Introduction

Welcome to the website for English 122SA: South Asia in Popular Media. Please check this site frequently for updates on course assignments, notes, and related information.

Events

All events directly related to the course (for example, film screenings), or on campus (lectures, cultural events, conferences) will be posted regularly on this site.

FINAL PAPER/PROJECT DUE IN CLASS 3.11

REVISED FINAL EXAM STUDY GUIDE You will take this part in class on 3.13, 3:30-4:45. Please make sure you arrive exactly on time, as I will begin with the visual IDs at 3:35 p.m.

PLEASE CHECK “OTHER” FOR ARCHIVE: IT HAS BEEN CLEANED UP (I”VE TAKEN OUT EVERYTHING I HAVE NOT HAD TIME TO COVER) AND IS CURRENT>

Notes for Lecture

Each week I will post a list of terms, as well as relevant names and titles, that come up in the lecture specified. Please bring these to along as they will facilitate your note-taking in class. The terms will be archived in the Calendar. They are your study guide for the final exam.

  • Notes for 3.4: televisual flow; Bhopal gas leak, 1984; multinationals; 1991 trade liberalization;Union Carbide; CEO Warren Anderson; Sufi mystic; corporate globalization; corporate accountability; resident alien or greencard holder; racialized immigrants; corporeality; religion and non-modern practices; paranormal; the uncanny and the marvellous
  • Notes for 3.6: None. Screening of X-files and in-class-writing