Monash University Handbook 2010 Undergraduate - Unit

Synopsis

Indonesia is the world's largest archipelago and its fourth most populous nation. It is a plural society made up of many groups distinguishable on ethnic, religious, linguistic, and other cultural grounds. The unit will examine the various socio-cultural traditions which have shaped and continue to shape contemporary Indonesia.

Objectives

1. An awareness of the unity and diversity of Indonesia
2. an understanding of the significant social, cultural, political and economic forces that have shaped (and continue to shape) contemporary Indonesia
3. the conceptual tools for understanding those processes
4. a sense of their own personal and cultural reflexivity as they use material written from different theoretical perspectives
5. the critical and expressive resources to make use of the material to write independent essays on the topics provided or chosen for assessment.

Assessment

Seminar work (1,000 words): 20%
Book review (1,500 words): 30%
Essay (2,000 words): 50%

Chief examiner(s)

Dr Brett Hough

Contact hours

3 hours (1 x 1 hour film screening and 2 x 1 hour seminars) per week

This unit applies to the following area(s) of study

Indonesian studies
Indonesian
Asian studies
Anthropology

Prerequisites

Appropriate first-year ANY sequence or by permission