Admission requirements
None. Students who are interested in taking this course, but who are not admitted to one of the mentioned master programmes are requested to contact their co-ordinator of studies.
Description
Asia’s cultural, ethnic, religious, sexual and social diversity is changing fundamentally under the impact of the world market, mobility and globalization, and government policy struggles to keep up. In this course we investigate both the ongoing evolution of older forms of diversity (official minorities, linguistic, regional and dialect groups, religions) and newly emerging diversities. Immigration, internal migration, emigration, trade, tourism and more generally the exposure of Asian societies to different foreign and domestic cultures have generated an array of new communities and life styles, and Asia is rapidly becoming a major producer of global, diasporic and transnational cultures.
Course objectives
Conceptual and independent thinking
Independent research and writing
Oral presentation
Timetable
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Mode of instruction
Seminar
Attendance and active participation is mandatory.
Course Load
Seminar 2 ×14 uur: 28 hours
Compulsory readings: 100 hours
2 Book reviews: 62 hours
Term paper: 90 hours
Total: 280 hours
Assessment method
The final mark of the course is made up by the paper (50%), two book reviews (20% each) and general attendance and participation (10 %).
Blackboard
Blackboard will be used for email, course materials and grades
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Reading list
TBA
Registration
Registration through uSis
Registration Studeren à la carte and Contractonderwijs
Not applicable.
Contact
Professor Frank N. Pieke
Chair of Modern China Studies
Leiden University
Mail: P.O. Box 9515, 2300 RA Leiden, the Netherlands
Phone: +31 (0)71 5272216
Dr.F.N.Pieke