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MA English
Duration:
2 years (4 semesters) Total
credits: 64
Medium of instruction:
English Number of seats: 35
Eligibility:
Bachelor’s degree with 45% marks (or an
equivalent grade) from a recognized university. Relaxation
of 5% marks for candidates belonging to SC, ST and PD
categories.
Reservation of Seats:
In accordance with the Government of NCT
of Delhi rules.
The Masters
Programme in English proposes to dismantle the hierarchy
between British Literature and other literatures in English,
including literatures in translation. It seeks to bring
into focus the significance of literatures belonging to
lesser known languages and regions. Strengthening the
overall vision of Ambedkar University, this Programme hopes
to orient students towards engaged and reflective
scholarship. A concern with social and literary margins will
consistently guide the Programme’s overall vision,
philosophy and content. It is hoped that the Programme’s
ethical concern with linking education to the lives and
struggles of individuals and communities will enable the
students to form a holistic understanding of literature. It
will also help them to develop deeper psychic, social and
creative sensibilities.
It is
further envisaged that through this Programme the students
will develop a critical sensibility towards the larger
politics of culture, society and state so that they actively
and artistically interrogate and intervene within the givens
of the hegemonic political and cultural order.
The Programme integrates
interdisciplinary paradigms to facilitate a greater
amalgamation between various literatures, theory and
practice on the one hand, and between music, dance, theatre,
cinema, literature and visual arts, on the other. Students
will be offered a wide range of inter-disciplinary courses
which will help them situate literature in the context of
other disciplines. A few optional bilingual and multilingual
courses will also be offered which will be jointly taught by
the English and the Hindi faculty at AUD.
In order to enable
critical thinking, intervention and praxis, the Programme
will encourage community oriented research work and an
engagement with the lesser known literatures and cultures
existing in India and elsewhere.
This
Programme, through its research projects, hopes to document,
as much as it can, the undocumented literary wealth of
India. Besides creating a resource for Indian literature,
this would help the students in developing a deep insight
into Indian reality.
Course Design and Evaluation
The Masters
Programme in English will comprise 16 courses of 4 credits
each, amounting to a total of 64 credits. Of these, six
will be compulsory core courses, nine optional, and one
mandatory dissertation. Each course will be of 16 weeks
duration.
In keeping with
AUD’s emphasis on inter-disciplinary studies, students will
be encouraged to opt for upto four optional courses from
other Programmes within the School of Liberal Studies or
from any other School of the University.
The uniqueness
of this Programme lies in its internship component which
will help the students develop some skills according to
their aptitude. These skills could be in the fields of
teaching, editing, creative writing, journalism, art
appreciation, film appreciation, film making, music, acting,
theatre, etc.
Assessment will
include term papers, class presentations, class discussions,
workshops, group work, tests and assignments. Students will
be provided with a detailed reading list for each course
that they will opt for. Students will be expected to attend
and participate in all class discussions.
Proposed Programme Structure
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Credits
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Semester 1 |
Semester 2 |
Semester 3 |
Semester 4 |
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Core
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1.History of English Literature (4)
2.Translation: Theory and Practice (4) |
3.Literary Theory and Criticism (4)
4. English: Structure and Practice (4) |
4.Literary Theory (4)
5.Literatures of the Indian Subcontinent (4) |
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Research |
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Dissertation (4) |
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Electives |
1.Revisiting Progressive Writers Association and
IPTA (Bilingual) (4)
2. Literatures of Childhood (4)
3.Contemporary Indian English Fiction (4)
4.Interrogating Morality in Literature (4)
5.Drama: Text and Performance (4) |
Students will be expected to take two electives
(equivalent to 8 Credits) in the first, second and
third semester each, and three electives (equivalent
to 12 Credits) in the fourth semester. Please refer
to the detailed list for the possible options of
courses that will be offered. |
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Bulletin of Information
Application Form
Instructions
Schedule for Admission
Guidelines for Entrance Test
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