Intellectual and Cultural Histories
This is a set of courses that look at the meta questions of history and the everyday and material aspects of social life across different time periods. These courses explore intellectual and conceptual history, the history of ideas, the philosophy of history and historiography. These courses are concerned with theoretical movements in the humanities and social sciences, especially anthropology which looks at culture.
Courses
The Intellectual and Cultural Aspects of Modernity
Elective
How did modernity come to be in India and what shaped it as it is?
South Asian Feminisms in Historical Perspective
Elective
Looking at feminisms across South Asia, and the discrete historical experiences of caste patriarchy, religious nationalism, and social reform.
History from the Margins
Elective
Looking at the margins of historical writing, to find marginalised and subaltern pasts.
History and the Idea of India
Elective
Does history matter? A look at this question through histories of India.