# Courses

**Source**: https://asianstudies.cornell.edu/courses
**Parent**: https://asianstudies.cornell.edu/honors-program-0

## Courses

### Courses for Fall 2025

Complete Cornell University course descriptions and section times are in the
[Class Roster](https://classes.cornell.edu/browse/roster/FA25/subject/ASIAN).

#### Courses by semester

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| Course ID | Title |
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| ASIAN 1111 | FWS: Literature, Culture, Religion   Details  This First-Year Writing Seminar is about Asian Literature, Religion, and Culture and provides the opportunity to write extensively about these issues. Topics vary by section and instructor.  [Full details for ASIAN 1111 - FWS: Literature, Culture, Religion](https://classes.cornell.edu/browse/roster/FA25/class/ASIAN/1111) |

| ASIAN 1117 | FWS: Crafting Religion: Material Culture in Southeast Asia   Details  Is a Buddha statue sacred? Are churches built by Christians? In collaboration with the Johnson Museum, we will explore the multiple meanings of religious objects and sites to better understand the lives of communities in Southeast Asia. We will "look" at art pieces that index a religious reality, and "read" them to understand their makings, usages, meanings, and contemporary relevance, as objects of devotion ("sacred" contexts), as well "art" sitting in museums, looked at by tourists, or as "objects" traded for their economic value ("mundane" contexts). We will do free writing, write labels, describe objects' physicality and symbolisms. We will do close reading of articles. You will build on these skills, as you "craft" your final with the support of your peers.  [Full details for ASIAN 1117 - FWS: Crafting Religion: Material Culture in Southeast Asia](https://classes.cornell.edu/browse/roster/FA25/class/ASIAN/1117) |