Fall 2025 | TR | 9:30-10:45 AM | Professor Benjamin Siegel
Fall 2025 – Benjamin Siegel
| Days | Start | End | Type | Bldg | Room |
| TR | 9:30 AM | 10:45 AM | IND |
A survey of South Asian history from antiquity to the present. Considers pre- modern empires, the rise of the British Empire in South Asia, and the struggle for independence. Explores the modern politics and culture of India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh. Hub Areas (Effective Fall 2018): Historical Consciousness, Global Citizenship and Intercultural Literacy, Research and Information Literacy
Topics and themes include: colonialism, imperialism, and anti-colonial movements; caste, religion, and ethnicity; poverty and development; migration and the South Asian diaspora
Readings include: Joe Sacco, “Kushinagar” [short graphic novel]; Mohandas Gandhi, Hind Swaraj; Muhammad Iqbal, “A Separate State for Muslims Within India;” Muhammad Ali Jinnah’s “Hindus and Muslims: Two Separate Nations”; Willem van Schendel, A History of Bangladesh; Arundhati Roy “The Doctor and the Saint”; Subhas Vyam and Durgabai Vyam’s Bhimayana: Experiences of Untouchability
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