This minor investigates gender, media and culture as forms of everyday power in Asia and the Pacific. Using critical concepts from a range of disciplines, students uncover how gender norms and creative practices influence political debates and contemporary struggles. The minor reveals how concepts of gender in Asia and the Pacific shape justice, equality and leadership in different societies. It analyses the vitality of Asian and Pacific popular cultures and media as they shape social ideals and imagine new futures. Through analytical, practice-based and creative approaches, this minor gives students crucial tools to understand the politics of everyday life in Asia and the Pacific.
Learning Outcomes
- Demonstrate a nuanced and self-reflective understanding of theories of gender, media and culture, especially in the context of Asian and Pacific societies;
- Apply the conceptual vocabulary of gender, media and cultural studies to show critical thinking on issues faced in Asia and the Pacific, using both scholarly and applied approaches;
- Communicate complex ideas in writing, speech, and multimedia, justifying methods and approaches as appropriate;
Areas of Interest
- Anthropology
- Asian Languages
- Cultural Studies
- Gender Studies
- Pacific Studies
- Asia Pacific Studies
- Asia-Pacific Studies
- Film
Relevant Degrees
Requirements
This minor requires the completion of 24 units, which must include:
12 units from the following compulsory courses:
ASIA2311 / GEND2001 Gender and Cultural Studies in Asia and the Pacific
ASIA3032 Digital Asia: Technology and Society
A minimum of 6 units and a maximum of 12 units from the following advanced courses:
ASIA3012 Readings in Asian Societies and Histories
ASIA3031 Cultures in Korean Society
ASIA3039 Research Project in Asian and Pacific Studies
GEND3002 Gender and Sexuality in the Pacific
PASI3005 Pacific Islands Field School
PASI3012 Readings in Indigenous Studies
A maximum of 6 units of Asian and Pacific Culture, Media, and Gender Studies courses from the following list:
ASIA2006 Gender in Korean History
ASIA2014 China: Language, Discourse, and Political Culture
ASIA2058 Japanese Popular Culture: Manga, Anime, Film and the Visual Arts
ASIA2072 Taiwan: History and Culture
ASIA2074 Popular Culture in East Asia
ASIA2088 Culture and Environment in Indonesia
ASIA2099 Social Power in China: Family to Family-State
ASIA2112 Special Topics in Asian and Pacific Studies
ASIA2116 India's Culture Wars
HUMN2004 Global Vietnam: Gender, Labour and Migration
INTR3002 Global Governance in the Asia-Pacific
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