HY 200 - Topics in History

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Colorado College

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Selected topics in the study of history. Specific content and emphasis to be determined by the instructor. Block 1: Topics in History: Race, Ethnicity and Immigration. This course explores the historical relationship between immigration to the United States and the ongoing making and remaking of racial and ethnic identities between 1840 and the present. Students must be willing to grapple with complex and overlapping issues of individual and group identity, the connections between race, class, and gender, and the ever-evolving dialogue about the meaning of the term "American." By examining European, Mexican, Caribbean, and Asian migrations during these periods, we will be able to engage a broader questions concerning the meaning of citizenship and the purpose and value of national boundaries. (Also listed as American Cultural Studies 200.) 1 unit - Torres-Rouff. Block 1: Topics in History: Religious Identities in Modern South Asia. As a thematic course in modern identity politics, this course begins with the nineteenth century emergence of modern religious communities in colonial British India. The course then historically investigates the politics of religious identity in South Asia from the early twentieth century to the present day. Comprising Hindu, Muslim, and Sikh traditions, three units will examine religious community in each tradition, encompassing claims of authenticity, relations to state politics, and revolutions against orthodoxies and hierarchies. The final element of the course will consider how far terms such as "Hindu," "Muslim," and "Sikh" encapsulates the religious reality of South Asia. (Meets the Critical Perspectives: Diverse Cultures and Critiques requirement.) (Also listed as Asian Studies 250.) 1 unit - Bose. Block 2: Topics in History: Studying Asia. An interdisciplinary study of the cultures, peoples, and historical experience of several societies of Asia (South Asia, Southeast Asia, and East Asia) through comparative case studies and theoretical readings. Students will analyze a variety of primary and secondary sources in English translation and learn techniques for interpreting cultures very different from our own. (This seminar is required of Asian Studies majors and must be completed before beginning Senior Thesis blocks.) (Meets the Critical Perspectives: Diverse Cultures and Critiques requirement.) (Also listed as Asian Studies 290.) 1 unit - Williams. Block 2: Topics in History: World War II. 1 unit - Showalter. Block 3: Topics in History: Modern South Asia - An Introduction. This course thematically surveys the history of modern South Asia with a focus on political economy, culture, and the emergence of modern politics. With a brief introduction to ancient and early modern South Asia, particularly the Mughal Empire, the course focuses mostly on nineteenth and twentieth century British India and the contemporary nation-states of India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh in the post-WWII era. Brief units will also cover other areas of South Asia, such as Sri Lanka and the kingdom of Nepal. A focus on South Asia's role in the Indian Ocean economy and its relation to contiguous regions like Southeast Asia will also thematically organize portions of the course. The final unit will also consider nationalisms, nation-states, and postcolonial identity in South Asia and its diasporas in the United Kingdom, portions of Africa, and North America.. (Meets the Critical Perspectives: Diverse Cultures and Critiques requirement.) (Also listed as Asian Studies 250.) 1 unit - Bose. Block 4: Topics in History: India and China in the Modern World. How we know what we think we know about the 20th century encounter of India and China with imperialism, independence, economic development and then integration into the capitalist world-economy In this course we focus on issues of national identity, gender, income inequality and political rights as a way of interrogating conventional historical narratives an

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3.00

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Institution Website:

www.coloradocollege.edu

Phone Number:

(719) 389-6000

Regional Accreditation:

North Central Association of Colleges and Schools

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Semester

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