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131-146 Inventing Asian Traditions | |
Note | Formerly available as 158-219/319 and 110-021. Students who have completed 158-219/319 or 110-021 are not eligible to enrol in this subject. |
Credit Points | 12.5 |
HECS Band | 1 |
Coordinator | Assoc Prof C Coppel & Dr A McLaren |
Prerequisites | Fifty points of study at first year. |
Semester | 2 (view timetable) |
Contact | A 2-hour lecture/workshop and a 1-hour tutorial per week |
Subject Description | This is the core subject for the Interdepartmental Program in Asian studies, offering 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. The course will focus on the following themes: orientalism, inventing religions, inventing nations, inventing the family, and Asia's contemporary relationship with Australia and the West, with a focus on Japan, Korea, China and Indonesia. Students should complete the subject with a foundation for more specialised studies on Asia. |
Assessment | Written work totalling 4000 words. |
Prescribed Texts | A subject reader will be available. |
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