ASAM142 PO

This course examines issues relevant to the South Asian diaspora in the United States. With a special emphasis on race and empire, the course will consider historical and contemporary forms of marginalization targeting South Asian American communities. It will also explore the possibilities and limits of emergent Desi social movements forged in contexts of Anti-Immigrant Racism, Anti-Muslim Racism, Anti-Black Racism, Hindutva, and Trumpism. Letter grade only.

PO Area 3 Requirement, PO Analyzing Difference, American Studies, Asian American Studies, Gender & Women's Studies, Religious Studies