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Cold War Cultures in Asia (HIST30066)
Undergraduate level 3Points: 12.5Dual-Delivery (Parkville)
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Semester 2
Overview
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This subject explores how the Cold War shaped culture and ideology in Asia and how Asian cultural and ideological production influenced the global Cold War. Focusing upon narratives of history contained in Asian cultural sources, chiefly films, you will examine the diverse Asian experience of the Cold War: China’s revolutionary mass movements, Japan’s reconstruction after the US occupation, ideological division on the Korean peninsula, social change in post-independence India, de-colonisation and war in Indochina, and the memory of historical trauma. The subject explores how Asian politicians, intellectuals, and artists debated such pivotal Cold War ideologies as capitalism and communism, imperialism and anti-imperialism, as well as how these were contested in daily life, cultural performance, films, newspapers and propaganda. We will interrogate how fears about the contaminating cultural influence of alternative ideologies shaped local, national and transnational cultures. Students will engage with cultural and social history approaches and draw on a variety of cultural forms including translated primary documents.
Intended learning outcomes
Students who complete this subject should be able to:
- understand how the Cold War impacted on cultural and ideological expression in Asia, and how Asian culture and ideology shaped the Cold War;
- comprehend the global, regional and national factors that helped produce Cold War cultures in Asia;
- be conversant with scholarship in the field of New Cold War histories, which seeks to de-centre studies of the Cold War;
- analyse primary and secondary sources in constructing historical arguments;
- demonstrate research skills through competent use of the library and other information sources; and
- show critical thinking and analysis through recommended reading, essay writing, and tutorial discussion, and by determining the strength of an argument.
Last updated: 11 April 2024
Eligibility and requirements
Prerequisites
None
Corequisites
None
Non-allowed subjects
None
Inherent requirements (core participation requirements)
The University of Melbourne is committed to providing students with reasonable adjustments to assessment and participation under the Disability Standards for Education (2005), and the Assessment and Results Policy (MPF1326). Students are expected to meet the core participation requirements for their course. These can be viewed under Entry and Participation Requirements for the course outlines in the Handbook.
Further details on how to seek academic adjustments can be found on the Student Equity and Disability Support website: http://services.unimelb.edu.au/student-equity/home
Last updated: 11 April 2024
Assessment
Description | Timing | Percentage |
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Bibliographic Exercise
| Mid semester | 35% |
Cultural History Essay
| During the examination period | 55% |
Class participation | From Week 1 to Week 12 | 10% |
Hurdle requirement Hurdle requirement: Students must attend a minimum of 75% of classes in order to pass this subject. All pieces of written work must be submitted to pass this subject. | From Week 1 to Week 12 | N/A |
Additional details
Note: Assessment submitted late without an approved extension will be penalised at 10% per day. After five days late assessment will not be marked. In-class tasks missed without approval will not be marked.
Last updated: 11 April 2024
Dates & times
- Semester 2
Principal coordinator Richard Lee Mode of delivery Dual-Delivery (Parkville) Contact hours 1x 120 minute seminar each week. Students are also required to engage with 50 minutes of online material each week. Total time commitment 170 hours Teaching period 25 July 2022 to 23 October 2022 Last self-enrol date 5 August 2022 Census date 31 August 2022 Last date to withdraw without fail 23 September 2022 Assessment period ends 18 November 2022 Semester 2 contact information
Time commitment details
170 hours
Last updated: 11 April 2024
Further information
- Texts
Prescribed texts
Subject readings will be available online.
- Related Handbook entries
This subject contributes to the following:
Type Name Major History - Breadth options
This subject is available as breadth in the following courses:
- Bachelor of Biomedicine
- Bachelor of Commerce
- Bachelor of Design
- Bachelor of Environments
- Bachelor of Fine Arts (Acting)
- Bachelor of Fine Arts (Animation)
- Bachelor of Fine Arts (Dance)
- Bachelor of Fine Arts (Film and Television)
- Bachelor of Fine Arts (Music Theatre)
- Bachelor of Fine Arts (Production)
- Bachelor of Fine Arts (Screenwriting)
- Bachelor of Fine Arts (Theatre)
- Bachelor of Fine Arts (Visual Art)
- Bachelor of Music
- Bachelor of Science
- Links to additional information
- Available through the Community Access Program
About the Community Access Program (CAP)
This subject is available through the Community Access Program (also called Single Subject Studies) which allows you to enrol in single subjects offered by the University of Melbourne, without the commitment required to complete a whole degree.
Entry requirements including prerequisites may apply. Please refer to the CAP applications page for further information.
- Available to Study Abroad and/or Study Exchange Students
This subject is available to students studying at the University from eligible overseas institutions on exchange and study abroad. Students are required to satisfy any listed requirements, such as pre- and co-requisites, for enrolment in the subject.
Last updated: 11 April 2024