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School of Culture History and Language · ANU College of Asia and the Pacific
Storytelling is a fundamental part of the human experience. People of all cultures tell stories to interpret, understand, and explain their experiences of being human. Storytellers and their audiences claim identity and status, encode their values, sacralise world-views and imagine alternative ways of being through narratives: stories shape lives and cultures. Through studying the narrative traditions of the interconnected regions of South and Southeast Asia, we will think about how stories are used to interpret and create cultural ideas of geography, religion, gender, social identity, and much more. In this two-week intensive course (with follow up research assessments), students will learn to interpret and analyse narrative traditions from a wide variety of sources (folktales, legends, myths, epics, oral histories, film/television, online media, etc.). While we focus on South and Southeast Asian sources in English translation, the skills and techniques learned in this course can be used to understand cultures globally and provide invaluable tools for anyone seeking to understand cultural identities in the contemporary world.
Participation
Learning outcomes 1, 2, 3, 4
2x Discussion Leadership (150-word forum post, in-class discussion leadership)
Learning outcomes 1, 2, 3, 4
Short Written Assignment (800 words)
Learning outcomes 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
Video Presentation (10 minutes)
Learning outcomes 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
Final Essay (2,000 words)
Learning outcomes 1, 2, 4, 5
- 1x Week of reading and material familiarisation (asynchronous, 4-5hrs) - 24 hours of synchronous class time (3hrs/day, 4 days/week, for 2 weeks) - 25-30 hours of readings and class preparation during intensive - class period - 3 weeks following the intensive class period for final assessment items Other Information Intensive Course Delivery Plan Part 1 – Pre-reading and Preparation Week - In the week prior to the intensive class/seminar period, students will prepare a set of readings and discussions that will help us start Part 2 of this course from the first day. Part 2 – Intensive Seminar Class Weeks - 2 weeks of daily, intensive seminar classes in which we will go through the main topics of the course. - 3hrs daily with 3-4hr of preparation for the following day’s class. Part 3 – Final Assessment Period - The 3 final course assessments will happen sequentially in the 3 weeks following the end of Part 2 (intensive classes)
Course materials will be provided on Wattle.