131-228 Inventing Asian Traditions

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131-228 Inventing Asian Traditions
Note	Formerly available as 131-146, 110-021 or 158-219/319. Students who have completed 131-146, 110-021 or 158-219/319 are not eligible to enrol in this subject.
Availability	2nd and 3rd year
Credit Points	12.5
HECS Band	1
Coordinator	To be advised
Prerequisites	Fifty points of first year from any area of study within the Faculty of Arts.
Semester	2 (view timetable)
Contact	A 1.5-hour lecture 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 and an example of how knowledge about these societies is developed and transmitted. The subject will look at some of the following themes: the origins of the idea of Asia, Asia in the Australian historical imagination, Orientalism; inventing nations; inventing the family and gender; and inventing religions. 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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