Fall 2003: Global Awareness:

The Wonder That is India

GA 200 Course Prof.essors: 1) Rosemary Zumwalt

TTh 9:30-10:45 2) Waqas Khwaja

Classroom: Buttrick G-15 Office: 1) Dean's office; TTh 4:30-5:30 PM

2) Buttrick 226; TTh 3-5:00 PM

Course Schedule

Aug. 28 Introduction, syllabus and course requirements

Sept. 02 Wolpert's A New History of India , Chapters 1-7

04 Wolpert, Chapters 8-12

09 Wolpert, Chapters 13-22

11 Wolpert, Chapters 23-26

16 Religions of India in Practice, Introduction, pp. 3-52; Bhagavad Gita .

18 Religions of India in Practice , 92-103, 244-268, 269-280, 304-20, 578-597, 627-648

23 Music, Dance forms; First paper due—4-5 pages, critical appraisal, analysis, or

exploration of a topic from the readings of the first three weeks

25 Art and Architecture of India —Handouts, etc. (Guest Speaker: Prof. Job Thomas, from

Davidson College )

30 Buddhist Scriptures .

Oct. 02 Religions of India in Practice , 77-91, 187-226

07 Lives of the Jain Elders

09 Religions of India in Practice , 159-186, 367-374, 495-532, 556-563

14 Relgions of India in Practice , 321-325, 449-461; Sikhism, Handout;

FALL BREAK—Oct. 16-19

21 Kim

23 Kim ; Second paper—4-5 pages, critical appraisal, analysis, or exploration of a topic of

your choice from the material studied between the 23 rd of Sept. and the 14 th of October

28 A Passage to India

30 A Passage to India

Nov. 04 Twilight in Delhi

06 Twilight in Delhi

11 Sunlight on a Broken Column

13 Sunlight on a Broken Column

18 Train to Pakistan ; Third paper due—4-5 pages, critical analysis of a theme, character,

or narrative style of any one of the assigned novels

20 Train to Pakistan

25 Clear Light of Day

THANKSGIVING—Nov. 26-30

Dec. 02 Clear Light of Day

04 Final paper : 4-5 page proposal for research and description of spring-semester project

Texts (Required)

Ali, Ahmed. Twilight in Delhi .

Bhagavad Gita

The Buddhist Scriptures.

Desai, Anita. Clear Light of Day.

Forster, E. M. A Passage to India

Hosein, Attiya. Sunlight on a Broken Column.

Kipling, Rudyard. KimLives of the Jain Elders.

Lopez, Jr., Donald. Religions of India in Practice.

Singh, Khushwant. Train to Pakistan .

Wolpert, Stanley. A New History of India .

(Recommended)

Craven, Roy C. Indian Art: A Concise History.

Singh, Khushwant. A History of the Sikhs.

Films—Festival of Indian Films:

(Plan to see at least four of the following)

Awara

Bhagat Singh

Do Aankhen Bara Haath

Gunga Jamuna

Lagaan

Mandi

Madhumati

Monsoon Wedding

Mother India

Mughal-e-Azam

The World of Apu

 Events (You are expected to attend the following college events organized in connection with this course)

September 20, Aik Raat Sitaaroon Key Neechay, “A Night Under the Stars”

September 22, 4-5:15 PM , Special Lecture by Jim Wescott, “The Taj Mahal in Agra ”

September 23, 8:00 PM , Special Lecture by Jim Wescott, “Cultural Landscape and

Heritage: The Indo-Islamic Garden ”

Classical Music Concert, date and time to be announced

Visits to Indian places of worship, etc., dates and times to be announced

ASSIGNMENTS : ALL WORK TURNED IN SHOULD BE TYPED OR PRINTED ON A COMPUTER LETTER-QUALITY PRINTER. IT SHOULD BE DOUBLE-SPACED AND PROPERLY PROOFREAD FOR TYPOGRAPHICAL AND SPELLING ERRORS BEFORE IT IS SUBMITTED FOR EVALUATION. LAST MINUTE CORRECTIONS OF MINOR SPELLING MISTAKES OR PUNCTUATION ERRORS MAY BE MADE BY HAND. BE SURE TO FOLLOW THE CONVENTIONS OF THE MLA STYLESHEET AS DESCRIBED IN YOUR HANDBOOK. ALL STUDENTS MUST OBTAIN THE APPROVAL OF THE PROFESSOR FOR THE TOPICS OF THEIR RESEARCH PAPERS AND PRESENTATIONS.

CLASS PARTICIPATION : STUDENTS ARE EXPECTED, NOT ONLY TO ATTEND THEIR CLASSES, BUT GENERATE AND/OR ACTIVELY PARTICIPATE IN CLASS DISCUSSIONS. THEIR COMMENTS SHOULD INDICATE THAT THEY HAVE READ THE ASSIGNED MATERIAL AND REFLECTED UPON IT ENOUGH TO WARRANT THE POSITIONS THEY TAKE AND THE OPINIONS THEY OFFER.

INDIVIDUAL ORAL PRESENTATIONS : EACH COURSE PARTICIPANT IS EXPECTED TO MAKE AN ORAL PRESENTATION, NOT LESS THAN 10 AND NO MORE THAN 15 MINUTES LONG, ON A SUBJECT OF CHOICE FROM THE ASSIGNED READINGS . THE PREFERED DAY OF PRESENTATION, WHICH SHOULD SYNCHRONIZE WITH THE READINGS , MUST BE RESERVED WITHIN THE FIRST WEEK OF CLASSES. DUPLICATION SHOULD BE STRICTLY AVOIDED, SO TOPICS NEED TO BE FINALIZED EARLY IN CONSULTATION WITH YOUR PROFESSORS. THE PRESENTATIONS WILL BE FOLLOWED BY A DISCUSSION ON THE POINTS ADVANCED AND INFORMATION PROVIDED BY THE SPEAKER. PRESENTATIONS MUST REFLECT AN INFORMED VIEW OF THE SUBJECT, ARRIVED AT AFTER CAREFUL APPRAISAL OF THE TEXT AND/OR SELECTED TOPIC, SUPPLEMENTED BY SOME RESEARCH ON IT. STUDENTS ARE ENCOURAGED TO BE INNOVATIVE IN THE WAY THEY CONCEIVE AND MAKE THEIR PRESENTATIONS. THEY MAY USE SLIDES, FILM AND VIDEO EXCERPTS, MUSIC, OR OTHER MATERIAL TO ILLUSTRATE THEIR POINTS IN A PERSUASIVE MANNER.

CRITICAL, ANALYTICAL, OR EXPLORATORY PAPERS : READ CRITICALLY. IDENTIFY KEY IDEAS, FOUNDATIONAL CONCEPTS, LATENT SUGGESTIONS, HIDDEN AGENDAS ALONGWITH THE OVERT AND MANIFEST SENSE. REMEMBER, YOU ARE NOT PARAPHRASING, SO AVOID OFFERING THE SURFACE MEANING. WHAT LIES BEHIND THE OBVIOUS WORDS, THE UNDERLYING IMPLICATIONS, THE DEEPER DESIGN OR INTENT IS WHAT YOU MIGHT WANT TO GET AT. SO ASK QUESTIONS AS YOU GO ALONG. MAKE CONNECTIONS WITHIN AND BETWEEN TEXTS, OR BETWEEN TEXT AND CONTEXT. HAVE A SENSE OF DIRECTION.

DAILY JOURNAL: THIS SHOULD FUNCTION AS YOUR LOG-BOOK FOR ACTIVITIES RELATED TO THE COURSE. IDENTIFY THE ACTIVITY, THE PORTION OF THE BOOK OR TEXT READ, FOR INSTANCE, OR THE EVENT ATTENDED, THE FILM VIEWED. NOTE MAJOR POINTS OF INTEREST AND THE NATURE OF YOUR ENGAGEMENT WITH THE ACTIVITY, YOUR REACTIONS, RESPONSES, EVALUATIONS, AND REFLECTIONS. MAKE NOTATIONS FOR FUTURE USE AND REFERENCE. BE REGULAR IN MAINTAINING THE JOURNAL. USE IT IMAGINATIVELY.

LATE PAPERS, ATTENDANCE, PUNCTUALITY : THE COLLEGE POLICIES PRESCRIBE PENALIZATION FOR ASSIGNMENTS COMPLETED AFTER THE DUE DATE. A THIRD OF A LETTER GRADE WILL BE DEDUCTED FOR EACH EXTRA DAY TAKEN TO COMPLETE AN ASSIGNMENT. AN EXTENSION MAY BE GRANTED ONLY UNDER EXCEPTIONAL CIRCUMSTANCES. CLASS ATTENDANCE IS MANDATORY AS IS PUNCTUALITY. THIS IS EXPECTED OF ALL OF YOU. BUT FIVE MISSED CLASSES WITHOUT COMPELLING CAUSE OR PRIOR PERMISSION FROM YOUR PROFESSORS WILL RESULT IN "F" FOR THE COURSE.

ALL ASSIGNMENTS MUST BE COMPLETED IF A STUDENT IS TO RECEIVE CREDIT FOR THE COURSE.

GRADES: 1) Individual Oral Presentation, 10%; 2) Daily journal 15%; 3) Three 4-5 page papers 45%; 4) 4-5 page proposal for research and description of spring-semester project 15%; 5) Events, Films, etc. (15%).

Your professors reserve the right to make modifications to this syllabus if it becomes necessary to do so.