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An introduction to the history of China, Japan, Korea and South-East Asia, exploring historical conceptions and misconceptions.
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An introduction to the history of China, Japan, Korea and South-East Asia, exploring historical conceptions and misconceptions. A broad-based introduction to religious life in East and South-East Asia with special focus on ritual life and ceremony rather than canonical texts and theology. Religion at the personal, family, community and state level are all considered, with examples from âanimism', shamanism, Daoism, Buddhism, Shinto, Islam, Hinduism, Asian Christianity and their myriad combinations.
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An introduction to the history of China, Japan, Korea and South-East Asia, exploring historical conceptions and misconceptions. A broad-based introduction to religious life in East and South-East Asia with special focus on ritual life and ceremony rather than canonical texts and theology. Religion at the personal, family, community and state level are all considered, with examples from âanimism', shamanism, Daoism, Buddhism, Shinto, Islam, Hinduism, Asian Christianity and their myriad combinations. Asia and its interrelationship with New Zealand, including Asia's growing presence in New Zealand in all its manifestations, and the evolving political, social, economic, cultural, and strategic relations between this country and Asia. Topics will include historical and contemporary ties with Asia, Asian migration, literature, media and films. The course will focus especially on South-East and East Asia.
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An introduction to the history of China, Japan, Korea and South-East Asia, exploring historical conceptions and misconceptions. A broad-based introduction to religious life in East and South-East Asia with special focus on ritual life and ceremony rather than canonical texts and theology. Religion at the personal, family, community and state level are all considered, with examples from âanimism', shamanism, Daoism, Buddhism, Shinto, Islam, Hinduism, Asian Christianity and their myriad combinations. Asia and its interrelationship with New Zealand, including Asia's growing presence in New Zealand in all its manifestations, and the evolving political, social, economic, cultural, and strategic relations between this country and Asia. Topics will include historical and contemporary ties with Asia, Asian migration, literature, media and films. The course will focus especially on South-East and East Asia. Students explore the changing and contested nature of Asian identities through readings of seminal scholarly and theoretical texts on each theme, combined with analysis of the ways these themes are reflected in film, fiction and other popular cultural texts. The five themes (nationalism; violence and conflict; gender; minorities; and indigenous rights) and a concentration on post-1945 East and South-East Asia provide the focus.
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An introduction to the history of China, Japan, Korea and South-East Asia, exploring historical conceptions and misconceptions. A broad-based introduction to religious life in East and South-East Asia with special focus on ritual life and ceremony rather than canonical texts and theology. Religion at the personal, family, community and state level are all considered, with examples from âanimism', shamanism, Daoism, Buddhism, Shinto, Islam, Hinduism, Asian Christianity and their myriad combinations. Asia and its interrelationship with New Zealand, including Asia's growing presence in New Zealand in all its manifestations, and the evolving political, social, economic, cultural, and strategic relations between this country and Asia. Topics will include historical and contemporary ties with Asia, Asian migration, literature, media and films. The course will focus especially on South-East and East Asia. Students explore the changing and contested nature of Asian identities through readings of seminal scholarly and theoretical texts on each theme, combined with analysis of the ways these themes are reflected in film, fiction and other popular cultural texts. The five themes (nationalism; violence and conflict; gender; minorities; and indigenous rights) and a concentration on post-1945 East and South-East Asia provide the focus. A survey of Islamic belief, practice and thought. Introduces basic tenets of Islam in historical context, then looks at Islam and politics in the twentieth century, including imperialism, nationalist movements in Arab and Muslim states, Zionism and Israel, the impact of the Cold War on Islamist thinking and organisations. Reflections on âwar on terrorâ discourse and media constructions of Islam are central.
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An introduction to the history of China, Japan, Korea and South-East Asia, exploring historical conceptions and misconceptions. A broad-based introduction to religious life in East and South-East Asia with special focus on ritual life and ceremony rather than canonical texts and theology. Religion at the personal, family, community and state level are all considered, with examples from âanimism', shamanism, Daoism, Buddhism, Shinto, Islam, Hinduism, Asian Christianity and their myriad combinations. Asia and its interrelationship with New Zealand, including Asia's growing presence in New Zealand in all its manifestations, and the evolving political, social, economic, cultural, and strategic relations between this country and Asia. Topics will include historical and contemporary ties with Asia, Asian migration, literature, media and films. The course will focus especially on South-East and East Asia. Students explore the changing and contested nature of Asian identities through readings of seminal scholarly and theoretical texts on each theme, combined with analysis of the ways these themes are reflected in film, fiction and other popular cultural texts. The five themes (nationalism; violence and conflict; gender; minorities; and indigenous rights) and a concentration on post-1945 East and South-East Asia provide the focus. A survey of Islamic belief, practice and thought. Introduces basic tenets of Islam in historical context, then looks at Islam and politics in the twentieth century, including imperialism, nationalist movements in Arab and Muslim states, Zionism and Israel, the impact of the Cold War on Islamist thinking and organisations. Reflections on âwar on terrorâ discourse and media constructions of Islam are central. Explores the global transformation in its political, economic and social dimensions, and examines how East Asian countries respond to and interact with globalisation for their social and economic development.
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An introduction to the history of China, Japan, Korea and South-East Asia, exploring historical conceptions and misconceptions. A broad-based introduction to religious life in East and South-East Asia with special focus on ritual life and ceremony rather than canonical texts and theology. Religion at the personal, family, community and state level are all considered, with examples from âanimism', shamanism, Daoism, Buddhism, Shinto, Islam, Hinduism, Asian Christianity and their myriad combinations. Asia and its interrelationship with New Zealand, including Asia's growing presence in New Zealand in all its manifestations, and the evolving political, social, economic, cultural, and strategic relations between this country and Asia. Topics will include historical and contemporary ties with Asia, Asian migration, literature, media and films. The course will focus especially on South-East and East Asia. Students explore the changing and contested nature of Asian identities through readings of seminal scholarly and theoretical texts on each theme, combined with analysis of the ways these themes are reflected in film, fiction and other popular cultural texts. The five themes (nationalism; violence and conflict; gender; minorities; and indigenous rights) and a concentration on post-1945 East and South-East Asia provide the focus. A survey of Islamic belief, practice and thought. Introduces basic tenets of Islam in historical context, then looks at Islam and politics in the twentieth century, including imperialism, nationalist movements in Arab and Muslim states, Zionism and Israel, the impact of the Cold War on Islamist thinking and organisations. Reflections on âwar on terrorâ discourse and media constructions of Islam are central. Explores the global transformation in its political, economic and social dimensions, and examines how East Asian countries respond to and interact with globalisation for their social and economic development. In nations undergoing rapid social and political change, films are a means of charting the transformation of contemporary cultures and communities. Selected Chinese, Japanese and Korean films offer artistic sites where issues in the development of these nations are contested. Several films will be compared with their literary originals. Other films offer insight into social phenomena.
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An introduction to the history of China, Japan, Korea and South-East Asia, exploring historical conceptions and misconceptions. A broad-based introduction to religious life in East and South-East Asia with special focus on ritual life and ceremony rather than canonical texts and theology. Religion at the personal, family, community and state level are all considered, with examples from âanimism', shamanism, Daoism, Buddhism, Shinto, Islam, Hinduism, Asian Christianity and their myriad combinations. Asia and its interrelationship with New Zealand, including Asia's growing presence in New Zealand in all its manifestations, and the evolving political, social, economic, cultural, and strategic relations between this country and Asia. Topics will include historical and contemporary ties with Asia, Asian migration, literature, media and films. The course will focus especially on South-East and East Asia. Students explore the changing and contested nature of Asian identities through readings of seminal scholarly and theoretical texts on each theme, combined with analysis of the ways these themes are reflected in film, fiction and other popular cultural texts. The five themes (nationalism; violence and conflict; gender; minorities; and indigenous rights) and a concentration on post-1945 East and South-East Asia provide the focus. A survey of Islamic belief, practice and thought. Introduces basic tenets of Islam in historical context, then looks at Islam and politics in the twentieth century, including imperialism, nationalist movements in Arab and Muslim states, Zionism and Israel, the impact of the Cold War on Islamist thinking and organisations. Reflections on âwar on terrorâ discourse and media constructions of Islam are central. Explores the global transformation in its political, economic and social dimensions, and examines how East Asian countries respond to and interact with globalisation for their social and economic development. In nations undergoing rapid social and political change, films are a means of charting the transformation of contemporary cultures and communities. Selected Chinese, Japanese and Korean films offer artistic sites where issues in the development of these nations are contested. Several films will be compared with their literary originals. Other films offer insight into social phenomena. The written form has always carried enormous cultural value in East Asia. This course examines the development of Chinese characters, their use in Korea and Japan, and the appearance of new scripts to supplement or replace them. It also examines the principles behind each script and the role they play in defining national identity. No previous knowledge of Asian languages is required.
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An introduction to the history of China, Japan, Korea and South-East Asia, exploring historical conceptions and misconceptions. A broad-based introduction to religious life in East and South-East Asia with special focus on ritual life and ceremony rather than canonical texts and theology. Religion at the personal, family, community and state level are all considered, with examples from âanimism', shamanism, Daoism, Buddhism, Shinto, Islam, Hinduism, Asian Christianity and their myriad combinations. Asia and its interrelationship with New Zealand, including Asia's growing presence in New Zealand in all its manifestations, and the evolving political, social, economic, cultural, and strategic relations between this country and Asia. Topics will include historical and contemporary ties with Asia, Asian migration, literature, media and films. The course will focus especially on South-East and East Asia. Students explore the changing and contested nature of Asian identities through readings of seminal scholarly and theoretical texts on each theme, combined with analysis of the ways these themes are reflected in film, fiction and other popular cultural texts. The five themes (nationalism; violence and conflict; gender; minorities; and indigenous rights) and a concentration on post-1945 East and South-East Asia provide the focus. A survey of Islamic belief, practice and thought. Introduces basic tenets of Islam in historical context, then looks at Islam and politics in the twentieth century, including imperialism, nationalist movements in Arab and Muslim states, Zionism and Israel, the impact of the Cold War on Islamist thinking and organisations. Reflections on âwar on terrorâ discourse and media constructions of Islam are central. Explores the global transformation in its political, economic and social dimensions, and examines how East Asian countries respond to and interact with globalisation for their social and economic development. In nations undergoing rapid social and political change, films are a means of charting the transformation of contemporary cultures and communities. Selected Chinese, Japanese and Korean films offer artistic sites where issues in the development of these nations are contested. Several films will be compared with their literary originals. Other films offer insight into social phenomena. The written form has always carried enormous cultural value in East Asia. This course examines the development of Chinese characters, their use in Korea and Japan, and the appearance of new scripts to supplement or replace them. It also examines the principles behind each script and the role they play in defining national identity. No previous knowledge of Asian languages is required. The historical backgrounds, development and modern situations in Korean, Japanese and Chinese emigration are examined, particularly in respect of Korean migrants, through case studies of individual, group and host society experiences.
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An introduction to the history of China, Japan, Korea and South-East Asia, exploring historical conceptions and misconceptions. A broad-based introduction to religious life in East and South-East Asia with special focus on ritual life and ceremony rather than canonical texts and theology. Religion at the personal, family, community and state level are all considered, with examples from âanimism', shamanism, Daoism, Buddhism, Shinto, Islam, Hinduism, Asian Christianity and their myriad combinations. Asia and its interrelationship with New Zealand, including Asia's growing presence in New Zealand in all its manifestations, and the evolving political, social, economic, cultural, and strategic relations between this country and Asia. Topics will include historical and contemporary ties with Asia, Asian migration, literature, media and films. The course will focus especially on South-East and East Asia. Students explore the changing and contested nature of Asian identities through readings of seminal scholarly and theoretical texts on each theme, combined with analysis of the ways these themes are reflected in film, fiction and other popular cultural texts. The five themes (nationalism; violence and conflict; gender; minorities; and indigenous rights) and a concentration on post-1945 East and South-East Asia provide the focus. A survey of Islamic belief, practice and thought. Introduces basic tenets of Islam in historical context, then looks at Islam and politics in the twentieth century, including imperialism, nationalist movements in Arab and Muslim states, Zionism and Israel, the impact of the Cold War on Islamist thinking and organisations. Reflections on âwar on terrorâ discourse and media constructions of Islam are central. Explores the global transformation in its political, economic and social dimensions, and examines how East Asian countries respond to and interact with globalisation for their social and economic development. In nations undergoing rapid social and political change, films are a means of charting the transformation of contemporary cultures and communities. Selected Chinese, Japanese and Korean films offer artistic sites where issues in the development of these nations are contested. Several films will be compared with their literary originals. Other films offer insight into social phenomena. The written form has always carried enormous cultural value in East Asia. This course examines the development of Chinese characters, their use in Korea and Japan, and the appearance of new scripts to supplement or replace them. It also examines the principles behind each script and the role they play in defining national identity. No previous knowledge of Asian languages is required. The historical backgrounds, development and modern situations in Korean, Japanese and Chinese emigration are examined, particularly in respect of Korean migrants, through case studies of individual, group and host society experiences. Provides critical analysis of different forms of popular culture in Asia, including cinema, television, advertising, fashion, magazines and comic books, and the internet to examine changing patterns of politics and culture in Asia.
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An introduction to the history of China, Japan, Korea and South-East Asia, exploring historical conceptions and misconceptions. A broad-based introduction to religious life in East and South-East Asia with special focus on ritual life and ceremony rather than canonical texts and theology. Religion at the personal, family, community and state level are all considered, with examples from âanimism', shamanism, Daoism, Buddhism, Shinto, Islam, Hinduism, Asian Christianity and their myriad combinations. Asia and its interrelationship with New Zealand, including Asia's growing presence in New Zealand in all its manifestations, and the evolving political, social, economic, cultural, and strategic relations between this country and Asia. Topics will include historical and contemporary ties with Asia, Asian migration, literature, media and films. The course will focus especially on South-East and East Asia. Students explore the changing and contested nature of Asian identities through readings of seminal scholarly and theoretical texts on each theme, combined with analysis of the ways these themes are reflected in film, fiction and other popular cultural texts. The five themes (nationalism; violence and conflict; gender; minorities; and indigenous rights) and a concentration on post-1945 East and South-East Asia provide the focus. A survey of Islamic belief, practice and thought. Introduces basic tenets of Islam in historical context, then looks at Islam and politics in the twentieth century, including imperialism, nationalist movements in Arab and Muslim states, Zionism and Israel, the impact of the Cold War on Islamist thinking and organisations. Reflections on âwar on terrorâ discourse and media constructions of Islam are central. Explores the global transformation in its political, economic and social dimensions, and examines how East Asian countries respond to and interact with globalisation for their social and economic development. In nations undergoing rapid social and political change, films are a means of charting the transformation of contemporary cultures and communities. Selected Chinese, Japanese and Korean films offer artistic sites where issues in the development of these nations are contested. Several films will be compared with their literary originals. Other films offer insight into social phenomena. The written form has always carried enormous cultural value in East Asia. This course examines the development of Chinese characters, their use in Korea and Japan, and the appearance of new scripts to supplement or replace them. It also examines the principles behind each script and the role they play in defining national identity. No previous knowledge of Asian languages is required. The historical backgrounds, development and modern situations in Korean, Japanese and Chinese emigration are examined, particularly in respect of Korean migrants, through case studies of individual, group and host society experiences. Provides critical analysis of different forms of popular culture in Asia, including cinema, television, advertising, fashion, magazines and comic books, and the internet to examine changing patterns of politics and culture in Asia. The representation and construction of gender in social, cultural and literary texts throughout East Asia. These are examined comparatively in both socio-historical and contemporary contexts.
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An introduction to the history of China, Japan, Korea and South-East Asia, exploring historical conceptions and misconceptions. A broad-based introduction to religious life in East and South-East Asia with special focus on ritual life and ceremony rather than canonical texts and theology. Religion at the personal, family, community and state level are all considered, with examples from âanimism', shamanism, Daoism, Buddhism, Shinto, Islam, Hinduism, Asian Christianity and their myriad combinations. Asia and its interrelationship with New Zealand, including Asia's growing presence in New Zealand in all its manifestations, and the evolving political, social, economic, cultural, and strategic relations between this country and Asia. Topics will include historical and contemporary ties with Asia, Asian migration, literature, media and films. The course will focus especially on South-East and East Asia. Students explore the changing and contested nature of Asian identities through readings of seminal scholarly and theoretical texts on each theme, combined with analysis of the ways these themes are reflected in film, fiction and other popular cultural texts. The five themes (nationalism; violence and conflict; gender; minorities; and indigenous rights) and a concentration on post-1945 East and South-East Asia provide the focus. A survey of Islamic belief, practice and thought. Introduces basic tenets of Islam in historical context, then looks at Islam and politics in the twentieth century, including imperialism, nationalist movements in Arab and Muslim states, Zionism and Israel, the impact of the Cold War on Islamist thinking and organisations. Reflections on âwar on terrorâ discourse and media constructions of Islam are central. Explores the global transformation in its political, economic and social dimensions, and examines how East Asian countries respond to and interact with globalisation for their social and economic development. In nations undergoing rapid social and political change, films are a means of charting the transformation of contemporary cultures and communities. Selected Chinese, Japanese and Korean films offer artistic sites where issues in the development of these nations are contested. Several films will be compared with their literary originals. Other films offer insight into social phenomena. The written form has always carried enormous cultural value in East Asia. This course examines the development of Chinese characters, their use in Korea and Japan, and the appearance of new scripts to supplement or replace them. It also examines the principles behind each script and the role they play in defining national identity. No previous knowledge of Asian languages is required. The historical backgrounds, development and modern situations in Korean, Japanese and Chinese emigration are examined, particularly in respect of Korean migrants, through case studies of individual, group and host society experiences. Provides critical analysis of different forms of popular culture in Asia, including cinema, television, advertising, fashion, magazines and comic books, and the internet to examine changing patterns of politics and culture in Asia. The representation and construction of gender in social, cultural and literary texts throughout East Asia. These are examined comparatively in both socio-historical and contemporary contexts. In nations undergoing rapid social and political change, films are a means of charting the transformation of contemporary cultures and communities. Selected Chinese, Japanese and Korean films offer artistic sites where issues in the development of these nations are contested. Several films will be compared with their literary originals. Other films offer insight into social phenomena.
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An introduction to the history of China, Japan, Korea and South-East Asia, exploring historical conceptions and misconceptions. A broad-based introduction to religious life in East and South-East Asia with special focus on ritual life and ceremony rather than canonical texts and theology. Religion at the personal, family, community and state level are all considered, with examples from âanimism', shamanism, Daoism, Buddhism, Shinto, Islam, Hinduism, Asian Christianity and their myriad combinations. Asia and its interrelationship with New Zealand, including Asia's growing presence in New Zealand in all its manifestations, and the evolving political, social, economic, cultural, and strategic relations between this country and Asia. Topics will include historical and contemporary ties with Asia, Asian migration, literature, media and films. The course will focus especially on South-East and East Asia. Students explore the changing and contested nature of Asian identities through readings of seminal scholarly and theoretical texts on each theme, combined with analysis of the ways these themes are reflected in film, fiction and other popular cultural texts. The five themes (nationalism; violence and conflict; gender; minorities; and indigenous rights) and a concentration on post-1945 East and South-East Asia provide the focus. A survey of Islamic belief, practice and thought. Introduces basic tenets of Islam in historical context, then looks at Islam and politics in the twentieth century, including imperialism, nationalist movements in Arab and Muslim states, Zionism and Israel, the impact of the Cold War on Islamist thinking and organisations. Reflections on âwar on terrorâ discourse and media constructions of Islam are central. Explores the global transformation in its political, economic and social dimensions, and examines how East Asian countries respond to and interact with globalisation for their social and economic development. In nations undergoing rapid social and political change, films are a means of charting the transformation of contemporary cultures and communities. Selected Chinese, Japanese and Korean films offer artistic sites where issues in the development of these nations are contested. Several films will be compared with their literary originals. Other films offer insight into social phenomena. The written form has always carried enormous cultural value in East Asia. This course examines the development of Chinese characters, their use in Korea and Japan, and the appearance of new scripts to supplement or replace them. It also examines the principles behind each script and the role they play in defining national identity. No previous knowledge of Asian languages is required. The historical backgrounds, development and modern situations in Korean, Japanese and Chinese emigration are examined, particularly in respect of Korean migrants, through case studies of individual, group and host society experiences. Provides critical analysis of different forms of popular culture in Asia, including cinema, television, advertising, fashion, magazines and comic books, and the internet to examine changing patterns of politics and culture in Asia. The representation and construction of gender in social, cultural and literary texts throughout East Asia. These are examined comparatively in both socio-historical and contemporary contexts. In nations undergoing rapid social and political change, films are a means of charting the transformation of contemporary cultures and communities. Selected Chinese, Japanese and Korean films offer artistic sites where issues in the development of these nations are contested. Several films will be compared with their literary originals. Other films offer insight into social phenomena. The written form has always carried enormous cultural value in East Asia. This course examines the development of Chinese characters, their use in Korea and Japan, and the appearance of new scripts to supplement or replace them. It also examines the principles behind each script and the role they play in defining national identity. No previous knowledge of Asian languages is required.
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An introduction to the history of China, Japan, Korea and South-East Asia, exploring historical conceptions and misconceptions. A broad-based introduction to religious life in East and South-East Asia with special focus on ritual life and ceremony rather than canonical texts and theology. Religion at the personal, family, community and state level are all considered, with examples from âanimism', shamanism, Daoism, Buddhism, Shinto, Islam, Hinduism, Asian Christianity and their myriad combinations. Asia and its interrelationship with New Zealand, including Asia's growing presence in New Zealand in all its manifestations, and the evolving political, social, economic, cultural, and strategic relations between this country and Asia. Topics will include historical and contemporary ties with Asia, Asian migration, literature, media and films. The course will focus especially on South-East and East Asia. Students explore the changing and contested nature of Asian identities through readings of seminal scholarly and theoretical texts on each theme, combined with analysis of the ways these themes are reflected in film, fiction and other popular cultural texts. The five themes (nationalism; violence and conflict; gender; minorities; and indigenous rights) and a concentration on post-1945 East and South-East Asia provide the focus. A survey of Islamic belief, practice and thought. Introduces basic tenets of Islam in historical context, then looks at Islam and politics in the twentieth century, including imperialism, nationalist movements in Arab and Muslim states, Zionism and Israel, the impact of the Cold War on Islamist thinking and organisations. Reflections on âwar on terrorâ discourse and media constructions of Islam are central. Explores the global transformation in its political, economic and social dimensions, and examines how East Asian countries respond to and interact with globalisation for their social and economic development. In nations undergoing rapid social and political change, films are a means of charting the transformation of contemporary cultures and communities. Selected Chinese, Japanese and Korean films offer artistic sites where issues in the development of these nations are contested. Several films will be compared with their literary originals. Other films offer insight into social phenomena. The written form has always carried enormous cultural value in East Asia. This course examines the development of Chinese characters, their use in Korea and Japan, and the appearance of new scripts to supplement or replace them. It also examines the principles behind each script and the role they play in defining national identity. No previous knowledge of Asian languages is required. The historical backgrounds, development and modern situations in Korean, Japanese and Chinese emigration are examined, particularly in respect of Korean migrants, through case studies of individual, group and host society experiences. Provides critical analysis of different forms of popular culture in Asia, including cinema, television, advertising, fashion, magazines and comic books, and the internet to examine changing patterns of politics and culture in Asia. The representation and construction of gender in social, cultural and literary texts throughout East Asia. These are examined comparatively in both socio-historical and contemporary contexts. In nations undergoing rapid social and political change, films are a means of charting the transformation of contemporary cultures and communities. Selected Chinese, Japanese and Korean films offer artistic sites where issues in the development of these nations are contested. Several films will be compared with their literary originals. Other films offer insight into social phenomena. The written form has always carried enormous cultural value in East Asia. This course examines the development of Chinese characters, their use in Korea and Japan, and the appearance of new scripts to supplement or replace them. It also examines the principles behind each script and the role they play in defining national identity. No previous knowledge of Asian languages is required. Research methods in Asian Studies: an introduction to the theories and methods of research in history, literature and cultural studies in an Asian context, including practical instruction in the skills involved in developing individual research projects.
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An introduction to the history of China, Japan, Korea and South-East Asia, exploring historical conceptions and misconceptions. A broad-based introduction to religious life in East and South-East Asia with special focus on ritual life and ceremony rather than canonical texts and theology. Religion at the personal, family, community and state level are all considered, with examples from âanimism', shamanism, Daoism, Buddhism, Shinto, Islam, Hinduism, Asian Christianity and their myriad combinations. Asia and its interrelationship with New Zealand, including Asia's growing presence in New Zealand in all its manifestations, and the evolving political, social, economic, cultural, and strategic relations between this country and Asia. Topics will include historical and contemporary ties with Asia, Asian migration, literature, media and films. The course will focus especially on South-East and East Asia. Students explore the changing and contested nature of Asian identities through readings of seminal scholarly and theoretical texts on each theme, combined with analysis of the ways these themes are reflected in film, fiction and other popular cultural texts. The five themes (nationalism; violence and conflict; gender; minorities; and indigenous rights) and a concentration on post-1945 East and South-East Asia provide the focus. A survey of Islamic belief, practice and thought. Introduces basic tenets of Islam in historical context, then looks at Islam and politics in the twentieth century, including imperialism, nationalist movements in Arab and Muslim states, Zionism and Israel, the impact of the Cold War on Islamist thinking and organisations. Reflections on âwar on terrorâ discourse and media constructions of Islam are central. Explores the global transformation in its political, economic and social dimensions, and examines how East Asian countries respond to and interact with globalisation for their social and economic development. In nations undergoing rapid social and political change, films are a means of charting the transformation of contemporary cultures and communities. Selected Chinese, Japanese and Korean films offer artistic sites where issues in the development of these nations are contested. Several films will be compared with their literary originals. Other films offer insight into social phenomena. The written form has always carried enormous cultural value in East Asia. This course examines the development of Chinese characters, their use in Korea and Japan, and the appearance of new scripts to supplement or replace them. It also examines the principles behind each script and the role they play in defining national identity. No previous knowledge of Asian languages is required. The historical backgrounds, development and modern situations in Korean, Japanese and Chinese emigration are examined, particularly in respect of Korean migrants, through case studies of individual, group and host society experiences. Provides critical analysis of different forms of popular culture in Asia, including cinema, television, advertising, fashion, magazines and comic books, and the internet to examine changing patterns of politics and culture in Asia. The representation and construction of gender in social, cultural and literary texts throughout East Asia. These are examined comparatively in both socio-historical and contemporary contexts. In nations undergoing rapid social and political change, films are a means of charting the transformation of contemporary cultures and communities. Selected Chinese, Japanese and Korean films offer artistic sites where issues in the development of these nations are contested. Several films will be compared with their literary originals. Other films offer insight into social phenomena. The written form has always carried enormous cultural value in East Asia. This course examines the development of Chinese characters, their use in Korea and Japan, and the appearance of new scripts to supplement or replace them. It also examines the principles behind each script and the role they play in defining national identity. No previous knowledge of Asian languages is required. Research methods in Asian Studies: an introduction to the theories and methods of research in history, literature and cultural studies in an Asian context, including practical instruction in the skills involved in developing individual research projects. An interdisciplinary study of East Asia through comparisons of historical, linguistic, sociological, literary and other approaches. Aims to equip students with critical analytical skills for area studies, with particular reference to East Asia. A required course for the BA(Hons) in Asian Studies.
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An introduction to the history of China, Japan, Korea and South-East Asia, exploring historical conceptions and misconceptions. A broad-based introduction to religious life in East and South-East Asia with special focus on ritual life and ceremony rather than canonical texts and theology. Religion at the personal, family, community and state level are all considered, with examples from âanimism', shamanism, Daoism, Buddhism, Shinto, Islam, Hinduism, Asian Christianity and their myriad combinations. Asia and its interrelationship with New Zealand, including Asia's growing presence in New Zealand in all its manifestations, and the evolving political, social, economic, cultural, and strategic relations between this country and Asia. Topics will include historical and contemporary ties with Asia, Asian migration, literature, media and films. The course will focus especially on South-East and East Asia. Students explore the changing and contested nature of Asian identities through readings of seminal scholarly and theoretical texts on each theme, combined with analysis of the ways these themes are reflected in film, fiction and other popular cultural texts. The five themes (nationalism; violence and conflict; gender; minorities; and indigenous rights) and a concentration on post-1945 East and South-East Asia provide the focus. A survey of Islamic belief, practice and thought. Introduces basic tenets of Islam in historical context, then looks at Islam and politics in the twentieth century, including imperialism, nationalist movements in Arab and Muslim states, Zionism and Israel, the impact of the Cold War on Islamist thinking and organisations. Reflections on âwar on terrorâ discourse and media constructions of Islam are central. Explores the global transformation in its political, economic and social dimensions, and examines how East Asian countries respond to and interact with globalisation for their social and economic development. In nations undergoing rapid social and political change, films are a means of charting the transformation of contemporary cultures and communities. Selected Chinese, Japanese and Korean films offer artistic sites where issues in the development of these nations are contested. Several films will be compared with their literary originals. Other films offer insight into social phenomena. The written form has always carried enormous cultural value in East Asia. This course examines the development of Chinese characters, their use in Korea and Japan, and the appearance of new scripts to supplement or replace them. It also examines the principles behind each script and the role they play in defining national identity. No previous knowledge of Asian languages is required. The historical backgrounds, development and modern situations in Korean, Japanese and Chinese emigration are examined, particularly in respect of Korean migrants, through case studies of individual, group and host society experiences. Provides critical analysis of different forms of popular culture in Asia, including cinema, television, advertising, fashion, magazines and comic books, and the internet to examine changing patterns of politics and culture in Asia. The representation and construction of gender in social, cultural and literary texts throughout East Asia. These are examined comparatively in both socio-historical and contemporary contexts. In nations undergoing rapid social and political change, films are a means of charting the transformation of contemporary cultures and communities. Selected Chinese, Japanese and Korean films offer artistic sites where issues in the development of these nations are contested. Several films will be compared with their literary originals. Other films offer insight into social phenomena. The written form has always carried enormous cultural value in East Asia. This course examines the development of Chinese characters, their use in Korea and Japan, and the appearance of new scripts to supplement or replace them. It also examines the principles behind each script and the role they play in defining national identity. No previous knowledge of Asian languages is required. Research methods in Asian Studies: an introduction to the theories and methods of research in history, literature and cultural studies in an Asian context, including practical instruction in the skills involved in developing individual research projects. An interdisciplinary study of East Asia through comparisons of historical, linguistic, sociological, literary and other approaches. Aims to equip students with critical analytical skills for area studies, with particular reference to East Asia. A required course for the BA(Hons) in Asian Studies. The translation of a text or texts, translator's note and an extensive glossary of the terminology of the field.
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An introduction to the history of China, Japan, Korea and South-East Asia, exploring historical conceptions and misconceptions. A broad-based introduction to religious life in East and South-East Asia with special focus on ritual life and ceremony rather than canonical texts and theology. Religion at the personal, family, community and state level are all considered, with examples from âanimism', shamanism, Daoism, Buddhism, Shinto, Islam, Hinduism, Asian Christianity and their myriad combinations. Asia and its interrelationship with New Zealand, including Asia's growing presence in New Zealand in all its manifestations, and the evolving political, social, economic, cultural, and strategic relations between this country and Asia. Topics will include historical and contemporary ties with Asia, Asian migration, literature, media and films. The course will focus especially on South-East and East Asia. Students explore the changing and contested nature of Asian identities through readings of seminal scholarly and theoretical texts on each theme, combined with analysis of the ways these themes are reflected in film, fiction and other popular cultural texts. The five themes (nationalism; violence and conflict; gender; minorities; and indigenous rights) and a concentration on post-1945 East and South-East Asia provide the focus. A survey of Islamic belief, practice and thought. Introduces basic tenets of Islam in historical context, then looks at Islam and politics in the twentieth century, including imperialism, nationalist movements in Arab and Muslim states, Zionism and Israel, the impact of the Cold War on Islamist thinking and organisations. Reflections on âwar on terrorâ discourse and media constructions of Islam are central. Explores the global transformation in its political, economic and social dimensions, and examines how East Asian countries respond to and interact with globalisation for their social and economic development. In nations undergoing rapid social and political change, films are a means of charting the transformation of contemporary cultures and communities. Selected Chinese, Japanese and Korean films offer artistic sites where issues in the development of these nations are contested. Several films will be compared with their literary originals. Other films offer insight into social phenomena. The written form has always carried enormous cultural value in East Asia. This course examines the development of Chinese characters, their use in Korea and Japan, and the appearance of new scripts to supplement or replace them. It also examines the principles behind each script and the role they play in defining national identity. No previous knowledge of Asian languages is required. The historical backgrounds, development and modern situations in Korean, Japanese and Chinese emigration are examined, particularly in respect of Korean migrants, through case studies of individual, group and host society experiences. Provides critical analysis of different forms of popular culture in Asia, including cinema, television, advertising, fashion, magazines and comic books, and the internet to examine changing patterns of politics and culture in Asia. The representation and construction of gender in social, cultural and literary texts throughout East Asia. These are examined comparatively in both socio-historical and contemporary contexts. In nations undergoing rapid social and political change, films are a means of charting the transformation of contemporary cultures and communities. Selected Chinese, Japanese and Korean films offer artistic sites where issues in the development of these nations are contested. Several films will be compared with their literary originals. Other films offer insight into social phenomena. The written form has always carried enormous cultural value in East Asia. This course examines the development of Chinese characters, their use in Korea and Japan, and the appearance of new scripts to supplement or replace them. It also examines the principles behind each script and the role they play in defining national identity. No previous knowledge of Asian languages is required. Research methods in Asian Studies: an introduction to the theories and methods of research in history, literature and cultural studies in an Asian context, including practical instruction in the skills involved in developing individual research projects. An interdisciplinary study of East Asia through comparisons of historical, linguistic, sociological, literary and other approaches. Aims to equip students with critical analytical skills for area studies, with particular reference to East Asia. A required course for the BA(Hons) in Asian Studies. The translation of a text or texts, translator's note and an extensive glossary of the terminology of the field. Theoretical aspects of translation.
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An introduction to the history of China, Japan, Korea and South-East Asia, exploring historical conceptions and misconceptions. A broad-based introduction to religious life in East and South-East Asia with special focus on ritual life and ceremony rather than canonical texts and theology. Religion at the personal, family, community and state level are all considered, with examples from âanimism', shamanism, Daoism, Buddhism, Shinto, Islam, Hinduism, Asian Christianity and their myriad combinations. Asia and its interrelationship with New Zealand, including Asia's growing presence in New Zealand in all its manifestations, and the evolving political, social, economic, cultural, and strategic relations between this country and Asia. Topics will include historical and contemporary ties with Asia, Asian migration, literature, media and films. The course will focus especially on South-East and East Asia. Students explore the changing and contested nature of Asian identities through readings of seminal scholarly and theoretical texts on each theme, combined with analysis of the ways these themes are reflected in film, fiction and other popular cultural texts. The five themes (nationalism; violence and conflict; gender; minorities; and indigenous rights) and a concentration on post-1945 East and South-East Asia provide the focus. A survey of Islamic belief, practice and thought. Introduces basic tenets of Islam in historical context, then looks at Islam and politics in the twentieth century, including imperialism, nationalist movements in Arab and Muslim states, Zionism and Israel, the impact of the Cold War on Islamist thinking and organisations. Reflections on âwar on terrorâ discourse and media constructions of Islam are central. Explores the global transformation in its political, economic and social dimensions, and examines how East Asian countries respond to and interact with globalisation for their social and economic development. In nations undergoing rapid social and political change, films are a means of charting the transformation of contemporary cultures and communities. Selected Chinese, Japanese and Korean films offer artistic sites where issues in the development of these nations are contested. Several films will be compared with their literary originals. Other films offer insight into social phenomena. The written form has always carried enormous cultural value in East Asia. This course examines the development of Chinese characters, their use in Korea and Japan, and the appearance of new scripts to supplement or replace them. It also examines the principles behind each script and the role they play in defining national identity. No previous knowledge of Asian languages is required. The historical backgrounds, development and modern situations in Korean, Japanese and Chinese emigration are examined, particularly in respect of Korean migrants, through case studies of individual, group and host society experiences. Provides critical analysis of different forms of popular culture in Asia, including cinema, television, advertising, fashion, magazines and comic books, and the internet to examine changing patterns of politics and culture in Asia. The representation and construction of gender in social, cultural and literary texts throughout East Asia. These are examined comparatively in both socio-historical and contemporary contexts. In nations undergoing rapid social and political change, films are a means of charting the transformation of contemporary cultures and communities. Selected Chinese, Japanese and Korean films offer artistic sites where issues in the development of these nations are contested. Several films will be compared with their literary originals. Other films offer insight into social phenomena. The written form has always carried enormous cultural value in East Asia. This course examines the development of Chinese characters, their use in Korea and Japan, and the appearance of new scripts to supplement or replace them. It also examines the principles behind each script and the role they play in defining national identity. No previous knowledge of Asian languages is required. Research methods in Asian Studies: an introduction to the theories and methods of research in history, literature and cultural studies in an Asian context, including practical instruction in the skills involved in developing individual research projects. An interdisciplinary study of East Asia through comparisons of historical, linguistic, sociological, literary and other approaches. Aims to equip students with critical analytical skills for area studies, with particular reference to East Asia. A required course for the BA(Hons) in Asian Studies. The translation of a text or texts, translator's note and an extensive glossary of the terminology of the field. Theoretical aspects of translation. Theoretical aspects of translation.
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An introduction to the history of China, Japan, Korea and South-East Asia, exploring historical conceptions and misconceptions. A broad-based introduction to religious life in East and South-East Asia with special focus on ritual life and ceremony rather than canonical texts and theology. Religion at the personal, family, community and state level are all considered, with examples from âanimism', shamanism, Daoism, Buddhism, Shinto, Islam, Hinduism, Asian Christianity and their myriad combinations. Asia and its interrelationship with New Zealand, including Asia's growing presence in New Zealand in all its manifestations, and the evolving political, social, economic, cultural, and strategic relations between this country and Asia. Topics will include historical and contemporary ties with Asia, Asian migration, literature, media and films. The course will focus especially on South-East and East Asia. Students explore the changing and contested nature of Asian identities through readings of seminal scholarly and theoretical texts on each theme, combined with analysis of the ways these themes are reflected in film, fiction and other popular cultural texts. The five themes (nationalism; violence and conflict; gender; minorities; and indigenous rights) and a concentration on post-1945 East and South-East Asia provide the focus. A survey of Islamic belief, practice and thought. Introduces basic tenets of Islam in historical context, then looks at Islam and politics in the twentieth century, including imperialism, nationalist movements in Arab and Muslim states, Zionism and Israel, the impact of the Cold War on Islamist thinking and organisations. Reflections on âwar on terrorâ discourse and media constructions of Islam are central. Explores the global transformation in its political, economic and social dimensions, and examines how East Asian countries respond to and interact with globalisation for their social and economic development. In nations undergoing rapid social and political change, films are a means of charting the transformation of contemporary cultures and communities. Selected Chinese, Japanese and Korean films offer artistic sites where issues in the development of these nations are contested. Several films will be compared with their literary originals. Other films offer insight into social phenomena. The written form has always carried enormous cultural value in East Asia. This course examines the development of Chinese characters, their use in Korea and Japan, and the appearance of new scripts to supplement or replace them. It also examines the principles behind each script and the role they play in defining national identity. No previous knowledge of Asian languages is required. The historical backgrounds, development and modern situations in Korean, Japanese and Chinese emigration are examined, particularly in respect of Korean migrants, through case studies of individual, group and host society experiences. Provides critical analysis of different forms of popular culture in Asia, including cinema, television, advertising, fashion, magazines and comic books, and the internet to examine changing patterns of politics and culture in Asia. The representation and construction of gender in social, cultural and literary texts throughout East Asia. These are examined comparatively in both socio-historical and contemporary contexts. In nations undergoing rapid social and political change, films are a means of charting the transformation of contemporary cultures and communities. Selected Chinese, Japanese and Korean films offer artistic sites where issues in the development of these nations are contested. Several films will be compared with their literary originals. Other films offer insight into social phenomena. The written form has always carried enormous cultural value in East Asia. This course examines the development of Chinese characters, their use in Korea and Japan, and the appearance of new scripts to supplement or replace them. It also examines the principles behind each script and the role they play in defining national identity. No previous knowledge of Asian languages is required. Research methods in Asian Studies: an introduction to the theories and methods of research in history, literature and cultural studies in an Asian context, including practical instruction in the skills involved in developing individual research projects. An interdisciplinary study of East Asia through comparisons of historical, linguistic, sociological, literary and other approaches. Aims to equip students with critical analytical skills for area studies, with particular reference to East Asia. A required course for the BA(Hons) in Asian Studies. The translation of a text or texts, translator's note and an extensive glossary of the terminology of the field. Theoretical aspects of translation. Theoretical aspects of translation. Representations of women and men in the literature of Japan, China and Korea, with reference to their historical and social context, to exoticised stereotypes of feminine and masculine identities, and to assumptions which lead to an essentialist reading of texts. Texts in English.
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An introduction to the history of China, Japan, Korea and South-East Asia, exploring historical conceptions and misconceptions. A broad-based introduction to religious life in East and South-East Asia with special focus on ritual life and ceremony rather than canonical texts and theology. Religion at the personal, family, community and state level are all considered, with examples from âanimism', shamanism, Daoism, Buddhism, Shinto, Islam, Hinduism, Asian Christianity and their myriad combinations. Asia and its interrelationship with New Zealand, including Asia's growing presence in New Zealand in all its manifestations, and the evolving political, social, economic, cultural, and strategic relations between this country and Asia. Topics will include historical and contemporary ties with Asia, Asian migration, literature, media and films. The course will focus especially on South-East and East Asia. Students explore the changing and contested nature of Asian identities through readings of seminal scholarly and theoretical texts on each theme, combined with analysis of the ways these themes are reflected in film, fiction and other popular cultural texts. The five themes (nationalism; violence and conflict; gender; minorities; and indigenous rights) and a concentration on post-1945 East and South-East Asia provide the focus. A survey of Islamic belief, practice and thought. Introduces basic tenets of Islam in historical context, then looks at Islam and politics in the twentieth century, including imperialism, nationalist movements in Arab and Muslim states, Zionism and Israel, the impact of the Cold War on Islamist thinking and organisations. Reflections on âwar on terrorâ discourse and media constructions of Islam are central. Explores the global transformation in its political, economic and social dimensions, and examines how East Asian countries respond to and interact with globalisation for their social and economic development. In nations undergoing rapid social and political change, films are a means of charting the transformation of contemporary cultures and communities. Selected Chinese, Japanese and Korean films offer artistic sites where issues in the development of these nations are contested. Several films will be compared with their literary originals. Other films offer insight into social phenomena. The written form has always carried enormous cultural value in East Asia. This course examines the development of Chinese characters, their use in Korea and Japan, and the appearance of new scripts to supplement or replace them. It also examines the principles behind each script and the role they play in defining national identity. No previous knowledge of Asian languages is required. The historical backgrounds, development and modern situations in Korean, Japanese and Chinese emigration are examined, particularly in respect of Korean migrants, through case studies of individual, group and host society experiences. Provides critical analysis of different forms of popular culture in Asia, including cinema, television, advertising, fashion, magazines and comic books, and the internet to examine changing patterns of politics and culture in Asia. The representation and construction of gender in social, cultural and literary texts throughout East Asia. These are examined comparatively in both socio-historical and contemporary contexts. In nations undergoing rapid social and political change, films are a means of charting the transformation of contemporary cultures and communities. Selected Chinese, Japanese and Korean films offer artistic sites where issues in the development of these nations are contested. Several films will be compared with their literary originals. Other films offer insight into social phenomena. The written form has always carried enormous cultural value in East Asia. This course examines the development of Chinese characters, their use in Korea and Japan, and the appearance of new scripts to supplement or replace them. It also examines the principles behind each script and the role they play in defining national identity. No previous knowledge of Asian languages is required. Research methods in Asian Studies: an introduction to the theories and methods of research in history, literature and cultural studies in an Asian context, including practical instruction in the skills involved in developing individual research projects. An interdisciplinary study of East Asia through comparisons of historical, linguistic, sociological, literary and other approaches. Aims to equip students with critical analytical skills for area studies, with particular reference to East Asia. A required course for the BA(Hons) in Asian Studies. The translation of a text or texts, translator's note and an extensive glossary of the terminology of the field. Theoretical aspects of translation. Theoretical aspects of translation. Representations of women and men in the literature of Japan, China and Korea, with reference to their historical and social context, to exoticised stereotypes of feminine and masculine identities, and to assumptions which lead to an essentialist reading of texts. Texts in English. A research topic related to another course in which the student is enrolled.
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