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Credit points: 16.7 2nd and 3rd years
Coordinator: Dr Vera Mackie (History) & Ms Carolyn Stevens (Japanese & Chinese).
Prerequisite: Normally 25 points of first year history.
Contact: One 2 hour lecture/workshop and one 1 hour tutorial.
Timetable: First semester
Objectives:
Students who complete this subject should be able to: demonstrate a familiarity with recent events in selected Asian countries, including relations with Australia; understand the influence of major strands of religious and political thought in these contemporary societies; demonstrate a familiarity with the relevant English-language academic writings on these issues; demonstrate a familiarity with critiques of popular and academic writings on Asia apply these critical perspectives to texts dealing with contemporary Asia.
Content:
This is the core subject for the Interdepartmental Programme in Asian Studies, and aims to prepare students for more specialised studies on Asia. The subject offers a comparative view of Asian societies through a critical approach to the texts and contexts within which knowledge about these societies is developed and transmitted. Religious, political, social and economic organisation are considered with a focus on Japan, Korea, China and Indonesia. The subject will focus on the following themes: Europe's Orient; Inventing Islam; Inventing Confucianism; Inventing Nations; Inventing the Family; Australia's Asia.
Assessment:
Written assignments totalling not more than 5,000 words.
Prescribed texts:
1. History, Faculty of Arts (v3, p105) : Next:131-289 | Prev:131-287
2. Asian Studies, Faculty of Arts (v3, p23) : Next:106-241
Credit points: 16.7 2nd and 3rd years
Coordinator: Dr Vera Mackie (History) & Dr Carolyn Stevens (Japanese and Chinese).
Prerequisite: 50 points of study at first year level.
Contact: One 2 hour lecture/workshop and one 1 hour tutorial
Timetable: First semester
Objectives:
Students who complete this subject should be able to:
- demonstrate a familiarity with recent events in selected Asian countries; including relations with Australia;
- understand the influence of major strands of religious and political thoughts in these contemporary societies;
- demonstrate a familiarity with the relevant English language academic writings on these issues;
- demonstrate a familiarity with critiques of popular and academic writings on Asia;
- apply these critical perspectives to texts dealing with contemporary Asia.
Content:
This is the core subject for the Interdepartmental Programme in Asian Studies, and aims to prepare students for more specialised studies on Asia. The subject offers a comparative view of Asian societies through a critical approach to the texts and contexts within which knowledge about these societies is developed and transmitted. Religious, political, social and economic organisation are considered with a focus on Japan, Korea, China and Indonesia. The subject will focus on the following themes: Europe's Orient, Inventing Islam, Inventing Confucianism; Inventing Nations; Inventing the Family; Australia's Asia.
Assessment:
Written assignments totalling not more than 5,000 words.
Prescribed texts:
* Note that CONTENT, COORDINATOR, OBJECTIVES, PREREQUISITES, PRESCRIBEDTEXTS differs from the maintainer's version above. A log of variations is available.
2. Asian Studies, Faculty of Arts (v3, p23) : Next:106-241
3. History, Faculty of Educ(Parkville) (v5, p131) : Next:131-289 | Prev:131-287
Credit points: 16.7
Coordinator: Dr Vera Mackie (History) & Ms Carolyn Stevens (Japanese & Chinese)
Contact: One 2 hour lecture/workshop and one 1 hour tutorial each week.
Timetable: First semester.
Objectives:
Students who complete this subject should be able to: demonstrate a familiarity with recent events in selected Asian countries, including relations with Australia; understand the influence of major strands of religious and political thought in these contemporary societies; demonstrate a familiarity with the relevant English-language academic writings on these issues; demonstrate a familiarity with critiques of popular and academic writings on Asia apply these critical perspectives to texts dealing with contemporary Asia
Content:
This is the core course for the Interdepartmental Programme in Asian Studies, and aims to prepare students for more specialised studies on Asia. The course offers a comparative view of Asian societies through a critical approach to the texts and contexts within which knowledge about these societies is developed and transmitted. Religious, political, social and economic organisation are considered with a focus on Japan, Korea, China and Indonesia. The course will focus on the following themes: Europe's Orient; Inventing Islam; Inventing Confucianism; Inventing Nations; Inventing the Family; Australia's Asia.
Assessment:
Written assignments totalling not more than 5,000 words.
Prescribed texts:
* Note that CONTACT, CONTENT, POINTS, PRESCRIBEDTEXTS differs from the maintainer's version above. A log of variations is available.
3. History, Faculty of Educ(Parkville) (v5, p131) : Next:131-289 | Prev:131-287
Status: Official 1996 Date created: Oct 9 1995 Last modified: Oct 9 1995 Authorised by: Academic Registrar Email enquiries: Course_Information@registrar.unimelb.edu.au
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