This seminar explores the making of the Islamic Revolution in Iran. Framed in a comparative historical perspective on revolutions, it interrogates the cultural and political peculiarities that made …
Gender Equality in Transnational Perspective
This course is structured around three goals: i. to move beyond the formalistic approaches to gender discrimination to envision news ways of thinking about gender equality in specific contexts; ii. to …
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Mughals and the World, 1500-1858 AD
Why does Southern Asia’s pre-colonial history matter? Using materials that illustrate the connected worlds of Central Asia, South Asia and the Indian Ocean rim, we will query conventional histories of …
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Topics in Postcolonial Literature and Film
An exploration of multicultural perspectives on issues of power, perception, and identity as revealed in representations of imperialism and colonialism from the early twentieth century to the present. …
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The Making of the Modern Middle East: Islamic History 1300-2000
This course explores the political and cultural history of early modern and modern Muslim societies including the Mongols, Timurids, Mamluks, and the Gunpowder empires (Ottomans, Safavids and …
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Muhammad to the Mongols: Islamic History 600-1300
This course explores the history of early and medieval Islamic societies, from the rise of Islam in the seventh century up to the Mongol invasions (c. 1300). The course will trace the trajectory of …
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