Southeast Asian – Department of South & Southeast Asian Studies

December 8, 2022
Presi Diaz
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Southeast Asian 165: Introduction to the History and Culture of the Philippines

This course is a cultural history of the Philippines, from the birth of the nation in the nineteenth century to the present. It outlines the major events in Philippine history through cultural texts that reflect the salient attitudes and ideas of key periods. Not only... Read More

December 7, 2022
Presi Diaz
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Southeast Asian 10B: Introduction to the Civilization of Southeast Asia

Readings, lectures, and discussion of the culture and civilization of Southeast Asia. Insular Southeast Asia: Covers the modern-day nations of Indonesia, Malaysia, and the Philippines. Special emphasis on the arts and their social and political context, with discussions on the impact of the colonial experience... Read More

April 13, 2022
Elizabeth LaVarge-Baptista
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Southeast Asian 137: Islam, Culture, and Politics in Southeast Asia

This upper-division undergraduate course studies key discourses on the cultures and politics of Islam in Southeast Asia. We trace the processes through which Islam entered the Malay world in the 13th century; explore the European colonial encounters with Islam in Southeast Asia and the ways... Read More

April 12, 2022
Elizabeth LaVarge-Baptista
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COURSE CANCELED Southeast Asian 162: Philippine Cuisine Narratives: Sinigang Stories

Have you tasted sinigang, lumpia, adobo, or for the adventurous, even balut? This seminar course focuses on Philippine cuisine and literary works that use Filipino food as inspiration, theme, or metaphor. Each class uses a particular dish, cooking method, or Filipino ingredient as a starting... Read More

April 12, 2022
Elizabeth LaVarge-Baptista
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COURSE CANCELED Southeast Asian 160: Philippine Cultural Politics

Can a song inspire a revolution? The course focuses on literary, visual, and performance texts that participated in political discourses in the Philippines. What strategies did the writers and artists employ? How did writers and artists face issues of censorship and persecution? How did social... Read More

April 12, 2022
Elizabeth LaVarge-Baptista
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COURSE CANCELED Southeast Asian 148: Philippines: History, Literature, Performance

The course focuses on Philippine history through literature and performance. Among the texts to be discussed are: traditional forms (rituals, poetry, songs, dances) that give insights to belief systems and economic, political, and social life during the indigenous or precolonial period; performance and literary forms... Read More

October 9, 2021
Elizabeth LaVarge-Baptista
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Southeast Asian 190: Love Craft: Epic Romance of Southeast Asia

This course offers an advanced introduction to the literary history, cultural norms, poetic forms and textual traditions of 17th to 19th century Southeast Asia through a comparative study of three epic poems: Tum Teav (Cambodia), Khun Chang Khun Phaen (Thailand), and Tale of Kieu (Vietnam).... Read More

October 9, 2021
Elizabeth LaVarge-Baptista
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Southeast Asian 165: Introduction to the History and Culture of the Philippines

October 9, 2021
Elizabeth LaVarge-Baptista
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Southeast Asian 10B: Introduction to the Civilization of Southeast Asia

June 3, 2021
Elizabeth LaVarge-Baptista
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Southeast Asian 175: Chinese Diaspora in Southeast Asia

This seminar will explore the cultural, economic, social, political and religious history of the Chinese diaspora in 19 to 21 century Southeast Asia. Our focus is the shifting contexts of migration, representation and strategies of cultural identification/survival. We will explore colonial and nationalist projects, both... Read More

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