Numbering Code	G-AAA01 51317 LJ31	Year/Term	2022 ・ First semester
Number of Credits	2	Course Type
Target Year	1st & 2nd year students	Target Student
Language	Japanese	Day/Period	Wed.1
Instructor name	KOBAYASHI SATORU (Center for Southeast Asian Studies Professor)
Outline and Purpose of the Course	This class aims to discuss traditional features, current problems, and future challenges for rural transformation in Southeast Asia, with a special focus on livelihoods and religious practice.
Course Goals	To foster the capacity of exploring the transformation of rural societies in Southeast Asia.
Schedule and Contents	The first two classes (the 1st to the 2nd) will give introductory sessions to outline the standard features and current challenges concerning rural societies in Southeast Asia. The second two classes (the 3rd to the 4th) will discuss the contemporary issues concerning rural communities in general. From the 5th to the 12th, the participants will read papers and monographs relating to critical ongoing problems concerning rural transformation in Southeast Asia. In the last two classes (the 13th and the 14th), the participants will receive instruction for the methodological issue of fieldwork in rural societies. The last class (the 15th) will review the arguments discussed in the previous courses.
Evaluation Methods and Policy	The class will review each participant's attendance, class participation, and the final report. Class participation includes preparing presentation materials based on assignments　and the remarks at the class.
Course Requirements	None
Study outside of Class (preparation and review)	Students must read related papers and monographs before attending classes.
References, etc.	Will be introduced in class.