Readings: Course Lecture notes chapter 2
Week-4: (2Hrs) Culture of South Asia
Features of South Asian social and cultural system
Similarities and differences with each other
Readings: Course lecture notes chapter 3
Week-5: (2Hrs) History of South Asia
Pre-colonial History
Colonial History
Post-Colonial History
Imperial legacies in contemporary South Asia
Major causes and consequences of British colonialism
Readings: Lecture notes chapter 4
Film: TRAIN TO PAKISTAN. Director: Pamela Rooks, 1998
Week-6: (2Hrs) Caste & Class in South Asia
Theories and concepts of caste/class
Compare and contrast class and cast in South Asia
Readings: Robert Parkin, Chapter 1,2,3
Film: Movie: The Caste System in India. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P8idvu5zJ8c&t=522s
Week-7: (2Hrs) Religion in South Asia
Main religions in South Asia
Compare the major religions of South Asia
Practicing religions in south Asia
Readings: Robert Parkin, Chapter 4
Film: Dharam
Week-8: (2Hrs) Personhood & Kinship
Theories and concepts of personhood and kinship
Compare/contrast kinship in South Asia
Readings: Robert Parkin, Chapter 5
Mid-term paper due on 10th November 2022, 06:00 PM
Week-9: (2Hrs) Social Stratification system
Hierarchy or Social Stratification
Basis of social stratifications in South Asia
Readings: Lecture notes Chapter 5
Week-10: (2Hrs) Gender & Marriage
Compare/contrast gender/marriage in South Asia
Gender roles in South Asia
History of patriarchy and feminist movements and women empowerment in South Asia
Readings: Robert Parkin Chapter 6
Film: White Rainbow Movie https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U0xo6HawWuo
Film: Modern Brides: Arranged Marriages in South India
Week-11: (2Hrs) Political organizations and social control in South Asia
Types of Political Organizations: Band Societies, Tribal Societies, Chiefdoms, The Modern Nation-State
Mechanism of social control in south Asia
Informal and formal social control
Readings: Lecture notes Chapter 6
Week-12: (2Hrs) Medicine & Healing in South Asia
Indigenous vs cosmopolitan medicines in South Asia
Compare and contrast healing practices in South Asia
Readings: Lecture notes Chapter 7
Film: Return of the Gods: The Shamans of Nepal https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=88hwmYWljYA
Week-13: (2Hrs) Economy of South Asian Countries
Poverty in South Asia
Obstacles to Economic development
Readings: Lecture notes Chapter 8
Week-14: (2Hrs) Economic change and globalization in South Asia
South Asia and Asia historical and current connections
Silk road, China, and South Asia