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Course Info for INTS - 214 - 01, Spring 2017
Class number: 5147 Title: Areas and Comparison Department: International Studies
Career: Undergraduate Component: Seminar Session: Regular
Instructor's Permission Required: No Grading Basis: Graded Units: 1.00
Enrollment limited to 15 Current enrollment: 17 Available seats: 0
Start date: Monday, January 23, 2017 End date: Friday, May 12, 2017 Mode of Instruction: In Person
Schedule: TR: 10:50AM-12:05PM, MC - 313 Instructor(s): Prashad, Vijay
Prerequisite(s): None
Distribution Requirement: Meets Social Sciences and Global Requirements
Course Description:
Area Studies seeks to explore zones of the world as discrete cultural and political units. These zones include "South Asia," "North Africa" and "South America." This course will explore the construction of the zones as well as the importance of comparative research that is occasioned by the production of these political and cultural areas.