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English / Re: Edward W. Said Interview on Orientalism and BBC Hard talk (Video)

« on: December 01, 2011, 10:17:00 AM »

Most of us are always fantasized by the Hollywood movies. When we watch the documentary "Hollywood and the war machine", we can understand what is beyond the fantastic world of Hollywood. Dr. Jack Shaheen has written a book named "Reel Bad Arabs- How Hollywood Vilify Arab World". He has chiefly examined Hollywood movies and found that Hollywood is a tool used by America to vilify the Arab world. He says that Hollywood always portrays an essentialized image (According to Edward W. Said, it is one kind of Paradigmatic Fossilization of the Arab World) year after year. Please follow the below cited link to watch Dr. Jack Shaheen’s interview on his book.
  
Reel Bad Arabs- How Hollywood Vilify Arab World:

   
      
 

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English / Re: ELC WEEK END FILM SHOW

« on: October 26, 2011, 04:40:25 PM »

At first, I want to say sorry to Umme Kulsum Mam and all ELC executive members for my absence in the program. I couldn’t manage any time. I had a day long meeting at our office.

It was really a superb program. I am really happy to see the spirit of ELC team. I must thanks to Umme Kulsum Mam who always supports us. I would like to thank Professor Dr. Shusil Kumar Das and Dr. Binoy Barman to be present in the program. My special thanks goes to Sayad Raihan, Moazzem, Mithu, Nippu, Eiten, Jui, Prianka, Tatini, Samir and other executive members of ELC who have made the program successful.

@ Hasan Ashik Rahman Sir, Thanks for joining with us here. I would like to vote for 'Good Viewers, Better Visionaries'.  

@Viewers, we hope that we will present more exclusive, interesting and educative programs like this in future.

Regards,

Rajon Mahmood
President
English Literary Club

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English / Re: Edward W. Said Interview on Orientalism and BBC Hard talk (Video)

« on: October 11, 2011, 12:53:54 PM »

Edward Said's interview on " Reflections on Exile and Other Essays"

Download link

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English / Re: Edward W. Said Interview on Orientalism and BBC Hard talk (Video)

« on: September 28, 2011, 01:59:00 PM »

Thank you Madam.

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English / Re: Wall Magazine of English Department

« on: September 28, 2011, 01:52:21 PM »

@ Shamim Ansary
Thank you for posting your comment regarding the topic. I have got some wonderful ideas to write. I am waiting for the next wall magazine.

 

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English / Re: Edward W. Said Interview on Orientalism and BBC Hard talk (Video)

« on: August 16, 2011, 10:20:41 AM »

Al Jazeera news channel has made a wonderful documentary on how the idea of war is spreading through Hollywood. This documentary will help you to understand how American Orientalism operates through Hollywood.    

Empire - Hollywood and the war machine

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English / Re: Edward W. Said Interview on Orientalism and BBC Hard talk (Video)

« on: August 09, 2011, 09:46:25 AM »

Thank you so much Sir...

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English / Re: Edward W. Said Interview on Orientalism and BBC Hard talk (Video)

« on: August 07, 2011, 03:30:44 PM »

Welcome Sir.... There are also some more videos on E. W. Said. He has mainly focused on the Israel and Palestine relationship, misrepresentation of the Middle East & Islam, American Invasion on Iraq etc. Said's important lecture on The Myth of the Clash of Civilizations is available on YouTube. Noam Chomsky has also talked about the reason behind the Middle East turmoil and the misrepresentation of U.S.A media. His interviews on Iraq war, media propaganda, BBC Hardtalk are available on YouTube.    

There are some videos on different literary theories by Paul Fry, a Professor of English at Yale University. The theories are -
1.   Russian Formalism
2.   Semiotics and Structuralism
3.   Linguistics and Literature
4.   Deconstruction I
5.   Deconstruction II
6.   Freud and Fiction
7.   Jacques Lacan in Theory
8.   The Postmodern Psyche
9.   The Social Permeability of Reader and Text
10.   The Frankfurt School of Critical Theory
11.   The Political Unconscious
12.   The New Historicism
13.   The Classical Feminist Tradition
14.   African-American Criticism
15.   Post-Colonial Criticism
16.   Queer Theory and Gender Performativity
17.   The Institutional Construction of Literary Study
18.   Neo-Pragmatism
 
Please follow the link to watch his lectures- http://academicearth.org/lectures/intro-literary-theory-1        

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English / Edward W. Said Interview on Orientalism and BBC Hard talk (Video)

« on: August 06, 2011, 11:12:57 AM »

To watch and download Edward W. Said Interview on Orientalism and BBC Hard talk please follow the below cited links.
 
Orientalism:
Part 1:

 
Part 2:

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BBC Hardtalk:  
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Library of DIU / Re: Penn State University online Free E-book !!!

« on: July 28, 2011, 12:04:24 PM »

welcome Sir....

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English / Re: Story of Morality...Awakening of Reality

« on: July 26, 2011, 11:03:03 AM »

Simply a superb & inspiring story.....

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English / Re: How Literature Influences Life

« on: July 23, 2011, 01:31:02 PM »

Literature includes prose (novel, novella, short stories etc), poetry, drama, essays etc which are written based on philosophy, art, history, religion, culture, science etc.  Literary works are portrayals of the thinking patterns and social norms prevalent in society. They are the depiction of the different faces of common man's life.

For example, when think about Sophocles’ “Oedipus the King” reminds us inevitability of fate, Herman Manville’s “Moby Dick” the power of nature, William Shakespeare’s “Romeo Juliet” true love, “Macbeth” the consequences of greed, Charles Dickens’ “A Tale of Two Cites” the consequences of abusing power, Ernest Hemingway’s “The Old Man and The Sea” & “The Sun Also Rises” stoic nature and struggle of life, James Joyce’s short story “A Painful Case” loneliness of a person and needs of a good company to stay alive, Jean-Paul Sartre's paly "The Respectful Prostitute" ugliness of racism, S.T Coleridge’s “The Rime of the Ancient Mariner” sin and redemption etc. Reading such great literature and poetic works shape a person’s character and help one to understand life. Moreover, biography and auto-biography of eminent people of the world who made a valuable contribution to the society also inspire the readers. Essays on politics, psychology and society make people to view the life in a new way (Edward W. Said, Avram Noam Chomsky, Sigmund Frued).  

Literature helps a person take a closer look at the different aspects of life. In many ways, it can change one's perspective towards life. I think Literature is a great source of understanding people, culture, history, society etc and it enriches our living. If we can take the positive aspects of literature we can live better.    
  

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Faculty Forum / Re: The concept of ethics is useless without religious values

« on: July 21, 2011, 12:06:39 PM »

I agree with Nahid Kaiser Madam.
Moreover, a person’s religious value grows in his family. Friends and relatives are also responsible for the development of a person’s ethical value especially normative ethics.  Most importantly, we must realize that we should do to others what we would want others to do to us. 

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IT Forum / Uploading .docx, pdf & power point files

« on: July 16, 2011, 06:02:46 PM »

Respected Forum Admin,
When I used to browse foreign universities' websites I find that there are forum & blogs where students can write their own views. Now, we can also write in forum & blog. I must appreciate the inclusion of forum in our university website. It's really a superb step. But I can not upload .docx file as well as files more than 2.5mb. We, most of the students, use Microsoft office 7 or 10. There are some features which is not up-loadable right now.

I would like to request you if it is possible please add  option of uploading .docx files & larger files (3-5mb). I would be highly benefited if please inform me how to upload pics with writing anything in forum.   

Thanks...

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English / Re: Modern American Poetry

« on: July 16, 2011, 05:35:47 PM »

Thank  you  Mam. I will try to upload some useful web addresses & documents.