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Ageing in Literature

Assessment Details

Students of Queen's University, Belfast
  • Compare the representation of ageing in two texts, one from the global south and one from the global north.
  • Essay, 1500 words.
  • Deadline: penultimate week of course, 6 February.
  • The essay should be sent directly to Professor Tess Maginess: t.maginess@qub.ac.uk.
  • The essay will be marked and returned to students by the final class, 16 February.
  • The mark will be moderated internally and externally before final results will be confirmed.
  • Professor Maginess is happy to discuss assignments with students, in advance. Just email her.
Students of University of Hyderabad, India
  • Write short notes (400 words) on the following. Bear in mind that close reading of the texts through the lenses and frameworks outlined in the lectures is expected.

  1. Write a note on the figure of the sentinel in Keki Daruwalla’s poem.
  2. How does the changing relationship with objects serve as symbols for ageing in Manohar Shetty?
  3. How does ‘care’ for the elderly transform into ‘intervention’ in Anita Desai?

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