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About the Department
The new Department of Asian Societies, Cultures, and Languages (ASCL) highlights interdisciplinary study and the curriculum offers a flexible major.
Learn more about ASCL.

Language Study

The study of Asian languages is a critical component of ASCL.

ASCL Statement

Statement in Support of Prof. Sachi Schmidt-Hori.

COURSES

The ASCL curriculum is designed to provide students with an understanding of Asia through an innovative selection of courses.

> CURRENT COURSE SCHEDULE

Events

Mar 07

3:30PM
Weekly Nihongo Table
Collis 218
Come to the weekly Nihongo Table and practice Japanese! In person or via zoom.
Apr 23

4:30PM
Indians on Indian Lands: Intersections of Race, Caste, and Indigeneity
Class of 1930 Room, Rockefeller Center
A public lecture by Nishant Upadhyay
Apr 29

5:00PM
Translating #MeToo, Feminism, and Underrepresented Voices
TBD
Jenna Tang, Literary Translator, The American Literary Translators Association, Board Member At-Large
May 06

4:30PM
Art History Lecture: Christina Schwenkel
Carpenter 13
The Departments of Art History and Asian Societies, Cultures, and Languages and Society of Fellows will welcome Christina Schwenkel, Professor of Anthropology, UC Riverside.
May 15

5:00PM
ARTIST TALK: Choe U-Ram
Hood Museum of Art
“Art in the Era of Technology”