Contemporary South Asian Issues and Debates (P02320)

? Credit Points : 20 ? SCQF Level : 11 ? Acronym : SPS-P-P02320

An interdisciplinary introduction to the latest ideas and theoretical issues concerning politics, religion, culture, history, economy, and community that are relevant to students studying all aspects of modern South Asia. Relevant practical research methodology questions will also be addressed.

? Keywords :

South Asia, Interdisciplinary, Theory and Concepts.

Entry Requirements

none

Subject Areas

Home subject area

Postgraduate (School of Social and Political Studies), (School of Social and Political Studies, Schedule J)

Delivery Information

? Normal year taken : Postgraduate

? Delivery Period : Full Year (Blocks 1-4)

? Contact Teaching Time : 1 hour(s) 30 minutes per week for 40 weeks

Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes

- Techniques of close reading and textual analysis
- Presentational abilities
- Acquisition of collaborative skills in the group discussion of technical issues in social, cultural and historical theory.
- A familiarity with contemporary theoretical and methods employed in the interdisciplinary study of South Asia.
- A capacity to compare and assess the knowledge-claims and methods of competing disciplinary perspectives on South Asia.