Using Novels to Teach the Cultural Geographies of South Asia

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

Spring 2011

Disciplines

Arts and Humanities | Asian Studies | Curriculum and Instruction | Education | Higher Education | Higher Education and Teaching | International and Area Studies | South and Southeast Asian Languages and Societies | Teacher Education and Professional Development

Abstract

I have taught the geographies of Asia for ten years. While I have found traditional materials like textbooks and articles useful for introducing students to the physical environment, political systems, and economic realities of the region, teaching about cultures is often a more difficult proposition. One way to address this problem is to assign novels as homework.

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