Anthropological Perspectives of Gender in Southeast Asia

    Order Description Précis are critical responses to the readings. A précis is a thoughtful and critical examination of a text. It is NOT a report or summary, but a reflection of your own analysis. Students are expected to link their analysis to other course material. In 3-4 pages double-spaced, please respond to the following: The Philippines is a weak state that is dominated by the US imperially through its surrogate the World Bank. Thus, the reality of political and economic power differences between the Philippines and Japan is stark. In this context of transnational migration, what role do the ideologies of the talents, the structure of the hostess clubs, Japanese citizenship and marriage legislation, and global capital play in how talents contest and negotiate their changing gendered identities? Stake out a position on agency: Do the economic inequities render the individual talents as oversexed bodies servicing men or does the individual determine their position in society? Support your claims