Core 7                                                                         Term 071              

                
Core 7 Faculty
  • Susan Chattin, History and Director of Core 7 
  • Toni Halgas, Human Services 
  • Maia Kingman, English 
  • Michael Oakes, Economics and Finance 
  • Chad Pulver Psychology 
  • Jody Taylor Watkins, Anthropology 
  • April Toadvine, English
  • Peter Watkins, Political Science
Guest Lecturers
  • Fred Berger Communication 
  • Donald Mitchell - Purdue University Philosophy
 Required Readings
  • Core Seven Syllabus
  • The Bhagavad-Gita: Krishna's Counsel in Time of War. Trans. Barbara Stoler Miller. New York: Bantam, 1986. 
  • Hesse, Hermann. Siddhartha. Trans. Hilda Rosner. New York: New Directions, 1951. 
  • Luce, Edward. In Spite of the Gods. New York: Doubleday, 2007.
  • Lunsford, Andrea A. The Everyday Writer. 2nd ed. Boston: Bedford, 2002. 
  • Singh, Khushwant. Train to Pakistan. New York: Grove Press, 1990. 
  • Smith, Huston. The Illustrated World's Religions: A Guide to Our Wisdom Traditions. San Francisco: HarperCollins, 1994.

See page for Indian films.

Collegial Agreements
  1. You are required to attend all lectures.
  2. You are required to write a minimum of 15 typed pages during the semester.
  3. You must complete a role playing research paper, and at least one other type of writing assignment. Additional writing assignments will be made by individual instructors. Throughout the course of the semester, you should especially become familiar with the following: " Paraphrasing and summarizing another author's material in your own words; understanding and avoiding plagiarism. (Most relevant passages in The Everyday Writer, 2nd Ed: 12e and 12g) " How to cite material both in-text and in a bibliography/works cited/references page (Most relevant passages in The Everyday Writer, 2nd Ed: Section l3c; Sections 48-50 for MLA style; Section 52 for APA style; Section 54 for CBE style; Section 55 for Chicago Style)
  4. You will be held responsible for reading and lecture material through exams, quizzes, writing assignments and discussion.
  5. 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.

 

           

Week One – Aug. 20 - 24

Lecture 8/20: Introduction to Cultural Studies and India - Susan Chattin

First Discussion Class: Intro to Core 7, Syllabus, pp. 5-6 
Second Discussion Class: In Spite of the Gods, Introduction

Week Two – Aug 27 – Aug 31

Lecture 8/27: "Hinduism" - Peter Watkins

First Discussion Class: Illustrated World's Religions, Ch. 2 
Second Discussion Class: Illustrated World's Religions, Ch. 1 & Siddhartha, pp. 1-34

Week Three – Sept 3 - 7

Lecture 9/3: LABOR DAY (No lecture )

First Discussion Class: Siddhartha, pp. 35-81 
Second Discussion Class: Siddhartha, pp. 82-end

Week Four – Sept 10-14

Lecture 9/10: The Bhagavad-Gita - Donald Mitchell

First Discussion Class: Gita, pp. 1-61 
Second Discussion Class: Gita, pp. 63-119

Week Five – Sept 17 -21

Lecture 9/17: Caste: Tradition and Change - Toni Halgas

First Discussion Class: In Spite of the Gods, Ch. 3 
Second Discussion Class: Syllabus article, "The Dalit in India"

Week Six – Sept 24 - 28

Lecture 9/24: Buddhism & Sikkhism - Susan Chattin

First Discussion Class: Illustrated World's Religions, Ch. 3 
Second Discussion Class: Train to Pakistan, pp. 1-60

Week Seven – Oct 1 - 5

Lecture 10/1: British Imperialism - Michael Oakes

First Discussion Class: In Spite of the Gods, Ch. 2 
Second Discussion Class: Train to Pakistan, pp. 61-end

Week Eight – Oct 8 - 12

Lecture 10/8: Islam - Peter Watkins

First Discussion Class: Illustrated World's Religions, Ch.6 
Second Discussion Class: In Spite of the Gods, Ch. 6 

Week Nine – Oct 15 -19

Lecture 10/15: Religion and Politics in Modern India - Susan Chattin

First Discussion Class: In Spite of the Gods, Ch. 4 
Second Discussion Class: In Spite of the Gods, Ch. 5 

Week Ten – Oct 22 - 26

Lecture 10/22: Economic Development- video,  "Other Side of Outsourcing"

First Discussion Class: In Spite of the Gods, Ch. 1 
Second Discussion Class:  "The Ganges: A Journey Into India"

Week Eleven – Oct 29 - Nov 2

Lecture 10/29: Gender Issues - Jody Watkins

First Discussion Class: In Spite of the Gods, Ch. 8 
Second Discussion Class: no new assigned reading

Week Twelve – Nov 5 - 9

Lecture 11/5: India's Film Industry - Fred Berger

First Discussion class: Bollywood Cinema: Making Elephants Fly  This article online is available only to SJC students.  It will also be on reserve at the SJC and St. Elizabeth's libraries. 
Second Discussion class: no new assigned readings

Week Thirteen – Nov 12 - 16

Lecture 11/12: No Lecture - 

   Alternative events and readings will be assigned by individual instructors. You will be required to participate in at least one of the evening programs presented as part of the Core 7 curriculum on various dates throughout the semester.

 Week of 11/19, No classes - Thanksgiving break  

Week Fourteen – Nov 26 – 30

Lecture 11/26: The Indian Diaspora - Maia Kingman

First Discussion Class: The Indian Diaspora 
Second Discussion Class: no new assigned readng

Week Fifteen – Dec 3 - 7

Lecture 12/3: India's Future as a World Power - Michael Oakes

First Discussion Class: In Spite of the Gods, Ch. 7 and Conclusion
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