Admission requirements
None.
Description
This course aims to give students a concise knowledge of the modern histories of South and Southeast Asia from the nineteenth to the mid-twentieth century, and to make them familiar with current debates on key issues with relation to those histories. These include for South and Southeast Asia: the character and institutions of the colonial state, the colonial economy, colonial instruments of knowledge, the late-colonial economic structure, the emergence of nationalism, decolonization, including the partition of the British Raj.
Part of this course involves for students in the BA in South and Southeast Asian Studies compulsory meetings on Academic Skills (tutorials about study skills and research skills) offered by the EAV.
Course objectives
General objectives
At the end of this course the student should be able to:
-formulate a research question,
-evaluate secondary sources
-write a short essay following scholarly protocols
Objectives specific to the course
A student following the course will acquire
a basic knowledge of the modern histories of the South and Southeast Asia region
an understanding of the historical debates relating to South and Southeast Asia in the modern age
critical insights into the ideology and practices of colonial states
Timetable
Mode of instruction
- Lecture
Attendance is not obligatory for lectures. The conveners do not need to be informed in case of missed classes. Information and knowledge provided in the lectures greatly contribute to the subsequent courses of the programme and their contents will be part of the examination. In order to pass the course, students are strongly advised to attend all sessions.
Course Load
Lectures: 26 hs
Sessions Academic Skills: 10 hs
Preparation for lectures: 26 hs
Preparation for exam: 38 hs
Examination: 2 hs
Essay: 44 hs
Total: 140 hs
Assessment method
Assessment
Written examination
Brief essay
Weighing
Written examination: 60 %
Brief essay: 40 %
Resit
The final mark is made up of the essay (40%) and the written examination (60%). In order to pass the course, students must obtain an overall mark of 5.50 (=6) or higher. There is a re-sit for the examination only (60%).
The course is an integrated whole. The written examination and the brief essay must be completed in the same academic year. No partial marks can be carried over into following years.
Exam Review
If a student requests in writing a review of his/her examination answer script within 30 days after publication of the exam results, an exam review will be organized.
Blackboard
Reading list
A selection of chapters from:
Crispin Bates, Subalterns and Raj, South Asia since 1600. (London: Routledge, 2007).
Norman Owen at al eds, The Emergence of Southeast Asia: A New History. (Hawaii Univ Press 2005).
Registration
Students are required to register through uSis. To avoid mistakes and problems, students are strongly advised to register in uSis through the activity number which can be found in the timetable in the column under the heading “Act.nbr.”.
Not being registered, means no permission to attend this course. See also the ‘Registration procedures for classes and examinations’ for registration deadlines and more information on how to register.
Registration Studeren à la carte and Contractonderwijs
Studeren à la carte.
Contractonderwijs.
Contact
Mw. dr. P. Swamy
Dhr. Prof.dr. H. Schulte Nordholt
Remarks
Students with disabilities
The university is committed to supporting and accommodating students with disabilities as stated in the university protocol (especially pages 3-5). Students should contact Fenestra Disability Centre at least four weeks before the start of their courses to ensure that all necessary academic accommodations can be made in time conform the abovementioned protocol.
Academic Integrity
Students are expected to be familiar with Leiden University policies on plagiarism and academic integrity. Plagiarism will not be tolerated. If you submit any work with your name affixed to it, it is assumed to be your own work with all sources used properly indicated and documented in the text (with quotations and/or citations).