Indian Short Story in English - AAA300507

• Title: Indická povídka v angličtině
• Form of teaching: seminar
• Guaranteed by: Ústav anglistiky a amerikanistiky (21-UAA)
• Faculty: Faculty of Arts
• Actual: from 2008
• Duration in semesters: 1
• Semester: summer
• Points: 2
• E-Credits: 5
• Examination process: summer s.:
• Hours per week, examination: summer s.:0/2, C [HT]
• Capacity: unknown / unknown (unknown)
• Maximum number of enrolled students: unlimited
• Min. number of students: unlimited
• 4EU+: no
• Virtual mobility / capacity: no
• State of the course: not taught
• Language: Czech
• Teaching methods: full-time
• Repeated enrollment: 1 / 1 / 1 / 1
• Guarantor: PhDr. Mgr. Ludmila Volná, Ph.D.

Annotation

OBJECTIVES
The aim of the course is to acquaint students with the development of the Indian short story in English within the entire
scope of its existence. This introductory survey will attempt to approach the Indian short story in English as a hybrid which,
bearing both imprints of European writing and Indian literary/oral tradition, evolves into a genre which becomes distinctively
Indian when dealing with what Indian authors and critics call ?the Indian experience.? Works of authors of varied cultural
backgrounds will be studied and of those writing from India as well as from the diaspora. Attention will be paid to significant
issues and tendencies. The texts will be approached through close reading and the discussions will be supported by
relevant critical texts.

ASSESSMENT
All students requiring a credit are expected to attend classes, to participate actively in class discussions (based on the
assigned reading), to present a 15-20 minutes paper, and to submit an essay. Essay requirements will be assigned at the
beginning of the course.

Last update: UAAZNOJE (30.05.2008)

Literature

MATERIAL

R. K. Narayan: "Lawley Road," "Seventh House," Raja Rao: "India: A Fable," Mulk Raj Anand: "The Liar," Ruth Prawer Jhabvala: "Passion," Chaman Nahal: "The Womb," Manoj Das: "The Submerged Valley," Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni: "Clothes," Salman Rushdie: "The Prophet´s Hair,"

Neelum Saran Gour: "Winter Companions," Bandhumadhav: "The Poisoned Bread," one short story by Subhendu Mund. A selection of relevant secondary texts will accompany the primary reading. The texts will be made available to the students before the beginning of the course.

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Teaching methods

seminář

Last update: UAAZNOJE (30.05.2008)