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Gender and Literature

ABOUT THE COURSE:

Gender and Literature is an examination of selected literary texts and cultural conditions from the standpoint of gender theory. It will draw on established scholarship on gender studies and take the student through the various configurations and reconfiguration that determine gendered classifications such as masculinity and femininity. 

INTENDED AUDIENCE:
UG and PG students of English and Cultural Studies

PRE-REQUISITES:
BA in English

INDUSTRY SUPPORT:
NA






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COURSE INSTRUCTOR:



Dr Avishek Parui is Assistant Professor in English at IIT Guwahati and Associate Fellow of UK Higher Education Academy, having done his PhD from Durham University and taught there for a year subsequently. He researches and has published on masculinity studies, memory studies, film and literature. 


COURSE PLAN:

Week 1: 
Introduction to Gender Studies in Literature and 'The Chess Players' by Munshi Premchand 
Week 2:
'The Chess Players’ and 'Shooting an Elephant' by George Orwell    
Week 3:
Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad 
Week 4:
'The Fly' by Katherine Mansfield
Week 5-6:
Look Back in Anger by John Osborne
Week 7-8
Gender, Films, and Advertisements 


REFERENCE BOOKS:

1. Gender Trouble, Judith Butler
2. Masculinities, R. W. Connell 
3. Literature and Gender, Lizbeth Goodman


MORE DETAILS ABOUT THE COURSE:
Course duration: 08 weeks

CERTIFICATION EXAMINATION:

Start date and end date of course: 24 July 2017-15 September 2017
Date of exam: 24 September, 2017
Time of exam: Shift 1: (9 am-12 noon); Shift 2: (2 pm - 5 pm)
Any one shift can be chosen to write the exam for a course
Final List of exam cities will be available in exam registration form.
Registration URL: Announcements will be made when the registration form is open for registrations. 
Exam Fee: The online registration form has to be filled and the certification exam fee of approximately Rs 1000 needs to be paid. 


CERTIFICATE:
  • Final score will be calculated as : 25% assignment score + 75% final exam score
  • 25% assignment score is calculated as 25% of average of best 6 out of 8 assignments
  • E-Certificate will be given to those who register and write the exam and score greater than or equal to 40% final score. Certificate will have your name, photograph and the score in the final exam with the breakup. It will have the logos of NPTEL and IIT Guwahati. It will be e-verifiable at nptel.ac.in/noc.