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What are cartoons, and why do we study them? This course introduces students to the role of visual media in the making of public life in modern Iran, from the late Qajar period (circa 1905) up to the …
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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 …
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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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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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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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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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