Transnat'lAsiafromtheMargins

3 Credits · Level: Graduate

This seminar examines dynamics of state-building, nationalism and political economy across Asia from a transnational perspective that centers attention on the histories and politics of marginalized minorities. The weekly readings are designed to encourage students to rethink conventional understandings of the role of the state, society, and markets from the vantage point of migrants and foreigners, economic outsiders, and other groups discriminated against on the basis of gender, race, ethnicity, caste, language and indigeneity. This is a reading-intensive course and recommended for students with, or interested in developing, reading comprehension in at least one Asian language.