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Asian Studies

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Bowdoin Asian Studies on iTunesU

Bowdoin's Asian Studies Program is featured on the home page of ITunesU (visit »)

Scrolls of the Heiji Disturbance

Bowdoin scholar and IT designer devise new webpage depicting the Heiji monogatari ekotoba, a thirteenth century Japanese scroll (more »)

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Asia is home to half the world's population and much of its history. Bowdoin offers Asian Studies courses in anthropology, art, government, history, literature, music, religion, and sociology, as well as Chinese and Japanese language instruction. Majors focus on either South Asia (India, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Nepal) or East Asia (China and Japan). We encourage students to study abroad during their junior year. Student-designed majors focusing on cross-cultural topics in the humanities and/or social sciences are also encouraged.

Scrolls of the Mongol Invasions of Japan
Professor Thomas Conlan, has developed an innovative and interactive website that brings to life a famous set of Japanese picture scrolls.

Japanese Skit Presentation
Students in First and Second Year Japanese prepare skits in small groups and present them at the end of each semester as their final project.

Podcasts
The Japanese Garden Project and The Scrolls of the Mongol Invasions of Japan are the subjects of recent Bowdoin Podcasts

Contact Information

Location: 38 College Street (campus map »)
Department Coordinator: Suzanne Astolfi
Dept. Phone: (207) 725-3046
Dept. Fax: (207) 725-3059
Mailing Address:
7500 College Station
Brunswick, ME 04011-8475