Profs. Henk Maier and René T.A. Lysloff in SEATRiP’s new offices in the CHASS Interdisciplinary Building, January 2008.

SEATRIP currently offers an Undergraduate Minor in Southeast Asian Studies and beginning Fall 2006 an MA in Southeast Asian Studies. With the Program's strong concentration of faculty in the performing arts, humanities and social sciences and strong language programs in Indonesian, Tagalog, Vietnamese and Thai, both the undergraduate minor and the MA offer excellent preparation for students interested in pursuing career options in these fields.

 

AY 2007-08 Courses Offered

Winter 2008

SEAS 200. Topics in Southeast Asian Studies (4)
Seminar, 3 hours; written work, 2 hours; term paper, 1 hour. Prerequisite(s): graduate standing or consent of instructor. An introduction to the world of Southeast Asia and the scholarly discussions about it, with an emphasis on cultural aspects, embedded in their historical context. Materials are in English. Course is repeatable as content changes to a maximum of 12 units. Cross-listed with CPLT 200.

ANTH 136. Anthropological Perspectives on Gender inSoutheast Asia (4) Lecture, 3 hours; outside research, 3 hours. Prerequisite(s): upper-division standing or consent of instructor. Examines the intersections of gender, power and sexuality in post-colonial Southeast Asia. Revisits early ethnographic claims of gender equality. Addresses current anthropological literature on the effects of colonialism, capitalism and globalization on gender roles and gender relations within national and transnational contexts.

 

Spring 2008

HIST 046. Introduction to Southeast Asian History (4)
Lecture, 3 hours; extra reading, 3 hours. Introduces major themes and events in Southeast Asian history, beginning with pre-history and ending with contemporary events in the region. Aims to develop basic historical approaches to understanding contemporary
trends, such as the spread of world religions, regional differences and connections, trading patterns, cultural forms, and historically important sites.

RLST 150. Islam in Southeast Asia (4)
Lecture, 3 hours; individual study, 3 hours. Prerequisite(s): upper-division standing or consent of instructor. Introduces the religious, intellectual, and cultural history of Muslim Southeast Asia, including Indonesia, Malaysia, Brunei, as well as minority communities in
Singapore, Thailand, Cambodia, and the southern Philippines. Examines a series of contextualized readings in translated primary sources. Approaches texts from historical, anthropological, literary, and other disciplinary perspectives.