OxfordTutorial:IndiaPartitions

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This course will query the singularity of the Indian Partition of 1947 through an examination of both historical and literary sources that reveal multiple experiences and narratives of what may be better thought of as long processes of differentiation not just between states, but between peoples and communities in the subcontinent. The main goal of this course is to introduce students to the history of Partition, and to prompt students to analyze the different modes of expression that have emerged from it, including short stories, poetry, novels, oral narratives, and films.