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131, 132 Balinese Gamelan. Study and performance of the Balinese gamelan angklung orchestral tradition. Group lessons for all levels, developing skills in technique, musicianship, and repertory. Meets twice a week. Performances on and off campus. Open without audition. (Also listed as Music 131, 132.) (adjunct) 1/4 unit -- Lasmawan
200 Southeast Asian Politics. By providing an overview of states and societies in pre-colonial, colonial, and post-colonial Southeast Asia, this course aims to make sense of key forces which have shaped the region's diverse political systems today-the military juntas in Burma and Thailand, the socialist regime in Vietnam, single party dominant systems in Singapore and Malaysia, and multiparty presidential systems in Indonesia and the Philippines. (Meets the Critical Perspectives: Diverse Cultures and Critiques requirement.) (Also listed as Political Science 243.) 1 unit — Ito.
208 Balinese Dance. This course, taught by a native Indonesian artist, introduces traditional Balinese dance. (One semester, extended format, blocks 1-4 and/or blocks 5-8.) (Also listed as Dance 209.) 1/4 unit - Lasmawan
290 Studying Asia. An interdisciplinary study of cultures, peoples, and historical experience of several societies of Asia (South Asia, Southeast Asia, and East Asia) through comparative case studies and theoretical readings. Students will analyze a variety of primary and secondary sources in English translation and learn techniques for interpreting cultures very different from our own. (This seminar is required of Asian Studies majors and must be completed before beginning Senior Thesis blocks.) Prerequisite: one Asian Studies course. 1 unit - Program
295 Indonesian Music. Surveys Indonesian history, culture, society, religion, and aesthetic values through music. Students become familiar with a variety of Indonesian musical repertories, styles, and performance contexts, including court traditions of Java, Sunda, and Bali and village traditions throughout the Indonesian archipelago. Traditional as well as new musics are discussed. (Also listed as Music 295 and Anthropology 295.) 1 unit - Lasmawan and Levine