ANY4440

Asia and the West

(ART)

Don Miller

12 points + 2 hours per week + Second semester + Clayton + Prohibitions: COS4540

Synopsis: Theoretical and empirical problems in the study of Asian societies. The challenges facing outsiders. How intellectuals (and non-literate /village intellectuals0) in Asia have constructed their own forms of self-understanding. Current debates about colonialism and the post colonial context. Recurring oppositions in dialogues between Asia and the West, viz. materialism vs spirituality; historical dynamism vs adherence to tradition; male agency vs female submission.

Assessment: Written (9000 words ): 100%