South Asian Studies
Chairperson of Undergraduate Studies: Lloyd Rudolph, P 422A, 702-8056
Program of Study
The Bachelor of Arts program in South Asian studies offers students an opportunity to study a major world civilization from the perspective of the social sciences. At the same time, humanities courses constitute a significant part of the program: students are required to take at least one year of a South Asian language and are required to take the South Asian civilization sequence; students may include humanities and Divinity School courses either as required or as elective courses. Although advanced work in the program (upper-level course work and B.A. paper) is expected to be oriented to social science concerns and methodologies, today's permeable boundaries between the social sciences and the humanities open the way to course work and B.A. projects that integrate the two perspectives.
Program Requirements
The concentration program requires eleven courses and a B.A. paper. Required courses include (1) the South Asian civilization sequence (Social Sciences 230-231-232); (2) three courses in a South Asian language, the level depending on previous achievement and on how the general education requirement is met; (3) three courses in the social sciences, preferably from a single discipline; and (4) two electives, preferably courses that strengthen the disciplinary emphasis or reading courses for the B.A. paper. Students should discuss their choice of an appropriate language sequence with the chairperson early in their program of study.
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SocSci 230-231-232 |
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courses in a South Asian language |
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approved social sciences courses (the South Asian and Divinity School courses on the following list may be used to meet this requirement) |
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approved electives |
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SoAsia 299 (B.A. paper) |
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Bachelor's Paper. All candidates for the Bachelor of Arts degree in South Asian studies are required to write a bachelor's paper of approximately thirty pages in length. Although they may choose to begin their project earlier, students must initiate work on their B.A. paper no later than the beginning of autumn quarter of their senior year. Students are expected to work with a faculty supervisor and to consult the chairperson of undergraduate studies about the suitability of their project.
Grading. The nine nonelective courses in the South Asian studies program must be taken for quality grades.
Honors. The decision of the award of honors is not made on the basis of any formal program. Students who wish to compete for honors should consult the concentration chairperson.
Faculty
ARJUN APPADURAI, Barbara E. and Richard J. Franke Professor, Departments of Anthropology and South Asian Languages & Civilizations
HOMI K. BHABHA, Chester D. Tripp Professor, Departments of English Language & Literature and Art History, and the College
PHILIP V. BOHLMAN, Associate Professor, Department of Music and the College
CAROL BRECKENRIDGE, Senior Lecturer, Division of the Humanities
DIPESH CHAKRABARTHY, Professor, Department of South Asian Languages & Civilizations
BERNARD S. COHN, Professor Emeritus, Departments of Anthropology and History
STEVEN COLLINS, Associate Professor, Department of South Asian Languages & Civilizations
JOHN E. CRAIG, Associate Professor, Department of Education and the College
NORMAN J. CUTLER, Associate Professor, Department of South Asian Languages & Civilizations; Chairperson, Committee on South Asian Studies
WENDY DONIGER, Mircea Eliade Professor, the Divinity School, Department of South Asian Languages & Civilizations, Committee on Social Thought, and the College
PAUL J. GRIFFITHS, Associate Professor, the Divinity School and Department of South Asian Languages & Civilizations
RONALD B. INDEN, Professor, Departments of History and South Asian Languages & Civilizations, and the College
D. GALE JOHNSON, Eliakim Hastings Moore Distinguished Service Professor Emeritus, Department of Economics and the College; Chairperson, Economics Program in the College
MATTHEW KAPSTEIN, Visiting Associate Professor, Department of South Asian Languages & Civilizations
JOHN D. KELLY, Associate Professor, Department of Anthropology and the College
MCKIM MARRIOTT, Professor, Department of Anthropology and the College
MITHILESH MISHRA, Lecturer, Department of South Asian Languages & Civilizations
HESHMAT MOAYYAD, Professor, Department of Near Eastern Languages & Civilizations
KATHLEEN MORRISON, Associate Professor, Department of Anthropology
D. R. NAGARAJ, Visiting Faculty, Department of South Asian Languages & Civilizations
C. M. NAIM, Associate Professor, Department of South Asian Languages & Civilizations
RALPH W. NICHOLAS, Professor, Department of Anthropology and the College; Director, Center for International Studies; President, International House
JAMES H. NYE, Bibliographer, Southern Asian Collection, Joseph Regenstein Library; Director, South Asian Language & Area Center
JOHN R. PERRY, Professor, Department of Near Eastern Languages & Civilizations
SHELDON POLLOCK, George V. Bobrinskoy Professor, Department of South Asian Languages & Civilizations and the College; Chairperson, Department of South Asian Languages & Civilizations
FRANK E. REYNOLDS, Professor, the Divinity School, Department of South Asian Languages & Civilizations, and the College
LLOYD I. RUDOLPH, Professor, Department of Political Science and the College; Chairperson, South Asian Studies Program
SUSANNE HOEBER RUDOLPH, William Benton Distinguished Service Professor, Department of Political Science and the College
CLINTON BOOTH SEELY, Associate Professor, Department of South Asian Languages & Civilizations
RICHARD A. SHWEDER, Professor, Department of Psychology (Human Development and Mental Health), Committee on South Asian Studies, and the College
NANCY STOKEY, Frederick H. Prince Professor, Department of Economics and the College
RICHARD P. TAUB, Paul Klapper Professor of Social Sciences in the College; Professor, Departments of Sociology and Human Development; Chairperson, Public Policy Studies in the College; Research Associate, Ogburn/Stouffer Center for the Study of Population & Social Organization at the National Opinion Research Center
ROBERT TOWNSEND, Charles E. Merriam Professor, Department of Economics and the College
ALOK YADAV, Assistant Professor, Department of English Language & Literature and the College
Courses
For descriptions of the following courses, consult the relevant concentration section of the catalog or the professional school.
Anthropology
Anthro 212/321. Intensive Study of a Culture: Hindu. M. Marriott. Autumn.
Anthro 213. Modern Readings in Anthropology: Caste in Modern India. R. Nicholas. Winter.
Anthro 220/355. The Anthropology of Development (=EnvStd 220). J. Fernandez, R. Fernandez. Spring.
Anthro 228-1,-2. Diasporas: Asian Migration in the Modern World. C. Breckenridge. Autumn, Winter.
Anthro 259/394. South Asia before the Buddha. K. Morrison. Spring.
Economics
Econ 255. Topics in Economic Growth and Development. PQ: Econ 200, 201, 202, 203, and 210. M. Ghatak. Autumn.
Econ 256. Problems of Economic Policy in Developing Countries (=PubPol 286/375). PQ: Econ 201 and 202, or consent of instructor. L. Sjaastad. Winter.
Econ 265. Environmental Economics (=EnvStd 265). PQ: Econ 201 or consent of instructor. Staff. Spring.
History
Hist 201/301. Colonial Autobiography. R. Austen. Not offered 1999-2000; will be offered 2000-2001.
Political Science
PolSci 245/359. Gandhi (=Fndmtl 249). L. Rudolph. Not offered 1999-2000; will be offered 2000-2001.
Social Sciences
SocSci 230-231-232. Introduction to the Civilization of South Asia I, II, III (=Anthro 308-1,-2,-3; SoAsia 200-201-202, SoAsia 202=PolSci 260). PQ: Must be taken in sequence. This course meets the general education requirement in civilization studies. R. Inden, Autumn, Winter; C. Breckenridge, Spring.
Sociology
Sociol 220/309. Social Change. W. Parish. Autumn.
South Asian Studies
SoAsia 200-201-202. Introduction to the Civilizations of South Asia I, II, III. R. Inden, Autumn, Winter; C. Breckenridge, Spring.
SoAsia 203. Storytelling in India (=DivHR 200). W. Doniger. Winter.
SoAsia 205/305. Films in India (=Anthro 206/311, CMS 241, Hist 267/367). R. Inden. Winter.
SoAsia 208/308. Music of South Asia (=Music 237/337). PQ: Any 100-level music course or consent of instructor. P. Bohlman. Winter.
SoAsia 209/309. Philosophical Traditions of India. M. Kapstein. Not offered 1999-2000; will be offered 2000-2001.
SoAsia 210/310. South Asian Literatures: Modern Indian Literature. D. Chakrabarty. Not offered 1999-2000; will be offered 2000-2001.
SoAsia 214. Modern Muslim South Asia. C. M. Naim. Autumn.
SoAsia 257. Selected Topics: The Kamasutra and The Laws of Manu (=DivHR 321, Fndmtl 236). Texts in English. W. Doniger. Autumn.
SoAsia 290. Ethnic Violence in Global Perspective (=Anthro 226). Class limited to fifty students. A. Appadurai. Spring.
SoAsia 297. Readings in South Asian Studies. PQ: Consent of faculty supervisor and undergraduate studies chair. Students are required to submit the College Reading and Research Course Form. Staff. Autumn, Winter, Spring.
SoAsia 299. B.A. Paper. PQ: Consent of faculty supervisor and undergraduate studies chair. Students are required to submit the College Reading and Research Course Form. Staff. Autumn, Winter, Spring.
SoAsia 384. Mythologies of Transvestism and Transsexuality (=DivHR 628). W. Doniger. Autumn.
