We will question what we can learn about the histories of Indonesia, Viet Nam, Burma, Thailand, and the Philippines through our study of these literatures. In addition to the novels and short stories, we will also read two theoretical works, one by a Vietnamese American scholar and one by a North American scholar. These books should help us to understand the ideological positioning of the literary works and how the books work to reinforce or shape our ideas about colonizer and colonized through shifting notions of race, class, religion, and gender. SMI 307 Characteristics and causes, external and internal, of Third World development and obstacles to that development. Special attention to demographic and agricultural patterns, resource development, industrialization, and urbanization, drawing on specific case studies from Asia, Africa, and Latin America.
Some attention is paid to systems of theory and aesthetics.
Emphasis is place upon learning to listen for essential characteristics of unfamiliar music. The lecture format is accompanied by demonstrations, films, slides, and musical examples. World Music Traditions var. Critical theoretical ways of thinking about feminism. How women are differently situated throughout the world.