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Lecturer(s)
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Course content
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unspecified
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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Monologic Lecture(Interpretation, Training), Dialogic Lecture (Discussion, Dialog, Brainstorming), Group work
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Learning outcomes
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The course uses multidisciplinary approach to introduce Austronesian peoples of Taiwan and their interactions with the dominant Han population of the island. The development of aboriginal society is discussed in national Taiwanese as well as broader Asian context. Early lectures deal with the origin of Austronesian peoples, theories of Austronesian expansion, prehistory and history, in particular the history of their interactions with other ethnic groups on Taiwan. The second part of the course focuses on aboriginal culture - traditional culture and its current realizations, literature, film, and music. Final lectures discuss the current situation and current trends in society. Knowledge of Chinese is not required to complete the course.
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Prerequisites
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unspecified
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Assessment methods and criteria
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Written exam
The course is concluded with a final written exam. The students will prove their understanding of the field through answers to open-ended questions.
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Recommended literature
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Emma Jinhua Teng. An Island of Women: The Discourse of Gender in Qing Travel Writing about Taiwan. 1998.
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Peter Bellwood. Austronesian Prehistory in Southeast Asia: Homeland, Expansion and Transformation. 2006.
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S. N. Eisenstadt. Multiple Modernities. 2000.
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Stevan Harrell a Huang Chün-chieh. Cultural Change in Postwar Taiwan. 1994.
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Tonio Andrade. The Rise and Fall of Dutch Taiwan, 1624-1662: Cooperative Colonization and the Statist Model of European Expansion. 2006.
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