A women peers through the makeshift zaali (window) at the Gilani Peer Dargah in Ahmedabad. (Photo courtesy of lecercle on Flickr. CC-BY-NC-SA.)
Instructor(s)
Prof. Jean Jackson
MIT Course Number
21A.102 / (formerly 21A.226)
As Taught In
Fall 2011
Level
Undergraduate
Course Description
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Course Description
An introduction to the cross-cultural study of ethnic and national identity. We examine the concept of social identity, and consider the ways in which gendered, linguistic, religious, and ethno-racial identity components interact. We explore the history of nationalism, including the emergence of the idea of the nation-state, as well as ethnic conflict, globalization, identity politics, and human rights.
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