Topics vary each semester offered. Topics differ by section. Covers selected wars in the twentieth century by examining the intersections between the experience of war and the ways in which men and women represent themselves. I and II, Vietnam, the Algerian Revolution, the Lebanese Civil War, and the Gulf War. Advanced Special Topics in Asian and African Languages and Literature.
Topics differ by section.
Introduction to Asian and African Literature. An exploration of the ways in which different societies in Asia and Africa encourage particular constructions of self, sexuality, and purposeful life in literature and film. Everyday life in Indian cities and villages as represented in popular and intellectual media. Perspectives on cinema, television, and radio along with more traditional media. The fiction of Mohan Rakesh, the poetry of Muktibodh, the cinema of Aravindan and Satyajit Ray, the great Indian epics on Indian television.