SEASIAN C120
Ghosts, Spirits, and Witches: Supernatural in Southeast Asia
Description: Lecture, two hours; discussion, one hour. From magical tattoos, tree spirits, and faith healing to angry ghosts and disemboweled flying vampires, exploration of fantastic supernatural world of Southeast Asia through folk tales, urban myths, published accounts, popular films, and other media. Study of wide variety of supernatural creatures and local specialists that populate imagination of this diverse region. Exploration also of unique regional concepts of power, morality, and justice that animate and frame Southeast Asian attitudes towards supernatural phenomena in modern world. Concurrently scheduled with course C220. P/NP or letter grading.
Units: 4.0
Units: 4.0
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Winter 2024 - Class was supposed to be "easy" and "relaxed" but Professor Paredes graded unecessarily hard while not providing us our grades the entire quarter, leaving us under the impression we all had 100s in the class. Boring class, lectures were full of nonsense, not worth your time.
Winter 2024 - Class was supposed to be "easy" and "relaxed" but Professor Paredes graded unecessarily hard while not providing us our grades the entire quarter, leaving us under the impression we all had 100s in the class. Boring class, lectures were full of nonsense, not worth your time.
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