ASIA 1700 - Introduction to Tibetan Civilization
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Spring 2024 / Fall 2024
Surveys the dynamic history of Tibet from its earliest known origins to the present. Offers interdisciplinary perspectives on Tibetan civilization, including religion and politics, society and culture, arts, and literature. Topics include the role of Buddhism in Tibetan society, from the early empire through the rule of the Dalai Lamas; diverse narratives that inform the memory of Tibet�s past and construct a shared cultural identity; civil war, sectarian conflict, and ecumenical projects; and modern Tibetan responses to Chinese policies, both domestically and in diaspora abroad.
ASIA 4700 - Enlightened Visionaries, Dirty Tricksters and Warrior Heroes: Masterworks of Tibe
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Spring 2024 / Fall 2024
This course surveys an array of Tibetan literary masterworks from ancient times to the present. Students read English Translations of Tibetan materials that are informed and contextualized by modern scholarship. Rather than focus on doctrinal works that comprise the majority of Tibet�s textual corpus, this course explores Tibet�s great narrative traditions, in both prose and verse, from folktales and trickster stories to heroic warrior epics to the aftermath of enlightenment in Buddhist biographies. Through this literature, students become familiar with the various cultural, intellectual, and historical movements that have shaped the Tibetan literary landscape. This is a discussion-based seminar where students take active roles in directing the conversation towards the topics of their greatest interest. Recommended prerequisite: ASIA 1700.
RLST 3300 - Foundations of Buddhism
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Fall 2022 / Fall 2023 / Fall 2024
Introduction to Buddhist thought and practice in the variety of its historical and cultural contexts. The course begins with an exploration of narrative, cosmology, doctrine and ritual in early Buddhism and the Theravada of South and Southeast Asia. Through case studies, we then trace diverse conceptions of the Buddhist path in Tibet and East Asia where the Mahayana spread.
TBTN 1110 - Beginning Tibetan I - DILS
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Fall 2024
Provides a thorough introduction to the colloquial Tibetan language, emphasizing speaking and listening in the Lhasa dialect. Trains students in basic conversations and the idiomatic and syntactical features of Tibetan through drills and dialogues.
TBTN 1120 - Beginning Tibetan II - DILS
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Spring 2024
Continuation of TBTN 1110; provides a thorough introduction to the colloquial and literary Tibetan language, emphasizing speaking and listening in the Lhasa dialect. Trains students in basic conversations and the idiomatic and syntactical features of Tibetan through drills and dialogues.
TBTN 2220 - Intermediate Tibetan II DILS
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Spring 2024
This DILS (Directed Independent Language Stud) course on Intermediate Tibetan will introduce students to intermediate grammar, sentence construction, conversation topics, and readings in modern Tibetan. This will include introduction to Tibetan grammatical markers and particles, morphology, syntax, and vocabularies using a range of authentic materials.
