History 167a - Gender and History in South Asia

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Claremont McKenna College

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Kumar This seminar looks at the way gender is constituted with a case study of South Asia (India, Pakistan, Nepal, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh). The course uses feminist approaches to discuss how "women" and femininity,and "men" and masculinity are produced. After a quicksurvey of South Asian history to locate gender, the course will look at three specific problem areas: how the state and its legal system apportion power to women and men; how education works to produce different gender identities; and how in the arts the human body is differently used and interpreted, and experiences and emotions become gendered. Offered every other year.

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1.50

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.claremontmckenna.edu/

Phone Number:

(909) 621-8000

Regional Accreditation:

Western Association of Schools and Colleges

Calendar System:

Semester

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