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Gender, Religion & Politics in South Asia

Course Overview

Date / Time Location Credits Minimium Tuition*
9/2/25 - 12/12/25
MoWe 1p.m. – 2:15p.m.		 Wheatley-Peters W02-0124 3 $2065 (guest students)
Date
9/2/25 - 12/12/25
Time
MoWe 1p.m. – 2:15p.m.
Location
Wheatley-Peters W02-0124
Credits
3
Min. Tuition*
$2065 (guest students)

Description

This course explores the relationship of gender to religious politics in South Asia particularly in the context of liberation movements of the past and current modernization, development and globalization schemes. It examines how ideal images of masculinity, femininity and religious practice are reworked by various actors in the service of anti-colonialist, nationalist, and community struggles. The course highlights the complex ways religious and nationalist politics have created opportunities for women's activism while simultaneously undermining their autonomy.

This course is closed for registration.

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Course Details

Session

Regular Academic Session

Class Dates

9/2/2025 - 12/12/2025

Location

Wheatley-Peters W02-0124

General Ed Requirements

World Cultures

Enrolled / Capacity

23 / 24

Status

Closed

Instructor

Aparna Mujumdar

Tuition*

* For course tuition and fees, please visit the Bursar's website.