INTD303

This course explores ways in which people in India are organizing to achieve social justice and working to find solutions to economic, social and political problems. The course begins by reviewing the legal and political structures that shape the lives of citizens. Through readings, lectures and fieldtrips, students learn about the history and contemporary forms of several key social movements in India, including the women's movement, sexual minorities movement, child rights movement, environmental movement, and tribal (adivasi) movement. The course also examines tools for social change such as alternative education, grassroots media, alternative law practices and conflict resolution groups.