HINDI 421 A: Survey of Modern Hindi Literature: Short Story

Autumn 2020
Meeting:
MW 1:30pm - 3:20pm / * *
SLN:
16092
Section Type:
Lecture
Joint Sections:
URDU 401 A
Instructor:
OFFERED VIA REMOTE LEARNING
Syllabus Description (from Canvas):

Hindi 421A           हिंदी ४२१
Urdu 401        اردو 401

Autumn 2020

KC.jpegKhalida Husain.jpegSajjad Zaheer.jpegPremchand.jpgManto.jpegIsmat Chughtai.jpeg

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Instructor: 
Prof. Jennifer Dubrow

Office: M212 Gowen Hall [note: on Mezzanine level, above 2nd floor]

Email:  jdubrow@uw.edu 

Office Hours: Wednesdays 3:30-4:30 PM and by appointment

Zoom ID for Office Hours: https://washington.zoom.us/j/93577825772

Class Times and Place: MW 1:30-3:20 PM.

Zoom link for class: https://washington.zoom.us/j/94188583924

 

Overall Goals for Quarter and Year. This course counts as 4th-year Hindi (Hindi 421) and 4th-year Urdu (Urdu 401). Because Hindi 421 comprises the short story component of the Advanced Hindi sequence (Hindi 421-422-423-424), this quarter we will focus on the short story, one of the premier genres for 20th-century writing in both Hindi and Urdu. We will survey the development of the genre. This quarter we will move roughly chronologically, beginning with the Hindi-Urdu writer Premchand and ending with a recent Urdu woman writer, Khalida Husain (d. 2019). We will also have the opportunity to read one of the stories published in Angare, the banned 1932 collection of short stories that led to the creation of the Progressive Writers' Movement. Most of the stories we read are by writers associated with the Progressive Writers' Movement, but some of the stories use other literary techniques in addition to the social realism considered to be the mainstay of progressive literature. We will be talking about these techniques and the development of Hindi and Urdu literatures during the course.

This course meets synchronously over Zoom. We will capitalize on the capabilities of Zoom by having some special sessions: on October 14, Bilal Hashmi (Univ. of Toronto) will join us to talk about Sajjad Zaheer's work and the influence of Dada; and on Nov. 9 we'll meet virtually with a New York City Urdu poetry group, including Prof. Fran Pritchett, to work on a translation of a poem by Miraji together. Our class will thus take part in some larger Hindi/Urdu communities outside of the University of Washington.

Grading:  The final grade for Hindi 421/Urdu 401 is based on the following factors:

  • Preparation of the readings before class and participation in class (40%)
  • Bi-weekly written responses of 1-2 pages each  (40%)
  • Final project (20%).

Note on Zoom. Due to COVID-19, this quarter will be taught exclusively online using Zoom. There are links to the Zoom meetings for this class on the Zoom portion on Canvas (see Zoom on the menu on the lefthand portion of your screen). Office hours will also be conducted during Zoom.

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  • Please be sure to mute yourself when not speaking.
  • The UW recommends that you create a dedicated space where you live for participating in online classes.
  • Feel free to use the Chat function to communicate with the instructor or the class as a whole as we work.

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Link to Course Schedule

 

Catalog Description:
Survey of Hindi literature from the late nineteenth century to the present. Readings from representative short stories situated in their socio-historical context and related to popular perception, a. o. Bollywood films. Prerequisite: HINDI 303 or instructor's permission.
GE Requirements Met:
Social Sciences (SSc)
Arts and Humanities (A&H)
Credits:
5.0
Status:
Active
Last updated:
March 28, 2024 - 2:51 am