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Introduction to cultural studies

ABOUT THE COURSE:

This course intends to examine culture, cultural identities and politics of production across various human historical conditions. Culture is examined in this course as an asymmetrical entanglement of material and abstract attributes and hence the course draws on political theory, psychology and critical theory, among other disciplines, in order to investigate the constructed categories of identity, authority and knowledge.

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Final Exam (in-person, invigilated, currently conducted in India) is mandatory for Certification and has INR Rs. 1100 as exam fee.


INTENDED AUDIENCE:B.A/M.A. students of English and Cultural Studies

CORE/ELECTIVE: Elective

UG/PG: PG

PREREQUISITES: B.A in English or Cultural Studies l

INDUSTRY SUPPORT: NIL

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ABOUT THE INSTRUCTOR:



Dr Avishek Parui is Assistant Professor in English at the Indian Institute of Technology Madras and Associate Fellow of the UK Higher Education Academy. His research interests include Modernism, Masculinity Studies, Culture Studies and Memory Studies.

COURSE LAYOUT:

Week 1  :  What is Culture? Culture and Cultural Identities, Values, Key lenses for Culture Studies
Week 2  :   Edward Said’s Orientalism, Homi Bhabha’s ‘The Other Question’
Week 3  : Homi Bhabha’s ‘The Other Question’, George Orwell’s ‘Shooting an Elephant’
Week 4  :  George Orwell’s ‘Shooting an Elephant’, Lyotard’s The Postmodern Condition
Week 5  :  Lyotard’s The Postmodern Condition, Frantz Fanon’s Black Skin White Masks
Week 6  :  Frantz Fanon’s Black Skin White Masks, Judith Butler’s Gender Trouble
Week 7  :  Judith Butler’s Gender Trouble, Hannah Arendt’s The Human Condition
Week 8  :  Hannah Arendt’s The Human Condition, Michel Foucault’s ‘What is an Author?’
Week 9  :  Michel Foucault’s ‘What is an Author?’, Ian Hacking’s The Social Construction of What?
Week 10  :  Ian Hacking’s The Social Construction of What?, bell hooks’ ‘Understanding Patriarchy’
Week 11  :  bell hooks’ ‘Understanding Patriarchy’, Slavoj Zizek’s Welcome to the Desert of the Real
Week 12  :  Slavoj Zizek’s Welcome to the Desert of the Real, Conclusion to the Course

SUGGESTED READING MATERIALS:

•  Edward Said’s Orientalism, Homi Bhabha’s ‘The Other Question’, Frantz Fanon’s Black Skin White Masks, Judith Butler’s Gender Trouble, George Orwell’s ‘Shooting an Elephant’, Lyotard’s The Postmodern Condition, Hannah Arendt’s The Human Condition, Michel Foucault’s ‘What is an Author?’, Ian Hacking’s The Social Construction of What?, bell hooks’ ‘Understanding Patriarchy’, Slavoj Zizek’s Welcome to the Desert of the Real
CERTIFICATION EXAM :
  • The exam is optional for a fee.
  • Date of Exams : October 28 (Sunday)
  • Time of Exams : Morning session 9am to 12 noon; Afternoon session: 2pm to 5pm
  • Exam for this course will be available in both morning & afternoon sessions.
  • Registration url: Announcements will be made when the registration form is open for registrations.
  • The online registration form has to be filled and the certification exam fee needs to be paid. More details will be made available when the exam registration form is published.

CERTIFICATION:

  • Final score will be calculated as : 25% assignment score + 75% final exam score
  • 25% assignment score is calculated as 25% of average of  Best 8 out of 12 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 Madras.It will be e-verifiable at nptel.ac.in/noc.