Culture and Society of South East Asia
- Course Code:
- 15PANC088
- Unit value:
- 1.0
- Year of study:
- Year 1 or Year 2
A critical examination of ethnographic representations of South East Asia with reference to such topics as:
- gender,
- personhood,
- livelihood,
- warfare;
- ‘traditional’ and ‘modern’ villages and states,
- domination and resistance;
- cosmologies,
- religious practices,
- theatre;
- indigenous historical and biographical writings.
Qualification for entry
MA AREA STUDIES STUDENTS ONLY To be accepted as a major onto any of the regional 'Culture and Society of ...' courses offered by the Department of Anthropology to MA Area Studies students (that is, to be accepted to write their dissertation, in addition to taking the examinable course) applicants will normally be expected to have a first degree equivalent to a UK Upper Second Class in anthropology or in a cognate subject (such as sociology, geography, politics, or history). Please discuss your status with the course convenor if you are uncertain whether you qualify.
Objectives and learning outcomes of the course
On successful completion of the course, a student will:
- Have acquired a basic knowledge of the anthropology of Southeast Asia and of the complexities and diversity that characterise the societies and cultures of this region.
- Be able to identify and evaluate critically key approaches/theories related to the production of anthropological knowledge related to this region.
- Have acquired a deeper knowledge of selected themes and topics such as power, gender, violence, syncretism, etc.
- Be able to reflect critically on and account for the advantages and disadvantages of the regionalisation of anthropological knowledge as applied to this particular area.
- Be able to compare across different societies and cultures belonging to this region.
