Topics In Anthropology (390-0-6)

Topic

Global South Asian Media

Instructors

Shalini Shankar
847/467-1638
1810 Hinman Ave., Room #212, EV Campus
I am a professor of Anthropology and Asian American Studies and have been teaching at NU since 2007. I focus on race, ethnicity, language, youth, media, advertising, and consumption in Asian diasporas.

Meeting Info

ANTHRO Sem Rm 104 - 1810 Hinmn: Mon, Wed 11:00AM - 12:20PM

Overview of class

This course examines media representations of South Asian Americans across a range of media forms, including film, television, theater, and social media. The course will focus on representations of race, caste, skin color, gender, sexuality, religion, post colonialism, and neoliberal globalization.

Learning Objectives

Students will learn how to semiotically analyze media forms and connect representation to broader social processes.

Class Materials (Required)

Bollywood: A Guidebook to Popular Hindi Cinema (Routledge Film Guidebooks) 2nd Edition by Tejaswini Ganti (Author). ISBN-10 0415583888 ISBN-13 978-0415583886 Edition 2nd Publisher Routledge Publication date February 13, 2013.

Class Materials (Suggested)

All other materials will be available on Canvas.