HSP 135H-1 4295 Great Issues in Humanities
Bindu Madhok and Selva Raj
11:10am – Noon
Monday, Wednesday, Friday
Observatory

This course will examine how philosophical, religious, socio-economic and aesthetic values have, over time, shaped both women's and men's roles in Indian society. We will discuss representation of gender in: (1) classical and medieval religious and philosophical texts (such as the Upanishads, Bhagavad Gita, Manusmriti, the Indian Epics, the Puranas), and practices related to these texts (2) contemporary socio-economic and political realities such as education, employment, marriage, birth control, political representation, and (3) classical art (music, dance, sculpture), popular media {movies, television), and literary works by Indian writers in India and abroad.