Course Name Year Term Period Faculty / Graduate School All Instructors Credits
13328:[2025 Spring]IR18‐GE306 Southeast Asian Studies (R) § 13329:RUIR-3623 Southeast Asian Studies(R) § 13330:IR-FS306 ASEAN Studies (R) 2025 Spring Thu5 College　Of　International　Relations TAGAWA SHOHEI 2

Campus

KIC

Class Venue

MEIGAKUKAN　MG001

Language

English

Course Outline and Method

By reading Benedict Anderson's "The Age of Globalization: Anarchists and the Anti-Colonial Imagination" (originally published as "Under Three Flags: Anarchism and the Anti-Colonial Imagination"), this course will discuss what it means to do area studies in Southeast Asia.

Students will give presentations on the chapters of the book, and discuss the themes addressed in each chapter.

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Student Attainment Objectives

By the end of the term, students will be able to:
1. Explain in detail about the topics covered in the book;
2. Develop a research question relevant in the field of Southeast Asian studies.

Recommended Preparatory Course

Course Schedule

Lecture/Instructor（When there are multiple instructors) Theme
Keyword, References and Supplementary Information
1

Introduction

Make sure you read through the introduction of the book before the class starts

2-3

Chapter 1 “Prologue: The Rooster’s Egg”

(1) Presentation and discussion on the chapter
(2) Discussing the theme addressed in the chapter

4-5

Chapter2 “Allá … Là-bas”

(1) Presentation and discussion on the chapter
(2) Discussing the theme addressed in the chapter

6-7

Chapter3 “In the World-Shadow of Bismarck and Nobel”

(1) Presentation and discussion on the chapter
(2) Discussing the theme addressed in the chapter

8-9

Chapter 4 “Trials of a Novelist”

(1) Presentation and discussion on the chapter
(2) Discussing the theme addressed in the chapter

10-11

Chapter 5 “Montjuich”

(1) Presentation and discussion on the chapter
(2) Discussing the theme addressed in the chapter

12-13

Discussion on the original research question

14

Wrap up

Class Format

Entirely face-to-face

Recommendations for Private Study

All the students are to read through the assigned chapter before the class starts.
Students are to give a presentation on at least one chapter from the book using slides or written summary. Students will take turns doing the presentations.

Grade Evaluation Method

Kind Percentage Grading Criteria etc.
Final Examination (Written)

Report Examination
(A report to be submitted by the unified deadline)

Exams and/or Reports other than those stated above, and Continuous Assessment　
(Evaluation of Everyday Performance in Class)		 100

(1) Class participation 60%
(2) Occasional presentation 40%

Grade Evaluation Method （Note）

Advice to Students on Study and Research Methods

Textbooks

Title Author Publisher ISBN Code Comment
The Age of Globalization: Anarchists and the Anticolonial Imagination Benedict Anderson Verso 9781781681442 https://www.versobooks.com/en-gb/products/2346-the-age-of-globalization
Under Three Flags: Anarchism and the Anti-Colonial Imagination Benedict Anderson Verso original publication of the above-mentioned book

Textbooks （Frequency of Use, Note）

Students are to bring either "The Age of Globalization," or its original publication "Under Three Flags" to the class.

Reference Books

Reference Books （Frequency of Use, Note）

Web Pages for Reference

How to Communicate with the Instructor In and Out of Class(Including Instructor Contact Information)

Learning Management System （manaba+R）,Talk with Students,Other (Separate instructions will be provided)

Other Comments

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