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Women in Southeast Asian Societies - HIST2050
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Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
 
 
School:  School of History and Philosophy
 
 
Course Outline: http://www.arts.unsw.edu.au/history/
 
 
Campus: Kensington Campus
 
 
Career: Undergraduate
 
 
Units of Credit: 6
 
 
EFTSL: 0.12500 (more info)
 
 
Indicative Contact Hours per Week: 3
 
 
Enrolment Requirements:
 
 
Prerequisite: 36 units of credit
 
 
Equivalent: WOMS2105
 
 
Fee Band: 1 (more info)
 
 
Further Information: See Class Timetable
 
 

Description

Explores women's status and roles in politics, culture, economy, and the family, in several countries of the Southeast Asian region; examines women and unofficial power (eg wives of male politicians like First Lady Imelda Marcos), women in politics like President Corazon Aquino, and activists including militant nuns; addresses the controversial issues of women's victimisation such as prostitution, mail-order brides and domestic helpers; finally, cultural constructions of the feminine and national identity including women and the veil, beauty queens and revolutionaries.

Learning Outcomes

Upon completion of this subject, students should be able to:
  • Critically reflect on the scholarly literature and debates about women in the non-Western context (this will be accomplished through the weekly journal and participation)
  • Develop a Southeast Asian perspective or at least an understanding of the experience of women in non-Western cultures
  • Be familiar with a range of issues that impact on women in Southeast Asia in the twentieth century
  • Develop an appreciation of the complexities of the issues that face women in Southeast Asia in contrast with the West
  • Collect, synthesise and analyse sources of history and present a coherent argument through the writing of a major essay
  • Develop skills in oral presentation and writing
  • Learn how to use the web to search for primary material on women’s transnational organisations

Assessment

  • Class Test - 20%
  • Research Essay - 30%
  • Weekly Journal and Participation - 45%
  • Website Research Activity - 5%

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