SAST 120 - Contemporary South Asian Literatures

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University of Pennsylvania

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Description:

Behl. The aim of this course is to explore the complex engagement of Indian lit. with modernity and postmodernity, focusing on novels, short stories, and poems,as well as more general critical readings. The emphasis will be on linking modeof narrative with issues of history and politics, authorship, gender, and postcolonial theory. We will begin by examining works written within the context, both in English and in Indian languages (in translation).The segments of the course focus on nationalism, in particular the contrasted trope of modernity vs. tradition, as well as partition, gender, and diaspora. We will examine issues of migrancy, cultural authenticity and hybridity, as well as the politics of identity- formation in today's transnational cultures.

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3.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.upenn.edu

Phone Number:

(215) 898-5000

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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