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Understanding Indonesia Today - ARTS3211
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Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
 
 
School:  School of Humanities
 
 
Course Outline: Available to enrolled students via Blackboard
 
 
Campus: Kensington Campus
 
 
Career: Undergraduate
 
 
Units of Credit: 6
 
 
EFTSL: 0.12500 (more info)
 
 
Indicative Contact Hours per Week: 3
 
 
Enrolment Requirements:
 
 
Prerequisite: 24 units of credit in one the following streams, Asian Studies, History or Indonesian, or 72 units of credit overall
 
 
CSS Contribution Charge:Band 1 (more info)
 
 
Tuition Fee:See Tuition Fee Schedule
 
 
Further Information: See Class Timetable
 
 

Description

Subject Area: Asian Studies
This course can also be studied in the following specialisations: History & Indonesian Studies

Indonesia is Australia’s most important neighbour. It has been undergoing upheaval since the collapse of the Suharto government in 1998 as groups representing different political, military, religious and ethnic agendas compete for power. This module is a a specialised course on Indonesia, which is the world’s largest Muslim country. The course situates contemporary debates in Indonesia about the role of Islam in government and public life by examining the emergence of Islamic culture and monarchies, the impact of colonial rule by Christian Europeans, and post-independence debates on national identity and citizenship. Topics also include threats to Indonesia’s national integrity from breakway movements in Aceh and Papua, the case of East Timor, and Indonesia’s civil rights movement for constitutional and legal change.

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