Project Ideas for Bachelor of Arts in East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Culture

Translating a Japanese novella and writing a critical essay on Meiji-era identity transformation

Analyzing Buddhist allegory in Korean historical epics and classical poetry

Developing a comparative study on Confucian influences in modern Chinese and Korean political systems

Creating a multilingual podcast series discussing East Asian cinema and cultural memory

Writing a thesis on the evolution of Japanese aesthetic philosophy through Edo period visual arts

Translating Chinese martial arts fiction (wuxia) and analyzing gender dynamics

Designing a cultural immersion web app for introductory learners of Korean language and etiquette

Curating a virtual exhibit on Japanese ukiyo-e prints and their influence on Western impressionism

Creating a timeline-based digital history of East Asian literary milestones across dynasties

Analyzing Cold War propaganda in Chinese and Japanese film from the 1950s and 60s

Building a digital dictionary of idiomatic expressions used in classical Chinese poetry

Researching the impact of postwar Westernization on Japanese youth literature and rebellion themes

Creating teaching materials to explain Korean honorific speech to ESL students in America

Investigating the Taoist underpinnings of ecological thought in East Asian literature

Documenting intergenerational narratives of East Asian immigrants in Southern U.S. communities

Cross-comparing East Asian creation myths using symbolic anthropology and linguistics

Designing an online database of translated East Asian feminist literature

Visual storytelling project tracing food culture and migration in Chinese diasporas

Studying protest poetry in post-democratization South Korea

Building a language acquisition mobile app integrating East Asian folklore and animated storytelling