How did Japanese anime become a global phenomenon? Is it illegal to create a boomerang outside Australia? Did the Netflix algorithm lead to the worldwide success of Squid Game? Law & Culture in the Asia-Pacific explores how culture is created and consumed, and how law has the capacity to impact and shape both culture and the development of culture industries. A range of international and national laws may apply to the content and creations that we enjoy daily, with additional factors, including technology, politics and economics influencing these laws and cultural production. Drawing on examples from countries including Australia, China, Japan, Indonesia, Thailand and South Korea, this course examines how law privileges some types of creations, particularly those produced according to an Anglo-European tradition (art, music and books) while leaving others, including Indigenous cultural heritage and traditional knowledge, open to exploitation and disrespect This course is divided into three parts. Part I (Classes 1 to 6) introduces students to the course and relevant laws that will be considered in each class. This Part examines the term ‘cultural’ or ‘culture’ industry and the evolution of historical, traditional cultural industries, including music, art, books, publishing and film and television. Part II (Classes 7 to 11) then considers a range of distinctly late 20th and 21st century culture industries, resulting from the rise of globalisation and technology. This includes modern entertainment franchises (Marvel, Harry Potter); fan culture and user-generated content; food (and the importance of countries in protecting foods of national significance and reputation); and fashion. Part III (Classes 12 to 13) provides a reflection and conclusion to the course. It will draw together themes on law and the protection of cultural heritage and traditional knowledge, as examined in previous classes, to identify gaps and areas for reform. The final class will encourage students to reflect on developments beyond the Asia-Pacific, and how global changes impact law and culture in this area. Areas of law that will be considered include international conventions; bilateral and multilateral trade agreements; intellectual property laws, including copyright, trade mark and design laws; contracts; and consumer protection laws. Students do not need any prior legal knowledge or to have undertaken any previous legal study to successfully undertake this course.

How did Japanese anime become a global phenomenon? Is it illegal to create a boomerang outside Australia? Did the Netflix algorithm lead to the worldwide success of Squid Game? Law & Culture in the Asia-Pacific explores how culture is created and consumed, and how law has the capacity to impact and shape both culture and the development of culture industries. A range of international and national laws may apply to the content and creations that we enjoy daily, with additional factors, including technology, politics and economics influencing these laws and cultural production. Drawing on examples from countries including Australia, China, Japan, Indonesia, Thailand and South Korea, this course examines how law privileges some types of creations, particularly those produced according to an Anglo-European tradition (art, music and books) while leaving others, including Indigenous cultural heritage and traditional knowledge, open to exploitation and disrespect This course is divided into three parts. Part I (Classes 1 to 6) introduces students to the course and relevant laws that will be considered in each class. This Part examines the term ‘cultural’ or ‘culture’ industry and the evolution of historical, traditional cultural industries, including music, art, books, publishing and film and television. Part II (Classes 7 to 11) then considers a range of distinctly late 20th and 21st century culture industries, resulting from the rise of globalisation and technology. This includes modern entertainment franchises (Marvel, Harry Potter); fan culture and user-generated content; food (and the importance of countries in protecting foods of national significance and reputation); and fashion. Part III (Classes 12 to 13) provides a reflection and conclusion to the course. It will draw together themes on law and the protection of cultural heritage and traditional knowledge, as examined in previous classes, to identify gaps and areas for reform. The final class will encourage students to reflect on developments beyond the Asia-Pacific, and how global changes impact law and culture in this area. Areas of law that will be considered include international conventions; bilateral and multilateral trade agreements; intellectual property laws, including copyright, trade mark and design laws; contracts; and consumer protection laws. Students do not need any prior legal knowledge or to have undertaken any previous legal study to successfully undertake this course.

This course focuses upon Australia’s historical relationships between settlers and Indigenous people in comparative perspective. In the first part of the course, students will consider how key terms like ‘settler colonialism’, ‘race’, ‘the civilising process’, and ‘treaty’ can be conceptualised in historical context. We will trace how colonial ideas about settlement, land tenure and law sat within a pre-existing European tradition of thought, and how these ideas might be rethought through an Indigenous worldview. We will investigate different practices of cross-cultural brokerage and co-existence on frontiers of British colonial settlement, and consider some of the triggers that gave rise to colonial violence. Through the latter part of the course, we will turn to twentieth-century policies of assimilation and consider how they were shared or divergent in different geographical settings of the British Commonwealth. Finally, students will engage with some of the ongoing legacies of the colonial past in the present, and investigate how debates about truth telling have evolved in Australia, as well as in connected settler nations of the former British Empire.

This course focuses upon Australia’s historical relationships between settlers and Indigenous people in comparative perspective. In the first part of the course, students will consider how key terms like ‘settler colonialism’, ‘race’, ‘the civilising process’, and ‘treaty’ can be conceptualised in historical context. We will trace how colonial ideas about settlement, land tenure and law sat within a pre-existing European tradition of thought, and how these ideas might be rethought through an Indigenous worldview. We will investigate different practices of cross-cultural brokerage and co-existence on frontiers of British colonial settlement, and consider some of the triggers that gave rise to colonial violence. Through the latter part of the course, we will turn to twentieth-century policies of assimilation and consider how they were shared or divergent in different geographical settings of the British Commonwealth. Finally, students will engage with some of the ongoing legacies of the colonial past in the present, and investigate how debates about truth telling have evolved in Australia, as well as in connected settler nations of the former British Empire.

The course will involve a series of discussions among students following specified formats intended to maximize participants’ ability to learn and apply the following: -Skills for pragmatic, practical, intersectional approaches and multilateral solutions to global issues and challenges, especially in devising and evaluating policy proposals and alternatives. -Ability to assess, discuss, and debate global issues by leveraging multidisciplinary perspectives across public policy, economics, politics, ethics, security, international governance, and law. In addition to discussions, students will also develop skills in policy analysis, discussion, consensus building, effective presentation, and policy brief writing. The following is a list of themes: -Decarbonization, energy security and geopolitics, and the role of nuclear -The role of leading institutions and fair competition in global education in the era of digitalization -Challenges in progressing gender equality against the context of varying social vulnerabilities and inequalities across the globe -International leadership and the future role of international organizations

"The Art of Attention" explores attention as a social, cultural, and personal phenomenon, with a special focus on the concept of Radical Human Attention. Drawing on philosophical, psychological, and sociocultural perspectives, the course examines various attentional practices and their applications in everyday life, art, and social change. 「注意の技法」は、注意を社会的、文化的、個人的な現象として探求し、特にラディカル・ヒューマン・アテンションの概念に焦点を当てます。哲学的、心理学的、社会文化的な観点を取り入れ、日常生活、芸術、社会変革におけるさまざまな注意の実践とその応用を検討します。」

"The Art of Attention" explores attention as a social, cultural, and personal phenomenon, with a special focus on the concept of Radical Human Attention. Drawing on philosophical, psychological, and sociocultural perspectives, the course examines various attentional practices and their applications in everyday life, art, and social change. 「注意の技法」は、注意を社会的、文化的、個人的な現象として探求し、特にラディカル・ヒューマン・アテンションの概念に焦点を当てます。哲学的、心理学的、社会文化的な観点を取り入れ、日常生活、芸術、社会変革におけるさまざまな注意の実践とその応用を検討します。」

This course explores the persistent challenge of gender-based data disparities and their far-reaching consequences for society. Across various domains, from health and education to economic participation and political representation, the lack of gender-disaggregated data hinders our ability to understand and address the unique needs and experiences of women, girls, and gender-diverse individuals. Throughout the course, students will engage in discussions, readings, and a hands-on project that involves analyzing publicly available gender-segregated data. This will allow them to develop a deep understanding of the gender data gap and its implications, as well as practical skills in data analysis, visualization, and policy advocacy. This class will be taught in English and students will be expected to speak in English and complete assignments in English.

This course explores the persistent challenge of gender-based data disparities and their far-reaching consequences for society. Across various domains, from health and education to economic participation and political representation, the lack of gender-disaggregated data hinders our ability to understand and address the unique needs and experiences of women, girls, and gender-diverse individuals. Throughout the course, students will engage in discussions, readings, and a hands-on project that involves analyzing publicly available gender-segregated data. This will allow them to develop a deep understanding of the gender data gap and its implications, as well as practical skills in data analysis, visualization, and policy advocacy. This class will be taught in English and students will be expected to speak in English and complete assignments in English.

This course explores the visions and historical processes that shaped the political, economic, and legal principles, policies, and practices of a transnational order in East Asia from the mid-nineteenth century to the mid-twentieth. Its focus will be on the trans-Pacific interactions between the United States, Japan, the Philippines, and China, but always with the rest of East Asia in mind. The discussions will delve into the interplay of law, politics, and economics during the period covered. Through these discussions, this class will explore new ways of understanding the historical developments whereby a coherent transnational order was formed in East Asia. The aim will be to overcome the limitations of the two prevalent narratives regarding East Asian history. The first, known as the “Western Impact” model, looks at modern East Asian history in the context of how each society reacted to Western powers attempting to dominate the area through trade and colonization. The second approach has traditionally been presented as an antithesis to the first, focusing on the internal logic of East Asian societies, and modernization in these societies is explained by referring primarily to domestic political dynamics, avoiding overemphasis on influence from the West. By grounding our analyses on the development of a transnational order among East Asian societies on one hand, but focusing on trans-Pacific interactions on the other, our objective will be to re-assess not just the history of East Asian societies, but the history of the US, and its role in the shaping of a global order that remains crucially important to this day.