Universität Wien

142216 SE Adivasi and Dalit Literary Movements in India (2025W)

10.00 ECTS (2.00 SWS), SPL 14 - Orientalistik, Afrikawissenschaften, Südasien-, Tibet- und Buddhismusk
Prüfungsimmanente Lehrveranstaltung
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Mi 10.12. 11:00-12:30 Seminarraum 6 ISTB UniCampus Hof 4 2C-O1-37

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Details

max. 36 Teilnehmer*innen
Sprache: Englisch

Lehrende

Termine (iCal) - nächster Termin ist mit N markiert

  • Mittwoch 08.10. 13:00 - 14:30 Seminarraum 6 ISTB UniCampus Hof 4 2C-O1-37
  • Mittwoch 15.10. 13:00 - 14:30 Seminarraum 6 ISTB UniCampus Hof 4 2C-O1-37
  • Mittwoch 22.10. 13:00 - 14:30 Seminarraum 6 ISTB UniCampus Hof 4 2C-O1-37
  • Mittwoch 29.10. 13:00 - 14:30 Seminarraum 6 ISTB UniCampus Hof 4 2C-O1-37
  • Mittwoch 05.11. 13:00 - 14:30 Seminarraum 6 ISTB UniCampus Hof 4 2C-O1-37
  • Mittwoch 12.11. 13:00 - 14:30 Seminarraum 6 ISTB UniCampus Hof 4 2C-O1-37
  • Mittwoch 19.11. 13:00 - 14:30 Seminarraum 6 ISTB UniCampus Hof 4 2C-O1-37
  • Mittwoch 26.11. 13:00 - 14:30 Seminarraum 6 ISTB UniCampus Hof 4 2C-O1-37
  • Mittwoch 03.12. 13:00 - 14:30 Seminarraum 6 ISTB UniCampus Hof 4 2C-O1-37
  • Mittwoch 17.12. 13:00 - 14:30 Seminarraum 6 ISTB UniCampus Hof 4 2C-O1-37
  • Mittwoch 07.01. 13:00 - 14:30 Seminarraum 6 ISTB UniCampus Hof 4 2C-O1-37
  • Mittwoch 14.01. 13:00 - 14:30 Seminarraum 6 ISTB UniCampus Hof 4 2C-O1-37
  • Mittwoch 21.01. 13:00 - 14:30 Seminarraum 6 ISTB UniCampus Hof 4 2C-O1-37
  • Mittwoch 28.01. 13:00 - 14:30 Seminarraum 6 ISTB UniCampus Hof 4 2C-O1-37

Information

Ziele, Inhalte und Methode der Lehrveranstaltung

In India, Adivasi (indigenous and tribal communities) and Dalit (historically marginalised castes) peoples continue to face systemic discrimination within a deeply hierarchical society. Since the colonial period, linguistic activism has played a significant role in challenging social and political inequalities. In a context where literacy and the written word carry considerable cultural value, literature has emerged as a powerful medium for exposing discrimination and resisting oppression.
This course focuses on Adivasi and Dalit literary movements in India, their emergence, forms of expression, and socio-political impact through readings of academic texts focusing on specific case studies. The course explores how literature functions not only as a vehicle for articulating cultural identities, but also as a means of political resistance. In the Indian context, literature is thus inseparable from the struggle for social justice.

This course thus aims to examine Adivasi and Dalit literary movements in India as expressions of cultural identity and tools of political resistance. It explores how Adivasi and Dalit literature in India challenges systemic discrimination and contributes to broader struggles for social justice.

Art der Leistungskontrolle und erlaubte Hilfsmittel

- Participation in text interpretation: Before each class, each student will write a short text summarising and reflecting on one of the assigned readings for that week. This exercise will begin in the second week of the seminar and will constitute 30% of the final grade.
- Oral presentation: Each student will deliver one detailed presentation on a relevant topic, which will be a preliminary version of the seminar paper. The oral presentation will account for 30% of the final grade.
- Participation in class discussion: 10%
- A 4,000 word-essay: 30% - Deadline: 1 March 2026

The expected structure of the oral presentation and the seminar paper will be explained during the course.

Mindestanforderungen und Beurteilungsmaßstab

Attendance: as active participation of the students is necessary to achieve the teaching and learning objectives, participants are expected to be attend all courses. Two unexcused absences are permitted. More absences without a documented reason will result in a negative grade.

Grading scale:
100-90% (1)
89-76% (2)
75-63% (3)
62-50% (4)
49-0% (5)

Prüfungsstoff

Continuous assessment based on the texts studied during the seminar.

Literatur

- Abraham, Joshil K., and Judith Misrahi-Barak, eds. 2018. Dalit Literatures in India. 2nd ed. London & New York: Routledge.
- Ciocca, Rossella & Neelam Srivastava, eds. 2017. Indian Literature and the World: Multilingualism, Translation, and the Public Sphere. London: Palgrave Macmillan.
- Trivedi, Rajshree, and Rupalee Burke, eds. 2018. Contemporary Adivasi Writings in India: Shifting Paradigms. Chennai: Notion Press.

The complete reading list will be distributed during the first session.

Zuordnung im Vorlesungsverzeichnis

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Letzte Änderung: Mi 03.12.2025 13:26