Learning outcomes

After the course the students should have a basic understanding about the local cultures and societies in South and South-East Asia.

Contents

The course is an introductory course on South and South East Asian cultures and societies. It will provide a basic understanding of the societies and cultures concerned, including their complexity, as well as basic categories of organization such as family, caste, class and so forth. Though the course is grounded on current research on South and South East Asia, the topics are approached also through visual material (theatre recordings, fiction and documentary films) and literature.

Teaching methods

Lecture course combined with group exercises. (Student attendance needed, one time absence allowed.)

Teaching language

English

Evaluation and evaluation criteria

Pass/fail.
Evaluation is based on an exam at the end of the course + one page reflection on an article/novel/ movie/ on South/South East Asia. In addition, student’s activity can influence positively to the mark (1-5) given.

Study materials

 

Compensatory literature:

-Varma, Pavan K. 2004. Being Indian. The truth about why the twenty-first century will be India's. Penguin Books India.

-King, Victor T. 2003. Modern Anthropology of Southeast Asia. Routledge Curzon

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