Mar 28, 2024  
OHIO University Graduate Catalog 2020-21 
    
OHIO University Graduate Catalog 2020-21 [Archived Catalog]

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ANTH 5800 - Cultures of South Asia


This course focuses on everyday life in contemporary South Asia. Topics include family, gender, caste, religion, identity, politics, economics, globalization and diaspora.

Requisites:
Credit Hours: 4
Repeat/Retake Information: May not be retaken.
Lecture/Lab Hours: 4.0 lecture
Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
Learning Outcomes:
  • Think anthropologically about colonial legacies in postcolonial nation-states
  • Think critically about processes cultural change associated with transnationalism and globalization
  • Understand how large-scale political and economic processes impact local communities in particular ways
  • Understand intersections of society, culture, law, politics, and family in complex modern societies
  • Understand processes of collective identity construction in complex modern nation-states



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