Pre Ph D coursework 2019 20 1_1 Syllabus Mumbai University by munotes
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SYLLABUS
Ph.D. Course in English
University of Mumbai Syllabus for Ph. D.
(w.e.f. Academic Year - 2019 -20)
Ph. D. in English
Ph.D. Coursework
Sr.No. Courses Paper No. Name of the Paper
1 Core I Research Methodology
2 Core II 21st Century World Literature
3 Core III Recent Trends in Studies in English
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University of Mumbai Syllabus for Ph.D.
Course: Core Course
Course Title: Research Methodology
(With effect from Academic Year 2019 -20)
• Syllabus for Research Methodology
i) Name of the Program : Ph.D.
ii) Course Code : PRAENG101
iii) Course Title : Research Methodology
iv) References and Additional References
: Enclosed in the Syllabus
v) Examination Pattern : ________
vi) Total Marks : 100
2. Scheme of Examination : Written Exam. : 75 Marks
(3 Questions of 25 marks each )
Internal Evaluation: 25 Marks
3. Special notes, if any : No
4.
Eligibility, if any :
Post-Graduate
5.
Fee Structure :
As per University Structure
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6.
Special Ordinances / Resolutions if
any:
No
Ph. D. in English
Paper – I - Title of the Paper : Research Methodology 100 Marks
Preamble : The learners are required to know the basic concepts of research, its types,
methodologies, differences between research in language and research in literature and how to
draft a research proposal, write a research paper, etc. Therefore, this course is designed to cater
these needs of the students.
Objectives of the Course:
• To acquaint the students with basic concepts in research
• To enable the students to know various tools and techniques in research
• To enable the students to write a research paper
Outcomes of the Course:
• The students are able to understand the basic concepts in research
• The students are familiar with various tools and techniques in research
• The students are able to write quality research paper.
UNIT I: Key Concepts
• Research: Investigation, exploration, examination, analysis, objectivity
• Generalization, exemplification, de finition, elaboration, etc.
• Ethical Practices in Research
• Hypothesis and Problem Statement
• Review of Literature, objectives, documentation
• Research Language
UNIT II: Types of Research
• Library research
• Analysis of a writer’s work with a theoretical perspective
• Stylistic analysis of a work
• Narratology
• Translation studies
• Comparative study
• Biographical Criticism
• Empirical research
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• Quantitative research
• Using rating scales, checklists and attitude scales
• Planning of surveys and questionnaires
• Conducting experiments and quasi -experiments
• Qualitative research and analytical research
• Planning interview formats and preparing Case studies
• Verbal protocols and other forms of Classroom based research
UNIT III: Tools and Techniques of Research
• Data collection:
• How to make notes; collect and record data
• Analyzing a research paper in order to determine what evidence the writer has for
each statement that is made
• Using online resources
Evaluation Pattern:
• Internal Assessment (25 marks)
Sr. No. Particulars Marks
1.
2.
3. Written Examination
Written Assignment
Seminar Presentation 75 Marks
15Marks
10 Marks
Total=1 00 Marks
Recommended Reading:
• Nunan, David. Research Methods in Language Learning . Cambridge, CUP, 1992
Johnstone, Barbara. Qualitative Methods in Sociolinguistics . New York, Oxford
University Press, 2000.
• Chatman, Seymour. Story & Discourse: Narrative Structure in Fiction & Film. Ithaca &
London: Cornell University Press, 1989.
• Toolan, Michael J. Narrative: A Critical Linguist ic Introduction. London / N.Y:
Routledge, 1998.
• Bates, J.D. Writing with Precision . Washington D.C: Acropolis Books, 1985.
• Gorrell, R, Urie. P. Modern English Rhetoric: A Handbook . Prentice Hall
• Shaw, Harry. Mc Graw - Hill Handbook of English , McGraw Hill. 1986.
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• Turk, C & Kirkman, J. Effective Writing. Improving Scientific, Technical and Business
Communication, 2nd ed . London: E & FN spoon, an imprint of Chapman & Hall, 1982
/1994.
• Leech, G.N. A Linguistic Guide to English Poetry . London: Longman, 1969.
• Leech, G.N & Short, M.H. Style in Fiction. London : Longman, 1981. (The whole book,
but particularly Chap. 3)
• Gibaldi, Joseph. MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Paper 4th (ed). New Delhi:
Affiliated East -West, 1995/96.
• Rimmon - Kenan, Shlointh. Narrative Fiction . London & New York: Routledge, 2003.
• Foucault, Michel. The Archeology of Knowledge. London: Tavistok, 1997.
• Memmi, Albert . The Colonizer and the Colonized, London: Earthscan Publications, 1965.
• Butler, Judith: Bodies that Matter: On the Discursive Limits of ‘Sex’ , New York,
Routledge, 1993.
• Althusser, Louis: The Ideological State Apparatus.
• Gaddis, Rose Marilyn: Translation and Literary Criticism translation as Analysis , St
Jerome, Manchester, 1997.
• Theories of Translation: An Anthology of Essays from Dryden to Derrida,
University of Chicago Press, Chicago and London, (1992).
• Translation, History and Culture , Bassnett, Susan - McGuire and Andre Lefevere (eds),
Pinter Publishers, 1990.
• Greenblatt, Stephen: Learning to Curse: Essay in Early Modern Culture , 1998.
• Dr. Shivaji Sargar - Convener
Professor and Head Department of English University of Mumbai
• Dr. Rajesh Karankal - Member
Asso. Professor Department of English University of Mumbai
• Dr. Bhagyashree Varma - Member
Asso. Professor Department of English University of Mumbai
• Dr. Sachin Labade - Member
Assistant Professor Department of English University of Mumbai
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Course Title: 21st Century World Literature
(With effect from the academic year, 2019 -20)
1. Syllabus for Research Methodology
i) Name of the Program : Ph. D.
ii) Course Code : PRAENG102
iii) Course Title : 21st Century World Literature
iv) References and Additional References
: Enclosed in the Syllabus
v) Examination Pattern : Annual
vi) Credit Structure (No. of Credits) : 04
2. Scheme of Examination : Written Exam. : 75 Marks
(3 Questions of 25 marks each )
Internal Evaluation: 25 Marks
3. Special notes, if any : No
• Eligibility , if any : No
• Fee Structure : As per University Structure
• Special Ordinances / Resolutions if any: No
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Ph. D. in English
Title of the Course: 21st Century World Literature
Preamble : The research scholars are required to know the recent trends in world literatures. This
includes universal themes, concerns, human values that are reflected in world literature, its
appeal to the digital generation, etc. This course is designed as per these requirements.
Objectives of the Course:
• To acquaint the students with recent trends in world literature
• To enable the students to know both the canonical and non -canonical literary texts
• To motivate the students to explore new research areas in contemporary world
literature
Outcomes of the Course:
• The students are well -equipped with the trends in world liter ature
• The students demonstrate a critical understanding of the elements of canonical and non -
canonical writings
• The students are able to explore the recent areas of research in world literature
UNIT – 1
Jhoothan An Untouchable's Life by Omprakash Valmiki, Colombia, 2003
Or
The Reluctant Fundamentalist by Mohsin Hamid, Penguine, 2017
UNIT – 2
Haiku The Anthology of Japanese Poems edited by Stephen Addis, Fumiko Yamamoto and
Tochibana Morikuni Massachusetts 2009
Or
Cain by Jose Saramago, Houghton Mifflin, H arcourt, 2009
UNIT – 3 –
Riot in Heaven by Tess Onwueme, African Heritage Press, 2006
Or
The Ambassador’s Wife by Jennifer Steil, Doubleday, 2015
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Secondary Texts:
• Alice Munro: Lives of Girls and Women
• Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Half of a Yellow Sun ,Afred A. Knoph, 2006
• Dr. B.R. Ambedkar : Annihilation of Caste
• Gunter Grass: The Tin Drum
• Kazuo Ishiguro, Never Let Me Go Faber and Faber, 2005
• Pasternak: Doctor Zhivago
• Salman Rushdie: Imaginary Homelands
• Saul Bellow: The Adventures of Augie March
• Shyam Selvadurai, The Hungry Ghost Penguine, 2013
• Siddalingaiah, A Word with you , World by Navayana, Hyderabad, 2013
• Simon During: The Cultural Studies Reader
• Shyamlal, Untold Story of a Bhangi Vice -Chancellor University Book House, Jaipur,
2001
• The Adam of Two Edens, Mahmoud Darwish New York 2000
Recommended Reading:
• Basu Tapan, Translating Caste, Katha 2003
• Brenda Marshall: Teaching the Postmodern, Routledge; 1 edition, 1991
• Michael, S.M. Dalits In Modern India: Vision and Values . New Delhi: Sage Publication,
2007
• Parekh, Bhiku . Colonialism, Tradition and Reform: An Analysis of Gandhi’s Political
Discourse . New Delhi: Sage Publication, 1989
• Ronald T. Takaki: Violence in the Black Imagination, Oxford University Press, USA;
Exp Sub edition, 1993
• Kancha Ilaiah, Buffalo Nationalism: A Critique of Spiritual Fascism Popular prakashan
2004
• E. Probyn: Sexing the self : Gendered positions in Cultural Studies, Routledge; 1 edition,
1993
• R. Wilson & W. Dissanayake (eds): Global/Local : Cultural Production and The
Transnational Imaginary, Duke University Press, 1996
• J. Tomlinson: Cultural Imperialism, The Johns Hopkins University Press, 1991
• T. Modeleski: Loving with a Vengeance : Mass -Produced fantasies for Women,
Routledge; 2 edition, 2007
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• Jean-Francois Lyotard: The Postmodern Condition, Manchester University Press, 1984
• Judith Butler: Gender Trouble: Feminism and the Subversion of Identity, Routledge; 1
edition, 2006
• Badode R. M., A.G. Khan and A. Mardikar (eds.): New Directions in Comparative
Literature , Macmillan, India, New Delhi, 2007.
Evaluation Pattern:
Internal Assessment (100 marks)
Sr. No. Particulars Marks
1.
2.
3. Written Examination
Written Assignment
Seminar Presentation 75 Marks
15Marks
10 Marks
Total=1 00 Marks
• Dr. Shivaji Sargar - Convener
Professor and Head Department of English University of Mumbai
• Dr. Rajesh Karankal - Member
Asso. Professor Department of English University of Mumbai
• Dr. Bhagyashree Varma - Member
Asso. Professor Department of English University of Mumbai
• Dr. Sachin Labade - Member
Assistant Professor Department of English University of Mumbai
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University of Mumbai Syllabus for Ph. D.
Course Title: Recent Trends in Studies in English
(With effect from the academic year, 2019 -20)
1. Syllabus for Recent Trends in Studies in English
i) Name of the Program : Ph. D.
ii) Course Code : PRAENG103
iii) Course Title : Recent Trends in Studies in English
iv) References and Additional References
: Enclosed in the Syllabus
v) Examination Pattern : Annual
vi) Credit Structure (No. of Credits) : 04
2. Scheme of Examination : Written Exam. : 75 Marks
(3 Questions of 25 marks each )
Internal Evaluation: 25 Marks
3. Special notes, if any : No
• Eligibility , if any : No
• Fee Structure : As per University Structure
• Special Ordinances / Resolutions if any: No
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Ph. D. in English
Title of the Course: Recent Trends in Studies in English
Preamble : The research scholars are required to know the recent trends in studies in English.
This includes various theories in the field of criticism, translation, marginality, language, ELT
and other interdisciplinary research areas. This course is designed in keeping with these
requirements.
Objectives o f the Course:
• To acquaint the students with recent trends in studies in English
• To enable the students to know major theoretical and interdisciplinary perspectives
• To motivate the students to explore new research areas in studies in English
Outcomes of th e Course:
• The students show familiarity with recent trends in studies in English
• The students demonstrate the ability to grasp theoretical and interdisciplinary
perspectives
• The students are able to explore recent trends in the areas of studies in English
Unit I
After Post -Modernism
Gender and Sexuality Studies
Culture and Ethnicity Studies
Unit II
Neo-Historicism
Neo-Marxism
Neo-Humanism and Neo -Liberalism
Unit III
Subaltern Studies
Recent trends in ELT and language studies
Interdisciplinary Studies a nd Digital Humanities
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Recommended Reading:
• Abrams, M. H. A Glossary of Literary Terms. Bangalore, Prism Books, 1993.
• Archer, Dawn, and Peter Grundy. The Pragmatics Reader . London: Routledge, 2011.
Print.
• Devy, G. N. Ed. Indian Literary Criticism: Theory and Interpretation . Hyderabad: Orient
Longman. 2002.
• Eagleton, Terry. Literary Theory: An Introduction. Oxford: Basil Blackwell, 1996.
• Flowerdew, John. Research Perspectives on English for Academic Purposes . Cambridge:
Cambridge Univ. Press, 2005. Print.
• Fludernik, Monika, and Patricia H äusler -Greenfield. An Introduction to Narratology .
London: Routledge, 2010. Print.
• Gallagher, Catherine and Stephen Greenblatt. Practicing New Historicism. University of
Chicago Press. 2001.
• Gandhi, Leela. Postcolonial Theory: A Critical Introduction . New Delhi: Oxford
University Press.
• Habib, M. A. R. Modern Literary Criticism and Theory: A History . Oxon: Blackwell.
2008.
• Hall, Stuart. Representation: Cultural Represent ations and Signifying Practices . New
Delhi: Sage. 2003.
• Hockly, Nicky, and Gavin Dudeney. "Current and Future Digital Trends in Elt." Relc
Journal: a Journal of Language Teaching and Research . 49.2 (2018): 164 -178. Print.
• Jefferson, A. D. Robey (ed.) Mode rn Literary Theory: A Comparative Introduction ,
London: Batsford, 1982.
• Leech, Geoffrey N. A Linguistic Guide to English Poetry . Harlow: Longmans, 1969.
Print.
• Lodge, David. Twentieth Century Literary Criticism: A Reader . London: Longman, 1972.
• Maybin, J . & Swann J. (eds). The Routledge companion to English language studies.
New York: Routledge, 2010. Print.
• Schneider, Edgar W. Postcolonial English: Varieties Around the World . Cambridge:
Cambridge Univ. Press, 2009.
• Selden, Raman (ed.) The Cambridge History of Literary Criticism. Vol. 8. Cambridge:
Cambridge University Press, 1995
• Simon During. Foucault and Literature: Towards a Genealogy of Writing . London &
New York: Routledge. 1992.
• Spivak, Gayatri Chakravorty. Outside in the Teaching Machine . New York: Routledge
1993.
• Waugh, Patricia. Literary Theory and Criticism: An Oxford Guide . Oxford: Oxford
University Press. 2006.
• Wodak, Ruth, and Michael Meyer. Methods of Critical Discourse Analysis . Los Angeles:
Sage, 2016. Print.
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• Dr. Shivaji Sargar - Convener
Professor and Head Department of English University of Mumbai
• Dr. Rajesh Karankal - Member
Asso. Professor Department of English University of Mumbai
• Dr. Bhagyashree Varma - Member
Asso. Professor Department of English University of Mumbai
• Dr. Sachin Labade - Member
Assistant Professor Department of English University of Mumbai