APDS-210 Modern South and Southeast Asia (3)

This course studies modern South and Southeast Asia from the nineteenth century to the present, a period which saw the collision of European colonialism with regional empires as well as movements for local sovereignty and the building of nation-states. This course examines the effects of these historical processes and question dominant understandings of colonialism, region, and nationalism. It also analyzes the working of gender, ethnicity, and class in the production of a variety of social movements, cultural expressions, and socio-economic institutions. In addition, this course analyzes the relationships between these two regions and their cultures, movements, and ideologies, as well as their roles in shaping Asia and the world more broadly. AU Core Habits of Mind: Socio-Historical Inquiry.