Undergraduate Course: The Politics of Identity in South Asia (SCAN10016)
Course Outline
| School |
School of Social and Political Science |
College |
College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Course type |
Standard |
Availability |
Available to all students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) |
SCQF Level 10 (Year 3 Undergraduate) |
Credits |
20 |
| Home subject area |
Social Anthropology |
Other subject area |
South Asian Studies |
| Course website |
None
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Taught in Gaelic? |
No |
| Course description |
The course has two primary aims. First, to introduce students to recent critical work on the multi-layered dimension of the $ùpolitics of identity&© in South Asia, and to develop a comparative perspective within and across different States. Second, to highlight the specific contribution anthropology can make to understanding the topic, through a constant interdisciplinary dialogue with political theory, history and cultural studies. The course also aims at making students familiar with recent ethnographic work that analyses the real or imagined crisis of the nation-state in South Asia.
One caveat. A significant part of the course will focus on India and its regional variations. However, comparative perspectives on key issues such as nationalism, violence, education and middle-class will be developed with respect to Nepal, Sri Lanka, Pakistan and Bangladesh. |
Entry Requirements
| Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites |
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| Prohibited Combinations |
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Other requirements |
None
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| Additional Costs |
None |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites |
None |
| Displayed in Visiting Students Prospectus? |
Yes |
Course Delivery Information
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| Delivery period: 2010/11 Semester 2, Available to all students (SV1)
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WebCT enabled: Yes |
Quota: None |
| Location |
Activity |
Description |
Weeks |
Monday |
Tuesday |
Wednesday |
Thursday |
Friday |
| Central | Lecture | Weekly Lecture - Seminar Room 4, Chrystal Macmillan Building | 1-11 | | | | 16:10 - 18:00 | |
| First Class |
Week 1, Thursday, 16:10 - 18:00, Zone: Central. Weekly Lecture - Seminar Room 4, Chrystal Macmillan Building |
| No Exam Information |
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
| tba |
Assessment Information
| Assessed coursework (1,000-1,500 words) (20%) + 1 essay (3,000-3,500 words) (80%) |
Special Arrangements
| None |
Additional Information
| Academic description |
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| Syllabus |
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| Transferable skills |
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| Reading list |
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| Study Abroad |
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| Study Pattern |
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| Keywords |
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Contacts
| Course organiser |
Dr Ester Gallo
Tel:
Email: eg24@sussex.ac.uk |
Course secretary |
Miss Katie Teague
Tel: (0131 6)50 4001
Email: katie.teague@ed.ac.uk |
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