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• HIST 270 Nuclear Nations: India and Pakistan as Rival Siblings 6 credits

  At the stroke of midnight on August 15, 1947 India and Pakistan, two new nation states emerged from the shadow of British colonialism. This course focuses on the political trajectories of these two rival siblings and looks at the ways in which both states use the other to forge antagonistic and belligerent nations. While this is a survey course it is not a comprehensive overview of the history of the two countries. Instead it covers some of the more significant moments of rupture and violence in the political history of the two states. The first two-thirds of the course offers a top-down, macro overview of these events and processes whereas the last third examines the ways in which people experienced these developments. We use the lens of gender to see how the physical body, especially the body of the woman, is central to the process of nation building. We will consider how women’s bodies become sites of contestation and how they are disciplined and policed by the postcolonial state(s).

  • Offered: Spring 2025
  • Liberal Arts Requirements: HI, Humanistic Inquiry IS, International Studies WR2 Writing Requirement 2
  • Tags: ASST South Asia CCST Encounters CL: 200 level GWSS Elective HIST Asia HIST Modern POSI Elective/Non POSC SAST Humanistic Inquiry ASST Humanistic Inquiry SAST Support Humanities

  • HIST  270.00 Spring 2025

  • Faculty:Amna Khalid 🏫 👤
  • Size:25
  • M, WLeighton 236 12:30pm-1:40pm
  • FLeighton 236 1:10pm-2:10pm

• RELG 155 Hinduism: An Introduction 6 credits

  Hinduism is the world’s third-largest religion (or, as some prefer, “way of life”), with about 1.2 billion followers. It is also one of its oldest, with roots dating back at least 3500 years. “Hinduism,” however, is a loosely defined, even contested term, designating the wide variety of beliefs and practices of the majority of the people of South Asia. This survey course introduces students to this great variety, including social structures (such as the caste system), rituals and scriptures, mythologies and epics, philosophies, life practices, politics, poetry, sex, gender, Bollywood, and—lest we forget—some 330 million gods and goddesses.

  • Offered: Spring 2025
  • Liberal Arts Requirements: HI, Humanistic Inquiry IS, International Studies QRE, Quantitative Reasoning WR2 Writing Requirement 2
  • Tags: ASST Pertinent ASST South Asia CCST Encounters CL: 100 level MARS Supporting RELG Breadth RELG Hindu Traditions RELG Pertinent Course SAST Humanistic Inquiry SDSC XDept Elective SAST Support Humanities

  • RELG  155.00 Spring 2025

  • Faculty:Kristin Bloomer 🏫 👤
  • Size:25
  • T, THLeighton 402 1:15pm-3:00pm

  • Extra Time Required. Students must attend a required field trip to the Hindu Temple of Maple Grove on a Saturday or Sunday morning (date TBD).