Suggested Reading

1

Jun. 6

Introduction

Preliminary questions

2

Jun. 14

Topic Discussion

Jun. 

Preliminary Bibliography

• MLA format

Jul. 5 

Reading Response #1: Anita Desai, Clear Light of Day (1980)

• Anita Desai, "One Rip Van Winkle Sleep And..." (2008)

• Anita Desai

Jul. 14

Reading Response #2: Salman Rushdie, Shame (1983)

• Salman Rushdie, Imaginary Homelands: Essays and Criticism 1981–1991 (1992)

• Salman Rushdie, Step Across This Line: Collected Non-Fiction 1992–2002 (2003) 

Aug. 2 

Reading Response #3: Amitav Ghosh, Sea of Poppies (2008)

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• Amitav Ghosh Discusses Sea of Poppies
  
• David Larsen, "Amitav Ghosh Interview" (2011)
• Amitav Ghosh, "The March of the Novel through History: The Testimony of My Grandfather's Bookcase" (1998)
  

Aug. 

Paper Outline 

• A Guide for Writing Research Papers: Preparing and Using Outlines  

Aug. 

First Draft Due

• 10–15 pages

• MLA format

Aug. 

First Draft Discussion 

Sep. 

Pre-Final Draft Due

• 10–15 pages

• MLA format

Sep. 

Pre-Final Draft Critique 

Sep. 

Final Paper Due

• 10–15 pages

• MLA format