Date: Tue, 15 Oct 2002 17:25:52 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Re: Reading suggestions/Freshman Reading Experience


maybe have them read political texts so they can
engage them with literary ones.

statism & anarchy by bakunin
deterring democracy by chomsky

literary: 'fury' by salman rushdie

gr3g
--- mona cico <jubjubi-AT-hotmail.com> wrote:
> what about Paulo Coelho the Brazilian writer of "the
> alchemist"? i don't 
> know how to get in touch with him; but his ideas may
> be very appealing to 
> your students.
> 
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> 
> >From: Priya Jha <pjha26-AT-yahoo.com>
> >Reply-To: postcolonial-AT-lists.village.virginia.edu
> >To: postcolonial-AT-lists.village.virginia.edu
> >Subject: Re: Reading suggestions/Freshman Reading
> Experience
> >Date: Tue, 15 Oct 2002 10:18:53 -0700 (PDT)
> >
> >Kathy,
> >Thanks.  Would you be able to tell me how I might
> >get in touch with him should we decide to use his
> >book?
> >Again, thanks.
> >Priya
> >
> >--- kwsmith-AT-kzoo.edu wrote:
> > >
> > > Our campus just had the Chinese (-American)
> > > writer Ha Jin on campus and
> > > we read Waiting, his novel.  He is very
> > > engaging and the students loved him.
> > >
> > > Kathy Smith
> > >
> > >
> > > On Tue, 15 Oct 2002 06:39:27 -0700 (PDT) Priya
> > > Jha wrote:
> > >
> > > > Friends,
> > > > Once again, I must ask for your help.  My
> > > school,
> > > > which is located in Western Kentucky, has a
> > > > Freshman Reading Experience Program.  In this
> > > > program, all incoming freshman read a book
> > > the
> > > > summer prior to coming here.  The book is
> > > then
> > > > used as part of the curriculum in writing,
> > > > history, humanities classes.  In addition, we
> > > > also invite the writer to give a talk.
> > > >
> > > > I was just asked to be on the committee that
> > > > chooses the book/writer.  I was wondering if
> > > > anyone could suggest a book/writer (we can
> > > pay up
> > > > to $5,000 for the talk) for next year.
> > > > Basically, the requirements would be that 18
> > > year
> > > > olds can relate/get the broader themes of the
> > > > text.  One suggestion was Chitra Divakruni,
> > > who's
> > > > already been here.  Any others?  Please feel
> > > free
> > > > to contact me off-list.
> > > >
> > > > Thanks so much in advance for your help!
> > > > Priya
> > > >
> > > > ====> > > > Dr. Priya Jha
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> > > > Murray State University
> > > > Murray, KY  42071
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> > > > (270) 767-0103 (h)
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
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