Guest lectures and film documentary screenings will be featured in the course. In this course, you will actually be looking forward to lectures and tutorial discussions. Occasionally, however, you may find it difficult or impossible to attend lectures or tutorials. Please inform the course coordinator of your situation beforehand, if possible, but certainly afterwards.
Unexplained absences are cause for concern.
In 3-4 pages, write an essay or letter which reflects on the topic, guest lecture, readings and video for the week. Read the course outline carefully to choose the weeks for which you will be doing your short topic papers. This is an opportunity for you to show how much you know about a topic in Pacific history or politics, or to explore a new topic that attracts your curiosity. The presentation should be no more than ten minutes. You will be stopped by a timer.