AIA300 - Australia's Asia: From Yellow Peril to Asian Century
Unit details
| Year | 2018 unit information |
|---|---|
| Offering information: | Final year of offer 2018 |
| Enrolment modes: | Trimester 2: Burwood (Melbourne), Waurn Ponds (Geelong), Online |
| Credit point(s): | 1 |
| EFTSL value: | 0.125 |
| Unit chair: | Sarah Pinto |
| Prerequisite: | Nil |
| Corequisite: | Nil |
| Incompatible with: | AIX292, AIX392 |
| Contact hours: | Campus: 1 x 2 hour Seminar per week Cloud (online): Learning experiences are via CloudDeakin |
Content
The unit will provide the cultural and historical context for a critically important issue: Australia’s relationship with Asia. From the late nineteenth century there has been speculation about Australia’s Asian futures and the ways in which proximity to Asia would shape the nation. The unit will introduce students to debates over the nature of orientalism, race and representation as well as multiculturalism and cross-cultural awareness. In providing the Asian dimension to Australia’s history, the unit will connect the study of Australia to key developments in the region, not least decolonization and the discourses that surround ‘the rise of Asia’. Such a unit is particularly well-suited to be a capstone to an interdisciplinary Australian Studies program given that the Australian relationship with Asia draws upon history, politics, regional geographies and international relations along with literary and post-colonial studies.
Assessment
Class/Online Exercises, 25%, 1000 words
Research and Writing Exercise, 25%, 1000 words
Essay, 50%, 2000 words
Unit Fee Information
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