ABOUT THE COURSE:The 40 -hours course covers a range of topics and texts from the domain of Contemporary Literature. Participants will gain an insight into the complexities of select post-WWII literary texts, particularly in their cultural, historical and social contexts . They will become familiar with seminal writers from Albert Camus to Maya Angelou; Amy Tan to Maya Angelou; and Harold Pinter to Girish Karnad. The course would also help learners analyse advanced literary texts through the lenses of race, postcolonialism and postmodernism.INTENDED AUDIENCE: Students and researchers in the area of LiteraturePREREQUISITES: Interest in LiteratureINDUSTRY SUPPORT: Universities and colleges/ Departments of HSS
Overview
Syllabus
Week 1:
Week 2:
5.John Guare - Six Degrees of Separation
6.John Guare - Six Degrees of Separation (Part II)
7.John Guare - Six Degrees of Separation (PartIII)
Week 3:
8.John Guare - Six Degrees of Separation (Part IV)
9.John Guare - Six Degrees of Separation (Part V)
10.Tom Stoppard - Dogg's Hamlet, Cahoot's Macbeth
Week 4:
11.Tom Stoppard - Dogg's Hamlet, Cahoot's Macbeth (Part II)
12.Tom Stoppard - Dogg's Hamlet, Cahoot's Macbeth (Part III)
13.Tom Stoppard - Dogg's Hamlet, Cahoot's Macbeth(Part IV)
Week 5:
14.Tom Stoppard - Dogg's Hamlet, Cahoot's Macbeth (Part V)
15.Tom Stoppard - Dogg's Hamlet, Cahoot's Macbeth (Part VI)
16.Arthur Miller - Clara
Week 6:
17.Arthur Miller – Clara (Part II)
18.Arthur Miller – Clara (Part III)
19.Albert Camus - The Fall
20.Albert Camus - The Fall (Part II)
Week 7:
21.Albert Camus - The Fall (Part III)
22.Girish Karnad – Nagamandala
23.Girish Karnad – Nagamandala (PartII)
Week 8:
24.Girish Karnad – Nagamandala (Part III)
25.Salman Rushdie’s The Firebird
26.Hanif Kureishi’s A Meeting, at Last
Week 9:
27.Introduction to Postmodernism
28.Kazuo Ishiguro -Remains of the Day
29.Kazuo Ishiguro -Remains of the Day (Part II)
Week 10:
30.Kazuo Ishiguro -Remains of the Day (Part III)
31.Kazuo Ishiguro -Remains of the Day (Part IV)
32.Michael Ondaatje -The English Patient
Week 11:
33.Michael Ondaatje -The English Patient (Part II)
34.Michael Ondaatje -The English Patient (Part III)
35.Asian-American Writing
36.Amy Tan's The Joy Luck Club
Week 12:
37.Amy Tan's The Joy Luck Club (Part II)
38.Amy Tan's The Joy Luck Club (Part III)
39.Introduction to Poetry
40.Poetry – Maya Angelou
- Introduction to Drama
- Harold Pinter
- Harold Pinter - The Dumb Waiter
- Harold Pinter - The Dumb Waiter (continued
Week 2:
5.John Guare - Six Degrees of Separation
6.John Guare - Six Degrees of Separation (Part II)
7.John Guare - Six Degrees of Separation (PartIII)
Week 3:
8.John Guare - Six Degrees of Separation (Part IV)
9.John Guare - Six Degrees of Separation (Part V)
10.Tom Stoppard - Dogg's Hamlet, Cahoot's Macbeth
Week 4:
11.Tom Stoppard - Dogg's Hamlet, Cahoot's Macbeth (Part II)
12.Tom Stoppard - Dogg's Hamlet, Cahoot's Macbeth (Part III)
13.Tom Stoppard - Dogg's Hamlet, Cahoot's Macbeth(Part IV)
Week 5:
14.Tom Stoppard - Dogg's Hamlet, Cahoot's Macbeth (Part V)
15.Tom Stoppard - Dogg's Hamlet, Cahoot's Macbeth (Part VI)
16.Arthur Miller - Clara
Week 6:
17.Arthur Miller – Clara (Part II)
18.Arthur Miller – Clara (Part III)
19.Albert Camus - The Fall
20.Albert Camus - The Fall (Part II)
Week 7:
21.Albert Camus - The Fall (Part III)
22.Girish Karnad – Nagamandala
23.Girish Karnad – Nagamandala (PartII)
Week 8:
24.Girish Karnad – Nagamandala (Part III)
25.Salman Rushdie’s The Firebird
26.Hanif Kureishi’s A Meeting, at Last
Week 9:
27.Introduction to Postmodernism
28.Kazuo Ishiguro -Remains of the Day
29.Kazuo Ishiguro -Remains of the Day (Part II)
Week 10:
30.Kazuo Ishiguro -Remains of the Day (Part III)
31.Kazuo Ishiguro -Remains of the Day (Part IV)
32.Michael Ondaatje -The English Patient
Week 11:
33.Michael Ondaatje -The English Patient (Part II)
34.Michael Ondaatje -The English Patient (Part III)
35.Asian-American Writing
36.Amy Tan's The Joy Luck Club
Week 12:
37.Amy Tan's The Joy Luck Club (Part II)
38.Amy Tan's The Joy Luck Club (Part III)
39.Introduction to Poetry
40.Poetry – Maya Angelou
Taught by
Prof. Aysha Viswamohan
