Course Name: Introduction to Literary Theory

Course abstract

This course traces the development of the major theoretical frameworks, from classical Greek theories of mimesis to the present day concerns of ecocriticism and postcolonialism, which are used to analyse texts within the discipline of English literary studies. Apart from giving a comprehensive overview of the salient features that inform each school of literary theory, the course also connects these theoretical frameworks to the social, political, and cultural contexts that underline them. It is hoped that this course will enable the students to have a firm understanding of the various eclectic concepts that inform the field of literary theory and also to engage with literature more critically.


Course Instructor

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Dr. 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)

Durba Mukherjee

M. Phil in English Literature

IITK

 Course Duration : Aug-Sep 2018
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 Enrollment : 18-Apr-2018 to 06-Aug-2018
 Exam registration : 25-Jun-2018 to 28-Aug-2018
 Exam Date : 07-Oct-2018

Enrolled

1302

Registered

265

Certificate Eligible

218

Certified Category Count

Gold

21

Silver

0

Elite

121

Successfully completed

76

Participation

14

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 6 out of 8 assignments
  • Final Score(Score on Certificate)= 75% of Exam Score + 25% of Assignment Score.
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