Sunday, 11 March 2012
book search
hey, i need to know if anyone of you guys has a copy of Postcolonial Postmortems. Do help me out here!
Friday, 17 February 2012
Ladki Lit
The topic chosen for presentation is
The Comparative study of Indian English in Ladki Lit by Indian authors and authors of Indian descent based abroad
The primary readings (so far) chosen for the same include
Advaita Kala's Almost Single
Swati Pal's Piece of Cake
Madhuri Banerjee's Losing my Virginity and other Dumb Ideas
Preethi Nair's Beyond Indigo
Kavya Vishwanathan's How Opal Mehta got Kissed got Wild and got a Life
the paper intends to begin with a discussion of the terms Masala Lit, Metro reads, Chick Lit and Ladki Lit. Their historical coinage, use, and current understanding of the terms (what they represent)
A comparison of the construction of Indian English used in both. The study of the inclusion of regional languages from India and the context of their usage. The characters to whom these are assigned. A study of their significance. Their inclusion in the glossary (or otherwise).
A survey will be generated and circulated addressing
-difference between romance novels and chick lit novels
-romance books as sources of embarrassment
-representation of culture through Indian English in books by Indian authors and authors of Indian descent
-is there a shift in focus noted within the same genre?
-list of books considered as chick lits by respondent
-why there is a lack of sequels
(among others)
Essentially all terms associated with the genre will be defined and analysed
The books are in the process of being critically compared
The survey will be a product of the questions raised through the above (still in progress)
and a conclusion drawn based on the findings.
All inputs are Welcome.
Please feel free to point out contradictions and problem areas so i can begin to work on those as well.
Thank you
Saumia
The Comparative study of Indian English in Ladki Lit by Indian authors and authors of Indian descent based abroad
The primary readings (so far) chosen for the same include
Advaita Kala's Almost Single
Swati Pal's Piece of Cake
Madhuri Banerjee's Losing my Virginity and other Dumb Ideas
Preethi Nair's Beyond Indigo
Kavya Vishwanathan's How Opal Mehta got Kissed got Wild and got a Life
the paper intends to begin with a discussion of the terms Masala Lit, Metro reads, Chick Lit and Ladki Lit. Their historical coinage, use, and current understanding of the terms (what they represent)
A comparison of the construction of Indian English used in both. The study of the inclusion of regional languages from India and the context of their usage. The characters to whom these are assigned. A study of their significance. Their inclusion in the glossary (or otherwise).
A survey will be generated and circulated addressing
-difference between romance novels and chick lit novels
-romance books as sources of embarrassment
-representation of culture through Indian English in books by Indian authors and authors of Indian descent
-is there a shift in focus noted within the same genre?
-list of books considered as chick lits by respondent
-why there is a lack of sequels
(among others)
Essentially all terms associated with the genre will be defined and analysed
The books are in the process of being critically compared
The survey will be a product of the questions raised through the above (still in progress)
and a conclusion drawn based on the findings.
All inputs are Welcome.
Please feel free to point out contradictions and problem areas so i can begin to work on those as well.
Thank you
Saumia
Sunday, 5 February 2012
seminar 2 : topic
hii...
my topic is something like umm how delhi is seen in different languages by different people and in different genres. texts that i thought include range from khushwant singh's 'delhi:a novel'(english), ghalib's letters to his student (in urdu)and agha shahid ali's poetry on delhi. i am, however, confused whether to include the letters and also i have a question, can i include ahmed ali's 'twilight in delhi'?? and drop the letters...
does all this sound like a proper topic or should i change it...
comments, criticisms, suggestions please.
thank you. shabnam parveen
Friday, 3 February 2012
HELP!
anyone have heard of the social-constructivist school of memory studies and can help me out in it?? i read this term somewhere but now i cannot find where to find it from. any kind of help is welcome.
Monday, 30 January 2012
My dilemma
Other than the mystery
/detective novel which i wanted to work on, there was another topic on my mind, and in fact, it was the one i wrote on the pad you passed around. I wanted to work on the evolution of sex from a three letter word, dreaded and spoken of in hushed tones to a) a tool of transgression, as in A Gog of Small Things, and b) something which has no longer remained a domain of male writers, as in Shobha De's Starry Nights. I remember once listening to a speaker who was talking about the depiction of same sex love on stage and said that india is not just homophobic, but intensely hetero-phobic as well. I figured, i might have a chance of examining how much the heterophobia has ebbed. Do advise, if i should stick to mystery or start working on this one.
/detective novel which i wanted to work on, there was another topic on my mind, and in fact, it was the one i wrote on the pad you passed around. I wanted to work on the evolution of sex from a three letter word, dreaded and spoken of in hushed tones to a) a tool of transgression, as in A Gog of Small Things, and b) something which has no longer remained a domain of male writers, as in Shobha De's Starry Nights. I remember once listening to a speaker who was talking about the depiction of same sex love on stage and said that india is not just homophobic, but intensely hetero-phobic as well. I figured, i might have a chance of examining how much the heterophobia has ebbed. Do advise, if i should stick to mystery or start working on this one.
Friday, 27 January 2012
Hey, I was thinking of working on children's book in India. Through these books I would like to do a cultural study of India-as they reflect a child's world as he himself sees it- beyond the adult community . The books I have in mind are Narayan's 'Swami and friends', Deshpande's '3 novels'.
Please suggest and comment.
Please suggest and comment.
Thursday, 26 January 2012
Topic for presentation in Seminar II
I will work on selected autobiographies by 'Indians', especially Dalit autobiographies written in English. I will deal in general with autobiographies in English written by 'Indians' in the presentations, and for the final paper I will focus on Dalit autobiographies written in English. Is that ok Sir?
Please all participants in the course may also give their suggestions, comments, counter points....
Thank you,
Abdul Hameed
Please all participants in the course may also give their suggestions, comments, counter points....
Thank you,
Abdul Hameed
Monday, 16 January 2012
Introductory Post
This blog is an online forum for students of the M.Phil course "Seminar II", offered at the Centre for English Studies, JNU, coordinated by Professor GJV Prasad, on the topic of Indian English Literature. This is a space in which we can share and discuss our ideas as we work towards a complete seminar paper to be delivered at the end of the semester.
Participants are encouraged to post regularly, updating the group on the progress they have made within their individual areas of research. Comments on posts have been enabled so that the entire group can constructively criticize, and give their feedback on the ideas developed by their peers.
My recommendation is that we use this forum as a collective reading journal, where we post weekly or bi-weekly reports/critiques on our readings. Additionally, broader ideas and thoughts on the topic of Indian English literature may be shared. We could also suggest readings for each other. The important thing, as professor Prasad stressed in our first lecture, is to engage with the ideas of the entire group, so that apart from our expertise within our own area specialization, our knowledge of the broader topic develops as well.
Our first post could be a brief introduction to our individual areas of interest within Indian English Literature. It would be expedient to do so within this week, so we can have some idea of what to discuss in the next class.
Some of you may be new to Blogger, but it's dead easy to use. Email me if you have any difficulties. So cheers to everyone, and merry reading!
-- Prayag Ray (Blogger name: Elendil)
Edit and update: In your introductory posts could you please also mention your real name? Blogger identities often give no clue. For instance, while "Akash Raha" is clearly the real, inimitable Akash Raha, who "to seize upon the midnight with no pain" is, is a mystery.
Participants are encouraged to post regularly, updating the group on the progress they have made within their individual areas of research. Comments on posts have been enabled so that the entire group can constructively criticize, and give their feedback on the ideas developed by their peers.
My recommendation is that we use this forum as a collective reading journal, where we post weekly or bi-weekly reports/critiques on our readings. Additionally, broader ideas and thoughts on the topic of Indian English literature may be shared. We could also suggest readings for each other. The important thing, as professor Prasad stressed in our first lecture, is to engage with the ideas of the entire group, so that apart from our expertise within our own area specialization, our knowledge of the broader topic develops as well.
Our first post could be a brief introduction to our individual areas of interest within Indian English Literature. It would be expedient to do so within this week, so we can have some idea of what to discuss in the next class.
Some of you may be new to Blogger, but it's dead easy to use. Email me if you have any difficulties. So cheers to everyone, and merry reading!
-- Prayag Ray (Blogger name: Elendil)
Edit and update: In your introductory posts could you please also mention your real name? Blogger identities often give no clue. For instance, while "Akash Raha" is clearly the real, inimitable Akash Raha, who "to seize upon the midnight with no pain" is, is a mystery.
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