Hindi-Urdu Popular Culture

Catalog description

Introduction to basic aspects of cultural practices and production in Hindi-Urdu speaking societies in South Asia and around the world, including consumer culture, education, family relationships, gender and sexuality, language, national identity, religious practices, work life, and aesthetic traditions, including music, art, and film. Discussion and analysis of representative works of Hindi-Urdu visual and print cultures including art, advertising, digital media, language, literature, film and music with attention to cultural analysis as well as to historical and cultural contexts. Course taught in English and does not fulfill foreign language proficiency requirements.