Syllabus
Syllabus
for
M.A. in English
(Semester System)
Post Graduate Program
Effective from Session:2024-25
SYLLABUS
SCHEME OF EXAMINATION AND
COURSES OF STUDY
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Table of Contents
1 Background 3-4
4 PG Attributes 7
Background
Considering the curricular reforms as instrumental for desired learning outcomes, all the
academic Departments of Maharaja Ganga Singh University made a rigorous attempt to
revise the curriculum of postgraduate programmes in alignment with National Education
Policy-2020 and UGC Quality Mandate for Higher Education Institutions-2021. The
process of revising the curriculum could be prompted with the adoption of "Comprehensive
Roadmap for Implementation of NEP". The roadmap identified the key features of the
Policy and elucidated the action Plan with well-defined responsibilities and indicative
timeline for major academic reforms.
The process of revamping the curriculum started with the series of webinars and
discussions conducted by the University to orient the teachers about the key features of the
Policy, enabling them to revise the curriculum in sync with the Policy. Proper orientation
of the faculty about the vision and provisions of NEP-2020 made it easier for them to
appreciate and incorporate the vital aspects of the Policy in the revised curriculum focusing
on creating holistic, thoughtful, creative and well-rounded individuals equipped with the
key 21st century skills 'for the development of an enlightened, socially conscious,
knowledgeable, and skilled nation'.
With NEP-2020 in background, the revised curricula articulate the spirit of the
Policy by emphasising upon- integrated approach to learning; innovative pedagogies and
assessment strategies; multidisciplinary and cross-disciplinary education; creative and
critical thinking; ethical and Constitutional values through value-based courses; 21st
century capabilities across the range of disciplines through life skills, entrepreneurial and
professional skills; community and constructive public engagement; social, moral and
environmental awareness; Organic Living and Global Citizenship Education (GCED);
holistic, inquiry-based, discovery-based, discussion-based, and analysis-based learning;
exposure to Indian knowledge system, cultural traditions and classical literature through
relevant courses offering 'Knowledge of India'; fine blend of modern pedagogies with
indigenous and traditional ways of learning; flexibility in course choices; student-centric
participatory learning; imaginative and flexible curricular structures to enable creative
combination of disciplines for study; offering multiple entry and exit points, alignment of
Vocational courses with the International Standard Classification of Occupations
maintained by the International Labour Organization; breaking the silos of disciplines;
integration of extra-curricular and curricular aspects; exploring internships with local
industry, businesses, artists and crafts persons; closer collaborations between industry and
higher education institutions for technical, vocational and science programmes; and
formative assessment tools to be aligned with the learning outcomes, capabilities, and
dispositions as specified for each course. The University has also developed consensus on
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adoption of Blended Learning with 10% component of online teaching and 90% face to
face classes for each programme.
The revised curricula of various programmes could be devised with concerted
efforts of the Faculty, Heads of the Departments and Deans of Schools of Study. The draft
prepared by each department was discussed in series of discussion sessions conducted at
Department, Faculty and the University level. The leadership of the University has been a
driving force behind the entire exercise of developing the uniform template and structure
for the revised curriculum. The Vice Chancellor of the University conducted series of
meetings with Heads and Deans to deliberate upon the vital parameters of the revised
curriculum to formulate a uniform template featuring Background, Programme Outcomes,
Programme Specific Outcomes, Postgraduate Attributes, Structure of Masters Course,
Learning Outcome Index, Semester-wise Courses and Credit Distribution, Course-level
Learning Outcomes, Teaching-Learning Process, Blended Learning, Assessment and
Evaluation, Keywords, References and Appendices. The experts of various Boards of
Studies and Faculties contributed to a large extent in giving the final shape to the revised
curriculum of each programme.
On completing Masters in the Faculty of Arts, the students shall be able to realise the
following outcomes:
Description
PO-1 Understand the world, their country, their society as well as themselves and have
awareness of ethical problems, social rights, values and responsibility to the self and
to others.
PO-2 Demonstrate critical understanding of the subjects of Languages, psychology and
philosophy in their varied forms.
PO-3 Develop creative and critical insights, aesthetic sensibility, analytical skills, and
Psychological and Philosophical insights.
PO-4 Follow innovations and developments in Psychology, Philosophy and varied
languages such as such as English, Hindi, Urdu, Punjabi, Sanskrit etc. and demonstrate
personal and organizational entrepreneurship and engage in life-long learning.
PO-5 Develop knowledge of theories, concepts and research methods in Humanities and
Social Sciences.
PO-6 Communicate effectively in English, Hindi, Sanskrit, Urdu and Punjabi by oral,
written, graphical and technological means.
PO-7 Know how to access written and visual, primary and secondary sources of
information, interpret concepts and data from a variety of sources in developing
disciplinary and inter disciplinary analyses.
PO-8 Demonstrate skills to conduct research in accordance with the ethical standards of the
discipline.
PO-9 Exercise values that reflect commitment to diversity and contribution to society.
PO-10 Apply Psychological, Philosophical and linguistic knowledge and scientific thinking
in writing and speaking skills in Professional settings.
PO-11 Develop advanced research designs and apply advanced statistical analyses.
PO-12 Develop effective teaching skills and be able to satisfy the University and the School
level expectations.
PO-13 Develop the skills to appreciate and participate in citizenship in the academic
community, in the larger community and in the world and be able to foster Bhartiya
ideals including truth and justice.
PO-14 Develop the skills to apply the Philosophy and Psychology of language.
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Description
PSO1 Gain In-depth knowledge of significant European and Indian Literary
Movements
PSO4 Develop a flair for the imbibing new ideas and perspectives and hone the
ability to analyze literary texts
PSO5 Enable to offer insights into different cultural, textual and value traditions
of the World through literature.
PSO6 Inculcate the spirit of critical and Scholarly enquiry and develop the
faculty of creative and analytical thinking.
PSO10 Explore Indian Knowledge Systems and Voices from Indian Literature
PSO11 Explore reference points and readings from the Indian subcontinent
available in translations
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Semester-II
Maximum Marks **Minimum
Total
Paper Code Paper Name Code L T P Internal External Total Passing Marks
Credits (%)
Marks Marks marks
ENG 6.5VACT201 National and Non-CGPA
VAC 2 0 0 2
Human Values S/NS*
Classics of
ENG 6.5DCCT202 English DCC 5 1 0 6 30 120 150 36
Literature – II
Literary
ENG 6.5DCCT203 Criticism and DCC 5 1 0 6 30 120 150 36
Theory
ENG 6.5DCCT204 Indian Literature DCC 5 1 0 6 30 120 150 36
New World
ENG 6.5DCCT205 DCC 5 1 0 6 30 120 150 36
Literatures
Total Credits 26
Total Marks 600
Semester-III
Maximum Marks **Minimu
Total
Paper Code Paper Name Code L T P Internal External Total m Passing
Credits Marks (%)
Marks Marks marks
Soft Skills and
Non-
ENG 6.5SDCT301 Business
SDC 2 0 0 2 CGPA
Communication
S/NS*
Modern British
ENG 6.5DCCT302 DCC 5 1 0 6 30 120 150 36
Literature
Culture and
ENG 6.5DCCT303 DCC 5 1 0 6 30 120 150 36
Literature
Indian Literature in
English Translation
Or
ENG 6.5DSET304(A)
Or Comparative
ENG 6.5DSET304(B) Literature
Or Or DSE 5 1 0 6 30 120 150 36
ENG 6.5DSET304(C) Literature and
Or Human Values
ENG 6.5 DSET 304(D) Or
Translation Theory
and Literature
Non-Fictional
ENG 6.5DSET305(A) Narratives
Or Or
ENG 6.5DSET305(B) Australian
Or Literature DSE 5 1 0 6 30 120 150 36
ENG 6.5DSET305(C)
Or
or
ENG 6.5 DSET305(D) African Literature
Or
Gender Narratives
Total Credits 26
Total Marks 600
DCC: Discipline centric compulsory course. SDC: Skill development course. DSE: Discipline specific elective
course.
S/NS*=Satisfactory or Not satisfactory on the basis of 4-6 weeks Internship/ Training in Industrial
Organization, / Educational Institute / Training Centre/ Govt. Department/ NGO etc./ Developing A Module
or Content / designing questionnaires/ report on behavioral evaluations minimum sample 50 / continuous
performance appraisals
A candidate shall be required to obtain 36% marks to pass in theory, practical and internals separately.
DCC I+II+III+IV = Internal 30 each (150), Theory 120 Each (150), Total Marks =600.
For Internal Evaluation of 30 Marks
*Suggestive: Marks of Internal Examination should be given on the basis of two term tests (to be conducted
within a minimum gap of 40 days) assignment/seminar, Project /Report, association/club activities, Logical
thinking/application of knowledge, attentiveness and skills in internal assessment).
L=Lecture; T=Tutorial; Teacher shall decide the teaching hrs required for carrying out the decided Theory
Lecture and tutorial as per the requirement of the study topic
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Semester-IV
Maximum Marks **Minimum
Total
Paper Code Paper Name Code L T P Internal External Total Passing Marks
Credits (%)
Marks Marks marks
ENG 6.5AECT 401 Research Non-CGPA
AEC 2 0 0 2
Methodology S/NS*
ENG 6.5DCCT402 Genre Studies DCC 5 1 0 6 30 120 150 36
Writers of the
ENG 6.5DCCT403 DCC 5 1 0 6 30 120 150 36
Diaspora
Dalit Literature
Or
Discourse of
ENG 6.5DSET404(A) Protest
Or Or
ENG 6.5DSET404(B) Folklore: Theories,
Or DSE 5 1 0 6 30 120 150 36
Perspectives and
ENG 6.5DSET404(C)
Or Genres
ENG 6.5 DSET 404(D) Or
Semiotics of Text,
Culture and
Communication
Dissertation/
Project
Or
Global Vision of
ENG 6.5DSET405(A)
Swami
Or
ENG 6.5DSET405(B) Vivekananda
Or Or
DSE 5 1 0 6 30 120 150 36
ENG 6.5DSET405(C) Contemporary
or Literary Criticism
ENG 6.5 DSET405(D) and Theory
Or
Popular Culture
and Literature
Total Credits 26
Total Marks 600
DCC: Discipline centric compulsory course. AEC: Ability Enhancement Course. DSE: Discipline specific
elective course.
S/NS*=Satisfactory or Not Satisfactory Assessment on the basis of a Research Proposal/ Synopsis / Project /
Report Writing
A candidate shall be required to obtain 36% marks to pass in theory, practical and internals separately.
DCC I+II+III+IV = Internal 30 each (150), Theory 120 Each (150), Total Marks =600.
For Internal Evaluation of 30 Marks
*Suggestive: Marks of Internal Examination should be given on the basis of two term tests (to be conducted
within a minimum gap of 40 days) assignment/seminar, Project /Report, association/club activities, Logical
thinking/application of knowledge, attentiveness and skills in internal assessment).
L=Lecture; T=Tutorial; Teacher shall decide the teaching hrs required for carrying out the decided Theory
Lecture and tutorial as per the requirement of the study topic
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PO PSO- PSO- PSO- PSO- PSO- PSO- PSO- PSO- PSO- PSO-10
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
PO-1 X X X X X X X X
PO-2 X X X X X X X
PO-3 X X X X X X X
PO-4 X X X X X X X X X
PO-5 X X X X X X X X
PO-6 X X X X X X X X
PO-7 X X X X X X X X
PO-8 X X X X X X X X X
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PSO EC-1 EC-2 EC-3 EC-4 EC-5 EC-6 EC-7 EC-8 EC-9 EC-10 EC-11 EC-12 EC-13
PSO-1 X X X X X X X X X X X
PSO-2 X X X X X X X X X X
PSO-3 X X X X X X X X X X
PSO-4 X X X X X X X X X X X
PSO-5 X X X X X X X X X X
PSO-6 X X X X X X X X X
PSO-7 X X X X X X X X X X X
PSO-8 X X X X X X X X X X
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M.A. ENGLISH
SEMESTER-I
Introduction to English Literature
Course Code- ENG 6.5AECT101
Course Objectives
To familiarize the students with the origin, development and major movements of
English Literature and trends in English writings.
To acquaint the students with the literary terms used in Poetry, Prose, Drama and Fiction.
To provide students with a comprehensive idea about the development of English
literature and language over the ages.
Course Description
Unit-I
Age of Chaucer, Renaissance
Unit- II
Neo-classical Age, Romantic Age
Unit -III
Victorian Age, Twentieth Century
Unit –IV
Soliloquy, Dramatic Monologue, Free Verse, Epic, Allegory, Satire, Hyperbole, Myth, Irony
Unit –V
Graveyard Poets, Lake Poets, War Poets, Comedy of Manners, Theatre of the Absurd, Epic
Theatre, Epistolary Novel, Gothic Novel
Required Readings
Abrams, M.H. A Glossary of Literary Terms (11th ed). Cengage Learning, 2015
Prasad, B. A Background to the Study of English Literature. Laxmi Publications, 2016
Trivedi, R.D. A Compendious History of English Literature. Vikas Publication House,
2007
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Sanders, Andrew. The Short Oxford History of English Literature. Oxford University
Press, 2005
William J. Long. English Literature: Its History and its significance for the life of the
English Speaking World. Rupa Publications, New Delhi,2015.
Suggested Readings
Baldick, Chris. Oxford Dictionary of Literary Terms (4th ed). Oxford University Press,
2015
Daiches, David. A Critical History of English Literature Vol. I& II. (9th ed.) Supernova
Publishers, 2021
Dahiya, Bhim S. A New History of English Literature (4th ed.), Anubhav Publishers, 2021
Evans, Ifor. A Short History of English Literature. Penguin Books, 1990
Non-CGPA Courses are practice based courses having 2 Credits each and assessed
internally, which shall be completely based on continuous internal assessment/ Submission
of a Project Report/ Case Study / Assignment etc. (no examination will be conducted by
the University).
The Credit, Credit Point and Grade will be reflected separately in the Marksheet under
Non-CGPA Courses. The college will send the Satisfactory (S) or Not Satisfactory (NS)
credentials of the student to the University.
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SEMESTER-I
Classics of English Literature-I
Course Code –ENG 6.5 DCCT102
Course Objectives
To introduce the students to the ideas of classics and literature.
To make the students familiar with key figures of English literature.
To introduce the students with seminal texts of the period.
To introduce the students to the tradition of English Literature from the Medieval
period till the Pre-Romantic.
Course Description
Unit-I
*Geoffrey Chaucer: The Canterbury Tales: General Prologue
Christopher Marlowe: Doctor Faustus
Unit-II
*William Shakespeare: Sonnets 18, 29, 73, 94, 110, 129, 130, 138.
Sir Thomas More: Utopia (Selections from Book Two: On the Country of Utopia,
On Domestic Life, On their Travels)
*Francis Bacon: Of Adversity, Of Travel
Unit-III
*John Donne: The Canonization, The Ecstasy, Batter My Heart
*John Milton: Lycidas
John Bunyan: The Pilgrim’s Progress
Unit-IV
Unit-V
Alexander Pope: The Rape of the Lock
*Thomas Gray: The Progress of Poesy; Ode on a Distant Prospect of Eton College
*William Collins: Ode to Evening
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*Detailed Study
Required Readings
Duncan-Jones, Katherine. Ed. Shakespeare’s Sonnets (Revised Arden Shakespeare).
Bloomsburry,2010.
Swift, Jonathan.Gulliver’s Travels. Penguin Popular Classics. Penguin Books
Ford, Boris. The Pelican Guide to English Literature : Vol I to Vol-V Penguin Books.
English Poetry of the Sixteenth Century- Gary Waller(ed) .Routledge,1993.
Suggested Readings
Daiches, David. A Critical History of English Literature. Supernova Publishers, 2010
Eagleton, Terry. How to Read a Poem? Blackwell, 2006.
Ford, Boris. Pelican History of English, Vol 1 and 2. Penguin Books
Lewis, F.R. New Bearings in English Poetry: A Study of Contemporary Situation.
Penguin Books, 1963.
Sanders, Andrew. The Short Oxford History of English Literature. Clarendon Press, 1994
SEMESTER-I
English Language and Documentation
Course Code- ENG 6.5 DCCT103
Course Objectives
To enable the students to understand the significance of Grammar and phonetics in LSRW
skills.
To introduce the students with varieties of language.
To introduce the elements of specific genres of writing: letter, essay, précis, book review,
etc.
To enable the students understanding of the basic paradigms of research, research tools,
research methodology, referencing styles and research sources.
To introduce speech mechanism, syllable structures and word stress.
Course Description
Unit - I
Word: Lexical words & Grammatical Words
Parts of Speech
Phrase
Clause
Sentence
Unit - II
Tenses, Concord, Modals, Verbals, Prepositions, Narration
Unit-III
Letter (formal and informal), Essay Writing, Theme Writing and Expansion of Idea, Precis, Book
Review and Dialogue Writing
Unit IV
Varieties of Language: Dialect, Register, Pidgin, Creole, Code Switching and Code mixing
Phonetics: Speech Mechanism, Classification and Description of Speech Sounds, Syllable and
Syllable-Structures, Word-Stress.
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Unit – V
Documentation: Referencing Styles MLA, APA, Harvard and Chicago, Author/page in-text
citation, Footnotes and endnotes, Order of entries, Print books, articles, e-sources
Required Readings
Bala Subramaniam. English Phonetics for Indian Students. Trinity Press, 2019.
Denys and Thomson. Reading and Discrimination, Chatto & Windus,1954
Nelson, Gerald. English: An Essential Grammar ,Routledge.( 2nd edition),2011
Hewing, Martin. Advanced English Grammar. Cambridge University Press.2005
Quirk, Randolf & Greenbaum. A University Grammar of English, Pearson Eduction ,
2002
Crystal, David. A Little Book of Language. Hyderabad: Orient Blackswan, 2010.
MLA Handbook, latest edition
Suggested Readings
Greenbaum, Sidney. Oxford English Grammar, OUP, 2005.
Randolph Quirk,et.al : A University Grammar of English (ELBS)
A. S. Hornby: A Guide to Patterns and Usage ( ELBS)
Daniel Jones: English Pronouncing Dictionary (ELBS)
MLA Handbook (Latest Edition)
Halliday, M.A.K. - Grammar-Continuum International Publishing Group, 2005
SEMESTER-I
Indian Writing in English
Course Code-ENG 6.5 DCCT 104
Course Objectives:
To acquaint the students with the thematic concerns, genres and trends of Indian writing in
English
To create literary sensibility for appreciation in students and expose them to artistic and
innovative use of language by writers
To expose students to the pluralistic aspects of Indian culture and identity
To introduce students to major movements and figures of Indian Literature in English
through the study of selected literary texts
To expose students to the artistic and innovative use of language employed by the writers
Course Level Learning Outcomes
On the Successful completion of the course, the students shall be able to
Develop a better understanding of Indian socio-cultural milieu through the themes of
Indian literature in English.
Develop their literary and linguistic competence through the study of this literature.
Develop an understanding of the plurality and cultural diversity of India.
Develop literary sensibility and emotional response to the literary texts and implant sense
of appreciation of literary text.
Course Description
Unit-I
Unit II
Unit-IV
Unit-V
*Detailed Study
Required Readings
Butalia, Urvashi .The Other Side of Silence: Voices from the Partition of India, Penguin
Books https://apnaorg.com/books/english/the-other-side-of-silence-voices-from-the-
partition-of-india/book.php?fldr=book#google_vignette
Michael Madhusdan Dutt. The Bengali Book of English Verse. Assembled and edited by
Theodore Douglas Dunn and published in 1918.
Aurbindo .Savitri .VOL. 33 and 34. The Complete Works Of Sri Aurobindo, Published by
Sri Aurobindo Ashram Publication Department Printed at Sri Aurobindo Ashram Press,
Pondicherry
Iyengar, K.R. Srinivasa. Indian Writing in English, Sterling, 1984.
Nirmal Verma . Writer as Critic: Essays in Literature, History and Culture, edited by
Jasbir Jain, Rawat Publications,2011
Karnad, Girish. Tuglaq. OUP, 2008.
Mehrotra, A.K. A Concise History of Indian Literature in English. Delhi, Permanent Black,
2001
Mehrotra, A.K. Ed.Twelve Modern Poets. O.U.P
Mehta, Rama. Inside the Haveli. Penguin, 1996.
Naik, M.K. A History of Indian English. Delhi: Sahitya Literature. Academi, 1982
Narasimhaiah ,C.D. Ed. An Anthology of Commonwealth Poetry. Macmillan, 1990
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Vivekanada, Swami. “Kali, the Mother” (From Complete Works of Swami Vivekananda,
vol.4, p.384 Advaita Ashram, 14th rpt. 1992.
Suggested Readings
SEMESTER-I
American Literature
Course Code- ENG 6.5 DCCT105
Course Objectives
To introduce the students to the world of American life and Culture and provide an outline of
various aspects of American Literature.
To familiarize students with the various genres and seminal texts of American literature.
To make the students understand the influence of American literature on the literature of other
countries.
Course Description
Unit I
*Robert Frost : Birches, Mending Wall
*Walt Whitman : When Lilacs Last in the Door-yard Bloom’d,
Out of the Cradle Endlessly Rocking
Unit II
*Emily Dickinson : She sweeps with many-colored brooms,
Because I could not stop for Death
*Sylvia Plath : Daddy, Lady Lazarus
Unit III
Ralph Waldo Emerson : The American Scholar
*Henry David Thoreau : Civil Disobedience
Unit IV
Nathaniel Hawthorne : The Scarlet Letter
Unit V
*Arthur Miller : Death of a Salesman
Williams, Tennessee : A Street Car Named Desire.
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*Detailed Study
Required Readings
Hawthorne, Nathaniel. The Scarlet Letter. Amazon Digital Services, 7 May 2015.
Kenneth Sacks: Understanding Emerson: "The American Scholar" and His Struggle for
Self-Reliance. Princeton, New Jersey: Princeton University Press, 2003. Second edition.
Miller, Arthur. Death of a Salesman. Penguin Plays, January 1, 1985.
Williams, Tennesse A Street Car Named Desire. Methuen Drama; 2nd edition ( 2023)
Peter James Stanlis. Robert Frost: The Poet as Philosopher, ISI Books, 2007.
Ramanan, Mohan (Ed) Four Centuries of American Poetry: An Anthology. Chennai:
Macmillan, 1996.
Sacvan Bercovitched. The Cambridge History of American Literature. CUP, 1997.
Steven F. Bloom. Student Companion to Eugene O'Neill. Greenwood Publishing Group,
2000.
Steven Gould Axelrod, Camille Roman, Thomas Travisano. eds. The New Anthology of
American Poetry: Vol. I Edited by Rutgers University Press, 2012
Suggested Readings
Bhongle, Rangrao. (Ed) Contemporary American Literature: Poetry, Fiction, Drama and
Criticism. New Delhi: Atlantic Publishers, 2002.
Collins - An Introduction to American Literature
Crawford, Bartholow V et al. American Literature. New York: Barnes and Noble Books,
1945 F.
Howard, Zinn. A People's History of the United States: 1492 to Present, New York:
Harpercollins, 1980.
James M. McPherson. Battle Cry of Freedom: The Civil War Era. London: OUP,1988.
Malcolm Bradbury and Richard Ruland. From Puritanism to Postmodernism: AHistory of
American Literature, New York: Penguin Group (USA) Incorporated, 1992.
Philip F. Gura. American Transcendentalism: A History, New York: OUP, 1988.
Russ Castronovo (ed.), The Oxford Handbook of Nineteenth-Century American
Literature, Oxford: Oxford Handbooks, 2012
Stephen A. Black. Eugene O'Neill: Beyond Mourning and Tragedy, New Haven: Yale
University Press, 2002.
be of 2 marks. All the questions are compulsory. Section A will be prepared such that questions i
to v are multiple-choice questions, while questions vi to x will be fill-in-the-blank questions.
Section B (40 marks) shall contain 5 questions (two from each unit with internal choice). Each
question shall be of 8 marks. The candidate is required to answer all 5 questions. The answers
should not exceed 150 words. Section C (60 marks) shall contain 5 questions, one from each Unit.
Each question shall be of 20 marks. The candidate is required to answer any three questions by
selecting these three questions from different units. The answers should not exceed 400 words.
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SEMESTER-II
National and Human Values
Course Code - ENG 6.5VACT 201
Course Objectives
To inculcate national and human values in the students
To enable the students imbibe the Indian cultural ethos
To inculcate the spirit of Patriotism so that the Students develop a sense of strong bond with the
nation
To enable the students grow into a citizen possessing civic sense
Course Level Learning Outcomes
On the Successful completion of the course the students shall be able to:
Attain the civic skills enabling him/her to become a well-behaved citizen of the country
Imbibe and spread the feelings of devotion and dedication
Course Description
Unit-I
NCC – Introduction, Aims, NCC Flag, NCC Song, NCC Administration, Raising of NCC in
Schools/Colleges, NCC: Rank, Honours and Awards, NCC Training, NCC Camps, NCC
Examinations, Incentive and Scholarship for Cadets
Importance of Discipline in Life, Aims and Merits of Discipline, Problems related to Indiscipline
and Solutions
Drill – Definition, Principles of Drill, Bad habits in drill, Words of Command, Drill Movements,
Arms Drill, Squad Drill, Guard of Honour, Ceremonial Drill, Guard Mounting
Contribution of NCC in Nation Building
Unit-II
Armed Forces – Control Command, Organization of Armed Forces, Weapons of Army, Navy and
Air Force, Training institutes, Honours and Awards, Recipients of Param Veer Chakra, Badges of
Ranks
Commission in Armed Forces – Recruitment in Armed Forces, Commission in Technical, Non-
Technical and Territorial Forces
Weapon Training – 0.22 Rifle, 7.62 Rifle, 7.62 SLR (Self Loading Rifle), 5.56 MM I.N.S.A.S.
Rifle, L.M.G. (Light Machine Gun), Stan Machine Carbine, 2” Mortar, Grenade, Pistol, Various
types of Firing, Range Procedure and Range Drill
Military History and Geography, Field Craft, Field Engineering, Battle Craft
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Unit-III
Obstacle Training. Adventure Training, Self -Defence, Physical Posture Training
Social Service, Disaster Management, Health and Hygiene, First Aid
Leadership, Personality Development, Decision Making, Motivation, Duty and Discipline, Morale
Unit-IV
Value System – The Role of Culture and Civilization-Holistic living
Balancing the outer and inner – Body, Mind and Intellectual level- Duties and Responsibilities
Salient Values for Life- Truth, Commitment, Honesty and Integrity, Forgiveness and Love,
Empathy and Ability to Sacrifice, Care, Unity , and Inclusiveness
Self-Esteem and Self confidence
punctuality – Time, Task and Resource Management, Team work
Positive and Creative thinking
Unit-V
Universal Declaration of Human Rights
Human Rights Violations
National Integration – Peace and Non-violence (in context of Gandhi, Vivekananda)
Social Values and Welfare of the Citizen
The Role of Media in Value Building
Fundamental Duties
Environment and Ecological Balance – Interdependence of all beings – Living and Non-living
Suggested Readings:
Hand Book of NCC : Major R C Mishra & Sanjay Kumar Mishra
National Security: K. Subramanyam
ASEAN Security: Air Comdr. Jasjit Singh
Indian Political System, Dr .Pukhraj Jain & Dr. Kuldeep Fadiya
है ण्डबुकऑफएनसीसी,मे जरआर.सी.ममश्रएवंसंजयकुमारममश्र
अन्तराा ष्ट्रीयराजनीम िःवी.एल.फामिया
भार ीयराजव्यवस्था,डॉ.पुखराजजै न,डॉ.कुलदीपफमिया
राष्ट्रीयप्रम रक्ािःडॉ.हरवीरशमाा ,जयप्रकाशनाथकंपनी,मे रठ
राष्ट्रीयसुरक्ािःडॉ.लल्लनमसंह,प्रकाशबुकमडपो,बरे ली
राष्ट्रीयसुरक्ािःडॉ.नरे न्द्रमसंह,प्रकाशबुकमडपो,बरे ली
राष्ट्रीयसुरक्ािःडॉ.पाण्डे यवपाण्डे य,प्रकाशबुकमडपो,बरे ली
राष्ट्रीयरक्ावसुरक्ािःडॉ.एस.के.ममश्र,माडा नपब्लिशसा,जालंधर
NCERT, Education in Values, New Delhi, 1992.
M.G.Chitakra: Education and Human Values, A.P.H. Publishing Corporation, New Delhi,2003.
Chakravarthy, S.K.: Values and ethics for Organizations: Theory and Practice, Oxford University
Press, New Delhi, 1999.
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SEMESTER-II
Classics of English Literature-II
Course Code –ENG 6.5 DCCT 202
Course Objectives
To introduce the students to ideas of classics and literature
To introduce the students with seminal texts of the period
Introduce students to key texts and authors in the canon of English literature from various periods
of literary history
To help students identify and analyze literary techniques, themes, and historical contexts within
classic texts.
To encourage students to think critically about literature and its role in society, culture, and history.
To foster an appreciation for the diversity and evolution of English literature over time.
Course Description
Unit-I
Unit-II
*Alfred Tennyson: Ulysses
*Robert Browning: Andrea del Sarto
*T.S Eliot: Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock
*Matthew Arnold: Dover Beach
Unit-III
Henrik Ibsen: A Doll’s House
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Unit-IV
Thomas Carlyle: The Present Time. (From Latter Day Pamphlets)
*Bertrand Russell: Appearance and Reality, Truth and Falsehood (Chapters 1 and 12 from
Problems of Philosophy)
Unit-V
D.H Lawrence: Sons and Lovers
Thomas Hardy The Return of the Native
*Detailed Study
Required Readings:
Blake, William. "The Chimney Sweeper" and "London." The Norton Anthology of English
Literature, edited by Stephen Greenblatt et al., 9th ed., vol. D, W. W. Norton & Company, 2012,
pp. 81-85.
Wordsworth, William. The Prelude, Book 1. The Norton Anthology of English Literature, edited
by Stephen Greenblatt et al., 9th ed., vol. D, W. W. Norton & Company, 2012, pp. 280-305.
Keats, John. "Ode to a Nightingale." The Norton Anthology of English Literature, edited by
Stephen Greenblatt et al., 9th ed., vol. D, W. W. Norton & Company, 2012, pp. 906-908.
Shelley, Percy Bysshe. "Ode to the West Wind." The Norton Anthology of English Literature,
edited by Stephen Greenblatt et al., 9th ed., vol. D, W. W. Norton & Company, 2012, pp. 776-778.
Tennyson, Alfred. "Ulysses." The Norton Anthology of English Literature, edited by Stephen
Greenblatt et al., 9th ed., vol. E, W. W. Norton & Company, 2012, pp. 1177-1179.
Browning, Robert. "Andrea del Sarto." The Norton Anthology of English Literature, edited by
Stephen Greenblatt et al., 9th ed., vol. E, W. W. Norton & Company, 2012, pp. 1285-1294.
Eliot, T. S. "The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock." The Norton Anthology of English Literature,
edited by Stephen Greenblatt et al., 9th ed., vol. F, W. W. Norton & Company, 2012, pp. 1319-
1323.
Arnold, Matthew. "Dover Beach." The Norton Anthology of English Literature, edited by Stephen
Greenblatt et al., 9th ed., vol. E, W. W. Norton & Company, 2012, pp. 1358-1359.
Carlyle, Thomas. "The Present Time." Latter-Day Pamphlets, Chapman and Hall, 1850.
Russell, Bertrand. "Appearance and Reality" and "Truth and Falsehood." The Problems of
Philosophy, Oxford University Press, 1912.
Suggested Readings:
Bristow, Joseph. The Cambridge Companion to Victorian Poetry. 2000.
Chandler, James, Maureen Mclane. The Cambridge Companion to British Romantic Poetry. 2000.
Walker, Hugh.The Literature of the Victorian Era.CUP,1921.
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SEMESTER-II
Literary Criticism and Theory
Course Code- ENG 6.5 DCCT 203
Course Objectives
To acquaint the students with important schools of Literary criticism with the help of
representative essays.
To familiarize the students with a variety of critical approaches that would promote their
understanding of literary works and enable them to critically appreciate literature.
To examine the evolution of various theoretical and aesthetic concepts across space and time.
To enable students to draw connections between the set of interrelated concepts and approaches
discussed in the paper that are seminal to critical thinking and analyses of literary texts.
To enable those who wish it to develop a specialised interest in the field.
Course Description
Unit – I
*Bharatmuni: On Natya and Rasa, Aesthetics of Dramatic Experience.
( Indian Literary Criticism: Theory and Interpretation .Ed. G.N.Devy. Orient Blackswan,2020.
Page 3-17)
Unit- II
*Aristotle: The Poetics (Ed & trans. Anthony Kenny. Oxford University Press, 2013)
Philip Sidney: An Apology for Poetry (ed. Forrest G Robinson Macmillan, 1985)
Unit – III
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Unit V
Jacques Derrida “Structure, Sign and Play in the Discourse of the Human Sciences”
*Detailed Study
Required Readings
Abrams, Meyer H. The Mirror and the Lamp: Romantic Theory and the Critical Tradition. New
York: OUP, 1977.
Ashcroft, Bill, Gareth Griffiths & Helen Tiffin, Eds. The Postcolonial Studies Reader. New York
& London: Routledge (1995) 1997.
Auerbach, Eric. Mimesis: The Representation of Reality in Western Literature. Princeton:
Princeton UP, 2014.
Chaudhary, Satya Dev. Glimpses of Indian Poetics. New Delhi; Sahitya Academy, 2002.
Devy, G.N. ed. Indian Literary Criticism: Theory and Interpretation. Hyderabad: Orient
Longman, 2004.
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Enright and Chickera. English Critical Texts. Oxford University Press, 1997.
Lodge, David , Nigel Wood . Modern Criticism and Theory. Pearson Education,2003.
Seturaman, V. S. Indian Aesthetics: An Introduction. India, Macmillan Publishers India
Limited, 2000.
Thompson, E. M., Russian Formalism and Anglo-American New Criticism. The Hague:Mouton,
1971.
Wimsatt, William K. and Cleanth Brooks. Literary Criticism: A Short History. New Delhi: Oxford
and IBH, 1957.
William K. Wimsatt and Cleanth Brooks. Literary Theory: A Short History (Indian edition)
Suggested Readings
Barry, Peter. Beginning Theory: An Introduction to Literary and Cultural Theory. Manchester: Manchester
UP, 2009.
Culler, Jonathan. Literary Theory. New Delhi: Oxford UP, 2011.
Habib, M.A.R, A History of Literary Criticism: From Plato to the Present, USA: Blackwell Publishing,
2005.
Harry Blamires. A History of Literary Criticism (1991).Rpt. Macmillan India, 2000
Krishna, Daya. India’s Intellectual Traditions: Attempts at Conceptual Reconstructions (eds)
Indian Council of Philosophical Research, 1987.
Said, Edward W. Orientalism. London: Vintage Books, 1979.
SEMESTER II
Indian Literature
Course Code –ENG 6.5 DCCT 204
Course Objectives:
To offer students a foundational understanding of Indian classical literary tradition.
To introduce students with rich and diverse literature from classical languages of India- Sanskrit
and Tamil.
Take students through milestone moments of literature-making.
To help student’s traverse different genres and languages from ancient times to the present day.
To develop an understanding for the reference points for Indian Knowledge Systems.
gain knowledge of the aesthetic and cultural values that serve as the groundwork for later
developments in Indian philosophical and social change.
kindle profound interest in the intersections of languages and themes, the forms and genres that
characterize the loosely named body called “Indian literature/s.
comprehend the questions of history, region, community, caste, and region-making politics in
India.
Unit I
* Jayadev : The Gitagovind . Selections from The Gitagovinda of Jayadeva: Love Song of the Dark
Lord. (Part I- Joyful Krishna) pg 69-77( https://ia600402.us.archive.org/24/items/Gitagovindam-
Jayadeva-Barbara-Miller-1977/book-Gitagovindam-Jayadeva-Barbara-S-Miller-1977.pdf)
https://profcohen.net/reli113/uploads/texts/ramanujan.pdf
Unit III
Kapil Kapoor “ Nature, Philosophy and Character” Indian Knowledge System (pp 11-32)
https://iks.iitgn.ac.in/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Indian_Knowledge_Systems-Kapil-
Kapoor.pdf
Unit IV
M.K.Gandhi : Hind Swaraj
Unit-V
Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay: Anandmath
*Detailed Study
Required Readings:
The Collected Essays of A. K. Ramanujan. Edited by Vinay Dharwadker. Oxford University Press,
2006 [1999])
Chattopadhyay, Bankim Chandra (April 2006). Lipner, J. J. (ed.). Anandamath, or The Sacred
Brotherhood. India: Oxford University Press, India. ISBN 978-0-19-568322-6.
Gandhi, M.K. Hind Sawraj Printed & Published by:Jitendra T Desai Navajivan Publishing House
Ahmedabad
Kapil Kapoor Indian Knowledge Systems Volume – 1 Editors Avadhesh Kumar Singh Vol. 1.
New Delhi: D.K. Printworld Pvt. Ltd., 2005.
Therigatha: Poems of the First Buddhist Women. Translated by Charles Hallisey. Murty Classical
Library of India, 2015.
Jayadev.The Gitagovinda : Love Song of the Dark Lord. Translated by Barbara Stoler Miller.
Motilal Banarsidass, 1984.
Selections from Shah, Bullhe. Sufi Lyrics. Translated by Christopher Shackle. Murty Classical
Library of India, 2015.
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Suggested Readings :
Edward P. Rice, A Survey of Kannada Literature", Asian Studies, University of Hawaii Press
Year: 1982.
Andrew Schelling ,The Oxford Anthology of Bhakti Literature" Oxford University Press Year:
2010
Gandhi, Mahatma. Hind Swaraj or Indian Home Rule. Edited by S. R. Mehrotra, Navajivan
Publishing House, 1938.
Acharya Nandkishore, Swaraj, Aadhar aur Aayam, Prakrit Bharat Akademi, 2022.
Chattopadhyay, Bankim Chandra. Anandamath. Edited by Sukumar Sen, Sahitya Akademi,
1988.
Assessment and Evaluation
Internal Assessment - 30 Marks ( *suggestive markers as mentioned in the structure of program)
External Assessment –120 Marks
For 120 Theory course: A course will contain 5 units. The question paper shall contain three
sections. Section A (20 marks) shall contain 10 questions two from each Unit. Each question shall
be of 2 marks. All the questions are compulsory. Section A will be prepared such that questions i
to v are multiple-choice questions, while questions vi to x will be fill-in-the-blank questions.
Section B (40 marks) shall contain 5 questions (two from each unit with internal choice). Each
question shall be of 8 marks. The candidate is required to answer all 5 questions. The answers
should not exceed 150 words. Section C (60 marks) shall contain 5 questions, one from each Unit.
Each question shall be of 20 marks. The candidate is required to answer any three questions by
selecting these three questions from different units. The answers should not exceed 400 words.
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SEMESTER-II
New World Literatures
Course Code- ENG 6.5 DCCT205
Course Objectives
To acquaint the students with the diverse cultures and modes of expression.
To enable them to explore issues of cultural plurality and hybridity.
To expose the learners to literary negotiations of colonization and decolonization, identity,
inequality, marginalization and so on.
To gain an appreciation for the diverse voices and perspectives represented in New World
literature, including those of indigenous peoples, enslaved peoples, and immigrants.
Course Level Learning Outcome
Course Description
Unit-I
Unit II
Unit-III
Gabriel Garcia Marquez : The Handsomest Drowned Man in the World
Robyn Davidson: Tracks : One Woman’s Journey across 1700 miles of Australian
Outbreak
Unit-IV
Unit-V
*Detailed Study
Required Readings:
Naipaul, V.S. A House for Mr. Biswas. Pan Macmillan, 2011.
Narasimhaiah, C. D. An Anthology of Commonwealth Poetry, 2016.
O’Neil , Eugene. Long Day’s Journey into Night. Royal National Theatre, 1991.
Ramanujan, A. K. The Collected Poems. OUP.
Faiz, Faiz Ahmed. "When Autumn Came." Poems by Faiz, translated by Agha Shahid Ali, New
Directions, 2000, pp. 52-53.
Lee, Li-Young. "I Ask My Mother to Sing." Rose, BOA Editions, Ltd., 1986, p. 45.
Tsundue, Tenzin. "When it Rains in Dharamshala." Kora, Tenzin Tsundue, 2002, p. 24.
Diop, David. "The White Man Killed My Father." Hammer Blows: Selected Poems, trans. by
Simon Mpondo and Frank Jones, Three Continents Press, 1973, pp. 14-15.
Gooneratne, Yasmine. "There Was a Country." Poems from India, Sri Lanka, Malaysia &
Singapore, edited by Rajeev Patke and Philip Holden, Pearson Education, 2009, pp. 112-113.
Suggested Readings:
SEMESTER-III
Soft Skills and Business Communication
Course Code-ENG6.5 SDCT 301
Course Objectives
Course Description
Unit I
Orientation
● Introduction to Soft Skills
● Difference between Hard skills and Soft skills
● Need and Significance of Soft skills
● Soft skills and Social, Academic and Professional Career
● Understanding job market requirements
Unit II
Communicating at work
a. Verbal Communication
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Unit III
Unit V
Writing Skills
Report Writing
Book Review
CV/Resume/Biodata
Notice
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Meeting Minutes
Email Writing
Note – Making and Note -Taking
Required Readings
Pease, Allan. 1998. Body Language: How to Read Others Thoughts by their Gestures. Suda
Publications. New Delhi.
Peter, Francis. Soft Skills and Professional Communication. New Delhi: Tata McGraw Hill.2012
Singh, Prakash and Raman, Meenakshi. Business Communication. New Delhi: Oxford UP.2006.
Bailey, Edward P. Writing and Speaking at Work: A Practical Guide for Business Communication.
Pennsylvania: Prentice Hall. 2007.
Pease, Allan and Peas, Barbara. The Definitive Book of Body Language. New York: Random
House. 2006.
Johnson, D.W. (1997). Reaching out – Interpersonal Effectiveness and Self Actualization. 6 th ed.
Boston: Allyn and Bacon.
Suggested Readings
Quintanilla, Kelly M and Shawn T. Wahl Business and Professional Communication: Keys
for Workplace Excellence , Sage Publications India, 2011
Daniel G. Riordan, Steven E. Pauley, Biztantra: Technical Report Writing Today, 8th Edition.
2004.
Bovee, Courtland, L., John V. Thill and Barbara E. Schatzman. Business Communication
Today: Seventh Edition. Delhi: Pearson Education, 2004.
Lesikar, Raymond V and Marie E. Flatley. Basic Business Communication: Skills for
Empowering the Internet Generation: Ninth Edition. New Delhi: Tata McGraw-Hill
Publishing Company Ltd., 2002.
Pease, Allan and Barbara Pease. The Definitive Book of Body Language. New Delhi: Manjul
Publishing House, 2005.
Lesikar, Raymond V and John D. Pettit. Report Writing for Business. Boston: McGraw-Hill,
1998.
Ruesh, Jurgen and Weldon Kees. Nonverbal Communication: Notes on Visual Perception of
Human Relations. Berkeley: University of California Press, 1966.
Non-CGPA Courses are practice based courses having 2 Credits each and assessed
internally, which shall be completely based on continuous internal assessment/ Submission
of a Project Report/ Case Study / Assignment etc. (no examination will be conducted by
the University).
The Credit, Credit Point and Grade will be reflected separately in the Mark sheet under
Non-CGPA Courses. The college will send the Satisfactory (S) or Not Satisfactory (NS)
credentials of the student to the University.
Suggestive markers for internal evaluation as mentioned in the structure of program.
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SEMESTER-III
Modern British Literature
Course Code- ENG 6.5 DCCT302
Course Objectives
To familiarize the students with the socio – cultural impulses that shaped the twentieth century
English Society.
To enable the students’ understanding of the various movements that dominated the literature,
culture and arts of the country which produced significant shifts in the patterns of thoughts and
living.
To introduce students to the diverse literary and intellectual trends of the twentieth
Century.
Understand the features of Modernism and explore ‘how the Age affected the literature and the
various genres’.
Demonstrate knowledge of the major movements that influenced British and European Literature.
Evaluate critically the texts in terms of their stylistic features.
Course Description
Unit-I
*W.B Yeats : Sailing to Byzantium, Easter 1916
*Dylan Thomas : Fern Hill, This Bread I Break
*W.H. Auden : September 1, 1939
Unit-II
Unit-III
Aldous Huxley : Brave New World
James Joyce : Ulysses
Unit-IV
*Detailed Study
Required Readings
Beckett, Samuel. Waiting for Godot. Pearson, 2016.
Lawrence, D. H. Sons and Lovers. Maple Press, 2011.
Norman Jeffares. W.B. Yeats: Man and Poet. Barnes & Noble, 1966.
Orwell, George. Shooting an elephant, and other essays. New York:Halcourt, Brace, 1950.
Huxley, Aldous (1932). Brave New World. New York: Harper & Brothers.
Shaw, G.B. Saint Joan. Maple Press, 2014.
Suggested Readings
Anne Fernihoughed. The Cambridge Companion to D.H. Lawrence. CUP 2001.
Childs, Peter Modernism. The New Critical Idiom Series.2nd Ed. Routledge. 2008.
Elsom, John. Post-War British Theatre. Routledge, 2014.
Ford, Boris. The Pelican Guide to English Literature : Modern Age : Vol:VII. Penguin Books
Humphrey, Robert. Stream of Consciousness in the Modern Novel. U.of California Press,
1954.
Innes, Christopher. Modern British Drama: The Twentieth Century. CUP, 2002.
Malcolm Bradbury and McFarlane. Modernism: A Guide to European Literature, 1890-1930.
Penguin rev. ed.
Marjorie Howe and John Kelly eds. The Cambridge Companion to W.B. Yeats. CUP 2006.
Susan Sellers ed. The Cambridge Companion to Virginia Woolf. CUP 2010.
SEMESTER- III
Culture and Literature
Course Code-ENG 6.5 DCCT 303
Course Objectives
To enable the students understanding of the interplay between culture and literature.
To develop an aptitude for interpreting key literary texts from the perspective of tradition, religion,
class and caste, race and ethnicity and gender.
To cultivate in students a critical approach towards the study of culture and make students
understand relations between culture, society and power.
To introduce students to ‘culture’ as an academic field of study;
To help develop a dialogue with other areas of study like Gender, Caste, Nation etc;
To emphasize the relationship between knowledge and power as being central to understand the
nuances of cultural debates
Course Description
Unit I
Culture: Meaning and Scope,
Cultural Studies: Issues, Concepts and Approaches
Culture as Language and Sign, Text and Textuality
Introducing the politics of Race, Class, Gender, and Power Relations
* Raymond Williams: “Culture is Ordinary” (pp3-18)
* Bhabha,Homi K. Introduction. The Location of Culture ( pp 1-27)
Unit II
*Stephen Greenblatt: “The Circulation of Social Energy”(pp 513-529)
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*Shakespeare: Othello
Mary Shelley: Frankenstein
Unit III
*Raymond Williams: “The Analysis of Culture”(pp48-56)
*Charles Dickens: Hard Times
Charlotte Bronte: Jane Eyre
Unit IV
Edward Said: Culture and Imperialism (Ch. -2-Consolidated Vision-Part-1-Narrative
and Social Space)73-95
Joseph Conrad: Heart of Darkness
*T.S.Eliot : The Waste Land
Unit V
*Dharamveer Bharti: Andha Yug (Translated by Alok Bhalla, Oxford University Press, New Delhi)
Zadie Smith : White Teeth
E.M.Forster: Does Culture Matter?
*Detailed Study
Required Readings
Achebe, Chinua. An Image of Africa: Racism in Conrad's "Heart of Darkness". Massachusetts
Review, 1977.
Bergonzi, Bernard. T.S. Eliot: Four Quartets and the Journey Towards Understanding. Cambridge
University Press, 1972.
Bhabha,Homi K. Introduction. The Location of Culture .Routledge Indian Edition.2019. pp 1-27
Bhalla, Alok. Andhayug. Oxford University Press, New Delhi.1953
Brontë, Charlotte. Jane Eyre. Edited by Richard J. Dunn, Norton Critical Editions, 2001.
Collins, Philip. Dickens and Education. Macmillan, 1963.
Conrad, Joseph. Heart of Darkness. Edited by Paul B. Armstrong, Norton Critical Editions, 2005.
Cuddon, J. A. The Penguin Dictionary of Literary Terms and Literary Theory. 5th ed., Penguin
Books, 2013.
Dickens, Charles. Hard Times. Edited by Kate Flint, Oxford University Press, 2008.
Eliot, T.S. The Waste Land. Edited by Michael North, Norton Critical Editions, 2000.
Gigante, Denise. The Monster in the Mirror: Looking for Frankenstein. Harvard University Press,
2011.
Gilbert, Sandra M., and Susan Gubar. The Madwoman in the Attic: The Woman Writer and the
Nineteenth-Century Literary Imagination. Yale University Press, 1979.
Greenblatt, Stephen. “The Circulation of Social Energy”. Modern Criticism and
Theory.Ed.Davis Lodge & Nigel Wood.Pearson.2007.Print
https://content.ucpress.edu/title/9780520061606/9780520061606_intro.pdf
Mellor, Anne K. Mary Shelley: Her Life, Her Fiction, Her Monsters. Routledge, 1989.
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Moglen, Helene. Charlotte Brontë: The Self Conceived. University of Wisconsin Press, 1976.
Moody, A. David. T.S. Eliot: Poet. Cambridge University Press, 1994.
Nayar, Pramod K. An Introduction to Cultural Studies.Viva.2016.
Said, Edward. Chaper-2 “Consolidated Vision”-Part-1.Culture and Imperialism. Vintage
Edition.1994.
Schlicke, Paul. Oxford Reader’s Companion to Dickens. Oxford University Press, 1999.
Shakespeare, William. Othello. Edited by E.A.J. Honigmann, Arden Shakespeare, 1997.
Shelley, Mary. Frankenstein. Edited by J. Paul Hunter, Norton Critical Editions, 2012.
Smith,Zadie. White Teeth.Penguin Books.2001.Print.
Watts, Cedric. Joseph Conrad's "Heart of Darkness": A Literary Companion. ABC-CLIO, 2012.
William , Raymond. “The analysis of Culture”. Cultural Theory and Popular Culture: A Reader
.Ed. John Storey. Athens: University of Georgia Press,1998.
https://www.amherst.edu/media/view/88660/original/Williams++The+Analysis+of+Culture.pdf
Williams , Raymond. "Culture is Ordinary" . _Resources of Hope. Culture, Democracy,
Socialism._Ed.Robin Gable.London:Verso,1989. pp 3-18
https://pages.mtu.edu/~jdslack/readings/CSReadings/Williams_Raymond_Culture_is_Ordinary.p
df
Suggested Readings
Storey, John. Cultural Theory and Popular Culture: An Introduction. Pearson, 2018.
Williams, Raymond. Keywords: A Vocabulary of Culture and Society. Oxford University Press,
1983.
During, Simon. The Cultural Studies Reader. Routledge, 2007.
Hall, Stuart. Representation: Cultural Representations and Signifying Practices. Sage Publications,
1997.
Neely, Carol Thomas. Distracted Subjects: Madness and Gender in Shakespeare and Early Modern
Culture. Cornell University Press, 2004.
Greenblatt, Stephen. Will in the World: How Shakespeare Became Shakespeare. W.W. Norton &
Company, 2004.
Basham, A.L. The Wonder that was India, Delhi: Rupa, ‘Language and Literature’1999
Jacobs, Mark D. and Nancy Weiss Hanrahan, eds. The Sociology of Culture. Malden:Blackwell,
2005.
Prasad, Leela. Ethics in Everyday Hindu Life. Ranikhet: Permanent Black, 2007.
Silverman, Helaine & D. Fairchild Ruggles, eds. Cultural Heritage and Human
Rights.Springer.2007
William, Raymonds. Culture and Society. Vintage Classics, 2002.
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SEMESTER-III
Indian Literature in English Translation
Course Code-ENG 6.5 DSET 304 (A)
Course Objectives
To understand the multifaceted nature of cultural identities in the various Indian literatures
through indigenous literary traditions.
To compare literary texts produced across Indian regional landscapes to seek similarities and
differences in thematic and cultural perspectives.
To explore images in literary productions that express the writers sense of their society.
Course Level Learning Outcomes
Unit II
Unit III
Unit IV
Unit V
*The following short stories from A Clutch of Indian Masterpieces, (Edited by David
Davidar, 2016):
1. Rabindranath Tagore : The Hunger of Stones
2. Gulzar : Crossing the Ravi
3. Manto : Toba Tek Singh
4. Vijaydan Detha : Countless Hitlers
5. Sundara Ramaswamy : Tamarind History
6. Anna Bhau Sathe : Gold from the Grave
*Detailed Study
Required Readings
Davidar, David. A Clutch of Indian Masterpieces. 2016.
Devi, Mahasweta. Mother of 1084 (Translated by Samik Bandyopadhyay, Seagull,
Dinkar, Ramdhari Singh. Rashmirathi. Translated by Dr. B N Mishra, V.L. Media
Solutions, 2016.
Karnad, Girish. Nagamandal (Translated by Alok Bhalla). OUP, 1999.
Nirala, Suryakant Tripathi. A Season on the Earth (Selected poems of Nirala translated
by David Rubin)
Pritam, Amrita. The Revenue Stamp: An Autobiography. Times Group Books, 2015.
Rai, Amrit. Premchand: His Life and Times. Translated by Harish Trivedi. OUP, 2004.
Rakesh, Mohan. Halfway House: A Translation of AadheyAdhure (Translated by Bindu
Batra), Worldview Publications, 1999
Sahni, Bhishma. Tamas. Translated by Daisy Rockwell. Random Publishing House,
2016.
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Suggested Readings
Changing the Terms: Translating in the Postcolonial Era, Edited by Sherry Simon and
Paul St. Pierre, 2000.
Kapse, Dhananjay. Ed. Modern Indian Writing in Translation. Worldview Publications,
2016.
SEMESTER-III
Comparative Literature
Course Code –ENG 6.5 DSET 304 (B)
Course Objectives:
Give students an appreciation of cultural diversities of various regions as reflected in their
literatures.
Familiarize the students with a range of existing literature available in translation.
Help students develop the knowledge and professional skills to teach literature in a more
holistic manner, by referring to the historical and cultural background.
Course Outcomes:
On completion of the course the students will be able to:
Apply the methods of Comparative literature to understand the reception of literary texts in
different times and regions.
Develop an aptitude to critically analyse texts from different historical and literary
background.
Understand national literature in context of world literature and identify their shared features in
the contemporary scenario of border crossing.
Appreciate the linguistic/cultural variations and become culturally conscious with the reading
of literature from a broad perspective.
Demonstrate the interdisciplinary approach by using critical theories from varied disciplines,
(such as cultural studies, philosophy, film studies, media studies etc.) in reading of literary texts.
Familiarize with a broad range of literature written in various languages, available through
translation, and adding to their linguistic prowess by launching them on to the learning of a new
language.
Comprehend the nuances and ethics of translation, and the issue of untranslatability
encountered by the translator.
Equipped to be a researcher in literature and other allied disciplines.
Unit I
Unit III
Hadi Mohammad Ruswa: UmraoJaan Ada (both translations by Khushwant Singh
and by David Matthew to be read)
Unit IV
P. Sivakami: The Taming of Women
Bhalchandra Nemade: Cocoon (Kosla)
Nabaneeta Dev Sen: Sheet Sahasik Hemantolok: Defying Winter
Ashutosh: Desire
Hari Motwani : Ajho
Amrita Pritam: Pinjar
Unit V
Popati Hiranandani : The Pages of My Life
Satinath Bhaduri: Gona Nayak
Sadat Hasan Manto : Khol Do
Gopinath Mohanty : Paraja( English translation by Bikram K Das)
Suggested Readings:
Nemade, Bhalchandra. (2012).Cocoon. New Delhi: Popular Prakashan Ltd. ---------
------(1997).Cocoon. Chennai: Macmillan India Limited.
Sivakami.P. (2012). The Taming of Women. Pritham K. Chakravarthy (Trans). New Delhi:
Penguin Books
-----------------. (1973). Speaking of Siva (A.K. Ramanujan, Trans.). New Delhi: Penguin Books
India (P) Ltd.
Dehejia, Vidya. (1988). Slaves of the Lord: The Path of the Tamil Saints. Delhi: Munshiram
Manoharlal Publishers Private Ltd
Dev Sen, Nabaneeta. (2003). Defying Winter. (Trans.) Tutun Mukherjee. New Delhi: Oxford
University Press.
Bassnett, S. (1993). Comparative Literature: A Critical Introduction. Oxford: Blackwell.
Claudio Guillen. (1993). The Challenge of Comparative Literature. (Cola Franzen,
Trans.).London: Harvard University Press.
Dev, A. (1984). The Idea of Comparative Literature in India. Kolkata: Papyrus.
Bernheimer, C. (1995). Ed. Comparative Literature in the Age of Multiculturalism.
Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press
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Weisstein, Ulrich. Comparative Literature and Literary theory, Survey and Introduction,
Indiana University Press, Bloomington, London, Appendix 1, history
Dev, Amiya. The Idea of Comparative Literature
Chevrel, Yves. Comparative Literature Today : Methods and Perspectives
Zepetenek, Steven Totosy de.Comparative Literature : Theory Method, Application
Dev, Amiya and Sisir Kumar Das.eds. Comparative Literature : Theory and Practice,
Chanda, I. Literary Historiography. Literary Studies in India, Volume I, ed. Jadavpur
University, Kolkata
Dasgupta, Subha C. ed. Geneology, Literary Studies in India, Vol. II, Jadavpur University,
Kolkata
Bandyopadhyay, Sibaji. ed., Thematology, Literary Studies in India, Volume III, Jadavpur
University, Kolkata
Assessment and Evaluation
SEMESTER-III
Literature and Human Values
Course Code-ENG 6.5 DSET 304(C)
Course Objectives
To offer the learner exposure to literary and non-literary texts for the development of the self.
To enable the students, interpret and appreciate the didactic purpose in literature.
To create an awareness about the goal, mission, and vision of life.
Course Description
UNIT I
Mahatma Gandhi: The Story of My Experiments with Truth
*Bhagat Singh: Letters to Father, B.K. Dutta, Jaidev Gupta
*Sunil Khilnani: The Idea of India
UNIT II
Sudha Murty: The Daughter from a Wishing Tree
*Rabindranath Tagore : The Kabuliwala
UNIT-III
*Sri Aurobindo: Thought the Paraclete'
Transformation
*Rudyard Kipling If
Fyodor Dostoevsky: Crime and Punishment
UNIT IV
*Buddha: Three Canonical(Cardinal) Discourses
Christ: Sermon- Abide in Me
UNIT V
Extracts from the Geeta: Chapter 3-KarmaYoga
*Kabir: mo ko kahandhundo re bande,
Santan jat na pucho nirguniyan ki,
tohi meri lagan lagi
Shabad: Mool Mantar (Jap Ji Sahib),Avval Allah Noor Upaaya
*Detailed Study
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Required Readings
Buddha, Three Cardinal Discourses of the Buddha. Translated by Nanamali Thera-
Buddhist Publication Society, 1995
Gandhi, Mahatma. The Story of My Experiments with Truth.
Murty, Sudha. The Daughter from a Wishing Tree. Puffer, 2019
Singh, Bhagat.The Jail Notebook and Other Writings. Leftword Books, 2007
SrimadbhagvadGita.Gita Press Gorakhpur.
Das,SisirKumar.The English Writings of R. N. Tagore Vol.1 ,Verses of Kabir 1,2, 10, Sahitya
Academy,1994.
Suggested Readings
Cottingham, John. On the Meaning of Life. London: Routledge, 2005
Gardner, W. H. Language, Literature, and Human Values. Pietermaritzburg: University of Natal
Press, 1966
Roderick, Rick. Philosophy and Human Values. US: The Teaching Company, 1992
SEMESTER-III
Translation: Theory and Literature
Course Code – ENG6.5 DSET304 (D)
Course Objectives
To enable the students develop translation skills
To introduce the students to the dynamics of translation and its various forms and genres
To help students to understand influence of language on cultural development of Society
Course Description
Unit I
Translation: Praxis & Process
Translation – Meaning, Process and Types, Transliteration, Interpretation
Machine Translation- Possibilities & Limitations
Unit II
Perspectives
Sujeet Mukherjee- “Translation as New Writing” from Translation as Discovery
Vinay Dharwadkar- A.K. Ramanujan’s Theory and Practice of Translation from Postcolonial
Translation: Theory and Practice
Unit III
Translation: Problems and Evaluation with reference to:
Suryakant Tripathi ‘Nirala’– Bhikshuk and its English Translation Beggar by
David Rubin
Robert Frost- Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening and its Hindi Translation by Harivansh
Rai Bachchan
Unit-IV
Interference in Translation with reference to:
Rabindranath Tagore- Where the Mind is Without Fear and its Hindi Translation by Shiv Mangal
Singh “Suman”
Salman Rushdie- Midnight Children and Its Hindi Translation Aadhi Raat ki Santanaine (Ch 1-4)
Unit- V
Cultural Adaptation in Translation with reference to:
Shakespeare – Othello and Film Omkara by Vishal Bhardwaj
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Required Readings
Bassnett,Susan and Harish Trivedi. Postcolonial Translation: Theory and Practice.
Routledge, 1998.
Gargesh, Ravinder and Krishna Kumar Goswami. Translation and Interpreting: Reader
and Workbook. New Delhi: Orient BlackSwan, 2013.
Ganesh, Kamala & Usha Thakkar, eds. Culture and the Making of Identity in
Contemporary India. New Delhi: Sage, 2005.
Mukherjee, Sujit. Translation as Discovery. Hyderabad: Orient Longman, 2006
Newmark, Peter. A Textbook of Translation. New York: Prentice Hall, 1988.
Nirala, Suryakant Tripathi. A Season on the Earth: Selected Poems of Nirala, trans. David
Rubin. New Delhi: OUP, 2003.
Rushdie,Salman. Midnight’s Children.Vintage Publishing, 2013
Rushdie,Salman. Aadhiraat ki Saantanen.Vani Prakashan, 2009.
Simon, Sherry and Paul St-Pierre, eds. Changing the Terms: Translating in the
Postcolonial Era. Hyderabad: Orient Longman, 2002.
Suggested Readings
Grossman, Edith. Why Translation Matters. Hyderabad: Orient BlackSwan, 2010.
Kuhiwczak, Piotr and Karin Littau, eds. A Companion to Translation Studies. Channel
View publication Ltd.2007
Singh, Avadhesh K. (ed) Translation: Its Theory and Practice (Creative Books)
Hyderabad: Orient BlackSwan, 2007.
Weissbort, D. and Eysteinsson. A. Translation: Theory and Practice A Historical Reader
(OUP) 2006.
SEMESTER-III
Non-Fictional Narratives
Course Code- ENG 6.5 DSET 305 (A)
Course Objectives
To acquaint the students with non- fictional narratives.
To understand the rhetoric of speech/ address by leaders.
To develop students’ understanding about the principles of Indian as well as Western
European thoughts.
To familiarize with a variety of critical approaches that would promote their understanding
of literary works and enable them to critically appreciate literature.
Course Description
Unit-I
*Introducing Non-Fictional Narratives: Speech/Address, Biography, Autobiography, Travelogue,
Memoir and Diary
Unit-II
*Vivekananda: Chicago Address (pg. 12-13)
*Martin Luther King: I had a Dream
*Pt. Nehru: Tryst with Destiny
Unit III
Salim Ali: Fall of a Sparrow
*Nirad C. Chaudhary: The Autobiography of an Unknown Indian (Book-1 –Early Environment)
Unit-IV
Amitav Ghosh: Dancing in Cambodia
*R.K.Narayan : “Toasted English”
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Unit-V
Anne Frank : The Diary of a Young Girl
Shivani: Amader Shantiniketan (Vintage Books 2021)
*Detailed Study
Required Readings:
Swami Vvekananda, Chicago Addresses, Advaita Asharama, Kolkatta, 2010.
https://www.americanrhetoric.com/speeches/mlkihaveadream.htm
https://www.files.ethz.ch/isn/125396/1154_trystnehru.pdf
Frank, Anne , The Diary of a Young Girl, Fingerprint! Publishing; Classic edition (1
January 2014); Prakash Books India Pvt Ltd, 113A, Ansari Road, Daryaganj, New Delhi
https://archive.org/stream/in.ernet.dli.2015.201940/2015.201940.Anne-Frank_djvu.txt
Shivani, Amader Shanti Niketan, trans. Ira Pande ,Vintage Books, 2021.
Amitav Ghosh: Dancing in Cambodia and at Large in Burma, Ravi Dayal Publishers
(India), Penguin Books (International), 1998
Ali, Salim. The Fall of a Sparrow. Oxford University Press, 1985.
https://dokumen.pub/qdownload/the-fall-of-a-sparrow-paperbacknbsped-0195621271-
9780195621273.html
Chaudhuri, Nirad C. The Autobiography of an Unknown Indian. Macmillan, 1951.
Suggested Readings:
David Herman, The Cambridge Companion to Narrative, CUP, 2007.
Dionne Brand, An Autobiography of the Autobiography of Reading, University of Alberta
Press 2020.
Sidonie Smith, Julia Watson, Reading Autobiography: A Guide for Interpreting Life
Narratives, University of Minnesota Press 2001
Ignasi Ribó , Prose Fiction: An Introduction to the Semiotics of Narrative Open Book
Publishers ,2019.
Patrick O'Neill ,Fictions of Discourse: Reading Narrative Theory, University of Toronto
Press, 1996
SEMESTER-III
Australian Literature
Course Code- ENG 6.5 DSET305(B)
Course Objectives
To enable the students, appreciate Australian writings
To acquaint the students with socio-economic, political and ethical dynamics
and dimensions as depicted in the various genres of Australian writings
To enable the students acquire the tools for appreciating Australian aesthetics
as expressed by the Australian writers
Course Description
Unit-I
Unit II
Unit-III
Unit-IV
Unit-V
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*Detailed Study
Required Readings:
Gilbert, Kevin, ed. Inside Black Australia: An Anthology of Aboriginal Poetry. Penguin
Books, 1988.
Heiss, A., & Minter, P. (Eds). The Macquarie PEN Anthology of Aboriginal Literature.
Allen & Unwin, 2008.
Jose, Nicholas et al. The Macquarie PEN Anthology of Australian Literature. Allen
&Unwin, 2009.
White, Patrick. Voss. Penguin Classics, 2009.
Williamson, David. Don’s Party. Currency Press Pty Ltd, 2011.
Suggested Readings:
Gelder, K & Weaver, R. Colonial Australian Literature. Sydney University Press, 2017.
Grossman, Michelle. Entangled Subjects: Indigenous/Australian Cross-Cultures of Talk, Text,
and Modernity. Rodopi, 2013.
Huggan, Graham. Australian Literature: Postcolonialism, Racism, Transnationalism (Oxford
Studies in Post-colonial Literatures). Oxford University Press, 2007.
Mycak, Sonia and Sarwal, Amit. Australian Made: A Multicultural Reader. Sydney
University Press, 2010.
Narogin, Mudrooroo. Writing from the Fringe: A Study of Modern Aboriginal Literature in
Australia. South Yaara: Hyland House, 1990.
Pierce, P. The Cambridge History of Australian Literature. Cambridge University Press, 2009.
SEMESTER-III
African Literature
Course Code- ENG6.5 DSET305(C)
Course Objectives
Engage with a variety of literary genres including novels, short stories, poetry, and plays from
different African countries.
Study the historical, cultural, and political backgrounds of the regions from which the literature
originates.
Practice close reading and textual analysis to explore the formal and thematic aspects of the
texts.
Explore and apply various theoretical approaches to the study of African literature, such as
postcolonial theory, feminist theory, and cultural studies. To enable the students, appreciate
African writings.
Study the socio-economic, political and ethical dynamics and dimensions as depicted in the
various genres of African writings.
Course Description
Unit-I
Unit II
Unit-III
Unit-IV
*Detailed Study
Required Reading
Achebe, Chinua. Things Fall Apart. Penguin Publishing Group, 1994.
Holloway, Kris. Monique and the Mango Rains. Waveland Pr Inc, 2006.
Ruganda, John. The Floods. East African Pub. House, 1980.
Sembene Ousmane, Sembene. Xala. Lawrence Hill Books, 1974
Suggested Reading
Ashcroft, Bill, Gareth Griffiths & Helen Tiffin, Eds. The Postcolonial Studies Reader. New York
& London: Routledge (1995) 1997.
Moore, Gerald and Ulli Berier, eds. The Penguin Book of Modern African Poetry. 4th ed.
Newyork: Penguin Books, 1998.
Owomoyela, Oyekan. The African Difference, New York: Peter Lang & WUP, 1996
Soyinka, Wole. Art, Dialogue and Outrage: Essays on Literature and Culture, London: Methuen,
1988.
Assessment and Evaluation
SEMESTER-III
Gender Narratives
Course Code- ENG6.5DSET 305(D)
Course Objectives
To apprise the students with ‘role of literature’ in providing logical understanding of gender
roles
To provide insight on gender disparities within the family, economy, education, political and legal
systems through literature
To enable the students to understand better and deal with gender-related issues in a better way thus
contributing to society and helping the ones who are in need
Course Description
Unit-I
*Imtiaz Dharkar : Prayer, Purdah-1
*Robert Browning : My Last Duchess
Unit II
*Eunice De Souza : Advice to Women
*Maya Angelou : I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
*Adrienne Rich : Aunt Jennifer’s Tigers
Unit III
*Mahasweta Devi : Draupadi
Unit IV
Laxminarayan Tripathi : Me Hijra, Me Luxmi
Unit V
*Elaine Showalter : Towards a Feminist Poetics (from Contemporary Criticism, ed.
Seturaman, Macmillan)
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*Detailed Study
Required Readings
Eagleton, Sandra. Women in Literature: Life Stages Through Stories, Poems and Plays. (ed.)
Prentice Hall. 1988.
Devi, Mahashweta. Draupadi.Agnigarbha.1978
Tripāṭhī, Lakshmīnārāyaṇa. Me Hijra, Me Laxmi. India, Oxford University Press, 2015.
Belsey, Catherine. (ed) The Feminist Reader (2nded.) Macmillan, 1997.
Seturaman,V.S.Indian Aesthetics: An Introduction, India. Macmillan Publishers India Limited,
2000.
Suggested Readings
Eagleton, Mary. Feminist Literary Theory (3rd ed) Blackwell Publishers, 2010.
Eagleton, Mary. Working with Feminist Criticism (2nd ed). Blackwell Publishers, 1995.
Hubel, Teresa. Whose India? Leicester University Press, 1996.
Mehta, Sandhya Rao, ed. Exploring Gender in the Literature of the Indian Diaspora.
Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2015.
Pilcher and Whelehan, Fifty Key Concepts in Gender Studies, London :Sage, 2004
SEMESTER-IV
Research Methodology
Course Code- ENG 6.5 AECT401
Course Objectives
To familiarize students with the basic concepts of research on the postgraduate level before
heading towards higher dimensions of research.
To enable students to understand various paradigms of research, its tools, ethics and challenges
related to English studies and related fields and develop creative and academic skills in them.
To provide basic knowledge on the identification of research problem.
To enable the students create good research design.
Course Description
Unit I
What is literary research? (This unit incorporates following essays from Research Methods in
English Studies: Gabriele Griffin)
Textual Analysis as a Research Method (Catherine Belsey) Archival Methods (Carolyn Steedman)
Discourse Analysis (Gabriele Griffin),
Creative Writing as a Research Method (Jon Cook)
Unit II
Introduction to research methodology (Research, Hypothesis. Analysis of data and interpretation)
Research Question
Unit III
Review of Literature
Data Collection-Primary and Secondary Sources
Unit IV
Components and Requirements of
● Research Proposal/Synopsis
● Research Paper
Thesis/Dissertation
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Unit V
Research tools
MLA Style Sheet (Latest Edition)
Chicago Manual of Style (Latest Edition)
Ethics in Research and Plagiarism
Suggested Readings
Griffin, Gabriele. Research methods for English studies. Edinburgh University Press, 2013.
Quentin Skinner's "Motives, Intentions and Interpretation", Visions of Politics, Volume1
Cambridge University Press,2002)
Kothari, C. "research methodology methods and techniques by CR Kothari." Published by New
Age International (P) Ltd., Publishers 91 (2017).
Sinha, M. P. Research Methods in English. Atlantic Publishers &Dist, 2004.
Savage, Alice, et al. Effective academic writing. Oxford University Press, 2007.
Savage, Alice, and Masoud Shafiei. Effective Academic Writing 2nd Edition: Student Book 3.
Oxford University Press, 2020.
Winch, Peter. "Can we understand ourselves?." Philosophical investigations 20.3 (1997): 193-
204.
The Chicago Manual of Style (17th ed.). University of Chicago Press. ( Latest )
Bailey MLA handbook for Writers of Research Papers: Latest edition
Assessment and Evaluation
Non-CGPA Courses are practice based courses having 2 Credits each and assessed
internally, which shall be completely based on continuous internal assessment/ Submission
of a Project Report/ Case Study / Assignment etc. (no examination will be conducted by
the University).
The Credit, Credit Point and Grade will be reflected separately in the Mark sheet under
Non-CGPA Courses. The college will send the Satisfactory (S) or Not Satisfactory (NS)
credentials of the student to the University.
Suggestive markers for internal evaluation as mentioned in the structure of program.
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SEMESTER -IV
Genre Studies
Course Code- ENG6.5 DCCT 402
Course Objectives
To acquaint the students with the different genres of literature
To help the students develop critical insights into the literary works by reading
representative works and understand the text as a means of communication
To develop students understanding about the principles of philosophy and aesthetics.
To understand how the evolving genres, engage with contemporary social and cultural
realities
To understand the strategies of narrative and themes specific genres use.
get a sense of the major forms and styles of poetry through a study of a range of diverse
texts.
Unit – II
Introducing: The Classical Epic, The Renaissance History Play, The Restoration Comedy of
Manners, Augustan Verse Satire (texts for reference)
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Unit – IV
Introducing: Twentieth Century Genres of Poetry, Modernist Poetry, Harlem Renaissance Poetry
, Postmodern Poetry and Fiction (texts for reference)
George Eliot Middlemarsch
T.S. Eliot: Four Quartets
Langston Hughes: The Weary Blues
Frank O’Hara: The Collected Poems of Frank O'Hara
Unit V
Introducing Literary and Discursive Genres: Essay, Drama and Short Story (texts for reference )
Tom Stoppard: Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead
Guy de Maupassant: The Necklace.
Nathaniel Hawthorne: The Great Carbuncle
William Hazlitt: On Going a Journey
*Detailed Study
Required Readings
Abram, M.H. A Glossary of Literary Terms. New Delhi: Cengage, 2007
Allen, Walter. The English Novel. Harmondsworth/ Middlesex: Penguin, 1954/58
Miller, J. Hillis. On Literature: Thinking in Action. London: Routledge, 2002
Mishra,S.N..Public Governance and Decentalization.Mittal publication2003
Prasad, B. A Background to the Study of English Literature. Madras: Macmillan,65/87
Charles Dickens. Great Expectations.Penguin.1999.
Shakespeare,William. King Lear. Penguin Classics.2000.
Suggested Readings
Eagleton, Terry. How to Read a Poem. Malden: Blackwell, 2002.
Forster, E. M. Aspects of the Novel. Harmondsworth: Penguin, 1970
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Rees, R.J. English Literature: An Introduction for Foreign Readers. Delhi: Macmillan,
1973 (rpt 2004)
Kearney, Richard. On Stories. London: Routledge, 2000
Sanger, Keith. The Language of Drama. London, Routledge, 2001
SEMESTER-IV
Writers of the Diaspora
Course Code –ENG 6.5DCCT 403
Course Objectives
Course Description:
Unit-I
Diaspora: Definition and Types of Diaspora, Waves of Migration, Patterns of Diaspora, Major
Diaspora Communities & Popular Terms in Diaspora
Definition and Types of Migration, Patterns of Migration, Domestic and Global Migration, Impact
of Migration
Unit- II
Unit-III
*Aime Cesaire : Notebook of a Return to the Native Land
*Jean Rhys: Smile Please: An Unfinished Autobiography
Unit-IV
*“Diaspora and its Discontents”: Shiva Kumar Srinivasan, In Diaspora: Theories, Histories,
Texts, Makarand Paranjape (ed.) New Delhi: Indialog, 2001.
*‘Prologue: from the personal to the political’ from Jasbir Jain’s book -Beyond Post
colonialism: Dreams and Realities of a Nation’.
Unit –V
Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni. Oleander Girl.( Simon and Schuster, 2014 )
*Detailed Study
Suggested Reading:
Ali, Agha Shahid. The Veiled Suite: The Collected Poems. Edited by Nalini Natarajan, W. W.
Norton & Company, 2009.
Twentieth Century Canadian Poetry-Ed, Manaroma Trikha, Pencraft International, Delhi: 2001.
Readings in Common Wealth Literature: Ed, William Walsh Clarendon Press, Oxford, 1973.
Ten Twentieth Century Indian Poets: ed .R.Parthasarathy,Delhi,1981
Goldberg, Davidtheo (ed), Multiculturalism: A Critical Reader. Blackwell, London, 1994.
Hall Stuart, `Cultural Identity and Diaspora‘in Williams P. and Chrisman, Laura, eds, Colonial
Discourse and postcolonial Theory :a Reader .Harvester Wheatsheaf, Newyork ,1993.
Jain, Jasbir, Beyond Post colonialism: Dreams and Realities of a Nation’
Nelson, Emmanuel(ed.), Reworlding :the literature of the Indian Diaspora ,Green Wood, New
York,1992
Rushdie, Salman,` The Indian Writer in England‘ in The Eye of the Beholder: Indian Writing in
English ,ed .M. Butcher, Commonwealth Institute,London,1983:75-83
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Safran, William, Diasporas in Modern Societies: Myths of Homeland and Return‘. Diaspora: A
journal of transnational studies. I .(spring 91) ,83-99.
Campbell, K. Literature and Culture in the Black Atlantic: From Pre- to Postcolonial.
Palgrave Macmillan, 2006.
SEMESTER- IV
Dalit Literature
Course Code- ENG 6.5 DSET 404(A)
Course Objectives
To familiarize the students with rich variety of Dalit Writing from various regions.
To acquaint the students with Dalit Literary aesthetics.
To acquaint the students to various genres in which the Dalit writers have expressed themselves.
To explore and register the style of literary Dalit writings.
Course Description
Unit –I
*The following selections from The Poisoned Bread
Arjun Dangle-(i) To be or Not to be Born, (ii) Take a hammer and change the world (iii)That
Single Arm (iv) Send my boy to school (v) No entry for the new Sun (vi) Mother (vii) The Unfed
Bowl (viii) Wall (ix) Harvest(x)His house
Unit-II
*S. K. Limbale- Dalit Literature and Aesthetics (from Towards an Aesthetics of Dalit Literature,
trans. by Alok Mukherjee Ch.7)
B.R. Ambedkar –Annihilation of Caste (Sections I to V)
Unit –III
P. Sivakami- A Grip of Change
*Gunasekaran, K.A. Touch. Translated from Tamil by Ravi Shankar. The Oxford India Anthology
of Tamil Dalit Writing. Ed. by Ravi Kumar and Azhagarasan. New Delhi: OUP, 2016.
Unit IV
G. Kalyan Rao- Untouchable Spring
Unit V
*Bama- Karukku
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*Detailed Study
Required Readings
Dangle, Arjun. Poisoned Bread: Translations from Modern Marathi Literature, Orient Blackswan,
2009.
Limbale, S.K. Towards an Aesthetics of Dalit Literature, trans. By Alok Mukherjee, Orient
Blackswan, 2004.
Ambedkar B.R. Annihilation of Caste, Navayana,2015
Suggested Readings
Abraham, Joshil K. and Mishrani Barack, Judith . Dalit Literatures in India.(Ed) Routledge,2016
Basu, Swaraj. Readings on Dalit Identity: History, Literature and Religion. Orient Blackswan,
2016
Gauthaman, Raj, 'Dalit Culture' in No Alphabet in Sight, eds., K Satyanarayana and Susie
Tharu,Penguin Books, 2011
K.Satyanarayana& Susie Tharu (ed.) No Alphabet in Sight: New Dalit Writings from South India,
Penguin Books, 2011
Kumar, Raj. Dalit Personal Narratives: Reading Caste, Nation and Identity. Orient
Blackswan,2010
Srinivas, M. N., Caste in Modern India and Other Essays. London, Asia Publishing House. 1970
Assessment and Evaluation
Internal Assessment - 30 Marks ( *suggestive markers as mentioned in the structure of program)
External Assessment –120 Marks
For 120 Theory course: A course will contain 5 units. The question paper shall contain three
sections. Section A (20 marks) shall contain 10 questions two from each Unit. Each question shall
be of 2 marks. All the questions are compulsory. Section A will be prepared such that questions i
to v are multiple-choice questions, while questions vi to x will be fill-in-the-blank questions.
Section B (40 marks) shall contain 5 questions (two from each unit with internal choice). Each
question shall be of 8 marks. The candidate is required to answer all 5 questions. The answers
should not exceed 150 words. Section C (60 marks) shall contain 5 questions, one from each Unit.
Each question shall be of 20 marks. The candidate is required to answer any three questions by
selecting these three questions from different units. The answers should not exceed 400 words.
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SEMESTER- IV
Discourse of Protest
Course Code-ENG 6.5 DSET404(B)
Course Objectives
To sensitize students to different types of Protest Literature
To enable the student to appreciate the voices of Dissent against the hegemonic forces
To enable the student to appreciate the style and the register deployed in the marginal writing
Course Level Learning Outcomes
On Successful completion of the course the students shall be able to
Apply the theories of protest and their applications in the works of Literature
Theorize and conceptualize the voices of protest in the literatures written in India & abroad
Understand the tradition of protest in various literary genres
Course Description:
Unit I
*Kamla Das : “Forest Fire”, “Dance of the Eunuchs”, “Sunshine Cat”
*Namdev Dhasal : (1) “Man You Should Explode”, (2)” New Delhi, 1985”,
(3) “Hunger”
Unit II
Nelson Mandela : “I am prepared to Die” (Speech)
Unit III
*Ama Ata Aidoo : Anowa
Unit IV
Charlotte Bronte : Shirley
Unit V
*Mallika Amar Sheikh : I Want to Destroy Myself: A Memoir
*Detailed Study
Required Readings:
Ama Ata Aidoo- Anowa, Longman African Writers,2004
Dhasal, Namdeo - Poet of the Underworld, Navayana Publishers,2000
Bronte, Charlotte- Shirley,Smith &Elder,Co.1975
Sheikh, Mallika Amar- I Want to Destroy Myself: A Memoir, Speaking Tiger,2016
Suggested Readings
Brueck, Laura. Writing Resistance: The Rhetorical Imagination of Hindi Dalit Literature.
Columbia University Press, 2014.
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SEMESTER-IV
Folklore: Theories, Perspectives and Genres
Course Code-ENG6.5 DSET 404 (C)
Course Objectives
1. To introduce the students to the fascinating world of folklore, its history and development
2. To introduce them to the genres of folklore
3. To enable students to understand and apply some seminal critical approaches to the study of
folklore
4. To acquaint the students with indigenous knowledge systems through the study of folklore
Course Description
Unit 1
Introduction to the Folklore:
Folklore: Definition, Characteristics, Functions and Classification
Folk beliefs, traditions, rituals, and customs
Unit II
Folklore Theories:
Diffusion Theory, Evolutionary Theory, Functional Theory, Structural Theory, Psychoanalytic
Theory and Contextual Theory
Unit III
Perspectives on Folklore:
A.K.Ramanujan: Who Needs Folklore?
(From The Collected Essays of A.K. Ramanujan)
Komal Kothari: The Past and the Present
(from Rajasthan an Oral History)
Unit IV
Genres of Folklore (Context of Rajasthan):
Folk Music: Songs and Gathas
Folk Narratives: Folktales and Vatas
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Folk Proverbs
Unit V
Genres of Folklore (Context of Rajasthan):
Folk Performing Arts: Pabuji ki Phad, Kaavad, Folk Theatre (Khayal and Rammat)
Folk Visual Arts: Paintings and Mandanas
Required Readings:
Bharucha, Rustum. Rajasthan an Oral History: Conversations with Komal Kothatri. Penguin
Books: India, 2003.
Dundes, Alan (ed.). The Study of Folklore. Prentice Hall PTR, 1994.
Joshi, O. P. Painted folklore and folklore painters of India. New Delhi: Concept Publishing
Company, 1976.
Ramanujan, A.K. ‘Who Needs Folklore?’ The Collected Essays of A.K. Ramanujan. Ed. Vinay
Dharwadker. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1999.
Sabnani, Nina. Kaavad Tradition of Rajasthan: A Portable Pilgrimage. New Delhi: Niyogi Books,
2014.
Smith, John D. The Epic of Pabuji. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1991.
Suggested Readings:
Aarne, Arti and Stith Thompson. Types of the Folktale. Translated and Enlarged by Stith
Thompson. Academia Scientium Fennica, 1961.
Bascom, William R. Contributions to Folkloristics. Meerut: Folklore Institute, 1981.
Bendix Regina F. and Galit Hasan- Rokem(ed.). A Companion to Folklore. Wiley
Blackwell Publishing Ltd., 2012, pp.45-67.
Bhanavat, Mahendra. Udaipur: Kaavad. Bhartiya Lok Kala Mandal, 1975.
Bronner, Simon. Following Tradition: Folklore in the Discourse of American Culture. Logan: Utah
State University Press, 1998.
Dorson, Richard. “Concepts of Folklore and Folklife Studies”. In Folklore and Folklife: An
Introduction. Ed. Richard Dorson. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1972.
---. Ed. Folklore and Folklife: An Introduction. Chicago: University of Chicago Press,1972.
Dundes, Alan. Folklore: Critical Concepts in Literary and Cultural Studies. 4 Volumes. Oxon:
Routledge, 2005.
---. Interpreting Folklore. Bloomington: Indiana University Press, 1980.
---. The Study of Folklore. New York: Prentice-Hall, 1965.
Propp, V. Morphology of the Folktale. Austin: University of Texas Press, 1984.
Sims, Martha C. and Martine Stephens. Living Folklore: An Introduction to the Study of People
and their Traditions. 2nd ed., Utah State University Press, 2011.
Thompson, Stith. The Folktale. Berkeley: University of California Press, 1964.
Thoms, William. “Folklore”. The Athenaeum 982: 862-863. Reprinted in The Study of Folklore.
Ed. Alan Dundes. Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice- Hall, 1965.
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Vatuk, Ved Prakash. Studies in Indian Folk Traditions. New Delhi: Manohar, 1979.
SEMESTER-IV
Semiotics of Text, Culture and Communication
Course Code – ENG 6.5 DSET404 (D)
Course Objectives
To apprise the learners with Concept of Semiotics; Semiotic systems: Audio, Gestural, Linguistic,
Spatial and Visual; Semiotics of Culture and Language
To familiarize the learners with various dimensions of inter-cultural communication and the study
of body, culture, space and art as texts.
To understand the meaning of ‘Text’ and ‘Non-literary texts’.
To understand the structures of ‘texts’, ‘concepts’ and ‘narratives’.
To understand the overarching aspect of semiotics of texts and culture.
Course Description
Unit I
*Communication: Meaning, Scope and Significance, Types of Communication, Discourse
Analysis, Text as Discourse, Non-literary texts
*Semiotic Communication: Understanding Meaning in Communication, Contemporary
Semiotics, Analogy, Allegory, Metonymy, Metaphor, Symbolism, Signification
Unit II
Body as Text: Facial Expressions, Touch, Gestures, Postures, Gait, Paralanguage and Physical
Environment, Body Metaphor, Visual Semiotics of the Body
Unit III
Culture as Text: Structures, Codes, Signs, Cultural Conventions, Customs and their Socio-
Historical Perspectives, Rituals, Symbols, Festivals and Iconography, Totems, Taboos, Tattoos,
Clothing and Personal Appearance
Unit IV
Art as Text: Pictorial Semiotics, Painting, Music and Dance (Folk Classical and Popular),
Advertising, Brochures, Films: Koshish, Pihu
Unit V
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Time and Space as Text: Temporal Communication, Difficult times Communication, Domestic
and Public Spaces, Urban and Rural Spaces, Gendered Spaces
Required Readings
Berger, Arthur Asa. Signs in Contemporary Culture: An Introduction to Semioics. Createspace
Independent Publication, California.2014
Chandler, Daniel. Semiotics: The Basics.Routeledge.2022.
O’Connell, Mark. Understanding Symbols: Finding the Meaning of Signs and Visual
Codes.Southwater,2016.
Barnard, Malcolm. Fashion as Communication. London: Routledge, 2002.
Defrancisco,VictoriaPruin, Catherins Helan Palczeniski. Communicating Gender Diversity. Sage,
2007.
Kress, Gunther and Theo Van Leeuwen. Reading Images. London: Routledge, 2006.
Morris, Desmond. Intimate Behaviour. New York: Kodansha International, 1997.
Morris, Desmond. People Watching: Guide to Body Language. London: Vintage Books, 2002.
Pease, Allan. Body Language: How to Read Other’s Thoughts by Their Gestures. New Delhi:
Sudha Publication, 2003
Suggested Readings
Kumar,Munish.Fundamental of Visual Art.Doaba Publications,2010.
Jourdan Christine and Kevin Tuite. Language, Culture & Society. Cambridge, 2006.
Meyerhoff, Miriam. Introduction Socio-Linguistics. London: Routledge, 2006.
Assessment and Evaluation
Internal Assessment - 30 Marks ( *suggestive markers as mentioned in the structure of program)
External Assessment –120 Marks
For 120 Theory course: A course will contain 5 units. The question paper shall contain three
sections. Section A (20 marks) shall contain 10 questions two from each Unit. Each question shall
be of 2 marks. All the questions are compulsory. Section A will be prepared such that questions i
to v are multiple-choice questions, while questions vi to x will be fill-in-the-blank questions.
Section B (40 marks) shall contain 5 questions (two from each unit with internal choice). Each
question shall be of 8 marks. The candidate is required to answer all 5 questions. The answers
should not exceed 150 words. Section C (60 marks) shall contain 5 questions, one from each Unit.
Each question shall be of 20 marks. The candidate is required to answer any three questions by
selecting these three questions from different units. The answers should not exceed 400 words.
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SEMESTER IV
Dissertation/Project Report
Course Code- ENG 6.5 DSET405(A)
Course Objectives
To enable the students put into practice theories and concepts learned on the programme
To provide an opportunity to study a particular topic in depth
To enable the student combine relevant theories and suggest alternatives
To show evidence of ability to plan and manage a project within deadlines
Course Description
Student will be given an area/topic for writing Dissertation/Project on a broader area as mutually
agreed upon a student and his supervisor. These broad areas will be deliberated and finalised in
the departmental meeting and will be duly notified also. The rules for writing Dissertation/Project
will be intimated to student from time to time.
Writing and submission -75%
Practical /Viva Voce - 25%
The Viva Voce shall be conducted by the Departmental Committee constituting all the members
including the Supervisor. The Supervisor however shall not contravene the decision taken
unanimously by the Committee neither he/she will influence the decision. The Schedule including
dates shall be intimated to the students well in time and the marks scored by the student shall be
sent to the examination section as per process stipulated in the examination rules and Regulations.
The Dissertation will be of 80 to 100 pages typed in the 12 Font Size (Single Space) The other
associated rules shall be intimated to the Students by the Department.
Dissertation/Project will be considered for submission only after having fulfilled the University
Plagiarism Rules. The Candidate shall enclose the Plagiarism check certificate with the
Dissertation /Project.
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SEMESTER IV
Global Vision of Swami Vivekananda
Course Code-ENG 6.5 DSET405(B)
Course Objectives
To enable the students to understand the global vision of Vivekananda
To familiarize the students with the ideas and thoughts of Vivekananda on Education, Integration
and Global Peace
To familiarize students with the ethics and morality which can help in humanity and New World
order
Analyse the contribution of Vivekananda towards religion, education, Vedanta and spirituality
Course Level Learning Outcomes
On Successful completion of the course the students shall be able to
Understand the philosophy, Ideas and thoughts of Vivekananda
Understand how a great leader became the most influential Ambassador of Indian Culture
Develop qualities of humanism and harmony.
Understand the relevance of his teachings in the present global world politics and scenario.
Course Description
Unit – I
Various Facets of Vivekananda’s Persona: A Religious Leader, Philosopher, Patriot, Prophet,
Cyclonic Monk, A Humanist Par Excellence, A Great Thinker, Inspiration of Youth and Most
Influential Ambassador of Indian Culture
Unit- II
Vivekananda’s contribution to Education: Ingredients of Man-Making Education; Reconciling
Teacher Education in 21st Century; Integration of Indian Educational Assumptions with Science
and Modern Technology
Unit-III
Vivekananda, National Integration and Internationalization: Youth for National Integration;
East-West Dialogue and Internationalization
Unit-IV
Vivekananda’s Views on New World Order: New World order in Vivekananda's Views,
Humanism, Religious Harmony and Global Peace
Unit V
Vivekananda’s Views on Vedanta: Ethics, Morality and Plurality, Message of Vivekananda to
the Western World Western Universals
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Required Readings:
Banhatti, Gopal Shrinivas. Life and Philosophy of Swami Vivekananda. Atlantic Publishers &Dist,
1995.
Nikhilananda, Swami. Vivekananda: A biography. Advaita Ashrama (A publication branch of
Ramakrishna Math, Belur Math), 1953.
Swami, Narsimhanand. Vivekanand Reader. Advaita Ashram. Kolkata, 2012.
Vivekananda, Swami. What religion is: In the words of Swami Vivekananda. Advaita Ashrama (A
publication branch of Ramakrishna Math, Belur Math), 1962.
Vivekananda, Swami. The Complete Works of Swami Vivekananda-Volume 2. Vol. 2. Advaita
Ashrama (A publication branch of Ramakrishna Math, Belur Math), 1963.
Vivekananda, Swami. Vivekananda: His Call to the Nation. Advaita Ashrama (A publication
branch of Ramakrishna Math, Belur Math), 1969.
Suggested Readings:
Badrinath, Chaturvedi. Swami Vivekananda, the Living Vedanta. Penguin Books India, 2006.
Majumdar, Ramesh Chandra. Swami Vivekananda: A historical review. Advaita Ashrama (A
publication branch of Ramakrishna Math, Belur Math), 2016.
Chattopadhyay, Santinath. Swami Vivekananda: his global vision. Punthi ustak, 2001.
Vivekananda, Swami. "William Carey and Swami Vivekananda: Transformation of Religion and
Culture."
Assessment and Evaluation
Internal Assessment - 30 Marks ( *suggestive markers as mentioned in the structure of program)
External Assessment –120 Marks
For 120 Theory course: A course will contain 5 units. The question paper shall contain three
sections. Section A (20 marks) shall contain 10 questions two from each Unit. Each question shall
be of 2 marks. All the questions are compulsory. Section A will be prepared such that questions i
to v are multiple-choice questions, while questions vi to x will be fill-in-the-blank questions.
Section B (40 marks) shall contain 5 questions (two from each unit with internal choice). Each
question shall be of 8 marks. The candidate is required to answer all 5 questions. The answers
should not exceed 150 words. Section C (60 marks) shall contain 5 questions, one from each Unit.
Each question shall be of 20 marks. The candidate is required to answer any three questions by
selecting these three questions from different units. The answers should not exceed 400 words.
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SEMESTER-IV
Contemporary Literary Criticism and Theory
Course Code- ENG 6.5 DSET405(C)
Course Objectives
To build on the foundations laid by the relevant core course
To enable those who wish to develop as specialized interest in the field
To enhance critical thinking skills by engaging with complex theoretical texts and debates.
Understand the historical development and context of contemporary theories and how they
respond to and influence broader cultural, social, and political movements.
To enable them to mobilize various theoretical parameters in the analysis of literary and cultural
texts
Course Description
Unit I
Structuralism and New Formalism
Tzvetan Todorov: Structural Analysis of Narrative, The Norton Anthology of Theory and
Criticism, edited by Vincent B. Leitch (New York: Norton, 2001), 2097-2106.
Vladimir Propp: Morphology of the Folk-Tale, Literary Theory: An Anthology 2nd ed., edited by
Julie Rivkin and Michael Ryan (Maiden, MA: Blackwell Publishing, 2004), 72-75.
Unit II
Post-structuralism
Unit III
Marxism and Literature
Karl Marx: Grundrisse, Literary Theory: An Anthology 2nd ed., edited by Julie Rivkin and Michael
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Mikhail Bakhtin: Rabelais and his World, Literary Theory: An Anthology 2nd ed., edited by Julie
Rivkin and Michael Ryan (Maiden,MA:Blackwell Publishing, 2004),86-692.
Fredric Jameson: The Political Unconscious: Narrative as a Socially Symbolic Act, The Norton
Anthology of Theory and Criticism, edited by Vincent B. Leitch (NewYork: Norton, 2001), 1932-
1960.
Unit IV
Gilles Deleuze and Felix Guttari: What is a Minor Literature? Kafka: Towards a Minor
Literature, The Norton Anthology of Theory and Criticism,edited by Vincent B. Leitch (New York:
Norton, 2001),1593-1601
Arjun Appaduari: Fear of Small Numbers, in Fear of Small Numbers: An Essay on the Geography
of Anger (Durham and London: Duke UP, 2006), Excerpt, 49-65&82-85.
Aamir Mufti: Auerbachin Istanbul: Edward Said, Secular Criticism and the Question of Minority
Culture, Critical Inquiry 25.1(1998): 95-125.
Unit V
Feminist and Queer Theory: Implications for Literary and Cultural Studies in India
Nivedita Menon: Recovering Subversion Recovering Subversion: Feminist Politics Beyond the
Law(Delhi: Permanent Black, 2004),204-245.
Sharmila Rege: A Dalit Feminist Standpoint, Gender and Caste, edited by Anupama Rao (
NewDelhi :Kali, 2003), 90-101.
Shohini Ghosh: 'The Troubled Existence of Sex and Sexuality: Feminists Engage with Censorship
'in Gender &Censorship: Essays in Contemporary Indian Feminism, edited by Brinda Bose (New
Delhi: Women Unlimited/KaliforWomen,1999; 2006), 233-259.
Akshay Khanna, Introduction, Sexualness (New Delhi: NewText,2016),1 -76.
Suggested Readings:
Etienne Balibar, Homonationalis: An Anthropological Sketch of the Nation-Form, We the People
of Europe: Reflections on Transnational Citizenship.
B.R. Ambedkar, Representation of Minorities
Ratna Kapur, Erotic Justice: Law and the New Politics of Postcolonialism (London: Glass-
HousePress,2005).
Zakia Pathak and Rajeswari Sunder Rajan, Shahbano, Feminists Theorize the Political, ed. Judith
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SEMESTER-IV
Popular Literature and Culture
Course Code- ENG 6.5 DSET405(D)
Course Objectives
To develop an understanding of ‘Popular’ culture - the world of best-sellers and popular films,
through the theoretical lens of Cultural Studies.
To introduce students to the theoretical discourses surrounding popular literature and culture
To enable learners to comprehend various aspects of popular culture both in non-Indian and Indian
contexts focusing particularly on themes pertaining to religion, performative traditions, food
cultures as well as the constitution of a 'new public' regarding its patterns of consumption of
culture, in contemporary times.
Course Description
Unit I
Popular Literature and Culture - Theories
Walter Benjamin: The Work of Art in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction
Stuart Hall- Encoding, Decoding
Madhava Prasad – Ideology of Hindi Film
Unit II
Unit III
Comics – Captain America, Ms. Marvel, Walt Disney, Amar Chitra Katha,
Unit IV
Films and Popular Culture
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The Godfather, Skyfall, The Da Vinci Code, Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone, Deewar,
Dilwale Dulhaniya Le Jayenge
Unit V
Some Aspects of Popular Culture in India
Festivals and Rituals, Sacred Geographies, Sacred Spaces: Pilgrimage and pilgrim practices,
Performative Traditions: Orality, Memory and the Popular, Theatre and Dance , Food Cultures,
Popular Art: Imagining the nation in Calendar art, TV soaps , Sports and Cricket.
Required Readings:
Walter Benjamin: The Work of Art in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction edited by Hannah
Arendt, translated by Harry Zohn, from the 1935 essay New York: Schocken Books, 1969
Stuart Hall- Encoding, Decoding, Encoding and Decoding in Television Discourse,. University of
Birmingham. 2019.
Prasad, Madhava. Ideology of the Hindi Film: A Historical Construction. Delhi, Oxford University
Press 1998
John Green – The Fault in Our Stars, Penguin Books, January 10, 2012
Sarnath Banerjee – Corridor, Penguin Books, 2004
Chetan Bhagat - Five Point Someone, Rupa, 2014.
Chandra, Nandini. The Classic Popular Amar Chitra Katha, 1967-2007. Delhi: Yoda Press.(2008)
Suggested Readings:
Rumina Rai and Kishwar Panna. Introduction to Culture Studies-, Himalaya Publishing House,
Mumbai, 2015.
Simon, During. Cultural Studies: A Critical Introduction. Routledge, 2005
Radway, Janice. Reading the Romance. Women, Patriarchy, and Popular Literature, The
University of North Carolina Press, 1984.
Miller, Toby. “Cultural Imperialism and James Bond’s Penis” –, in The James Bond Phenomenon:
A Critical Reader -Ed. Christoph Lindner. Manchester University Press, 2003
James Bond in World and Popular Culture – The Films are Not Enough. Ed. Robert G. Weiner,
B. Lynn Whitfield, Jack Becker. Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2011.
–Storey, John. Cultural Theory and Popular Culture. Pearson.2015
Mandel, Ernest. Delightful Murder. A Social History of the Crime Story –. University of Minnesota
Press, 1984
Pulp Fascism. Right Wing Themes in Comics, Graphic Novels and Popular Literature. Jonathan
Bowden, ed. Greg Johnson, Counter-Currents Publishing Ltd. San Francisco, 2013.
Heroines of Comic Books and Literature. Portrayals in Popular Culture. Ed. Maja Bajac- carter,
Norma Jones and Bob Batchelor. Rowman and Littlefield, 2014.
K. Moti Gokulsing, Wimal Dissanayake, Popular Culture in a Globalised India, Routledge, 2008.
Kakkar, Sudhir. (1991). Shamans, Mystics and Doctors: A Psychological Inquiry into India and
its Healing Traditions. Chicago: University of Chicago Press.
Jain, Jyotindra. (2007). India’s Popular Culture: Iconic Spaces and Fluid Images. Marg
Publications. vol. 59 no.2, pp. 6-31, 60-75, 90-113.
Bharucha, Rustam. (2003). Rajasthan: An Oral History, Conversations with Komal Kothari.
Delhi: Penguin.
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Calendar Art." in Dilip M Menon, (ed.). Readings in History: Cultural History of Modern India.
Delhi: Social Science Press.
Assessment and Evaluation
Internal Assessment - 30 Marks ( *suggestive markers as mentioned in the structure of program)
External Assessment –120 Marks
For 120 Theory course: A course will contain 5 units. The question paper shall contain three
sections. Section A (20 marks) shall contain 10 questions two from each Unit. Each question shall
be of 2 marks. All the questions are compulsory. Section A will be prepared such that questions i
to v are multiple-choice questions, while questions vi to x will be fill-in-the-blank questions.
Section B (40 marks) shall contain 5 questions (two from each unit with internal choice). Each
question shall be of 8 marks. The candidate is required to answer all 5 questions. The answers
should not exceed 150 words. Section C (60 marks) shall contain 5 questions, one from each Unit.
Each question shall be of 20 marks. The candidate is required to answer any three questions by
selecting these three questions from different units. The answers should not exceed 400 words.
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Blended Learning
Blended Learning is a pedagogical approach that combines face-to-face classroom methods with
computer-mediated activities in the process of teaching and learning. It has been decided that
blended learning be taken recourse to only if such need arises (unfortunately). To face such a
situation, the teacher be kept in a ready to use mode. Hence, only 10-20% teaching be done through
blended learning after deliberations of the departmental level.
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For 150 Theory course: A course will contain 5 units. The question paper shall contain three
sections. Section A (20 marks) shall contain 10 questions two from each Unit. Each question shall
be of 2 marks. All the questions are compulsory. Section A will be prepared such that questions i
to v are multiple-choice questions, while questions vi to x will be fill-in-the-blank questions.
Section B (55 marks) shall contain 5 questions (two from each unit with internal choice). Each
question shall be of 11 marks. The candidate is required to answer all 5 questions. The answers
should not exceed 200 words. Section C (75 marks) shall contain 5 questions, one from each Unit.
Each question shall be of 25 marks. The candidate is required to answer any three questions by
selecting these three questions from different units. The answers should not exceed 500 words.