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Handbook 1997 : Faculty of Arts : History

131-288/388 Inventing Asian Traditions

Credit Points:

16.7 2nd and 3rd year

Coordinator:

Dr Vera Mackie (History) & Dr Carolyn Stevens (Japanese & Chinese)

Prerequisite/s:

Normally 25 points of first year in the arts faculty.

Timetable:

Semester 1

Contact:

One 2 hour lecture/workshop and one 1 hour tutorial

Subject Description:

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 5000 words.

Prescribed Texts:

  • Malcolm MacKerras et al, Eastern Asia: An Introductory History, (2nd ed.) Melbourne, 1996.
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