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INTERNATIONAL AND AREA STUDIES (L97)  (Dept. Info)Arts & Sciences  (Policies)SP2019

L97 IAS 4995Advanced Seminar in History: Incredible India!3.0 Units
Description:Sex and sexuality are recurring aspects of India's engagement with "the west". In this advanced seminar we trace the incredible history of India's global sexual engagements, chiefly in its relationship with the United States. Whether it be the Kamasutra, the Taj Mahal, Bhagwan Rajneesh (the "sex guru"), Surrogacy, Transnational Adoption, or Tantra, Indians have frequently traded sex to build cultural power and exceptionalism. And the United States has provided an especially fertile terrain for the expansion of Indian sexual capital. How did this process produce mobility, exclusion and violence? Why did India deploy sex to communicate with, translate, and even control empire? How have seemingly traditional social categories of caste, gender, religion and even language been reshaped by India's global sexual history? Is it possible to interrupt the rise of the globally mobile, normative sexual subject and h/er entanglement with US empire? Ten weeks of reading and research will be followed by five weeks of collaborative writing. At the end of the semester, students will submit a 15-20 page research paper on any aspect of the incredible history of India's sexual exceptionalism. Students registering for this course must also register for L22 49IR/26 for 1 unit. PREREQUISITE: Prior coursework in history or South Asia, or by permission of the instructor. Modern, South Asia.
Attributes:A&S IQHUM, LCDENH
Instruction Type:Classroom instruction Grade Options:C Fees:
Course Type:IdentSame As:L22 49SC  L22 59SC  L46 49SC  L77 49SCFrequency:Unpredictable / History
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01---R---3:00P-6:00PDuncker / 1 ChandraPaper/Project/Take Home1590
Desc:Students registering for this course must also register for L22 49IR/26 for 1 unit.
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