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22FA_RE300A-WR
The Rāmāyaṇa
The Question of the Bridge
Explorations in Religious Identity (RE 300 WR, Fall 2022)
The Question of the Bridge
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RE 300 Fa 2022 Syllabus
Research paper information
Peer Review Sheet for Bibliographies and Proposals
Peer Review Sheet (Cares)
Rāmāyaṇa Retelling
Sattar's Rāmāyaṇa "Introduction"
Sattar's Rāmāyaṇa "Introduction" pp 1-23 (screen readable version)
Sattar's Rāmāyaṇa "Introduction pp 24-31 (screen readable)
Resource forum-- post useful resources here
Finding a Useful Research Question
Yale Poorvu Center for teaching and Learning (writing worksheets, advice, and tutorials)
Evaluating Information: the CRAAP test
Evaluating Sources
Library Research Guide: General (EH 102)
Library Research Guide: Religion
Paper Self-Evaluation
The Writer's Diet
Chicago Manual of Style Online
OWL Purdue Citation Guide-- Chicago
Watch: Brief Introduction to Hinduism (click on "Read more")
Read: Living Religions ch 3 "Hinduism"
Watch: "Buddha and Ashoka" Crash Course World History #6
Ancient and Early Medieval India
The British Library's "Quick Guide to the Ramayana"
Rāmāyaṇa Names
Anne Lamott's "Shitty First Drafts"
Watch: Crash Course Mythology: Ramayana
Watch: Bare-bones Rāmāyaṇa (click "Read more")
Characters in the Rāmāyaṇa (a reference)
The Land of the Ramayana
The Ramayana Intro slides
Many Rāmāyaṇas, ch 1
Many Rāmāyaṇas ch 2
Many Rāmāyaṇas, ch 4
Many Rāmāyaṇas, ch 6
Many Rāmāyaṇas, ch 9
The Sacrifice of Purusha
The Sacrifice of Purusha (online)
"Caste, Shambuka and Marginalized Reinterpretations of The Ramayana" by Emma Leiken" (read instead of "Stigmatized Characters" for Tues, Oct. 11)
Supplemental: Women in the Laws of Manu
Aryan and Dravidian (ppts)
Tuesday, October 25: "History, Myth, India, and Hinduism"
Thursday, October 27: "The Rama Temple Incident"
Ram temple in Ayodhya: How events unfolded over the years
Destruction of Ayodhya Mosque
LAND, FAITH, DISPUTE A timeline of key events in the Babri Masjid, Ram temple controversy
"The Ramayana and Its Muslim Interpreters" (supplementary/optional)
Babri Mosque and Ramayana
Tuesday, November 1: "Yes to Sita, No to Ram" article
Thursday, November 3: "Sita Was My Classmate" (online article)
Thursday, Nov 3: "Sita's Cruel Treatment"
Deconstructing Sita Sings the Blues
"A Feminist Reading of Sita Sings the Blues"
Stylish Academic Writing Exercises
Stylish Academic Writing part 1
Three Possible Topics
Five Sources Annotated Bibliography and Proposal
Eight Sources Annotated Bibliography and Five Pages Due
8-15 Pages Due
Midterm Paper Due
Creative Summary (only complete once; see description)
Retelling of the Ramayana Due
Final Paper- upload here
"Patterns in Comparative Mythology" article
Article about Religious Meaning Making
Puranas (stories of the Hindu gods)- article about the creation of this genre
The Ramayana Intro slides ►