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Course Schedule - Spring Semester 2024
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ASIA 358 001 (CRN: 23436)
FILM AND SOCIETY IN SOUTH ASIA
Long Title: FILM AND SOCIETY IN SOUTH ASIA
Department: Asian Studies
Instructor: Visweswaran, Kamala
Meeting: 6:30PM - 9:00PM W (8-JAN-2024 - 19-APR-2024)
Part of Term: Full Term
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Course Type: Seminar
Language of Instruction: Taught in English
Distribution Group: Distribution Group I
Method of Instruction: Face to Face
Credit Hours: 3
Course Syllabus:
Course Materials: Rice Campus Store
Restrictions:
Must be enrolled in one of the following Level(s):
Undergraduate Professional
Visiting Undergraduate
Undergraduate
Section Max Enrollment: 25
Section Enrolled: 3
Enrollment data as of: 6-OCT-2024 8:27AM
Final Exam: Take-Home Exam
Final Exam Time:
30-APR-2024
7:00PM - 10:00PM T
Description: This course explores how key issues in South Asian society and history are rendered through popular, documentary and parallel cinema. The course will draw upon contemporary historiography, social science, and literature to situate South Asian films in larger sociopolitical contexts. Distribution 1 credit effective Fall 2022.