Department: East Asian Studies

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EASTASN117 Health and Healthcare Systems in East Asia China, Japan, and both Koreas. Healthcare economics as applied to East Asian health policy, including economic development, population aging, infectious disease outbreaks (SARS, COVID-19)..., social health insurance, health service delivery, payment...
EASTASN143 Taiwan's Democratic Evolution This course is an introduction to the contemporary politics of Taiwan. Once a poor, insecure autocracy, today Taiwan has been transformed into a prosperous and stable liberal democracy, albeit one whose long-term security remains imperiled by the ri...
EASTASN168 Taiwan Security Issues This course will provide a broad overview of Taiwan's place in the security environment of East Asia, covering the history of US-Taiwan-People's Republic of China relations, Taiwan's ambiguous status in the contemporary inter-state system, cross-Stra...
EASTASN178 Indigenous Art and Contemporary China How does art respond to and act in the world? How is its ability to act both constrained and made possible by who makes it, and who receives it? This course pursues these questions in the context of Chinese history, considering cultural "others" (fro...
EASTASN179 Rebalancing Economic Systems in a World Driven by Tech: Quality-of-Life in Socio-Cultural Context This course examines the need for, and approaches to, rebalancing models of innovation-driven economic growth in the broader context of society and sustainability. After an overview of the historical outcomes of previous industrial revolutions, we ex...
EASTASN188 The Asian Triangle: Japan, Korea and China This class will examine the complex inter-relationship between the three great states of Northeast Asia - Japan, Korea and China. This class will take a historical approach but will focus as well on contemporary relations and policy issues. Topics to...
EASTASN189K Korea and the World This course investigates the theoretical and empirical underpinnings of modern Korea. The course offers a rough mix of history, domestic politics, and foreign relations. It also approaches the empirics of Korea through various theoretical lenses ran...
EASTASN217 Health and Healthcare Systems in East Asia China, Japan, and both Koreas. Healthcare economics as applied to East Asian health policy, including economic development, population aging, infectious disease outbreaks (SARS, COVID-19)..., social health insurance, health service delivery, payment...
EASTASN243 Taiwan's Democratic Evolution This course is an introduction to the contemporary politics of Taiwan. Once a poor, insecure autocracy, today Taiwan has been transformed into a prosperous and stable liberal democracy, albeit one whose long-term security remains imperiled by the ri...
EASTASN244 U.S. Policy toward Northeast Asia This course examines contemporary issues in U.S. foreign policy towards China, Japan, South and North Korea, Russia and Taiwan. It will look at US interests and objectives in Northeast Asia, the dynamics and drivers of U.S. policy and its historical...
EASTASN268 Taiwan Security Issues This course will provide a broad overview of Taiwan's place in the security environment of East Asia, covering the history of US-Taiwan-People's Republic of China relations, Taiwan's ambiguous status in the contemporary inter-state system, cross-Stra...
EASTASN277 Divided Memories & Reconciliation: the formation of wartime historical memory in the Pacific Divided Memories will examine the formation of historical memory about World War Two in Asia, looking comparatively at the national memories of China, Japan, Korea, and the United States. It will also study efforts at reconciliation in contemporary...
EASTASN278 Indigenous Art and Contemporary China How does art respond to and act in the world? How is its ability to act both constrained and made possible by who makes it, and who receives it? This course pursues these questions in the context of Chinese history, considering cultural "others" (fro...
EASTASN279 Rebalancing Economic Systems in a World Driven by Tech: Quality-of-Life in Socio-Cultural Context This course examines the need for, and approaches to, rebalancing models of innovation-driven economic growth in the broader context of society and sustainability. After an overview of the historical outcomes of previous industrial revolutions, we ex...
EASTASN285 American and Chinese Approaches to Managing Global Challenges Like other nations, China and the United States must address a number of complex and consequential transnational challenges including climate change related threats to food and water security, nuclear proliferation, and the absence of institutions to...
EASTASN288 The Asian Triangle: Japan, Korea and China This class will examine the complex inter-relationship between the three great states of Northeast Asia - Japan, Korea and China. This class will take a historical approach but will focus as well on contemporary relations and policy issues. Topics to...
EASTASN289K Korea and the World This course investigates the theoretical and empirical underpinnings of modern Korea. The course offers a rough mix of history, domestic politics, and foreign relations. It also approaches the empirics of Korea through various theoretical lenses ran...
EASTASN300 Graduate Directed Reading Independent studies under the direction of a faculty member for which academic credit may properly be allowed. For East Asian Studies M.A. students only.
EASTASN301 Graduate Archival Directed Reading Independent studies under the direction of a faculty member for which academic credit may properly be allowed. Research will require in-person access to archival materials in Hoover Institution, Stanford's East Asia Library, and/or Branner Map Colle...
EASTASN330 Core Seminar: Debates and Methods in East Asian Studies For East Asian Studies M.A. students only.
EASTASN390 Practicum Internship On-the-job training under the guidance of experienced, on-site supervisors. Meets the requirements for curricular practical training for students on F-1 visas. Students submit a concise report detailing work activities, problems worked on, and key re...
EASTASN402A Topics in International Technology Management Autumn 2022 Theme: "New Business in Asia Driven by Climate-Tech and Sustainability." Guest speakers from industry and academia present examples of problem-driven innovation for environmental sustainability, climate change amelioration and mitigation,...
EASTASN402T Entrepreneurship in Asian High Tech Industries Distinctive patterns and challenges of entrepreneurship in Asia; update of business and technology issues in the creation and growth of start-up companies in major Asian economies. Distinguished speakers from industry, government, and academia.
EASTASN77 Divided Memories & Reconciliation: the formation of wartime historical memory in the Pacific Divided Memories will examine the formation of historical memory about World War Two in Asia, looking comparatively at the national memories of China, Japan, Korea, and the United States. It will also study efforts at reconciliation in contemporary...
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