Riya Bhatt

  Marginalization in Shakespeare’s Hamlet and  Stoppard’s Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead Hello Everyone... This blog post is part of thinking activity on Cultural Studies ,  Exploring Marginalization in Shakespeare’s Hamlet and Stoppard’s Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead given by Dilip Barad sir. Teacher's Worksheet Marginalization In Hamlet , Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are secondary characters who hold little power or significance on their own. Though they are childhood friends of Hamlet, they are ultimately manipulated by King Claudius, who uses them to spy on Hamlet. This reduces them to mere instruments of the king's will, rather than characters with their own independent roles. When Hamlet refers to Rosencrantz as a "sponge," he implies that Rosencrantz absorbs whatever instructions the king gives him, much like a sponge absorbs water. This metaphor highlights that Rosencrantz follow Claudius’s orders without question or independent thought. Hamlet...

  Cultural Palates: The Influence of Food on Identity and Social Power Hello  everyone….. This blog is part of an assignment for the paper 205:  Cultural Studies  (22410) , Sem - 3, 2024. Personal Information:  Name : Riya M Bhatt.  Betch : M.A sem 3 (2023-2025) Enrollment number : 5108230005 Roll number: 24 Email :  riyabhatt6900@gmail.com Assignment details:   Topic : - Cultural Palates: The Influence of Food on Identity and Social Power Paper & subject code :- 205: Cultural Studies (22410)  Submitted to :- Smt. Sujata Binoy Gardi, Department of English, MKBU, Bhavnagar  Date of Submission :- 18 November , 2024 Abstract :  This paper examines the role of food culture as a significant aspect of cultural studies, focusing on how food serves as an essential symbol of identity, power, tradition, and social change. By delving into the historical and social meanings attached to food practices, the paper demonstrates how fo...

  A Deconstructive Approach to Beckett’s Waiting for Godot Hello  everyone….. This blog is part of an assignment for the paper 204:  Contemporary Western Theories and Film Studies  (22409) , Sem - 3, 2024. Personal Information:  Name : Riya M Bhatt.  Betch : M.A sem 3 (2023-2025) Enrollment number : 5108230005 Roll number: 24 Email :  riyabhatt6900@gmail.com Assignment details:   Topic : -  A Deconstructive Approach to Beckett’s Waiting for Godot Paper & subject code :- 204:  Contemporary Western Theories and Film Studies  (22409) Submitted to :- Smt. Sujata Binoy Gardi, Department of English, MKBU, Bhavnagar  Date of Submission :- 18 November , 2024 Abstract :  This paper seeks to elucidate the theory of deconstruction as conceptualized by Jacques Derrida, a groundbreaking framework that challenges traditional interpretations of language, meaning, and textual coherence. Deconstruction posits that meaning is not fixed ...

 From Master to Mute: A Comparative Study of Robinson Crusoe and Foe Hello everyone….. This blog is part of an assignment for the paper 203: Postcolonial study (22408) , Sem - 3, 2024. Personal Information:  Name : Riya M Bhatt.  Betch : M.A sem 3 (2023-2025) Enrollment number : 5108230005 Roll number: 24 Email :  riyabhatt6900@gmail.com Assignment details:   Topic : -  From Master to Mute: A Comparative Study of Robinson Crusoe and Foe Paper & subject code :- 203: Postcolonial study(22408) Submitted to :- Smt. Sujata Binoy Gardi, Department of English, MKBU, Bhavnagar  Date of Submission :- 18 November , 2024 Abstract :  This paper presents a comparative analysis of Daniel Defoe's Robinson Crusoe and J.M. Coetzee's Foe, exploring how the latter reinterprets and critiques the former. Robinson Crusoe is analyzed as a text that embodies Enlightenment ideals, colonial power structures, and the narrative authority of the protagonist. In ...