Women's Life Experiences in Contemporary India. Fulbright-Hays Summer Seminar Abroad 1994 (India).

Pipkin, Ruthanne

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Publication Date: 1994

Pages: 43

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Women's Life Experiences in Contemporary India. Fulbright-Hays Summer Seminar Abroad 1994 (India).

Pipkin, Ruthanne

This unit, intended for high school use, examines the role of women in India as portrayed in selected literature. The books used include: (1) "Women in India: Two Perspectives" (Doranne Jacobson; Susan S. Wadley); (2) "Through Indian Eyes, Volume l. The Wheel of Life" (Donald J. Johnson, Ed.; Jean E. Johnson, Ed.); (3) "Nectar in a Sieve" (Kamala Markandaya); (4) "Jasmine" (Bharati Mukherjee); and (5) "May You Be the Mother of a Hundred Sons" (Elisabeth Bumiller). Suggested questions to focus each reading are provided. (EH)

Descriptors: Asian Studies, Course Content, Course Descriptions, Ethnic Groups, Females, Foreign Countries, Global Education, High Schools, Indians, Interdisciplinary Approach, Multicultural Education, Non Western Civilization, Religion Studies, Social Studies, World Literature

Publication Type: Guides - Classroom - Teacher

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Audience: Practitioners; Teachers

Language: English

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Authoring Institution: United States Educational Foundation in India.

Identifiers - Location: India

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