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Creating Asian Modernities

  • ASIA1002
  • Semester 2, offshore teaching period (see Timetable)
  • 6 points
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This unit's central theme is the rapid social, political and economic transformations that characterise the Asian region. The unit introduces processes and phenomena such as colonialism and postcolonialism, resistance, modernity and globalisation, and explores their relevance and significance in contemporary Asia. Topics covered include refugees, popular culture, human rights, feminism, the environment, media and communications, urbanisation, tourism and labour migration. <br/><br/>The academic objectives of this unit are to provide an introduction to the study of Asia which is of benefit to students undertaking any degree program and those students doing Asian language studies and higher... -- Course Website

Instructor: Associate Professor Stephen Dobbs



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