Fall 2007

ASIAN 530: Media and Popular Culture in the Asia Pacific @ San Diego State University Both the media and popular culture [in general] in Asia [in particular] have had an ambivalent, if not elusive, function that is difficult to define. Both can be instruments of social control as well as agencies of liberation. Moreover, both are expressions of interaction with as well as sources of appropriation (and misappropriation) to and from global western power. It is in these cultural spaces that local identities are played out, invented (or re-invented), and revitalized. Therefore, this course is designed to provide an understanding of key contemporary social and cultural issues as expressed in popular culture (mainly film and television) in the Asia Pacific Region. T 4:00-6:40 p.m. LS 132

ASIAN 310: Contemporary Issues in Asian American Communities Upper Division GE @ San Diego State University AKA Diasporan Communities of the Asia/Pacific This is an interdisciplinary examination of the migration and settlement of people from countries within the Asia Pacific region to America. This course draws upon literature, film, anthropology, history, ethnography, and cultural studies to deepen understandings of the ways in which migration, race, and racial discrimination continues to shape social thought and institutions in the United States. Beyond the theme of racism and resistance, the course focuses on migration and labor, identity and community within migrant populations, migration, and globalization. TTH 9:30 - 10:45 a.m. P 145

ASIAN 101: Asian Thought and Cultures Lower Division GE @ San Diego State University This course explores the social, religious, political, economic, and legal foundations of East and Southeast Asia. The course content is designed to give the student a background to understand the traditions, the values and thus the societies in East and Southeast Asia. In this course we will focus on East and Southeast Asia. TTH 2:00 - 3:15 p.m. SH 149 and TH 4:00 - 6:40 p.m SH 351

INTS 130: Introduction to Latin American Studies @ Soka University of America This course explores the geography, history, culture, society, government and economies of Latin America. It examines enduring themes and issues central to the understanding of Latin America today, such as regime change and economic development. The course covers key actors and organizations affecting Latin America, such as political parties, the Church, the military, land reform movements, and the United States. It also looks at regional associations, including the Organization of American States, NAFTA, and other emerging efforts at regional cooperation. MW 10:30 to 12:00 a.m.