ASIA AM 172BGender in South Asian Communities at Home and Abroad
Asian American Studies · 4 units · Undergraduate upper division (100-199)
Examination of centrality of gender to histories and identities of men and women of South Asian affiliation across multiple historical and geopolitical contexts. Focus on colonial South Asia, South Asian diasporas in U.K., South Asian Americans in U.S., and transnational South Asian public cultures. Theoretical approaches to study of South Asians in comparative frame and consideration of how transnational perspectives enable revisioning South Asian American experiences and to rethink relationship between Asian American studies, diaspora studies, and area studies.
P/NP or letter grading.
When it runs
Not on the schedule for any of Fall 2025 through Spring 2027. UCLA publishes only that window, so this does not mean the course is gone — check the official listing.
Requisites
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