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

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

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.