Basic Course in Literary and Cultural Theory

By Dr. Josepheni Joseph | St. Mary’s College, Thrissur

Learners enrolled: 1001

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.

Summary

Course Status :	Completed
Course Type :	Core
Language for course content :	English
Duration :	15 weeks
Category :	Language
Credit Points :	4
Level :	Undergraduate
Start Date :	25 Jul 2022
End Date :	25 Oct 2022
Enrollment Ends :	15 Sep 2022
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Course layout

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

Books and references

Books for Reference

1. Abrams, M. H. and Geoffrey Galt Harpham. A Handbook of Literary Terms. Cengage Learning, 2009.

2. Babu, Murukan C., editor. A Textbook of Literary Criticism and Theory. Trinity, 2014.

3. Barry, Peter. Beginning Theory: An Introduction to Literary and Cultural Theory. Manchester University Press, 2009.

4. K. Nayar, Pramod. Contemporary Literary and Cultural Theory: From Structuralism to Ecocriticism. Pearson Education, 2009.

5. Xavier, Robin. The Methodology of Literature. Mainspring, 2015.Cuddon, J, A. Dictionary of Literary Terms and Literary Theory, Clays Ltd, 2013

6. Prasad, B. A Background to the Study of English Literature, Macmillan Publishers,Delhi,1999

7. Scholes, Robert. Structuralism in Literature: An Introduction, Yale UT Press,1974

8. Lodge, David, editor. 20th Century Literary Criticism: A Reader. Routledge, 2016

9. Nagarajan, M.S. English Literary Criticism and Theory: An Introductory History. Orient Black Swan, 2006

Web links

https://www.britannica.com

www.academia.edu

https://www.researchgate.net

http://www.artandpopularculture.com/Structure%2C_Sign%2C_and_Play_in_the_Discourse_of_the_Human_Sciences

https://atlassociety.org/objectivism/atlas-university/deeper-dive-blog/4414-deconstructing-derrida-review-of-structure-sign-and-discourse-in-the-human-sciences

http://criticallegalthinking.com/2016/05/27/jacques-derrida-deconstruction/

https://newderrida.wordpress.com/2007/11/19/some-key-terms/

https://www.iep.utm.edu/derrida/

https://www.scribd.com/document/124406898/Narrative-Structure-Steps

https://www.futurelearn.com/courses/intro-to-japanese-subculture/0/steps/23583 http://www.umsl.edu/~gradyf/theory/propp1.htm

https://www.scribd.com/doc/146119550/Liberal-Humanism-or-Theory-Before-Theory http://anilpinto.blogspot.com/2013/11/an-introduction-to-liberal-humanism.html http https://www.iep.utm.edu/literary/ http://ekladata.com/FtvsLMTKce40AZgzItue3yQ1beI/What-is-Literary-Theory.pdf https://www.britannica.com/biography/Plato://www.bunpeiris.org/liberal-humanism/ https://www.britannica.com/topic/humanism

https://ecommons.cornell.edu>bitstream>handle>BP_v03_04_1993_05

https://www.scribd.com/document/258546212/Notes-on-Structuralism

https://literariness.org/2016/03/20/structuralism/

https://www.oxfordcholarship.com>oso>oso-9780198791089-chapter-3

Instructor bio

Dr. Josepheni Joseph

St. Mary’s College, Thrissur

Dr. Josepheni Joseph has 30 years of teaching experience at reputed colleges like St. Mary’s College, Thrissur and Vimala College, Thrissur. She did her Ph.D on the American poet Edwin Arlington Robinson. She served as Head of the Department of English, St. Mary’s College, Thrissur for 10 years and was the NAAC Coordinator of St. Mary’s College for two NAAC accreditations. She has also served as member of the Board of Studies, Vimala College, Thrissur, has chaired several paper presentations, and has publications, radio talks and international and national paper presentations to her credit. She has been teaching Literary Theory for UG and PG students for the past 15 years.