Bollywood and Beyond: Commercial Cinema, Language and Culture in South Asia
HIND-URD 123
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Description
This course examines concepts of personhood, community and culture in South Asia as expressed in contemporary film and literature. Works in Hindi-Urdu and in translation will be examined with emphasis on language as an index of cultural difference and of broad social shifts, notably the transformation of audiences from citizens to culture-consumers. Knowledge of Hindi-Urdu is not required. However, there will be a section for students with intermediate proficiency utilizing language materials.
Course Notes
Students who enroll in the language section of this course may count it towards a citation in Hindi-Urdu. No auditors will be permitted. Enrolled students must take the course for a letter grade.
School
Faculty of Arts & Sciences
Credits
4
Cross Reg
Available for Harvard Cross Registration
Department
South Asian Studies
Course Component
Lecture
General Education
N/A
Quantitative Reasoning with Data
N/A
Divisional Distribution
Arts and Humanities
Course Level
For Undergraduate and Graduate Students
