Free Online Course: Basic Course in Literary and Cultural Theory provided by Swayam is a comprehensive online course, which lasts for 15 weeks long. The course is taught in English and is free of charge. Upon completion of the course, you can receive an e-certificate from Swayam. Basic Course in Literary and Cultural Theory is taught by Dr. Josepheni Joseph.
15 weeks long
In progress
This course aims at providing a basic understanding of the fundamental principles of modern literary and cultural theory by explaining in detail the various schools of literary theory so as to equip humanities and social science students with the critical skills needed for analyzing literary, social and cultural phenomena.
Week : 1 Day 1 : Module 1- Introduction to Literary Criticism Day 2 : Module 2 –Liberal Humanism Day 3 : Module 3 –Formalism I Day 4 : Discussio Day 5 : Assignments Week : 2 Day 1 : Module 4 – Formalism II Day 2 : Module 5 – New Criticism I Day 3 : Module 6 – New Criticism II Day 4 : Discussio Day 5 : Assignments Week : 3 Day 1 : Module 7- Structuralism I Day 2 : Module 8 –Structuralism II Day 3 : Module 9 - Post Structuralism I Day 4 : Discussio Day 5 : Assignments Week : 4 Day 1 : Module 10 – Post Structuralism II Day 2 : Module 11- Structuralism and Post Structuralism: A Comparative Study Day 3 : Module 12- Deconstruction I Day 4 : Discussio Day 5 : Assignments Week : 5 Day 1 : Module 13 – Deconstruction II Day 2 : Module14 – Deconstruction: Applicatio Day 3 : Module15 - Psychoanalytic Criticism I Day 4 : Discussio Day 5 : Assignments Week : 6 Day 1 : Module16 - Psychoanalytic Criticism II Day 2 : Module 17 - Psychoanalytic Criticism III Day 3 : Module 18- Archetypal Criticism I Day 4 : Discussio Day 5 : Assignments Week : 7 Day 1 : Module 19 - Archetypal Criticism II Day 2 : Module 20 – Marxist Criticism I Day 3 : Module 21- Marxist Criticism II Day 4 : Discussio Day 5 : Assignments Week : 8 Day 1 : Module 22 – Feminist Criticism I Day 2 : Module 23 - Feminist Criticism II Day 3 : Module 24 - Feminist Criticism III Day 4 : Discussio Day 5 : Assignments Week : 9 Day 1 : Module 25 – Queer Theory I Day 2 : Module 26 - Queer Theory II Day 3 : Module 27- Queer Theory III Day 4 : Discussio Day 5 : Assignments Week : 1 Day 1 : Module 28 – Reader Response Criticism Day 2 : Module 29 – Eco criticism I Day 3 : Module 30 - Eco criticism II Day 4 : Discussio Day 5 : Assignments Week : 11 Day 1 : Module 31- Eco Feminism Day 2 : Module 32 – Cultural Materialism I Day 3 : Module 33 - Cultural Materialism II Day 4 : Discussio Day 5 : Assignments Week : 12 Day 1 : Module 34 - Cultural Materialism III Day 2 : Module 35 – Post Colonialism I Day 3 : Module 36 - Post Colonialism II Day 4 : Discussio Day 5 : Assignments Week : 13 Day 1 : Module 37 – Post Colonialism III Day 2 : Module 38 -- Modernism Day 3 : Module 39 -- Post Modernism Day 4 : Discussio Day 5 : Assignments Week : 14 Day 1 : Module 40 – Theory After Theory Day 2 : Discussio Day 3 : Assignments Day 4 : Revisio Day 5 : Term end assessme
