Asian Studies Diploma, 2016-2017
Asian Studies Diploma, 2016-2017

The objective of this Diploma course is to present a general overview of the fundamental topics on East, South and Southeast Asia and Middle East, through the following disciplines: Language and Culture; Geography, History and Religion, Economy, Sociology, Politics, and Law. All these contents in their historical and contemporary coordinates.

The Diploma course will be imparted by specialized academic staff from different Mexican and foreign institutions.

Admission profile

Open to every kind of public.


General Coordination: Alicia Girón, Vania De la Vega Shiota and Alma Cervantes



PROGRAM

MODULE I. EAST ASIA

Coordinators: Ricardo Cornejo / Jenny Acosta

SUBMODULE: CHINA
  • Influence of Chinese culture in Asia: The Chinese characters. Octavio Padilla. April 5
  • Ancient China: the kingdom of the center. José Antonio Cervera. April 5
  • Religion and philosophy. Flora Botton. April 12
  • The relationship between the Chinese language and Taoism. Liljana Arsovska. April 12
  • Radiography of contemporary China. Sergio Martínez. April 19
  • Legal Framework in China: Progress and challenges. Arturo Oropeza. April 19
  • The foreign policy of the PRC. Ulises Granados. April 26
  • China and Latin America. Marisela Conelly. April 26
  • Contemporary China. Liljana Arsovska. May 3
  • Chinese economic reform. Teresa Rodriguez. May 3
  • The presence of China in Mexico: background and current context. Sergio Martínez. May 17
  • Urban development in China. Xuedong Liu. May 17
SUBMODULE: KOREA

Coordinators: Alfredo Romero / Juan Felipe López Aymes

  • Introductory panel. Alfredo Romero / Silvia Seligson / Juan Felipe López Aymes / José Luis León Manríquez. May 24
  • Cultural heritage and national identity in Korea. Silvia Seligson. May 24
  • Genesis of the Korean legal system: consolidation and acculturation processes. Andrii Ryzhkov. May 31
  • Korean identity: from myths to cutting-edge technology. Nayelli López. May 31
  • The formative process of Korean modernity. Alfredo Romero. May 31
  • The economic development of South Korea, trajectory, achievements and challenges. Genevieve Marchini. June 7
  • South Korea's political development: from developmental to post-developmental state? Juan Felipe López Aymes. June 7
  • The economy in North Korea, between utopia and dystopia. José Luis León Manríquez. June 14
  • The construction of the North Korean political system. Eduardo Luciano Tadeo. June 14
  • Social policies and their promoters: an unknown face of South Korea. Enrique Valencia. June 21
  • The contemporary Korean woman. Nayelli López. June 21
  • Image of Mexico in the Republic of Korea and the construction of South Korean imaginaries in the Mexican written media. Andrii Ryzhkov. June 21
SUBMODULE: JAPAN

Coordinators: Carlos Uscanga / Vania de la Vega Shiota

  • End of Tokugawa period, Meiji era, political and economic processes in the interwar period. Rafael Zorzano. August 2nd
  • Strategies and actors in economic development. Melba Falck. August 2nd
  • The political model under the Liberal Democratic Party, the role of the bureaucracy from Junichiro Koizumi to Shinzo Abe. Victor Kerber. Aug 9
  • The most relevant social impacts after the tsunami and earthquake of March 11, 2011. Martha Loaiza. Aug 9
  • From passivity to foreign policy activism, Japan in regional cooperation processes; security and conflicts: the new defense policy. Carlos Uscanga. Aug 16
  • Foreign policy: priorities of the government of Shinzo Abe. Vania de la Vega Shiota. Aug 16
  • Japan's trade policy and the impact on the TPP. Virginia Valdivia. Aug 16
  • Relations between Mexico and Japan. Emb. Omar Martínez. August 23
  • Relations between Mexico and Japan. Roberto Zapata. August 23
  • Haiku and education for peace. Carlos Sierra. August 30
  • Music. Jorge Rodríguez. August 30
  • Shodo workshop. Yolox Medina. August 30

MODULE II. SOUTH OF ASIA

Coordinators: Yogendra Sharma / Sak-Nikté Romero

  • Geography and demography of the countries south of the Himalayas. Wendy Phillips. September 6
  • Languages and scripts of South Asia. Wendy Phillips. September 6
  • Religious systems born in South Asia. Benjamin Preciado. September 13
  • Religious systems currently present in South Asia. Óscar Figueroa. September 13
  • Indo-European migrations. Roberto García. September 20
  • The great dynasties. Benjamín Preciado. September 20
  • The British Empire. Fernanda Vázquez. September 27
  • Secularism and religious nationalism in the 20th century in the context of the partition and Independence of India. Harikrishnan Nair. September 27
  • Islamic presence. Adrián Muñoz. October 4th
  • Society and law in medieval sources (Islamic law). Adrián Muñoz. October 4th
  • Sharia, Islamic law. Shekoufeh Mohammadi. October 11
  • Gandhi and race issue. Harikrishnan Nair. October 11
  • Nationalisms and regionalization. Fernanda Vázquez. October 18
  • Economy: contrasting realities and growth possibilities by region. Fernanda Vázquez. October 18
  • Diasporas and interculturality. Yogendra Sharma. October 25
  • Politics inside and outside. Emb. Muktesh K. Pardeshi. October 25

MODULE III. SOUTHEAST ASIA

Coordinators: Juan José Ramírez / Lukasz Czarnecki

  • Continental Southeast Asia: a geographic unit marked by socio-cultural diversity. Juan José Ramírez. November 8
  • Thailand: between tradition and modernity. Pongsin Thepruangchai. November 8
  • Insular Southeast Asia: the region under the winds. Fernando Hernández. November 15
  • Indonesia: building a democratic regime. Emb. Yusra Khan. November 15
  • The Association of Southeast Asian Nations, institutional basis for regional stability. Juan José Ramírez. November 22
  • Philippines: the peace accords with the political factions of the Moro region. Emb. Eduardo José Atienza de Vega. November 22
  • The political, economic and sociodemographic transition of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam in the comparative perspective 1980–2015. Lukasz Czarnecki. November 29
  • Interactive session: comparison of data between Mexico and Vietnam. Lukasz Czarnecki. November 29
  • Southeast Asia in Mexican foreign policy. Emb. Alfonso de Maria y Campos. December 6
  • Malaysia. Emb. Mohammad Azhar Bin Mazlan. December 6

MODULE IV. MIDDLE EAST

Coordinators: Hernán Taboada / Moisés Garduño

  • Geographical, religious and cultural diversity. Gilberto Conde. January 10
  • Islamic history and art. Reynier Piñeiro. January 17
  • Thought and artistic creation. Shekoufeh Mohammadi. January 24
  • Current international relations. Jaime Isla Lope. January 31
  • Islam and modernity. Moisés Garduño. February 7


DURATION AND SESSIONS

April 5, 2016 - February 14, 2017 || Tuesday from 4:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.

RECOVERY FEES

Recovery fee (full course): $ 11,000.00 MXN

Payment in a single exhibition: $ 9,000.00 MXN


CONTACT

Tel. 5622 6666 and 5622 1888

Mail. iifleducon@gmail.com


Notes:

* There will be readings in English throughout the Diploma course

** Limited availability