South Asian Studies Courses |
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First Year Seminars The 199Y1 and 199H1 seminars are designed to provide the opportunity to work closely with an instructor in a class of no more than twenty-four students. These interactive seminars are intended to stimulate the students’ curiosity and provide an opportunity to get to know a member of the professorial staff in a seminar environment during the first year of study. Details here. SAS114Y1 An interdisciplinary introduction to South Asian Studies emphasizing inquiry and critical analysis, drawing attention to the specificities of individual nations as well as the factors (historical, political, economic and cultural) that define South Asia as a region. Some attention will be paid to the South Asian Diaspora. SAS211Y1 Intensive introduction to phonology, grammar, syntax of the modern Bengali language; emphasis on basic writing and reading. SAS212Y1 Intensive introduction to phonology, grammar, syntax of the modern Hindi language; emphasis on basic writing and reading. SAS213Y1Y Intended for students with little or no knowledge of written Tamil. Intensive introduction to phonology and grammar; syntax of the modern Tamil language; emphasis on basic writing and reading. SAS216H1 A critical overview of South Asia, considering historical and social factors that account for both distinctiveness and connections among nations and communities. Special attention to the major role played by postcolonial histories in establishing the separate trajectories of each nation while preserving the significance of the region as a whole. SAS217H1 An interdisciplinary approach that explains the complexity and multiplicity of Tamil culture. An historical approach to the evolution of Tamil culture over the last twenty centuries. Issues of region, space, politics, and religion will aid in an understanding of contemporary Tamil culture, both in South Asia and the diaspora. SAS311H1 Readings from selected authors of modern Bengali prose and poetry; introduction to samples of pre-modern Bengali texts. SAS312Y1 Readings from selected authors of modern Hindi prose and poetry; introduction to samples of pre-modern Hindi texts. SAS315Y1 Enables students to achieve an elevated level in Bengali in order to read on their own and compose short paragraphs. Provides the required skills to appreciate Bengali literature with comfort. Topics covered: Grammar – Euphonic combination; Onomatopoetic & Compound words; Phrases & Idioms. Distinction between Chaste and Standard Colloquial SAS318H1 This course analyzes the impact of colonialism in South Asia and the various ways in which tradition intersect with and reshape colonialism in postcolonial South Asia. The course will examine the role of religion, education, ethnicity, gender, and caste. Some attention will be paid to postcolonial and indigenous theory. SAS413H1 2011 Topic: South Asia and Canada: Social and Economic IntersectionsThis course is envisaged as an interactive, participatory seminar. It will provide an opportunity to complement theoretical understanding about South Asia acquired in other courses through hands-on research and experiential learning. The course will enable students to link studying South Asia and Canada to career trajectories in the field of development and research. SAS414H1 2011 Topic: Public Culture and Media in South AsiaThis upper-level seminar will introduce students to the interdisciplinary study of popular culture and mass-mediated cultural forms in South Asia. Through readings about popular protest, festivals, cinema, print, television, and music this course provides methodological tools to interpret the politics of representation and the formation of alternative modernities in the Indian subcontinent and among the diaspora. The course will furthermore familiarize students with a range of theoretical lenses for conceptualizing the different meanings of the “public” from a modern South Asian perspective. SAS415H1 Topics will vary from year to year, depending on the visiting professor teaching the course. 2011 Topic: TBC |