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Wk |
Date |
Topic and Texts |
References |
1 |
2/23 |
General Introduction: Diaspora and South Asian Diaspora A. Homeland ¡V Diaspora Writes Back and Cultural Brokerage 1. Nation & Gender -- Deepa Mehta¡¦s Fire * [India - Dehli] |
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2 |
3/2 |
Deepa Mehta¡¦s Fire & Water * [India - Varanasi] |
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3 |
3/9 |
Funny Boy
(Shyam Selvadurai) [Sri Lanka] |
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4 |
3/16 |
2. Race Relations, Place & Identity Reconstruction
Stories from Tales From Firozsha Baag [India -
Mumbai]
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5 |
3/23 |
Stories from
Uhuru Street
(M. G. Vassanji) [East Africa] |
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6 |
3/30 |
Anil¡¦s Ghost
(Michael Ondaatje) [Sri Lanka] to
"The Grove of Aesthetics" |
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7 |
4/6 |
Spring Break |
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8 |
4/13 |
Anil¡¦s Ghost (Michael Ondaatje) to "Ananda" |
,
Gilbert's Report 1 |
9 |
4/20 |
Anil¡¦s Ghost (Michael Ondaatje) to "The Life Wheel" |
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10 |
4/27 |
Anil¡¦s Ghost
(Michael Ondaatje)--"Distance" and
Conclusion |
Anna's Report 1 ¡@ |
11 |
5/4 |
Cereus Blooms at Night (Shani Mootoo) [Trinidad]
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12 |
5/11 |
Cereus Blooms at Night (Shani Mootoo) [Trinidad] |
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13 |
5/18 |
Cereus Blooms at Night (Shani Mootoo) [Trinidad] |
Maggie's Report 1 ¡@ |
14 |
5/25 |
B. Home: From Roots to Routes and Hybridity
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15 |
6/1 |
2. Air India
182 Crash & Multiculturalism Critiqued Masala (Sriniva Krishna)* & Desperately Seeking Helen* (Eisha Marjara) * |
Jenny¡¦s Report 1 ¡@ |
16 |
6/8 |
3. Between Home and Homeland
Meatless Days
(Sara Suleri
¡VPakistani-American) |
Jenny¡¦s Report 2¡@ |
17 |
6/15 |
Meatless Days
(Sara Suleri ¡VPakistani-American) |
Anna¡¦s Report
3¡@ ¡@ |
18 |
6/22 |
Paper Presentation |
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