DCE- 03: Short Story

By Dr. Rajesh Kumar; Dr. Anamika Shukla | Indira Gandhi National Open University

Learners enrolled: 680

Most of you have, at some time or the other, wanted to write or have written a short story. This course first discusses the elements of plot, character, atmosphere and narration that constitute the structure of a story. Then you learn the complexities of developing a detective story and how to write for children. These two again are areas that offer a very wide scope to the aspiring writer. Finally, you will learn about contemporary styles, thematic concerns and language usage which will make your story vibrant with meaning.

Summary

Course Status :	Completed
Course Type :	Not Applicable
Language for course content :	English
Duration :	16 weeks
Category :	Language
Credit Points :	4
Level :	Diploma
Start Date :	01 Jan 2024
End Date :	30 Apr 2024
Enrollment Ends :	29 Feb 2024
Exam Date :	26 May 2024 IST
Exam Shift :	Shift-I

Note: This exam date is subject to change based on seat availability. You can check final exam date on your hall ticket.

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DCE-03: Short Story
Week	e-Content/PDFs
Week–1	Unit-1: Plot/Structure
Week–2	Unit-2: Atmosphere
Week–3	Unit-3: Character
Week–4	Unit-4: Narration
Week–5	Unit-5: Appropriate themes
Week–6	Unit-6: Fantasy
Week–7	Unit-7: Transmission of values
Week–8	Unit-8: Language and illustration
Week–9	Unit-9: Suspense and atmosphere
Week–10	Unit-10: Choosing characters
Week–11	Unit-11: Dialogues
Week–12	Unit-12: Device of multiple clues
Week–13	Unit-13: Reversal of traditional modes: Anti-Hero
Week–14	Unit-14: Anti-plot
Week–15	Unit-15: Open-ended narrative
Week–16	Unit-16: Innovations in style

Instructor bio

Dr. Rajesh Kumar; Dr. Anamika Shukla

Indira Gandhi National Open University

Rajesh Kumar, PhD., an alumnus of Jawaharlal Nehru University, has taught for almost two decades in a college in University of Delhi, New Delhi before joining the faculty of English, SOH, IGNOU. He has a PhD in English Literature on “Dalit Writings and Aboriginal Writings: Convergences & Divergences” and an MPhil in English Literature on “The dialectics of Australian Aboriginal Identity in Aboriginal Women’s Autobiographies” from Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi. He is a recipient of UGC Research Award (2016-18) during which he worked on a project on “Santali Dance-Songs of Jharkhand: Contextualizing Art & Culture’. He has also been an Associate (2018-20) at Indian Institute of Advanced Studies (IIAS), Rashtrapati Niwas, Shimla. He has authored four books: Santal Folk-Dance Songs: Contextualizing Art &Culture; Dalits Vs Aboriginal Australians: Convergences& Divergences; Of Dalit and Australian Aboriginal Writings & Culture; Australian Aboriginal Autobiographies: Reading Identity, Aboriginality and Belongingness; and edited one Volume: Literaria: An International Journal of New Literature across the World, special issue on Literatures of Margin, Bahri Publications: New Delhi.vol.2, no.1, Jan-Jun 2012. ISSN:2229-4600. He has published many scholarly articles in national and international journals on various subjects and issues relating to literatures of margin and presented several papers in national and International Conferences. His areas of interest include Culture Studies, Post-colonial Studies, Literary Criticism, Dalit Literature, Australian Literature, Literatures of margin/ Marginality, Sociology of Dalit discourse, Dalit Autobiographies, Australian Aboriginal Autobiographies, Performing Arts & Culture, Dance Studies, Folklore Studies and Tribal Folk Literature of India. He is also currently working on developing a Diploma Online Course in Digital Humanities (DH).

Dr. Anamika has done MA in English Literature, she specializes in Indian English Literature and is a Ph.D. in American Literature, pursued research at American Studies Research Centre, (ASRC) Hyderabad. She is a resource person to the UGC – Human Resource Development Centre at various states and central universities. She has contributed as a resource person at National Resource Center, SavitriBai Phule University, Pune for the SWAYAM platform.

She has been an expert member in the Discipline of English for the committee constituted by UGC for the selection of candidates under the Post Doctoral Fellowship Scheme, Research Award Scheme and Emeritus Fellowship Scheme of the UGC.

She has also been on the list of experts for preparing Self Learning Material of MP Bhoj Open University, Bhopal M.P.

She is member Board of Studies of various universities namely, Dr. B.R Ambedkar National Law University, Rai, Sonepat Haryana and Department of Higher Studies and Foreign Languages, Chhatrapati Sahu Maharaj University, Kanpur.

Her areas of interest are ICT interventions in the Humanities, Teaching English as a Second Language, Studies in Culture and Literary Heritage and Interdisciplinary Studies, She is presently working on Indian knowledge systems and English Communication Skills .

She has published books on Saul Bellow, Pedagogy & Teaching of English Language. She has to her credit articles and research papers published in National / International Journals. She appears on the editorial board of journals. She is also a research guide and has successfully supervised PhDs under her guidance.

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