ASST 208

Summer 2025 Part of Term S1

Part of Term S1
(4 week) May 19-Jun 13
Cultures & Literatures of South Asia

Credit: 3 hours.

Same as CWL 208, REL 208 and SAME 208. See REL 208.

This course satisfies the General Education Criteria in Fall 2022 for:

Cultural Studies - Non-West
Humanities – Lit & Arts
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ASST 208 class schedule data for summer 2025
CRN Type Section Time Day Location Instructor Section Details
40221
Online
RBM
ARRANGED
n.a.
n.a.
Mehta, R
Part of Term:
S1
Date Range:
05/19/25-06/13/25
Degree Notes:
Humanities - Lit & Arts, and Cultural Studies - Non-West course.
Section Info:
Introduction to the literary traditions of South Asia from the beginnings to the end of the Mughal era. Students will read - in translation - selections from a wide range of texts beginning with the earliest Vedic Hymns to the seventeenth and eighteenth century Sufi poetry and songs. Provides students an understanding of the heterogeneous and rich literary and cultural past of the region.
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