Overview
A cross-cultural exploration into how racial ideas shape formations of power in areas like technology, surveillance, capitalism, migration, and nationhood. Features cases from China, Japan, Australia, and beyond.
About this paper
| Paper title | Race, Culture, and Power in the Asia Pacific |
|---|---|
| Subject | Asian Studies |
| EFTS | 0.1500 |
| Points | 18 points |
| Teaching period | Semester 1 (On campus) |
| Domestic Tuition Fees ( NZD ) | $1,103.10 |
| International Tuition Fees | Tuition Fees for international students are elsewhere on this website. |
- Prerequisite
- 108 points
- Restriction
- ASIA 203
- Schedule C
- Arts and Music
- Eligibility
Suitable for students specialising in any discipline.
- Contact
- Teaching staff
Dr Sin Wen Lau
sinwen.lau@otago.ac.nz- Textbooks
Readings are available electronically through the Otago Library, as well as on Blackboard.
- Graduate Attributes Emphasised
- Global perspective, Interdisciplinary perspective, Communication, Critical thinking, Cultural understanding.
View more information about Otago's graduate attributes. - Learning Outcomes
- Critically assess the biological and cultural notions underpinning “race” and “ethnicity.”
- Characterise the experiences of selected racial and ethnic groups in the Asia Pacific.
- Compare how race is shaped by historical processes, socio-cultural forces, politics, and institutional forces in the Asia Pacific.
- Critique the consequences of racialisation in the Asia Pacific.
- Formulate cultural patterns on how groups are racialised in the Asia Pacific.
- Develop cultural insights into how to navigate racial landscapes in the Asia Pacific.