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Academic Year 2000/2001


Recent Indian Fiction and Poetry in English
ENGL 216 FA

Indian fiction has caught international attention in the past few years. As the growing number of Indian literary works published in English illustrates, English is no longer the language of the colonists. This course includes poetry, fiction, postcolonial and feminist theory to uncover class and gender contradictions in writings within India and the Indian Diaspora. In addition, we will discuss the history of 20th century Indo-Anglian literature, the politics of translation, and the represent ation of India as the sun sets on the age of nationalism.

MAJOR READINGS

G.V. Desani, Salman Rushdie, Arundhati Roy, Vikram Seth, Ismat Chugtai, V.S. Naipaul. Critical Theory: Gauri Viswanathan, Susie Tharu, Aijaz Ahmad, Gayatri Spivak.

EXAMINATIONS AND ASSIGNMENTS

Mid-term, two papers.

Unless preregistered students attend the first class meeting or communicate directly with the instructor prior to the first class, they will be dropped from the class list. NOTE: Students must still submit a completed Drop/Add form to the Registrar's Office.

COURSE FORMAT: Lecture

REGISTRATION INFORMATION

Level: UGRD    Credit: 1    Gen Ed Area Dept: HA ENGL    Grading Mode: Graded   

Prerequisites: NONE Links to Web Resources For This Course.

Last Updated on MAR-26-2001


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