HINDI 324 A: Advanced Hindi Third Year: Drama

Spring 2024
Meeting:
WF 1:30pm - 3:20pm / FSH 108
SLN:
15253
Section Type:
Lecture
Joint Sections:
HINDI 524 A , URDU 524 A , HINDI 317 A , URDU 324 A
Instructor:
Syllabus Description (from Canvas):

Hindi Popular Songs

Discussion and analysis of popular songs from movies, folk, devotional, seasonal, and festival songs within their cultural context with attention to rhetoric and aesthetics. 

Still from 2001 movie Lagaan

Still from the Oscar-nominated movie "Lagaan: Once Upon a Time in India"

Explore the world of Bollywood cinema through the energetic songs that define the genre in this 3-credit class, on Friday afternoons (1:30–3:20)!

Students will listen to popular songs from Hindi-language movies, discuss their lyrics and cultural references, and discuss how they fit–or don't fit–into their movies, their independent trajectories outside the movies, including for political statements. Let's not forget gossip about the actors!

Special edition: this quarter songs will be selected from the films featured in the Spring 2024 HSTAS 317/ JSISA 317 History by Bollywood course.

Final project in lieu of final exam: ends with a Bollywood Hangama!

Register: SLN 21629

Prerequisite: Hindi 203 or basic speaking and reading proficiency in Hindi

Contact instructor for add codes:: hpauwels@uw.edu

Catalog Description:
Development of drama in Hindi, with readings of representative texts and discussion of historical and cultural contexts. Prerequisite: HINDI 203.
GE Requirements Met:
Arts and Humanities (A&H)
Credits:
5.0
Status:
Active
Last updated:
October 15, 2024 - 2:24 pm