21F.040 2005春季课程：印度行脚：现代印度文化与社会介绍(A Passage to India: Introduction to Modern Indian Culture and Society, Spring 2005)
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印度斋浦尔的Jal Mahal（水上宫殿）（图片由Sandra Mallalieu提供）
The Jal Mahal (water palace) in Jaipur, India. (Photo courtesy of Sandra Mallalieu.)
The Jal Mahal (water palace) in Jaipur, India. (Photo courtesy of Sandra Mallalieu.)
课程重点
本课程以讨论为基础，重点在于阅读部分所列涉面广泛的相关著述。
This discussion-based course features a comprehensive list of relevant texts in the readings section.
This discussion-based course features a comprehensive list of relevant texts in the readings section.
课程描述
本课程通过电影、短篇小说、长篇小说、散文以及新闻报章向学生介绍印度文化，并通过以印度历史、政治和宗教为中心的讨论，检视某些当代印度主要的社会、政治争议。焦点议题有：种族关系紧张与恐怖主义、贫穷与不平等、种姓制度冲突、「失踪妇女」以及全球化对流行与民间文化的影响。特别重点关注信息技术革命、外包、“新全球化印度”，以及庞大的地区与亚文化差异。
This course introduces students to Indian Culture through films, short-stories, novels, essays, and newspaper articles. The course examines some major social and political controversies of contemporary India through discussions centered on India's history, politics and religion. The focus is on issues such as ethnic tension and terrorism, poverty and inequality, caste conflict, the "missing women," and the effects of globalization on popular and folk cultures. Particular emphasis is on the IT revolution, outsourcing, the "new global India," and the enormous regional and sub-cultural differences.
This course introduces students to Indian Culture through films, short-stories, novels, essays, and newspaper articles. The course examines some major social and political controversies of contemporary India through discussions centered on India's history, politics and religion. The focus is on issues such as ethnic tension and terrorism, poverty and inequality, caste conflict, the "missing women," and the effects of globalization on popular and folk cultures. Particular emphasis is on the IT revolution, outsourcing, the "new global India," and the enormous regional and sub-cultural differences.
