Issues and Approaches in East Asian Studies

The Issues and Approaches in East Asian Studies engages with the study of East Asian societies, histories, and cultures and polities, while critically addressing the frames within which these studies have traditionally been located.

The course challenges colonial and nationalist framings, engages with regional approaches as well as emphasizes trans-regional and global perspectives, which acknowledge the role of Asia as an agent of global transformations. In this course the students will familiarize themselves with a wide range of issues and approaches central to the study of East Asia which is interdisciplinary, intersectional, comparative and global in scope.

The course will identify and account for selected issues, theories and approaches in East Asian Studies.


Teaching Format

Instruction is given in the form of lectures and seminars.

Course planning and resources

Course infromation, details and literature lists for HT25 can be found in the learning platform Athena närmare kursstart.

Please note that only registered students have access to downloadable resources, like PDF documents, in Athena.

Assessment

The course is examined on the basis of a written assignment.

For more information, please see the course description.


The schedule will be available no later than one month before the start of the course. We do not recommend print-outs as changes can occur. At the start of the course, your department will advise where you can find your schedule during the course.


Note that the course literature can be changed up to two months before the start of the course.


Course reports are displayed for the three most recent course instances.








Do you have questions about the courses in Asian languages and cultures?

Student Councelor:
exp.asien@su.se

Director of Studies:
Johan Fresk

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