Course syllabus

Co-ordinator:  Dr Rumi Sakamoto

Lecture time and location: please check SSO

Phone: 373 7599 ext 84600

Office: 417. 435 (Arts 2, 4^th floor)

Email: r.sakamoto@auckland.ac.nz

Office Hours: Tue 12-2

Teaching staff (alphabetical order)

Hilary Chung h.chung@auckland.ac.nz

Paul Clark paul.clark@auckland.ac.nz

Wayne Lawrence wp.lawrence@auckland.ac.nz

Lawrence Marceau l.marceau@auckland.ac.nz

Mark Mullins m.mullins@auckland.ac.nz                                                                  

Stephen Noakes  s.noakes@auckland.ac.nz                       

Rumi Sakamoto r.sakamoto@auckland.ac.nz

Changzoo Song ch.song@auckland.ac.nz

Course Description

This is a core course for Asian Studies, which introduces students to an interdisciplinary study of East Asia through different approaches. It aims to equip students with critical analytical skills for area studies, with particular reference to East Asia. It is also designed to give students an opportunity to consider East Asia as a historically, geographically, culturally and politically connected region. It will expose students to issues concerning regions and cultures beyond their immediate research interests, which may be limited to a single nation-state. Throughout the year we will have a number of guest lecturers, who will present their own research and engage in discussion with students. In most weeks, students present weekly readings and lead seminars. We will also dedicate some time to formulating individual research questions and designing individual research though presentations of your research essay outline and feedback from the others in class. This course supports your major research that you are undertaking such as BA(Hons) dissertations and MA thesis proposal by providing you with an opportunity to discuss and present your materials outside immediate supervision and share your research with other students.

Asian701AB Class schedule 2017-1.docx