Thailand

This course examines the principles and fundamental theories of Thai dance. It also provides an introduction to the basic elements of Thai music, stylistic characters, and brief overview of the history of Thai music. Practical experience complements lectures to provide a better understanding of Thai dance and music culture and an appreciation of Thai cultural identities. The course culminates in a group public performance.

The course provides a study of major school of thought, debates, and theoretical approaches in the discipline of international relations (IR). It discusses the main arguments and interventions of IR theories, the differences and similarities between them, and their accounts of such important concepts as state, anarchy, war, change, cooperation, capitalism, norms, identity, culture, order and justice and so on. It also puts IR theories into the intellectual context or the development of so-called ‘great debates’ since 1945.

This course studies the culture, philosophy, and origin of Thai cuisine. Looking into the history and literature, it examines the dynamics and development of Thai cuisine over time. Topics include characteristics, cultural and regional eating patterns and practices, and common daily dishes. Classes include lecture, weekly readings, demonstration, and hands-on practice.

This course introduces methods to analyze international and internal migration. The focus in on economic migrants, including trafficked people, and refugees. The causes of people movement and its consequences for the migrants and refugees and the destination countries are drawn up. Government policies on immigrants are examined from the viewpoint of advancing the economy, national security, satisfying public sentiment and obligations to international treaties. Comparisons between policies on immigrants in Southeast Asia and in Europe and North America are also discussed