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Lecture 1
INTRODUCTION
AIS 2036
THE ASIAN CENTURY
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FIRST THINGS
Browse over outline and slides
My background Your background
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ASIAN CENTURY HYPOTHESIS
Centre of power shifting towards Asia
Wealth creation in Asia
Overall favourable demographics China as leader, not Japan anymore
Possibly supported by Asian values
Broader influence in international affairs
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BY END OF COURSE
You should have formed a position on thestrengths and weaknesses of thishypothesis
We will look closely at these themes:
Economic (China-US, global cities in Asia),popular culture, rise of China and India,
regionalism, demography and migration,conflict zones in Asia and the environment
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READING
There is no textbook, all readingswill be on Blackboard
Saves money but some minorinconvenience in printing
It may seem that there is a lot to
read but some pieces are short
Learn to read efficiently
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KEY QUESTIONS
When preparing for each lecture, pleaseask yourselves:
- To what extent are flows in this issuearea national, regional or global?
- Is Asia coming together on this issue or isit divided?
- How much does Asia affect the world?
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PARTICIPATION & ATTENDANCE
Participation makes a bigdifference to lectures
Attendance from Week 2 Learn to take chances
ask questions
offer your thoughts
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IPOD TOUCHES IN CLASS
Software that allows you toask/answer questions
Results displayed on front screen Use them 7-10 times this semester
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STUDY VISIT
You will join me for a field trip
Idea is to get out of classroom
and learn/see somethingdifferent
Lots of choice and can choosemore than one visit
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SPEED DATING
Yes, Im sorry to say we aregoing to try AIS 2036 speed
dating now! To get you to know more of yourclassmates
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ASSESSED WORK
Manageable work load but highexpectations:
two written assignments
one quiz
Key is to work hard in Jan and Feb
so that March-early May are notincredibly stressful
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TUTORIALS
Five tutorials (not six)
Key learning place
Discussing the readings Go deeper into cases
Ask questions Learn from Diana and classmates
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BLOG
Each tutorial has group A and B
One group posts (Wed-Sat) and
one comments (Sun-Wed) Next time, roles reversed
Weeks 3, 5, 7, 9
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BLOG
Blogs hosted on Facebook
You will add Diana as friend
She will add you to closed group I will follow and comment at points
Diana will grade your performance
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QUIZ IN WEEK 11
Show you understand and canapply concepts/evidence from
Weeks 1-10 2 hours
3 short answer and 1 essay Justin grades quizzes
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ESSAY IN WEEK 15
Time magazine competition
Like an edited book: joint
introduction and individualchapters
Form groups of 4-5 Diana and Justin split grading
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ESSAY IN WEEK 15
Take a position and supportwith evidence
Argumentative not survey Develop outline early and
collect notes
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HANS ROSLING VIDEO
http://www.ted.com/talks/hans_rosling_asia_s_rise_how_and_when.html
Look for other TED talks
Many are excellent (Ariely, Duflo,
Sandberg)
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PUT ON YOUR THINKING CAPS
Answer the following question: In order from 1 to 5, list the strongest
powers in Asia today?
The list can include governments, militaries,countries generally, companies, internationalinstitutions, NGOs, individuals etc...
Then gather in groups of four and present
your perspective and negotiate with eachother to see if you can come up with thegroups list of the top five powers
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HISTORY OF ASIA AS A REGION
East Asia relatively new concept China did not have a fully formed
concept of Asia
Major differences (BuddhistThailand, Islamic Indonesia,
Christian Philippines, and thenminorities within societies)
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HISTORY OF ASIA AS A REGION
But some common histories andkey role of international relations
Continuous flow of religious,cultural, political ideas betweenSoutheast Asia, India, China
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HISTORY OF ASIA AS A REGION
Japan, Korea, Vietnam derived muchof their higher culture and theirprimary system of writing from
ancient China
Southeast Asia much of higher culturestemmed from India rather than fromChina
Show pictures (2721, 2727, 2729)
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ONE VIEW OF ASIAN HISTORY
It has become commonplace to say thatactually China and India were as rich asthe West right up until the 1800s. The
dominance of the West, according to thisperspective, has been a 200-year blip,and we are now returning to a more
normal balance Zakaria
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HISTORICALLY INCORRECT SAYS ZAKARIA
Yes, Asia and Middle East were ahead before
Developments in sciences, arts, architecture
China 14th century: richer and more technologically
sophisticated than any other country Using technologies such as gunpowder, printing
using wood
15th and 16th centuries, though, saw Europe movingahead
New technologies and techniques
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24 HOURS OF WORLD TRAVEL
Open up link
Small group discussion
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GLADWELLS OUTLIERS
Widely read recent book
Interesting points about birthdates, Mozart,Beatles, cultural legacies
And why Asian students score better at math
Numbers are shorter in Asian languages andcan hold more in heads when young
the way fractions are expressed in theirlanguages corresponds exactly to the way afraction actually is
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RICE PRODUCTION HYPOTHESIS
Hong Kong, Korea, Japan, Singapore: societies shaped byhistory of rice growing
Fairbank reading notes that main cereal in West hasbeen wheat, whereas rice in East Asia
Gladwell says that is important
Argues that emphasis on hard work and effort in manyEast Asian cultures and immigrant groups linked back tohistory of labour-intensive rice work
Much more labour-intensive than growing wheat
Passed down through generations
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WHAT IS EXPECTED OF YOU?
i. Be on time (will start at 13:35)ii. Don't talk in class
iii. Do your best to participate (questions, iPod
Touches, group discussions)iv. Do the readings
v. Take notes
vi. Make sure to check City U email
vii. If sick, get better. Do not come to my office
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WHAT IS EXPECTED OF ME?
i. Lecture notes uploaded on BlackboardTuesday by 17:00
ii. High standards but fair grades
iii. Available for consultation every Wed17:00-18:30 at Garden Cafe
iv. Responsive to student feedback so ifsomething in class isnt working,please tell me and Ill make changes