Autumn 2026
Meeting:
TTh 2:30pm - 4:20pm
SLN:
15895
Section Type:
Lecture
Joint Sections:
S ASIA 498 C , ENGL 316 B
SAME AS S ASIA 498
SHORT FICTION AND FILM IN
POSTCOLONIAL SOUTH ASIA.
Syllabus Description (from Canvas):
Short fiction and film from postcolonial India and Pakistan. Translations of important fiction and films rarely studied in the US. Learn about the 1947 partition of India and Pakistan and modernist movements.
Stories by Saadat Hasan Manto
Khamosh Pani (dir. Sabiha Sumar)
Joyland (2022, dir. Saim Sadiq)
Stories by Kamleshwar, Mohan Rakesh, Nayyar Masud
Catalog Description:
Strategies of reading and imagined dialogues between texts from disparate places. Topics vary.
GE Requirements Met:
Arts and Humanities (A&H)
Credits:
5.0
Status:
Active
Last updated:
June 23, 2026 - 2:02 pm