Oriental Languages and Cultures

General aims: knowledge of historical evolution of India in the period 1947-1964. Teaching structure: 1) Partition and its consequences, 2 hours (the refugee problem; the former Native States); 2) the Constitution of India, 4 hours (deliberations of the Constituent Assembly; salient features of the Constitution); 3) the making of a new State under J. Nehru, 12 hours (the linguistic question; reorganization of federal states; centre and peripheries; the tribal question; the North-east); 4) India’s foreign policy, 8 hours (the Kashmir issue and India-Pakistan wars; the Non-Aligned Movement; the India-China war); 5) Nehru’s economic policy, 6 hours (technology, industrialization, large infrastructural projects; five-year plans); 6) India’s saecular state, 8 hours (state and religion; the Hindu Civil Code; status of Indian Muslims; the Scheduled Castes); 7) structure of research projects, 2 hours (theory and methodology in historical research).

Students are expected to have a general knowledge of 20th-century history, and to be conversant with basic terminology related to political and social institutions.

Ramachandra Guha, India After Gandhi, Harper Perennial, New York, 2007, pp. 1-386.

Attendance is not compulsory. It is, however, strongly recommended as a large majority of students are not familiar with the themes dealt with.

Attending students: Two written tests relating to parts 1-5 of the course (specific aims 1-2, 4). Final oral examination with marks up to 30/30, relating to the remaining parts (specific aims 3-5). Non-attending students: oral examination with marks up to 30/30, relating to the exam reading list. Marks are given based on: - ability to identify and contextualize historical processes and events; - knowing the subject matter; - ability to approach themes and issues both analytically and synthetically; - ability to use adequate language. Attaining the above abilities fully will result in excellent marks. Attaining the above qualities partially will result in medium to good marks. Failure in some of the abilities will result in only sufficient marks. Failure in most or all the above abilities will result in negative marks.

Classroom and/or remote teaching, seminar, documentaries and visual documents (specific aims 1-3); oral and written tests and exercises (specific aims 4-5).

General aims: knowledge of historical evolution of India in the period 1947-1964. Teaching structure: 1) Partition and its consequences, 2 hours (the refugee problem; the former Native States); 2) the Constitution of India, 4 hours (deliberations of the Constituent Assembly; salient features of the Constitution); 3) the making of a new State under J. Nehru, 12 hours (the linguistic question; reorganization of federal states; centre and peripheries; the tribal question; the North-east); 4) India’s foreign policy, 8 hours (the Kashmir issue and India-Pakistan wars; the Non-Aligned Movement; the India-China war); 5) Nehru’s economic policy, 6 hours (technology, industrialization, large infrastructural projects; five-year plans); 6) India’s saecular state, 8 hours (state and religion; the Hindu Civil Code; status of Indian Muslims; the Scheduled Castes); 7) structure of research projects, 2 hours (theory and methodology in historical research).

Students are expected to have a general knowledge of 20th-century history, and to be conversant with basic terminology related to political and social institutions.

Ramachandra Guha, India After Gandhi, Harper Perennial, New York, 2007, pp. 1-386.

Attendance is not compulsory. It is, however, strongly recommended as a large majority of students are not familiar with the themes dealt with.

Attending students: Two written tests relating to parts 1-5 of the course (specific aims 1-2, 4). Final oral examination with marks up to 30/30, relating to the remaining parts (specific aims 3-5). Non-attending students: oral examination with marks up to 30/30, relating to the exam reading list. Marks are given based on: - ability to identify and contextualize historical processes and events; - knowing the subject matter; - ability to approach themes and issues both analytically and synthetically; - ability to use adequate language. Attaining the above abilities fully will result in excellent marks. Attaining the above qualities partially will result in medium to good marks. Failure in some of the abilities will result in only sufficient marks. Failure in most or all the above abilities will result in negative marks.

Classroom and/or remote teaching, seminar, documentaries and visual documents (specific aims 1-3); oral and written tests and exercises (specific aims 4-5).