ASN 3550 Women and Gender in South Asia

This course examines the history of women and gender in modern South Asia (India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Sri Lanka) during the ninteenth and twentieth centuries. We analyze the historical processes that transformed women’s lives, and consider how women themselves negotiated or subverted these processes in their own interest. Major themes and topics include: the transformation of gender through colonialism and nationalism, the emergence of women’s movements, women’s labor and globalization, and gender in the South Asian Diaspora. Prerequisite(s): WGS 1100 OR WGS 1500 OR AWS 1500 Cross Listed Course(s): HIST 3560
Credits: 3.0