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INTLC221-23B (HAM)
Understanding East Asia
15 Points
Staff
Convenor(s)
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Maria Galikowski
4210
I.3.01
maria.galikowski@waikato.ac.nz
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Lecturer(s)
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Jihye Kim
I.3.16
jihye.kim@waikato.ac.nz
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Keiko Umeda
9335
I.3.02
keiko.umeda@waikato.ac.nz
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What this paper is about
The object of this paper is to explore traditional and contemporary aspects of East Asian history, society and culture. The paper examines key features of East Asia's social and cultural development, as well as some of the historical, cultural and trading interconnections between the East Asian region and the rest of the world. It looks at the relationship between mainstream and minority cultures in East Asian societies, as well as the multi-faceted links (family, marriage, work, trade) with New Zealand, and with Maori.
How this paper will be taught
Weekly topics will be presented on Moodle via a mixture of Panopto recordings and Powerpoint. These materials will normally be posted on Thursday or Friday of each week. Students will then have until Wednesday of the following week to prepare for their tutorial.
Students will be notified via Moodle when new materials have been posted.
Students will attend tutorials via Zoom, unless otherwise specified.
Tutorial Attendance & Participation: Students are expected to attend ONE tutorial session per week, and actively participate in tutorial discussions.
The tutorial times are as follows:-
(Choose ONE)
Wednesdays 3-4 pm
Wednesdays 4-5 pm
Please join the Zoom tutorial via the Zoom icon in the General section of Moodle.
Required Readings
These Readings are all available online from the Waikato University Library, and will not need to be purchased.
Gardner, D. (2014). Confucianism: A Very Short Introduction. OUP.
Gustafsson, B., Hasmath, R., Ding, S. (2020). Ethnicity and inequality in China: An introduction. In Ethnicity and inequality in China (pp. 1-24). Routledge.
Frank, A. (1998). ReOrient: Global Economy in the Asian Age. (Selected sections.) University of California Press.
Ip, M. (2013). Being Maori Chinese: Mixed Identities (pp. 1-20). Auckland University Press.
Hendry, J. (2012). Sources of Japanese identity: Historical and mythological foundation of Japan. Understanding Japanese society (pp. 5-22). Routledge.
Siddle, R. (2011). Race, ethnicity, and minorities in modern Japan. In L. B. Victoria, T., C. Bestor & A. Yamagata (Eds.), Routledge handbook of Japanese culture and society (pp. 150-162). Routledge.
Kim, Y. (2017). Korean Culture and Society. In The Routledge Handbook of Korean Culture and Society (pp. 3-27). Routledge.
Additional short readings may be recommended for individual topics. You will be notified of these by your lecturer if this is the case.
Learning Outcomes
Students who successfully complete the course should be able to:
Assessments
How you will be assessed
The internal assessment/exam ratio (as stated in the University Calendar) is 100:0. There is no final exam.