Week 1

Oct. 29

1

Reading

• Amitav Ghosh, The Shadow Lines (1988) beginning–p. 87

• "The Conscientious Objector," Outlook India (2001)

• Amitav Ghosh, "The March of the Novel through History: The Testimony of My Grandfather's Bookcase" (1998)

• Neluka Silva and Alex Tickell, "Amitav Ghosh in Interview with Neluka Silva and Alex Tickell" (1997)

• Anshuman A. Mondal, "Contexts and Intertexts," Amitav Ghosh (2007)

Week 2

Nov. 5

2

Reading

• Amitav Ghosh, The Shadow Lines (1988) pp. 87–173

• Salman Rushdie, Midnight's Children (1980) first two chapters

• Frederick Luis Aldama, "An Interview with Amitav Ghosh" (2002)

Week 3

Nov. 12

3

Reading

• Amitav Ghosh, The Shadow Lines (1988) pp. 173–end

• Amitav Ghosh, "Four Corners" (1989)

• Amitav Ghosh, "The Ghosts of Mrs. Gandhi" (1995)

• S. P. Somtow, "Variations on an Indian Theme" (1989)

Week 4

Nov. 19

4

Reading

• Amitav Ghosh, The Calcutta Chromosome (1995) beginning–Chapter 14

  • Amitav Ghosh, "On Arthur C. Clarke" (2001)

  • Amitav Ghosh, "The Imam and the Indian" (1986)

Week 5

Nov. 26

5

Reading

• Amitav Ghosh, The Calcutta Chromosome (1995) Chapter 15–Chapter 30

• Donna Haraway, "Fact and Fiction" (1989)

• Amitav Ghosh, "The Global Reservation: Notes toward an Ethnography of International Peacekeeping" (1994)

Week 6

Dec. 3

6

Reading

• Amitav Ghosh, The Calcutta Chromosome (1995) Chapter 31–end

Week 7

Dec. 10

No class (Constitution Day)

Week 8

Dec. 17

7

Reading

• Amitav Ghosh, The Hungry Tide (2005) beginning–"Moyna"

Ghosh Studies Presentation: Ghosh in Criticism (Apichaya Kotaravivat)

Week 9

Dec. 24

8

Reading

• Amitav Ghosh, The Hungry Tide (2005) "Crabs"–"A Pilgrimage"

• Rabindranath Tagore, "The Hungry Stones" (1916)

Ghosh Studies Presentation: Ghosh in Education (Ming Panha)

Week 10

Dec. 31

No class (New Year's Eve)

Week 11

Jan. 7

9

Reading

• Amitav Ghosh, The Hungry Tide (2005) "Destiny"–end

• Hasan Ferdous and Horst Rutsch, "The Chronicle Interview" (2005)

Week 12

Jan. 14

No class (Intervarsity Games: January 10–23, 2010)

Week 13

Jan. 21

No class (Intervarsity Games: January 10–23, 2010)

Week 14

Jan. 28

10

Reading

• Amitav Ghosh, Sea of Poppies (2008) beginning–Chapter 7 (end of Part I)

• Amitav Ghosh, "Petrofiction: The Oil Encounter and the Novel" (1992)

Final paper progress critique

Writing help:

• Some Matters of Form (the writing and formatting of English papers; pdf file)

• Writing Prose (pdf file)

• Sources and Citation (pdf file)

Week 15

Feb. 4

11

Reading

• Amitav Ghosh, Sea of Poppies (2008) Chapter 8–Chapter 12

Discussion Leader: 

Week 16

Feb. 11

12

Reading

• Amitav Ghosh, Sea of Poppies (2008) Chapter 13–Chapter 18

Discussion Leader: 

Week 17

Feb. 18

13

Reading

• Amitav Ghosh, Sea of Poppies (2008) Chapter 19–end

Discussion Leader: 

Week 18

Feb. 25

Presentations and Review

• 10-minute individual presentations

• 10-minute question and answer sessions

If you are using PowerPoint for your presentation, these guidelines may help you design effective slides:

• Developing Your PowerPoint Presentation

• 11 Commandments for PowerPoint

• Presentation Graphics: Do's and Don'ts

Presentation Schedule

1. "Religion in Sea of Poppies: Breaking Out of Social Norms," Apichaya Kotaravivat

9:00–9:20 a.m.

2. "Horror in The Calcutta Chromosome," Pansiri Rattanasuwan

9:25–9:45 a.m.

3. "How to Live in this World?: Ecocriticism of The Hungry Tide," Ming Panha

9:50–10:10 p.m.

4. "Transformation in Sea of Poppies," Naruporn Wuttijariyakul

10:15–10:35 p.m.

5. "Seeing Poppies," Pongsanguan Jiradechakul

10:40–11:00 p.m.

6. Potluck Brunch

9:00–11:50 p.m.

Brunch hosted by 2202350 class.

Final paper due (5–7 pp.)

Writing help:

• Some Matters of Form (the writing and formatting of English papers; pdf file)

• Writing Prose (pdf file)

• Sources and Citation (pdf file)