Your essay is to be concise and coherent. It should demonstrate a familiarity with the readings and films, and an ability to analyze and synthesize them in the course of articulating a cogent answer.
Prompt: What is neoliberalism? How did neoliberalization take place? What are its effects in Asia? Write a well-organized essay using the following sources
- David Harvey, A Brief History of Neoliberalism, Oxford University Press, 2005.
- Hsiao-Hung Pai, Scattered Sand: The Story of Chinese Rural Migrants, Verso, 2013.
- Iain Marlow, “South Korea’s chaebol Problem” The Globe and Mail, (April 24, 2015)
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/international-business/asian-pacific-business/south-koreas-chaebol-problem/article24116084/
- Alexis Dudden, “Revolution by Candlelight: How South Koreans Toppled a Government,” Dissent (2017), Vol.64.4, pp.86-92.
- Siu-Yau Lee, “Surviving Online Censorship in China: Three Satirical Tactics and Their Impact,” The China Quarterly, (November 2016), pp.1-20
- The Warriors of Qiugang, Dir., Ruby Yang, 2010.


