Topics In Anthropology (390-0-2)
Topic
Advanced Topics in South Asian American Cultures
Instructors
Shalini Shankar
847/467-1638
1810 Hinman Ave., Room #212, EV Campus
Meeting Info
ANTHRO Sem Rm 104 - 1810 Hinmn: Tues, Thurs 12:30PM - 1:50PM
Overview of class
This class offers an in-depth examination of South Asian Americans in the United States. We will delve deeply into topics of race/ethnicity, language, gender/ sexuality, caste, class, and migration, with comparative examples drawn from the UK and Canada. Case studies will be drawn from anthropology, Asian American studies, literary fiction, memoir. We will additionally watch and analyze various relevant film, television, and social media, with a focus on global flows of South Asian culture.
Registration Requirements
None; South Asian American cultures (part 1) or some social science or humanities coursework is recommended but not required.
Learning Objectives
Critical reading, analysis, and writing. Writing essays, structuring and delivering individual and group presentations. Advanced students will have to option of doing a longer research paper in service of their senior thesis.
Teaching Method
Discussion, lecture, presentations
Class Materials (Required)
"The Trauma of Caste: A Dalit Feminist Meditation on Survivorship, Healing, and Abolition Paperback - November 15, 2022
by Thenmozhi Soundararajan (Author)
North Atlantic Books (November 15, 2022)
Language : English
Paperback : 296 pages
ISBN-10 : 1623177650
ISBN-13 : 978-1623177652
Coming Out as Dalit: A Memoir
by Yashica Dutt (Author)
Beacon Press (February 6, 2024) (available for preorder)
Language : English
Hardcover : 264 pages
ISBN-10 : 0807045284
ISBN-13 : 978-0807045282
All This Could Be Different: A Novel Paperback - August 1, 2023
by Sarah Thankam Mathews (Author)
Publisher : Penguin Books (August 1, 2023)
Language : English
Paperback : 320 pages
ISBN-10 : 0593489144
ISBN-13 : 978-0593489147
When We Were Sisters: A Novel Paperback - August 1, 2023
by Fatimah Asghar (Author)
Publisher : One World; Reprint edition (August 1, 2023)
Language : English
Paperback : 352 pages
ISBN-10 : 0593133471
ISBN-13 : 978-0593133477
Beeline: What Spelling Bees Reveal About Generation Z's New Path to Success - April 30, 2019
by Shalini Shankar (Author)
Basic Books
ISBN-10 : 046509452X
ISBN-13 : 978-0465094523
Hollow Fires Paperback - May 2, 2023
by Samira Ahmed (Author)
Publisher : Little, Brown Books for Young Readers (May 2, 2023)
ISBN-10 : 031628274X
ISBN-13 : 978-0316282741"
Class Materials (Suggested)
All other materials will be posted to Canvas.
Class Notes
Purchase of course books is recommended but not required.