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SISSA 399 Study Abroad: South Asian Studies (1-5, max. 15) I&S
For participants in study abroad program. Specific course content varies. Courses do not automatically apply to major/minor requirements.
SISSA 490 Special Topics (1-5, max. 15) I&S
Topics vary.
Instructor Course Description:
Sareeta Bipin Amrute
Jane Dyson
Kunwar P Singh
Keith Snodgrass
Ramya Sreenivasan
SISSA 499 Undergraduate Research (1-5, max. 15)
SISSA 510 Interdisciplinary Study of South Asia I (5)
Examines key themes and debates about the development of South Asian cultural and political formations. Examines how different scholarly disciplines, particularly those in the humanities, have approved and analyzed the past in South Asia.
Instructor Course Description:
Christian L. Novetzke
SISSA 511 Interdisciplinary Study of South Asia II (5) Kale
Examination of key themes and debates about the development of South Asian cultural and political formations. Examines how different scholarly disciplines, particularly those in the social sciences, analyze political transitions, social change, and cultural transformations in South Asia through the twentieth century. Offered: W.
SISSA 512 South Asian Studies Research Design Seminar (5) Robinson
Interdisciplinary seminar for graduate students in which research and writing on individual research topics are critically developed. Designed to provide each student with an opportunity to synthesize his or her studies on South Asia. Prerequisite: SISSA 510; SISSA 511 or permission of graduate program coordinator.
SISSA 513 Capstone Portfolio (1)
Includes the preparation and presentation of the student portfolio required for the South Asia Certificate.
SISSA 536 Advanced Research Seminar on South Asian Geographies (5)
Examines geographies of social inequality in South Asia through reference to how space, place, and the environment are shaping practices of political struggle in the region. Considers how liberalization, democratization and religious communalization are changing the political geography of South Asia. Offered jointly with GEOG 536, Sp.
SISSA 539 Social Movements in Contemporary India (5) Ramamurthy
Covers issues of social change, economic development, and identity politics in contemporary India studied through environmental and women' s movements. Includes critiques of development and conflicts over forests, dams, women' s rights, religious community, ethnicity, and citizenship. Offered: jointly with GWSS 539/ANTH 539.
SISSA 590 Special Topics (2-5, max. 10)
Seminar. Course content varies. Offered occasionally by visitors or resident faculty.
SISSA 600 Independent Study or Research (*)
SISSA 700 Master' s Thesis (*)
