UVA’s BA in South Asian Languages and Literatures immerses students in the languages, literary traditions, and cultural expressions of the Indian subcontinent. Students study Hindi, Urdu, or Sanskrit while exploring religious texts, poetry, cinema, and postcolonial narratives. With faculty expertise across history, religion, and performance, the program develops linguistic fluency and deep intercultural understanding—ideal for careers in translation, education, international development, or graduate study in regional languages or cultural studies.
Translation project of Kabir’s bhakti poetry with commentary on religious pluralism
Essay on Partition narratives in modern Hindi and Urdu short fiction
Film analysis of Bollywood as a tool of cultural diplomacy
Comparative study of Sanskrit and Tamil devotional poetic forms
Podcast in Hindi discussing diasporic identity and regional dialects
Digital exhibit on historical scripts of the Indian subcontinent
Field interviews with heritage speakers about multilingual upbringing
Translation and staging of a South Asian folk theater play
Research paper on Urdu ghazals and expressions of love, loss, and politics
Curated reading guide of Dalit literature in translation
Interactive timeline of colonial and postcolonial South Asian literature
Study of language politics in contemporary India and Pakistan
Linguistic analysis of Persian influence on Hindi-Urdu vocabulary
Blog series translating and contextualizing South Asian proverbs
Visual poetry project merging Sanskrit verses and modern photography
Seminar on South Asian feminist literary voices from the 20th century
Capstone documentary on South Asian language preservation in the U.S.
Survey on attitudes toward regional languages among second-gen immigrants
Analysis of Sufi influence on South Asian music and lyric traditions
Creation of an open-source language learning tool for Devanagari script
Explore language, literature, and identity across South Asia in UVA’s immersive SALA program.
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