Prof. Jaidka delivers a lecture
Manju Jaidka, Professor of English, Panjab University, Chandigarh, India, delivered a lecture on “Narratology across Culture” on October 26, 2010 in C V Raman Auditorium. Prof. Jaidka is a leading Indian academic, best known for her contribution to American Studies in India.
Speaking in the programme, Prof. Jaidka demonstrated how motifs in stories across cultures resemble. She also urged and inspired the audience; mainly first and second year media studies students, to read the classics both for finding the motifs and using them for their creative work. The lecture was followed by reading from her upcoming novel.
Organized by the Department of Languages and Mass Communication, the lecture was also attended by the Head and the faculties in the department.
