Course Name: Postcolonial Literature

Course abstract

This course on Postcolonial literature will explore colonialism and anti-colonial resistance through the cultural legacies and literary imprints that they leave. It will also be an introduction to the specialised field of postcolonial studies which started emerging during the 1980s and ever since then has come to occupy a significant position within the various humanities departments across the world. It is hoped that this course will enable students to competently navigate the complex maze of theoretical terms and concepts that characterise postcolonial studies and savour the wonderful variety and richness of the literature that is today classified under the rubric of postcolonialism.


Course Instructor

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Prof. Sayan Chattopadhyay

Dr. Sayan Chattopadhyay is an assistant professor of English literature at the Department of Humanities and Social Sciences at IIT Kanpur. He has a doctorate degree from the University of Cambridge. His primary areas of research include Postcolonial Studies and Indian English Writings, and his research articles have appeared in various scholarly journals including Journal of Postcolonial Writing (Routledge), Ariel: A Review of International English (University of Calgary), The Journal of Commonwealth Literature (Sage) and Prose Studies: History, Theory, Criticism (Routledge).
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Teaching Assistant(s)

MOHUA DUTTA

Doctor of Philosophy in English Literature
DEPARTMENT OF HUMANITIES AND SOCIAL SCIENCES
IIT Kanpur

 Course Duration : Jan-Feb 2017

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 Syllabus

 Enrollment : 01-Jan-2017 to 23-Jan-2017

 Exam registration : 30-Jan-2017 to 27-Feb-2017

 Exam Date : 26-Mar-2017

Enrolled

479

Registered

55

Certificate Eligible

49

Certified Category Count

Gold

21

Elite

26

Successfully completed

2

Participation

0

Success

Elite

Gold





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>=90 - Elite + Gold
60-89 - Elite
40-59 - Successfully Completed
<40 - No Certificate

Final Score Calculation Logic

  • Assignment Score = Average of best 3 out of 4 assignments.
  • Final Score(Score on Certificate)= 75% of Exam Score + 25% of Assignment Score.
Postcolonial Literature - Toppers list

KOYEL HALDER 100%

UNIVERSITY OF CALCUTTA

RONALD DAVID L 99%

SSM INSTITUTE OF ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY

SUSHMA BRAHMADEVARA 99%

AVINASH COLLEGE OF COMMERCE

RUPSA ROY CHOWDHURY 99%

MAULANA AZAD COLLEGE

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