ClassInfo - Fall 2019 Asian Languages and Literature Classes

Fall 2019 | ALL 3637W Section 001: Modern Indian Literature (35273)

Instructor(s): Nida Sajid
Class Component:: Lecture
Credits:: 3 Credits
Grading Basis:: A-F or Audit
Instructor Consent:: No Special Consent Required
Instruction Mode:: In Person Term Based
Class Attributes:: UMNTC Liberal Education Requirement
Times and Locations:: Regular Academic Session

09/03/2019 - 12/11/2019

Mon, Wed 04:00PM - 05:15PM

UMTC, East Bank

Science Teaching Student Svcs 144
Enrollment Status:: Open (15 of 30 seats filled)

Course Catalog Description:: Survey of 20th century literature from South Asian countries, including India, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka. All readings in English. Focuses on colonialism, post-colonialism, power, and representation.
Class Description:: This course introduces the varied and variegated expanse of South Asian literatures to the students. Starting with a brief introduction to the pre-modern/traditional forms of Indian literatures, the course explores various aspects of modern South Asian literature both in terms of theme and form. The texts are taken from several geographic and linguistic corners of India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka. Originally written in various South Asian languages like Urdu, Bengali, Tamil, Telugu, Marathi, etc., they address specific cultural and social issues of respective regions. The course will teach a large number of writers because of their unique importance within the canons of vernacular South Asian literatures. Their writings will not only familiarize the students with the cultural milieu of South Asia but also with various threads of social, political and historical developments in the region. The literary readings will be accompanied with discussions on important historical phases like the colonial rule and South Asian freedom movements; and socio-political issues such as regional identity, caste and language politics, gender and sexuality, and globalization.
Textbooks:: https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/35273/1199
Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:: 10 April 2014

ClassInfo Links - Fall 2019 Asian Languages and Literature Classes

To link directly to this ClassInfo page from your website or to save it as a bookmark, use:: http://classinfo.umn.edu/?subject=ALL&catalog_nbr=3637W&term=1199
To see a URL-only list for use in the Faculty Center URL fields, use:: http://classinfo.umn.edu/?subject=ALL&catalog_nbr=3637W&term=1199&url=1
To see this page output as XML, use:: http://classinfo.umn.edu/?subject=ALL&catalog_nbr=3637W&term=1199&xml=1
To see this page output as JSON, use:: http://classinfo.umn.edu/?subject=ALL&catalog_nbr=3637W&term=1199&json=1
To see this page output as CSV, use:: http://classinfo.umn.edu/?subject=ALL&catalog_nbr=3637W&term=1199&csv=1

ClassInfo created and maintained by the Humphrey School of Public Affairs.

If you have questions about specific courses, we strongly encourage you to contact the department where the course resides.