This program leads students on an immersive exploration of India’s social, economic and religious environments in a time of rapid change and exposure to global capitalism. The course will cover a range of locations that highlight the urgent issues that animate India’s political and social worlds. This includes visiting sites of historical and cultural significance, examining the pressing environmental/social issues plaguing India, and collaborating with local and transnational NGOs. Students will undergo language exposure workshops with one of India’s leading Hindi/Urdu teaching schools. Students will participate in an immersive workshop with executives from an institution such as the Times of India, India’s foremost media company to investigate private media ownership in a neoliberal India, the challenges faced by reporters and journalists covering such a diverse country and a deeper appreciation of bilingual (Hindi/English) readership. Note that there is no language requirement for this course and although it will include study of the relationships between languages, no prior knowledge of any Indian language is required.
Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion, students will have the knowledge and skills to:
Upon completion of this course, students should be able to:- Discuss the issues involved in studying India’s social, economic and religious environments
- Analyse the factors impacting on these issues due to the rapid pace of change in India today
- Evaluate the role that English, Hindi and Urdu languages play in debates on development in India
- Synthesize materials from a representative range of sources including the media in their analysis of development in India
- Critique the role that individuals play in Australia-India relationships
Other Information
Admission into this in-country course is through an application round. Please see the ANU Global Programs site for more details: http://anu-au-sa.terradotta.com/Indicative Assessment
- Initial assessment, such as essay/project (1000 words 25%) [Learning outcomes, 1, 2, 3]
- Participation, measured by participation in tutorial discussions (5%) [Learning outcomes, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
- Reflective study/travel journal (8 * 100 words a day , 800 words 20%) [Learning outcomes, 1, 2, 4, 5]
- Final essay (2000 words 50%) [Learning outcomes, 1, 2, 3, 4]
The ANU uses Turnitin to enhance student citation and referencing techniques, and to assess assignment submissions as a component of the University's approach to managing Academic Integrity. While the use of Turnitin is not mandatory, the ANU highly recommends Turnitin is used by both teaching staff and students. For additional information regarding Turnitin please visit the ANU Online website.
Workload
Full time intensive in-country study tour, over roughly two weeks.Requisite and Incompatibility
You will need to contact the School of Culture History and Language to request a permission code to enrol in this course.
Prescribed Texts
Readings will be made available in Wattle.Preliminary Reading
Bose, Sugata, and Ayesha Jalal. Modern South Asia : History, Culture, Political Economy. 2nd ed. New York: Routledge, 2004.
Chakrabarty, Dipesh. "Postcoloniality and the Artifice of History: Who Speaks for "Indian" Pasts?". Representations (Special Issue: Imperial Fantasies and Postcolonial Histories), no. 37 (Winter 1992): 1-26.
Ashar, Meera. "Decolonizing What? Categories, Concepts and the Enduring 'Not Yet'." Cultural Dynamics, 27, no. 2 (2015).
Aquil, Raziuddin. "Hazrat-I-Dehli the Making of the Chishti Sufi Centre and the Stronghold of Islam." South Asia Research 28, no. 1 (2008): 23-48.
The Indians: Portrait of a People, by Sudhir Kakar, Katharina Kakar (2009)
India: A History, by John Keay (2000)
South-Asian Fiction in English, Contemporary Transformations, Editors: Tickell, Alex (Ed.) Palgrave 2016
Fees
Tuition fees are for the academic year indicated at the top of the page.
If you are a domestic graduate coursework or international student you will be required to pay tuition fees. Tuition fees are indexed annually. Further information for domestic and international students about tuition and other fees can be found at Fees.
- Student Contribution Band:
- 1
- Unit value:
- 6 units
If you are an undergraduate student and have been offered a Commonwealth supported place, your fees are set by the Australian Government for each course. At ANU 1 EFTSL is 48 units (normally 8 x 6-unit courses). You can find your student contribution amount for each course at Fees. Where there is a unit range displayed for this course, not all unit options below may be available.
| Units | EFTSL |
|---|---|
| 6.00 | 0.12500 |
Course fees
- Domestic fee paying students
| Year | Fee |
|---|---|
| 2017 | $2856 |
- International fee paying students
| Year | Fee |
|---|---|
| 2017 | $4080 |
Offerings, Dates and Class Summary Links
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