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Anthropology (ANTH)
308 Condon, 541-346-5102
College of Arts & Sciences
8 - No cost for class textbook materials.
Course Data
  ANTH 331   + Dis >2 >GP >IC 0.00 cr.
Survey of contemporary South Asia's religious and cultural diversity, issues of ethnic identity, gender construction, social conflict, and politics of poverty.
Grading Options: Optional; see degree guide or catalog for degree requirements
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15549 cancelled -     tba  
 
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Lecture

15548 cancelled -   ASYNC WEB tba $8
Academic Deadlines
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October 22:   Withdraw from this course (25% refund, W recorded)
November 12:   Withdraw from this course (0% refund, W recorded)
November 12:   Change grading option for this course
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Expanded Course Description

This course is designed as an introduction to the peoples and cultures of the countries that make up modern South Asia––Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, and Afghanistan–-and the contemporary problems that mark South Asia in a global context. The purpose of this course is to dislocate/complicate essentialized representations of South Asia as a timeless “object” of study, and move toward a complex analysis of how South Asian cultures and identities are produced and shaped by the processes of colonialism, nationalism, capitalism, globalization and environmental change. The course focuses on a variety of topics that inform modern South Asia such as religion, caste, class, nationalism, ethnicity, family life, gender, sexuality, diaspora, environment, and globalization.

We will discuss the following Key Concepts in this course from anthropological and cross-cultural perspectives:

Individual v. Dividual/Collective Self

South Asian Diasporas

Independence Wars and Religious Nationalisms

Extended Family v. Nuclear Family

Caste V. Class

Gender, Sexuality, Trans, and Hijra Identity

Arranged v. Romantic Marriages

Colonialism, Nationalism, Modernity

Development and Women’s Empowerment

Precariat Labor and Global Garment Industry

Environment and Saving Tigers

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