CSCH.3006 Multiple Identities/Disrupted Histories: Literatures and Films of the South Asian Diaspora
The course will introduce students to the literatures and films of authors and filmmakers of South Asian descent -Indians, Pakistanis, Bangladeshis, Sri Lankans - living in the United Kingdom and North America (Canada and the United States). The course will focus on the effects of decolonization on immigration patterns of South Asians in the diaspora, and more recently, the effects of globalization on the creation of transnational identities. The discussion of primary works and films will explore issues of gender, sexuality, religion, and class in the acculturation of South Asians to their adopted homes in the West. Finally, the course will examine the often problematic relationship of South Asians in the diaspora with their country of origin as well as with other cultures in their countries of adoption.
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