Module course for EAS7003_01_S1_202627 offered at LOC: by East Asian Languages and Cultures (ORG:EALS)
Convenor name: Dr. Desmond Cheung
Convenor email: dc30@soas.ac.uk
Office room: P456
Office hours: Fridays 2pm to 4pm
Module dates: Semester 1
Intended learning outcomes:
1. demonstrate advanced understanding of the theories and methods used to study myth traditions
2. analyse critically the sources of various myths in East Asia
3. discuss the historical and cultural significance of various myth traditions in East Asia
4. demonstrate advanced skills necessary to research specific myth traditions in East Asia
Assessment 1: Name: AS1
Assessment 1: Weighting: 30%
Assessment 1: Due date: 24/11/2026
Assessment 1: Release date: 15/12/2026
Assessment 1: Permitted AI usage: Editing
Assessment 1: Format: 1,000-word Reaction Paper
Assessment 2: Name: AS2
Assessment 2: Weighting: 70%
Assessment 2: Due date: 14/01/2027
Assessment 2: Release date: 04/02/2027
Assessment 2: Permitted AI usage: Editing
Assessment 2: Format: 3,000-word Myth Study
Page template: On campus 2026/27
Module course for EAS6003_01_S1_202627 offered at LOC: by East Asian Languages and Cultures (ORG:EALS)
Convenor name: Dr. Desmond Cheung
Convenor email: dc30@soas.ac.uk
Office room: MB456
Office hours: Fridays, 14:00-16:00
Module dates: Semester 1
Intended learning outcomes:
1. demonstrate understanding of the theories and methods used to study myth traditions
2. analyse critically the sources of various myths in East Asia
3. discuss the historical and cultural significance of various myth traditions in East Asia
4. demonstrate skills necessary to research specific myth traditions in East Asia
Assessment 1: Name: AS1
Assessment 1: Weighting: 30%
Assessment 1: Due date: 24/11/2026
Assessment 1: Release date: 22/12/2026
Assessment 1: Permitted AI usage: Editing
Assessment 1: Format: 800-word Reaction Paper
Assessment 2: Name: AS2
Assessment 2: Weighting: 70%
Assessment 2: Due date: 14/01/2027
Assessment 2: Release date: 11/02/2027
Assessment 2: Permitted AI usage: Editing
Assessment 2: Format: 1800-word Myth Study
Page template: On campus 2026/27
Module course for EAS6002_01_YL_202627 offered at LOC: by East Asian Languages and Cultures (ORG:EALS)
Convenor name: Filippo Cervelli
Convenor email: fc15@soas.ac.uk
Page template: On campus 2026/27
Module course for EAS6001_01_S2_202627 offered at LOC: by East Asian Languages and Cultures (ORG:EALS)
Convenor name: Dr Christopher Gerteis
Convenor email: cg24@soas.ac.uk
Office room: P397
Office hours: Fridays before and after tutorial (as time permits), and Mondays online by appointment
Appointment booking link: https://tinyurl.com/3vaa8phe
Additonal content:
Post module questions to Your module queries so the answer reaches everyone. Email me for anything personal. I answer email within two working days, not at weekends.
Module dates: Spring Semester 2027
Intended learning outcomes:
On successful completion of this module you will be able to:
- Critically discuss issues relating to historical memory in East Asia and their influence on contemporary societies, politics, and cultural relations.
- Critically assess how historical memory is framed in various regions and across various media and texts.
- Critically analyse different forms of cultural production with regards to historical memory.
- Demonstrate an enhanced understanding of transregional interaction in East Asia.
Assessment 1: Name: AS1
Assessment 1: Weighting: 30%
Assessment 1: Due date: Friday of Week 5, 5pm
Assessment 1: Release date: per guidelines
Assessment 1: Permitted AI usage: Retrieval;Exploration;Editing;Synthesis
Assessment 1: Format: Reaction paper, 500 words. A short analytical paper on one work of popular culture from the first half of the module. Distinguish the conventions of the work's form from the claims it makes about the past, and test one scholarly account of memory or historical representation against it. Submitted through the portal in the Submissions section.
Assessment 2: Name: AS2
Assessment 2: Weighting: 70%
Assessment 2: Due date: Friday of Week 10, 5pm
Assessment 2: Release date: per guidlines
Assessment 2: Permitted AI usage: Retrieval;Exploration;Editing;Synthesis
Assessment 2: Format: Essay, 2,500 words. An evidence-based argument about a work or body of East Asian popular culture: place the work in the history it represents, test it against the module's scholarship, and account for how it has circulated and been received. Write to a set question or agree a title with the convenor by the end of Week 7. Submitted through the portal in the Submissions section.
Page template: On campus 2026/27
Module course for EAS5003_01_S1_202627 offered at LOC: by East Asian Languages and Cultures (ORG:EALS)
Convenor name: Dr Grace Koh
Convenor email: gk5@soas.ac.uk
Office room: MB P385
Appointment booking link: https://bookings.cloud.microsoft/bookwithme/user/1c0c8e6d8c284ac2a1f6785ea9b760db@soas.ac.uk?anonymous&ismsaljsauthenabled&ep=plink
Additonal content:
Office Hours (Semester 1):
Wednesdays 1:30pm-2:30pm (online) and Fridays 1:30pm-2:30pm (in person or online) - please book using the link above.
Module dates: Semester 1, Monday 3:00-5:00pm in room MB P G51
Intended learning outcomes:
On successful completion of this module the learner will be able to:
- explain discourses around gender in East Asian literature
- analyse and compare East Asian literary works (in translation) studied on the module
- reflect on key concepts around gender in East Asia
Assessment 1: Name: Assignment 1 (AS1)
Assessment 1: Weighting: 30%
Assessment 1: Due date: 09/11/2026
Assessment 1: Release date: 30/11/2026
Assessment 1: Permitted AI usage: Editing
Assessment 1: Format: Reaction paper (800 words)
Assessment 2: Name: Assignment 2 (AS2)
Assessment 2: Weighting: 70%
Assessment 2: Due date: 15/01/2027
Assessment 2: Release date: 05/02/2027
Assessment 2: Permitted AI usage: Editing
Assessment 2: Format: 1,500-word essay
Page template: On campus 2026/27
Module course for EAS4001_01_S1_202627 offered at LOC: by East Asian Languages and Cultures (ORG:EALS)
Convenor name: Desmond Cheung
Convenor email: dc30@soas.ac.uk
Office room: MB456
Office hours: Friday 14:00-16:00
Appointment booking link: https://bookings.cloud.microsoft/bookwithme/user/41b440f37dd1455c96eb98a1969a45bd%40soas.ac.uk?anonymous&ismsaljsauthenabled
Assessment 1: Name: AS1 - Object Study
Assessment 1: Weighting: 50%
Assessment 1: Due date: 11/11/2026
Assessment 1: Release date: 02/12/2026
Assessment 1: Permitted AI usage: Editing
Assessment 1: Format: 1,000-word essay
Assessment 2: Name: AS2 - Reaction Paper
Assessment 2: Weighting: 50%
Assessment 2: Due date: 13/01/2027
Assessment 2: Release date: 03/02/2027
Assessment 2: Permitted AI usage: Editing
Assessment 2: Format: 1000-word reaction paper
Page template: On campus 2026/27
