Course Overview:
This course is about discovering the subcontinent's twentieth-century writer, Saadat Hasan Manto, through the lens of his short stories and his controversial writing style. The readings and secondary material in the course will allow students to critically examine, appreciate, and reflect on the works of the short-story writer
The short stories studied will allow students to divorce themselves from a state narrative that is frequently offered regarding the partition of the subcontinent and delve into deeper questions that arose from that historical moment, which are more often than not, not found in the text book representation of history. Thematically, the course will stimulate students to think about the narrator's reliability, the relationship between shorter narrative and historical trauma, conflict as a gendered and political phenomenon, and the depiction of a crude truth in fiction that mirrors society's reality.??
Course Objectives:
learn to critically read, study, and interpret the short stories of Manto.
use literary texts as a way to examine history.
situate Manto's works and place in the discourse on the subcontinent's partition literature.
evaluate the relationship between shorter narratives and historical trauma.
Instructor
A storyteller, writer, and educator
MA in Comparative Literature from King's College London
Faculty at LUMS and whose prose and poetry have been published in the anthology, 'Chronicle of Memories', and in Luphyr Magazine.
Application Process:
Participants must register online through the CES website by clicking on their desired course and filling out a one-page form. Before starting the registration process, please ensure that you have the following:
- A passport-sized photograph for the CES smartcard. It should be against a white background.
- Correct CNIC details.
Incorrect information provided during the registration process will lead towards cancellation of your enrolment at any stage, and participants will not be entitled to claim a refund.
Once you have completed your online registration, you may proceed to the payment section. You have two options:
1. Pay online using your bank debit/credit cards through LUMS online payment system https://pay.lums.edu.pk
2. Download the fee voucher and deposit cash in any branch of the designated banks specified on the fee voucher.
Once the payment has been made, you will receive a confirmation email within 24 to 48 working hours, and your payment status will be updated to "ENROLLED" in the online application portal.
Installment:
KalPay Taleem offers an instalment facility for participants enrolled in CES on-campus courses and workshops. If you want this option, please email taleem@kalpayfinancials.com or call at 0328 3044414 for more information.