ABOUT THE COURSE:This course will offer a theoretical and historical study of the novel and how that genre of literature corresponds to social and cultural changes. Through a close reading of its selected texts and a study of its secondary references, the course will underline and illustrate the relevance of the novel as reflective of sociocultural moods, movements, tensions, and affirmations, highlighting how literature may be examined as a complex representation of collective and psychological situations.INTENDED AUDIENCE: PG/PhD students, early career faculty
Overview
Syllabus
Week 1:Robinson Crusoe: Rise of White Supremacy and TerritorializationWeek 2:The Rise of the Novel in 18th CenturyWeek 3:Frankenstein: Feminist Revisions Week 4:The 19th Century Society and its ChangesWeek 5:Heart of Darkness and Great Expectations: Imperialism and Moral Panic Week 6:20th Century Cultural Anxieties Week 7:The Guide: Gender Roles in a Changing IndiaWeek 8:Indian Social Changes and the novel in early 20th Century Week 9:Things Fall Apart and Nervous Conditions: Imperialism, Racism, and Violence Week 10:The Postcolonial Novel as a Reflection of Human Rights AbuseWeek 11:One Hundred Years of Solitude and The Lowlands: The Novel as a representation of Political Desire and DestructionWeek 12:Role and relevance of critical theory in examining the novel
Taught by
Prof. Avishek Parui
