New courses in History http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/History/index.htm 2008-01-18 MIT OpenCourseWare http://ocw.mit.edu en-US Content within individual OCW courses is (c) by the individual authors unless otherwise noted. MIT OpenCourseWare materials are licensed by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology under a Creative Commons License (Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike). For further information see http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/web/terms/terms/index.htm From the course home page: Course Description Survey of Indian civilization from 2500 BC to present-day. Traces major political events as well as economic, social, ecological, and cultural developments. Primary and secondary readings enhance understanding of this unique civilization, and shape and improve understanding in analyzing and interpreting historical data. Examines major thematic debates in Indian history through class discussion. http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/History/21H-571Fall-2006/CourseHome/index.htm Roy, Haimanti 2007-10-17T12:42:55-04:00 21H.571 en-US History MIT Open Course Ware http://ocw.mit.edu Content within individual OCW courses is (c) by the individual authors unless otherwise noted. MIT OpenCourseWare materials are licensed by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology under a Creative Commons License (Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike). For further information see http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/web/terms/terms/index.htm Exploration of the changes and continuities in the lives of South Asian women. Using gender as a lens, examine how politics of race, class, caste, and religion have affected women in South Asian countries, primarily in India, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka. Current debates within South Asian women's history illustrate the issues and problems that arise in re-writing the past from a gendered perspective. Primary documents, secondary readings, films, newspaper articles, and the Internet. http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/History/21H-575JFall-2006/CourseHome/index.htm Roy, Haimanti 2007-10-17T01:06:34-04:00 21H.575J WMN.459J SP.459J en-US History South Asian Studies Women's Studies south asian women feminism globalization popular culture sexualty religious fundamentalism civil code sati rape dowry partition activism public health gandhi birth control empower women's work political participation harem good wife mother british empire colonial india law gender religion education india social reform devotee divinities concubine courtesan wive in-law daughter mother Women's and Gender Studies Special Programs MIT Open Course Ware http://ocw.mit.edu Content within individual OCW courses is (c) by the individual authors unless otherwise noted. MIT OpenCourseWare materials are licensed by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology under a Creative Commons License (Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike). For further information see http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/web/terms/terms/index.htm