ASM4230

Culture and conflict in Indonesia

(ART)

Brett Hough

12 points + 2 hours per week + First semester + Clayton

Synopsis: Processes of class formation and conflict in the context of the political economy of structural change in Indonesia. The cultural mediation of conflict, the cultural reproduction of group identity, and the dynamics of social movements engendered by modernisation - mass movements which draw on the symbols of Islam, ethnicity, nationalism, and various political ideologies.

Assessment: Seminar participation: 10% + Essay (3000 words): 30% + Major project (6000 words): 60%