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Lecture 1

INTRODUCTION

AIS 2036

THE ASIAN CENTURY

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FIRST THINGS

Browse over outline and slides

My background Your background

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ASIAN CENTURY HYPOTHESIS

Centre of power shifting towards Asia

Wealth creation in Asia

Overall favourable demographics China as leader, not Japan anymore

Possibly supported by Asian values

Broader influence in international affairs

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BY END OF COURSE

You should have formed a position on thestrengths and weaknesses of thishypothesis

We will look closely at these themes:

Economic (China-US, global cities in Asia),popular culture, rise of China and India,

regionalism, demography and migration,conflict zones in Asia and the environment

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READING

There is no textbook, all readingswill be on Blackboard

Saves money but some minorinconvenience in printing

It may seem that there is a lot to

read but some pieces are short

Learn to read efficiently

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KEY QUESTIONS

When preparing for each lecture, pleaseask yourselves:

- To what extent are flows in this issuearea national, regional or global?

- Is Asia coming together on this issue or isit divided?

- How much does Asia affect the world?

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PARTICIPATION & ATTENDANCE

Participation makes a bigdifference to lectures

Attendance from Week 2 Learn to take chances

ask questions

offer your thoughts

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IPOD TOUCHES IN CLASS

Software that allows you toask/answer questions

Results displayed on front screen Use them 7-10 times this semester

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STUDY VISIT

You will join me for a field trip

Idea is to get out of classroom

and learn/see somethingdifferent

Lots of choice and can choosemore than one visit

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SPEED DATING

Yes, Im sorry to say we aregoing to try AIS 2036 speed

dating now! To get you to know more of yourclassmates

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ASSESSED WORK

Manageable work load but highexpectations:

two written assignments

one quiz

Key is to work hard in Jan and Feb

so that March-early May are notincredibly stressful

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TUTORIALS

Five tutorials (not six)

Key learning place

Discussing the readings Go deeper into cases

Ask questions Learn from Diana and classmates

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BLOG

Each tutorial has group A and B

One group posts (Wed-Sat) and

one comments (Sun-Wed) Next time, roles reversed

Weeks 3, 5, 7, 9

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BLOG

Blogs hosted on Facebook

You will add Diana as friend

She will add you to closed group I will follow and comment at points

Diana will grade your performance

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QUIZ IN WEEK 11

Show you understand and canapply concepts/evidence from

Weeks 1-10 2 hours

3 short answer and 1 essay Justin grades quizzes

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ESSAY IN WEEK 15

Time magazine competition

Like an edited book: joint

introduction and individualchapters

Form groups of 4-5 Diana and Justin split grading

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ESSAY IN WEEK 15

Take a position and supportwith evidence

Argumentative not survey Develop outline early and

collect notes

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HANS ROSLING VIDEO

http://www.ted.com/talks/hans_rosling_asia_s_rise_how_and_when.html

Look for other TED talks

Many are excellent (Ariely, Duflo,

Sandberg)
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PUT ON YOUR THINKING CAPS

Answer the following question: In order from 1 to 5, list the strongest

powers in Asia today?

The list can include governments, militaries,countries generally, companies, internationalinstitutions, NGOs, individuals etc...

Then gather in groups of four and present

your perspective and negotiate with eachother to see if you can come up with thegroups list of the top five powers

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HISTORY OF ASIA AS A REGION

East Asia relatively new concept China did not have a fully formed

concept of Asia

Major differences (BuddhistThailand, Islamic Indonesia,

Christian Philippines, and thenminorities within societies)

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But some common histories andkey role of international relations

Continuous flow of religious,cultural, political ideas betweenSoutheast Asia, India, China

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Japan, Korea, Vietnam derived muchof their higher culture and theirprimary system of writing from

ancient China

Southeast Asia much of higher culturestemmed from India rather than fromChina

Show pictures (2721, 2727, 2729)

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ONE VIEW OF ASIAN HISTORY

It has become commonplace to say thatactually China and India were as rich asthe West right up until the 1800s. The

dominance of the West, according to thisperspective, has been a 200-year blip,and we are now returning to a more

normal balance Zakaria

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HISTORICALLY INCORRECT SAYS ZAKARIA

Yes, Asia and Middle East were ahead before

Developments in sciences, arts, architecture

China 14th century: richer and more technologically

sophisticated than any other country Using technologies such as gunpowder, printing

using wood

15th and 16th centuries, though, saw Europe movingahead

New technologies and techniques

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24 HOURS OF WORLD TRAVEL

Open up link

Small group discussion

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GLADWELLS OUTLIERS

Widely read recent book

Interesting points about birthdates, Mozart,Beatles, cultural legacies

And why Asian students score better at math

Numbers are shorter in Asian languages andcan hold more in heads when young

the way fractions are expressed in theirlanguages corresponds exactly to the way afraction actually is

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RICE PRODUCTION HYPOTHESIS

Hong Kong, Korea, Japan, Singapore: societies shaped byhistory of rice growing

Fairbank reading notes that main cereal in West hasbeen wheat, whereas rice in East Asia

Gladwell says that is important

Argues that emphasis on hard work and effort in manyEast Asian cultures and immigrant groups linked back tohistory of labour-intensive rice work

Much more labour-intensive than growing wheat

Passed down through generations

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WHAT IS EXPECTED OF YOU?

i. Be on time (will start at 13:35)ii. Don't talk in class

iii. Do your best to participate (questions, iPod

Touches, group discussions)iv. Do the readings

v. Take notes

vi. Make sure to check City U email

vii. If sick, get better. Do not come to my office

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WHAT IS EXPECTED OF ME?

i. Lecture notes uploaded on BlackboardTuesday by 17:00

ii. High standards but fair grades

iii. Available for consultation every Wed17:00-18:30 at Garden Cafe

iv. Responsive to student feedback so ifsomething in class isnt working,please tell me and Ill make changes

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AIS 2036 Lecture 1