Multicultural contact zones in Asia: Taiwan and Singapore

This course explores the coexistence and intersection of diverse cultures in Taiwan and Singapore. Students will learn about the historical and present-day factors shaping both cooperative and conflictual

interaction between groups considered to be “natives” and “foreigners”, ethnic majorities and minorities,and those practicing different religions, contrasting forms of livelihood, and material customs. This

course emphasizes mastery of foundational knowledge of both places and the comparison of their sociocultural characteristics within the context of the history and the contemporary political and economic conditions of East Asia.