本英文课程面向相关领域的硕博研究生，向其介绍海岛东南亚地区近现代史重要文献、经典理论、研究方法、学界论争和前沿动态。课程以区域而非国别视角切入，以比较的方法探讨16世纪后海岛东南亚地区（涵盖当今的印度尼西亚、马来西亚、菲律宾、新加坡、文莱、东帝汶）历史研究中的重要主题，包括但不限于东南亚及东南亚学的形成，殖民主义与去殖民化，民族主义及反殖民运动，华人华侨问题，后殖民社会的国家构建，冷战及威权政府，中国与东南亚关系等。阅读材料以英文历史文献为主，并辅以中文及东南亚语言文本作为补充阅读。课程旨在夯实硕博研究生的史学研究基础，为学生构建必要的区域知识体系，培养其学术研究的问题意识。除历史学训练外，任课教师将根据学生实际研究需要向学生介绍文学、政治学、人类学等跨学科方法，向其推荐相关一手资料及外文文献，并为其进行学术写作方面的指导。

This graduate seminar is taught in English with the purpose of introducing historiographies, theories, methodologies, current debates and cutting-edge scholarships on the modern history of Island Southeast Asia. Adopting a comparative perspective, this course aims to discuss important themes concerning the modern history of Southeast Asia--currently Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Brunei, East Timor, and the Philippines--as a region rather than studying each country as a distinct polity. Such themes include, but are not limited to the conceptualization of Southeast Asia and Southeast Asian studies, colonialism and decolonization, nationalism and anti-colonial movements, Chinese diaspora, nation-building in post-colonial societies, authoritarian government and the Cold War, China-Southeast Asia relations. Reading materials concentrate primarily on English historical writings, supplemented by sources in Chinese and Southeast Asian languages. The course aims to enhance graduate students' ability to conduct original historical research by introducing general knowledge about the region while cultivating their sense of critical thinking. In addition to the history-focused training, this seminar will also introduce students to interdisciplinary methods in other fields such as comparative literature, political science, and anthropology. Based on students' needs, the instructor will provide guidance to improve academic writing skills and recommend primary and secondary sources to develop their individual projects.