ENGLISH 2000, CRN 19206 Dr. Susan Spencer (emphasis on literature) ART 2000, CRN 18495 Dr. William Hommel (emphasis on art)

 About this class - General Information

Discovering India is an interdisciplinary, 3-unit class taught by a wide array of experts in various fields, drawn from the University of Central Oklahoma faculty and the local community. Students enjoy a variety of lectures and performances on Mondays and Fridays, and on Wednesdays they meet with their instructor of record for discussion to relate the subject matter to the area of their choice.

All students will be required to attend five Passport to India events over the course of the semester and turn in reports on their experience, but the requirements for exams and final papers or projects will be determined by the instructor for the individual section in which the student is enrolled.

The UCO community and general public are invited to attend any or all of the Monday and Friday presentations.

Scheduled lectures for November:

• Friday, November 4: The Vedas and the Upanishads. Dr. Acharyulu Vedala of UCO's Department of Humanities and Philosophy, Liberal Arts room 128.
• Monday, November 7: Moghul Art. Dr. Marcella Sirhandi, Oklahoma State University Art Department, Art Building's Museum Lecture Room
• Friday, November 11: Buddhist cave art and the Jatake Tale friezes. Dr. Rukmini Ravikumar, UCO Department of Design, Art Building's Museum Lecture Room.
• Monday, November 14: Moghul Architecture and the Taj Mahal. Dr. Susan Spencer, UCO English Department, Liberal Arts room 128.
• Friday, November 18: British Colonialism in India. Dr. John Osburn, UCO History Department, Liberal Arts room 128.
• Monday, November 21: Indian clothing, traditional and modern. Dr. Tana Stufflebean, UCO Department of Human Environmental Sciences, Liberal Arts room 128.
• Friday, November 25: THANKSGIVING BREAK - no lecture
• Monday, November 28: Partition and Independence. Dr. S. Narasinga Rao, Dean of Graduate Studies and Research, will speak on India's independence and the division of India and Pakistan in 1947. Liberal Arts room 128.

Scheduled lectures for October:

• Monday, October 3: Happy Birthday Gandhi! In honor of Mahatma Gandhi's birthday, which was October 2, there will be a celebration on campus today. Dr. Greg Scott, Chair of Political Science, will discuss Gandhi's life and works in Pegasus Theater at our usual 1 p.m. class time.

  Dr. Scott's lecture will be preceded by the unveiling of a picture of Gandhi and a proclamation for Saundra Naifeh, the City of Edmond's mayor, on the fourth floor of the University Center. Everyone is welcome to this ceremony, which begins at 12:30.

• Friday, October 7: Dr. Susan Spencer, Department of English, will speak on Krishna and the Gita Govinda in Liberal Arts room 128
• Monday, October 10: Dr. S. Narasinga Rao, Dean of Graduate Studies and Research, will speak on Indian Classical Dance. Dean Rao will be joined by students of the Maya School of Dance, performing in Pegasus Theater.
• Friday, October 14: Dr. R. Murali Krishna, Integris Medical Center of Oklahoma City, will speak on "Mind Body, and Spirit: Indian Medicine" in Pegasus Theater
• Monday, October 17: Dr. Samuel Magrill, UCO School of Music, will speak on Indian Music. Pegasus Theater.
• Friday, October 21: FALL BREAK - no lecture
• Monday, October 24: Dr. Mary Brodnax, Department of Humanities and Philosophy, will speak on Satyajit Ray and Indian Cinema in Liberal Arts room 128
• Monday, October 28: Hooray for Bollywood! Dr. Mary Brodnax will speak on the "Bollywood" film phenomenon in Liberal Arts room 128
• Friday, October 31: To be announced.

Scheduled lectures for August and September:

• Friday, August 26: Dr. Bill Hommel, Department of Art, will speak on the art and architecture of the prehistoric settlement Harappa in the Museum Lecture Room of the Art Building
• Monday, August 29: Dr. Susan Spencer, Department of English, will speak on the ancient Hindu epic Mahabharata in Liberal Arts room 128
• Friday, September 2: Dr. Susan Spencer, Department of English, will speak on the ancient Hindu epic Ramayana in Liberal Arts room 128
• Friday, September 9: Dr. Greg Scott, Department of Political Science, will speak on the sacred text Bhagavad-Gita in Liberal Arts room 128
• Monday, September 12: Dr. Darian DeBolt, Department of Humanities, will speak on schools of Hindu philosophy in Pegasus Theater
• Friday, September 16: Mr. Rajaram Kalmari, Student Support Services, will speak about Indian domestic life, marrriage and family. Mr. Kalmari has just returned from his brother's wedding in India, and has promised to share some of his photos of the ceremony and surrounding customs. His presentation will be in Liberal Arts room 128
• Monday, September 19: Dr. Wayne Stein, Department of English, will speak on the life of the Buddha, who was born an Indian prince, in Liberal Arts room 128
• Friday, September 23: Faculty from UCO's School of Music will give a preview and background of the upcoming Songs of India performance, in the Y-Chapel of Song (which is also where the performance will take place, on September 26 at 7:30 p.m.)
• Monday, September 26: Dr. Margaret Musgrove, Department of Humanities and Philosophy, will speak on Alexander the Great's encounter with India, in Liberal Arts room 128
• Friday, September 30: Dr. Bill Hommel, Department of Art, will speak on Indian Temple Architecture in the Museum Lecture Room of the Art Building