Workshop on cultural studies

#Workshop on Cultural studies by  Dr. Kalyani Vallath #


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  This blog on Workshop on Cultural studies by Kalyani Vallath from Karala she has been done her PhD from Canada and also Diractor of Vallaths TES and work at Freelance Teacher site as well as successful Eduprenuer.as a study party of our syllabus and UGC NET, G-SlAT it's a very fruitful for us. It's organized at 27th December at our Department of English, Maharajakrishn kumarsinhji university,Bhavnagar.

       As a part of our life, culture. We must know how is culture of me and my society only by this we can understand and interact with other culture as well. Here in this workshop session it's fruitful to understand how can we see our as well as other cultural, of course Kalyani ma'am is very passionate and energetic throughout whole Session, I like her teaching style is quite different and alive. 

     Cultural studies about us and our relations emerge from Marxism.  It's an Interdisciplinary study, how culture relates to the larger society. nothing is all about money, something is that behind it, which is superior than money. India is the best place to talk about culture studies because there are so many communities and diversity so, definitely we see different kind of culture is one India country.

 If someone is asked me in interview to introduce abot cultural studies in briefly than my answer would be that as culture play a huge in human like, as in the earth Nature play a  role. Every human beings definitely connected with culture

•  One of the example during the session was so catchy for me, that I will never forget is that she gave one of her own experience when traveling abroad and in flight air hostess asked for food and gave manu of Asian, Korean, American, etc she instantly said to Asian food because in her mind one thought is going on that in Asian food only Indian food especially Kerala's food, but in real there is no existence of Indian food so, she ordered Singapore food ( fish- rice) she was very hungry so she started to eating immediately but when it's  goes on in her mouth, what she feel gave her experience by full of expression. And through this experience she convey how culture is different. 

• Thank you....... 

Shashitharoor's An Era of Darkness

# Sahitya Akademi Winner 2019: shashitharoor's An Era of Darkness 

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   Here is my blog on Shashitharoor's work An Era of Darkness as a task given by Dr. Dilip Barad sir as thinking activity. So, let's start...

  Shashi  Tharoor is an Indian politician, written and former career international diplomat, who currently served as Member of Parliament. But apart from this he was also writer especially for Indian situation on British raj.

His famous works:
 #An Era Of Darkness, 
 # why I Am a Indian, 
 # the great english novel, 
 # the glorious empire. 



 # An Era of Darkness:
       

 

    This is a gripping tale of the devastating administration, business and loot of Britishers in India for 200 years. This is a perfect amalgamation of ' Why they should not have done that!' We have seen and heard many narratives of history but here, shashi tharoor went way ahead  of a mere narration. It is a very assertive effort of presenting the collective facts taken by the British aristocrats to make it even worse. Albeit, it is a constructive read. 

# context of post colonial studies :

      

                

Approaches to death in literature

# The approaches to death in literature :

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     Here is my blog as part of thinking activity on the approaches to the death in literature given by Heena ma'am as a part of our subject, which we have  studied,Romantic literature, I hope you are get interest in this discussion, so let's start. 

 As we know that generally people don't want to talk about death, because they consider death as dreadful and frightening as well as painful. 

 But,in literature it's totally opposite, because writer considers "death" is totally different from normal human beings, he was fascinated toward death, for example John keats, the romantic writer, who wrote poems like "ode to Nightingale" He writes 'half in love with' and also want to dei at midnight with 'easeful' death. 

Darkling I listen; and, for many a time

             I have been half in love with easeful Death,

Call'd him soft names in many a mused rhyme,

         To take into the air my quiet breath;

                Now more than ever seems it rich to die,

         To cease upon the midnight with no pain,

                While thou art pouring forth thy soul abroad

                        In such an ecstasy!

         Still wouldst thou sing, and I have ears in vain—

                   To thy high requiem become a sod.

# The other writer and their approaches toward death:

  John Donne 
 
       "Death be not pound" 

 Here, we can find out writer's approaches toward death is totally differ because here Donne considered death as slave and nothing more than small sleep, he write this poem addressing the death as a person. And said that death is slave of four things fate, chance, king and disparate. And also said that we gate eternally after small sleep. And also said to death that not need to be poud instead of frightening like normal human beings. 

 Here William Butler Yeats,gave his opinion on death as one of the most important part and need of life not as dreadful or painful but beyond that something is there which everyone is need. 

 thank you........

Indian Poetics

# Indian poetics :Prof. Vinod Joshi's expert lectures:

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   Recently, on 3rd December to 9th , famous Gujarati poet or prof. vinod Joshi's expert lectures on Indian Poetic organized at our Department of English,it's a time of very fruitful and interesting for us.

    Indian criticism is different from Western criticism because Western criticism emphasis on function & result while Indian criticism emphasis on process. 

   Before he discuss on Indian poetic he gave some basic (rooted) information on Language, How it's work on human mind and it's a tool , through which we can express our emotions and feeling, and also going on some background information on imagination as well. 

  In Indian literature there are many mimansak (criticis) like Bharatmuni, Abhinavgupta, Vaman, Jagannath, etc all are well contributer in Indian poetics as well. 

                  "Natyashashtra" Grantha by Bharatmuni and it's tradition considers the Natyashashtra as an additional veda, so important has it been in the history of Indian Literary thought. The Natyashashtra is a compendium of performed arts:drama, music, dance. Bharata has been the maker of  the rasa theory.

   The eight rhetorical sentiments (Rasas) recognised in drama and dramatic representation are named as follows:the Erotic, comic, Pathetic, furious, Heroic, Terrible, Odious, Marvellous. 

       The abiding mental conditions(Sthayibhava) are mentioned as follows : Love, laugher, sorrow, anger, energy, fear, disgust and astonishment. 

  The four styles in which dramatic representation, is established are: Bharatiyon Or verbal; sattvati or Grand, Kaisiki or Graceful; and Arabhati or Energetic. The success of dramatic representation is twofold:heavenly and human. 

The rhetorical sentiments, No literary import can ever proceed without rhetorical sentiment and aesthetic relish. Now, Rasas arise from a proper combination of the stimulants (vibhaag), the physical consequents (anubhava), and the transient emotional states ( Vyabhicari bhava). 

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

 Talks by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie :

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                 Here, is my intend to write this blog is to as a task of thinking activity,Listen talks by chimamanda Ngozi Adichie and gave response to these brief talks as below. .. 

 Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie born on 15 september 1977) is a Nigerian novelist, writer of short stories, and nonfiction. She has written the novels like,

• Purple Hibiscus(2003) 
• Half of a Yellow Sun(2006) 
• Americanah(2013)
• The Thing Around Your Neck(2009) 
• We Should  All Be Feminists (2014) 

In 2008, Adichie was awarded a MacArthur Genius Grant. She was described in The Times Literary Supplement as " The most prominent" Of a "Procession of critically acclaimed young anglophone authors, who is succeeding in attracting a new generation of readers to African literature".

# Talk on  importance of story/Literature
    In this talk - Novelist Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie tells the story of how she found her authentic cultural voice-and warns that if we hear only a single story about another person or country  we risk a critical misunderstanding.

1. The Danger of Single Story : 

2. We Should All be Feminist :

3. Importance of Truth in Post-truth Era :

  
My thinking activity would be my response to these brief talks on......

- whether you liked or disliked the views? 
-why you liked or disliked? 
-which views you like or disliked? 
- Has these views helped in better understanding of literature and life? 
    

  I like the views of chimamanda Ngozi Adichie is that, she said that her characters are white, playing in snow and eat an Apple and the ginger beer in her writing,when she was an age of seven, but she says that she never test ginger beer and no need to talk about weather as well as her people are the chocolate colour and suffering a lot because of poverty and deases like aids there is no treatment facilities, so she is in the favour of African real situation how they are faced and their people's nature is different from Western culture or background as well.
   Yes, these views has helped in better understanding of literature and life. Through this three videos we can have better understanding of African people and the Chimamanda's views on feminism and feminist perspectives involved with her childhood also, which all can help us to better understanding of literature and life.


Thank you..... .

Verbal analysis of the poem

#Verbal analysis of the poem on the bases of the essay'Figurative Language' 

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       Here, is my blog on the verbal analysis of the poem, whith keep in mind the kind of misunderstanding discussed in the essay ' Figurative Language' by I. A. Richards.

I. A. Richards : Figurative Language

Ivor Armstrong Richards pioneer in the domain of New criticism.
His path breaking works:

• The Meaning of Meaning-1923
• The Principles of Literary criticism-1924
• The Practice Criticism-1929

 He was staunch advocate of a close textual and verbal study & analysis of a work of art. 

Four types of misunderstanding:

• Misunderstanding of the sense of poetry:careless, intuitive, reading (rhyme, or irregular syntax) 
• Over -literal reading-prosaic reading
• Defective scholarship
• Difference in meaning of words in poetry and prose. 

   Here, I would like to mention one poetry titled                           आवाज की दीवार

आवाज की दीवार भी चुप चाप खडी थी
खिड्की से जो देखा तो गली उंघ रही थी

बातों ने तो तेरा लम्स महसूस किया था
लेकीन ये खबर दिलने बडी देरसे दी थी

हाथों में नया चांद पडा हांफ रहा था
रानो पे बरहना_सी नमीं रेंग रही थी

यादों ने उसे तोड दिया मार के पत्थर
आईने की खंदक में जो परछाई पड़ी थी

दुनिया की गुजरते हुए पड़ती थी निगांहे
शीशे कि जगह खीड़की में रुस्वाई जड़ी थी

टूटी हुई महराब से गुम्बद के खंडहर परईक बूढे मुअज्जिन की सदा गुंज रही थी

 As a I. A. Richard mentioned two types of languages like scientific language and emotive language, so in scientific language we find that the matter of Truth and Facts, and in emotive language we can find emotional things. So in this poem we can find out that there is lack of scientific truth or facts like "आवाज की दीवार ","गली उंघ रही थी","नया चांद पडा हांफ" etc ,which is in real can not do this.

Arundhati Roy

 The Indian English writer Arundhati Roy :

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    Here Is my blog on Arundhati Roy, there are three questions which is asked by Dr. Dilip Baradsir, head of the English department, so here I would like to mentioned my answer of this three questions. 

      I would like to mention one quote of Arundhati Roy.

  There's really no such

Thing as the ' voiceless'. 
There are only the
deliberately silenced, 
Or the preferable unheard. 

     Suzana Arundhati Roy is an Indian author best known for her novel 'The God of Small Things', which won the Man booker prize for fiction, in 1997 and became the biggest selling bookbook, by non- expatriate Indian author. She is also a political activist involved in human rights and environment causes.

Arundhati Roy's notable works :

• The God of small Things, 
• The Ministry of Atmost  Happiness, 
• My Seditious Heart, 
• The end of imagination, 
• Capitalism: A Ghost story. 

Awards :

• Booker prize, 
• Norman Mailer prize, 
• Sydney peace Prize. 

(1) If you are asked about Arundhati Roy, what will be your answer? 

  If anyone asked about Arundhati Roy, than my answer is that,  she is a versatile genius, because she worked in various fields like authorship, as an actress, screenplay writer and her contribution in human rights as well very remarkable, and her most of the works reflects contemporary social situation ,especially for woman. Really she is versatile genius.

(2) If you are asked about two novels by her what will be your answer? 
  My answer is that,

•  The God of small Things
• The Ministry of Atmost Happines

             

The God of Small Things is the debut novel of India writer Arundhati Roy. It is a story about the childhood experiences of fraternal twins whose lives are destroyed by the " Love Laws " That lay down  who should be loved, and this work won Booker prize in 1997. 

        

    The Ministry of Utmost Happiness is the second novel by Indian Writer Arundhati Roy, published in  2017. This book is fabulous full of vivid characters,

and deep insight. It grabbed and held my interest and simulted my mind and imagination.                    

 (3) If you are asked about her perspective towards life what will be your answer  ? 

If one can asked bout her perspective towards life  than my answer is that she is very consciously see life with different angle and find out some troublesome situation with is barrier for society

and also define the real life of people.   

Thank you !                                                     

Group task on conversation between Jane Austen and Mary Shelley

Goup task

Conversation between Mary Shelley and Jane Austen


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    Here this is my blog on camera conversation between Jane Austen and Mary Shelley as a group task given by Vaidehima'am, professor of  Department of English. So let's see.

Shelley : Hello! I am Mary Shelley. Can I speak with Jane Austen. 

Austen : yes, of course I am Jane Austen. 

Shelley : ok, I really fascinated with your thoughts regarding your writing, so I want to know more about your life and work. So, if you don't mind, can we meet at some place? 

Austen : ok, but if you have no problem than, can we arrange our meeting at my home? 

 (Than Mary and Shelley meet at home. ) 

Austen : welcome dear Mary. I am very happy to see you. 

Shelley : I am also, thank you. 

Austen : Now a days you are famous for your grand work Frankenstein, Congratulations! 

Shelley : Thank you. 

Austen : so, why did you write Frankenstein and what is your view about the monster? 

Shelley : so, the first reason behind it was to which lead me to write Frankenstein is that one such occasion, of the death of my first child, Willy, whom I had thoughts about, restoring to life, and additionally, that was scientific exploration and biological exploration, because I would like to write about Gothic fiction, so, in this work Frankenstein, monster play a great role. 

Austen : ok, that's a great work so what is your next plan for your further novel. In your work we find that as a science fiction, so your following work also about Genre of science Fiction? 

Shelley :   yes, Now I interested to write science fiction or you know create horror and Gothic type of atmosphere in my novel.