Five Women From the Past

Ah, what a discussion we had about the five women who must have been a part of a changing time. We talked of the Neo-urban Culture in the 1960s, international Fashion Icon Jacqueline Kennedy, the 'dream' of 'modernist' architecture of Dhaka in the 60s, the imposition of 'Americanism' on Dacca's emerging elites, and then I drifted into a most unexpected discussion of Panopticon.

Welcome to the world of New-historicism!

I did NOT originally intend to discuss Panopticon in this class. However, circumstances forced me to talk about it. We also talked about 1982 British Play "Top Girls" written by Cheryl Churchill. We talked about the general theme of the play and very slightly considered the possibility of producing the play.
Disappointment: Students are generally unwilling to speak out their mind in the class and engage with the teacher BUT they are very interested to talk in hushed voice among themselves.