AMST 236(S) South Asians in America
This course will serve as an introduction to South Asian American Studies, tracing the movement of people and cultures between the Indian subcontinent and America. We will read scholarship across disciplines, including anthropology, history, and literary criticism, alongside fiction, film, and music, engaging approaches grounded in Immigration Studies, alongside those in Diaspora Studies. Focusing on activism and cultural production, we will examine South Asian American identities, as they are organized around race and ethnicity, as well as around gender, sexuality, national origin, and religion, to consider South Asians in relation to African Americans, Arab Americans, and Asian Americans.
Format: lecture/discussion. Evaluation will be based on class participation, weekly response papers, midterm, and a final paper (8-10 pages).
No prerequisites. Expected enrollment: 10-15.
Hour: VIMALASSERY