E-C-404 :- Mass Communication and Media Studies

Paper Name     : E-C-404: Mass Communication and Media Studies

Name                : Amita C. Jani

Roll No.             : 10

Semester         : IV

Topic                 : Journalism

Date                  : 22/10/2011

Submitted to   :  Dr.Dilip Barad

                            Department of English,

                            Bhavnagar University.

Journalism

           Journalism is a very important form of mass media and in the modern society, journalism have become the chief source of information and opinion about public affairs. Journalism is instant history means journalist will not tell about the past but they will describe to public about present incident and what is happening around the world. The first newspaper in India was published by James Hicky in January 1780. It was called Bengal Gazette and announces itself as “weekly political and commercial paper open to all parties but influenced by none”. Bengal Gazette was two sheet paper measuring 12 inches by 8 inches, most of the space being occupied by advertisement .As the role of press becomes the mediator between public and policy maker, their role is very important as well as very informative in society. Like it is watch dog of democratic society, social responsibility, investigation of scams. To propagate social reforms in society, passing information, motivating power of the society, emphasizing education, opinion builder, general debate and it acts as people’s mouth piece and the press occupation is pivotal a position in the life of a nation and its people.

Press council of India:

         This body has the power to warn, stop and censor any editor’s or journalist’s work who faults the standard of journalistic ethics and public texts.

There are five types of different journalism and that are:

• Advocacy journalism
• Broadcast journalism
• Investigative journalism
• Tabloid journalism
• Yellow journalism

        In conclusion, Journalism is a very popular vehicle of communication in present time which designed to convey information  and idea and impression to many people simultaneously.

E-E-401 :- New Literature

Paper Name    : E-E-401-:New   Literature

Name               : Amita C. Jani

Roll No.            : 10

Semester         : IV

Topic                : Brief overview of the novel – The House of Mr.Biswas :-

Date                 : 22/10/2011

Submitted to    : Dr.Dilip Barad

                            Department of English,

                            Bhavnagar University

Brief overview of the novel – The House of Mr.Biswas

           In the novel, The House Of Mr.Biswas the character of Mr.Biswas is central character. With the Birth of Mr.Biswas narrator present Trinidad culture in the novel. The concept of Master and Slave relationship is well described in the novel. For example.. Mr.Biswas who is presented as a slave and the Hanuman house or Mrs.Tulsi is presented as the master or ruler of the whole family.

           In this way novel also become a part of the postcolonial discourse, Mr.Biswas is portrayal as suppressed and Mrs.Tulsi  is presented as a oppressor in the novel. Apart from all this the symbol of House stand for identity of Mr.Biswas and we find that the characters  of Mr.Biswas who is born subject to misfortune and from the very binging to the end Mr.Biswas tries to be independent and feels confident  that one day life will become easy.

          In the structure of the novel, the novel is divided in to two part, enclosed by prologue and an Epilogue. The plot structure is all about the history of single protagonist. The novel also depicts the rise and fall of the Tulsi family. Symbolism  and imagery are very well used in the novel. i.e.

The description of Hanuman house is presented in a novel it seems prison for the Mr.Biswas.

          Humour and satire, these two elements are central in the novel. i.e. Satirical pat name is given to the Hanuman house by Mr.Biswas and he called Hanuman house as “Monkey House” than Mrs.Tulsi’s two sons as the “little gods” than in the further story there is description in the novel that “Hanuman House” as being like a “Blasted zoo”. This description though absurd and partial but it also contain some truth.

          The novel has also element of the comedy and tragedy because through out the novel we find that Mr.Biswas is undergoing much suffering and frustration but often retaliating in a comic manner with his gesturer of rebellion.

          So, In conclusion, we find that the novel have all the element of a fiction which represents Trinidad culture in one complete piece of work.

E - E - 405 - D : African Literature

Paper Name     : A Brief overview of the African literature with the reference of three novel

Name                : Amita C. Jani

Roll No.             : 10

Semester         : IV

Topic                 : A Brief overview of the African literature with the reference of three novel

Date                  : 22/10/2011

Submitted to   : Dr.Dilip Barad

                             Department of English,

                             Bhavnagar University

1) Waiting for the Barbarians.

               - J. M. Coetzee.

2) Things Fall Apart.

               - China Achebe.

3) Grain of Wheat.

               - Ngugi Wa Thiog’o.

          Above three novel of African literature one or the another way represents the culture of the African literature. The fiction novel waiting for the Barbarian is a postcolonial discourse and writer create a fictional empire in the novel and in which the allegorical war presented between oppressor and oppressed where Barbarian girl stands for the oppressed and the magistrate stands for oppressor and here the young Barbarian girl and magistrate reveals a central theme of the novel.

          Another theme of the novel is Barbarism symbolical used for the  uncivilized people where as the another character stands for the civilized. The difference between self and other is also core of the novel so the all book is about the unfolding strategy of whole fictional empire and that symbolize that how one takes over the other and what can be strategy to power over other?

          The second novel, Things Fall Apart which is one of the most celebrated novel by African people. In which Chine Achebe create a whole image of African people, He shows the image of uncivilized people, people are presented as tribal in the novel, people are presented as they are living primitive life in jungle and in this way presenting true image of African from their culture to their food, name, festival, Achebe presents this text as idea of subverted the early image of African culture and Things Fall Apart is a cultural specific book that shows they have their own system or life style and thus is how the cultural image about African people fall down.

          Third book A Grain of Wheat by Ngugi Wa Thiog’o which again give the general estimate of African literature. The novel is all about the Kenyan freedom movement or independence movement. Novel shows that “Mau-mau” fight for independence and the colonialist crackdown. so by this the issue of loyalty is discussed and examined in the depth. Because there is a short description on the back cover that farmer Mugo, a hero of the village, is asked to make a speech honoring the memory of his friend Kihika who was hanged by colonial administrators so in this novel each character has their own unique history. But the interesting thing is that novel is about individual and social good.

          In conclusion, by presenting above three novel African writer provide us the complete one picture of African culture and the image of independence movement of their country.