AST650: Society, Culture and Ecology in South-East Asia

South-East Asia is a region of extraordinary cultural and ecological diversity. This unit combines approaches from anthropology, sociology and ecology to explore the 'traditional' adaptations and 'modern' transformation of cultures in the region. The effects of development policies on these societies will be considered, with special attention to indigenous minorities and rural communities. The impacts of changing cultural values and social relations through the green revolution, population pressure, urbanisation, industrialisation, deforestation and tourism will also be addressed.

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Points	4
Enrolment Options	Murdoch: S1-internal, S1-external
Contact Time	Lectures: 2 hours per week; films: 1 hour per week; tutorials: 1 hour per week.
Prerequisites	Co-requisite: Internet access if studying externally.
Notes	Graduate, Postgraduate and Honours students should enrol in the higher-level code for this unit except where the course structure states otherwise.
School	School of Social Sciences and Humanities
Unit Coordinator	Associate Professor Carol Warren Position: Associate Professor - Asian Studies E-mail: C.Warren@murdoch.edu.au Location: Murdoch Campus Education and Humanities Room 3.073 Phone: Prefix: +618 9360 2345
Unit Contacts	Contact Phone Prefix: +618 Location Explanation of Location Codes Teaching Period(s) Associate Professor Carol Warren Associate Professor - Asian Studies (C.Warren@murdoch.edu.au) 9360 2345 Murdoch Campus Education and Humanities Room 3.073 MURDOCH S1: Internal (16/02/2009 - 12/06/2009)   MURDOCH S1: External (16/02/2009 - 12/06/2009)

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Key to Offshore Campus Location abbreviations: APMISIN Asia Pacific Management Institute (Singapore) CEJTOKYO Chiropractic Education Japan (Tokyo) JKURASHIKI NET Corporation (Kurashiki, Japan) KDUPG KDU College (Penang, Malaysia) KDUPJ KDU College (Petaling Jaya, Malaysia) SGP-REPOLY Republic Polytechnic (Singapore) SMANUFED Singapore Manufacturing Federation ZHENGZHOU Zhengzhou University (China)