African, Asian, and Latin American History
African, Asian, and Latin American History
01:508:328 History of Health and Healing in Africa (3)
- Course Code: 01:508:328
- Academic Credits: 3
Impact of colonial and postcolonial history on patterns of health and health care in sub-Saharan Africa. Focus on African responses to changing new medical technologies and cultures, and emerging patterns of disease.
01:508:330 Early Modern South Asia, 1500-1800 (3)
- Course Code: 01:508:330
- Academic Credits: 3
The Mughal Empire between the 16th and 19th centuries and the making of modernity in the region.
01:508:331 Women in South Asian History (3)
- Course Code: 01:508:331
- Academic Credits: 3
Origins and development of modern Indian feminist struggles in their historical contexts between the late-18th and late-20th centuries. Not open to first-year students.
01:508:332 Slavery in South Asian History (3)
- Course Code: 01:508:332
- Academic Credits: 3
Covers military, monastic, and household forms of slave employment in the economy of the region between the 12th and 19th centuries. Also traces changes in the legal and economic statuses of slaves in the latter half of the period.
01:508:333 Culture and Power in South Asia (3)
- Course Code: 01:508:333
- Academic Credits: 3
Explores connections between sacred power, "sciences," courts, nation-building and developments in music, dance, drama, and cinema.