| WEEK# | TOPICS | KEY DUE DATES |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Introduction & Organization | |
| 2 |
Leaving India In-class reading quiz |
Analysis paper #1 due Discussion questions due |
| 3 |
Labor In-class reading quiz |
Discussion questions due |
| 4 |
Capital In-class reading quiz |
Analysis paper #2 due Discussion questions due |
| 5 |
Empire and Nationalism In-class reading quiz |
Discussion questions due |
| 6 |
Race and Place: Being South Asian in America In-class reading quiz |
Analysis paper #3 due Discussion questions due |
| 7 |
Individual Meetings with Instructor
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One-paragraph question for research paper due Discussion questions due |
| 8 |
Multiculturalism and Its Discontents In-class reading quiz |
One-page proposal for research paper due Discussion questions due |
| 9 |
Religion and Diaspora In-class reading quiz |
Analysis paper #4 due Discussion questions due |
| 10 | Individual Meetings with Instructor | |
| 11 |
Individual Meetings with Instructor In-class viewing and discussion: Hasan Minhaj: Homecoming King. Directed by Christopher Storer. Color, 73 min. 2017. |
Research paper due |
| 12 |
Presentations and Peer Commentary Students will be paired up to present their research paper (10 minutes) and comment on another student’s paper (5 minutes) in class |
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| 13 | Lunch & Wrap Up | Revised research paper due |