
Abhishek Amar
Abhishek S. Amar specializes in the archaeological history of South Asian religions.
Your coursework will give you a global perspective and the tools to understand the events and issues of the day through the lens of the societies you study. Supportive faculty will encourage you to study abroad in distinguished programs.
Learning a major Asian language is part of the curriculum: Proficiency is critical not only for communicating across cultural lines but for gaining a more complete understanding of the region's identity and expression. Balancing liberal arts principles with innovative scholarship, courses stress the importance of Asia's cultural traditions as well as its modern social and political transformations.
I chose Hamilton because I had heard that it has a great emphasis on writing, which I have always been interested in and wanted to improve on. I have always wanted to become a better writer because it will be a crucial skill for any career path I choose to take.
Codi Reynolds ’17 — Asian studies and comparative literature major
Hamilton's Asian Studies Program begins with the conviction that a real understanding of this immense human tapestry requires an interdisciplinary approach to the continent's cultures, languages and society. Students draw on the rich diversity of courses offered in a range of departments such as: anthropology, art history, East Asian languages and literatures, environmental studies, government, history and religious studies.
Abhishek S. Amar specializes in the archaeological history of South Asian religions.
Pankhuree Dube did archival research and ethnographic fieldwork in central India.
Steve Goldberg, who earned a doctorate from the University of Michigan, specializes in the history of Chinese art.
Masaaki Kamiya's research interests are syntax, semantics, and language acquisition.
Faiza Moatasim's interests include spatial equity and spatial organization and social control.
Kyoko Omori's research focuses on 20th-century literary and popular culture.
Lisa Trivedi, a cultural and social historian of modern South Asia, received her doctorate from the University of California at Davis.
Zhuoyi Wang's teaching interests include Chinese history, film, literature and language.
Thomas Wilson is an expert on Confucian ritual and the cult of Confucius.
Steven Yao's books include Foreign Accents: Chinese American Verse from Exclusion to Postethnicity.
Examination of performing arts across Asia from traditional theatre to contemporary pop culture, and how performance functions in society. Topics include shamanic rituals, "invented" traditions, tourism, cross-dressing, and other formations of sociocultural identities.
View All CoursesAn interdisciplinary exploration of Asian cultures through cities in China, India and Japan from early times to the 20th century. Examines the history and geography of greater Asia; its diverse peoples and their philosophical and literary traditions; their religious and commercial practices; and their art.
View All CoursesSeminar in which concentrators develop individually-designed research projects in consultation with the instructor and one other member of the Asian Studies Program Committee. Students discuss their ongoing research with their peers throughout the semester, culminating in formal presentations of the final projects – usually written – which demonstrate mastery of the methods of the study of Asia in one or more discipline. Oral Presentations.
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