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Indian Architecture Through the Ages: Religion, Nationalism, and Identity
ARHA279 SP

This course will explore the architecture of the Indian subcontinent (including Pakistan) from the 1st through the 17th centuries, A.D. In addition to providing a general exposure to the Indian architectural tradition, the course will seek to redefine and complicate the otherwise simplistic modern understanding of Indian architecture. With the plethora of religio-cultural patterns thoroughly intertwined within what is broadly known as "Indian culture," issues of religious and nationalist identificatio n of the architecture of the subcontinent are foremost in the study of Indian architectural history. Surveying architecture from the ancient throught the Mughal periods, this course will explore the constantly shifting boundaries between what is Hindu, Buddhist, Jain, and Muslim in the context of post-Partition subcontinent.

MAJOR READINGS

EXAMINATIONS AND ASSIGNMENTS

Unless preregistered students attend the first class meeting or communicate directly with the instructor prior to the first class, they will be dropped from the class list. NOTE: Students must still submit a completed Drop/Add form to the Registrar's Office.

COURSE FORMAT: Lecture/Discussion

REGISTRATION INFORMATION

Level: UGRD    Credit: 1    Gen Ed Area Dept: HA ART    Grading Mode: Graded   

Prerequisites: NONE

SECTION 01

Instructor(s): Patel,Alka   

Times: .M..... 01:10PM-04:00PM;     Location: ZLKA106

Reserved Seats:    (Total Limit: 15)

SR. major:    Jr. major:

SR. non-major: 5   Jr. non-major: 5   SO: 5   FR: X

Special Attributes:

Last Updated on MAR-24-2000

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