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South Asia Center, Jackson School of International Studies, University of Washington

South Asia Center Course List | Spring 2024

February 2, 2024

This list contains courses both explicitly on a South Asian topic (“History by Bollywood”, “Introduction to Modern South Asia”) and courses with an international or thematic focus taught by South Asia Center affiliated faculty (“Writing Workshop for Public Scholarship”). Always double-check the UW Time Schedule for the most current course information.

AREA COURSES

JACKSON SCHOOL OF INTERNATIONAL STUDIES

JSIS 203    RISE OF ASIA        (SSc)

15825        A        TuTh        130-320        BAG 261        Kale,S

JSIS 483    CULTURES OF GLOBAL ASIA - GRADUATE SEMINAR        

21613        A        MW        1230-220        MGH 228        Bahrawi,N

Offered with ASIAN 498 C

JSIS 498    CAPITALISM & INEQUALITY        (W,SSc)

15850        D        M        400-650        DEN 256        Kale,S

JSIS 510    DATA LIT INTERDIS ST        

21407        A        MW        130-320        MAR 168        Williams,N

JSIS 578    WRITING WORKSHOP FOR PUBLIC SCHOLARSHIP        

15857        B        W        130-420        THO 217        Novetzke,C

JSIS A 202    INTRO MOD SO. ASIA        (SSc)

15862        A        MW        830-1020        DEM 104        Dhavan,P

Offered with HSTAS 202 A

JSIS A 245    HUMAN RIGHTS: ASIA        (DIV,SSc)

21475        A        TuTh        930-1050        SMI 102        Callahan,M

Offered with HSTAS 245 A

JSIS A 303    ENVIR HIST SO ASIA        

15880        A        TuTh        330-520        FSH 109        Ramesh,A

Offered with HSTAS 303 A

JSIS A 317    HISTORY BY BOLLYWOOD        (W,DIV,SSc)

15881        A        Tu        1230-420        OUG 136        Yang,A

Offered with HSTAS 317 A

JSIS A 452    GLOBAL ASIA        (DIV,SSc)

15892        A        TuTh        130-320        CHL 015        Welland,S

Offered with GWSS 446 A

JSIS B 480    GLOBAL CYBERSECURITY        (SSc)

15941        A        MW        1230-220        CDH 110A        Beyer,J

Offered with JSIS B 581 A

JSIS B 581    GLOBAL CYBERSECURITY        

15946        A        MW        1230-220        CDH 110A        Beyer,J

Offered with JSIS B 480 A

RELIG 120    YOGA PAST & PRESENT        (DIV,A&H,SSc)

19645        A        *        *-0                Novetzke,C

Offered with CHID 120 A

ANTHROPOLOGY

ANTH 442    GLOBAL ASIA        (DIV,SSc)

10320        A        TuTh        130-320        CHL 015        Welland,S

Offered with JSIS A 452 A

ANTH 550    ETHNO FIELD TECH        

10335        A        TuTh        130-320        DEN 313        Govindrajan,R

ASIAN LANGUAGES AND LITERATURE

ASIAN 301    SONGS SAINTS INDIA        (A&H,SSc)

10530        A        WF        1130-120        BNS 115        Pauwels,H

Offered with GLITS 311 B

ASIAN 498    CULTURES OF GLOBAL ASIA - GRADUATE SEMINAR        (A&H)

10533        C        MW        1230-220        MGH 228        Bahrawi,N

Offered with C LIT 371 A

S ASIA 498    PARTITION LITERATURE AND FILM         (A&H)

19690        A        TuTh        230-420        CMU 243        Dubrow,J

Offered with GLITS 313 C

COMPARATIVE HISTORY OF IDEAS

CHID 120    YOGA PAST & PRESENT        (DIV,A&H,SSc)

12271        A        *        *-0                Novetzke,C

Offered with RELIG 120 A

CHID 390    COLLOQ HIST IDEAS        (SSc)

12296        A        MW        1230-220        LOW 215        Mahadevan,S

COMPARATIVE LITERATURE, CINEMA AND MEDIA

C LIT 322    ASIAN & WESTERN LIT        (A&H)

11781        A        TuTh        230-420        CMU 243        Dubrow,J

Offered with S ASIA 498 A

C LIT 371    LIT & VISUAL ARTS        (A&H)

11790        A        MW        1230-220        MGH 228        Bahrawi,N

Offered with ASIAN 498 C

GENDER, WOMEN, AND SEXUALITY STUDIES

GWSS 290    INTRO TO GENDER AND GIG WORK        (DIV,SSc)

15108        A        MW        1030-1220        CDH 110A        Dattani,K

GWSS 405    COMP WOM MVMT ACTIV        (SSc)

15124        A        TuTh        330-520        ART 003        Damodaran,S

GWSS 446    GLOBAL ASIA        (DIV,SSc)

15126        A        TuTh        130-320        CHL 015        Welland,S

Offered with ANTH 442 A

GWSS 460    FEM ORAL HISTORY        (DIV,SSc)

15127        A        MW        12:30-2:20        ECE 026        Ramamurthy,P

GWSS 503    FEM RSCH & METH INQ        

15137        A        TuTh        330-520        PCAR 492        Ramamurthy,P

GWSS 590    DECOLONIAL FEMINIST THEORY        

15138        A        M        330-720        BNS 115        Keating,C

HISTORY

HSTAS 202    INTRO MOD SO. ASIA        (SSc)

15366        A        MW        830-1020        DEM 104        Dhavan,P

Offered with JSIS A 202 A

HSTAS 245    HUMAN RIGHTS: ASIA        (DIV,SSc)

21476        A        TuTh        930-1050        SMI 102        Callahan,M

Offered with JSIS A 245 A

HSTAS 303    ENVIR HIST SO ASIA        

15372        A        TuTh        330-520        FSH 109        Ramesh,A

Offered with JSIS A 303 A

HSTAS 317    HISTORY BY BOLLYWOOD        (W,DIV,SSc)

15373        A        Tu        1230-420        OUG 136        Yang,A

Offered with JSIS A 317 A

POLITICAL SCIENCE

POL S 522    INTL POLITICAL ECON        

19176        A        Tu        130-420        SMI 107        Prakash,A

SLAVIC LANGUAGES & LITERATURES

GLITS 311    LIT ACROSS TIMES        (A&H)

15082        B        WF        1130-120        BNS 115        Pauwels,H

Offered with ASIAN 301 A

GLITS 313    LIT ACROSS PLACES        (A&H)

15087        C        TuTh        230-420        CMU 243        Dubrow,J

Offered with C LIT 322 A

ARCHITECTURE

ARCH 445    SOUTH ASIAN ARCH I        (A&H)

10379        A        WF        830-1020        ARC 110        Prakash,V

Offered with ARCH 598 F

ARCH 598    SOUTH ASIAN ARCHITECTURE        

10424        F        WF        830-1020        GLD 142        Prakash,V

Offered with ARCH 445 A

GLOBAL HEALTH

G H 593    RETHINKING GLBL HLTH        

14883        A        M        230-350        HSEB 235        Rao,D

INTERDISCIPLINARY ARTS & SCI - BOTHELL

BIS 203    ECONOMICS OF GENDER        (DIV,RSN,SSc)

11634        A        Tu        115-315        INV 111        Charusheela,S

BIS 300    INTERDISC INQUIRY        

11651        B        *        *-0                Kurian,A

BIS 324    GENDER, RIGHTS, CNMA        (DIV,A&H,SSc)

11662        A        Tu        1100-100        DISC 252        Kurian,A

BIS 466    H RGTS & RESISTANCE        (SSc)

11690        A        Tu        330-530        UW1 020        Kurian,A

BISLEP 397    ECONOMICS OF NON PROFITS AND NGOS        (SSc)

11721        A        Th        330-530        UW1 040        Charusheela,S

LANGUAGE COURSES

ASIAN LANGUAGES AND LITERATURE

BENG 103    ELEMENTARY BENGALI        

11146        A        MTuWThF        1030-1120        MGH 282        Abedin,N

BENG 203    INTERMED BENGALI        (A&H)

11147        A        MTuWThF        1230-120        THO 217        Abedin,N

BENG 303    ADVANCED BENGALI        (A&H)

11148        A        MW        230-420        MGH 097        Abedin,N

HINDI 103    ELEMENTARY HINDI        

15251        A        MTuWThF        930-1020        SAV 168        House,S

HINDI 203    INTERMED HINDI        (A&H)

15252        A        MTuWThF        1030-1120        LOW 113        Chandekar,A

HINDI 317    HINDI POPULAR SONGS        

21629        A        F        130-320        FSH 108        Pauwels,H

HINDI 324    ADV HINDI DRAMA        (A&H)

15253        A        WF        130-320        FSH 108        Pauwels,H

Offered with HINDI 524 A

HINDI 424    MOD HINDI LIT-DRAMA        (A&H,SSc)

15254        A        WF        130-320        MGH 255        Pauwels,H

Offered with URDU 424 A

HINDI 524    MOD HINDI LIT-DRAMA        

15256        A        WF        130-320        FSH 108        Pauwels,H

Offered with URDU 524 A

SNKRT 103    ELEM SANSKRIT        (A&H)

19764        A        MTuWThF        930-1020        SAV 167        Marino,J

Offered with SNKRT 513 A

SNKRT 203    INTERMED SANSKRIT        (A&H)

19765        A        MWF        1130-1250        SAV 141        Chandekar,A

Offered with SNKRT 523 A

SNKRT 313    ADVANCED SANSKRIT        (A&H)

19766        A        MWF        1130-1250        CDH 128        Chandekar,A

Offered with SNKRT 550 A

SNKRT 513    ELEM SANSKRIT        

19768        A        MTuWThF        930-1020        SAV 167        Marino,J

Offered with SNKRT 103 A

SNKRT 523    INTERMED SANSKRIT        

19769        A        MWF        1130-1250        SAV 141        Chandekar,A

Offered with SNKRT 203 A

SNKRT 533    ADVANCED SANSKRIT        

19770        A        MWF        1130-1250        CDH 128        Chandekar,A

Offered with SNKRT 313 A

SNKRT 550    SMNR SANSKRIT LIT        

19771        A        MWF        1130-1250        CDH 128        Chandekar,A

Offered with SNKRT 533 A

URDU 103    ELEMENTARY URDU        

21254        A        MTuWThF        930-1020        SAV 158        Ahmad,J

URDU 203    INTERMEDIATE URDU        (A&H)

21255        A        MTuWThF        1030-1120        SAV 158        Ahmad,J

URDU 324    ADV URDU DRAMA        (A&H)

21256        A        WF        130-320        MGH 282        Pauwels,H

Offered with HINDI 324 A

URDU 424    MOD HINDI LIT-DRAMA        (A&H,SSc)

21257        A        WF        130-320        MGH 255        Pauwels,H

Offered with HINDI 424 A

URDU 524    MOD HINDI LIT-DRAMA        

21259        A        WF        130-320        FSH 108        Pauwels,H

Offered with HINDI 324 A

MIDDLE EASTERN LANGUAGES AND CULTURES

PRSAN 103    ELEMENTARY PERSIAN        

19196        A        F        1030-1120        SAV 162        Monfaredi,E

Offered with PRSAN 513 A

PRSAN 203    INTERMED PERSIAN        (A&H)

19197        A        TuThF        1030-1220        SAV 167        Entezar,S

Offered with PRSAN 523 A

PRSAN 456    SUFISM: THOUGHT        (A&H,SSc)

19198        A        MW        130-250        ART 006        Fani,A

PRSAN 513    ELEMENTARY PERSIAN        

19201        A        F        1030-1120        SAV 162        Entezar,Sherry

Offered with PRSAN 103 A