ASIA 3152

Students will examine the rich diversity of East Asian populations and their place in East Asian political and historical narratives. They will critically analyze the ways in which these many ethnic groups have dominated, informed, or otherwise played important roles in the governance, social development, and economic development of East Asia. Students will also critically analyze the narratives of unity produced in the pursuit of nationalism and nation-building, and examine the ways in which these narratives have downplayed the diversity of the region's peoples, including Indigenous groups. They will critically examine the making of majorities and minorities and how these were marked across cultural, regional, and national boundaries.