Caste, Race, and Democracy
GOVT 395
Fall 2026
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01
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| Crosslisting:
GSAS 396 |
Drawing on the resources of social and intellectual history, political theory, literature, and social science, this seminar will explore the intimacies and differences between two forms of social differentiation: caste in South Asia and race in the United States. We will focus, in particular, on the relationships between caste formation, racial formation, and imperial power; the diagnoses of and forms of democratic resistance to caste and race subjugation that were articulated in the 19th and 20th centuries; and the place of contemporary social science in documenting both the persistence of oppression along caste and racial lines and the success of efforts to combat such oppression. |
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| Credit: 1 |
Gen Ed Area Dept:
SBS GOVT |
| Course Format: Seminar | Grading Mode: Graded |
| Level: UGRD |
Prerequisites: None |
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Fulfills a Requirement for: (Global South Asian Studies)(Government)(Human Rights Advocacy Minor) |
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| Instructor(s): Ramesh,Hari Times: .M.W... 02:50PM-04:10PM; Location: OLIN204; |
| Total Enrollment Limit: 12 | | SR major: 5 | JR major: 5 | | |
| | GRAD: X | SR non-major: 1 | JR non-major: 1 | SO: 0 | FR: X |
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