Overview
Description
Thematic analysis of the peculiar modern institution of the hereditary dictatorship, focusing on Asia, cases studies including North Korea, Taiwan, and Turkmenistan.
Requirements
Prerequisites
- Completion of Core Objectives 1-3 and three of Core Objectives 4-8
- junior or senior standing
Original catalog text
Prerequisites
Completion of Core Objectives 1-3 and three of Core Objectives 4-8; junior or senior standing.
Units
Lecture3
Catalog Details
Offering
Offered: Every Fall
Terms
fall
Core
CO11, CO13
Restrictions
junior or senior standing
Attributes
Standard
Learning Outcomes
- identify key transformations in diverse Asian social, political, economic, and cultural life during the late Cold War down to the present.
- analyze and synthesize primary, secondary, and cultural sources.
- find and use historical scholarship and sources to answer a research question.
- present ideas in a clear and persuasive manner both orally and in writing, in accordance with the ethical principles governing scholarly inquiry.
- analyze how hereditary dictatorships form and deform national identity within a shifting context of the broader international community.