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Christoph Giebel
HSTAS 221
Seattle Campus
Surveys Southeast Asian civilizations at the outset of Western colonial rule; the colonial impact on the traditional societies of Burma, Thailand, Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam, Malaysia, Indonesia, and the Philippines; nineteenth- and twentieth-century nationalist and revolutionary movements; emergence of Southeast Asia as a region in the modern world. Offered: jointly with SISSE 221.
Class description
This is an introductory course to the countries of contemporary Southeast Asia: Brunei, Burma (Myanmar), Cambodia, East Timor, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapoer, Thailand, and Viet Nam. The course will place the region as a whole in a historical context that reveals the emergence of the present day nations of what we call Southeast Asia.
Student learning goals
General method of instruction
Lectures, documents, video segments, section discussions. Readings will include primary sources, academic texts, and literature.
Recommended preparation
No prerequisites.
Class assignments and grading
Course assignments will be outlined in the course syllabus, but usually a map assignment, two exams around weeks 5 and 9, but no final exam.
