[bioundgrd] Fwd: Two new South Asia subjects - Spring 2006

[Janice Chang]

>
>Would you please pass on this information to students on your 
>mailing lists regarding two new South Asian history subjects for 
>Spring 2006?  We are hoping to get the word out to as many students 
>as possible.
>
>Thanks,
>Mabel Chin
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>Spring 2006
>21H.573  Religion and Politics in Modern South Asia
>3-0-9  HASS
>TR 11-12.30	Room 66-160
>Professor Haimanti Roy
>
>Examines how religion and politics have shaped identities, societies 
>and the historical past in modern South Asia. Explores the growth 
>and dissemination of major South Asian religions including Hinduism, 
>Islam, Buddhism, Jainism and Sikhism in ancient and early modern 
>India. Focuses on formation of religious identities within the 
>politics of nationalism and colonialism. Examines how religion has 
>influenced recent geopolitics of South Asia, with specific focus on 
>India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh.
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>Spring 2006
>21H.577  Recasting the Past:  Film, Fiction, and History in India, 1905-2005
>3-0-9 HASS
>TR 3-4:30 p.m.  Room 2-142
>Professor Haimanti Roy
>
>Examines how the history of modern India has been recorded and 
>reconstructed in diverse media. Primary documents, films, novels, 
>short stories and secondary documents written by historians serve as 
>tools of analysis to explore the connections between history and 
>popular culture. Themes include Indian nationalism, British 
>imperialism, Partition and Independence, communalism, urban-rural 
>linkages, and the construction of class, caste, and gendered 
>identities.