Week 2 Curation

So my top three finds this week go as followed:

Sita Sings the Blues movie. This is a really interesting video to watch. It has beautiful animations and tells the story of Sita. It's almost like a "Ramayana for Dummies". If you didn't understand anything from the readings - this is a must watch! I've included the trailer for the piece so you can get an idea of what the movie is like.

"Sita Sings The Blues Trailer" at Youtube

The second thing that I found wasn't necessarily anything that would help me academically, but seeing as Dragon Ball Z is my husband's favorite thing ever, I had to bookmark this photo. It just goes to show you how important it is to be able to connect to what you are reading in this class! 

(Image Information: "This reminds me of a dragon ball z episode." Source: Book Culture Bookstore.)

The third item I chose to write about is Nabaneeta Dev Sen's article on how women relate to the Ramayana. His piece, "When Women Retell the Ramayan". It is a very powerful culture-based read. It talks about how the Ramayana has set up the Indian culture for a patriarchal system, and how Sita even plays a role in telling women how they should act. I thought the most interesting point of this piece was the role Sita was said to play in the "golden deer" story, and how she was at fault for what happened because she had "asked for it" and stepped outside society's boundaries for women.