Exploring term Fall 2023 Change
- ACAN: Arts of Canada
- ADMN: Public Administration
- AE: Art Education
- AGEI: Ageing
- AHVS: Art History and Visual Studies
- ANTH: Anthropology
- ART: Visual Arts
- ARTS: Arts
- ASL: American Sign Language
- ASTR: Astronomy
- ATWP: Academic and Technical Writing Program
- BCMB: Biochemistry and Microbiology
- BIOC: Biochemistry
- BIOL: Biology
- BME: Biomedical Engineering
- CE: Community Engagement
- CHEM: Chemistry
- CIVE: Civil Engineering
- COM: Commerce
- CS: Canadian Studies
- CSC: Computer Science
- CW: Creative Writing (En'owkin Centre)
- CYC: Child and Youth Care
- DHUM: Digital Humanities
- DSST: Disability Studies (DSS)
- ECE: Electrical and Computer Engineering
- ECON: Economics
- ED-D: Educational Psychology and Leadership Studies
- ED-P: Curriculum and Instruction Studies
- EDCI: Curriculum and Instruction Studies
- EDUC: Education
- ENGR: Engineering
- ENSH: English
- ENT: Entrepreneurship
- EOS: Earth and Ocean Sciences
- EPHE: Exercise Science, Physical and Health Education
- ER: Environmental Restoration
- ES: Environmental Studies
- EUS: European Studies
- FA: Fine Arts
- FRAN: French and Francophone Studies
- GDS: Global Development Studies
- GEOG: Geography
- GMST: Germanic Studies
- GNDR: Gender Studies
- GREE: Greek
- GRS: Greek and Roman Studies
- HDCC: Human Dimensions of Climate Change
- HINF: Health Information Science
- HLTH: Health
- HS: Health and Society
- HSD: Human and Social Development
- HSTR: History
- HUMA: Humanities
- IB: International Business
- ICDG: Indigenous Community Development and Governance
- IED: Indigenous Education
- IGOV: Indigenous Governance
- INGH: Indigenous Health Studies
- INTS: International Health Studies
- IS: Indigenous Studies
- ISP: Intercultural Studies and Practice
- ITAL: Italian
- LAS: Latin American Studies
- LATI: Latin
- LAW: Law
- LING: Linguistics
- MATH: Mathematics
- MDIA: Media Studies
- MECH: Mechanical Engineering
- MEDI: Medieval Studies
- MEDS: Medical Science
- MICR: Microbiology
- MRNE: Marine Science
- MUS: Music
- NURS: Nursing
- PAAS: Pacific and Asian Studies
- PHIL: Philosophy
- PHYS: Physics
- POLI: Political Science
- PORT: Portuguese
- PSYC: Psychology
- RCS: Religion, Culture and Society
- SCIE: Science
- SENG: Software Engineering
- SJS: Social Justice Studies
- SLST: Slavic Studies
- SMGT: Service Management
- SOCI: Sociology
- SOCW: Social Work
- SOSC: Social Science
- SPAN: Spanish
- STAT: Statistics
- TCA: Transformative Climate Action
- THEA: Theatre
- TS: Technology and Society
- VIRS: Visiting International Research Studies
- VKUR: Valerie Kuehne Undergraduate Research Award
- WRIT: Writing
- PAAS100: Introduction to Pacific and Asian Studies
- PAAS101: Text, Manipulation, Propaganda
- PAAS103: Global Wars in Asia and the Pacific
- PAAS116: Beginner Chinese I: Part 1
- PAAS117: Beginner Chinese I: Part 2
- PAAS118: Intensive Beginner Chinese I
- PAAS120: Introduction to Indonesian I
- PAAS121: Introduction to Indonesian II
- PAAS128: Introduction to Korean I
- PAAS129: Introduction to Korean II
- PAAS138: Intensive Beginner Japanese I
- PAAS150: Premodern Chinese Culture
- PAAS151: Modern Chinese Culture
- PAAS152: Essentials of Chinese Civilisation (in Chinese)
- PAAS153: Chinese Food Culture
- PAAS170: Premodern Southeast Asian Cultures
- PAAS171: Modern Southeast Asian Cultures
- PAAS180: Premodern Japanese Culture
- PAAS181: Modern Japanese Culture
- PAAS202: Topics in Asian Cinema
- PAAS204: Introduction to Asian Religions
- PAAS206: Comics and Graphic Novels in Asia and the Pacific
- PAAS207: Ghosts and Spirits
- PAAS208: Family, Gender and Sexuality in the Asia-Pacific
- PAAS209: Introductory Special Topics in Pacific and Asian Studies
- PAAS215: Language, Media and Translation in PAAS
- PAAS218: Intensive Beginner Chinese II
- PAAS220: Intermediate Indonesian I
- PAAS221: Intermediate Indonesian II
- PAAS228: Pre-Intermediate Korean I
- PAAS229: Pre-Intermediate Korean II
- PAAS238: Intensive Beginner Japanese II
- PAAS240: Traditions of Death and Dying in Asia
- PAAS252: Pop Cultural Asia
- PAAS253: Activism in Asia
- PAAS265A: China and the Premodern World
- PAAS265B: China and the Modern West
- PAAS274: How to Learn a Language
- PAAS275: Modern South Asia from Early Empires to Gandhi
- PAAS279: Introduction to Chinese Language and Linguistics
- PAAS280: A Taste of Japan
- PAAS285: Environmental Justice in Asia
- PAAS299: Experiential Learning
- PAAS305: Religions of East Asia
- PAAS307: Globalization and Religion
- PAAS309: Human Rights and Cultural Expression in the Asia-Pacific Region
- PAAS315: Critical Approaches to History, Culture and Society in PAAS
- PAAS318: Intermediate Chinese
- PAAS320: Indigenous Modernities in Asia
- PAAS338: Intermediate Japanese
- PAAS340: Integrative Intermediate Japanese
- PAAS341: Advanced Readings in Japanese I
- PAAS342: Advanced Readings in Japanese II
- PAAS343: Advanced Comprehension and Conversation in Japanese
- PAAS344: Advanced Composition in Japanese
- PAAS345: Japanese through Popular Culture
- PAAS346: Digital Asia
- PAAS351: Contemporary Chinese Society
- PAAS352: Global Taiwan
- PAAS353: Survey of Classical Chinese Literature
- PAAS355: Modern Chinese Literature and Society 1900-1949 (in English)
- PAAS356: The Literature of the People's Republic of China 1949 to the Present in English
- PAAS357: Chinese Cinema from Text to Screen
- PAAS358: Screening the Nation: Nationalism, Ideology, and Politics in Chinese Cinema
- PAAS361: War and Revolution in China
- PAAS363: Buddhism
- PAAS366: Gendering India from Empire to Bollywood
- PAAS367: Gandhi and the Ethics of Nonviolence
- PAAS372: Southeast Asian Cinema
- PAAS374: Short Films and Filmmaking in Asia
- PAAS375: History of Decolonization in Asia and Africa
- PAAS376: Street Art and Graffiti in Asia
- PAAS380: Japanese Economy, Politics and Culture
- PAAS385: Sex, Gender and the Body in Japanese Culture
- PAAS386: Premodern Japanese Literature in Translation
- PAAS388: Modern Japanese Literature in Translation
- PAAS393: Humanism in Japanese Cinema to the 1960s
- PAAS394: Pre-modern Japanese Theatre
- PAAS395: Intermediate Topics in Pacific and Asian Studies
- PAAS396: Directed Experiential Learning in Pacific and Asian Studies
- PAAS397: Field School in Pacific and Asian Studies
- PAAS398: Asia-Pacific Experiential Learning Project
- PAAS399: Sociolinguistic Issues in Japanese
- PAAS400: Advanced Research Seminar
- PAAS404: Asian Horror Cinema
- PAAS409: Globalization, Cosmopolitanism and Asian-Pacific Cultures
- PAAS410: Advanced Topics in Chinese Language and Culture
- PAAS411: Directed Readings in Chinese Language
- PAAS412: Understanding Chinese Media
- PAAS413: Effective Communication in Chinese
- PAAS418: Classical Chinese Prose
- PAAS420: Chinese Narrative
- PAAS430: Seminar in Modern Japanese Literature
- PAAS432: Directed Readings in Japanese
- PAAS440: Anti-Colonial Movements in Asia
- PAAS451: Asian Mega-Cities and Urban Regions
- PAAS452: Teaching and Learning Chinese as an Additional Language
- PAAS455: Authors in Contemporary Chinese Literature
- PAAS456: Thematic Study of Contemporary Chinese Literature in Translation
- PAAS457: Authors in Classical Chinese Literature
- PAAS458: Themes in Classical Chinese Literature
- PAAS459: Directed Readings in Chinese Linguistics
- PAAS464: Topics in Studies of Australasia
- PAAS481: Transcultural Japan
- PAAS484: Identity in Animated Japanese Cinema
- PAAS485: Seminar in Japanese Language, Literature and Culture
- PAAS487: Trends in Japanese Cinema, 1960 to Present
- PAAS488: Japanese Fantasy
- PAAS493: Seminar in Buddhism in English
- PAAS494: Special Topics in Translating Asian Languages
- PAAS495: Advanced Topics in Pacific and Asian Studies
- PAAS496: Directed Studies in Pacific and Asian Studies
- PAAS497: Special Topics in Asian Languages
- PAAS499: Honours Thesis
PAAS150
Premodern Chinese Culture
An introduction to the history and culture of China from earliest times to the mid-19th century. Philosophy, religion, art and literature are the most important areas of discussion. Relevant political, economic, social and educational traditions are introduced as well.
Lecture: 3h
Lab: 0h
Tutorial: 0h
Credits: 1.5