Description

The minor is a cross-College program that aims at deepening the students’ understanding of contemporary cultures, especially popular cultures, of Asia and the Pacific and cultivating among them an awareness of and interest in cross-regional and interdisciplinary studies of culture from a theoretically-informed perspective. It introduces new approaches to various forms of popular culture, such as magazines, advertising, movies, manga/anime, TV dramas, games & gadgets, fashion, pop music/entertainment, and online communities, etc. and thus challenges the traditional division between “high” and “low” cultures. It also seeks to give value to the cultures of diverse ethnic, religious, gender, sexual, and other minorities that are often excluded from dominant national frameworks. By introducing a wide range of critical methods, including gender studies, Postcolonialism, postmodernism, globalisation studies, and diasporic studies, the program seeks to explore the dynamics between cultural production, media technology, and political discourses, etc.

Learning Outcomes

Upon completion of a Bachelor degree with a minor in Inter-Asia Cultural Studies, graduates will be able to: 

• Speak and write about theories, factual content and research approaches relevant to Inter-Asia Cultural Studies

• Identify relevant regional and international literature relevant to history of Inter-Asia Cultural Studies.

• Determine the processes through which current knowledge about Inter-Asia Cultural Studies has been developed.

Course Lists

The course lists in the "Requirements" section below is a definitive list and includes all courses that can be counted towards the major, whether or not they are offered in the current year. For a list of courses that will be offered in the current year, please see the Summary of Courses page.