Asian Studies Research Awards Submissions Open

Did you write an essay or research paper engaging Asia in some manner during 2020? Submit your UA undergraduate work for the 2021 Asian Studies Research Awards! Deadline February 12, 2021 The 2021 Asian Studies Research Awards, along with a small scholarship, will be given to UA undergraduates for submissions in two categories, essays and […]

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Spring 2021 Registration

The list of Spring 2021 courses that count towards the Asian Studies minor is now available. We have courses that can count for both the minor and particular core requirements, including Survey of Asian Art History (Fine Arts), Modern Asia Since 1400 (History sequence), and Religions of the World (Humanities). The course list also includes […]

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Courses for Spring 2020

The list of Spring 2020 courses that count towards the Asian Studies minor is now available. We have courses that can count for both the minor and particular core requirements, including Survey of Asian Art History (Fine Arts), Modern Asia Since 1400 (History sequence), Modern and Contemporary Chinese Art (Writing), Comparative Multicultural Literature (Writing) and […]

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Welcome to Fall 2019

Welcome to the Capstone for another academic year. We have a variety of special activities coming up, including our Sampling Asia Fair in a couple of weeks. We also look forward to seeing you in classes. For more information about classes with open seats and upcoming events, check out the Asian Studies Opportunities newsletter, which […]

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Student Awards!

It is Honors Week at the University of Alabama, and the Asian Studies program had the privilege of celebrating the success of our students at our Awards Celebration. Emily Delozier from Jacksonville, Alabama, received the 2019 Asian Studies Outstanding Student Award, which we award each year to our most outstanding Asian Studies minor. After graduating […]

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Courses for Fall 2019

Whether your interests are in history, art, language, culture, or religion, you can study Asia through a whole range of courses scheduled for Fall 2019. If you need core curriculum courses, you can take the History of Asia sequence (Asia Civilization to 1400 or Modern Asia Since 1400) or Fine Arts / Humanities courses in […]

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Tales from Asia

The Monkey King and the god Rama have both played significant roles in the storytelling traditions of different regions of Asia. REL 322, Tales from Asia, is a seminar that considers both Journey to the West and the Ramayana and the various ways that people have told these stories, both historically and in contemporary media, […]

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