AADS 338S · also AMES 388S, GSF 288S, HISTORY 298S, ICS 388S
Global South Asia: History and Culture of Diaspora
Jessica Namakkal
Description from DukeHub
This course examines the making of South Asia (Afghanistan, Bangladesh, India, Myanmar, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka) as a global space from the early 20th-century until today. In addition to an examination of the region, course material will also address the South Asian Diaspora, particularly throughout Australia, East Africa, Southern Africa, Canada, the Caribbean, France, Germany, the United Kingdom, and the United States. Topics may include imperialism and decolonization; the making of postcolonial nation-states; migration, labor, and citizenship; and the global circulation of caste, class, religion, gender, and sexuality.
Skills
No skill passed the confidence bar. Weak matches go to review instead of this page: an AI pass that has to quote the description, then a person.
AI-resilient: 2 of 5
- No: Physical, lab or field work
- No: Live work with people
- Yes: Judgment someone is accountable for · "justice"
- No: A craft you practice with your hands or body
- Yes: Small, in-person format · seminar, 16 seats per section
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