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Southeast Asia Program

Course Listings

From ancient history to modern film, regional politics to language studies, SEAP offers a variety of courses to suit many interests. In addition, you can choose from any of the six Southeast Asian languages to study right here at Cornell.

Check out this semester's offerings below. You never know what may pique your interest. Be sure to take a look at our study abroad opportunities, as well!

Fall 2023 Area Studies Courses

Asian American Studies
Course Number Title Credits Instructors Day/Time
AAS 4050 Critical Filipino and Flipino American Studies 4 Christine Balance R 2:00 pm - 4:30 pm

American Studies
Course Number Title Credits Instructors Day/Time
AMST 4050 Critical Filipino and Flipino American Studies 4 Christine Balance R 2:00 pm - 4:30 pm

Anthropology
Course Number Title Credits Instructors Day/Time
ANTHR 4436 Ethnographies of Development 4 Marina Welker R 11:15 am - 1:45 pm
ANTHR 7437 Ethnographies of Development 4 Marina Welker R 11:15 am - 1:45 pm
ANTHR 4516 Power, Society, and Culture in Southeast Asia 4 Marina Welker M 11:15 am - 1:45 pm

ANTHR 6516

 Power, Society, and Culture in Southeast Asia 4 Marina Welker M 11:15 am - 1:45 pm
ANTHR 3552 Genocide Today: The Erasure of Cultures 3 Magnus Fiskesjo TR 2:55 pm - 4:10 pm
ANTHR 6552 Genocide Today: The Erasure of Cultures 3 Magnus Fiskesjo TR 2:55 pm - 4:10 pm
ANTHR 7520 Southeast Asia: Readings in Special Problems 1 - 4 Magnus Fiskesjo / Marina Welker / Andrew Willford

TBA

Asian Studies
Course Number Title Credits Instructors Day/Time
ASIAN 2208 Introduction to Southeast Asia 3 Arnika Fuhrmann MW 10:10 am - 11:10 am
ASIAN 2245 Gamelan in Indonesian History and Cultures 3 Chris Miller MWF 11:15 am - 12:05 pm
ASIAN 4451 Gender and Sexuality in Southeast Asian Cinema 3 Arnika Fuhrmann MW 2:55 pm - 4:10 pm
ASIAN 6631 Gender and Sexuality in Southeast Asian Cinema 3 Arnika Fuhrmann MW 2:55 pm - 4:10 pm
ASIAN 4452 Critical Filipino and Flipino American Studies 4 Christine Balance R 2:00 pm - 4:30 pm
ASIAN 3397 Monsoon Kingdoms: Pre-Modern Southeast Asian History 4 Eric Tagliacozzo TR 10:10 am - 11:25 am
ASIAN 6637 Monsoon Kingdoms: Pre-Modern Southeast Asian History 4 Eric Tagliacozzo TR 10:10 am - 11:25 am
ASIAN 3365 Genocide Today: The Erasure of Cultures 3 Magnus Fiskesjo TR 2:55 pm - 4:10 pm
ASIAN 6665 Genocide Today: The Erasure of Cultures 3 Magnus Fiskesjo TR 2:55 pm - 4:10 pm
ASIAN 4438 Islam in Asia: From Turkey to Japan 4 Chiara Formichi T 2:00 pm - 4:30 pm
ASIAN 6638 Islam in Asia: From Turkey to Japan 4 Chiara Formichi T 2:00 pm - 4:30 pm

                                                               

                                                               Comparative Literature

Course Number

 Title Credits Instructors Day/Time
COML 4451 Gender and Sexuality in Southeast Asian Cinema 3 Arnika Fuhrmann MW 2:55 pm - 4:10 pm
COML 6651 Gender and Sexuality in Southeast Asian Cinema 3 Arnika Fuhrmann MW 2:55 pm - 4:10 pm

Feminist, Gender & Sexuality Studies
Course Number Title Credits Instructors Day/Time
FGSS 4451 Gender and Sexuality in Southeast Asian Cinema 3 Arnika Fuhrmann MW 2:55 pm - 4:10 pm
FGSS 6331 Gender and Sexuality in Southeast Asian Cinema 3 Arnika Fuhrmann MW 2:55 pm - 4:10 pm

History
Course Number Title Credits Instructors Day/Time
HIST 1951 Foreign Policy as Subversion 4 Tamara Loos, Raymond Craib TR 2:55 pm - 4:10 pm     
HIST 3950 Monsoon Kingdoms: Pre-Modern Southeast Asian History 4 Eric Tagliacozzo TR 10:10 am - 11:25 am
HIST 6950 Monsoon Kingdoms: Pre-Modern Southeast Asian History 4 Eric Tagliacozzo TR 10:10 am - 11:25 am

Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Trasngender Studies.
Course Number Title Credits Instructors Day/Time
LGBT 4451 Gender and Sexuality in Southeast Asian Cinema 3 Arnika Fuhrmann MW 2:55 pm - 4:10 pm
LGBT 6331 Gender and Sexuality in Southeast Asian Cinema 3 Arnika Fuhrmann MW 2:55 pm - 4:10 pm

Music
Course Number Title Credits Instructors Day/Time
MUSIC 2341 Gamelan in Indonesian History and Culture 3 Chris Miller MWF 11:25 am - 12:05 pm
MUSIC 3610 Cornell Gamelan Ensemble 1 Chris Miller M 7:30 pm -9:25 pm
MUSIC 4641 Advanced Instruction in Gamelan 1 Chris Miller TBA

Natural Resources
Course Number Title Credits Instructors Day/Time
NTRES 4160 Conversations with Communities for One Health 1 Robin Radcliffe W 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm

Performing and Media Arts
Course Number Title Credits Instructors Day/Time

PMA 4451

 Gender and Sexuality in Southeast Asian Cinema 3 Arnika Fuhrmann MW 2:55 pm - 4:10 pm

Religious Studies
Course Number Title Credits Instructors Day/Time
RELST 4451 Gender and Sexuality in Southeast Asian Cinema 3 Arnika Fuhrmann MW 2:55 pm - 4:10 pm
RELST 6631 Gender and Sexuality in Southeast Asian Cinema 3 Arnika Fuhrmann MW 2:55 pm - 4:10 pm
RELST 4438 Islam in Asia: From Turkey to Japan 4 Chiara Formichi T 2:00 pm - 4:30 pm
RELST 6638 Islam in Asia: From Turkey to Japan 4 Chiara Formichi T 2:00 pm - 4:30 pm

Society for the Humanities
Course Number Title Credits Instructors Day/Time
SHUM 2805 Introduction to Southeast Asia 3 Arnika Fuhrmann MW 10:10 am - 11:10 am
SHUM 4451 Gender and Sexuality in Southeast Asian Cinema 3 Arnika Fuhrmann MW 2:55 pm - 4:10 pm

Visual Studies
Course Number Title Credits Instructors Day/Time
VISST 2744 Gamelan in Indonesian History and Cultures 3 Chris Miller MWF 11:15 am - 12:05 pm

Fall 2022 Language Courses

                                          Burmese              

Course Number

Title

Credits

Instructors

Day/Time

BURM 1121

Elementary Burmese (Myanmar) I 

4

Y.Y. Khaing

MTWR 12:10 pm - 1:00 pm

BURM 2201

Intermediate Burmese (Myanmar) I

3

Y.Y. Khaing

TBA

BURM 3301

Advanced Burmese (Myanmar) I

3

Y.Y. Khaing

TBA
BURM 3309 Advanced Readings in Burmese I 3 Y.Y. Khaing TBA

Indonesian

Course Number

Title

Credits

Instructors

Day/Time

INDO 1100

Elements of Indonesian Language and Culture

1

Jolanda Pandin

MW 3:35 pm - 4:25 pm

INDO 1121

Elementary Indonesian I

4

Jolanda Pandin

MTWR 10:10 am - 11:00 am

INDO 2201

Intermediate Indonesian I

3

Jolanda Pandin

TWR 9:05 am - 9:55 am

INDO 3301

Advanced Indonesian I

3

Jolanda Pandin

TBA
INDO 4401 Advanced Indonesian for Research I 3 Jolanda Pandin TBA

Khmer

Course Number

 Title Credits Instructors Day/Time
KHMER 1100 Elements of Khmer Language and Culture 1 Hannah Phan MW 5:00 pm - 5:50 pm
KHMER 1121 Elementary Khmer I 4 Hannah Phan MTR 11:00 am - 12:10 pm
KHMER 2201 Intermediate Khmer I 3 Hannah Phan TBA
KHMER 3301 Advanced Khmer I 4 Hannah Phan TBA
KHMER 4431 Directed Study 1 - 4 Hannah Phan TBA

Tagalog

Course Number

 Title Credits Instructors Day/Time
TAG 1100 Elements of Tagalog/Filipino Language and Culture 1 M.T. Savella TBA
TAG 1121 Elementary Tagalog/Filipino II 4 M.T. Savella TBA
TAG 2201 Intermediate Tagalog/Filipino II 3 M.T. Savella TBA
TAG 3301 Advanced Tagalog/Filipino II 3 M.T. Savella TBA

Thai

Course Number

 Title Credits Instructors Day/Time
THAI 1121 Elementary Thai I 4 Ngampit Jagacinski TBA
THAI 2201 Intermediate Thai I 3 Ngampit Jagacinski TBA
THAI 3301 Advanced Thai I 4 Ngampit Jagacinski TBA
THAI 3301 Thai Literature I 4 Ngampit Jagacinski TBA
THAI 5509 Graduate Studies in Thai 3 - 4 Ngampit Jagacinski TBA

Vietnamese

Course Number

 Title Credits Instructors Day/Time
VIET 1121 Elementary Vietnamese I 4 Thui Tranviet TBA
VIET 2201 Intermediate Vietnamese I 3 Thui Tranviet TBA
VIET 3301 Advanced Vietnamese I 3 Thui Tranviet TBA