Elliott C McCarter

This course will contribute to an understanding of modern India, Pakistan and Bangladesh through an examination of illustrative novels, short stories, poetry, films, historiographies and cultural theories.  We shall draw attention to such issues as communalism and colonialism while exploring the terrain of multiple histories, cultures and identities that are inherent in this region.  Our analysis will be theoretically guided in that we will consider the issue of orientalism throughout the semester.

Texts/Readings:
Ruskin Bond, A Flight of Pigeons
Shobha De, Small Betrayals
Attia Hosain, Sunlight on a Broken Column
Rohinton Mistry, Such a Long Journey
Khushwant Singh, Delhi
The Bhagavad Gita
Course packet

Grading/Requirements:
2 Exams                20% ea.
Final                    25%           8-10 page paper            20%        
Class Attendance/participation                      10%           Cultural event report      5%