Have you ever found yourself asking the question: "why are there so many #whitepeopledoingyoga?" (Hashtag created by artist Chiraag Bhakta)
Join ICS390S: Global South Asia to explore this and other questions such as: What makes South Asia global, and what does it mean to be global South Asian?
The peoples of South Asia have migrated and settled all over the world. This course will examine the initial contexts and causes of migration, the social, economic, and political consequences of migration, and the individual and collective experiences of the migrants in their new countries of residence.
Topics will also include: transnational anti-caste movements; South Asian diasporic music, film, and television; the mass popularity of South Asian gurus and yoga culture in Western countries; and race, nationalism, religious identity, and citizenship.
Global South Asia
Professor Jessica Namakkal
ICS 390S, M/W 10:05-11:20, Spring 2020
International Comparative Studies