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Human Rights in Southeast Asia (ASIA90001)
Graduate courseworkPoints: 12.5On Campus (Parkville)
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Semester 2
Overview
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This seminar will focus on human rights and its critics from a historical and comparative perspective. We will explore the factors that have given rise to radically different conception of rights and justice (i.e. political, economic, cultural, religious, ideological) and look at their implementation and the obstacles at the local, national, and international levels. What is the relationship and relevance of the international human rights movement to local notions of rights? What impact is this having on local gender relations and the relationships of women to their states and communities? Are human rights NGOs weakening or strengthening the nation-states in Southeast Asia. Are they sites of resistance or complicity?
The seminar introduces students to different conceptions of rights, and social justice, including feminist critiques of rights discourse and of 'development', ethnographic studies on the relationship between attitudes towards bodily integrity and human rights, the debates about poverty, economic development and access to adequate health care as human rights. We shall draw upon a wide range of sources from theoretical works, philosophical and anthropological critiques of rights discourse, and NGO documents. On completion of the subject students should have a broad historical, comparative and critical perspective on the debates about rights and justice in Southeast Asia.
This subject is usually taught two times a year. It is available either as a semester-long subject taught on the Parkville campus or as an overseas intensive subject in some years. ASIA90001 at the University of Indonesia will be taught intensively on location at the Faculty of Social and Political Sciences at the University of Indonesia, Jakarta, Indonesia. The subject will consist mainly of seminars held at the Faculty, with some field visits in Jakarta. There is a pre-teaching requirement for this subject, during which time students will be required to access subject materials on the LMS, and attend a pre-departure briefing on campus.
Intended learning outcomes
Students who successfully complete this subject should:
- Have a comprehensive grasp of established international and human rights discourses the emergent critiques that destabilize rights discourse
- Demonstrate an understanding of the larger international political arena of human rights work, beyond the realm of academic discussions and theory
- Have a capacity to articulate their findings and views in oral and written presentations
- Have an advanced understanding of major issues and sensitivities regarding contemporary Asia.
Generic skills
Students who successfully complete this subject should be able to:
- Receive new ideas, contextualise judgments. and adapt knowledge to new situations
- Critical analyse and synthesis competing theories of rights and their application to diverse examples
- Engage with and process different critical perspectives across the interdisciplinary field of asian studies
- Develop independent thought and arguments
- Demonstrate effective written and oral communication through seminar discussions and debates. critical reading skills through the reading notebook, the preparation and execution of written assessment exercises. exposure to and emulation of competing genres and protocols of critical writing
- Become skilled in information management and information literacy through the practice of library and archival research and engagement with electronic databases
- Demonstrate teamwork, flexibility, and tolerance through group discussions in seminars. reception of new ideas and opinions. engaging and cooperating with other people from diverse backgrounds
- Demonstrate time management and planning through managing and organizing workloads for recommended reading, seminar presentations, and assessment requirements.
Last updated: 7 February 2024
Eligibility and requirements
Prerequisites
No pre-requisite to the Semester 2 - On campus offering.
An application process applies for the November -Off campus (UMOS) offering. Students who wish to undertake this availability need to apply before enrolling.
For further information, please visit:
https://arts.unimelb.edu.au/students/overseas-experience#graduate-subjects
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: 7 February 2024
Assessment
November
Description | Timing | Percentage |
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A briefing paper for a key individual or organisation
| Due three (3) weeks after the intensive teaching period | 40% |
A research essay
| 6 Weeks after the end of teaching | 60% |
Hurdle requirement: 1. Attendance hurdle requirement: This subject has a minimum requirement of 80% attendance at tutorials, seminars, or workshops. There is an expectation that students attend lectures where offered. | Throughout the teaching period | N/A |
Hurdle requirement: 2. Late Penalty and Assessment hurdle requirement: Assessment submitted late without an approved extension will be penalised at five per cent (5%) of the possible marks available for the assessment task per day or part thereof. All pieces of assessment must be submitted to pass the subject. Each submitted assessment must be complete, constitute a genuine attempt to address the requirements of the task and will not be accepted after 20 University business days from the original assessment due date without written approval. | Throughout the semester | N/A |
Semester 2
Description | Timing | Percentage |
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A class presentation
| From Week 3 to Week 12 | 20% |
A reflective journal
| Week 6 | 40% |
A briefing paper
| End of semester | 40% |
Hurdle requirement: 1. Attendance hurdle requirement: This subject has a minimum requirement of 80% attendance at tutorials, seminars, or workshops. There is an expectation that students attend lectures where offered. | Throughout the teaching period | N/A |
Hurdle requirement: 2. Late Penalty and Assessment hurdle requirement: Assessment submitted late without an approved extension will be penalised at five per cent (5%) of the possible marks available for the assessment task per day or part thereof. All pieces of assessment must be submitted to pass the subject. Each submitted assessment must be complete, constitute a genuine attempt to address the requirements of the task and will not be accepted after 20 University business days from the original assessment due date without written approval. | Throughout the semester | N/A |
Last updated: 7 February 2024
Dates & times
- Semester 2
Coordinator Tu Nguyen Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours 24 hours: A 2-hour seminar per week Total time commitment 170 hours Teaching period 22 July 2024 to 20 October 2024 Last self-enrol date 2 August 2024 Census date 2 September 2024 Last date to withdraw without fail 20 September 2024 Assessment period ends 15 November 2024 Semester 2 contact information
Time commitment details
170 hours
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Additional delivery details
Students who wish to undertake the November -Off campus (UMOS) offering need to apply before enrolling. Please visit https://arts.unimelb.edu.au/students/overseas-experience#graduate-subjects for further information.
Last updated: 7 February 2024
Further information
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- Off-campus study
This subject has an overseas component
ASIA90001 at the University of Indonesia will be taught intensively on location at the Faculty of Social and Political Sciences at the University of Indonesia, Jakarta, Indonesia. The subject will consist mainly of seminars held at the Faculty, with some field visits in Jakarta. There is a pre-teaching requirement for this subject, during which time students will be required to access subject materials on the LMS, and attend a pre-departure briefing on campus.
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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.
Additional information for this subject
Subject coordinator approval required
- 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: 7 February 2024