{"id":327,"date":"2018-05-02T09:21:05","date_gmt":"2018-05-02T09:21:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/edict.ashoka.edu.in\/index.php\/2018\/05\/02\/your-complete-summer-list-part-i\/"},"modified":"2019-03-17T14:02:06","modified_gmt":"2019-03-17T14:02:06","slug":"your-complete-summer-list-part-i","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/edictarchive.the-edict.in\/index.php\/2018\/05\/02\/your-complete-summer-list-part-i\/","title":{"rendered":"Your Complete Summer List | Part I"},"content":{"rendered":"

Professors Gilles Verniers, Bikram Phookun and Rudrangshu Mukherjee curate the first list in the\u00a0series.<\/h4>\n

Summer breaks at Ashoka are long and this is The Edict<\/em>\u2019s initiative to help curate a list of book, movie and TV shows recommended by Professors to read and binge on. This list hopes to put those without an internship out of misery, plane, train and bus rides less boring, and most importantly provide a comprehensive list of recommendations from all departments for Ashokans to have a varied choice to pick from over the break.<\/p>\n

This is the first of such lists. It is created by recommendations from Professors Gilles Verniers, Bikram Phookun and Rudrangshu Mukherjee. We have also attached a link of the review of each of the book recommendations.<\/p>\n

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(Clockwise from Top Left) Dr. Vernier, Dr. Mukherjee and Dr.\u00a0Phookun.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Dr. Verniers<\/a> is the Head of Department for Political Science at Ashoka. He is also the Co-Director of the Trivedi Centre for Political Data<\/a>. He is currently teaching courses on Indian Politics, South Asia, state formation and Research Methods to Undergraduates and YIFs.Professor Verniers\u2019 list is an introduction into the world of Political Science, specially created for those who are not his students. Dr. Phookun<\/a> is the Professor of Physics at Ashoka University, currently on a sabbatical from St. Stephen\u2019s College, Delhi. While designing the physics programme for undergraduate studies, he also teaches the Foundation Course in Mathematical Thinking. Dr. Mukherjee <\/a>is the Chancellor of the University. He takes courses in European History, Indian History and intellectual history. He has also previously written<\/a> for The Edict.<\/em><\/p>\n

Books:<\/h3>\n

Professor Gilles Verniers\u2019 book recommendations:<\/p>\n

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(Clockwise from Left): Covers of \u2018Country of my Skull\u2019, \u2018All the King\u2019s Men\u2019, and \u2018Long Walk to Freedom\u2019.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

1. All the King\u2019s Men <\/strong><\/a>(Robert Penn Warren): This book gives an undersanding on the rise of a populist outsider in Lousiana politics,<\/p>\n

2. <\/strong>Long Walk to Freedom<\/strong> <\/a>(Nelson Mandela): Mandela\u2019s Autobiography<\/p>\n

3. <\/strong>Country of my Skull <\/strong><\/a>(Amitje Krog): An account of the post-apartheid reconciliation process.<\/p>\n

Professor Bikram Phookun\u2019s recommendations:<\/p>\n

1. Love in the Time of Cholera<\/strong><\/a>, by Gabriel Garcia Marquez<\/p>\n

2. The Deptford Trilogy<\/strong><\/a>, by Robertson Davies<\/p>\n

3. The Inner Game of Tennis<\/strong><\/a>, by W Timothy Gallwey<\/p>\n

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(Clockwise from Top): \u2018The Deptford Trilogy\u2019, \u2018Love in the Time of Cholera\u2019, and \u2018 The Inner Game of\u00a0Tennis\u2019.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Professor Rudrangshu Mukherjee\u2019s recommendations:<\/p>\n

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(Clockwise from Right): \u2018The End of the Affair\u2019, \u2018The Spy who came in from the Cold\u2019, and \u2018The Light and the\u00a0Dark\u2019.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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  1. \nThe End of the Affair<\/strong>,<\/a> by Graham Greene<\/li>\n
  2. \nThe Spy who came in from the Cold<\/strong><\/a>, by John L\u00e9 Carre<\/li>\n
  3. \nThe Light and the Dark<\/strong><\/a>, by C. P. Snow<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Movies:<\/h3>\n

    Professor Gilles Verniers\u2019 movie recommendations:<\/p>\n

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    1. \nIn the Loop,<\/strong> (Director: Armando Iannucci<\/a>)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      2. Dr. Strangelove,<\/strong> (Director: Stanley Kubrick)<\/p>\n

      3. Z,<\/strong> (Dirctor: Costa-Gavras)<\/p>\n

      4. The Godfather (I),<\/strong> (Director: Francis Ford Coppola)<\/p>\n

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      (Clockwise from Top Right): Posters of \u2018The Godfather\u2019, \u2018In the Loop\u2019, \u2018Z\u2019, and \u2018Dr. Strangelove\u2019.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

      Professor Phookun\u2019s recommendations:<\/p>\n

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      1. \nOut of Africa, <\/strong>(Director: <\/strong>Sydney Pollack<\/a>)<\/li>\n
      2. \nThe English Patient, <\/strong>(Director: Anthony Minghella<\/a>)<\/li>\n
      3. \nThe Unbearable Lightness of Being, <\/strong>(Director: Philip Kaufman)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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        (Clockwise from Top Left): Posters of \u2018Out of Africa\u2019, \u2018The English Patient\u2019, and \u2018The Unbearable Lightness of\u00a0Being.\u2019<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

        Professor Mukherjee\u2019s recommendations:<\/p>\n

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        (Clockwise from Top Right): Posters of \u2018Fahrenheit 451\u2019, \u2018The seventh seal\u2019, and \u2018King\u00a0Lear\u2019<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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        1. \nThe Seventh Seal, <\/strong>(Director: Ingbar Bergman)<\/li>\n
        2. \nKing Lear<\/strong>, (Director: Grigori Kozintzev)<\/li>\n
        3. \nFahrenheit 451<\/strong>, (Director: Francois Truffat)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

          TV Shows:<\/h3>\n

          Professor Gilles Verniers\u2019 recommendations:<\/p>\n

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          1. \nThe Sopranos<\/strong> (to understand UP politics),<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

            2. The West Wing <\/strong>(all 7 seasons),<\/p>\n

            3. Yes Minister<\/strong> (Only entry to be recommended by 2 different Professors).<\/p>\n

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            (Clockwise from Top): Posters of \u2018The Sopranos\u2019, \u2018Yes Minister\u2019 and \u2018The West\u00a0Wing\u2019.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

            Professor Phookun\u2019s recommendations:<\/p>\n

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            1. \nThe Mahabharata<\/strong>, of Peter Brook: (https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=EENh1hxkD6E<\/a>)<\/li>\n
            2. \nFran\u00e7ais Authentique<\/strong> (for those learning French): (https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/francaisauthentique?pbjreload=10<\/a>)<\/li>\n
            3. \nThe Durrells<\/strong>: (https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=jmsm5AXxsXk<\/a>)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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              (Clockwise from Right): \u2018The Mahabharata\u2019, \u2018The Durrells\u2019, and YouTube podcast \u2018Francais Authentique\u2019<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

              Professor Rudrangshu Mukherjee\u2019s recommendations:<\/p>\n

                \n
              1. Yes Minister,<\/strong><\/li>\n
              2. \nYes Prime Minister <\/strong>(This comes as the most highly recommended summer watch),<\/strong>\n<\/li>\n
              3. Blackadder.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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                (Clockwise from Left): Posters from \u2018Yes Prime Minister\u2019, \u2018Yes Minister\u2019, and \u2018Blackadder\u2019<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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                The following lists in the series shall be having more Professors from other departments curate such a list. Do let us know if you would like us to ask a certain Professor(s) for their recommendations.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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