MA Pacific and Asian Studies

Define your program of study by choosing to concentrate on a Regional Studies or Literary and Textual Studies stream. Both streams emphasize the contemporary period and take an interdisciplinary approach to learning and research.

In the Regional Studies Stream, you’ll learn about the mechanisms and values that transform cultures. You can study globalization and modernization in relation to local practices. Explore global and local relations. Experts in the field will guide you as you study the culture, society, politics, economics or history of a region or area in the Asia Pacific.

In the Literary and Textual Studies Stream, you’ll explore how stories shape the world. Investigate how narratives are critical in preserving, challenging and changing society and tradition. You can draw your topics from literature, theatre, cinema and other cultural forms, language, religion, history or philosophy.