Course Name: Feminist Writings

Course abstract

This course seeks to study some of the key texts in feminist writings that engage with issues such as patriarchy, violence, embodiment, agency and identity. Through a careful study of selected fiction and non-fiction, the course aims to offer a complex understanding of gender and representation, drawing on literary as well as cultural studies.


Course Instructor

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Prof.AvishekParui

Dr Avishek Parui is Assistant Professor in English at IIT Madras and Associate Fellow of the UK Higher Education Academy. He researches and supervises PhDs on medical humanities, masculinity studies, narrative studies, memory studies and postmodernism. His recent book Postmodern Literatures, has been published by Orient Blackswan.
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 Course Duration : Jul-Oct 2021
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 Syllabus
 Enrollment : 20-May-2021 to 02-Aug-2021
 Exam registration : 17-Jun-2021 to 17-Sep-2021
 Exam Date : 23-Oct-2021

Enrolled

1854

Registered

211

Certificate Eligible

112

Certified Category Count

Gold

0

Silver

15

Elite

47

Successfully completed

50

Participation

58

Success

Elite

Silver

Gold




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AVERAGE ASSIGNMENT SCORE >=10/25 AND EXAM SCORE >= 30/75 AND FINAL SCORE >=40
BASED ON THE FINAL SCORE, Certificate criteria will be as below:
>=90 - Elite + Gold
75-89 -Elite + Silver
>=60 - Elite
40-59 - Successfully Completed

Final Score Calculation Logic

  • Assignment Score = Average of best 8 out of 12 assignments.
  • Final Score(Score on Certificate)= 75% of Exam Score + 25% of Assignment Score
    Note:We have taken best assignment score from both July 2020 and July 2021 courses
Feminist Writings - Toppers list
Top 1 % of Certified Candidates

REEBA THOMAS 88%

Mar Athanasius College


Top 2 % of Certified Candidates

MARIA PHILIP 86%

PALLAVI PANDA 86%

SARDAR VALLABHBHAI NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, SURAT


Top 5 % of Certified Candidates

SHAMA D 85%

LADY DOAK COLLEGE

PREETI KUMAR 83%

ST. TERESAS COLLEGE (AUTONOMOUS)

SAMRIDHI BHARDWAJ 82%

Enrollment Statistics

Total Enrollment: 1854

Registration Statistics

Total Registration : 211

Assignment Statistics



Assignment

Exam score

Final score

Score Distribution Graph - Legend

Assignment Score: Distribution of average scores garnered by students per assignment.
Exam Score : Distribution of the final exam score of students.
Final Score : Distribution of the combined score of assignments and final exam, based on the score logic.

This course indeed broadenes my view about feminism, I learnt many theories from this course which will really useful for my career. The course was too interesting.