Core 7 - Intercultural Studies I - India - Term 091
Download a PDF version of the Core 7 Syllabus and Reading/Lecture Schedule
Core 7 Faculty
- Susan Chattin - History (Director of Core 7)
- David Dixon - Political Science
- Maia Hawthorne - English
- Linda McFarland - Business
- Jody Taylor-Watkins - Anthropology
- April Toadvine - English
- Peter Watkins - Political Science
Core 7 Required Texts
- Dharmarajan, Geeta. Separate Journeys: Short Stores by Contemporary Indian Women. 2004. ISBN-10: 1570035512. ISBN-13: 978-1570035517.
- Ganguly, Sumit and Devotta, Neil. Understanding Contemporary India. 2003. ISBN-10: 1555879586. ISBN-13: 978-1555879587.
- Hesse, Hermann. Siddhartha 2007. ISBN-10: 1934648035. ISBN-13: 978-1934648032.
- Miller, Barbara Stoler. The Bhagavad-Gita: Krishna's Counsel in Time of War 1986. ISBN-10: 0553213652. ISBN-13: 978-0553213652.
- Singh, Khushwant. Train to Pakistan. 1994. ISBN-10: 0802132219. ISBN-13: 978-0802132215.
- Smith, Huston. The Illustrated World's Religions: A Guide to Our Wisdom Traditions. 1995. ISBN-10: 0060674407. ISBN-13: 978-0060674403.
- Trojanow, Ilija. Along the Ganges (Armchair Traveller). 2006. ISBN-10: 1904950361. ISBN-13: 978-1904950363.
Collegial Agreements
- You are required to attend all lectures and discussion sections.
- You are required to write a minimum of 15 typed pages during the semester.
- Among the required pages of writing, you must complete a research paper that is 8-10 pages in length, and is thesis-driven. This paper will be graded according to the writing rubric contained on page 16 of the syllabus. Please see your individual instructor for the specifics of this assignment.
- You will be held responsible for reading and lecture material through exams, quizzes, writing assignments and discussion.
- You are required to view at least one film and complete an assignment on it. The list of films and dates will be provided at the start of the semester. Your instructor will provide details about the assignment.
- You will have a mandatory graded final exam or other project during finals week, the specifics of which will vary by instructor. This final assignment will help you and your instructor assess what you've learned from some significant portion of the course.
Lecture and Reading Schedule
Introduction to Core 7
Week One: August 24
- August 24 lecture - Introduction to Cultural Studies and India - Susan Chattin
- 1st discussion class: No Reading
- 2nd discussion class: Understanding India, Introduction, pp. 1-17
- August 28 lecture - Slumdog Millionaire featured clips
Foundations
Week Two: August 31
- August 31 lecture - Hinduism - Peter Watkins
- 1st discussion class: Illustrated World's Religions, Ch. 2
- 2nd discussion class: Understanding India, Ch. 10; Siddhartha, pp. 1-81
Week Three: September 7
- September 7 - Labor Day - No lecture
- 1st discussion class: Siddhartha, pp. 81-end
- 2nd discussion class: Understanding India, Ch. 11
- September 11 lecture - Caste: Tradition and Change - Jody Taylor-Watkins
Week Four: September 14
- September 14 lecture - The Bhagavad-Gita - Donald Mitchell
- 1st discussion class: The Bhagavad-Gita, pp. 1-61
- 2nd discussion class: The Bhagavad-Gita, pp. 63-119
Week Five: September 21
- September 21 lecture - Buddhism and Sikkhism - Susan Chattin
- 1st discussion class: Illustrated World's Religions, Ch. 3
- 2nd discussion class: Train to Pakistan, pp. 1-61
Week Six: September 28
- September 28 lecture – Partition of India - Video
- 1st discussion class: Train to Pakistan
- 2nd discussion class: Train to Pakistan, conclude
Week Seven: October 5
- October 5 lecture – Islam in India - Peter Watkins
- 1st discussion class: Illustrated World's Religions, Ch. 6
- 2nd discussion class: Understanding India, Ch. 4
Contemporary India
Week Eight: October 12
- October 12 lecture -Indian Politics - Piper Hodson
- 1st discussion class: Understanding India, Ch. 5
- 2nd discussion class: Understanding India, Ch. 6
Week Nine: October 19
- October 19 lecture - Women: A Window on India - Jody Taylor-Watkins
- 1st discussion class: Understanding India, Ch. 8
- 2nd discussion class: Along the Ganges, Ch. 1
Week Ten: October 26
- October 26 lecture - Economic Development (video) Other Side of Outsourcing
- 1st discussion class: Understanding India, Ch. 7; Along the Ganges, Ch. 2
- 2nd discussion class: Along the Ganges, Ch. 2
Week Eleven: November 2
- November 2 lecture - Population and Environment – Susan Chattin
- 1st discussion class: Along the Ganges, Ch. 3
- 2nd discussion class: Along the Ganges, Ch. 3
Culture
Week Twelve: November 9
- November 9 lecture - India's Film Industry - Fred Berger
- 1st discussion class: Understanding India, Ch. 12
- 2nd discussion class: On-line web assignment: to be assigned by instructors
Week Thirteen: November 16
- November 16 - Indian Literature - April Toadvine
- 1st discussion class: Short stories: to be assigned by instructors
- 2nd discussion class: Short stories
Week of November 23 - Thanksgiving break - No classes
Week Fourteen: November 30
- November 30 lecture - Festivals, Family, and Food - Susan Chattin
- 1st discussion class: Short stories: to be assigned by instructors
- 2nd discussion class: Short stories
Week Fifteen: December 7
- December 7 lecture - The Indian Diaspora - Maia Hawthorne
- 1st discussion class: Understanding India, Ch. 13
Core 7 Internet Sources (links checked 08/09)
- The Everyday Writer Online - Several links for help with research and writing. This is the official "style guide" for the Core Curriculum.
- Library of Congress - Country Studies - contains a great deal of demographics information about countries throughout the world. See especially India.
- India Today - another service from India with current events.
- Hinduism - from About.com is a site with links to many resources about Hinduism.
- Nine Questions about Hinduism
- Buddhism - from About.com, is a site with many resources about Buddhism.
- Artindia - a number of links to music and performing arts of India.
- U.S. Department of State - Organized in categories.
- U.S. Central Intelligence Agency - This site contains publications of the CIA, including World Fact Book, available in Publications.
- CNN.com - News from around the world, updated every few hours. Be sure to check out the link for India.
- India Links
- NPR: Exploring the Sacred, Modern Along the Ganges
- An Unlikely Alliance - How one politician has begun reordering the country's politics-and its notorious caste system.
- Globalization
- Country profile: India
- Burning Bodies Better
- Divorce in India
- Abortion in India: A New Study of Sex Selection Abortions
- Introduction to International Women's Day 2007 - a meeting held in India.
- http://www.readprint.com/
