south asian courses - spring '01 
   South Asian courses -courses focusing specifically on South Asia.
   Related courses -courses touching on South Asia in some way.

South Asian Courses
  • ECON 474b, THE ROLE OF NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS (NGOS) AND POVERTY ALLEVIATION IN SOUTH ASIA.
    Faisal Bari. T 3.30-5.20 Not CR/D/F III(27)

    Concepts and definitions of poverty in South Asia. Connections with the social sector and development. The role of the state, the private sector, the not-for-profit sector, and NGOs in poverty alleviation. After two terms of introductory economics; recommended: ECON 150a or b or 152a, ECON 154a or b or 153b, and ECON 325a.

  • HIST 480b, KNOWLEDGE AND KNOWING IN COLONIAL INDIA.
    Manu Bhagavan. M 1.30-3.20 Not CR/D/F II(0)

    Examination of knowledge and information systems in colonial South Asia; exploration of the relationships between power, resistance, reform, and ways of knowing. Discussion of the intertextualities of colonial and postcolonial realities.

  • LING 115G, ELEMENTARY SANSKRIT.
    Stanley Insler. MWF 9.30-10.20 Not CR/D/F Meets RP I or III(32) Cr/Year only

    Careful study of Sanskrit grammar both in its historical development and as the synchronic system attested in classical Sanskrit. Historical phonology and morphology treated in detail; comparisons with other Indo-European languages. Close reading in later Sanskrit texts.

  • HNDI 115G, ELEMENTARY HINDI.
    Gautami Shah. 5 HTBA Not CR/D/F 3 C Credits I or III(0) Cr/Year only

    An in-depth introduction to modern Hindi including the Devanagari script. Through a combination of graded texts, written assignments, audio-visual material, and computer-based exercises, provides cultural insights and increases proficiency in understanding, speaking, reading, and writing Hindi. Emphasis placed on spontaneous self-expression in the language. No prior background in Hindi assumed.

  • HNDI 130G, INTERMEDIATE AND ADVANCED HINDI.
    Gautami Shah. 5 HTBA Not CR/D/F 3 C Credits I or III(0) Cr/Term (for 1 C Credit)

    Through extensive use of cultural documents including feature films, radio broadcasts, as well as graded literary and non-literary texts, the course continues to build students' proficiency in understanding, speaking, reading, and writing Hindi. Provides meaningful interaction with authentic materials and their related cultures. Furthers an appreciation of cultural nuances. Introduces various Hindi literary traditions in the second term. Prepares for further academic and nonacademic use of Hindi. Emphasis on spontaneous self-expression in the language. After HNDI 115 or satisfactory placement test.

  • RLST 331b, THE MAHABHARATA.
    Hugh Flick, Jr. W 1.30-3.20 Not CR/D/F II(0) Tr

    Examination of the religious and cultural significance of the world's longest epic poem within the Hindu bhakti religious tradition. Emphasis on the core narrative, the embedded narratives, and the internal philosophical discourses, including the Bhagavad Gita.

  • RLST 223b, ORIGINS OF MAHA-YA-NA BUDDHISM.
    Jonathan Silk. MW 2.30-3.45 Not CR/D/F II(0)

    A detailed exploration of the influences that led to the rise of Maha-ya-na Buddhism in India, and its fundamental nature, ideas, and institutions, in an effort to understand the movement in its historical context. Topics include the background out of which the movement arose, the pattern of its self-legitimation and production of new scripture, and the relation between Maha-ya-na and non- Maha-ya-na Buddhism in India.
Related Courses
  • AMST 274b/ER&M 282b/HIST 181b, ASIAN AMERICAN HISTORY, 1945 TO THE PRESENT.
    Mary Lui. MW 10.30-11.20, 1 HTBA II(33)

    Introduction to the "new" migration of immigrants and refugees from East, Southeast, and South Asia to the United States from 1945 to the present. Major topics include imperialism, images and stereotypes, transnationalism, community formation, and political empowerment.

  • HSAR 267b, INTRODUCTION TO ISLAMIC ARCHITECTURE. Kishwar Rizvi. TTh 1-2.15 II(26)

    An introduction to the architecture of the Islamic world, from the advent of Islam in 632 C.E. until the early colonial period, c. 1850 C.E., and encompassing regions of Asia, Africa, and Europe. A variety of sources and media, from architecture to urbanism, and from travelogues to paintings, are used in an attempt to understand the diversity and richness of Islamic architecture.

  • RLST 232b, ISLAMIC THEOLOGY: ITS HISTORY AND MAJOR DEVELOPMENTS.
    Frank Griffel. TTh 2.30-3.45 Not CR/D/F II(27)

    A historical survey of major themes in Muslim theology and doctrine from the Koran to contemporary Muslim thinkers. Emphasis on the character of the sources for the earliest Muslim theology until 700; the interdependence between theology and politics in the Umayyad and Abbasid era; the emergence of "Sunnism" in the tenth-eleventh centuries, and the reaction of modern Muslim theology (from 1800) to the challenges of the West. No prerequisites.