HIST 4105 - History of Science and Technology in South Asia

Credit Hours 3
Description: The increasing importance of South Asian countries in the international arena in present day has led to the growing importance of the history of science & technology in these countries. We will sample a variety of approaches to the investigation of the history of South Asian sciences and technologies and discuss what is, and whether there is, something special about this field. By focusing on topics like colonial science, civilization through science &
technology, nationalism/Imperialism and science, the vernacularization of science & technology and how knowledge circulates transnationally we will examine the nature of modernity in South Asia.