credits as follows:

1.     0.5 credit:
GASA01H3/HISA06H3 Introducing Global Asia and its Histories

or

GASA02H3 Introduction to Global Asia Studies

2.     4.5 credits from the courses listed below, of which at least 1.5 credits must be at the C-level and 1.0 at the D-level (students should check course description for prerequisites):
GASB05H3/MDSB05H3 Media and Globalization

GASB15H3 The Arts of South Asia

GASB20H3 Gender and Social Institutions in Asia

GASB30H3 Asian Religions and Cultures
GASB33H3 Global Buddhism in Historical and Contemporary Societies

GASB34H3 Culture and Society in Classical South Asia

GASB35H3 The Japanese Empire: A Short History

GASB57H3/HISB57H3 Sub-Continental Histories: South Asia in the World

GASB58H3/HISB58H3 Modern Chinese History

GASB67H3/VPHB67H3 Religion in the Arts: Buddhist Arts and Cultures

GASB73H3/VPHB73H3 Visualizing Asia

GASB75H3/VPHB75H3 Religion in the Arts: Hinduism and Jainism

GASB77H3/VPHB77H3 Asia in Display

GASC19H3/IEEC32H3/WSTC19H3 Gender in East Asian Science and Technology

GASC20H3 Gendering Global Asia

GASC33H3 Critical Perspectives in Global Buddhism

GASC40H3/MDSC40H3 Chinese Media and Politics

GASC41H3/IEEC21H3/MDSC41H3 Media and Popular Culture in East and Southeast Asia

GASC42H3 Film and Popular Culture in South Asia

GASC43H3 Colonialisms and Cultures in Modern East Asia

GASC45H3 Film and Popular Cultures in East Asia

GASC50H3/HISC56H3 Comparative Studies of East Asian Legal Cultures

GASC53H3/VPHC53H3 The Silk Routes

GASC57H3/HISC57H3 China and the World

GASC74H3/VPHC74H3 A Tale of Three Cities: Introduction to Contemporary Art in China
GASD01H3 Senior Seminar: Topics in Global Asian Cultures

GASD02H3 Senior Seminar: Topics in Global Asian Societies

GASD03H3 Senior Seminar: Special Topics in Global Asia Studies

GASD20H3/SOCD20H3 Senior Seminar: Social Change and Gender Relations in Chinese Societies

GASD40H3 Senior Seminar: Issues in Chinese Media Studies

GASD47H3/VPHD47H3 Politics and East Asian Art

GASD56H3 'Coolies' and Others: Asian Labouring Diasporas in the British Empire

GASD59H3 Law and Society in Chinese History

3.     2.0 credits from: Asian language courses taught at the university, of which at least 1.0 credits should be from courses taken at the B, C, or D-levels. Preferably, these language courses will be taken in sequence. Major students who do not qualify for existing upper-level language courses at the university can (with prior written permission of the Program Supervisor) make up any necessary credits with other GAS courses.

MINOR PROGRAM IN GLOBAL ASIA STUDIES (ARTS)

Undergraduate Advisor: (416) 287-7184  Email: gas-undergrad-advisor@utsc.utoronto.ca

Program Requirements
Students must complete 4.0 full credits as follows:

1.     0.5 credit:
GASA01H3/HISA06H3 Introducing Global Asia and its Histories

or

GASA02H3 Introduction to Global Asia Studies

2.     For the remaining 3.5 credits, students have two options:

• complete 3.5 credits from the courses listed below, of which at least 1.5 credits must be from C- and/or   D-level courses listed below; or
• complete 2.5 credits from the courses listed below, of which at least 1.0 credit must be from C-and/or D-level courses listed below, plus 1.0 credit from Asian language courses.

GASB05H3/MDSB05H3 Media and Globalization

GASB15H3 The Arts of South Asia

GASB30H3 Asian Religions and Cultures

GASB33H3 Global Buddhism in Historical and Contemporary Societies
GASB34H3 Culture and Society in Classical South Asia

GASB35H3 The Japanese Empire: A Short History

GASB57H3/HISB57H3 Sub-Continental Histories: South Asia in the World

GASB58H3/HISB58H3 Modern Chinese History

GASB67H3/VPHB67H3 Religion in the Arts: Buddhist Arts and Cultures
GASB73H3/VPHB73H3 Visualizing Asia
GASB75H3/VPHB75H3 Religion in the Arts: Hinduism and Jainism
GASB77H3/VPHB77H3 Asia in Display
GASC19H3/IEEC32H3/WSTC19H3 Gender in East Asian Science and Technology
GASC20H3 Gendering Global Asia
GASC33H3 Critical Perspective in Global Buddhism
GASC40H3/MDSC40H3 Chinese Media and Politics
GASC41H3/IEEC21H3/MDSC41H3 Media and Popular Culture in East and Southeast Asia         
GASC42H3 Film and Popular Culture in South Asia
GASC43H3 Colonialisms and Cultures in Modern East Asia
GASC45H3 Film and Popular Cultures in East Asia
GASC50H3/HISC56H3 Comparative Studies of East Asian Legal Cultures
GASC53H3/VPHC53H3 The Silk Routes
GASC57H3/HISC57H3 China and the World
GASC74H3/VPHC74H3 A Tale of Three Cities: Introduction to Contemporary Art in China          
GASD01H3 Senior Seminar: Topics in Global Asian Cultures
GASD02H3 Senior Seminar: Topics in Global Asian Societies
GASD03H3 Senior Seminar: Special Topics in Global Asia Studies
GASD20H3/SOCD20H3 Senior Seminar: Social Change and Gender Relations in Chinese Societies          
GASD40H3 Senior Seminar: Issues in Chinese Media Studies
GASD47H3/VPHD47H3 Politics and East Asian Art
GASD56H3 'Coolies' and Others: Asian Labouring Diasporas in the British Empire         
GASD58H3/HISD58H3 Culture, Politics, and Society in Late Imperial China
GASD59H3 Law and Society in Chinese History

Global Asia Studies Courses

GASA01H3    Introducing Global Asia and its Histories

This course introduces Global Asia Studies through studying historical and political perspectives on Asia. Students will learn how to critically analyze major historical texts and events to better understand important cultural, political, and social phenomena involving Asia and the world. They will engage in intensive reading and writing for humanities.
Same as HISA06H3
Exclusion: HISA06H3
Breadth Requirement: History, Philosophy & Cultural Studies

GASA02H3    Introduction to Global Asia Studies

This course introduces Global Asia Studies through the study of cultural and social institutions in Asia. Students will critically study important elements of culture and society over different periods of history and in different parts of Asia. They will engage in intensive reading and writing for humanities.
Breadth Requirement: Arts, Literature & Language

GASB05H3    Media and Globalization

This course introduces students to the variety of ways cultural and social theorists have addressed notions of "globalization" and the media; It will also focus on media systems and practices over different parts of the Global South: in particular, Asian, Latin American, and Middle Eastern countries.
Same as MDSB05H3
Exclusion: (HUMB74H3), MDSB05H3
Breadth Requirement: History, Philosophy & Cultural Studies

GASB15H3    The Arts of South Asia

The course will provide students with an introduction to the arts of South Asia, from classical to modern, and from local to global. Fields of study may include music, dance, drama, literature, film, graphic arts, decorative arts, magic, yoga, athletics, and cuisine, fields viewed as important arts for this society.
Breadth Requirement: Arts, Literature & Language

GASB20H3    Gender and Social Institutions in Asia

This course examines the role of gender in shaping social institutions in Asia.
Breadth Requirement: History, Philosophy & Cultural Studies

GASB30H3    Asian Religions and Culture

This course examines the close relationship between religions and cultures, and the role they play in shaping the worldviews, aesthetics, ethical norms, and other social ideals in Asian countries and societies.
Breadth Requirement: History, Philosophy & Cultural Studies

GASB33H3    Global Buddhism in Historical and Contemporary Societies

This course examines the global spread of different versions of Buddhism across historical and contemporary societies.
Breadth Requirement: History, Philosophy & Cultural Studies

GASB35H3    The Japanese Empire: A Short History

This course introduces the history and culture of the Japanese Empire. It examines the origin and development of modern Japanese colonialism and its legacies in East and Southeast Asia.
Breadth Requirement: History, Philosophy & Cultural Studies

GASB57H3    Sub-Continental Histories: South Asia in the World

A survey of South Asian history, from ancient times to the present day. The course explores diverse and exciting elements of this long history, such as ecology and landscape, religion, trade, literature, and the arts, keeping in mind South Asia's global and diasporic connections.
Africa and Asia Area
Same as HISB57H3
Exclusion: HIS282Y, HIS282H, HISB57H3
Breadth Requirement: History, Philosophy & Cultural Studies

GASB58H3    Modern Chinese History

This course provides an overview of the historical changes and continuities of the major cultural, economic, political, and social institutions and practices in modern Chinese history.
Africa and Asia Area
Same as HISB58H3.
Prerequisite: GASA01H3 or GASA02H3 or (HISA01H3) or (HISA02H3)
Exclusion: HIS280Y, HISB58H3
Breadth Requirement: History, Philosophy & Cultural Studies

GASB67H3    Religion in the Arts: Buddhist Arts and Cultures

This course will serve as an introduction to the field of Buddhist art historiography, with an emphasis on the relationships between visual arts, Buddhist philosophy and religion, and the cultural manifestations of the faith and its arts across the world. The classes will take advantage of collections at the ROM.
Same as VPHB67H3
Exclusion: VPHB67H3
Breadth Requirement: Arts, Literature & Language

GASB73H3    Visualizing Asia

A survey of the art of China, Japan, Korea, India, and Southeast Asia. We will examine a wide range of artistic production, including ritual objects, painting, calligraphy, architectural monuments, textile, and prints. Special attention will be given to social contexts, belief systems, and interregional exchanges.
Same as VPHB73H3
Prerequisite: VPAA05H3, VPHA46H3, or GASA01H3
Exclusion: VPHB73H3, FAH261H
Breadth Requirement: Arts, Literature & Language

GASB75H3    Religion in the Arts: Hinduism and Jainism

This course explores Eastern religions and artworks, with a specific focus on Hinduism and Jainism in art from India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka. Investigation of context, use, and symbolism, paralleled with the examination of rituals, beliefs and performance. The classes will take advantage of collections at the ROM.
Same as VPHB75H3
Exclusion: (VPHB55H3), VPHB75H3, (VPHC55H3)
Breadth Requirement: Arts, Literature & Language

GASB77H3    Asia in Display

An introduction to modern Asian art through domestic, regional, and international exhibitions. Students will study the multilayered new developments of art and art institutions in China, Japan, Korea, India, Thailand, and Vietnam, as well as explore key issues such as colonial modernity, translingual practices, and multiple modernism.
Same as VPHB77H3
Exclusion: VPHB77H3
Recommended Preparation: [VPAA05H3 and VPHA46H3] or GASA01H3
Breadth Requirement: Arts, Literature & Language

GASC19H3    Gender in East Asian Science and Technology

This course examines how gender issues influence the history and contemporary development of science and technology in East Asian societies, including China, Japan, and Korea. Students will gain a critical perspective on the role of gender in shaping scientific knowledge and technological advancements in the context of East Asia.
Same as IEEC32H3 and WSTC19H3
Prerequisite: 0.5 credit in WST and 0.5 credit in GAS at the A- or B-level.
Exclusion: IEEC32H3, WSTC19H3
Enrolment Limits: 50
Breadth Requirement: Social & Behavioural Sciences

GASC20H3    Gendering Global Asia

This course offers students a critical and analytical perspective on issues of gender history, equity, discrimination, resistance, and struggle facing societies in East and South Asia and their diasporas.
Prerequisite: GASA01H3 or GASA02H3
Enrolment Limits: 50
Breadth Requirement: History, Philosophy & Cultural Studies

GASC33H3    Critical Perspectives in Global Buddhism

This course critically examines different aspects of Buddhism in global context. It is offered as part of the prestigious TLKY Visiting Professor program.
Prerequisite: Any 4.0 credits
Enrolment Limits: 50
Breadth Requirement: History, Philosophy & Cultural Studies

GASC40H3    Chinese Media and Politics

This course examines the complex and dynamic interplay of media and politics in contemporary China, and the role of the government in this process.
Same as MDSC40H3
Prerequisite: Any 4.0 credits, including [(HUMA01H3) or ACMA01H3]
Exclusion: MDSC40H3
Enrolment Limits: 75
Breadth Requirement: History, Philosophy & Cultural Studies

GASC41H3    Media and Popular Culture in East and Southeast Asia

This course introduces students to media industries and commercial popular cultural forms in East and Southeast Asia. Topics include reality TV, TV dramas, anime, and manga as well as issues such as regional cultural flows, global impact of Asian popular culture, and the localization of global media in Asia. 
Same as IEEC21H3 and MDSC41H3
Prerequisite: 4.0 credits, including [(HUMA01H3) or ACMA01H3]
Exclusion: (HUMC54H3), IEEC21H3 and MDSC41H3
Enrolment Limits: 75
Breadth Requirement: History, Philosophy & Cultural Studies

GASC42H3    Film and Popular Culture in South Asia

This course offers students a critical perspective on film and popular cultures in South Asia. Topics include Bombay, Tamil, and other regional filmic industries, their history, production, and distribution strategies, their themes and musical genres, and a critical look at the larger social and political meanings of these filmic cultures.
Prerequisite: Any 4.0 credits
Enrolment Limits: 50
Breadth Requirement: Arts, Literature & Language

GASC43H3    Colonialisms and Cultures in Modern East Asia

This course explores Japanese colonialism and its cultures in East Asia. It seeks to understand the central role that culture played in the development of colonialism, modernity, and nationalism in modern Japan, Korea, China, and Taiwan. Key issues include sexuality, race, medicine, mass media, and consumption.
Prerequisite: GASB35H3, and only one of [GASB20H3 or GASB58H3/HISB58H3 or GASC20H3]
Enrolment Limits: 50
Breadth Requirement: History, Philosophy & Cultural Studies

GASC45H3    Film and Popular Cultures in East Asia

This course offers students a critical perspective on film and popular cultures in East Asia. The course examines East Asian filmic industries, and the role they play in shaping worldviews, aesthetics, ethical norms, folk beliefs, and other socio-cultural aspects in China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Korea, and Japan.
Prerequisite: Any 4.0 credits
Breadth Requirement: Arts, Literature & Language

GASC50H3    Comparative Studies of East Asian Legal Cultures

An introduction to the distinctive East Asian legal tradition shared by China, Japan, and Korea through readings about selected thematic issues. Students will learn to appreciate critically the cultural, political, social, and economic causes and effects of East Asian legal cultures and practices. 
Same as HISC56H3
Prerequisite: HISB58H3 or an equivalent B-level history course in East Asia.
Exclusion: HISC56H3
Enrolment Limits: 40
Breadth Requirement: History, Philosophy & Cultural Studies

GASC53H3    The Silk Routes

The Silk Routes were a lacing of highways connecting Central, South and East Asia and Europe. Utilizing the Royal Ontario Museum's collections, classes held at the Museum and U of T Scarborough will focus on the art produced along the Silk Routes in 7th to 9th century Afghanistan, India, China and the Taklamakhan regions.
Same as VPHC53H3
Prerequisite: One full credit in art history or in Asian or medieval European history.
Exclusion: VPHC53H3
Breadth Requirement: Arts, Literature & Language

GASC57H3    China and the World

A study of the history of China's relationship with the rest of the world in the modern era. The readings focus on China's role in the global economy, politics, religious movements, transnational diasporas, scientific/technological exchanges, and cultural encounters and conflicts in the ages of empire and globalization.
Africa and Asia Area
Same as HISC57H3
Prerequisite: GASA01H3 or GASB58H3
Exclusion: HISC57H3
Enrolment Limits: 40
Breadth Requirement: History, Philosophy & Cultural Studies

GASC74H3    A Tale of Three Cities: Introduction to Contemporary Art in China

An introduction to Chinese contemporary art focusing on three cities: Beijing, Shanghai, and Guangzhou. Increasing globalization and China's persistent self-renovation has brought radical changes to cities, a subject of fascination for contemporary artists. The art works will be analyzed in relation to critical issues such as globalization and urban change.
Same as VPHC74H3
Prerequisite: 2 full credits at the B-level in Art History, Asian History, and/or Global Asia Studies, including at least one of VPHB39H3, VPHB73H3, GASB58H3/HISB58H3, GASB33H3, or GASB35H3
Exclusion: VPHC74H3
Breadth Requirement: Arts, Literature & Language

GASD01H3    Senior Seminar: Topics in Global Asian Cultures

This course offers an in-depth study of important cultural issues in historical and contemporary Asian and diasporic societies. Themes for study include music, art, cinema, media, literature, drama, and representations. It is conducted in seminar format with emphasis on discussion, critical reading, and writing of research papers.
Prerequisite: [GASA01H3 and GASA02H3] and one C-level course from the options in the Specialist or Major program requirement #2
Enrolment Limits: 15
NOTE: Topics vary from year to year. Check the website: www.utsc.utoronto.ca/~hcs/programs/global-asia-studies.html for current offerings.

GASD02H3    Senior Seminar: Topics in Global Asian Societies

This course offers a capstone experience of issues which confront Asian and diasporic societies. Themes include gender, environment, human rights, equity, religion, politics, law, migration, labour, nationalism, post-colonialism, and new social movements. It is conducted in seminar format with emphasis on discussion, critical reading, and writing of research papers.
Prerequisite: [GASA01H3 and GASA02H3 and one C-level course from the options in the Specialist or Major program requirement #2
Enrolment Limits: 15
NOTE: Topics vary from year to year. Check the website:www.utsc.utoronto.ca/~hcs/programs/global-asia-studies.html for current offerings.

GASD03H3    Senior Seminar: Topics in Global Asia Studies

The course offers an in-depth, special study of important topics in the study of Global Asia. Special topics will vary from year to year depending on the expertise of the visiting professor. It is conducted in seminar format with emphasis on discussion, critical reading, and writing of research papers.
Prerequisite: Any 8.0 credits
Enrolment Limits: 15
Breadth Requirement: History, Philosophy & Cultural Studies
NOTE: Topics vary from year to year. Check the website: www.utsc.utoronto.ca/~hcs/programs/global-asia-studies.html for current offerings.

GASD20H3    Senior Seminar: Social Change and Gender Relations in Chinese Societies

This seminar examines the transformation and perpetuation of gender relations in contemporary Chinese societies. It pays specific attention to gender politics at the micro level and structural changes at the macro level through in-depth readings and research.
Same as SOCD20H3
Prerequisite: [SOCA01H3 and SOCA02H3 and SOCB05H3 and one C-level course in SOC] or  [GASA01H3 and GASA02H3 and one C-level course from the options in requirement #2 of the Specialist or Major programs in Global Asia Studies]
Exclusion: SOCD20H3
Enrolment Limits: 14
NOTE: Topics vary from year to year. Check the Global Asia Studies website at http://www.utsc.utoronto.ca/~hcs/programs/global-asia-studies.html for current offerings.

GASD40H3    Senior Seminar: Issues in Chinese Media Studies

The Chinese government has played a central role in the development of print, electronic and digital media. Recent changes in the political economy of Chinese media have had strong political and cultural implications. This senior seminar course examines the complex and dynamic interplay of media and politics in contemporary China.
Prerequisite: [GASA01H3 and GASA02H3] and one C-level course from the options in the Specialist or Major program requirement #2
Enrolment Limits: 15
NOTE: Topics vary from year to year. Check the website www.utsc.utoronto.ca/~hcs/programs/global-asia-studies.html for current offerings.

GASD47H3    Politics and East Asian Art

A writing-intensive seminar that will lead to a collective digital research project. The content varies from year to year. Students will acquire research skills, engage with primary materials (non-English language skill NOT required), and develop academic writing experience.
Same as VPHD47H3
Prerequisite: 11.0 credits, including at least one of [(GASB31H3), GASB33H3, GASB35H3 GASB58H3/HISB58H3, VPHB39H3 or VPHB73H3]; and a further 1.5 full credits at the B- or C-level in Art History, Asian History, and/or Global Asia Studies.
Exclusion: (VPHD46H3), VPHD47H3
Breadth Requirement: Arts, Literature & Language

GASD56H3    'Coolies' and Others: Asian Labouring Diasporas in the British Empire

'Coolie' labourers formed an imperial diaspora linking South Asia and China to the Caribbean, Africa, the Indian Ocean, South-east Asia, and North America. The long-lasting results of this history are evident in the cultural and ethnic diversity of today's Caribbean nations and Commonwealth countries such as Great Britain and Canada.
Africa and Asia Area
Same as HISD56H3
Prerequisite: 8.0 credits, at least 2.0 of which should be at the B- or C-level in Modern History
Exclusion: HISD56H3
Breadth Requirement: History, Philosophy & Cultural Studies

GASD58H3    Culture, Politics, and Society in Late Imperial China

A study of major cultural trends, political practices, social customs, and economic developments in late imperial China (1400-1911) as well as their relevance to modern and contemporary China. Students will read the most recent literature and write a substantive research paper.
0.5 pre-1800 credit
Africa and Asia area
Same as HISD58H3
Prerequisite: 8.0 credits including at least GASA01H3 or HISB58H3
Exclusion: HISD58H3
Enrolment Limits: 15
Breadth Requirement: History, Philosophy & Cultural Studies

GASD59H3    Law and Society in Chinese History

A seminar course on Chinese legal tradition and its role in shaping social, political, economic, and cultural developments, especially in late imperial and modern China. Topics include the foundations of legal culture, regulations on sexuality, women's property rights, crime fictions, private/state violence, laws of ethnicities, prison reforms and modernization.
0.5 pre-1800 credit
Africa and Asia Area
Same as HISD59H3
Prerequisite: At least 8.0 fce completed, or [HISB58H3 or GASB58H3]
Exclusion: HISD59H3
Enrolment Limits: 15
Breadth Requirement: History, Philosophy & Cultural Studies