HISA 122. History and Literature in South Asia (4 units)
Link to catalog page: https://catalog.ucsd.edu/courses/HIST.html#hisa122
Description
This course analyzes the history of South Asia through an engagement with the diverse pre-modern and modern literary traditions of the region. Reading translations from multiple South Asian languages across centuries, the course situates literary discourse in historical context, as well as trains students to study literature as historical sources.
Prerequisite courses
HISA 122 has no prerequisite courses.
Successor courses
No courses have HISA 122 as a prerequisite.