Basic Course in Literary and Cultural Theory

This course aims at providing a basic understanding of the fundamental principles of modern literary and cultural theory by explaining in detail the various schools of literary theory so as to equip humanities and social science students with the critical skills needed for analyzing literary, social and cultural phenomena.

Week : 1Day 1 : Module 1- Introduction to Literary CriticismDay 2 : Module 2 –Liberal HumanismDay 3 : Module 3 –Formalism IDay 4 : DiscussionDay 5 : Assignments Week : 2Day 1 : Module 4 – Formalism IIDay 2 : Module 5 – New Criticism IDay 3 : Module 6 – New Criticism IIDay 4 : DiscussionDay 5 : Assignments Week : 3Day 1 : Module 7- Structuralism IDay 2 : Module 8 –Structuralism IIDay 3 : Module 9 - Post Structuralism IDay 4 : DiscussionDay 5 : Assignments Week : 4Day 1 : Module 10 – Post Structuralism IIDay 2 : Module 11- Structuralism and Post Structuralism: A Comparative StudyDay 3 : Module 12- Deconstruction IDay 4 : DiscussionDay 5 : Assignments Week : 5Day 1 : Module 13 – Deconstruction IIDay 2 : Module14 – Deconstruction: ApplicationDay 3 : Module15 - Psychoanalytic Criticism IDay 4 : DiscussionDay 5 : Assignments Week : 6Day 1 : Module16 - Psychoanalytic Criticism IIDay 2 : Module 17 - Psychoanalytic Criticism IIIDay 3 : Module 18- Archetypal Criticism IDay 4 : DiscussionDay 5 : Assignments Week : 7Day 1 : Module 19 - Archetypal Criticism IIDay 2 : Module 20 – Marxist Criticism IDay 3 : Module 21- Marxist Criticism IIDay 4 : DiscussionDay 5 : Assignments Week : 8Day 1 : Module 22 – Feminist Criticism IDay 2 : Module 23 - Feminist Criticism IIDay 3 : Module 24 - Feminist Criticism IIIDay 4 : DiscussionDay 5 : Assignments Week : 9Day 1 : Module 25 – Queer Theory IDay 2 : Module 26 - Queer Theory IIDay 3 : Module 27- Queer Theory IIIDay 4 : DiscussionDay 5 : Assignments Week : 10Day 1 : Module 28 – Reader Response CriticismDay 2 : Module 29 – Eco criticism IDay 3 : Module 30 - Eco criticism IIDay 4 : DiscussionDay 5 : Assignments Week : 11Day 1 : Module 31- Eco FeminismDay 2 : Module 32 – Cultural Materialism IDay 3 : Module 33 - Cultural Materialism IIDay 4 : DiscussionDay 5 : Assignments Week : 12Day 1 : Module 34 - Cultural Materialism IIIDay 2 : Module 35 – Post Colonialism IDay 3 : Module 36 - Post Colonialism IIDay 4 : DiscussionDay 5 : Assignments   Week : 13Day 1 : Module 37 – Post Colonialism IIIDay 2 : Module 38 -- ModernismDay 3 : Module 39 -- Post ModernismDay 4 : DiscussionDay 5 : Assignments  Week : 14Day 1 : Module 40 – Theory After TheoryDay 2 : DiscussionDay 3 : AssignmentsDay 4 : RevisionDay 5 : Term end assessment