HY487 Half Unit
Islam, State and Conflict in Southeast Asia
This information is for the 2022/23 session.
Teacher responsible
Dr Kirsten E. Schulze SAR 2.12
Availability
This course is available on the MA in Asian and International History (LSE and NUS), MA in Modern History, MSc in Empires, Colonialism and Globalisation, MSc in History of International Relations, MSc in International Affairs (LSE and Peking University), MSc in International and Asian History, MSc in International and World History (LSE & Columbia) and MSc in Theory and History of International Relations. This course is available as an outside option to students on other programmes where regulations permit.
Course content
This course looks at Islam, state andconflict in Southeast Asia in the twentieth century. Following a historical introduction on the Islamisation of Southeast Asia and the entry of the European colonial powers, this course examines the Darul Islam rebellions (Indonesia), the Aceh conflict (Indonesia), the Mindanao conflict (the Philippines), the southern Thailand conflict, and the Rohingya conflict (Myanmar). It also explores the role of Islam in social conflict in Malaysia as well as the rise of regional and international jihadism with Jemaah Islamiyah and the Southeast Asian affiliates of ISIS.
Teaching
10 two-hour seminars in the LT.
Formative coursework
One formative essay (3000 words) in the LT.
Assessment
Essay (60%, 4000 words) in the ST.
Presentation (20%) and class participation (20%).
Key facts
Department: International History
Total students 2021/22: Unavailable
Average class size 2021/22: Unavailable
Controlled access 2021/22: No
Value: Half Unit
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