ASIA3002 The Chinese Southern Diaspora

Later Year Course

Offered By	School of Culture, History and Language
Academic Career	Undergraduate
Course Subject	Asian Studies
Offered in	ASIA3002 will not be offered in 2010
Unit Value	6 units
Course Description	Australia, New Zealand, and the adjacent islands of the Pacific have become one of the key new frontiers of Chinese migration. The Chinese now represent the largest Asian minority in these countries, of roughly Southeast Asian dimensions. In the age of globalisation, dual or multiple identity, which Chinese migrants have long been accustomed to negotiating, have taken on fresh significance. With the study of nationalism increasingly concerned with diasporas and multiculturalism, the course will focus on the Chinese in Southeast Asia and the Southwest Pacific. Taught normally by a visiting specialist scholar funded by the Jennifer Cushman Memorial Fund, the course will cover both theoretical issues of diasporic identities, and the particular experience of the Chinese in Southeast Asia and the Southwest Pacific.
Indicative Assessment	Tutorial (20%), Essay (40%), and Exam (40%).
Workload	32 contact hours for the semester.
Areas of Interest	Non Language Asian Studies
Requisite Statement	14 university courses (84 units)
Preliminary Reading	Pan, L., Children of the Yellow Emperor, Mandarin Paperback, 1990 Ong, A, and Nonini, D., (eds), The Cultural Politics of Modern Chinese Transnationalism, Routledge, 1997
Majors/Specialisations	History, Cognitive Major (Asian Politics and International Relations), Development Studies, Asian Politics, Northeast Asian Studies, and Chinese Studies
Academic Contact	TBA

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