Task : Write a weekly reaction paper in which you (1) summarize the main points of each of the Week’s reading assignments and (2) write
a question for class discussion about the readings (two questiosn in total).
Length: Minimum length 500 words max 1000
The objective of the Reaction Paper is to help you stay current on the readings as well as provide you with an opportunity to express
your own knowledge of the material in writing, as preparation for discussion and exams. These weekly reaction papers will also serve
as your study guide for exams, so it is in your best interest to give them your very best effort. This is also a great opportunity to
write down anything you do not understand from the reading, so you can ask about it in sections or in class when we meet.
Week Seven: Representing Identity
Tuesday February 16th National Identity
Readings: Valerie Marc 2007 “Nation-Building and Communities in Oman since 1970: The Swahili-Speaking Omani in Search of Identity”
African Affairs Vol 106 (424): 479-496.
Thursday February 18th Bollywood and Depections of People of African Descent
Readings: Singh, Jaspal. 2008 “African Indians in Bollywood: Kamal Amrohi’s Razia Sultan” in India in Africa, Africa in India John C.
Howley (Eds.) Blomington: Indiana University Press pg 273-288.
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