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 110-084 Performance and Power in Indonesia

Note

Formerly available as 150-487. Students who have completed 150-487 are not eligible to enrol in this subject.

Availability

3rd and 4th year

Credit Points

12.5

Coordinator

Mr M Ewing

Prerequisites

Indonesian Level 2B or permission of head of program.

Semester

2 (view timetable)

Contact

One 2 and a half hour seminar per week

Subject Description

Survey of diverse performance styles in Indonesia through readings and audio-visual material. Discussion includes the cultural significance of performing arts, traditional arts in the modern context, and performance as a part of language and politics. Students will develop an appreciation of the cultural diversity of Indonesia and the ability to critically assess descriptions and analyses made by anthropologists, ethnomusicologists, and sociolinguists among others.

Assessment

Written work totalling 5000 words.

Prescribed Texts

Materials prepared by the Institute.

Recommended Texts

  • V Hooker, Culture and Society in New Order Indonesia. Oxford University Press.


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