Northern Illinois University
Center for Southeast Asian Studies
College of Liberal Arts and Sciences

Class # 7345-Section 0001, Face-to-face

Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, 11:00-11:50 am

Stevens Building 173

Micah Morton

3 credit hours

Exploration of the broader human experience of death and dying in a comparative, cross-cultural perspective. As we talk about death, however, we will inevitably find ourselves talking about life or the art of living. As a result, we will explore the broader human life cycle--from the cradle to the grave--as it has been variably understood, marked, and celebrated by different societies the world over.

Class capacity 30

ARTH 457 - Cultural Perspectives in Asian Art: Art and Environment in Southeast Asia

Class # 3888-Section 0002, Face-to-face

Tuesday, 6:00-8:40 pm

Jack Arends Art Building 102

Catherine Raymond

3 credit hours

Various specialized topics selected for in-depth study of media, imagery, artistic traditions or genres in Asian Art. Research and readings explore the arts in relation to social orders, political messages, religious or philosophical mores, mythologies, superstitions, fashion, popular cultures, and relevance to contemporary times. May be repeated with different subjects. Multiple enrollments are allowed in the same semester.

The arts of Southeast Asia are best understood through the religions, material cultures and natural environments that prompted their creation. This means there is an array of themes and contexts to explore, as there is a variety of religions, an abundance of nature motifs, and a diversity of materials used, such as ivory, gold, silver, lacquer, silk, stone, and ceramics, not to mention the varied modes of individual artistic creation and self-expression. This seminar will study the arts of Southeast Asia while reflecting on the ways in which countries of mainland and insular Southeast Asia ¿as cultures and societies¿ have interacted in the past or respond now to their present environment. A final project for this class will be the research and planning of new displays on campus using objects held in university collections. This will introduce students to important concerns related to issues of contemporary museology and museum display practice. Enrollment in ARTH 457 by permit only. Contact: rhouze@niu.edu .

Combined section capacity 15

EAE 382 - Geography of Disease and Health

Class # 7435-Section 0Y01

Online: 100% (No Face-to-Face)

Asynchronous: no specific meeting time

James Wilson

3 credit hours

Geographic dimensions of health in local and regional populations across the globe with a regional foci on Southeast Asia, Africa, and the Americas. Topics include disease ecology, infectious and chronic diseases, geographic mobility, biometeorology, nutrition, development and health, geographic disparities in health, healthcare resources and access, medical systems and ethnomedicine, concepts of health and place, and therapeutic spaces.

Class capacity 40

*This course only satisfies SEAS Minor requirements if student chooses SEA-related projects in consultation with professor.

EAE 421 - Environmental Geochemistry

Class #3710-Section 0001, Face-to-face

Monday, Wednesday, Friday, 10:00-10:50 am

Davis Hall 121

Melissa Lenczewski

3 credit hours

Exploration of topics in pollution geochemistry including hydrologic and geochemical framework; human-influenced distribution and circulation of metals, radioactive materials, and complex organic compounds; and governmental response to current pollution problems. PRQ: Any 100- or 200-level EAE course, CHEM 211 and CHEM 213, or consent of department.

Combined section capacity 25

*This course only satisfies SEAS Minor requirements if student chooses SEA-related projects in consultation with professor.

ENGL 400 - Literary Topics: Literatures of Indigeneity and Migrancy in Southeast Asia and Its Diaspora

Class # 6750-Section 0001, Face-to-face

Tuesday and Thursday, 11:00 am-12:15 pm

Reavis Hall 209

Reuven Pinnata

3 credit hours

This course considers issues of placemaking, indigeneity, migration, and mobility in the context of Southeast Asia and its diasporas through literature and other texts. It asks how Southeast Asians both in the homeland and in the diaspora deploy literary and other creative practices to make and remake geographies of inhabitation, intimacy, and belonging in relation to cartographies imposed by colonial-racial capitalism. In other words, how have Southeast Asians defined and continued to redefine what it means to be indigenous and to be migrant? We will consider specific Southeast Asian countries—namely, Indonesia, the Philippines, and Thailand—but we will also think about how these specific histories illuminate those of other places and how we might further build relationalities in this age of so-called “Global Asias.” We will learn how to read cultural texts as sources of knowledge in their own right and theoretical texts through their narrative architectures and rhetorics.

Class Capacity 15

HDFS 384 - Asian American Families

Class # 4146-Section 0Y01

Class # 1031-Section 0Y02 - Online Degree Completion Students only; must have permission

Online: 100% (No Face-to-Face)

Asynchronous: no specific meeting time

Florensia Surjadi

3 credit hours

Analysis of Asian American families using theories, methods, and research findings. Emphasis on the process of immigration, family formation in the United States, family dynamics, family obligations and intergenerational relationship, interracial families, changing gender roles, marriage, identity formation, family and the life cycle, and family strengths. PRQ: HDFS 284 or SOCI 170.

Class Capacity 55

HIST 480 - Spies, Lies, and Secret Wars: CIA in the World

Class # 7170-Section 00H1 (HONORS ONLY), Face-to-Face

Monday and Wednesday, 9:30-10:45 am

DuSable Hall 246

Eric Jones

3 credit hours

Involvement of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) with various peoples, governments and events around the globe.

Combined section capacity 25

*This course only satisfies SEAS Minor requirements if student chooses SEA-related projects in consultation with professor.

HIST 491 - Special Topics in History: The Vietnam War through Film

Class # 7746-Section 0001, Face-to-Face

Tuesday and Thursday, 3:30-4:45 pm

Location TBA

Eric Jones

3 credit hours

Selected themes or problems. Topics announced. May be repeated when subject varies.

Combined section capacity 25

MUHL 421 - Topic Studies in Ethnomusicology/Intro to Ethnomusicology

Class # 6376-Section 0001, Face-to-face

Tuesday, Thursday, 12:30-1:45 pm

Music Building 101

Jui-Ching Wang

3 credit hours

Studies and reports on special topics in world music: bibliography, discography, and instruments. This is a writing infused course. May be repeated to a maximum of 6 semester hours. PRQ: MUHL 326, or consent of school.

Combined section capacity 35

*This course only satisfies SEAS Minor requirements if student chooses SEA-related projects in consultation with professor.

MUSE 321 - Mixed Ensemble: Thai Music Ensemble

Class # 5599-Section 0002, Face-to-face

Tuesday, 4:00-6:00 pm

Music Building 101

Chamni Sripraram

1 credit hour

Ensemble performance. Participation for credit in more than one ensemble during the same semester permitted. May be repeated. Students can enroll in more than one section in a term.

Combined section capacity 30

MUSE 370 - Gamelan

Class #5622-Section 0001, Face-to-face

Monday, 4:00-6:00 pm

Music Building 102

Alexander Yoffe, Jui-Ching Wang

1 credit hour

Ensemble performance. Participation for credit in more than one ensemble during the same semester permitted. Open to non-majors by special consent of the School of Music. May be repeated.

Combined section capacity 30

POLS 378 - Political Islam

Class # 7089-Section 0001, Face-to-face

Monday and Wednesday, 11:00 am – 12:15 pm

DuSable Hall 474

Kikue Hamayotsu

3 credit hours

Analysis of various political and social phenomena in predominantly Muslim nations including Islamic movements, religious parties, Islam and democracy, Islamic courts and laws, women’s rights, religious radicalism and violence.

Class Capacity 35

POLS 384 - Contemporary Foreign Policy

Class # 7091-Section 0001, Face-to-face

Tuesday and Thursday, 12:30-1:45 pm

DuSable Hall 452

Aarjen Glas

3 credit hours

Examination of contemporary foreign policy, with emphasis on the determinants, objectives, and strategies of selected states and regions. May be repeated to a maximum of 9 hours. Recommended POLS 285. PRQ: At least a sophomore standing.

Class Capacity 35

*This course only satisfies SEAS Minor requirements if student chooses SEA-related projects in consultation with professor.

SEAS 225 - Southeast Asia: Crossroads of The World

Class # 2774-Section 0001, Face-to-face

Class # 2682-Section 00H1 (HONORS), Face-to-face

Tuesday and Thursday, 12:30-1:45 pm

DuSable Hall 204

Trude Jacobsen

3 credit hours

Interdisciplinary introduction to the varied cultures of Southeast Asia focused on the general theme of unity within diversity. Examination of the linkage of Southeast Asian art, music, dance, literature, and architecture with other segments of the Buddhist, Islamic, Christian, and animistic societies of the region.

Combined section capacity 85

Class # 3889-Section 0001, Face-to-face

Tuesday, 6:00-8:40 pm

Jack Arends Art Building 102

Catherine Raymond

3 credit hours

Various specialized topics selected for in-depth study of media, imagery, artistic traditions or genres in Asian Art. Research and readings explore the arts in relation to social orders, political messages, religious or philosophical mores, mythologies, superstitions, fashion, popular cultures, and relevance to contemporary times. May be repeated with different subjects. Multiple enrollments are allowed in the same semester.

The arts of Southeast Asia are best understood through the religions, material cultures and natural environments that prompted their creation. This means there is an array of themes and contexts to explore, as there is a variety of religions, an abundance of nature motifs, and a diversity of materials used, such as ivory, gold, silver, lacquer, silk, stone, and ceramics, not to mention the varied modes of individual artistic creation and self-expression. This seminar will study the arts of Southeast Asia while reflecting on the ways in which countries of mainland and insular Southeast Asia ¿as cultures and societies¿ have interacted in the past or respond now to their present environment. A final project for this class will be the research and planning of new displays on campus using objects held in university collections. This will introduce students to important concerns related to issues of contemporary museology and museum display practice. Enrollment in ARTH 457 by permit only. Contact: rhouze@niu.edu .

Combined section capacity 15

EAE 521 - Environmental Geochemistry

Class #3712-Section 0001, Face-to-face

Monday, Wednesday, Friday, 10:00-10:50 am

Davis Hall 121

Melissa Lenczewski

3 credit hours

Exploration of topics in pollution geochemistry including hydrologic and geochemical framework; human-influenced distribution and circulation of metals, radioactive materials, and complex organic compounds; and governmental response to current pollution problems. Students should be competent in chemistry prior to enrollment.

Combined section capacity 25

*This course only satisfies SEAS graduate certificate requirements if student chooses SEA-related projects in consultation with professor.

HIST 580 - Spies, Lies, and Secret Wars: CIA in the World

Class # 7676-Section 00P1, Face-to-Face

Monday and Wednesday, 9:30-10:45 am

DuSable Hall 246

Eric Jones

3 credit hours

Involvement of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) with various peoples, governments and events around the globe.

Combined section capacity 25

*This course only satisfies SEAS graduate certificate requirements if student chooses SEA-related projects in consultation with professor.

HIST 591 - Special Topics in History: The Vietnam War through Film

Class # 6713-Section 00P1, Face-to-Face

Tuesday and Thursday, 3:30-4:45 pm

Location TBA

Eric Jones

3 credit hours

Selected themes or problems. Topics announced. May be repeated to a maximum of 18 semester hours when topic varies; however, a maximum of 12 additional semester hours of HIST 591 may be counted toward the M.A. program in history, and a maximum of 6 additional semester hours may be counted toward the Ph.D. program in history.

Combined section capacity 25

MUHL 521 - Topic Studies in Ethnomusicology

Class # 6377-Section 0001, Face-to-face

Tuesday, Thursday, 12:30-1:45 pm

Music Building 101

Jui-Ching Wang

3 credit hours

Studies and reports on special topics in world music: bibliography, discography, instruments, etc. May be repeated to a maximum of 6 semester hours. PRQ: Consent of school.

Combined section capacity 35

*This course only satisfies SEAS graduate certificate requirements if student chooses SEA-related projects in consultation with professor.

MUSE 621 - Mixed Ensemble: Thai Music Ensemble

Class #5642-Section 0002, Face-to-face

Tuesday, 4:00-6:00 pm

Music Building 101

Chamni Sripraram

1 credit hour

Ensemble performance. Participation for credit in more than one ensemble during same term permitted. May be repeated to a maximum of 12 semester hours. PRQ: Consent of school.

Combined section capacity 30

MUSE 670 - Gamelan

Class #5656-Section 0001, Face-to-face

Monday, 4:00-6:00 pm

Music Building 102

Alexander Yoffe, Jui-Ching Wang

1 credit hour

Ensemble performance. Participation for credit in more than one ensemble during same term permitted. Open to non-music majors by special consent of school. May be repeated to a maximum of 12 semester hours. PRQ: Consent of school.

Combined section capacity 30

POLS 673 – Foreign Area Politics

Class #7098-Section 0001, Face-to-face

Wednesday, 12:30-3:10 pm

DuSable Hall 440

Alesha Porisky

3 credit hours

Focus on political institutions, processes, behaviors, and the impact of sociocultural change in the area of concern. May be repeated to a maximum of 9 semester hours; however, individual topics may not be repeated.

Topics: A- India and Pakistan; C- Africa; E- The Middle East; G- East Asia; J- Western Europe; K- Latin America; M- Communist Political Systems; N- Thailand; and R- Indonesia.

Class Capacity 35

*This course only satisfies SEAS graduate certificate requirements if student chooses SEA-related projects in consultation with professor.