This course is designed to provide an introduction to contemporary social, political and economic life in independent East Timor, and act as a contextual complement to the Tetum language course taught within CHL. It is proposed as a specialist regional course contributing to the strategic objectives of CAP in terms of its smaller country focus in Asia and the Pacific. It will provide participating students with a solid grounding in the recent history of East Timor and the diverse challenges of post-conflict nation-building, including the introduction of democratic electoral politics; challenges of governance and economic development in the face of persistent poverty and youth unemployment, the pluralist tensions between Catholicism and traditional religion, the impact of globalization, migration and the place of Timor-Leste in the wider region. The course is presented in broad multi-disciplinary terms and does not require disciplinary pre-requisites, but at different points there is a strong emphasis on anthropological approaches, concepts and methodologies reflecting the convenor’s on-going research interests and expertise. The course would be suitable and of interest to students of Indonesia and Indonesian languages, Southeast Asian politics and comparative studies of post-conflict peace-building. Lectures will draw on selected expertise from the College of Asia and the Pacific in the fields of archaeology, history, politics, economics, religion, gender, security studies and law.
Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion, students will have the knowledge and skills to:
On successful completion of this course students will be able to:(1) Critically assess and reflect on the ways Timor-Leste has been represented in various disciplines and popular media,
(2) Analyse and evaluate developments in East Timor in the context of the nation's economy, modern history, political system and traditions.
(3) Articulate the nature of East Timor's relations with Australia and its place in the dynamic regional context.
(4) Demonstrate a capacity to critically evaluate and present argument and analysis clearly and concisely.
(5) Demonstrate independent research skills on a topic related to the course using appropriate referencing and source materials
Other Information
The course will be team-taught with contributions from ANU academics (Faculty of Asian Studies and RSPAS) as well as experts from off-campus. In tutorial classes there is round-table discussion of the issues raised in lectures, and in the first weeks of the course films and TV reports will be shown. Current events in East Timor will be discussed.
Indicative Assessment
Active Participation in weekly tutorials including attendance, Assessed on the basis of contributions to discussions and evidence of critical thinking (15% ) ( Learning outcomes 1,2, 3)One Seminar presentation (1500 words) of a selected topic drawn from weekly lectures and readings. 35% (Learning Outcomes 1,2,4)
Major Essay (3000 words) on a subject raised during the course 50% (Learning Outcomes 1,2,4)
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Workload
There are 36 class contact hours over the duration of the course.
Requisite and Incompatibility
Prescribed Texts
Carey P 1999 The Catholic Church, religious Revival, and the nationalist movement in East Timor, 1975-98
James Fox and Dionisio Soares (eds.) 2000 Out of the Ashes: Destruction and Reconstruction of East Timor.
Grenfell D 2012 Remembering the Dead from the Customary to the Modern in Timor-Leste.
Gunn, Geoffrey C. Timor Loro Sae 500 Years, Macao: Fundacao Oriente
Hicks D 2007 Community and Nation State in East Timor: A view from the periphery. Anthropology Today.
Hohe T 2002 The Clash of Paradigms: International Administration and Local political legitimacy in East
Timor.
Kent L 2011 Local Memory Practices in East Timor: Disrupting Transitional Justice Narratives
Leach M 2009 The 2007 Presidential and Parliamentary Elections in Timor-Leste
McWilliam A 2011 ‘Fataluku Living Landscapes’, in A McWilliam and E.G. Traube (eds) Land and Life in
Timor Leste: Ethnographic Essays. ANU E-Press
Palmer L and Carvalho D 2008 Nation Building and the Politics of Resource Management: The politics of
'nature' in Timor-Leste.
Sjoholn J 2009 Fiscal Policy challenges in Timor-Leste, is the Resource Curse on the Hirozon?
Timor Leste Census 2010: http://www.mof.gov.tl/about-the-ministry/statistics-indicators/statistics-and-census/?lang=en
Taylor-leech K 2008 Language and Identity in East Timor: The discourse of nation building.
UN Independent Special Commission of Inquiry into Timor Leste (2006). http://www.ohchr.org/Documents/
Countries/COITimorLeste.pdf
World Development Report 2011 Timor-leste's recovery form the 2006 Crisis: Some Lessons.
Preliminary Reading
Carey P 1999 The Catholic Church, religious Revival, and the nationalist movement in East Timor, 1975-98
James Fox and Dionisio Soares (eds.) 2000 Out of the Ashes: Destruction and Reconstruction of East Timor.
Grenfell D 2012 Remembering the Dead from the Customary to the Modern in Timor-Leste.
Gunn, Geoffrey C. Timor Loro Sae 500 Years, Macao: Fundacao Oriente
Hicks D 2007 Community and Nation State in East Timor: A view from the periphery. Anthropology Today.
Hohe T 2002 The Clash of Paradigms: International Administration and Local political legitimacy in East
Timor.
Kent L 2011 Local Memory Practices in East Timor: Disrupting Transitional Justice Narratives
Leach M 2009 The 2007 Presidential and Parliamentary Elections in Timor-Leste
McWilliam A 2011 ‘Fataluku Living Landscapes’, in A McWilliam and E.G. Traube (eds) Land and Life in
Timor Leste: Ethnographic Essays. ANU E-Press
Palmer L and Carvalho D 2008 Nation Building and the Politics of Resource Management: The politics of
'nature' in Timor-Leste.
Sjoholn J 2009 Fiscal Policy challenges in Timor-Leste, is the Resource Curse on the Hirozon?
Timor Leste Census 2010: http://www.mof.gov.tl/about-the-ministry/statistics-indicators/statistics-and-census/?lang=en
Taylor-leech K 2008 Language and Identity in East Timor: The discourse of nation building.
UN Independent Special Commission of Inquiry into Timor Leste (2006). http://www.ohchr.org/Documents/
Countries/COITimorLeste.pdf
World Development Report 2011 Timor-leste's recovery form the 2006 Crisis: Some Lessons.
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| Units | EFTSL |
|---|---|
| 6.00 | 0.12500 |
Course fees
- Domestic fee paying students
| Year | Fee |
|---|---|
| 2015 | $2604 |
- International fee paying students
| Year | Fee |
|---|---|
| 2015 | $3576 |
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