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Introduction To Literary Theory Syllabus

This document outlines a course on Introduction to Literary Theory. The 6-credit course introduces students to major 20th century literary theories including works by Sassure, Barthes, postcolonial theorists, and Showalter. The course objectives are for students to think critically, interpret texts from different perspectives, and acknowledge texts as open-ended narratives. The course is divided into 4 modules covering key theorists and theories. Assessment includes a mid-term exam, assignments, and final exam worth 70% of the grade. The goal is for students to learn how to apply various theoretical lenses to analyze literature and culture.

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Introduction To Literary Theory Syllabus

This document outlines a course on Introduction to Literary Theory. The 6-credit course introduces students to major 20th century literary theories including works by Sassure, Barthes, postcolonial theorists, and Showalter. The course objectives are for students to think critically, interpret texts from different perspectives, and acknowledge texts as open-ended narratives. The course is divided into 4 modules covering key theorists and theories. Assessment includes a mid-term exam, assignments, and final exam worth 70% of the grade. The goal is for students to learn how to apply various theoretical lenses to analyze literature and culture.

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Annexure ‘CD – 01’

Course Title: Introduction to Literary Theory L T P/S SW/FW TOTAL CREDIT UNITS
Course Code: 5 0 0 2 6
Credit Units: 6
Course Level: UG

Course Objective: This course will familiarize students with the study of major twentieth-century theories and its applications. The course will enable students
to comment on various theories and apply them to works of literature and aspects of contemporary culture.

Prerequisite: Students must have preliminary understanding of literary criticism and its relationship with theory

Course Contents/Syllabus:
Weight age
(%)
Module I
1. Ferdinand De Sassure - ‘Sign’, ‘Langue & Parole’, ‘Syntagm & Paradigm’, ‘Synchrony& Diachrony’ from Course in General Linguistics 25%

Module II
25%
2. Roland Barthes - ‘Death of the Author’
Module III
25%
3. Post Colonialism - Identity, Self, Other, Hybridity, Mimicry, Orient, Occident
Module IV
4. Elaine Showalter - ‘Towards a Feminist Poetics’ 25%

Student Learning Outcomes:


At the end of the course students should be able to:
 Develop the ability to think critically
 Acknowledge a text as an open ended narrative
 Interpret a literary text from various critical perspectives

Pedagogy for Course Delivery:


The methodology followed for course delivery will be as follows:
 Explaining nuances of various critical theories
 Assigning students small literary pieces for analysis applying a theory
 Exemplifying application of theory to a text

Assessment/ Examination Scheme:

Theory L/T (%) Lab/Practical/Studio (%) End Term Examination Total

30% NA 70% 100 %

Theory Assessment (L&T):

Continuous Assessment End Term Examination Total


Components CT S A EE
Weightage (%) 15 10 05 70 100

Text & References:


 Edward Said: ‘Introduction’ to Orientalism
 Lodge, Modern Criticism and Theory: A Readers,2/E. Pearson Education.
 Patric Waugh, Literary Theory and Criticism. Oxford University Press.
 Young, Robert J C, Postcolonialism: A Very Short Introduction. Oxford.
 Seldon, A Reader’s Guide to Contemporary Literary Theory, 5/E. Pearson Education.
 Terry Eagleton, Literary Theory: An Introduction, 2nd ed. (Oxford: Blackwell).
 Peter Barry, The Beginning Theory. Viva Books 2010

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