The Course will enable the students to evaluate the literary history of women’s studies and feminist criticism and assess the contribution of various social and historical movements so as to comprehend the contribution of women’s literature in society.
Nadine Gordimer
July’s People
Marianne Moore
What are Years?
Nevertheless
Charlotte Keatley
My Mother Said I Never Should
Sally Morgan
My Place
Arundhati Roy
The Ministry of Utmost Happiness
Frickey, Pierrette. Critical Perspectives on Jean Rhys. Lynne Rienne Publisher, 1990.
Mill, John Stuart. Subjection of Women. Cosimo, 2000.
Mitchell, Juliet. Psychoanalysis and Feminism.: Basic Books, 2000.
Munro, Alice. Dance of the Happy Shades and Other Stories.: Penguin, 1998.
Showalter, Elaine. A Literature of Their Own: British Novelists from Bronte to Lessing. Princeton University Press, 1977.
Journals:
Women’s Writing by Routledge
Gender Studies by Routeledge
E-resources:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aJuhNOsJZ4I by Prof. Sayan Chhatopadhyay , IIT Kanpur
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y5xqDSy161E by Prof. Sayan Chhatopadhyay, IIT Kanpur
The students will: CO127. Cultivate analytical and critical skills so as to read for interdisciplinary feminist scholarship CO128. Examine the stylistic representation of the diversity of women’s experiences, over time and across cultures CO129. Analyse the critical and theoretical debates surrounding women’s writing CO130. Appraise the representation of culture, identity and history in the given texts CO131. Formulate an understanding of women’s historical and contemporary agency and how these have shaped women characters’ lives in various geographic settings CO132. Contribute effectively to course-specific interaction. |