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Spring 2018  |  ALL 5920 Section 001: Topics in Asian Culture -- Literature and Justice in South Asia (67810)

Instructor(s)
Class Component:
Lecture
Credits:
3 Credits
Grading Basis:
A-F only
Instructor Consent:
No Special Consent Required
Instruction Mode:
In Person Term Based
Class Attributes:
Topics Course
Times and Locations:
Regular Academic Session
 
01/16/2018 - 05/04/2018
Mon 01:00PM - 03:30PM
UMTC, East Bank
Folwell Hall 118
Enrollment Status:
Open (4 of 17 seats filled)
Course Catalog Description:
Topics specified in Class Schedule.
Class Description:
The purpose of this class will be to engage with various aspects of justice through literary texts. Rigorously informed by political, social, and cultural contexts, we will read and discuss several literary texts that represent and protest against political and social marginalization in modern South Asia. We will ask ourselves why literary texts are not mere representation, but essential and powerful mode of moving towards equity and equality. Starting with anti-colonial writings in 18th and 19th-century India, we will engage in discussion of literary texts dealing with caste violence, gender discrimination, environmental justice, and communal segregation, among others. Texts included are written by authors like Muhammad Iqbal, Rabindranath Tagore, B.R. Ambedkar, Ismat Chughtai, Sadaat Hasan Manto, Intizaar Hussain, Mahasweta Devi, Shantabai Kamble, Namdeo Dhasal, Gogu Shyamla, Temsula Ao, Easterine Kire.
Textbooks:
https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/67810/1183
Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
15 November 2017

Spring 2018  |  ALL 5920 Section 002: Topics in Asian Culture -- The Monkey King and Transcultural China (69286)

Instructor(s)
Class Component:
Lecture
Credits:
3 Credits
Grading Basis:
A-F only
Instructor Consent:
No Special Consent Required
Instruction Mode:
In Person Term Based
Class Attributes:
Topics Course
Times and Locations:
Regular Academic Session
 
01/16/2018 - 05/04/2018
Wed 09:30AM - 12:00PM
UMTC, East Bank
Pillsbury Hall 121
Enrollment Status:
Open (6 of 17 seats filled)
Course Catalog Description:
Topics specified in Class Schedule.
Class Description:
The Monkey King (Sun Wukong) is one of the most iconic images in Chinese culture, and has a rich transcultural history from its Indian origins to its numerous adaptations in contemporary global media. This seminar traces the evolution and meanings of the Monkey's image, and addresses a range of materials including the Indian epic "The Ramayana," the classical Chinese novel "The Journey to the West," the Asian American writer Maxine Hong Kingston's "Tripmaster Monkey," and contemporary Chinese films. Conceptually, the class focuses on reading the Monkey's image as a figure of otherness and in-betweenness, and explores through this perspective new visions of the Chinese cultural heritage, globalization, and cross-cultural identity. Taught in English.
Textbooks:
https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/69286/1183
Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
15 November 2017

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