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42 Courses of Study Asian American Studies Scripps College Catalog
culture and representational theories explores how documentary filmmakers raise historical
awareness, deconstruct the rhetoric of power elites, debunk the conceits of imperialism, and
dismantle the deceits of transnational corporations. Course promotes active spectatorship and
creativity as the antidote to fear. Requires production of a mini-documentary. P. Jackson.
187. Old New Media. Beginning with the birth of photography in the 1830s, attending to
telegraphy, telephony, radio, and television, and ending with video, this seminar explores the
history of the fascination, fear, and peculiar associations that have accompanied new technological
developments in Europe and the United States. Prerequisite: one previous art history course or
permission of the instructor. J. Koss
188. Representing the Metropolis. Concentrating on the visual arts and incorporating film and
literature, this seminar examines selected 20th-century representations of such cities as Vienna,
Paris, London, Moscow, Berlin, New York, and Los Angeles. We will explore the cultural and
political configuration of the metropolis as modern, cosmopolitan, and urban. J. Koss.
189. European Modernism 1840-1940. Beginning with Courbet and ending with surrealism, this
course surveys European art between 1840 and 1940 with particular emphasis on the relationship of
modernism and mass culture, the relationship of art and commerce, and the role of gender. J. Koss.
190. Senior Seminar. This course will examine methodological and theoretical issues in art history
through readings and student-led discussions. Guidance on research and writing the thesis. Students
meet with their first readers throughout the semester and turn in one thesis chapter at the end of the
semester. Offered fall. Staff.
191. Senior Thesis. Offered spring. Staff.
199. Independent Study in Art History: Reading and Research. Projects of particular value
not possible within existing courses. Full or half course. May be repeated once for credit. Open to
qualified juniors and seniors with permission of instructor. Offered annually. Staff.
Asian American Studies
Professors Goto (PO), Miyake (PO), Yamane (PI)
Associate Professors Hwang (CMC), Jeon (PO), Kang (SC), Kim (SC), Ma (PI), Parker (PI), Thai
(PO), Yep (PI)
Assistant Professors Honma (PI), Liu (SC), Lu (PO)
The Intercollegiate Department of Asian American Studies at The Claremont Colleges (IDAAS)
offers a rigorous, multidisciplinary major that emphasizes social justice, critical thinking, and
innovative analysis of the history, society, and cultural production of Asians in the United States,
within both multiracial American and transnational contexts. The curriculum provides students with
a comprehensive grounding in a range of thematic, theoretical, and methodological approaches
within Asian American studies. The major integrates theory and practice through community work
and sustained and focused inquiry in the senior thesis. In consultation with an IDAAS adviser,
students take core interdisciplinary courses in Asian American studies and select appropriate
courses in a range of disciplines throughout the five colleges. The program seeks to prepare
students for various careers in the community, private or public, along with graduate work.
A Scripps student may petition the Committee on Academic Review for a self-designed
interdisciplinary major or minor in Asian American studies. Courses should be chosen carefully,
in close consultation with the student’s academic adviser and with regard to the resources of the
Intercollegiate Department of Asian American Studies.
A self-designed interdisciplinary Asian American studies major consists of eight upper-division
courses (at least one of which is a seminar) chosen from the IDAAS curriculum plus a senior
thesis. Appropriate courses in ethnic studies and Asian studies are recommended to provide further
perspective.
A self-designed interdisciplinary Asian American studies minor consists of six upper-division
courses chosen from the IDAAS curriculum. These courses must be outside of and in addition to