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.
Basic Course in Literary and Cultural Theory
CEC and St.Mary's College, Thrissur via Swayam
This course may be unavailable.
Overview
Syllabus
Week : 1
Day 1 : Module 1- Introduction to Literary Criticism
Day 2 : Module 2 –Liberal Humanism
Day 3 : Module 3 –Formalism I
Day 4 : Discussion
Day 5 : Assignments
Week : 2
Day 1 : Module 4 – Formalism II
Day 2 : Module 5 – New Criticism I
Day 3 : Module 6 – New Criticism II
Day 4 : Discussion
Day 5 : Assignments
Week : 3
Day 1 : Module 7- Structuralism I
Day 2 : Module 8 –Structuralism II
Day 3 : Module 9 - Post Structuralism I
Day 4 : Discussion
Day 5 : Assignments
Week : 4
Day 1 : Module 10 – Post Structuralism II
Day 2 : Module 11- Structuralism and Post Structuralism: A Comparative Study
Day 3 : Module 12- Deconstruction I
Day 4 : Discussion
Day 5 : Assignments
Week : 5
Day 1 : Module 13 – Deconstruction II
Day 2 : Module14 – Deconstruction: Application
Day 3 : Module15 - Psychoanalytic Criticism I
Day 4 : Discussion
Day 5 : Assignments
Week : 6
Day 1 : Module16 - Psychoanalytic Criticism II
Day 2 : Module 17 - Psychoanalytic Criticism III
Day 3 : Module 18- Archetypal Criticism I
Day 4 : Discussion
Day 5 : Assignments
Week : 7
Day 1 : Module 19 - Archetypal Criticism II
Day 2 : Module 20 – Marxist Criticism I
Day 3 : Module 21- Marxist Criticism II
Day 4 : Discussion
Day 5 : Assignments
Week : 8
Day 1 : Module 22 – Feminist Criticism I
Day 2 : Module 23 - Feminist Criticism II
Day 3 : Module 24 - Feminist Criticism III
Day 4 : Discussion
Day 5 : Assignments
Week : 9
Day 1 : Module 25 – Queer Theory I
Day 2 : Module 26 - Queer Theory II
Day 3 : Module 27- Queer Theory III
Day 4 : Discussion
Day 5 : Assignments
Week : 10
Day 1 : Module 28 – Reader Response Criticism
Day 2 : Module 29 – Eco criticism I
Day 3 : Module 30 - Eco criticism II
Day 4 : Discussion
Day 5 : Assignments
Week : 11
Day 1 : Module 31- Eco Feminism
Day 2 : Module 32 – Cultural Materialism I
Day 3 : Module 33 - Cultural Materialism II
Day 4 : Discussion
Day 5 : Assignments
Week : 12
Day 1 : Module 34 - Cultural Materialism III
Day 2 : Module 35 – Post Colonialism I
Day 3 : Module 36 - Post Colonialism II
Day 4 : Discussion
Day 5 : Assignments
Week : 13
Day 1 : Module 37 – Post Colonialism III
Day 2 : Module 38 -- Modernism
Day 3 : Module 39 -- Post Modernism
Day 4 : Discussion
Day 5 : Assignments
Week : 14
Day 1 : Module 40 – Theory After Theory
Day 2 : Discussion
Day 3 : Assignments
Day 4 : Revision
Day 5 : Term end assessment
Taught by
Dr. Josepheni Joseph
