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South Asian Studies 346 An interdepartmental program Courses of Study: Minor South Asian Studies Objectives How to Become a Minor The South Asian studies program provides a minor (open to To enroll in the program, students must see one of the program co- students in any major) for those who wish to structure their chairs. Together they will select as an advisor a faculty member who studies of South Asia or the South Asian Diaspora. The minor seems best suited to that student’s interests. Students in the minor offers an interdisciplinary approach to understanding the work closely with the advisor to develop an individual plan of study. literatures, histories, societies, cultures, religions, arts, and In addition to selecting courses at Brandeis, students may take contemporary importance of South Asia and diasporic South advantage of the resources of neighboring institutions through the Asian communities. South Asia, one of the world’s most Boston Area Consortium. Courses may be taken at Boston College, populous and significant regions, includes the modern nations of Boston University, Tufts University, and Wellesley College. Study India, Pakistan,Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Bhutan, and in abroad in South Asia for a semester is also encouraged. certain contexts Afghanistan, Maldives, Myanmar, and Tibet. Students completing the minor will come away with a strong understanding of the intellectual, cultural, political, economic, and social developments at key periods in South Asia’s history and in the contemporary era. Program Faculty Ulka Anjaria Ellen Schattschneider (English and American Literature) (Anthropology) Sarah Lamb, Program Co-Chair Shilpa Davé Govind Sreenivasan (Anthropology) (American Studies) (History) Harleen Singh, Program Co-Chair Nidhiya Menon (German, Russian and Asian Languages and (Economics) Literature) Requirements for the Minor C. A minimum of three of the five courses required for the minor must be taken from Brandeis faculty. Courses taken at other institutions for credit must be approved by the student’s advisor and The minor in South Asian studies requires a minimum of five program chair. semester courses, distributed as follows: D. No course with a final grade below C– can count toward the SAS A. Introduction to South Asia (SAS 100a), the South Asian minor. studies core course. E. No more than two courses taken for the SAS minor can double- B. Four additional courses from the approved South Asian studies count toward any other single major or minor. curriculum, taken from at least two different departments. Students are also encouraged to spend one semester abroad at an approved academic program in South Asia. Courses of Instruction SAS 101a South Asian Women Writers SAS 140a We Who Are at Home [ hum nw ] Everywhere: Narratives from the South Includes literature by South Asian women Asian Diaspora (100–199) For Both Undergraduate writers from Pakistan, India, Bangladesh, [ hum ] and Graduate Students Sri Lanka, and Nepal. Some of the works Looks at narratives from various locations were originally written in English, while of the South Asian Diaspora, while paying others have been translated from the close attention to the emergence of an SAS 100a Introduction to South Asia vernacular. Usually offered every year. immigrant South Asian public culture. [ ss nw ] Ms. Singh Examines novels, poetry, short stories, film, An exploration of the history, societies, and music in order to further an cultures, religions, and literature of South SAS 110b South Asian Postcolonial Writers understanding of South Asian immigrant Asia—India, Afghanistan, Bangladesh, [ hum nw ] culture. Usually offered every second year. Bhutan, Nepal, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka. Looks at the shared history of colonialism, Ms. Singh Uses perspectives from history, specifically British imperialism, for many anthropology, literature, and film to countries and examines the postcolonial examine past and contemporary life in novel written in English. Works read South Asia. Usually offered every year. include those from India, Pakistan, Sri Ms. Lamb, Ms. Singh, and Mr. Sreenivasan Lanka, and Bangladesh. Usually offered every year. Ms. Singh South Asian Literature 347 SAS 150b Indian Film: The Three-Hour Core Elective Courses ECON 176a Dream The Household, Health, and Hunger in [ hum nw ] ANTH 134a Developing Countries A study of Hindi films made in India since South Asian Cultures and Societies 1947 with a few notable exceptions from ENG 77b regional film, as well as some recent films ENG 127a Literatures of Global English made in English. Students will read Hindi The Novel in India films as texts/narratives of the nation to FA 12a probe the occurrence of cultural, religious, History of Asian Art Elective Courses (requiring a paper and historical, political, and social themes. prior approval from the SAS chair) Usually offered every second year. FA 13b Ms. Singh Buddhist Art The following courses include South Asia as one of the several areas studied. These SAS 170b South Asia in the Colonial FA 184a SAS 170b South Asia in the Colonial courses would count toward the minor only FA 184a Archive Studies in Asian Art Archive if students discuss course content with the [ hum ] instructor and obtain prior permission from Looks at colonial constructions of gender HS 236a the program chair. Normally students HS 236a and race through a historical and literary International Health Systems wishing to take such a course for the minor investigation of British colonialism in will write a paper on South Asia or the South Asia. Examines intersections and HSSP 102a South Asian Diaspora. HSSP 102a constructions of gender, race, class, and Global Perspectives on Health sexuality within the parameters of British ANTH 129b colonialism. Usually offered every second REL 151a Global, Transnational, and Diasporic REL 151a year. The Buddha: His Life and Teachings Communities Ms. Singh ANTH 137b Violence and the Sacred in Asia AMST 140b The Asian American Experience AMST 142b Love, Law, and Labor: Asian American Women and Literature COML 122b Writing Home and Abroad: Literature by Women of Color Spanish Language and Literature See Hispanic Studies. Sustainable International Development Program See the Heller School for Social Policy and Management..
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