Syllabus

FALL QUARTER: TRADITION

Faculty: Ratna Roy

Office: COM 308E

Phone: (360) 867-6469

WEEK 1 INTRODUCTIONS TEXT: Sources
of Indian Tradition

Day

Time

Room

Activity

Tuesday

Sep 30

9.30-12:00 pm

COM 110

Introduction to the program

1.00-4.00 pm

Recital Hall

Bollywood viewing: Awara

Wednesday

Oct 1

9.30 -12.30 pm

COM
110

Orissi Dance

Thursday

Oct 2

9.30 am -12.00

COM 110

Orissi Dance

1:00-4:00 pm

COM 310

Text: Seminar discussions


WEEK 2 THEME TEXT:
Sources of Indian Tradition: PART I: Brahmanical Tradition

Day

Time

Room

Activity

Tuesday

Oct 7

9.30-12.00
pm

COM
110/117

Orissi
Dance

1:00-4:00
pm

Recital
Hall

Bollywood
viewing
: Do Bigha Zamin

Wednesday

Oct 8

9.30
-12.30 pm

COM 110/117

Orissi
Dance

 

Thursday

Oct 9

9.30
am -12.00

COM 110/117

Orissi
Dance

 

1:00-4:00
pm

COM 310

Text:
Seminar Discussions

 

WEEK 3 THEME TEXT: Sources of
Indian Tradition: PART II: Jainism

Day

Time

Room

Activity

Tuesday

Oct14

9.30-12.00
pm

COM
110/117

Orissi
Dance

1.00-4.00
pm

Recital
Hall

Bollywood
viewing:
Devdas

Wednesday

Oct 15

9.30
-12.30 pm

COM
110/117

Orissi
Dance

Thursday

Oct
16

9.30
-12.00 pm

COM
110/117

Orissi
Dance

1.00
- 4.00 pm

COM 310

Text:
Seminar discussions

WEEK 4 THEME TEXT: Sources of
Indian Tradition: PART II: Buddhism

Day

Time

Room

Activity

Tuesday

Oct 21

9.30-12.00
pm

COM
110/117

Orissi
Dance

1:00-4:00
p.m.

Recital
Hall

Bollywood
viewing:
Pyaasa

Wednesday

Oct 22

9.30
-12.30 pm

COM 110/117

Orissi
Dance

Thursday

Oct 23

9.30
am -12.00

COM
110/117

Orissi
Dance

1.00
- 4.00 pm

COM 310

Text:
Seminar discussions

WEEK 5 THEME TEXT: Sources of
Indian Tradition: PART III: Hinduism: Chaps 8,9,10

Day

Time

Room

Activity

Tuesday

Oct
28

9.30-12.00
pm

COM
110/117

Orissi
Dance

1.00-4.00
pm

Recital
Hall

Bollywood
viewing:
Mother India

Wednesday

Oct
29

9.30
-12.30 pm

COM
110/117

Orissi
Dance

Thursday

Oct 30

9.30
am -12.00

COM
110/117

Orissi
Dance

1.00
- 4.00 pm

COM 310

Text:
Seminar discussions

WEEK 6 THEME TEXT: Sources of
Indian Tradition: PART III: Hinduism: Chaps. 11& 12, Ramayana

Day

Time

Room

Activity

Tuesday

Nov 4

9.30-12.00
pm

COM
110/117

Orissi
Dance

1:00-4.00
pm

COM
107

Bollywood
Viewing:
Junglee

Wednesday

Nov 5

9.30
-12.30 pm

COM 110/117

Orissi
Dance

Thursday

Nov 6

9.30
am -12.00

COM
110/117

Orissi
Dance

1.00
- 4.00 pm

COM 310

Text:
Seminar discussions

WEEK 7 THEME TEXT: Sources of
Indian Tradition: PART IV: Islam

Day

Time

Room

Activity

Tuesday

Nov 11

9.30-12.00
pm

COM
110/117

Orissi
Dance

1:00-4:00
p.m.

Recital
Hall

Bollywood
viewing:
Pakeezah

Wednesday

Nov 12

9.30
-12.30 pm

COM 110/117

Orissi
Dance

Thursday

Nov 13

9.30
am -12.00

COM
110/117

Orissi
Dance:

1.00
- 4.00 pm

COM 310

Text:
Seminar discussions

WEEK 8 THEME TEXT: Sources of
Indian Tradition: PART V: Sikhism

Day

Time

Room

Activity

Tuesday

Nov
18

9.30-12.00
pm

COM
110/117

Orissi
Dance

1:00-4:00
p.m.

Recital
Hall

Bollywood
Viewing:
Sholay

Wednesday

Nov
19

9.30
-12.30 pm

COM 110/117

Orissi
Dance

Thursday

Nov 20

9.30
am -12.00

COM
110/117

Orissi
Dance

100
- 4.00 pm

COM 310

Text:
Seminar discussions

 

WEEK 9 THEME TEXT: Preparation
for presentation: no text

Day

Time

Room

Activity

Tuesday

Dec 2

9.30-12.00
pm

COM
110/117

Orissi
Dance

1:00-4:00
p.m.

Recital
Hall

Bollywood
viewing
: Dil Chahta Hai

Wednesday

Dec 3

9.30
-12.30 pm

COM
110/117

Orissi
Dance

Thursday

Dec 4

9.30
am -12.00

COM
110/117

Orissi
Dance

1.00
- 4.00 pm

COM 310

Text:
Seminar discussions

WEEK 10 THEME TEXT:
PRESENTATIONS

Day

Time

Room

Activity

Tuesday

Dec 9

9.30-12.00
pm

COM
110/117

Presentations

1:00-4:00
p.m.

Recital
Hall

Bollywood
viewing:
Umrao Jan Ada

Wednesday

Dec 10

9.30
-12.30 pm

COM 110/117

Presentations

Thursday

Dec 11

9.30
am -12.00

COM
110/117

Presentations

1.00
- 4.00 pm

COM
110

Presentations

 

TEXTS:

Sources of Indian Tradition: Volume I

Ramayana

Odissi Dance Pathfinder I

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