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This research-based course (Forschungsseminar) combines interdisciplinary, transregional and intersectional perspectives in the examination of ‘minorities’ Southeast Asia.
This course examines the transition from colonialism to post-colonial nation states in Myanmar, Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia and the Philippines. It maps the shifting trajectories of minorities across time and traces the discursive, political and legal making and negotiation of ‘minorities’ in (post)colonial Southeast Asia.
The course considers the making and negotiation of ‘minorities’ in the context of borders, (forced) migration, nation-building and state-making with regard to questions of ‘citizenship’ and issues of belonging. This includes scrutinizing/reflecting upon how ’minorities’ are created on the one hand and how ‘minority status’ is negotiated, instrumentalized, contested and unmade on the other hand by a variety of stakeholders (including diverse state actors, civil society within a given community, transnational diasporas and international actors as part of geopolitics as well as international ‘humanitarian’ multi-level processes). Furthermore, it examines the cases of different categorizations of ‘minorities’ and their prevalence across a variety of political system contexts.
The course attempts to provide historically grounded, situated context-sensitive, intersectional analyses of the creation and persistence of ‘minority (political) subjectivities’. Themes include: colonialism and the ethnographic state; (post-)colonial nation building and minority making; (Forced) Migration; (Diasporic) Activisms.
The course will take place in cooperation with a parallel course given by Dr. Sarah Holz with South Asian case studies (e.g. Pakistan, India, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka). Classes are composed of synchronous joint session for both course groups working on either South or Southeast Asia with the following three components:
· Separate discussions focusing on Southeast Asian case studies and aspects thereof
· Joint (South and Southeast Asia) discussions of theoretical, methodological and empirical key readings and transregional perspectives on key themes and issues
· Audiopodcast series.
Credit Point Options 6LP (without MAP, MA South and Southeast Asian Studies):
· Poster-/Handout-based Co-moderation of a ‚Thementisch‘-Group Work (duration 30min.) with regard to a specific empirical case study, including a handout/poster/padlet, additional reading material for student participants (maximum reading time 3min.) as well as a short input with food for thought (5min.).
· Glossary entry for a key term / concept related to the group work moderated (1 page, with 1 page annotated bibliography)
· Exposé for the planned research design (MAP), including a mind map, executive summary, annotated bibliography and self-reflection (max. 5 pages)
MAP (4LP, MA South and Southeast Asian Studies):
· Research Design for a specific theme, including a self-reflection on one’s own ‚positionality‘, ‘research ethics’ etc. (min. 15 pages)
Credit Point Options 3LP (without MAP, MA Global Studies and Global History and International Relations):
· Poster-/Handout-based Co-moderation of a ‚Thementisch‘-Group Work (duration 30min.) with regard to a specific empirical case study, including a handout/poster/padlet, additional reading material for student participants (maximum reading time 3min.) as well as a short input with food for thought (5min.).
· Glossary entry for a key term / concept related to the group work moderated (1 page, with 1 page annotated bibliography)
Other Credit Point Options for students from the MA programs such as GSP, Global History and/or International Relations can be discussed at the beginning of the semester.
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