Interview with Dr Madan Gopal

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By Yashaswi SinghCSE, 2nd Year

Dr M Gopal is the Director for the School of Engineering, SNU. He joined Shiv Nadar University from the Department of Electrical Engineering, IIT Delhi. His teaching and research stints span three decades at the IITs. He is a globally known academician with excellent credentials as author, teacher, researcher, and administrator. Yashaswi: Sir, you had been working successfully at IIT. What were the factors that led you to make a switch to SNU? Dr Madan Gopal: IITs are globally renowned centres of learning and research. However, they are few in number. Even if every state has an IIT, that would not be enough. The need of the hour is to bring about the IIT culture in other institutes of learning and not just opening new IITs. I joined SNU because I saw their vision was to open something similar to an IIT or beyond in the private sector, and they had the passion to implement this vision. Hence, I took it up as a challenge and joined SNU. YS: SNU’s founding batch is now a year old. What are your views on the same?MG: I have seen the founding batch for almost a year now. They have grown and matured since the time they first joined college. I, however have one concern. I feel that the students are not putting a sincere enough effort in their academics. After saying that, I would like to give the students a

message. Please keep your focus on academics. Don’t let it waiver. The time that is gone is gone, but there is ample amount of time to make up if

you start working now. You all may not realise the importance of what I am saying to you now, but you will after 3-4 years. The first degree is a foundation; it brings about a professional personality. Trust me and focus whole heartedly on you academics. I however, am not saying that there aren’t any good students. I just want that each and every one of you should be an ambassador of the university. There are problems in the physical and academic infrastructure but you have to optimise given these constraints.

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Director’s message to students expressing his views about SNU

By Indranjan BanerjeeBA English I1t Year

Can literature be taught? or is it only caught? Is the term ‘literature teaching’, therefore, a misnomer? Many critics have claimed that teachers of literature could, at most, train students to make statements about literature. Some insist that the very notion of ‘literature teaching’ is fundamentally flawed. I think on the same terms as well. According to me, teaching literature, as William Blake thought, drives all the fun away from literature. Literature differs from other subjects, because it is not about

finding right answers. All answers are right in literature. Maybe it would be even appropriate to drop the word ‘right’ and simply say that literature is not about finding answers. In Mathematics, one answers questions and solve problems that are put to the person; in literature one goes beyond the immediate problem of the text and one focuses on the writer’s intentions and claims. Literature also seems to be a particular subject in case of which the capacity to enjoy the deeper meaning, thoughts and philosophical and psychological implications that it offers is intrinsic to the learner. The teacher may strive hard to arouse the literary

sensitivity of his or her learners, but for the latter to find themselves on the inside of the text, something more than just tools to decode or deconstruct the text is needed. Students can be taught the particular techniques of literature, like – the concepts of catharsis and hamartia, or the figures of speech such as oxymoron, metonymy, simile etc., which will help the students deconstruct the text better. But that is not the be-all and the end-all of literature. To enjoy the ‘something more’ of literature, the student must have the capacity to read the text against the broader book of life; literary appreciation takes its full meaning contd. on page 5

Can Literature be Taught ?

By Pranav MimaniME, 2nd Year

Harsh Narayan, coordinator of SPICMACAY, had this piece of advice for me before I started my journey at Pt Hariprasad Chaurasia’s Vrindavan Gurukul - “Inhale the aura! Understand what it takes to be a legend.” And so I set out to try and achieve a simple objective: to learn and understand as much as I could with an open mind. Now after the one month stay, I can say that the voyage was as exhilarating as it was enriching. Getting to learn the flute under the legend, Pt Hariprasad Chaurasia, himself wasn’t really a digestible fact. From the time I first picked up the flute, I had heard about the legendary flutist and his prowess, and now here I was getting a chance to experience his lifestyle and train under him. The realization dawned accompanied by a whole set of emotions - nervousness, anxiety, jitters and excitement. My only consolation was that I had learnt from my flute guru, Sapan Prasanna, during the summer vacation and worked extensively on improving my skills. He instilled a lot of confidence in me which was helpful in getting through the days before I undertook the journey. The moment the train halted at its last stop, Lokmanya Tilak Terminus (Mumbai), I got overwhelmed but Pt Hariprasad or Guruji, as his students call him, was on a two week tour of Brazil and Italy since July 12, 2012, hence I couldn’t meet him on the very first day. This actually came as a big relief, for now I didn’t have to perform in front of him, a prerequisite of teachers before they take up students. I was introduced to the four students who would be my seniors, Siddhartha, Amrita, Manuraj and Sridhar. They had been staying at the Gurukul for the past five to six years and initially, they took my classes. one of the essentials of learning an art form or any sport or activity is to understand what to practice and how to go about practice sessions such that improvement is rapid and permanent. In this regard the seniors were of great help. More than seniors, they became friends and mentors, readily sharing knowledge and advising me on techniques to improve my style and to add finesse. on July 27, 2012, I had my first interaction with Guruji. When I was moments away from meeting him,

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Gurukul Anubhav

“I have seen the founding batch for almost a year now. They have grown and matured since the time they first joined college. I, however have one concern.” - Dr Madan Gopal

To enjoy the ‘something more’ of literature, the student must have the capacity to read the text against the broader book of life

Dr. Madan Gopal, Director of School of Engineering, Shiv Nadar University

A single tearBy Laavanya GuptaBS Maths, 2nd Year

A single tear rolled down her cheek,Nobody noticed, not one cared,It stopped midway as if waiting,Waiting for a loving hand to wipe awayWipe away all the fearFear that seems neverendingNeverfading, stretching on forever.

It falls further nonetheless,Nobody bothered it was obvious.Caressing her cheek slowly as it fellFalling down never knowingKnowing whether it’ll touch the ground,Ground that provides solace and comfortComfort that yet another may fall.

She stood there gazing,Gazing at what used to be her only dream.

MUsOC MuSoc – The Music Society of Shiv Nadar University, is divided into two branches – Western and Classical. With over sixty members, the Society held its first Presidential Elections in August, the results of which were as follows:President - Laavanya GuptaVice-President (Indian) - Gauri PunekarVice-President (Western) - Siddhart SureshGeneral Secretary - Sashank Krish-nanThe Society is currently in the pro-cess of recruiting new members and is working on various tunes and songs to showcase within the coming months.

Messy AffAirs

At the start of the semester, students were suitably impressed with the new swipe-card system implemented in the Dining Hall, which got rid of the fixed payment problem of the last year. However, new worries are creeping up as the sky high prices ensure that no balance is left in the card by the end of a month. Where people thought they would be saving, they end up paying

more as the food remains the same as the previous year, but quantities lessen and prices increase. There are talks of a ‘chaat’ stall and fruit stall opening soon, but it remains to be seen whether they will be useful on a daily basis. Till then, we advise you to hit the café in the Academic block – sandwiches, pizzas and fruits, along with the new Mother Dairy items promise to give a better meal and a cheaper deal.

GO Green ClUb

The Environment Club of SNU is taking the initiative to clear the campus of the growing clusters of rubbish, promote green practices and make residents more aware of their ecologically rich surroundings. The Club will soon be elect-ing office bearers, and has promised to keep SNU an eco-friendly campus. Support the club initiative by not lit-tering the campus and making an ef-fort to go green.

Art Review

WOrds.ink – litsOC

Words.Ink - The Literary So-ciety of SNU was given a fresh breath of life at the beginning of this new se-mester. The first meeting of the soci-ety was quite successful with the dif-ferent members, some old and some new bonding with each other over friendly word games such as Chal-lenge. The next meeting was a JAM (Just a Minute) session organised by Ranjit Raj, a fellow member. JAM is a competition in which a person has to speak fluently on a topic for a minute while the other participants have to search for any errors made by him, point them out and pick up from where he left off. In this way, the game continues until a topic has been discussed for a minute. Since this was a first JAM session for many mem-bers, it proved to be quite fun while being challenging at the same time. The first Presidential Elec-tions of Words.Ink were held on the August 23, 2012, the results of which are as follows:

President - Meghna JoshiSecretary - Priyam Avasthy Moderator - Ranjit RajWebmaster - Ranjit RajThe Society is planning a slew of events in the near future, as well as inducting new members in the first week of September. All the lovers of literature in SNU, make note.

POEM

interACtiOn With VC Dr Nikhil Sinha, the Vice Chancellor of the University, had an interactive session with all students and faculty members on August 21, 2012. Many academic issues and con-cerns were raised, along with some general campus life affairs. In the dis-cussion it was revealed that a new IT Policy is being implemented on cam-pus which, as opposed to banning particular sites as is being done now, will put a cap on the amount of data a user can consume. So make your choice between course blogs and so-cial networking, because as our VC so succulently put it, “Facebook will not give you a degree!”

dAnCe ClUb

Inferno - The newly formed Dance Club of SNU seems to be fast growing with over thirty members already. The club is in talks with professional choreographers for training and is in the process of finding a suitable venue for dance

snU MUn

The SNU MUN Society is hosting workshops for all those interested in MUNing. The first workshop, held on the August 27, 2012, focused on the history of the United Nations and Model United Nations, and further workshop sessions will teach MUN procedures and practices. For all those interested in healthy, lively debate and honing of essential soft skills, enrol fast!

hOstel librAry

Reading Libraries will soon be opened in both hostel blocks and will be managed jointly by the Hos-tel Committee and the Hostel War-dens. The Hostel Committee is on the lookout for book suggestions for the library. Meanwhile, new books, mag-azines and journals are being added to the SNU Library in the Academic Block every day.

snUs first birthdAy bAsh

A first-year anniversary celebration was held in the SNU dining hall on August 17, 2012, by the batch of 2015, commemorating a year of their life at SNU. organized by the students of SNU, the Birthday Bash was a night of music, fun and food that ended in a lovely firework display.

Clubs and Societies practice.

By Meghna JoshiCSE, 2ND Year

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independenCe dAy

All members of the University, faculty and students alike, participated in the flag hoisting ceremony on Independence Day held on the August 16, 2012. The guest of honor was Dr Sanjeev Agarwal, Dean - UG Studies and Student Affairs.

Interview, from page 1

Work hard and make your parents and teachers proud. Cultural and extracurricular activities are also important, but don’t try to squeeze them all on weekdays and in between classes. They interfere in the learning process. A person who has just taken part in an activity and is going to class immediately after that will take some time to return back to the learning state. Instead of going back home on weekends you can hold these extracurricular activities then. The main focus should be on academics. These activities should be organised in such a manner that they do not interfere with academics. The spark is there, but you have to motivate yourselves. SNU has projected a certain image of itself, but if the product i.e. you students do not match with the projection, the image will fall. I am working with a dream. I have not given up. I am sure that

together we can realise it. YS: How has SNU’s course and curriculum been designed so that it is different from other engineering colleges? MG: Earlier, the needs of the industry were different, but now they are different. The IITs and other institutions used to focus on providing students with an in depth understanding of their major. But now as the needs are changed, the industry wants people with a breadth of knowledge i.e. a variety of knowledge, not only depth in one field, so that they are complete professionals. SNU being a new university has designed its curriculum keeping this very important aspect in mind. We have maintained a balance between the breadth and depth. As the other institutes have also realised this new need, they are also reviewing their entire syllabus to suit this need. So, right now the students of SNU have a slight edge over their counterparts studying in other universities.

YS: There is news that School of Engineering is being expanded and a few new branches are being added? MG: Yes, the School of Engineering will add on Chemical Engineering as an additional stream. This is because all Engineering knowledge can be divided into six independent disciplines, out of which five are already there in SNU. The only remaining stream Chemical Engineering will be added, but no more after it.We do not believe in splitting a branch into smaller units which are very much alike and offer them to the public because they are in demand. All engineering is based on these 6 branches only. YS: Many tie ups had been planned and MoUs (Memorandum of Understanding) signed. What is the status of these?

MG: The School of Engineering has a tie up with Carnegie Mellon University which should be completed by 2013.

Along with that we have planned exchange relationships around the globe from UK, France to USA. other colleges don’t have tie ups but have business deals where they tie up with universities so that their students get degrees from these universities. But, in SNU a tie up means an equal partnership with equal respect. Both SNU and the partner university will give degrees. We want equal exchange i.e. our students go and the students of the partner universities come to SNU.our aim is not only have the deal on paper, but to have it in the real world. There are many institutions which have many deals on paper, but actually only a very small number of them are working or operational. We believe in having real partnerships which are not only on paper, but are operational as well.

With the launch of the new iPhone, even though it’s not yet reached Indian shores, come endless posts, re-views, and fan wars. The debate on the awesomeness (or not-so-awesome-ness) of the iPhone 5 is endless and I, not having suicidal tendencies, will not get into it. one area that I do feel safe venturing into is the discussion centring on the new port – 19 as op-posed to the 30 pins sported by older models of i-anything. Apple doesn’t particularly en-joy playing by other people’s standards so when a revamp was in order, instead of going with Micro USB, it created a whole new piece of tech – the Light-ening. About one fifth the size of the 30 pin connector, it naturally uses less space and will also make the iPhone – and eventually iPod and iPad – less damage prone by breakage of the bulk-ier 30-pin connector. But regardless of being a technological advancement and a space saving tool, many see this change as a ploy for making money; where there is a new iPhone, there are old accessories and to use those acces-sories, there is an Apple adapter (or a cable, if that’s more up your street). Making the price of the iPhone steeper by $29 to $39, the problem with these little gizmos is that there are con-cerns over whether they will even work with speaker docks or not. “Video and

iPod out not supported” is the grim statement on the box, but fear not – Audio and iPod out are two different things. What iPod out basically refers to is any external device that takes over the control of the music system (such as a car) via a built in connector. Good news – such devices are few and far in between. Most devices use a USB port to connect, and so if you have a Light-ening to USB connector, you’re good to go. Video out over USB is almost re-dundant as is, with many people pre-ferring the sharper HDMI adapters, so that too shouldn’t cause much trou-ble. The only thing you’ll be worrying about is your precious iPhone toppling over from its perch over the adapter plugged onto your dock. There is, of course, a simpler, more elegant solution to everything – wireless. The option of buying a Blu-etooth speaker system is always open as is the Apple TV – not available in India, but still works if you can get your hands on it. The point, then, is quite simple – one little change in the connector pins may very well end the world as we know it, but it will cer-tainly not end the world altogether. Its change as usual at Apple, and even this change will soon become a familiar friend.

The Rotten Appleor just a pesky worm?

By Meghna JoshiCSE, 2ND Year

stop, think and reflectBy Ekta KapoorCSE, 1st Year

Life is not about receiving materialistic desires,It’s about sacrificing these to gain satisfaction.Life is not about taking shortcuts and easy way out,It’s about standing up in the face of difficulties.Life is not about following someone else’s footsteps,It’s about leaving your mark for others to follow.Life is not about reading textbooks and notebooks,It’s about knowing the unknown, discovering the undiscovered.Life is not about celebrating success and other gains,It’s about remembering the tears of helplessness and earnest hard work.Failure is not a dead end in life,It is only a junction of infinite possibilities which can lead you to success.Life is not about how much you have lived,It’s about how much more you can live,Life is not whether people remember you after you die,It’s about if you have lived the true purpose of life.There is nothing in keeping pace with life,It is about how you make use of it to your fullest potential and much more...Life is your feature film,You direct it,you act in it,and if you make it to the oscars,Is the question of a lifetime...Life is a present,Present is right here, right now!Make the best use of it!

In Conversation with Dr Madan Gopal, Director, SoE

Art ReviewPOEM

SNU students have the spark in them but they have to motivate themselves.

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Gurukul Anubhav, from page 1

I had to calm myself down so as to even be able to speak! I found Guruji to be a very humble and modest person. He seemed jovial with his students and led a very simple life staying at the Gurukul whenever he was in Mumbai. After Guruji’s arrival, I started attending his classes while at the same time continuing to train under my seniors. The lifestyle at the Gurukul was systematic and simple. Guruji took a class in the morning right after breakfast so that the rest of the day remained free for practice, apart from pre-defined times for breakfast, lunch, dinner. At the Gurukul, the onus is on the individual to excel and discipline is expected to be self-imposed by the students. The surroundings of the Gurukul are filled with green trees which gives the place a serene and hallowed air. The structure is so built, that disturbance from traffic noises outside is minimal. There is a small temple dedicated to Lord Krishna inside the Gurukul which also serves as a place where students can practice. There is no restriction on travelling in and out of the campus, nor is there any prohibition on the use of mobiles or laptops. Seniors had their daily routine packed with practice hours, and watching them and Guruji so intent upon their work, was nothing less than a lesson in self-discipline and determination.

one of the most interesting and important feature of the whole experience was the conversations. Conversations change the way we think. They either reinforce a pre-existing thought or bring about another dimension to the thought process. over the period of one month, I was fortunate to be involved in some very engaging conversations. The opportunity to stay at the Gurukul was also a chance to tap into a vast network of musicians and developing artists, and to get acquainted with people who shared similar passions. For example, Sridhar, a senior, mentioned the advice he had received from his teacher, words which I will never forget - “All you need is a mat to sit on and a glass of water to drink from. The rest would be your flute, your devotion and your perseverance.”

Another such example is from a talk I had had with Soham Munim, a budding sitar player. We had a lengthy discussion on topics ranging from differential calculus, discrete mathematics to the application of permutations and combinations in classical music. This made me appreciate the multi-disciplinarity involved and at play in music. Being from an engineering field it made me belong to music all the more.

of all the lessons I gleaned, the most important one was not taught in a class, but showcased to me by two of

the greatest living legends of Indian Music. Krishna Janamasthami is the biggest celebration that happens at Vrindavan Gurukul, in which a 24-hour continuous flute recital is dedicated to Lord Krishna. Luckily it was during the month of my stay and I could thus be a part of the auspicious celebrations. Pt Shiv Kumar Sharma, legendary santoor artist, was also present at the event. When he arrived, the main event of the flute recital had not begun, and instead a short vocal recital by young children was going on. To everyone’s surprise, he sat on a chair near the main entrance along with the audience without drawing attention to his presence. only after the completion of the event did he take a seat beside Guruji. While others with slight knowledge of music may have claimed to be unimpressed by the show put on by such small kids, here were two legends enjoying music with utmost respect for the performers. They had an uncommon passion for their music, they were at the epitome of their art forms, and yet they had chosen to remain simpler than a common person. It was this choice that differentiated them. Every day is a new day in music. The moment you feel you have got it is the moment you will lose it. It is a way of life, a journey, not a destination.

I firmly believe that moments define our life. over the course of one month there were several moments that I

can now look back on and reminisce about, grateful to have lived through them. I got an opportunity to receive a completely different perspective on life and music. I had no real expectations when I filled up the application for the programme in February. Through the experience of my one month at the Gurukul, I got to understand the standards of music that are prevalent in the Indian classical music scene. I met people who had given up lucrative jobs to pursue music full time as a career, and then there were some who had given up education for music. The one month in Gurukul, experiencing the lifestyle of students and Guruji was a surreal experience. I don’t know what it might lead to but I am thankful that it gave me the confidence to make a choice. For now I understand that what this month might mean for me in the future depends solely upon me and how I go about practising music. My only hope is to continue nurturing a healthy curiosity as well as my hunger to learn. I hope the future presents itself with newer opportunities and engaging experiences, which may or may not be easy, but which will definitely be worth every ounce of effort.

Sunanda Sukumar (Assoc. Prof. Chemistry) receiving an award for Best Booth at the National Chemistry Day from the Eastern New York Section of the American Chemical Society this summer. Congratulating her is US

Congressman Paul Tonko (right) of New York.

Faculty Achievements

By Yashaswi SinghCSE, 2nd Year

The Shiv Nadar University offers an undergraduate curriculum that is unique and unprecedented in India. The Core Common Curriculum Courses or CCC courses are a unique feature of SNU’s educational programme. They are based on the principle that every student graduating from the university ‘must have a firm and common foundation of essential knowledge and awareness’.The CCC is designed to provide students a broad-based understanding of the world, its physical, biological and social systems, the development of human civilization and culture, and the historical development and modern formation of global society

with a special emphasis on the history and development of India. The CCC courses are designed to impart a student with all the knowledge required for him/her to be a global citizen in today’s world.A student must earn a minimum of 24 and a maximum of 30 credits in CCC courses to successfully graduate from the university.

The 8 Topic Areas under which the CCC Courses are divided are:1. Indian History and Society2. World History and Society3. Culture and Communication4. Physical and Living Systems5. Cognition and Intelligence6. Technology and Society7. Environment and Ecology8. Reasoning and Analysis

the Mystery of the CCC CoursesIt is not your usual PCM - from history to analysis, from environment to technology, you need to understand it all.

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By Raunak AgarwalEE 2nd Year

Volleyball Post mid-August the Physical Education Department of SNU organized an intra-volleyball league under the management of Senior Sports officer Mr Dhiraj Parasher. The League comprised of five teams - the faculty team, the second year students from the School of Engineering and the first year students from the School of Engineering, Natural Sciences and Humanities. The League set a perfect platform for the interaction between the seniors, juniors and the faculty. Varun Ravi Kumar, the Sports Captain of SNU appreciated the experience gained from the league. The League Statistics were: Second Year students from SoE, led by Arvind Raj were awarded the gold medal. Faculty team led by Dr Vaibhav Srivastav and first year students from SoE were awarded the silver medal.

Basketball on August 24, 2012, the SNU basketball coach decided to take the SNU Basketball team, led by Sajal Malhotra, for their first outdoor venture at the campus. He invited a club called ‘Forever Champs’ from East Delhi for a friendly match. The club was led by Karun Sharma, the Coach. The match was an exceptional thriller filled with great energy. Although they had a very fierce offence yet our players were successful in giving them a head-to-head competition until the third quarter. It was the fourth quarter which changed the entire scenario and took the game away from us. The final score was 36-

25 in favour of Forever Champs.The coach said that the way the boys performed against such a strong offence attack was remarkable; he also gave them a feedback about their drawbacks. ______________________________

“I would like to see SNU cricket team to be the number one cricket team amongst all the universities. We have got a bunch of very talented boys. If we work in the right direction then I am sure some of them can definitely represent their respective states in BCCI board trophy which in a way will bring good name to the University.”

Cricket Coach - Mr Gaurav Khugshal

“I am looking for consistency in terms of practice, performance and passion for winning matches in my team. I every time tell my players to believe in themselves. To make the best SNU soccer team we need to create a positive environment on the football field. It is equally important for the players that they should feel their responsibility, work harder and finally they have to develop an atti-tude like international players to raise the standard of football in SNU.”

Football Coach - Mr Anuj Pratap

“I want to put in all my efforts to give the best to the students and at the same time draw out their best from them, which is ben-eficial for self, the University and the nation. Yoga is a very valuable treasure of our culture which must be preserved.”

Yoga Coach - Mr Sanjeev Kumar

CoACHES SPEAK

Can Literature be Taught, from page 1

when the learner is able to relate whatever he is reading or analysing to his own scheme, i.e. by drawing from his experience of life to articulate a response to a given question. This is where the higher order skills come into play and while the literary commentator or the teacher just reads the lines, and teaches the literary techniques used in the text, the one possessing higher order skills reads between the lines and even goes beyond the lines to explore the new avenues as a reader.

Students can decode the infinitesimal features of the text with almost clinical dexterity - for instance by commenting on the appropriateness of an ellipsis or the apostrophe or the use of a particular literary concept that has been ‘taught’ to them - but they hardly ever comment what they simply liked or disliked about the text for what it is! Yes, teaching literature, to some extent, does increase the ability to enjoy literature, but to understand the key message, the deep emotions and the philosophy that the author wants to convey to the readers, ‘teaching’ literature is not essential, rather, not possible to a certain degree.

I studied Thomas Hardy’s The Mayor of Casterbridge for the board examination since it was the prescribed book ‘taught’ in my school. From my experience, I can say that reading the novel on my own and ‘learning’ it the way we were taught at school were both, unexpectedly, quite a different experience. I delved into the emotions and the feel that the novel was trying portray, when I read it myself. I did not know what was ‘catharsis’, or whether the daughter of the protagonist failed to be an ideal Victorian woman! I was ‘taught’ that. I learnt about the Victorian age, the author and the background of the novel. But the complex emotions

and philosophy, which were portrayed in the novel were all self understood, self realized. I delved into the other possible interpretations of the themes of the novel myself, it was not ‘taught’. That is literature. But how far can it be ‘taught’? Unfortunately, it seems that literature is a victim of its success. As a tool, it can and is used to numerous educational ends in different areas: promote emotional intelligence, critical thinking, cultural and intercultural empowerment, personal edification and linguistic mastery. But in the process, one equally important dimension is forgotten: literature for the sake of literature.

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