INDN6108 Popular Cultures in South East Asia (L)

Offered By	School of Culture, History and Language
Academic Career	Graduate Coursework
Course Subject	Indonesian
Offered in	First Semester, 2010
Unit Value	6 units
Course Description	Focussing on the politics of identity in everyday life, this course offers a general introduction to major issues in the study of popular culture and cultural studies. Secondly, the subject discusses critically selected works on popular cultures in selected countries of Southeast Asia, and relates them to the general issues mentioned above. Three inter-related areas of interest will run throughout the course, and will serve as the course’s foci: (a) questions of the location of a particular study of popular culture in the broader mapping of the study of culture in general; (b) questions concerning value judgements -- aesthetic or political; (c) particular connections, contrasts, or parallels among the different cases studied.
Learning Outcomes	By the end of the semester, students are expected to be able to: (a) recognise and explain the aesthetic, social and ideological significance of the selected works of popular culture in Southeast Asia (b) write a non-specialist, but analytical essay on one aspect of popular cultures in Southeast Asia (c) able to identify potential areas of significance for further research of a broader scope.
Indicative Assessment	Class participation (ongoing) 10% (weekly) Oral presentation for class discussion on assigned reading materials (10%) One short essay in Indonesian of 750 words due one week after class seminar for individual students One short essay in Indonesian of 750 words (20%) due mid semester One long essay in Indonesian of 3,500 words (40%) due early exam period
Workload	Three hours per week
Course Classification(s)	AdvancedAdvanced courses are designed for students having reached 'first degree' level of assumed knowledge, which provide a deep understanding of contemporary issues; or 'second degree' and higher levels of knowledge; or for transition to research training programs.
Areas of Interest	Asian Languages
Requisite Statement	Indonesian 2B (INDN2003/INDN6003 or SEAI2003) or Indonesian 2B In Country (INDN2006/INDN6205)
Incompatibility	with SEAI3002
Prescribed Texts	Prescribed Text: Available through the Southeast Asia Centre.
Programs	Master of Asia-Pacific Studies
Academic Contact	A/Prof Ariel Heryanto

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