RELGST 1515 - GENDER AND RELIGION IN INDIA

Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
As robust debates about gender and equality take place in India today, this course seeks to provide a nuanced historical perspective on how gender is understood and practiced in different communities in the region. This course introduces students to major debates about gender in India, exploring the intersections between gender, religion, class, caste, and nationhood in the colonial and postcolonial eras. We will enter these debates through surveying discourses of femininities and masculinities as they are elaborated in religious texts and contemporary society and politics. Students will also be introduced to the discussions about third gender and queer identities in India. Specific topics covered will include gender identities in mythology and religious practice in Hindu, Muslim, and Buddhist traditions; gender roles in family and society; transgender identity and religion; and the impacts of colonialism, globalization, and migration on gender and sexuality.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
Course Attributes: DSAS Diversity General Ed. Requirement, DSAS Geographic Region General Ed. Requirement, Gender, Sexuality & Women's St, SCI Diversity General Ed. Requirements, SCI Polymathic Contexts: Global&Cross Cul GE. Req.

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