Course Number: ASEAN 221
Course Title: ASEAN Cultural Heritage
Course Description: Cultural program, objectives and past initiatives of the ASEAN
organization; issues on cultural heritage in the ASEAN member countries.
Course Credit: 3 units
Course Prerequisite: None
Course Objectives:
At the end of the course, the student should be able to:
1. Discuss the cultural program, objectives and past initiatives of the ASEAN Organization;
2. Analyze the contemporary issues regarding cultural heritage in the ASEAN member
countries;
3. Exhibit a general awareness and appreciation of the cultural wealth and diversity of the
countries within the region; and
4. Undertake research on comparative government policies and laws on cultural heritage
preservation in some ASEAN countries.
Course Syllabus:
Unit I: Culture Heritage
Module 1: Material Culture vs. Intangible Culture
Module 2: Cultural Treasures
Module 3: Cultural Preservation-Restoration
Module 4: Museums
Module 5: Cultural Tourism
Unit II: ASEAN Cultural Programs
Module 6: ASEAN MinistersResponsible for Culture & Arts (AMCA) and the
ASEAN Committee on Culture and Information (COCI)
Module 7: ASEAN and Cultural Heritage
Unit III: Culture Heritage of the ASEAN Nations
Module 8: Literature and Visual Arts
Module 9: Film and New Media
Module 10: Dance and Music
Module 11: Architecture and Man-Made Landscapes
Module 12: Cuisine
Course Requirements:
1. Participation in Online Discussions
2. Final Examination
3. Term Paper
Teaching Methodologies:
The course will be delivered online using a combination of:
Guided independent study using resource-based course package with study guides,
compilations of readings, multimedia materials, and relevant Web resources;
Case analysis and
Computer mediated communication and collaboration using UPOU’s learning
management system (MyPortal) and relevant applications (e.g. blogs, wikis).
References:
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Breyel, Muhammad (Editor). 2000. Food of ASEAN. ASEAN COCI.
Bridging A Century: An Information Brochure on the ASEAN Committee on Culture and
Information (COCI). 1999. ASEAN COCI.
CikSharifahZuriahAljjeffri. 1995. Cultural Heritage of ASEAN: Selected Treasures form ASEAN
Museums. ASEAN COCI.
Comparative Museology and Museography in ASEAN. 1997. ASEAN COCI.
Compilation of Traditional ASEAN Children's Songs,Dances,Games and Story. 2009. ASEAN
COCI.
Cultures in ASEAN & the 21st Century. 2001. ASEAN COCI.
Dallen, Timothy. Cultural Heritage and Tourism in the Developing World. XXX
Darma, Budi (Chief Editor). 2000. Modern Literature of ASEAN. ASEAN COCI.
Jones, Michael E. 2004. Forging an ASEAN Identity: The Challenge to Construct a Shared
Destiny.In Contemporary Southeast Asia. Vol. 26, No. 1, pp. 140-154.
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Issue 1, pages 22–35.
Kong , Lily and Lily Tay. 1998. Exalting the past: Nostalgia and the Construction of Heritage in
Children's Literature. In Area. Vol. 30, No. 2 (Jun., 1998), pp. 133-143.
Lacaba, Jose F. (Editor). 2000. The Films of ASEAN. ASEAN COCI.
Lim PuiHuen, P. 1989. The Southeast Asian Cultural Programme of the Institute of Southeast
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Lim, Jon (Editor). 2001. Transforming Traditions: Architecture in the ASEAN Countries. ASEAN
COCI.
Lindsay, Jennifer. 1995. Cultural Policy and the Performing Arts in Southeast Asia. In Bijdragen
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Manalo, Victorino M. (Editor). Interweavings: A Source Book on ASEAN Crafts.ASEAN COCI.
Museum Treasures of Southeast Asia. 2002. ASEAN COCI.
Old Truths, New Revelations: Prizewinning ASEAN Stories. 2001. ASEAN COCI.
Poh, Lindy. 2008. Celebrating the Source - Water Festivities of Southeast Asia. ASEAN COCI.
Roxas-Lim, Aurora. 2005. Southeast Asian Art and Culture: Ideas, Forms and Societies. ASEAN
COCI.
Santos, Ramon P. (General editor). 1995. The Musics of ASEAN. ASEAN COCI.
Sedyawati, Edi (General Editor). 2001. The Theater of ASEAN. ASEAN COCI.
Sonic Orders in ASEAN Musics.2003. ASEAN COCI.
Su-Lyn, Tan (Editor) &NealOshima (Photographer). 2007. Foodlore&Flavors: Inside the
Southeast Asian Kitchen. ASEAN COCI.
The Arts & Media of ASEAN. 1995. ASEAN COCI.
Thumboo, Edwin (Editor). 1998. Cultures in ASEAN and the 21st Century. ASEAN COCI.
Traditional Festivals of ASEAN. 2003. ASEAN COCI.
Visual Arts in ASEAN: Continuity and Change. 2001. ASEAN COCI.
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International Journal of Heritage Studies. Vol. 12, No. 3, May 2006, pp. 292–300.
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