FAMST 155SR: SATYAJIT RAY
University of California, Santa Barbara
This lecture course examines the career of Satyajit Ray, film director of t he famed Apu Trilogy (1955-59) and recipient of a "Lifetime Achievement" Os car. Celebrated as a modernist master, Ray was a towering postcolonial aute ur who explored the challenges faced by modern Indian society. Still the be st-selling author of young adult fiction in Bengali, his creativity also sp anned music, the fine arts, and commercial graphic design. The course criti cally situates Ray's entire oeuvre in relation to the cultural milieus of m id-century Bengal, India, and the world.
Average GPA: 2.84
Grade distribution records: 89 students across 1 terms.
Grade distribution
| Grade | Students | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| A+ | 1 | 1.1% |
| A | 6 | 6.7% |
| A- | 17 | 19.1% |
| B+ | 21 | 23.6% |
| B | 23 | 25.8% |
| B- | 5 | 5.6% |
| C+ | 2 | 2.2% |
| C | 1 | 1.1% |
| C- | 1 | 1.1% |
| D | 2 | 2.2% |
| F | 10 | 11.2% |
Based on 89 student grade records across 1 term and 1 professor.
Instructors
- Sarkar B 89 students, Average GPA 2.84