UNSW Handbook Course - Predicaments in Modern Philippine History

Predicaments in Modern Philippine History - ARTS3214


	Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
	School: School of History and Philosophy
	Course Outline: School of History and Philosophy
	Campus: Kensington Campus
	Career: Undergraduate
	Units of Credit: 6
	EFTSL: 0.12500 (more info)
	Indicative Contact Hours per Week: 3
	Enrolment Requirements:
	Prerequisite: Must be enrolled in a major or minor in Asian Studies or History and have completed 12 uoc at Level 2 in Asian Studies or History courses
	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

This is a specialized course that focuses on modern Philippine history by focusing on the themes that have sparked rigorous scholarly debates in the last twenty years. Topics discussed include: colonialism, gender, politics, migration and the diaspora, representations, identity and mentalities, popular culture and 'nation'. In addition, students have the opportunity to develop their own individual research projects in workshops conducted as part of the weekly two hour seminars and present this work orally in the form of mini conferences in the last weeks of term and a 5000 word research essay due at the end of semester.

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