HIST051 CM - Modern South Asian History through its Literature, 1700 to the Present

This course uses South Asian literature in English translation to recover a picture of social, cultural, and political life in the period 1700 to the present. The literature includes diaries, poetry, novels, and essays. It gives us data on the everyday life of the period, but also on questions such as, What was the experience of modernity? and, How are gendered and class identities experienced? Students will read literature but learn how to think historically.

Offered: Occasionally

Credit: 1

Course Number: HIST051 CM