This course looks at the histories of Punjab and the Sikhs in South Asia and the Diaspora. The course starts by looking at the historical time and the later memory of Guru Nanak, the founder of Sikhism, along with other notable figures. It briefly looks at the 18th and the 19th centuries in history, culture, memory, and imagination up through the Partition of 1947. The Punjabi Diaspora in the West and its political commitment to dismantle imperialism are seen through figures like Maharaja Duleep Singh and Sophia Duleep Singh in the UK, and the intimate and familial relations of the early Punjabi settlers in California and the Ghadar movement in the US.
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UnitsOptional
Grading1
PasstimeUpper division only
Level LimitLetters and science
CollegeProfessor means well however she was extremely disorganized and often times did not go over course content enough. Her lectures were extremely dense and left no time for discussion or questions about course content. During end of quarter evaluations, as a class we felt she could have been more organized and clear about course expectations.
She's not too bad and lectures are well organized (although boring). Tests are difficult and heavy on the readings.
She was ok, not the best lecturer and hard to follow. Probably wouldn't take her class again.