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

 Course Duration : Jul-Sep 2021
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 Syllabus
 Enrollment : 20-May-2021 to 02-Aug-2021
 Exam registration : 17-Jun-2021 to 20-Aug-2021
 Exam Date : 26-Sep-2021

Enrolled

1789

Registered

241

Certificate Eligible

108

Certified Category Count

Gold

3

Silver

23

Elite

41

Successfully completed

41

Participation

88

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 6 out of 8 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 course
Introduction To Literary Theory - Toppers list
Top 1 % of Certified Candidates

KHUSHI GOYAL 91%

Jamia Millia Islamia

HIMANI WADHWA 91%

Sri Guru Tegh Bahadur Khalsa College, Delhi University


Top 2 % of Certified Candidates

Top 5 % of Certified Candidates

BHAVYA RATRA 90%

College of Vocational Studies (CVS) , Delhi University

ANJU MATHEW 88%

VIT UNIVERSITY-VELLORE

HARSHITA AGARWAL 87%

ST. XAVIERS COLLEGE, JAIPUR

Enrollment Statistics

Total Enrollment: 1789

Registration Statistics

Total Registration : 241

Assignment Statistics



Assignment

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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.

After the completion of this very significant and well- organised online course of IIT Kanpur along with the collaboration of NPTEL, I have generated this strong belief that this course has acted and will be ever the vital foundation for me to begin with my understanding of such an extensive and informative but indispensable section called 'Literary Theory'. I would like to express immense gratitude towards such eminent institutions for organizing such a fruitful course giving such a well-nurtur