At Home and in the World: Histories of Gender & Sexuality in Colonial South Asia

This course will be of interest to graduate students invested in or curious about histories of colonialism, gender, and sexuality, and those interested in histories of the marginalized more broadly. In the class, students are introduced to major debates and methods in the historical study of gender & sexuality in South Asia, which in turn serve as meditations on colonialism and on the limits of the archive. The course provides a foundational knowledge both of this history and of the stakes, debates, and contradictions that shape this field.