SOUTH ASIAN LITERATURE ACROSS BORDERS

Credit Hours: 3 · Undergraduate Lower-Level

Introduction to important 20th and 21st-century works of English literature from South Asia -- the region that includes India, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka -- and its diaspora. Readings include award-winning, bestselling, and lesser-known texts (fiction, non-fiction, poetry) by writers who address a wide range of issues including national and cultural identity, colonialism, sexuality, religion, globalization, and political violence. Cross-list: ASIA 222 .