This course is an introduction to the area studies of Indonesia. Indonesian societies, especially the Javanese society which is the center of Indonesia, are considered to consist of two strata, namely the ruling stratum and the ruled stratum. If viewed from a historical perspective, unlike Western societies, land has not been a source of social wealth or a basis for accumulating wealth. It can be said that in Indonesia the social relations and the morals/values that support these social relations have been playing an important role. Based on the above views, through this course you can understand the system of morals/values that unite the societies/strata, by taking account of the characteristics of Southeast Asian societies, the raison d'etre of area studies, and the social structure of Indonesia.
Since this course focuses on investigating the relationship between the hierarchical structure of Indonesian society and the consciousness structure of the people who live there, I would like to develop useful lectures for students who are interested in "the relationship between the dominant and controlled classes" and “the political ideologies” (politics, sociology, cultural anthropology) in non-Western societies such as Asia, Africa, and Latin America.