《海岛东南亚近现代史》为面向全校相关院系硕博研究生的英文讨论课。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。课程旨在全面提升研究生的学术能力和创新能力，夯实硕博研究生的史学及区域研究基础，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。  

Geoffrey Robinson’s The Killing Season is one of the most-awaited books by the Southeast Asian studies community in 2018. The 456-page monograph explores in great detail the anti-communist massacres of Indonesia in 1965-66 and the long-term repercussions in the following decades. As one of the worst human atrocities in the 20th century, the mass killing led to the death of some half a million real and alleged communist members and sympathizers. After more than 50 years, however, reflections on this tragic event are far from sufficient. Although academic work in recent years spurred growing discussions within small circles, the mass violence has not received adequate attention from the international audience. Worse still, a troubling silence permeates Indonesia even today, as many of those who committed the atrocities have stayed in power. While victims struggled to find viable ways to pursue justice, numerous murderers managed to get away with impunity.