Teaching Responsibility
LJMU Schools involved in Delivery:
Humanities and Social Science
Learning Methods
Lecture
Workshop
Module Offerings
6120HIST-JAN-MTP
Aims
1. To introduce students to historiographical themes in the study of decolonisation and develop understanding and the ability to apply these to a set of case studies in the Southeast Asia region.
2. To examine themes of nation, state and power, structure and agency, globalism and culture, locale and identity in relation to decolonisation in the developing world, and specifically in Southeast Asia.
3. To develop students’ understanding of the variety and diversity in the experience of decolonisation, particularly in Southeast Asia.
Learning Outcomes
1.
Critically evaluate and demonstrate specialist knowledge of historiographical approaches to the study of decolonisation, and apply these in a Southeast Asian context.
2.
Demonstrate historical skills in critical analysis of secondary and/or primary source material concerned with decolonisation
3.
With empathy and critical awareness, compare and contrast the decolonisation experience in at least two Southeast Asian countries.
Module Content
Outline Syllabus:Indigenous interpretations of decolonisation
Imperial interpretations of decolonisation
International interpretations of decolonisation
Indonesia
Vietnam
Malaya
Malaysia (including Singapore and Brunei)
Burma
The Philippines
East Timor
Module Overview:
This module will apply historiographical themes in the study of decolonisation to a set of case studies in the Southeast Asia region to examine the programme themes of 'nation, state and power', 'structure and agency' and 'culture, locale and identity' in relation to decolonisation in the developing world, and specifically in Southeast Asia. You will be able to demonstrate variety and diversity in the experience of decolonization, particularly in Southeast Asia.
This module will apply historiographical themes in the study of decolonisation to a set of case studies in the Southeast Asia region to examine the programme themes of 'nation, state and power', 'structure and agency' and 'culture, locale and identity' in relation to decolonisation in the developing world, and specifically in Southeast Asia. You will be able to demonstrate variety and diversity in the experience of decolonization, particularly in Southeast Asia.
Additional Information:The first part of this module examines a number of approaches to the study of the swift and dramatic end of the European empires at the end of the Second World War. It critically assesses interpretations of decolonisation based upon three main factors: the emergence of anti-colonial nationalism, the policies of the imperial powers and global change in a superpower age. These historiographical approaches are subsequently applied and tested in a series of case studies from Southeast Asia - one of the world's most diverse and dynamic regions.