View course details in MyPlan: JSIS A 211 Explores topics including: Fashioning the Body Gender and Fashion Fashion as Conspicuous Consumption Fashion as Urban Spectacle the Politics of Fashion. Silberstein Introduces the historical development of fashion systems in early modern and modern Europe and Asia. JSIS A 211 Fashion Systems: Europe-Asia (5) VLPA/I&S R. View course details in MyPlan: JSIS A 210 May not be taken for credit if credit earned in NEAR E 210. Looks at the development of Islamic religious thought and legal practice as well as the Muslim polities, cultures, and intellectual traditions of Asia, Africa, Europe, and America. JSIS A 210 Introduction to Islamic Civilization (5) VLPA/I&S Covers major developments in the formative, classical, and modern periods of Islamic civilization from seventh century Arabia to the contemporary Muslim world. View course details in MyPlan: JSIS A 207 Explores the religion, philosophy, literature, art, and social and political thought of these civilizations from ancient times to the 17th century. JSIS A 207 Asian Civilizations: Traditions (5) VLPA/I&S Porter Interdisciplinary introduction to the civilizations of Asia, particularly those of India, China, Japan, and Korea. View course details in MyPlan: JSIS A 206 Examines politics, economy, social structure, religion, cultural production and the arts, popular culture, and transnationalism. Overview of the topographic, social, and linguistic geography and history of India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, and Nepal. JSIS A 206 Contemporary India and Pakistan (5) I&S Dhavan, Kale Interdisciplinary introduction to the field of South Asian Studies. View course details in MyPlan: JSIS A 205 Examines pre-colonial societies, Spanish colonial rule, nationalism and Revolution, Filipino-American war, U.S colonial rule, Japanese occupation, postcolonial period to Martial Law, continuing rebellions, and the Filipino diaspora.
Rafael Introduction to histories, cultures and politics of Filipinos and the Philippines. JSIS A 205 Filipino Histories (5) I&S, DIV Vicente L. View course details in MyPlan: JSIS A 202 Emphasis on the rise of nationalism, social organization, and contemporary life and history. JSIS A 202 Introduction to South Asian History, 1500 - present (5) I&S The Islamic impact, British conquest, and contemporary India. View course details in MyPlan: JSIS A 154 Authors, musicians, artists, and filmmakers include Kaplinski, Koidula, Kreutzwald, Vilde, Part, Tormis, Meri, Parn, Pollu, and others. Smidchens Surveys Estonian literary and cultural history from the prehistoric period to the present. JSIS A 154 Estonian Literary and Cultural History (5) VLPA G. View course details in MyPlan: JSIS A 130 Students gain a fundamental grasp of major issues and historical events of this region, expressed through culture. Among nations investigated: the Czech Republic, Russia, Poland, and Ukraine. JSIS A 130 Introduction to Slavic Culture and Civilization (5) VLPA Examines the culture of the Slavs, an ethno-linguistic group of peoples living primarily in Central/Eastern Europe. View course details in MyPlan: JSIS A 121 JSIS A 121 Introduction to Human Rights in Latin America (5) I&S, DIV Godoy Overview of human rights issues and how they have evolved in recent Latin American history, from the military dictatorships of the authoritarian period to contemporary challenges faced in the region's democracies. View course details in MyPlan: JSIS A 110
All lectures and written materials in English. JSIS A 110 Introduction to Russian Culture and Civilization (5) VLPA/I&S Introduction to Russian culture and history from pre-Christian times to the present, as seen through literary texts, music, film, visual art, and historical works. However, the modifications humans make to their surroundings in order to urbanize such places can impact the environment in negative ways: pollution, disruption of water flow, deforestation, and desertification.Įxplore the effects of urbanization on the environment and help students explore how human cities impact the world around us with this curated collection of resources.Detailed course offerings (Time Schedule) are available for Modern urban cities like New York City, Beijing, Dubai, and Paris are bustling centers of business, entertainment, and trade. Even the ancient Incan, Egyptian, or Chinese civilizations, changed their environment in order to urbanize. Urban areas are defined by dense populations, the construction of multiple and often large buildings, monuments and other structures, and greater economic dependence on trade rather than agriculture or fishing. Over time, as these rural populations grew, cities began to develop. The development of human civilizations was supported by large numbers of people who lived in sparsely-populated rural areas defined by agriculture, fishing, and trade.
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