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Course Outline
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Course
Description: critical
and close reading of Amitav Ghosh’s novels and essays, writings and
conversations about his work as well as contemporary criticism to
investigate Ghosh’s portrayal of the world, contexts for his
writing, and ideas about the novel form and their implications on
Anglophone literature scholarship, and to explore alternative
approaches to Ghosh’s work.
Class
Time: F 9–12
Required
Texts
- Course
packet (order at the BRK Co-op
Photocopy Center)
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- Ghosh,
Amitav. The
Shadow Lines. 1988.
New York: Mariner Books, 2005.
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- Ghosh,
Amitav. The
Calcutta Chromosome: A Novel of Fevers, Delirium and
Discovery. 1995. New York: Harper Perennial,
2001.
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- Ghosh,
Amitav. The
Hungry Tide. 2004.
London: HarperCollins, 2005.
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- Ghosh,
Amitav. Sea
of Poppies. 2008.
London: Hodder, 2009.
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Detailed
Schedule
Syllabus
(Word file)
Requirements
and Expectations
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Reading
Responses: Aside from occasional writing of other kinds,
reading responses are useful exercises that attempt to explain, discuss or comment on a
question that you pose about the reading. No more than one page
double-spaced is expected per response but it should be well thought out.
Four are required but you may write more if you wish. See
samples.
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Attendance
and Participation: Discussion of the texts will be a big part
of this class and students are encouraged to express their
opinions, share observations and ask questions. Come prepared to
discuss the reading material.
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There
will be oral presentations and a final paper (5–7 pp.).
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