We Exclusively Work on SAT II till 25th and then from 26th We Work on Politics & Related Issues

We will keep working on SAT II till 25th October and on the 26th we shall discuss the following items.

1. Rise and Fall of Soviet Union (1917 - 1990)
2. Rise of Fall of Socialism in Chile (with reference to Spanish Resistance)
3. Breakup of British Empire - Losing the "Jewel in the Crown"
4. Rise of American Financial Empire - with reference to Great Gatsby, Death of a Salesman, and Babbit (a students' favourite)
5. We shall also discuss a paper that discusses Great Gatsby as a social criticism of American Capitalism. (Author: Lovisa Lindberg)

We are including these topics following Bushra's (currently Smith College student) suggestion to include Political Education in our class discussions. (We must include a discussion of Andrew Feenberg's "Critical Theory of Technology"). Feenberg's cleverly shows how there is a subtle connection between technology and political ideology. There is another reason why we are taking this step. A few students from our class has confessed how they feel very 'out-witted' with the very mention of words such as Politics, Democracy, Civil Rights, Voting Systems, Structures of Governments etc. I hope that this class will greatly improve your acquaintance with these terms and make you feel more 'empowered'.