Summer 2020

In this course we will study literary and religious aspects of Hindu myths. Through the reading of primary sources in translation, the course covers the main divinities and many mythological themes of early Vedic as well as later Puranic literature. We will follow the development of mythology from the Rg Veda to the epics—The Mahabharata and the Ramayana—and up to the classical mythology of the Sanskrit Puranas.

Runs 7/6/2020-8/14/20

The course focuses on Philippine history through literature and performance.  Among the texts to be discussed are: traditional forms (rituals, poetry, songs, dances) that give insights to belief systems and economic, political, and social life during the indigenous or precolonial period; performance and literary forms that were instruments both of colonial conquest and anti-colonial movements; and theater and literature that participated in discourse on agrarian issues, labor, martial law and militarism, gender rights, academic freedom, and human rights.

Runs 5/26/2020-7/2/2020

The course brings students on a research trip to the Philippines to learn through interviews and interactions with Filipino people, selected lectures by the Philippines’ leading scholars and interactive activities with the Philippines’ artists and writers.

This is a course offered in Manila, Philippines through Berkeley Study Abroad.

For more information, please visit their website: http://studyabroad.berkeley.edu/program/summerabroad/philippines

Runs 7/6/2020-8/14/2020

Runs 5/26/2020-7/2/2020