Syllabus of B.A. III Year: English Literature (Major Paper II- Theory & Practical) Group- A

Syllabus of B.A. III Year: English Literature (Major Paper II- Theory) Group- A
Program: Degree; Class: B.A. III Year; Session: 2023-24 onwards
Class: B.A. III Year
Course Title: Indian Diaspora Literature (Major Paper II- Theory)- Group- A
Course Type: Core Course
Credit Value: 4 (Theory) + 2 (Practical)
Total Marks: Max. Marks: 30+70; Min. Passing Marks: 35
Content of the Course
Unit I
Introduction
* A Brief Introduction to Indian Diaspora Literature
* VS Naipaul: A House for Mr. Biswas (1961)
* Kamala Markandya: The Nowhere Man (1972)
Keywords: Diaspora Conditions and Sensibilities, Role of memory, Quest for identity, Racial discrimination
Unit II
Fiction
* Shashi Deshpande: That Long Silence (1988)
* Bharati Mukherjee: The Holder of the World (1993)
Keywords: Cultural displacement, Migration, Alienation, Modern woman
Unit III
Fiction
* Chitra Banerjee: Sister of My Heart (1999)
* Aravind Adiga: The White Tiger ( 2008)
Keywords: Keywords: Minority community, Exile, Translation in Indian English Literature
Unit IV
Non- Fiction
* Amitav Ghosh: In an Antique Land ( 1992)
* Jhumpa Lahiri: Interpreter of Maladies (1999)
KeywordsHomeland and diaspora, Cultural Shock, Sense of belonging
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Syllabus of B.A. III Year: English Literature (Major Paper II- Practical) Group- A
Program: Degree; Class: B.A. III Year; Session: 2023-24 onwards
Class: B.A. III Year
Course Title: Evaluation of Indian Diaspora Literature (Major Paper II- Practical)- Group- A
Course Type: Core Course
Credit Value: 2
Content of the Course
Unit I
Critical Evaluation
* Critical evaluation and interpretation to be done by the students of diaspora fiction and non-fiction prescribed in the theory paper
Keywords: Composite culture, Culture and language, Transnationalism, Analytical and critical thinking, Linguistic and communicative competence, Innovative and imaginative thinking, Usage of appropriate words, Study of nature, man and society
Unit II
Teaching and Demonstration
Classroom teaching, presentation, demonstration, or discussion to be done by the students on any one of the literary pieces prescribed in the theory paper
Keywords: Globlisation and diaspora, communicative skills, Mastery over the content, Linguistic components, Language skills.
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