Vaidehi Hariyani

On 15/4/16, our teacher initiated a discussion on Fourth goal of Cultural studies. In Cultural Studies, we  studied about four goals of CS. The fourth is about " CS analyses not only the cultural work, but also the means of production". Marxists critics have long recognized the importance of such 'paraliterary' questions as these: 1) Who supports a given artist? 2) Who publishes his or her books, and how are these books distributed? 3) Who buys these books? and . . . what is the 'control' of majoritarianism on the production of culture / literary text? Here is an interesting article. One TV serial was stopped being aired. Shohini Ghosh who is Professor at the AJK Mass Communication Centre, Jamia Millia Islamia questions something interesting. The character of Jassi was a bit bold for Inian culture. We can see how majority of the audience can control and see that some voices can be curbed... some voices can be relegated in the ma...

In 2016, I also got an amazing chance to attend Global Conference on English Studies at Vallabh Vidhyanagar in February 2016 Here I would like to share with you my abstract of the paper I presented there English: Multimedia and Technology Digital Literacy “Learning English with Digital Tools” Abstract In 21st century the world is becoming Digital day by day. The Concept of Digital Literacy is increasing day by day. Digital Literacy is an ability to effectively use technology for creating, assessing and navigating information. For a majority of Learners, the idea of books and paper is old and boring. The young learners look forward to some creative and effective way of learning. The digital tools offer learners the amazing experience of learning in a play way method. Language also plays a major role in working with the digital tools. English is a Global Language and a part of Digital tools. One must have a command over this language to gain Digital Liter...

On 22/7/16, we got an interesting online discussion on a story “ISI no haath” by Mahendrasinh Parmar in context of "Does literature make real difference in human life or not?" This story  is published in "Polytechnic". This book has several other interesting stories also. You can purchase the book from Prasar, near Atabhai chowk, Rupani Circle, Bhavnagar. We had to give our views on this short story as an ideal CRITIC with help of the presentation discussed in the class. http://dilipbarad.blogspot.in/2016/07/literature-theory-and-criticism.html Here are my views:- ‘ISI no hath’ is a very interesting short story by Mahendrasinh Parmar. It is satire on the so-called ‘religion’. By reading the title the first thought comes in our mind is about terrorists and Muslims. Later on we come to know that the story is about the partial behavioural pattern of religion and how it creates terrorists. Mostly whenever we go to any temple we see how there is...

On 14/7/16, our teacher initiated an online discussion with reference to a short story “A Joke” by Anton Chekhov. This Discussion helped us a lot to understand a poem “The Wasteland” by T.S.Eliot. Here’s the link of the story:- Source: http://www.eldritchpress.org/ac/joke.html We studied in Eliot’s Tradition and Individual Talent: “what happens when a new work of art is created is something that happens simultaneously to all the works of art which preceded it. The existing monuments form an ideal order among themselves, which is modified by the introduction of the new (the really new) work of art among them. The existing order is complete before the new work arrives; for order to persist after the supervention of novelty, the whole existing order must be, if ever so slightly, altered; and so the relations, proportions, values of each work of art toward the whole are readjusted; and this is conformity between the old and the new.” Let us read this as all literatures ...

In semester 2,we got an interesting online discussion on “Interview of writer of Bajirao-Mastani Prakash Kapadia.” We can learn 1) How long it takes in making of Historical films. 2) How extensive Research is done by writer? 3) Converting History into Literature is difficult task. 4) When writer says that it is an attempt to see past through today's spectacles/goggles;  we remember the relevance of Eliot ' s concept of Tradition which involves Historical sense which involves past ness of past and it's presence, consciousness of past, timeless n temporal, contemporaenity etc. Not merely protector or the one who lives in Past but the one who sees past through present. 5) the controversy is bound to happen , and there is nothing wrong in  controversy. Literature, through "imagination", tries to answer questions left unanswered by History.  We had to share our views on this small and also we had to try to connect it with the study of l...

On 16/6/16, I participated in an online discussion intiated by our teacher.  We had given an interesting editorial write up on Criminalisation of Homosexuality (LGBT) by Editor of Gujarat Samachar. It can be read in context of: 1) Cultural Studies 2) Art and Controversial Issues 3) Constitutional Rights and Freedom of Speech in context of liberty given to Artist. 4) Decolonisation of Mind by proper understanding of Indian Ness. 5) Dire need to rewrite/reinterpretation of sections / clauses in Constitution of India. 6) How far do we, the Indians, qualify to be better citizens of Democratic n Secular India? 7) Can we revere Constitution of our Country as The Geeta,  The Ramayan,  The Quran or The Bible. And we had to comment our views on this article. Here are my views:- Although India is democratic country and the citizens have freedom of speech. Really is it so? Whenever anyone gives opinion then also the so-called 'Nationalists' talks...

On 2/4/2016,We got an interesting online discussion by our mentor. With reference to Cultural Studies . . . Why is Cricket so popular in India? Why are cricketers so rich and popular in India? Why corporatization of Criticket in India? Why this much 'money' in Cricket in India? Cricket is colonial game. With political liberation of India from British Raj, almost everything that was connected with British Raj was hated. English language being no exemption form it. So, why is Cricket so dearly loved that Indians call it 'Religion' and crickets demi-gods? As a cultural critic, we are suppose to doubt. We have to give some critical insight to the artefact under the scanner. As we know that Cultural Studies takes help of post-structuralist theories, it tends to deconstruct hegemony of one binary over the other, it tends to question the privileged position of one identity over the underprivileged. Thus, in India, it is seen that since the days ...