ASIA2015 Southeast Asia: Introduction to Key Debates

Later Year Course

Offered By	School of Culture, History and Language
Academic Career	Undergraduate
Course Subject	Asian Studies
Offered in	ASIA2015 will not be offered in 2010
Unit Value	6 units
Course Description	This course introduces students to different disciplinary approaches to the study of Southeast Asia. Taught by a team of historians, political scientists, anthropologists, economists, international relations experts and other research staff from the Research School of Pacific and Asian Studies, it covers both mainland and archipelagic Southeast Asia. Students will be introduced to key trends, controversies and debates on various topics in the study of Southeast Asian societies, including long-term patterns of historical continuity and change, authoritarianism and democracy, economic development and crisis, and the place of religion.
Learning Outcomes	This course will provide students with a broad and introductory perspective on Southeast Asia, both in geographical and disciplinary terms. Students will become familiar with some of the key debates and approaches that animate contemporary research on Southeast Asia in different disciplines, and so gain a foundation for more specialised study of Southeast Asian societies at more advanced levels.
Indicative Assessment	Tutorial participation 10%, tutorial presentation 10%, 1000-word tutorial paper 15%, two-hour closed book exam 30%, 3,000-word essay 35%
Areas of Interest	Non Language Asian Studies
Requisite Statement	6 university courses (36 units)
Preliminary Reading	The Emergence of Modern Southeast Asia: A New History, David Chandler et al, University of Hawaii Press, 2005
Majors/Specialisations	Indonesian Studies and Southeast Asian Studies
Academic Contact	Dr Edward Aspinall

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