HIAB0100EU Introduction to Modern India and South Asia’s History, Culture, and Society 1
Bacheloruddannelsen i moderne Indien og sydasienstudier 2019
Bachelortilvalg i japanstudier, kinastudier, koreastudier (asienstudier) og moderne Indien og sydasienstudier 2019
The course introduces the students to the early and modern history of South Asia as a region and to the formation of the separate nation-states that characterise the subcontinent today. Besides creating an overview of the larger strokes of the regional formations throughout Indian and South Asian history, the course integrates cases that show the relevance of past events and their interpretations for present day identity formations. Among the important themes of the course is the history of religion in South Asia as well as of colonialism. Through class interaction and minor writing assignments, the course builds student competences in reading and understanding academic texts and in elementary academic essay writing.
Bacheloruddannelsen i moderne Indien og sydasienstudier 2019Introduktion til moderne Indien og Sydasiens historie, kultur og samfund 1 (aktivitetskode HIAB00921E)
Bachelortilvalg i japanstudier, kinastudier,
koreastudier (asienstudier) og moderne Indien og sydasienstudier
2019
Introduktion til moderne Indien og Sydasiens historie, kultur og
samfund 1 (aktivitetskode HIAB10101E)
The teaching material will be made available on Absalon
https://hum.ku.dk/uddannelser/aktuelle_studieordninger/moderne_indien_og_sydasienstudier/moderne_indien_og_sydasienstudier_ba.pdf
- Category
- Hours
- Lectures
- 42
- Preparation
- 164.25
- Total
- 206.25
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- Credit
- 7.5 ECTS
- Type of assessment
- Other
Criteria for exam assesment
Curriculum in Danish:
- Credit
- 7.5 ECTS
- Type of assessment
- OtherOther
Criteria for exam assesment
- Academic targets
At the examination, the student can demonstrate:
Knowledge and understanding of
Modern India and South Asia’s geography and demography and key political, economic, social, and cultural developments in relation to their historical context.
- Skills in
explaining and analysing stereotypical prejudices that colour attitudes towards Modern India and South Asia, such as eurocentrism.
communicating at a basic scholarly level, particularly in relation to referencing sources and editing bibliographies based on author-date documentation (as in The Chicago Manual of Style).
- Competencies in
finding, structuring and critically evaluating information on a topic related to Modern India and South Asia’s history and culture.
Syllabus
The examiner specifies a syllabus of 600 standard pages.
Teaching and working methods
Compulsory classroom instruction with active student
participation.
Exam provisions
Form of exam: Take-home assignment on set
subject, following approval of active class participation.
Active class participation consists of:
Attendance in at least 75%.
Scope: 6-10 standard pages. The students have 7 days to complete their paper.
Assessment: Internal exam with a single examiner with assessment based on the 7-point grading scale. Active class attendance must be approved by the lecturer.
Regulations for group exams: The exam can only be taken individually.
Exam language(s): Danish or English.
Permitted exam aids: All.
Make-up exam/resit if active class participation is not approved: Take-home assignment on set subject, 9-10 standard pages. The students have 7 days to complete their paper.
Course information
- Language
- English
- Course code
- HIAB0100EU
- Credit
- See exam description
- Level
- BachelorBachelor choice
- Duration
- 1 semester
- Placement
- Autumn
- Schedule
- See link below
Study board
- Study Board of Cross-Cultural and Regional Studies
Contracting department
- Department of Cross-Cultural and Regional Studies
Contracting faculty
- Faculty of Humanities
Course Coordinators
- Ravinder Kaur (5-756e647875436b7870316e7831676e)
Lecturers
Ravinder Kaur, rkaur@hum.ku.dk