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SOUTHEAST ASIAN LITERATURE

ASIAN 403
Course Description

An introduction to the societies, politics and cultures of Southeast Asia through modern literature. Fiction, testimony, poetry and ephemeral materials will be read alongside literary analysis to understand the roles of writing and art in social and political transformation. Topics will include revolution and uprising; violence and war; environment, migration and displacement; gender and sexuality; censorship and what cannot be written; and cities, the countryside and the spaces between them. Not open to students with credit for LCA 403 prior to Fall 2018

Prerequisties

Sophomore standing

Satisfies

This course does not satisfy any prerequisites.

Credits

Not Reported

Offered

Not Reported

Grade Point Average
3.98

2% from Historical

Completion Rate
100%

1.39% from Historical

A Rate
98.57%

4.29% from Historical

Class Size
70

43.84% from Historical

Instructors (2025 Fall)

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