Syllabus MA Cultural Studies University of Mumbai 1 Syllabus Mumbai University

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(Appendix ‘B’)

New Ordinance 6617 & 6618 relating to the
(M.A.) Cultural Studies (CBCS)

1. Necessity of Starting this program:
Cultural studies is an approach to the study of culture, literature and society which responds
to and builds upon critical analyses of traditional disciplines and epistemologies as well as
upon developments specific to gender, ethnic, and sexualit y studies that have emerged over
the last twenty -five years. It is an area of historically, politically, and empirically engaged in
cultural research that focuses on contemporary culture's political dynamics, historical roots,
features, conflicts, and cont ingencies.Cultural studies can be diverse and creative, accepting
texts in all types and forms; it is often involved in cultural politics — how power works
inside society and how power structures are expressed in texts.At present many universities
and Coll eges offer cultural studies with English Literary Studies. These institutions have
been working to address regional challenges and curriculum intelligent solutions with
matters of local significance while cultivating an appreciation of the region's rich cu ltural
history and entrenched multi -cultures, folk, and oral traditions, and racial and cultural claims
of the region's citizens across the country. These institutions strive to involve themselves
with cultural products, practices, and forms with a partic ular focus on marginalized cultures
and classes of our country.The innovative antidisciplinarity of Cultural Studies provides
students with the technical skills that are necessary for cultural professionals in a constantly
evolving social, economic, and ar ts fields.At the end of the Programme, a student of Cultural
Studies will be able to develop a comprehensive understanding of field theories, principles,
and methods of study and relate them to project design and data processing. Student will
learn to demo nstrate an understanding of the various methods, principles, and historical
legacies within the Cultural Studies interdisciplinary area. Students will also recognize
interconnections of knowledge within and across the disciplines of humanities. The National
Education Policy has clearly emphasized the necessity of cultural studies.

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2. Whether UGC has recommended to start the said program?
UGC has issued general guidelines to allow all the recognised Universities to start
new programs. Many varsities across Ind ia offer MA in Cultural Studies.
Some of the top Universities offering M.A. Cultural Studies course across India
are:The English and Foreign Languages University, Hyderabad, Tezpur
University, Assam,Christ University, Bangalore, Assam Women’s University a nd
Centre for the Study of Culture and Society, Bangalore.

3. Whether the program has commenced from academic year 2019 -20?
The above programme recommended by the BoS in English, and further approved
by the statutory bodies is to be introduced from the Academic Year 2021 -2022.

4. The program started by the University are self -financed, whether adequate
number of eligible permanent Faculties are available?
Thisprogramme is purely self -financed. The department/affiliated colleges
interested in i ts affiliation need to comply with the norms laid down as above.

5. To give details regarding duration of the program and is it possible to
compress the program?
The duration of the programme is maximum 2 year (4 semester) with total number
of 100 Credits.

6. The intake capacity of each program and no. of admissions given in the
current academic year (2019 -20)
As per the intake capacity for unaided M.A. programmes of the university.

7. Opportunities of employability/employment available after undertaking
thisprogram:
Cultural expertise is the willingness to interact with several other individuals who have
diverse world views, and it is becoming highly relevant and also in demand in the
modern business environment. Aside from being a fascinating field of research, students
of cultural studies can come out of their programs ahead of the curve in continuously
evolving diverse work environments. Students of the program can work in the followi ng
areas: NGOs, media, film, advertising, public relations, human resources, art, literature,
cultural criticism, and cultural management.

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UNIVERSITY OF MUMBAI



Syllabus for Approval
Sr. No. Headings Particulars
1. Title of the Programme MA Cultural Studies
2. Eligibility for Admission Graduate
3. Passing Marks 40
4. Ordinances / Regulations ( if any)
5. No. of Years / Semesters 2 Years 4 Semester
6. Level Post-Graduate
7. Pattern Semester
8. Status New Program
9. To be implemented from Academic
Year Academic Year 2021 -22

Name & Signature of BOS Chairperson Dr Sudhir Nikam


Name & Signature of Dean

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University of Mumbai

Syllabus for M. A. Cultural Studies
Part I and II
Semester I, II, III & IV
(Choice Based Credit System with effect from the
academic year 2021‐2022)



CHAIRPERSON
DR SUDHIR NIKAM
MEMBERS
Dr. Rajesh Karankal
Dr. Bhagyashree Varma
Dr. Deepa Mishra
Dr. Satyawan Hanegave Dr. Santosh Rathod
Dr. B. N. Gaikwad
Dr. Deepa Murdeshwar -Katre
Dr. Dattaguru Joshi
BOARD OF STUDIES IN ENGLISH

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Preamble : Cultural studies is an approach to the study of culture, literature and society
which responds to and builds upon critical analyses of traditional disciplines and
epistemologies as well as upon developments specific to gender, ethnic, and sexuality studies
that hav e emerged over the last twenty -five years. It is an area of historically, politically, and
empirically engaged in cultural research that focuses on contemporary culture's political
dynamics, historical roots, features, conflicts, and contingencies. Cultura l studies does not
view cultures as fixed, bounded, stable and discrete entities, but as sets of practices and
processes that regularly interact and change. Several theoretical and methodological
viewpoints and activities are explored in the field of cultu ral studies. Cultural Studies is
avowedly and often profoundly interdisciplinary and can be regarded as antidisciplinary at
times. A key concern for practitioners of cultural studies is the examination of the forces
within and through which socially organi zed people conduct and participate in building their
everyday life. Cultural studies is not just a theoretical understanding of the structure of a
literary text or an author but in what way a literary text as a cultural artefact is advertised and
internali zed and how texts engage themselves with everyday life. Cultural studies can be
diverse and creative, accepting texts in all types and forms; it is often involved in cultural
politics — how power works inside society and how power structures are expressed in texts.

Development of Cultural Studies as an Academic Discipline: The Journey of Cultural
Studies began when Richard Hoggart used the word ‗Cultural Studies‘ for the first time in
1964 when he founded the Centre for Contemporary Cultural Studies (CCCS) at the
University of Birmingham with cultural studies as a discipline. The Centre is dedicated to the
growth of the academic philosophy that has been widely recognized as the Birmingham
School of cultural studies, making it the first formal centre of cultu ral studies in the country.
In the late 1970s, academics affiliated with The Birmingham School had placed gender and
ethnicity problems squarely at the forefront in cultural studies, where they have stayed ever
since. Cultural studies had already started t o gain considerable foreign interest by the late
1970s. In the 1980s and 1990s, it expanded worldwide. While it did, it experienced different
conditions of information creation as well as interaction with other significant world cultural
movements such as post-structuralism, postmodernism, and post -colonialism. Although
cultural studies has grown much faster in the UK than in mainland Europe, there is a
substantial existence of cultural studies in countries such as France, Spain, and Portugal.
Cultural stud ies have boomed and flourished throughout Asia since the early 1990s. Journals
of Asian -based cultural research comprise Inter -Asia Cultural Studies .

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India, too, did not remain unaffected by the possible potential influence of the
discipline. As India is a cradle of different cultures, religions, ethnicities, and languages, and
in such a country, Cultural Studies as a discipline has been playing a potential role in building
and maintaining the age -old diversity of the country.In India, after realising the s cope of
discipline universities like IFLU, Tezpur University, Assam and Assam Women‘s University,
Assam established the department of Cultural Studies. North eastern hill university
established its Department of Cultural and Creative Studies. IGNOU offer s M.A. in Cultural
Studies through distance mode. Christ University, Bengaluru offers a blended course of M.A.
with Cultural Studies. Some of the English Departments are adding cultural studies in their
title e.g. Department of English and Cultural Studie s, Punjab University, Chandigarh. In these
universities the initiative of framing the curriculum was undertaken by the BoS in English/the
Department of English in the initial stage and the teachers of English Language and
Literature have given huge contrib ution in the implementation of the course availing the
research facilities to the scholars and establishing the MoUs with the universities. At present
many universities and Colleges offer cultural studies with English Literary Studies. These
institutions h ave been working to address regional challenges and curriculum intelligent
solutions with matters of local significance while cultivating an appreciation of the region's
rich cultural history and entrenched multi -cultures, folk, and oral traditions, and ra cial and
cultural claims of the region's citizens across the country. These institutions strive to involve
themselves with cultural products, practices, and forms with a particular focus on
marginalized cultures and classes of our country.

Relevance of this course to University of Mumbai: The jurisdiction of University of
Mumbai includes the cosmopolitan and industrial areas of Mumbai city, the tribal population
of Thane, Palghar and other districts, the coastal region of Konkan including Raigad,
Ratnagi ri, Sindhudurg districts which inherit a rich cultural heritage, tradition, custom and
literature. The introduction of such a course will bring in great value and open up
opportunities of many kinds – postgraduate and research centres, forwarding the initi atives of
government, public and private bodies through inflow of funds for various projects,
safeguarding cultural heritages and enriching them further, collaboration with various
national and international centres of learning through MOUs and joint progr ammes etc.
Moreover, as a natural progression, once the scope of this new course is expanded to the
colleges/institutes affiliated to the University, it will mark the welcome beginning of a wider

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coverage in the state of Maharashtra. All the above, in due course, may pave the way for the
establishment of a separate Department for Cultural Studies in the campus.

Learning Objectives: The innovative antidisciplinarity of Cultural Studies provides students
with the technical skills that are necessary for cultu ral professionals in a constantly evolving
social, economic, and arts fields. MA program in Cultural Studies is intended to promote
discourse and joint study between various disciplines of humanities. This fosters an open,
analytical environment, in which students and academic professionals participate in
substantive debates on important cultural policy issues. The learning objectives of Cultural
Studies are mentioned below:
1. To introduce students to ‗culture‘ as an academic field of study.
2. To help develop a dialogue with other areas of study like gender, caste, nation, etc.
3. To emphasize the relationship between knowledge and power as being central to
understand the nuances of cultural debates.
4. Identify, evaluate, and tackle the particular structural position of the systemic problems
and controversies, and recommend innovative and efficient approaches.
5. Recognize, objectively address, and discuss ethnic identity and discrepancy
collaboratively through a range of educational and operational locations.
6. Effectivel y switch from project conception to project execution, using both
fundamental and immersive methods that reach unique audiences.
7. Build a dynamic work portfolio that offers the space for contemplation and showcase
examples of research and collaboration.
8. To incorporate theory and experience to instil a realistic outlook, innovative thought,
and constructive engagement in the students.

Learning Outcomes: At the end of the Programme, a student of Cultural Studies will be able
to:
1. Develop a comprehensive understanding of field theories, principles, and methods of
study and relate them to project design and data processing.
2. Demonstrate an understanding of the various methods, principles, and historical
legacies within the Cultural Studies interdisciplinary area.
3. Recognize interconnections of knowledge within and across the disciplines of
humanities.

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4. Exhibit an understanding of the multiple methodologies used in the cultural analysis; in
particular, ethnographic fieldwork, participant -observation, interviewing, oral history,
focus group discussions, textual criticism, and visual analysis.
5. Be able to conduct original research and develop a sound analysis of phenomena in the
realm of cultural production, consumption, and representation; prepare and pr esent
advanced oral and written evaluations of one's research and arguments

Career Opportunities: Cultural expertise is the willingness to interact with several other
individuals who have diverse world views, and it is becoming highly relevant and also in
demand in the modern business environment. Aside from being a fascinating field of
research, students of cultural studies can come out of their programs ahead of the curve in
continuously evolving diverse work environments. Students of the program can wor k in the
following areas: NGO's, media, film, advertising, public relations, human resources, art,
literature, cultural criticism, and cultural management.

Eligibility for Admission: A candidate, who has successfully completed Bachelor‘s Degree
program in Arts or any other Degree program of University of Mumbai or of any other
University recognized as equivalent thereto by University of Mumbai, shall be eligible for
admission to the post Graduate Program in Cultural Studies provided the candidate also
satisfies the conditions like the minimum percentage of marks and other eligibility conditions
as prescribed by University of Mumbai from time to time. Admission will be based on
entrance examination conducted by the concerned Postgraduate Centre.

Fees Struc ture: As per university fees structure for unaided M.A. programmes.

Eligibility for Affiliation: Any college/ institution/ department affiliated to the University of
Mumbai may apply for the affiliation of the program

Intake Capacity: As per the intake capacity for unaided M.A. programmes of the university.

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Syllabus for M.A. Semester I to IV as per Choice Based Credit System with
effect from the Academic Year 2021 -22:

Course Structure:
1.1 Credits: A course that is taught for 4 hours a week for a period of 15 weeks
will carry six credits.
1.2. Course credits: To qualify in a given course, a student will have to acquire six
credits in the course. Out of these, four credits are central teaching component
and two credits are for the self -study component. The self study component
will consist of academic tasks outside the classroom that will be assigned by
the teacher from time to time. The self study component assigned in this
manner will be related to or an extension of but not in lieu of the prescribed
syllabus. The self -study component will be given a weightage of 33% in the
evaluation of the student. In case of courses with practical component/ field -
work components, four credits are for theory course and two credits shall be
practical component/filed -work component (regulation 5.1 to 5.9).
1. 3. M. A. Programme: A student who acquires a minimum of 100 credits over
four semesters will be declared eligible for the award of the M.A. degree.
1.4. Courses: There shall be five types of courses: (i) Core Course; (ii) Elective
Course; (iii) Interdisciplinary/Cross -disciplinary Courses; (iv) Audit Courses;
(v) Project -based Courses; (vi) Ability Enhancement Courses
(i) Core Course: Core courses are courses that impart instruction in the
basic nonspecialized aspects of a discipline that constitute the minimum
basic competency in that discipline, regardless of any specialization that
the learner might choose in the future. Core - Courses shall be offered by
the parent department. Core cours es shall be for six credits. Minimum
50% courses of the MA programme over four semesters must be core
courses.

(ii) Elective Courses: Elective courses shall be courses offered by the
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specialized/advanced/supp ortive aspects of the relevant discipline. Each
department shall offer a pool of such courses from which a student can
choose. Elective Courses shall be for six credits. The syllabus for each
elective course will have a preamble clearly stating the course and the
learner objectives for the elective, along with the prerequisites if any and
a detailed list of references.

(iii) Interdisciplinary/Cross Disciplinary Courses (I/C courses): I/C
courses shall be offered by parent department and departments other that
parent department. One ‗course basket‘ shall be created for the same.
Each MA program has to offer a minimum of two courses and
maximum of four courses in the basket. Every I/C course shall be for six
credits. A student may opt for an I/C course offer ed by his/her parent
department.
(iv) Audit Courses: Students can audit a course from the parent department
as well as from other departments in addition to the core, elective and
I/C courses that are mandatory, with the prior permission of the head/s
of the relevant department/s. Such a student will have to apply in writing
at most a week after the relevant course has commenced. For the audit
course, a student shall attend lectures of the audited course. The student
cannot appear for the semester -end exam ination for the audited course.
However, the student shall appear for the internal
examination/assessment. The audit course appears on the mark -sheet
only when the student passes the internal assessment with minimum
50% marks, failing to which, the student cannot claim the audit for that
course. The internal marks shall not be displayed on final mark -sheet.
The internal marks shall not be used for the credit computation. A
student is permitted to audit maximum four courses in the MA program.
(v) Ability E nhancement Course: The ability enhancement courses are
skills based course. The ability enhancement courses are to be offered at
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(vi) Project based courses: Project based courses shall consist of a
dissertation. Each dissertation course will carry 10 credits. Every learner
shall choose one project based course.
2: Rules for programmes not having a practical component
2.1: Four core courses shall be offered in semesters 1 and 2 each.
2.2. Five elective courses shall be offered in the third semester. No other courses
will be offered in the third semester.
2.3. The fourth semester shall consist of one ability enhancement course, one
interdisciplinary/cross disciplinary courses (I/C courses) and one project based
course.
2.4. Each department will offer at least one I/C course during semester 4. The
learner can choose any one course from this basket, including the course
offered by his/her parent department. The preamble to this course will clearly
specify the prerequisites for this course.
2.5. A learner will have to apply to the relevant department in writing no later than
two weeks after the commencement of the fourth semester for taking the I/C
course offered by that department.
2.6. A learner can relinquish an I/C course chosen by him/her no later than two
weeks after the commencement of the fourth semester by applying to the Head
of the Department whose I/C course the student wishes to opt for. The
application will have to be endorsed by the head of the Department whose I /C
course the student has relinquished and the Head of the parent department.
2.7. The Head of the Department offering a specific I/C course will convey the
marks of the internal examination obtained by students taking the course to the
Head of the parent department before the commencement of the end semester
examination of the parent department.
The Outline: Each course in the category of Elective Course/Ability Enhancement
Course/ Interdisciplinary/Cross -disciplinary Course shall be of 100 marks and out of
that 40 marks shall be allocated for internal assessment and the remaining 60 marks
shall be allocated for semester end examination. Each will have 6 Credits.

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The Project based courses shall be of 100 marks consisting of a dissertation. Each
disserta tion course will carry 10 Credits. The criteria for evaluation will be as per the
university guidelines. [For further details see the Choice Based Credit System -
Regulations of the University of Mumbai]

M.A. Cultural Studies

Part I
Sr No Paper Name Course Code Core Paper No Credits
Semester I
1 Introduction to Cultural Studies PACLS101 Paper -I 06
2 Introduction to Folklore PACLS102 Paper -II 06
3 Gender and Cultural Studies – I PACLS103 Paper -III 06
4 Introduction to Popular Culture – I PACLS104 Paper -IV 06
Semester II
1 Cultural Studies : Key Concepts PACLS205 Paper -V 06
2 Theories of Folklore PACLS206 Paper -VI 06
3 Gender and Cultural Studies – II PACLS207 Paper -VII 06
4 Introduction to Popular Culture - II PACLS208 Paper -VIII 06

M.A. Part I
Sr No Paper Name Course Code Elective Paper
No Credits
Semester –III
Elective –I 06
1 Culture: Heritage and Conservation PACLS301 Paper - IX- (A)
2 Nationalism, Globalization and Cultural
Studies PACLS301 Paper - IX- (B)

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Elective – II 06
1 Comparative Cultures PACLS302 Paper -X- (A)
2 Lifestyle Studies PACLS302 Paper -X- (B)
Elective - III 06
1 Visual Culture and Performance Studies PACLS303 Paper -XI-(A)
2 Culture and Environment PACLS303 Paper -XI-(B)
Elective – IV 06
1 Tribal Art and Culture PACLS304 Paper -XII- (A)
2 Introduction to Multiculturalism PACLS304 Paper -XII- (B)
Elective - V 06
1 Exploring the Culture of Konkan and
Mumbai PACLS305 Paper -XIII-(A)
2 Cultural Studies with reference to
Maharashtra PACLS305 Paper -XIII-(B)
Semester - IV
Paper -XIV ........... Ability Enhancement Courses 06
1 Research Methods for Cultural Studies PACLS401 Paper -XIV-(A)
2 Translation and Cultural Studies PACLS401 Paper -XIV- (B)
3 Introduction to Semiotics PACLS401 Paper -XIV- (C)
4 Culture for Social Change PACLS401 Paper -XIV-(D)
Paper -XV ............. Interdisciplinary/Cross -Disciplinary Courses 06
1 Digital Culture PACLS402 Paper -XV- (A)
2 Culture through Literature PACLS402 Paper -XV- (B)

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3 Media Studies PACLS402 Paper -XV- (B)
4 Film Studies PACLS402 Paper -XV- (D)
Paper -XVI ……… Project Based Courses 10
1 Media Ecology PACLS403 Paper XVI- A
2 Politics of Environment PACLS403 Paper XVI- B
3 Ethnicity and Culture PACLS403 Paper XVI- C
4 Heritage and Culture PACLS403 Paper XVI- D
5 Cultural History PACLS403 Paper XVI- E
6 Food and Culture PACLS403 Paper XVI- F
7 Area Studies PACLS403 Paper XVI- G
8 Critical Race Studies PACLS403 Paper XVI- H
9 Diaspora and Migration Studies PACLS403 Paper XVI- I
10 Urban Studies PACLS403 Paper XVI- J
11 International Relations PACLS403 Paper XVI- K
12 Globalization and Cultural Heritage PACLS403 Paper XVI- L
13 Cultural Appropriation PACLS403 Paper XVI- M
14 Cultural Assimilation PACLS403 Paper XVI- N
15 Cultural Conflict Resolution PACLS403 Paper XVI- O
16 Disability Studies PACLS403 Paper XVI- P
17 Perspectives on Bollywood PACLS403 Paper XVI- Q
18 Slum Studies PACLS403 Paper XVI- R
19 Legendary Figures of Maharashtra PACLS403 Paper XVI- S
20 Language and Culture PACLS403 Paper XVI- T

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Details of Course and Credit Structure:
Semester Nature of Course No of Courses Total Credit
I Core Course 04 4 X 6 = 24

II Core Course 04 4 X 6 = 24

III Elective Course 05 5 X 6 = 30

IV Ability Enhancement Course 01 1 X 6 = 6
22 Interdisciplinary/Cross -
Disciplinary Courses 01 1 X 6 = 6
Project Based Courses 01 1 X 10= 10

Total No of Credit 100

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M.A. Part I

Semester - I

Sr No Paper Name Course Code Core Paper
No Credits
1 Introduction to Cultural Studies PACLS101 Paper -I 06
2 Introduction to Folklore PACLS102 Paper -II 06
3 Gender and Cultural Studies – I PACLS103 Paper -III 06
4 Introduction to Popular Culture – I PACLS104 Paper -IV 06

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University of Mumbai


Syllabus for M.A . Cultural Studies Program

Part - I


Semester - I







Course: Core Course


Course Title: Introduction to Cultural Studies


Paper - I







(Choice Based Credit System with effect from the Academic Year 2021 -22)

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1. Syllabus as per Choice Based Credit System
i. Name of the Programme MA in Cultural Studies
ii. Course Code PACLS101
iii. Course Title Introduction to Cultural Studies
iv. Semester wise Course Contents Enclosed
v. References and Additional References Enclosed
vi. Enclosed in the Syllabus Enclosed the copy of syllabus
vii. Credit Structure 06 Credits
viii. No. of lectures per Unit 15
ix. No. of lectures per week 04
x. Scheme of Examination 4 Questions of 15 marks each
xi. Fee Structure As per University Structure
xii. Special notes , if any No
xiii. Eligibility , if any No

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M.A. - Cultural Studies
Part I
Course Title: Introduction to Cultural Studies

Preamble:
Introduction to Cultural Studies will be significant to students interested in popular culture
and the cultures of everyday life. The course will focus on key thinkers in Cultural Studies as
well as the ways identities are constructed and maintained throug h everyday practices and
engagement with material cultures.
The course content comprises topics such as fashion, taste, race, gender, film, music, and the
environment. Building on the tradition that started in the United Kingdom in the 1960s, this
course will introduce students to the key theories, concepts, and methods of Cultural Studies
as a globally -relevant discipline. Introduction to Cultural Studies is designed as the entry
point for the Cultural Studies Major. Cultural Studies is a comparatively young area of
research and teaching that brings in new perspectives to our notions regarding ‗texts‘ and
‗meanings‘ and therefore to the study of literature, cultures, and societies. This course seeks
to pool together theoretical tools and critical perspecti ves to help students interrogate cultural
texts of multiple kinds like advertisements, films, television, newspaper, and internet texts
and so on that saturate our lives.

 Objectives:
 To introduce students to the understanding of ‗culture‘ in cultural studies
 To help them understand how culture is mediated by/through the frameworks of
gender, caste, nation and such concepts
 To demonstrate the practicality of cultural studies theory to contemporary situations
and practices relevant to the everyday experience of students.
 To introduce learners to use interdisciplinary critical perspectives to examine the
diverse and sometimes contested meanings of cultural objects and processes of
Cultural Studies.

 Course Learning Outcome:
Upon completi on of this course, students will be able to:

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 To identify key theorists and terms in Cultural Studies
 To acquire knowledge of key texts and topics related to Cultural Studies
 To understand ‗culture‘ as a contested category and various debates on culture
 To develop a critically sharp outlook towards reading and understanding aspects of
cultures

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Semester - I
Course Title: Introduction to Cultural Studies
Core Course: I Total Credits: 6
Total Lectures: 60
Unit 1 : Introducing Key Terms of Cultural Studies: 15 Lectures
a. Representation
b. Culturalism
c. Marxism and cultural Studies
d. PowerTexts and Readers
e. Subjectivity and Identity.
f. Popular and Mass Culture
g. The Frankfurt School
h. Ethnography
Unit 2 : The Idea of Cultural Studies: 15 Lectures
a. ‗The Evolution of Cultural Studies …‘ by Colin Sparks from John Storey
(ed.) What is Cultural Studies?: A Reader. Bloomsbury: New Delhi. 2017.
Pp. 14- 30.
b. ‗Cultural Studies: Two Paradigms‘ by Stuart Hall from John Storey (ed.)
What is Cultural Studies?: A Reader. Bloomsbury: New Delhi. 2017. Pp. 31-
48.
Unit 3 : Mapping Cultural Studies : 15 Lectures
a. ―Cultural Studies and its Theoretical Legacies‖ by Stuart Hall from The
Cultural Studies Reader. Simon During (ed). New York, London: Routledge,
1993, 90-103.
b. ‗The Future of Cultural Studies‘ by Raymond Williams from John Storey
(ed.) What is Cultural Studies?: A Reader. Bloomsbu ry: New Delhi. 2017.
Pp. 168-177

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Evaluation Pattern
Internal Assessment (40 Marks):
Sr. No. Particulars Marks
1 One written assignment/research paper on the topic suggested
by the teacher for Internal Assessment 10 Marks
Presentation on the written assignment/research paper 05 Marks
Viva -voce based on the written assignment/research paper 05 Marks
Total Marks 20
2 One Internal Test based on the syllabus (one out of three
questions) 20 Marks
Seme ster End Examination (60 Marks)
Duration: 2 Hours 60 Marks
Question 1 Short notes from Unit –I (03 out 05 ) 15 Marks
Question 2 Essay on Unit 2 (one out of two) 15 Marks
Question 3 Essay on Unit 3 (one out of two) 15 Marks
Question 4 Essay on Unit 4 (one out of two) 15 Marks
Note: Students‘ answers must reveal sufficient knowledge of the historical, socio -cultural,
and literary (movement, school of thought, ism, genre etc.) background of the age, prescribed
text as well as of the author
Unit 4 : Cultural Studies in India: 15 lectures
a. Notions of Indian Modernity, Colonial Legacy, Dalit Studies, Tribal/Ethnic
Studies
b. Political use of culture and the Bhakti movement, political use of culture
during the freedom movement, political use of culture and the IPTA
c. The Rural Hinterland and Emerging Cultural Forms of India; the Study of
Culture and Cultural Studies: Convergence and Divergence, Dispelling
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References:
1. Aldred, Gavin. Indian Firework Art. Trafalgar Square, 2000.
2. Appadurai, Arjun, ed., The Social Life of Things , Cambridge U. Press, 1988
3. Barker, Chris. (2004). The Sage Dictionary of Cultural Studies . Sage, New Delhi,
Thousand Oaks, London
4. Barker, Chris. (2008). Cultural Studies: Theory and Practice. Sage, New Delhi,
Thousand Oaks, London.
5. Barr, Marleen S. Genre Fission: A New Discourse Practice for Cultural Studies . Iowa
City: of Iowa P, 2000.
6. Ben, Amos, Dan, (Ed). Folklore in the context , New Delhi, South Asian publisher,
1982
7. Ben, Amos, Dan, (Ed). Folklore genres , Austin University of Texas press, 1976
8. Brooker, Peter. (2000). A Glossary of Cultural Theory . Arnold, London.
9. Carey, James W. Communication as Culture: Essays on Media and Society. Boston:
Unwin Hyman, 1989.
10. Clifford Geertz. The Interpretation of Cultures, New York, Basick Books Inc.1973.
11. Dawson, Barry. Street Graphics India . Thames and Hudson, 2001.
12. During, Simon. (2003). The Cultural Studies Reader . Routledge, London.
13. Hall, Stuart. (1996). Critical Dialogues in Cultural Studies . Routledge, London.
14. Jenks, Chris, ed. Cultural Reproduction . London: Routledge, 1993.
15. Kaplan. E. Ann, ed. Postmodernism and its Discontents: Theories and Practices . New
York:Verso, 1989.
16. King, Anthony, ed. Culture, Globalizati on and the World -System: Contemporary
Conditions for the Representation of Identity . London: Macmillan, 1991.
17. Kingery, David, ed., Learning from Things: Method and Theory of Material Culture
Studies , Washington, DC, Smithsonian Inst. Press, 1996
18. McCracken, Grant. Culture and Consumption: New Approaches to the Symbolic
Character of Consumer Goods and Activities . Bloomington: Indiana University Press,
1988.
19. Morley, David, and Kuan -Hsing Chen, eds. Stuart Hall: Critical Dialogues in Cultural
Studies. London: Routledge, 1996.
20. Morley, David. Television, Audiences and Cultural Studies. London: Routledge, 1992.
21. Nayar, Pramod K. (2008). An Introduction to Cultural Studies. Viva Books, New Delhi.

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22. Phillips, Ruth and Christopher Steiner, eds. Unpacking Culture: Art and Commodity in
Colonial and Post-Colonial Worlds, Berkeley: University of California Press, 1999.
23. Prakash, K.Authentic Folk Designs from India . New Delhi, 1995.
24. Sardar, Ziauddin and Borin Van Loon. (2012). Introducing Cultural Studies . Icon
Books, London .
25. Shearer, Alistair. The Hindu Vision: Forms of the Formless . Thames and Hudson, 1993.
26. Spivak, Gayatri Chakravorty. In Other Worlds: Essays in Cultural Politics . New York:
Methuen, 1987.
27. Tagg. John, ed. The Cultural Politics of ―Postmodernism .‖ Binghamton: SUNY at
Binghamton, 1989.
28. Thompson, Denys, ed. Discrimination and Popular Culture , 2nd ed. London: Penguin,
1973.
29. Turner, Graeme. (1996) British Cultural Studies
30. Waites, Bernard, Tony Bennett and Graham Martin, eds. Popular Culture: Past and
Present . London: Croorm Helm, 1982.
31. Williams, Raymond. Culture and Society , 1780–1950. New York: Harper and Row,
1958.
32. Williams, Raymond. Television: Technology and Cultural Form. London: Fontana,
1974.
33. Williams, Raymond. The Country and the City. New York: Oxford University Press,
1973.
34. Williams, Raymond. The Long Revolution . Middlesex: Penguin, 1965.
35. Willis, Paul. Common Culture . Milton Keynes: Open UP, 1990.
36. Wollen, Peter. Raiding the Icebox: Reflections on Twentieth -Century Culture . London:
Verso, 1993.
Syllabus Prepared by:
Convener:
 Dr. Sudhir Nikam : Associate Professor and Head, Dept. of English , B.N.N. College ,
Bhiwandi
Members:
 Dr Michelle Philip: Associate Professor and Head, Dept. of English, Wilson College,
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 Dr. Kailas Aute: Associate Professor at the Dept. of English, Smt. CHM College,
Ulhasnagar -03
 Dr. P B Patil: Head, Dept. of English, JSM College , Shivale, Murbad , Thane.
 Prof Debarshi Prasad Nath: Professor, Department of Cultural Studies, Tezpur University,
Assam
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University of Mumbai
Syllabus for M. A. Cultural Studies Program

Part I
Semester I







Course: Core Course
Course Title: Introduction to Folklore
Paper - II









(Choice Based Credit System with effect from the Academic Year 2021 -22)

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1. Syllabus as per Choice Based Credit System
i. Name of the Programme MA in Cultural Studies
ii. Course Code PACLS102
iii. Course Title Introduction to Folklore
Core Paper - II
iv. Semester wise Course Contents Enclosed
v. References and Additional References Enclosed
vi. Enclosed in the Syllabus Enclosed the copy of syllabus
vii. Credit Structure 06 Credits
viii. No. of lectures per Unit 15
ix. No. of lectures per week 04
x. Scheme of Examination 4 Questions of 15 marks each
xi. Fee Structure As per University Structure
xii. Special notes , if any No
xiii. Eligibility , if any No

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M.A. - Cultural Studies
Part I
Course Title : Introduction to Folklore
Preamble:
Folklore makes up the beliefs, rituals, mores, and practices of specific cultural groups handed
down through generations. Such traditions in turn help us to interpret belief systems, values,
rites and rituals of the different phases of human life and society. This course explores a
variety of interdisciplinary viewpoints to study the socio -psychological facets of folklore. It
surveys the different features of culture, mytholog y, literature and other disciplines of social
sciences like archaeology, sociology, psychology among others to explore the details of
human social life.
 Objectives of the Course:
 To provide exposure to the learners to the fundamental concepts of folklore in the
global and local contexts.
 To introduce students to the history and evolution of folklore.
 To acquaint students with the manifestations of Indian folk culture.
 To introduce them to the genres of folklore.
 To facilitate an understanding of how cultu ral constructs are made through folklore
and to develop empathy towards diverse forms of cultural expression.
 To develop in the learners an understanding of the interdisciplinary nature of folklore.

 Course Outcomes:
Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
 To acquainted with the basic concepts of folklore which will cement their
understanding of folklore and cultural studies.
 To learn the fundamental characteristics and functions of folklore and the different
genres of folklore.
 To appreciate the democratic nature of the discipline and gauge it as a means of
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 To learn to engage with the interdisciplinary nature of the field and gain insights into
the intersectionality that marks the multiple fields of study.
 The learners will develop an empathetic appreciation and tolerance for the diversity of
cultures that make up the fabric of our society.

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Semester - I Core Course Paper - II Credits - 6
Course Title: Introduction to Folklore
Total Lectures: 60
Unit 1: Introduction to key terms and concepts: 15 Lectures
Definition, meaning and characteristics: Folklore, Folklife, Group Identity,
Family and kinship ; Functions of Folklore ; Classification and theories of genres:
Richard Dorson, Dan Ben Amos, Richard Bauman and Oring
Unit 2: Key thinkers in Folklore Studies 15 Lectures
a. Growth of Folklore Studies in abroad: William Thoms, Grimm Brothers,
Friedrich Max Müller, Theodor Benfey, Franz Boas, Kaarle Krohne, Milman
Parry , Vladimir Propp
b. Growth of Folklore Studies in India: Important terms and concepts in Indian
folklore; contributions of scholars like A.K. Ramanujan, Verrier Elwin,
Jawaharlal Handoo, Sadhana Naithani, Birendra Nath Datta, G N Devy
Unit 3: Folklore Genres: 15 Lectures
a. Definition, characteristics and origin:
Verbal Folklore : Oral narrative, stories, tales, folk songs, proverbs, riddles,
folk speech
Material Folklore: Craft, art, folk architecture, folk costumes, ornaments, food
lore/Recipes
Customary Folklore: Fair and festivals, recreation and games, folk medicine ,
rituals, beliefs.
Performing Arts: Performance; types of performance, the role of the audience,
performance theory, folk drama, folk music and folk dance
b. Genres of Folklore (Indian Context): Verbal Folklore, Material Folklore,
Customary Folklore, and Performing Arts

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Unit 4: Folklore Intersections: Perspectives from Cultural Studies
Folklore and Gender; Folklore and Class; Folklore and Ethnicity ; Folklore and
History, Folklore and Popular culture, Folklore and Science, Folklore and Body.

Evaluation Pattern
Internal Assessment (40 Marks):
Sr. No. Particulars Marks
1 One written assignment/research paper on the topic
suggested by the teacher for Internal Assessment
Presentation on the written assignment/research paper
Viva -voce based on the written assignment/research paper
10 Marks
05 Marks
05 marks
Total Marks 20
2 One Internal Test based on the syllabus (one out of three
questions) 20 Marks

Semester End Examination (60 Marks):
Duration: 2 Hours 60 Marks
Question 1 Short notes from Unit –I (03 out 05 ) 15 Marks
Question 2 Essay on Unit 2 (one out of two) 15 Marks
Question 3 Essay on Unit 3 (one out of two) 15 Marks
Question 4 Essay on Unit 4 (one out of two) 15 Marks

Recommended Books:
Unit 1:
1. Bascom, William R. Forms of folklore: Prose narratives. Journal of American
Folklore , 78:307. 3-29,1965.
2. Bronner, Simon J. (ed.). The meaning of folklore: The analytical essays of Alan
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3. Claus, Peter J. and Frank J. Korom. Folkloristics and Indian folklore . Regional
Resource Centre for Performing Arts, Mahatma Gandhi Memorial College,1991.
4. Dundes, Alan. Interpreting folk lore. Indiana University Press.1980.
5. _______. (ed.). The Study of Folklore. Prentice Hall PTR,1994.
6. Dan Ben-Amos. Folklore Genres , University of Texas Press, 1976.
7. Honko, Lauri. 1989: Folkloristic Theories of Genre, Helsinki: Studia Fennica.
Unit 2:
1. Bendix Regina F. and Galit Hasan -Rokem(ed.). A Companion to Folklore. Wiley
Blackwell Publishing Ltd., 2012.
2. Claus, Peter J. and Frank J. Korom. Folkloristics and Indian folklore . Regional
Resource Centre for Performing Arts, Mahatma Gandhi Memorial College,1991.
3. Devy, G. N. Voice and Memory: Indigenous Imagination and Expression . Orient
Blackswan, 2011.
4. Dundes, Alan (ed.) . International Folkloristics: Classic Contributions by the
Founders of Folklore. Rowman and Littlefield Publishers, 1999.
5. Dutta, Birendra Nath. A Handbook of Folklore Material of North -East India.
Anundoram Borooah Institute of Language, Art and Culture, 1994.
6. Dorson, R. M. (ed.) Folklore and Folklife: An Introduction. University ofChicago
Press, 1982.
7. Handoo, Jawaharlal. Folklore: An introduction. Central Institute of Indian
Languages,1989.
8. Propp, V.J. Theory and History of Folklore . University of Minnesota, Press,1984.
9. Sen Gupta, Sankar. Folklore and Folklife in India: An Objective Study in Indian
Perspective . Indian Publications, 1975.
Unit 3:
1. Claus, Peter J. and Frank J. Korom. Folkloristics and Indian folklore . Regional
Resour Centre for Performing Arts, Mahatma Gandhi Memorial College,1991.
2. Dan Ben-Amos. Folklore Genres , University of Texas Press 1976.
3. Handoo, Jawaharlal. Folklore: An Introduction . Central Institute of Indian Languages,
1989.
4. Oring, Elliott. Folk groups and folklore genres: An introduction. Utah State
University Press, 1986.

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Unit 4:
1. Chambers, Iain. Popular Culture: The Metropolitan Experience , London: Methuen,
1986.
2. Datta, Birendranath. Folklore and Historiography . Chennai: NFSC,2002.
3. Dundes, Allan. Interpreting Folklore . Bloomington: Indiana University Press,1980.
4. Ernest, Geoffrey, Richard Lloyd, G. E. R. Lloyd .Science, Folklore and Ideology: Studies in the
Life Sciences in Ancient Greece Cambridge, University Press, I983.
5. Georges, A. Robert and Jones, Owen Micha el. Folkloristics, an Introduction . Indiana
University Press,1995.
6. Handoo, J. Current Trends in Folkloristics . Mysore: University of Mysore,1978.
7. Okihiro, Gary Y. Oral History and the Writing of Ethnic History, Taylor and Francis,
Ltd.1981.
8. Oring, Elliott. Folk groups and folklore genres: An introduction. Utah: Utah State
University Press,1986.
9. Sen Gupta, Sankar. Women in Indian Folklore: A Short Survey of Their Social Status
and Position: Linguistic and Religious Study . India, Indian Publications, 1969.
10. Vansina, Jan.Oral Tradition as History . Madison: University of Wisconsin Press.
1985.
11. Young, Katharine Galloway. Bodylore. Univ Tennessee Press, 1993.
References:
1. Barbara Walker (ed.). Out of the Ordinary: Folklore and the Supernatural , Utah State
University Press, 1995.
2. Bauman, Richard (ed). Folklore, Cultural Performance and Popular Entertainment :
A Communications -centered Handbook . Oxford University Press, 1992.
3. Beck, Brenda E. F. and et.al (ed.) Folktales of India . University of Chicago Press, 1987.
4. Devy, G.N. ed . Painted Words: An Anthology of Tribal Literature . New Delhi: Penguin
Books, 2002. Reprinted Vadodara: Purva Prakash, 2012.
5. ——— . Narrating Nomadism: Tales of Recovery and Resistance . Routledge, 2013.
6. ——— . Performing Identities: Celebrating Indigeneity in the Arts . Routledge, 2015.
7. Devy, G.N., Geoffrey Davis and K.K. Chakravarty eds. Indigeneity: Culture and
Representation . Orient Blackswan Pvt. Ltd., 2009.
8. Dharwadkar, Vinaya (ed.). The Collected Essays of A. K. Ramanujan, Oxford
University Press, 1999.

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9. Dunaway and Willa K. Baum (edited), Oral History. An Interdisciplinary Anthology ,
American Association for State and Local History.; Oral History Association.1984
10. Dundes, Alan. Folklore Matters . University of Tennessee Press: Knoxville. 1989.
11. _______. (ed.) Folklore: Critical Concepts in Literary and Cultural Studies .Routledge,
2005.
12. Finnegan, Ruth. Oral Traditions and the Verbal Arts: A Guide to Research Practices.
New York: Routledge. 1992.
13. Green, T.A (ed). Folklore, Encyclopedia of Beliefs, Customs, Tales, Music and Art.
England: ABC -CLIO, 1997.
14. Hollis, Susan T. Feminist Theory and the study of Folklore . Illinois: University of
Illinios Press, 1993.
15. Handoo, Jawaharlal. Folktales of India . United States, University of Chicago
Press, 1999.
16. _______. Theoretical Essays in Indian Folklore . Zooni Publications,2000.
17. Islam, Mazrul. Folklore, the Pulse of the People . Ranchi: Dept. Of Anthropology, Ranchi
Unive rsity.1985
18. Kanaka Durga. P.S. ―Gender Studies on Folklore: Trends and Prospects‖ in (ed) B.
Ramakrishna Reddy, Dravidian Folk and Tribal Lore , Dravidian University: Kuppam,
2001.
19. _______.―Transformability of Gender Roles: Converging Identities in Personal and
Poetic Narratives‖ (eds), Leela Prasad, Ruth, B. Bottingheimer and Lalitha Handoo,
Gender and Story in India, Albany, State University of New York Press.2006,pp.87 -
140
20. Mehaffy, George L., and Davis O.L. Jr., 1983. Oral History: A Guide for Teachers .
University of Texas Press, 1983.
21. Ong, Walter J. Orality and Literacy , London: Routledge,1982.
22. Sen Gupta, Sankar . Folklore and Folklife in India: An Objective Study in Indian
Perspective . Indian Publications, 1975.
23. Shoemaker, George H. The Emergence of Folklore in Everyday Life: A Field Guide and
Sourcebook. Trickster Press, 1990.
24. Sims, Martha C. and Martine Stephens. Living Folklore: An Introduction to the Study of
People and their Traditions. 2nd ed., Utah State University Press, 2011.
25. Propp, Vladimir. Morphology of the Folktale . Austin: University of Texas Press,1968.

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26. Prown, Jules David. 1982. ―Mind in matter: An introduction to material culture theory
and method.‖ Winterthur Portfolio , vol. 17:1. 1-19.
27. UNESCO. Basic Texts of the 2003 Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible
Cultural Heritage . 2018 Edition, UNESCO, 2018.
28. Upadhyaya, K. D. Studies in Indian Folk Culture: Folk-songs, Folk-arts and Folk-
literature . India, Indian Publications, 1964.
29. Winick, Stephen, and Peter Bartis. Folklife and Fieldwork: An Introduction to Cultural
Documentation , Fourth Edition, Publications of the American Folklife Center,2016.
Web Resources:
―Open Folklore‖ is a scholarly resource which provides access to a variety of open access
resources. https://openfolklore.org/
Syllabus Prepared by:
Convener:
 Dr. Deepa Mishra, Convener, Associate Professor, Department of English, Smt.
C.H.M. College, Ulhasnagar.
Members:
 Ms. Priya Joseph, Member, Assistant Professor, Department of English, Mithibai
College, Mumbai.
 Dr. Savita Patil, Member, Associate Professor, Department of English, Elphinstone
College , Mumbai.
 Dr. Seema Sharma, Member, Assistant Professor, Department of English, Jai Hind
College, Mumbai.
 Dr. Minakshi Dutta, Member, Assistant Professor, Department of Cultural Studies,
Assam Women‘s University, Jorhat, Assam.
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University of Mumbai


Syllabus for M. A. Cultural Studies Program

Part - I

Semester - I








Course: Core Course
Course Title: Gender and Cultural Studies - I
Paper: III





(Choice Based Cred it System with effect from the Academic Year 2021 -22)

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1. Syllabus as per Choice Based Credit System
i. Name of the Programme MA in Cultural Studies
ii. Course Code PACLS103
iii. Course Title Gender and Cultural Studies – I
Core Paper - III
iv. Semester wise Course Contents Enclosed
v. References and Additional References Enclosed
vi. Enclosed in the Syllabus Enclosed the copy of syllabus
vii. Credit Structure 06 Credits
viii. No. of lectures per Unit 15
ix. No. of lectures per week 04
x. Scheme of Examination 4 Questions of 15 marks each
xi. Fee Structure As per University Structure
xii. Special notes , if any No
xiii. Eligibility , if any No

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MA Cultural Studies
Part I
Course Title : Gender and Cultural Studies – I
Preamble:
No study of culture is complete without the study of the way the culture in question examines
gender. This course, therefore, is a major integral part of Cultural Studies. Since the area of
study is large, the course is divided into two. Being a theory based course, the units are split
into two parts, viz., theory and the relevant texts for discussion. The theory will help the
learner approach the texts from a particular perspective of Gender Studies. The first part of
the course aims to introduce the learn er to the basics of Gender Studies in relation to Culture
and train the student in conducting research.
 Objectives of the Course:
 To introduce learners to theories of Gender Studies such as Biological Determinism
and Social Constructivism; the study of the body as an ideological construct and its
narrativization in various popular discourses; the impact of technological innovations
on constructed identities in the virtual world
 To introduce learners to critical perspectives, key ideas, concepts, debate s and
methods to help them engage with their own cultural landscapes; the ideas and
interrelations of myth and culture, popular articulations of culture, culture as industry,
and the processes of coding and decoding cultural artefacts
 To introduce learners to narrative forms across a range of creative mediums such as
literature, photography, cinema, visual arts, video games and so on; the inter-
dependencies as well as distinctiveness of narrative construction across these
mediums
 To introduce learners to the various theoretical frameworks and research
methodologies in literary, cultural and gender studies that they may use to enhance
their readings of texts and, eventually, to formulate their own research questions and
to discover areas of inquiry that they are interested in specialising in and present them
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 Course Outcomes:
Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
 be familiar with the various theories, ideas and concepts associated with Gender
Studies and achieve a new perspective to viewing the human body
 be able to engage with their own cultural landscapes from ancient times to the present
 be acquainted with narrative forms across different creative mediums such as
literature, photography, cinema, visual arts, video games and so on
 acquire a holistic view of gender and cultural studies with the balance of theory and
texts in the course
 learn various research methodologies in gender studies that will help them in their
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Semester - I Core Course Paper - III Credits - 6
Course Title: Gender and Cultural Studies – I
Total Lectures: 60
Unit 1: Part A: Theory 15 Lectures
 Michel Foucault: Excerpts from History of Sexuality
 Understanding complexities of identification ―Subject of Sex/ Gender/ Desire‖ in
Judith Butler‘s Gender Trouble
 Dani Cavallaro: ―Why the Body?‖
 Mick Leach: ‗The Politics of Masculinity: An overview of contemporary theory‘.
 Ruth Vanita and Saleem Kidwai: Excerpts from ‗Same Sex Love in India‘
Part B: Texts for discussion
 Kamla (movie, 1984, Jagmohan Mundhra) https://youtu.be/oU2z_0pL2qg
 The Help (movie, 2011, Tate Taylor) https://youtu.be/VnY4iQ6DPaw
 The Danger of a Single Story (YouTube) – Chimamanda Adichie
 Moonlight (movie, 2016, Barry Jenkins) https://youtu.be/Vxsm3dW2Y94
 Navarasa (movie, 2005, Santosh Sivan)
 The Whispering Walls of Khajuraho (Hindi with English subtitles) – Rashmi Jeta
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AMWIpknFtNU
Unit 2 : Part A: Theory 15 Lectures
 Hall, Stuart. ―Encoding, decoding.‖ The Cultural Studies Reader. Simon During
(ed). New York, London: Routlege, 1993, 90-103.
 Grossberg, Lawrence. ‗Cultu ral Studies in the Future Tense‘.
 Miller, Toby. "What it is and what it isn't: Introducing... Cultural Studies." A
companion to cultural studies (2001): 1-19
 Volpp, L. (1996). Talking" culture": Gender, race, nation, and the politics of
multiculturalism. Columbia Law Review, 96(6), 1573 -1617
 Guru, Gopal. ―Archaeology of Untouchability‖. The Cracked Mirror. New Delhi:
OUP, 2012
 Madhava Prasad: ‗Republic of Babel: Language and Political Subjectivity in
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 Sara Pendergrast: ―Clothing, Headgear and Body Decorations in India‖
 Lal, V., and Nandy, A. (2006). Fingerprinting popular culture: the mythic and the
iconic in Indian cinema. Oxford.
Part B: Texts for discussion
 Arun Mathavan, Chennai Photo Biennieal -
https://scroll.in/magazine/915568/photos -in-tamil -nadu -dalit-sanitation -
workersare -told-to-help-doctors -perform -autopsi es
 Screening/ Discussion : Court (Chaitanya Tamhane, 2014, Marathi)
 The Iconic Urinal and Work of Art, ―Fountain,‖ Wasn‘t Created by Marcel
Duchamp But by the Pioneering Dada Artist Elsa von Freytag -Loringhoven.
http://www.openculture.com/2018/07/the -iconi c-urinal -work -of-art-fountain -
wasnt -created -by-marcel -duchamp.html and How Duchamp‘s Urinal Changed
Art Forever. https://www.artsy.net/article/artsy -editorial -duchamps -urinal -
changed -art-forever
 G. Kapur: ―Body as Gesture: Women Artists at Work‖ in When was
Modernism? http://www.nalinimalani.com/
Unit 3 : Part A: Theory 15 Lectures
 Selected excerpts from M. Bal (1997) Introduction to the Theory of Narrative.
 G. Kapur: ―Representational Dilemmas of a Nineteenth -Century Painter: Raja
Ravi Varma‖ in When Was Modernism
 Utpal Kumar Banerjee: ―The Subtle Art of Story -telling,‖ Indian Literature , 52
(4): 147- 152
 Brunvand J. Harold. 1971. Folklore a Study and Researc h Guide (selections)
Part B: Texts for discussion
 Peggy Phelan: Interview Marina Abramovic: The Artist is Present (Matthew
Akers, 2012)
 UNESCO Sahapedia content: on Kavad • Thiruvathira • Mata Ni Pachedi •
Koodiyattam • Poorakali • Villu Paatu • Sarpam Thullal • Chaau Dance •
Yakshagana • Gond Art • Puppetry shows • Ramleela Performances
 Bella Ciao - Song and its Indian adaptations (web series - Money Heist)
 Bharath Divakar, ―Expecto Patronum‖ and other poems
 Resident Evil 2012, Paul W. S. Anderson

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Unit 4 : Part A: Theory 15 Lectures
*All texts are from The Routledge Companion to Critical Theory and The Routledge
Critical and Cultural Theory Reader.
 Freud, Sigmund. ―A Note on the unconscious in Psychoanalysis, 1912
 Lacan, Jacques. ―The Mirror Stage‖, 1949.
 Heckman, Susan Jean. ―Feminism‖
 Butler, Judith. ―Imitation and Gender Insubordination‖, 1991
 Mulvey, Laura. ―Visual Pleasure and Narrative Cinema‖, 1975
 Hall, Donald E.. ―Gender and Queer theory‖
 Haraway, Donna. A Cyborg Manifesto‖, 1985
 Hutcheon, Linda. ―Postmodernism‖
 Fanon, Frantz. ―The Fact of Blackness‖, 1952
 Mohanty, Chandra Talpade. ―Under Western Eyes‖, 1991
Part B: Research Methods
Selected chapte rs from Research Methods for Cultural Studies and Research
Methods for English Studies
Research writing
Writing an abstract, Literature Review, Research Questions, Structuring the paper,
Bibliography and Citation

Evaluation Pattern
Internal Assessment (40 Marks):
Sr. No. Particulars Marks
1 One written assignment/research paper on the topic suggested
by the teacher for Internal Assessment
Presentation on the written assignment/research paper
Viva -voce based on the written assignment/research paper
10 Marks
05 Marks
05 marks
Total 20 Marks
2 One Internal Test based on the syllabus (one out of three
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Seme ster End Examination (60 Marks)
Duration: 2 Hours 60 Marks
Question 1 Short notes from Unit –I (03 out 05 ) 15 Marks
Question 2 Essay on Unit 2 (one out of two) 15 Marks
Question 3 Essay on Unit 3 (one out of two) 15 Marks
Question 4 Essay on Unit 4 (one out of two) 15 Marks
Referenc es:
1. Banerjee, Sumanta, 2003. Ayodhya: A Future Bound by the Past, Economic and
Political Weekly, Vol. 38, No. 27, pp. 2795 -2796M.
2. Bordwell, D. ―Three Dimensions of Film Narrative‖ in Poetics of Cinema. Routledge,
2007
3. Chakrabarty, Dipesh: ‗In Retrospect: Subaltern Studies and the Future Past‘
4. Eliade, Mircea. Cosmos and History: The Myth of the Eternal Return . Princeton
Classics, 2018
5. Halberstam, Judith and David L Hang. ―What is Queer About Queer Studies Now‖.
Social Text Vol 23 .No 83-4. California : Duke University Press. 2005.
6. Hayles, Katherine. How We Became Posthuman: Virtual Bodies in Cybernetics,
Literature, and Informatics . Chicago: University of Chicago Press. 1999.
7. Kulkarni, Manges h. ―Reconstructing Indian Masculinities‖
8. Madhava Prasad: ‗Cultural Studies in India: Reasons and a History‘.
9. Marwick, A. E., and Boyd, D. (2011). I tweet honestly, I tweet passionately: Twitter
users, context collapse, and the imagined audience. New media and society, 13(1), 114-
133
10. Mukherjee, Meenakshi (Ed). Early Novels in India . Sahitya Akademi, 2002
11. McBride, Sarah. Tomorrow Will Be Different. Canada, Penguin Random House, 2018.
https://www.audible.in/pd/Tomorrow -Will-Be-Different -Audiobook/B079F7WXF4
12. McGrattan, Cillian. Memory, Politics and Identity: Haunted by History . London:
Palgrave Macmil lan, 2012.
13. Narayan, Uma. "Eating cultures: incorporation, identity and Indian food." Social
Identities, Vol.1, No. 1, 1995, pp.63 -86

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14. Rekha, Neel. "Doing Fieldwork and Discovering Harijan Art in Madhubani." Fieldwork
in South Asia: Memories, Moments, and Experiences. Eds. Sarit K. Chaudhuri and
Sucheta S. Chaudhuri. New Delhi: SAGE Publications India Pvt Ltd, 2014. 276-294.
SAGE Knowledge. Web. 10 Jan. 2019
15. Solnit, Rebecca. Men Explain Things to Me. Chicago, Haymarket Books, 2014.
(https://www.audible.in/pd/Men -Explain -Things -to-Me-Audiobook/B01N9K0187 )
16. Tilmans, Karin, Frank van Vree, Jay Winter (eds). 2010. Performing the Past: Memory,
History, and Identity in Modern Europe, Amsterdam: Amsterdam University Press.
17. Venner, Dominique. 2015. The Shock of History: Religion, Memory, Identity, Arktos
Media Ltd.
Web resources:
1. Priscilla Franks‘ photo series on ―The fragile Complexities of Masculinitiy‖ to discuss
on social construction of masculinity - Hyper masculinity - toxic Masculinity and
patriarchy Gaptooth:Documentary Series on Masculinity
https://www.huffingtonpost.in/entry/dreamy -photo -series -explores -thefragile -
complexity -
ofmasculinity_us_56e849e1e4b0860f99da8b45?ec_carp=2784016983102329861
2. Virtual Identities and Gender - discussion on Avatar, Warcraft and Virtual identities.
Refer to (http://feminartsy.com/virtual -reality -gender -identity -invideo -games )
3. Screening/ Discussion: Mary Kom (Omung Kumar, 2014, Hindi
https://www.dnaindia.com/analysis/column -the-race-for-mary -kom-2021820
4. Berger, J. (2008). Ways of seeing (Vol. 1). Penguin UK. (video edition)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0pDE4VX_9Kk
5. Spaces Between (Roohi Dixit and Ziba Bhagwagar, 2016): Screening and discussion
with the filmmakers, (optional)
Syllabus Prepared by:
Convener:
 Dr. Deepa Murdeshwar -Katre (Convener): Department of English, Vartak College,
Vasai Road, Dist. Palghar
Members:
 Prof. Dr. Anupama Nayar (Member): Department of English and Cultural Studies,
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 Dr. Ishrat Ali Lalljee (Member) : Department of English, K. P. B. Hinduja College of
Commerce, Mumbai
 Dr. Madhavi Nikam (Member) : Department of English, R. K. T. College, Ulhasnagar,
Dist. Thane
 Dr. Preeti Oza (Member) : Department of English, St. Andrew‘s College, Mumbai
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Syllabus for M. A. Cultural Studies Program

Part I
Semester I







Course: Core Course
Course Title: Introduction to Popular Culture - I
Paper: IV







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1. Syllabus as per Choice Based Credit System
i. Name of the Programme MA in Cultural Studies
ii. Course Code PACLS104
iii. Course Title Introduction to Popular Culture -I
Core Paper - IV
iv. Semester wise Course Contents Enclosed
v. References and Additional References Enclosed
vi. Enclosed in the Syllabus Enclosed the copy of syllabus
vii. Credit Structure 06 Credits
viii. No. of lectures per Unit 15
ix. No. of lectures per week 04
x. Scheme of Examination 4 Questions of 15 marks each
xi. Fee Structure As per University Structure
xii. Special notes , if any No
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M.A Cultural Studies
Part I
Course Title : Introduction to Popular Culture - I
Preamble:
Popular culture has given rise to an alternative to the traditional notion of singular and
uniform culture and led to heated debates. Hence, it necessary to introduce students to the
different ways in which popular culture has been defined and analysed. It is necessary in
academics to familiarize the students with key concepts of Popular Culture; the idea of mass
culture and popular culture; Mass culture and mass society; the mass culture debate etc. to
understand how popular cultural text generate social meanings.
 Objectives of the Course:
 To give the students an overview to the historical development of popular culture.
 To offer the students opportunities to learn the basic terms in the field as well as the
nuanced methods within the theoretical movements.
 To introduce students to the specific case study of Indian genre of mythological
cinema and the statist television.
 Course Outcomes:
Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
 Show awareness about the historical development of popular culture
 Show familiarity with the basic terms used in popular culture and the nuanced
methods within the theoretical movements.
 Appreciate to the specific case study of Indian genre of mythological cinema and the
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Semester - I Core Course Paper - IV Credits - 6
Course Title: Introduction to Popular Culture
Total Lectures: 60
Unit 1: Culture and Civilisation Debates
1. Tradition and Civilisation
2. Folk Culture
2. Mass Culture 15 Lectures
Unit 2: Definitions across disciplines
1. Analysis of Culture
2. Political economy approach
3. High Culture 15 Lectures
Unit 3: Theoretical Approaches
1. Anthropological approach
2. Democratisation of art
3. Culture industry (Frankfurt School approach) 15 Lectures
Unit 4: Popular Culture in Context
1. Popular Cultural studies (Birmingham School)
2. Indian popular cinema and the mythological
3. Television and popular culture 15 Lectures
Evaluation Pattern
Internal Assessment (40 Marks)
Sr. No. Particulars Marks
1 One written assignment/research paper on the topic suggested
by the teacher for Internal Assessment
Presentation on the written assignment/research paper
Viva -voce based on the written assignment/research paper
10 Marks
05 Marks
05 marks
Total = 20 Marks
2 One Internal Test based on the syllabus (one out of three
questions) 20 Marks

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Semester End Examination (60 Marks):
Semester End Examination Duration: 2 Hours 60 Marks
Question 1 Short notes from Unit –I (03 out 05 ) 15 Marks
Question 2 Essay on Unit 2 (one out of two) 15 Marks
Question 3 Essay on Unit 3 (one out of two) 15 Marks
Question 4 Essay on Unit 4 (one out of two) 15 Marks

Suggested Readings:
Unit 1:
1. Matthew Arnold:Selections from Culture and Anarchy
2. F R Leavis: Selections from Mass Civilisation and Minority Culture
3. Ananda Coomaraswamy : ―The Nature of ―Folklore‖ and ―Popular Art‖‖
4. Suggested Documentary : Triumph of the Will, 1935, Dir: Leni Riefenstahl

Unit 2:
1. Raymond Williams: ―On High and Popular Culture‖
2. Raymond Williams: The Analysis of Culture from Long Revolution
3. Karl Marx: ―Base and Superstructure‖
4. Suggested Film : Awaara , 1951, Dir: Raj Kapur
Unit 3:
1. James Clifford: ―Introduction: Partial Truths‖(from Writing Culture )
2. Walter Benjamin: ―Work of Art in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction‖
3. Theodore Adorno and Max Horkheimer: Selections from The Culture Industry:
Enlightenment as Mass Deception
4. Suggested Films : The Gods Must Be Crazy, 1980, Dir: Jamie Uys and The Good,
the Bad and the Ugly , 1966, Dir: Sergio Leone
Unit 4:
1. Paul du Guy, Stuart Hall et al. ―Introduction‖ from Doing Cultural Studies: The Story
of Sony Walkman
2. Geeta Kapur: ―Mythic Material in Indian Cinema‖

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3. Arvind Rajagopal: ―The Rise of National Programming : The Case of Indian
Television
4. Suggested Film : Sant Tukaram , 1936, Vishnupant Govind Damle, Sheik Fattelal
References:
1. During, Simon ed. The Cultural Studies Reader. Routledge. London and New York.
1993.
2. Storey, John. Theories of Consumption . Routledge. London and New York. 2017.
3. Storey, John. Cultural Theory and Popular Culture – an Introduction . Seventh Edition.
Routledge. London and New York. 2015.
4. Kasbekar, Asha. Pop Culture India! ABC -Clio. 2006.
5. Strinati, Dominic. An Introduction to Theories of Popular Culture. Routledge. London.
2000.
6. Silverman, Jonathan and Dean Rader. The World is a Text: Writing about Visual
and Popular Culture. Broadview Press, Canada. 2019.
Links to some useful videos of online lectures on Cultural Studies (NPTEL)
1. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H4NovYHGWpM
2. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CPjcdIFERGk
3. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CsIkwcMxwYc
4. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HE -aTzPgZuY
5. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ann_XWInK7Q
Syllabus Prepared by:
Convener:
 Dr. Rajesh Karankal :Head, Department of English, University of Mumbai, Mumbai
Members:
 Dr Mythili Mukund: M. D. College, Parel, Mumbai.
 Dr Lakshmi Muthukumar : SIES College of Arts, Sci and Com , Sion, Mumbai
 Dr Nina Roy Choudhury: SIES College of Com and Eco, Sion, Mumbai.
 Prof. M. Dasan: Former Professor and Dean, Central University of Kerala, Kasargod.
(Kerala)
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M.A. First Year

Semester - II


Sr No Paper Name Course Code Core Paper
No Credits
1 Cultural Studies: Key Concepts PACLS205 Paper -V 06
2 Theories of Folklore PACLS206 Paper -VI 06
3 Gender and Cultural Studies – II PACLS207 Paper -VII 06
4 Introduction to Popular Culture - II PACLS208 Paper -VIII 06

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Part - I



Semester - II





Course: Core Course




Course Title: Cultural Studies: Key Concepts




Paper - V









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1. Syllabus as per Choice Based Credit System
i. Name of the Programme MA in Cultural Studies
ii. Course Code PACLS205
iii. Course Title Cultural Studies: Key Concepts
Core Paper – V
iv. Semester wise Course Contents Enclosed
v. References and Additional References Enclosed
vi. Enclosed in the Syllabus Enclosed the copy of syllabus
vii. Credit Structure 06 Credits
viii. No. of lectures per Unit 15
ix. No. of lectures per week 04
x. Scheme of Examination 4 Questions of 15 marks each
xi. Fee Structure As per University Structure
xii. Special notes , if any No
xiii. Eligibility , if any No

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M.A. - Cultural Studies
Part I
Course Title : Cultural Studies: Key Concepts

Preamble:
Cultural studies emerged as a critical engagement with dominant practices and formations in
society, in the work of Raymond Williams, Richard Hoggart and E.P. Thompson in the 1960s
and 1970s. It examines culture as a site of the production of meaning in interaction with
ideology, which it either reproduces or renders problematic and open to resistance. Since
these meanings are never simply ideas that we hold but are intimately connected to the way
we understand ourselves and others, cultural studies examine s also their links to identity
positions and the formation of social subjects. The readings in this paper focus on key
theoretical concepts of interdisciplinarity, culture, representation, ideology, power, identity
and subject -formation, and practice theor y.

 Objectives of the Course :
 To introduce the fundamental concepts of cultural studies through close reading of
key theoretical texts
 To enable the students to understand how these concepts can be used as tools of
analysis, through discussion of appropriate examples
 To introduce the central theoretical debates in cultural studies

 Course Learning Outcome:
Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
 Read and understand theoretical writing
 draw on conceptual arguments in analyzing cultural texts and practices
 They will have a broad understanding of the main issues in cultural studies

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Semester - II Core Course Paper - V Credits - 6
Course Title: Cultural Studies : Key Concepts

Total Lectures: 60
Unit 1: Genealogy of Cultural Studies: 15 Lectures
This unit traces the emergence of cultural studies as an interdisciplinary field of
inquiry beginning with the work of the Birmingham Centre for Contemporary
Cultural Studies, and develo ping subsequently through structuralism and post-
structuralism
Unit 2: Culture, Representation and Ideology: 15 Lectures
This unit focuses on the production of meaning in culture, or culture as a
semiotic system. It examines how representations construct meanings that are
linked to ideology and relations of power .
Unit 3: Identity, Subject -Formation and Power: 15 Lectures
The question of cultural identity has been at the centre of debates over
essentialism and constructionism, ideology and self-knowledge, and the
possibilities of resistance. The readings in this unit focus on their implications for
cultural theory.
Unit 4: Cultural Practice: 15 Lectures
A major direction in cultural studies after structuralism has been practice theory,
which focuses on the way people respond to cultural norms. This unit introduces
the key ideas in practice theory in the writings of Pierre Bourdieu, Anthony
Giddens, Michel Foucault and Theodore Schatzki.

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Evaluation Pattern:
Internal Assessment (40 Marks):
Sr.No. Particulars Marks
1. One Written Assignment/Research Paper on the topics
suggested by the teacher for Internal Assessment
Presentation on the Written Assignment
Viva Voce based on the written assignment /Research Paper
10 Marks
05 Marks
05 Marks
Total=20 Marks
2. One Internal Test based on the syllabus (one out of three
questions) Duration: 50 minutes 20 Marks

Semester End Examination :( 60 Marks)
Semester End Examination Duration : 2 Hours 60 Marks
Unit 1 : Essay on Unit I (one out of two) 15 Marks
Unit 2 : Essay on Unit 2 (one out of two) 15 Marks
Unit 3 : Essay on Unit 3 (one out of two) 15 Marks
Unit 4 : Essay on Unit 4 (one out of two) 15 Marks

Suggested Readings :
Unit 1:
1. Simon During, ―Introduction,‖ The Cultural Studies Reader , 3rd, edn., ed. Simon
During, Routledge: London, 2007, pp. 1-30.
2. Stuart Hall, ―Cultural Studies and Its Theoretical Legacies,‖ The Cultural Studies
Reader , 3rd, edn., ed. Simon During, Routledge: London, 2007, pp. 33-44.
3. Stuart Hall, ―Cultural Studies: Two Paradigms,‖ Media, Culture and Society , No. 2,
January 1980, pp. 57-72.
4. Lawrence Grossberg, ―Toward a Genealogy of the State of Cultural Studies,‖
Disciplinarity and Dissent in Cultural Studies , ed. Cary Nelson and Dilip Parameshwar
Gaonkar, New York: Routledge, 1996, pp. 131-147.

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Unit 2:
1. Stuart Hall, ―The Work of Representation,‖ Representation: Cultural Representations
and Signifying Practices , ed. Stuart Hall, London: Sage, 1997, pp. 15-74.
2. Clifford Geertz, ―Thick Description: Toward an Interpretative Theory of Culture,‖ The
Interpretation of Cultures , New York: Basic Books, 1973, pp. 3-30.
3. Raymond Williams, ―Base and Superstructure in Marxist Cultural Theory,‖ Media and
Cultural Studies: Keyworks , ed. Meenakshi Gigi Durham and Douglas M. Kellner,
Malden: Blackwell, 2006, pp. 130-143.
4. Antonio Gramsci, ―(i) History of the Subaltern Classes; (ii) The Concept of ‗Ideology‘;
(iii) Cultural Themes: Ideological Material,‖ Media and Cultural Studies : Keyworks , ed.
Meenakshi Gigi Durham and Douglas M. Kellner, Malden: Blackwell, 2006, pp. 13-17.
Unit 3:
1. Hall, ―Introduction: Who Needs ‗Identity‘?‖ Questions of Cultural Identity , ed. Stuart
Stuart Hall and Paul du Gay, London: Sage, 1996, pp. 1-17.
2. Louis Althusser, ―Ideology and Ideological State Apparatuses (Notes Towards an
Investigation,‖ Lenin and Philosophy and Other Essays , trans. Ben Brewster, New
York: Monthly Review Press, 2001, pp. 85-126.
3. Michel Foucault, ―The Subject and Power,‖ Power , ed. James D. Faubion, New York:
The New Press, 2000, pp. 326-348.
4. Paula M.L. Moya, ―Introduction: Reclaiming Identity,‖ Reclaiming Identity: Realist
Theory and the Predicament of Postmodernism , ed. Paula M.L. Moya and Michael R.
Hames -Garcia, Hyderabad: Orient Longman, 2001, pp. 1-26.
Unit 4:
1. Sherry B. Ortner, ―Introduction: Updating Practice Theory,‖ Anthropology and Social
Theory: Culture, Power, and the Acting Subject , Durham: Duke UP, 2006, pp. 1-18.
2. Pierre Bourdieu, ―Structures, habitus and practices,‖ Outline of a Theory of Practice ,
trans. Richard Nice, Cambridge: Cambridge UP, 1977, pp. 78-87.
3. Anthony Giddens, ―Chapter 2: Agency, Structure,‖ Central Problems in Social Theory:
Action, Structure and Contradiction in Social Analysis , Berkeley: U of California P,
1979, pp. 49-95.
4. Michel Foucault, ―Morality and Practice of the Self,‖ The Use of Pleasure: The History
of Sexuality Volume Three , trans. Robert Hurley, London: Penguin, 1985, pp. 25-32.

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5. Theodore R. Schatzki, ―Chapter 2: Mind/Action/Body,‖ Social Practices: A
Wittgensteinian Approach to Human Activity and the Social , Cambridge, Cambridge
UP, 1996, pp. 19-54.
References:

1. Anthony Giddens, ―Chapter 2: Agency, Structure,‖ Central Problems in Social Theory:
Action, Structure and Contradiction in Social Analysis, Berkeley: U of California P,
1979, pp. 49-95.
2. Antonio Gramsci, ―(i) History of the Subaltern Classes; (ii) The Concept of ‗Ideology‘;
(iii) Cultural Themes: Ideological Material,‖ Media and Cultural Studies: Keyworks,
ed. Meenakshi Gigi Durham and Douglas M. Kellner, Malden: Blackwell, 2006, pp.
13-17.
3. Clifford Geertz, ―Thick Description: Toward an Interpretative Theory of Culture,‖ The
Interpretation of Cultures, New York: Basic Books, 1973, pp. 3-30.
4. Davis, Fred. Fashion, Culture and Identity. Chicago: U of Chicago P, 1992.
5. Davis, Natalie Z. Society and Culture in Early Modern France. Stanford: Stanford UP,
1975.
6. Dunlop, D. "Popular Culture and Methodology." Journal of Popular Culture 9.2 (1975):
375-83.
7. Dupré, Louis. Marx's Social Critique of Culture. New Haven: Yale UP, 1983.
8. During, Simon, ed. The Cultural Studies Reader. London: Routledge, 1993.
9. Lawrence Grossberg, ―Toward a Genealogy of the State of Cultural Studies,‖
Disciplin arity and Dissent in Cultural Studies, ed. Cary Nelson and Dilip Parameshwar
Gaonkar, New York: Routledge, 1996, pp. 131-147.
10. Louis Althusser, ―Ideology and Ideological State Apparatuses (Notes Towards an
Investigation,‖ Lenin and Philosophy and Other Essays, trans. Ben Brewster, New
York: Monthly Review Press, 2001, pp. 85-126.
11. Michel Foucault, ―Morality and Practice of the Self,‖ The Use of Pleasure: The History
of Sexuality Volume Three, trans.Robert Hurley, London: Penguin, 1985, pp. 25-32.
12. Michel Foucault, ―The Subject and Power,‖ Power, ed. James D. Faubion, New York:
The New Press, 2000, pp. 326-348.
13. Paula M.L. Moya, ―Introduction: Reclaiming Identity,‖ Reclaiming Identity: Realist
Theory and the Predicament of Postmodernism, ed. Paula M.L. Moya and Michael R.
Hames -Garcia, Hyderabad: Orient Longman, 2001, pp. 1-26.

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14. Pierre Bourdieu, ―Structures, habitus and practices,‖ Outline of a Theory of Practice,
trans. Richard Nice, Cambridge: Cambridge UP, 1977, pp. 78-87.
15. Raymond Williams, ―Base and Supers tructure in Marxist Cultural Theory,‖ Media and
Cultural Studies: Keyworks, ed. Meenakshi Gigi Durham and Douglas M. Kellner,
Malden: Blackwell, 2006, pp. 130-143.
16. Sherry B. Ortner, ―Introduction: Updating Practice Theory,‖ Anthropology and Social
Theory: Culture, Power, and the Acting Subject, Durham: Duke UP, 2006, pp. 1-18.
17. Simon During, ―Introduction,‖ The Cultural Studies Reader, 3rd, edn., ed. Simon
During, Routledge: London, 2007, pp. 1-30.
18. Stuart Hall, ―Cultural Studies and Its Theoretical Legacies, ‖ The Cultural Studies
Reader, 3rd, edn., ed. Simon During, Routledge: London, 2007, pp. 33-44.
19. Stuart Hall, ―Cultural Studies: Two Paradigms,‖ Media, Culture and Society, No. 2,
January 1980, pp. 57-72.
20. Stuart Hall, ―Introduction: Who Needs ‗Identity‘?‖ Questions of Cultural Identity, ed.
Stuart Hall and Paul du Gay, London: Sage, 1996, pp. 1-17.
21. Stuart Hall, ―The Work of Representation,‖ Representation: Cultural Representations
and Signifying Practices, ed. Stuart Hall, London: Sage, 1997, pp. 15-74.
22. Theodore R. Schatzki, ―Chapter 2: Mind/Action/Body,‖ Social Practices: A
Wittgensteinian Approach to Human Activity and the Social, Cambridge, Cambridge
UP, 1996, pp. 19-54.
23. Williams, Raymond. Culture. Glasgow: Fontana Paperbacks, 1981.
24. Williams, Raymond. Keywords: A Vocabulary of Culture and Society. Rev. ed.
London: Fontana, 1988.
25. Williams, Raymond. Television: Technology and Cultural Form. London: Collins,
1974.
26. Williams, Raymond. The Sociology of Culture. New York: Schockenbooks, 1982.
27. Willis, Paul. Commo n Culture. Milton Keynes: The Open UP, 1990.
28. Wallace, Michele. Black Popular Culture. Ed. Gina Dent. Seattle: Bay P, 1992.
29. Waterhouse, Richard. Private Pleasures, Public Leisure: A History of Australian
Popular Culture Since 1788. South Melbourne : Longman , 1995.

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Syllabus Prepared by:
Convener:
 Dr. Sudhir Nikam : Associate Professor and Head, Dept. of English, B.N.N. College ,
Bhiwandi
Members:
 Dr Michelle Philip: Associate Professor and Head, Dept. of English, Wilson College,
Mumbai
 Dr Vidya Premkumar: Associate Professor and Head, Dept. of English, Mithibhai
College, Mumbai
 Dr.Sushila Vijaykumar: Associate Professor, Manjunath College of Commerce, Thakuri
 Prof. Dilip Kumar Das : Professor, Department of Cultural Studies, EFLU - Hyderabad
University
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Syllabus for M. A. Cultural Studies Program

Part I

Semester II



Course: Core Course

Course Title: Theories of Folklore

Paper: VI





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1. Syllabus as per Choice Based Credit System
i. Name of the Programme MA in Cultural Studies
ii. Course Code PACLS206
iii. Course Title Theories of Folklore
Core Paper – VI
iv. Semester wise Course Contents Enclosed
v. References and Additional References Enclosed
vi. Enclosed in the Syllabus Enclosed the copy of syllabus
vii. Credit Structure 06 Credits
viii. No. of lectures per Unit 15
ix. No. of lectures per week 04
x. Scheme of Examination 4 Questions of 15 marks each
xi. Fee Structure As per University Structure
xii. Special notes , if any No
xiii. Eligibility , if any No

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M.A PART I Cultural Studies
Course Title : Theories of Folklore
Preamble:
With the world becoming a global village, and with people of different nationalities trotting
across the globe, the need for folklore study has become more significant as this will be the
only means to retain our own roots, culture and sense of belongingne ss to a certain
community. This course explores a variety of theories and approaches in folklore with an
endeavor to briefly introduce the learner to the growth of folklore studies. It surveys the
major theoretical advancements or conceptual framework of v arious schools that guide the
folklorist in the analysis of folklore materials.
 Objectives of the Course:
 To introduce students to theories and methodologies of folklore studies; problems, and
perspectives in folklore theory and method etc. to help them interpret and analyze
various forms of folklore at regional, national and international level and field work
methodology.
 To expose the learner to the different theoretical and methodological approaches to the
study of folklore.
 To illustrate how different theories/approaches explain the changing nature of folk
identities.
 To enable the learner to draw connection between folklore and some common/popular
discourses.
 To introduce the learner to different research methodologies and techniques of field
work.
 Course Outcomes:
Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
 The learner will be well acquainted with different theories and approaches of folklore
and will be able to understand the multidisciplinary nature of folklore studies.
 The learner will be able to analyze popular discourse and folklore and will be able to
explain the dynamic relationship between them.
 The learner will be able to show critical thinking in analyzing folklore and apply it in
one‘s own project and research work.

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Semester - II Core Course Paper - VI Credits - 6
Course Title : Theorie s of Folklore

Total Lectures: 60
Unit 1 Introduction to Folklore Theories: Diachronic Approaches: 15 Lectures
(Concept, evolution, types and key thinkers)
Evolutionary Theory, Devolutionary Theory, Diffusion Theories (Monogenesis and
Polygenesis)
Unit 2 Synchronic Approaches: 15 Lectures
Functional Approach , Psychoanalytic Approach, Contextual Approach, Structuralist
Approach, Semiotic Approach
Unit 3 Recent Trends in Folklore: 15 Lectures
Ethnomusicology, Folk Therapy, Urban Folklore, Public Sector Folklore
Unit 4 Folklore and Field Work Methodology 15 Lectures
Definition -Field, Fieldwork, Purpose of Fieldwork, Field Work: Pre-field preparation,
informants and rapport establishment, Types of folklore data - Primary and secondary
- Field work and archival work
Methods of Data Collection: Interview method, Issues in Fieldwork; Interview - types
of interview, Observation method, Questionnaires and Schedules, Indexing and
Classification and Audio -Visual methods, Processing and Digitization of material,
Fieldwork Ethics, Ethnography as method; Issues and problems in ethnographic
descriptions of culture, New Trend s in Ethnography, Report Writing

Evaluation Pattern
Internal Assessment (40 Marks):
Sr.No. Particulars Marks
1. One Written Assignment/Research Paper on the topics suggested
by the teacher for Internal Assessment 10 Marks
05 Marks

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Presentation on the Written Assignment
Viva Voce based on the written assignment /Research Paper
05 Marks
Total=20 Marks
2. One Internal Test based on the syllabus (one out of three
questions) Duration: 50 minutes 20 Marks

Semester End Examination :( 60 Marks)
Semester End Examination Duration : 2 Hours 60 Marks
Unit 1 : Essay on Unit I (one out of two) 15 Marks
Unit 2 : Essay on Unit 2 (one out of two) 15 Marks
Unit 3 : Essay on Unit 3 (one out of two) 15 Marks
Unit 4 : Essay on Unit 4 (one out of two) 15 Marks

Recommended Books:
Unit 1:
1. Burns, Thomas A., "Folkloristics: A Conception Theory", in Elliot Oring (ed.), Folk
Groups and Folklore Genre, Utah State Univ. Press. Logan Utah (1989), pp. 1-20.
2. Claus, Peter J. and Frank J. Korom. Folkloristics and Indian folklore . Regional
Resource Centre for Performing Arts, Mahatma Gandhi Memorial College , 1991 .
3. Dundes, Alan( Ed.). International Folkloristics: Classic Contributions by the Founders
of Folklore. Rowman and Littlefield Publishers, 1999.
Unit 2:
1. Aarne, Ante. The Types of Folklore, Helsinki: FF Communication , 1962 .
2. Bronner, Simon J. (ed.). The meaning of folklore: The analytical essays of Alan
Dundes. Utah: Utah State University Press, 2007.
3. Brunvand, Jan. The Study of American Folklore: An Introduction , 1978.
4. Chandler, Daniel. 2002. Semiotics: The Basics. London: Routledge.

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5. Claus, Peter J. and Frank J. Korom. 1991. Folkloristics and Indian folklore. Udupi:
Regional Resource Centre for Performing Arts, Mahatma Gandhi Memorial College.
6. Dundes, Alan. Essays on Folkloristics , Meerut: Folklore Institute, 1978.
7. Innis, R. E. Semiotics: An Introductory Reader . London: Hutch inson. 1985.
Unit 3:
1. Baron, Robert, and Nicholas R. Spitzer, eds. Public Folklore. Smithsonian Institution
Press, 1992.
2. Dorson, Richard M (ed). Folklore in the Modern World . Mouton: The Hague,1978.
3. Dundes, Alan. The Study of Folklore . New Jersey: Prentice Hall,1965.
4. Myers, Helen (ed.)Ethnomusicology: An Introduction . Macmillan: NewYork.1992.
5. Nettl, Bruno. Theory and Method in Ethnomusicology . London: Macmillan Company,
1964.
6. Sudhakar, Kanaka. Indian classical dancing: The therapeutic advantages, Sterling
Publishers, 1994.
7. Young, Katharine Galloway. Bodylore. Univ Tennessee Press, 1993.
Unit 4:
1. Bartis, P. Folklife and Field Work : A Layman‘s Introduction to Field Techniques , 1980.
2. Dorson, Richard M (Ed). Folklore and Folklife: An Introduction . Chicago: University
of Chicago Press, 1980.
3. Jackson, B. Field Work . University Of Illinois Press.1987.
4. Kenneth S Goldstein A Guide for Fieldworkers in Folklore . The American Folklore
Society , America Folklife Centre, 1964
5. Kothari, C.R. Research Methodology: Methods and Techniques. New Delhi: New Age
International P. Ltd.2004.
References:
1. Bauman, Richard, ed. Folklore, Cultural Performances and Popular Entertainments: A
Communications Centered Handbook. Oxford, University Press, 1992.
2. Bouissac, Paul. Circus and Culture: A Semiotic Approach . Indiana University Press,
1976.
3. Bulmer, M. ed. Social Research Ethics , London: Macmillan, 1982.
4. Burgess, R. In the field: an introduction to field research , London: Allen and
Unwin.1984.

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5. Clifford, James and George E. Marcus. Writing Culture: The Poetics and Politics of
Ethnography, Berkeley, and University of California Press, 1986.
6. Dewey, John. 1927. The Public and Its Problems. New York: Henry Holt and Co.
7. Dorson, Richard M. Current folklore theories. Current Anthropology ,1963, 4:1. 93-112.
8. Durga, S.A.K. Ethnomusicology: A Study of Intercultural Musicology . B.R. Rhythms.
2004.
9. Eco, Umberto. A Theory of Semiotics. Bloomington: Indiana University Press, 1976.
10. Feintuch, Burt. ed. The Conservation of Culture: Folklorists and the Public Sector .
Publication of the American Folklore Society, New Series. Lexington: University Press
of Kentucky, 1988.
11. Freud, Sigmund. Jokes and their Relation to the Unconscious . Penguin Books, 1960.
12. Gershon Legmenn. No Laughing Matter: An Analysis of Sexual Humour, Vos.1 and2,
Bloomington: Indiana University, 1978.
13. Goode, J. and Hatt, P.K. Methods in Social Research. McGrew -Hill Book Company,
1962.
14. Georges, Robert A. and Michael Owen Jones. Folkloristics: An Introduction. Indiana
15. University Press, 1995.
16. Hammersley, M. and Atkinson, P. Ethnography, Principles in Practice. Tavistock
Press, 1983.
17. Handoo, Jawaharlal. Folklore: An introduction. Myso re: Central Institute of Indian
Languages, 1989.
18. ______. Theoretical Essays in Indian Folklore . Mysore: Zooni Publications, 2000.
19. Honko, Lauri. Methods in Folk Narrative Research. Ethnologiya Europaya, 1980, XI.
6-27.
20. James Clifford and George E. Marcus. Writing Culture. University of California
Press,1986.
21. Jonathan McCollum (ed.), David G. Hebert (ed.) Theory and Method in Historical
Ethnomusicology . Lexington Books,2014.
22. Largey, Michael ―Ethnomusicology and Musical Collecting Techniques‖, in George H.
Schoemaker (ed.) 1990.
23. Lacan, Jacque. Four Fundamental Concepts of Psychoanalysis .New York State
University Press,1995.
24. Levi Strauss, Claude. The Savage Mind . London: Oxford University Press,1972.
25. Lippmann, Walter. Public Opinion. New York: Macmillan.1922.

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26. Maria Leach (Ed.) Standard Dictionary of Folklore, Mythology and Legend London,
Funk and Wagnall‘s Publishing Company, Inc,.1972
27. Parmar, Sham. Traditional Folk Media in India , Geka Books, 1975.
28. Propp, V. J. Morphology of the Folktale . Austin: University of Texas Press.1968.
29. Regina Bendix, In Search of Authenticity: The Formation of Folklore Studies.
University of Wisconsin Press, 1997.
30. Rice, Timothy. Ethnomusicology: A Very Short Introduction. Oxford University
Press,2013.
31. Sebeok, T. A. Signs: An Introduction to Semiotics . University of Toronto Press. 1994.
32. Sims, Martha C. and Martine Stephens. Living folklore: An introduction to the study of
people and their traditions. Utah State University Press, 2011.
33. Shoemaker, George H. The emergence of folklore in everyd ay life: A field guide and
sourcebook. Trickster Press, 1990.
34. Usha Rani N, Folk Media for Development, Karnataka Book Publication,1996.
35. Vaidhyanathan, TG and Jeffrey J Gripal. Vishnu on Freud‘s Desk: A Reader in
Psychoanalysis and Hinduism . OUP India,2002.
36. Young P. V. Scientific Social Surveys and Research . Prentice Hall.1966.

Web Resources:
―Open Folklore‖ is a scholarly resource which provides access to a variety of open access
resources. https://openfolklore.org/
Syllabus Prepared by:

Convener:
 Dr. Deepa Mishra, Convener, Associate Professor, Department of English, Smt. C.H.M
College, Ulhasnagar

Members:
 Dr Sanobar Hussaini, Member, Assistant Professor, Department of English, Mithibai
College, Mumbai.
 Ms. Rehana Vadgama, Member, Assistant Professor, Department of English,
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 Dr Pravin Gaikwad, Member, Assistant Professor, Department of English, J.S.M.
College, Alibag, Raigad.
 Dr Mandakini Baruah, Member, Assista nt Professor, Department of Cultural Studies,
Tezpur University, Tezpur, Assam.
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University of Mumbai

Syllabus for M. A. Cultural Studies Program

Part - I
Semester - II




Course: Core Course
Course Title: Gender and Cultural Studies -II
Paper: VII






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1. Syllabus as per Choice Based Credit System
i. Name of the Programme MA in Cultural Studies
ii. Course Code PACLS207
iii. Course Title Gender and Cultural Studies -II
Core Paper – VII
iv. Semester wise Course Contents Enclosed
v. References and Additional References Enclosed
vi. Enclosed in the Syllabus Enclosed the copy of syllabus
vii. Credit Structure 06 Credits
viii. No. of lectures per Unit 15
ix. No. of lectures per week 04
x. Scheme of Examination 4 Questions of 15 marks each
xi. Fee Structure As per University Structure
xii. Special notes , if any No
xiii. Eligibility , if any No

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M.A. Part I Cultural Studies
Course Title : Gender and Cultural Studies -II
Preamble:
The second part of the course on Gender and Cultural Studies dives deeper into the arena
with the aim to create awareness of the role of race and gender identity in cultural texts and
contexts. It aims to equip the learner with new methodologies to revisit spatiality and history
to understand how gender and culture influence identity formation.
 Objectives of the Course:
 To create awareness of subject positions and identity intersections - of race, gender,
generation, institutional location, geopolitical locale, sexual orientation – in order to
understand how our claims to identity are constituted within and through cultural texts
and contexts.
 To equip learners to understand how narratives are constructed within fictio n,
documentary and short films, and through digital technologies, with a special focus on
the emergence of Digital Humanities as a distinct discipline.
 To introduce learners to methodologies required for understanding memory, spatiality
and history as layered representations of gender and culture that eventually leads to
identity formation.
 To enable learners to study historical as well as the contemporary approaches to
understanding mythologies, with particular focus on Indian myths from gendered
perspect ives, and to analyse how preservation and dissemination of myths produce
‗mnemocultures‘ or the cultures of memory.
 Course Outcomes:
Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
 Learners will be equipped to interrogate and analyse the constructions and
interactions of gender and culture in and through texts, technologies, material cultures
and mythologies -- encompassing a range from traditional to contemporary --in
nuanced and in-depth ways.
 The balanced study of theory and texts will help the learner understand texts and
culture from an enhanced perspective.

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Semester - II Core Course Paper - VII Credits - 6
Course Title : Gender and Cultural Studies -II

Total Lectures: 60
Unit 1: Gender Interstices - Forming Identities 15 Lectures
Part A: Theory
 Kulkarni , Mangesh. ‗Reconstructing Indian Masculinities‘ (2009)
https://xyonline.net/content/reconstructing -indian -masculinities
 Sterling, Anne Fausto ―The Five Sexes: Why Male and Female are not Enough‖
(1993)
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/239657377_The_Five_Sexes_Why_Mal
e_and_Female_are_not_Enough
 Crenshaw, Kimberlé Williams. ―Mapping the Margins: Intersectionali ty, Identity
Politics, and Violence Against Women of Color.‖ In Martha Albertson Fineman,
Rixanne Mykitiuk, Eds. The Public Nature of Private Violence . New York:
Routledge, 1994. pp. 93-
118. https://www.racialequitytools.org/resourcefiles/mapping -margins.pdf
 Excerpts from Katherine N. Hayles. How We Became Posthuman: Virtual Bodies
in Cybernetics, Literature, and Informatics . Chicago: The University of Chicago
Press, 1999.
Chapter 1: Towards Embodied Virtuality pp. 1-24
Chapter 11: Conclusion: What Does it Mean to be Posthuman?. Pp. 283-292
 Kannabiran, Vasanth and Kalpana Kannabiran.―Caste and gender: Understand ing
dynamics of power and violence. ‖ Economic and Political Weekly . Vol 26, No
37, 1991. https://www.epw.in/journal/1991/37/commentary/caste -and-gender -
understanding -dynamics -power -and-violence.html
Part B: Texts for Discussion
 Priscilla Frank. ―Female Photographers Discuss the Real Anxieties of Being
Women.‖ Huffpost.com. 2016. https://www.huffpost.com/entry/for -these -women -
photographers -reality -is-best-served -with-a-little-
artifice_n _56b268f3e4b04f9b57d840eb [photo -essays]

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 Callie Doyle -Scott. ―Virtual Reality: Gender Identity in Video Games.‖
Feminartsy.com . 26 May 2016. http://fem inartsy -com.dreamhosters.com/virtual -
reality -gender -identity -in-video -games/ . [essay]
 Cherrie Moraga. The Hungry Woman: A Mexican Medea . West End Press, 1995.
[drama]
 A. Revathi. A Life in Trans Activism. New Delhi: Zubaan, 2016. [self narrative]
Unit 2: Culture and Technology 15 Lectures
Part A: Theory
 Balsamo, Anne ―The Role of the Body in Feminist Cultural Studies of Science
and Technology‖ in Technologies of the Gendered Body . Duke Univ Press, 1996,
pp 157-64. https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/In -the-future -
humans -will-
becomecyborgs/artic leshow/433959.cms , http://indiafuturesociety.org/category/g
eneral/cyborg/ , https://qz.com/1424235/these -real-life-cyborgs -are-changing -
their-brains -by-enhancing -theirbodies/
 An examination of the new regime of surveillance brought about through
recording technologies. Chinmayai Arun (n.d) ―Paperthin Safeguards and Mass
Surveillance in India.‖
 CIS, Bangalore - https://cis -india.org/internet -governance/blog/paper -thin-
safeguards.pdf
 Selected Chapters: The Digital Humanities: A Primer for Students and Scholars
Chapter 3: The Elements of Digital Humanities: Text and Document
Chapter 4: The Elements of Digital Humanities: Object, Artifact, Image, Sound,
Space
Part B: Texts for discussion
 Rokeya Sakhawat Hossain (1905). Sultana‘s Dream
https://digital.library.upenn.edu/women/sultana/dream/dream.html Afra Shafiq -
https://www.entersultanasreality.com/
 Rohini Devasher‘s astronomy based video art
 Manjula Padmanabhan. ―Three Virgins‖ from Three Virgins and Other Stories
(2013)
 VIDEO GAMES: James O‘Sullivan : ―Video games have become a new form of
literature‖ https://qz.com/quartz y/1764645/how -video -game -storytelling -both-is-

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and-is-not-like-literature/
Unit 3: Material Culture through Memory, History and Spatiality 15 Lectures
Part A: Theory
 Kansteiner, Wulf. ―Finding Meaning in Memory: A Methodological Critique of
Memory Studies.‖ History and Theory 41.2 (2002): 179-197.
 Kumar, Ravinder. ―The Past and the Present: An Indian Dialogue.‖ Daedalus , vol.
118, no. 4, 1989, pp. 27–49. JSTOR , www.jstor.org/stable/20025263. Accessed 10
Dec. 2020
 Lefebvre, Henri. State, Space, World: Selected Essays . University of Minnesota
Press, 2009
The following essays:
―Reflections on the Politics of Space.‖ pp. 167-184
―Space and Mode of Production.‖ pp.210 -222
―Space and the State.‖ pp.223 - 253
 Nayar, Pramod. K. Colonial Voices: The Discourses of Empire . Wiley -Blackwell,
2012.
The following chapter:
―Empire Management: From Domestication to Spectacle.‖ pp.104 -160]
Part B: Texts for discussion
 The Cybermohalla Project
http://retiary.org/idea/idea7/idea_7/saraicm/saraicm.htm
 Sarda, Sveta (trans.). Trickster City: Writings from the Belly of the Metropolis .
Penguin, 2010.
The following selections:
Suraj Rai. ―Having Seen it from Close.‖ pp. 131-134
―The Last Stanza of a Poem.‖ pp.137 -193
―Its Name is Ghevra‖ pp. 271-297
[NOTE: The last two excerpts are co-written by multiple authors, so there is no
author credit given here.]
 Mohan, Praveen. Ancient Temple you have NEVER heard of: 'Jalashayana'
Temple, Mahabalipuram – Highlights
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5RsIoOW8bkk
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The Other Side of Silence, with Urvashi Butalia.
Indian Summer Festival Canada. ―The Other Side of Silence, with Urvashi
Butalia.‖ YouTube video. 15 February 2013.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rZ_v1oxGwFQ.
Urvashi Butalia on the need for a people‘s history of the Partition : The Bhindi
Bazaar Dialogues. ―Urvashi Butalia on the need for a people‘s history of the
Partition.‖ YouTube Video. 26 January 2017.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bMyFXfFPtYE.]
Unit 4: Re-visioning Mythology 15 Lectures
Part A: Theory
 Venkat Rao: Cultures of Memory in South Asia: Orality, Literacy and the
Problem of Inheritance
 Ramanujan, A. K. ―Telling Tales.‖ Daedalus118:04. 1989.
 Soni, V and Thapar, R. (2017). Mythology, Science and Society. The Hindu.
Retrieved from: https://www.thehindu.com/opinion/op -ed/mythology -science -
andsoc iety/article6571525.ece
 Ajay K. Rao. Re-Figuring the R m ya a as Theology: A History of Reception in
Premodern India.
 Hamilton Edith : Mythology : Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes : Little, Brown
and Company : 1942
 Segal Robert A : Myth - A Very Shor t Introduction : Oxford University Press :
Second Edition : United Kingdom : 2015
Part B: Texts for discussion
 Pattanaik, Devdutt. Shikhandi
 Arni, Samhita. Sita‘s Ramayana (Graphic Novel)
 Haynes, Natalie: A Thousand Ships - This is the Women‘s War. Mantle : Main
Market Edition: 2019 : Chapter 1 to 10.
 One performative Art form of Maharashtra

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Evaluation Pattern
Internal Assessment (40 Marks)
Sr.No. Particulars Marks
1. One Written Assignment/Research Paper on the topics suggested
by the teacher for Internal Assessment
Presentation on the Written Assignment
Viva Voce based on the written assignment /Research Paper
10 Marks
05 Marks
05 Marks
Total=20 Marks
2. One Internal Test based on the syllabus (one out of three
questions) Duration: 50 minutes 20 Marks

Semester End Examination ( 60 Marks)
Semester End Examination Duration : 2 Hours 60 Marks
Unit 1 : Essay on Unit I (one out of two) 15 Marks
Unit 2 : Essay on Unit 2 (one out of two) 15 Marks
Unit 3 : Essay on Unit 3 (one out of two) 15 Marks
Unit 4 : Essay on Unit 4 (one out of two) 15 Marks

References:
1. Anzaldua, Gloria. Borderlands/La Frontera: The New Mestiza . Aunt Lute Books, 1987
2. Appadurai, Arjun: From Modernity at Large: Cultural Dimensions of Globalization .
University of Minnesota Press, 1996
3. Balsamo, Anne. ‗The Role of the Body in Feminist Cultural Studies of Science and
Technology‘ in Technologies of the Gendered Body. Durham: Duke Univ Press, 1996
pp 157-64. ISBN: 978-0-8223 -1698 -5
4. Burke, Peter. ―History as Social Memory,‖ in Memory: History, Culture and the Mind,
edited by Thomas Butler (Oxford and New York, 1990), 97-113
5. Bose, Brinda. (ed.). Translating Desire: The Politics of Gender and Culture in India .
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6. Dasgupta, Sanjukta, Dipankar Sinha and Sudeshna Chakravarti. Media, Gender, and
Popular Culture in India: Tracking Change and Continuity . Sage Publications, 2012.
7. Eliade, Mircea. The Sacred and the Profane the Nature of Religion . Harcourt Brace,
1959.
8. Ellwood, Robert S. The Politics of Myth: a Study of C.G. Jung, Mircea Eliade, and
Joseph Campbell . State University of New York Press, 1999.
9. Gardiner , Eileen, Ronald G. Musto . The Digital Humanities: A Primer for Students and
Scholars . Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2015, ISBN - 9781107013193
10. Grimal, Pierre, et al. A Concise Dictionary of Classical Mythology . Basil Blackwell,
1994
11. Halberstam, Judith and David L Hang. ―What is Queer About Queer Studies Now‖.
Social Text Vol 23 .No 83-4. California : Duke Univers ity Press. 2005.
12. Halbwachs, Maurice. On Collective Memory , edited, translated, and with an
introduction by Lewis A. Coser (Chicago, 1992), 37-83
13. Hayles, Katherine . How We Became Posthuman: Virtual Bodies in Cybernetics,
Literature, and Informatics . Chicago : University of Chicago Press. 1999.
14. Hiltebeitel, Alf. ethin ing the ah h rata a Reader's Guide to the Education of the
Dharma King . Oxford University Press, 2002
15. Hopkins, Patrick. D. (ed.). Sex/Machine: Readings in Culture, Gender, and
Technology. Indiana University Press, 1998
16. Hussai , Roquia Sakhawat . Sultana's Dream . New York: Amazon Digital Services LLC
- KDP Print US, 2019, ISBN - 9781096990215.
17. Jensen, Jeppe Sinding. Myths and Mythologies A Reader . Taylo r and Francis, 2014.
18. Milestone, Katie, and Anneke Meyer. Gender and Popular Culture . Polity, 2012
19. Morford, Mark P. O., et al. Classical Mythology. Oxford University Press, 2019
20. National Geographic and History documentaries on heritage sites and museums
21. Padmanabhan , Manjula . Three Virgins and Other Stories . New Delhi: Zubaan Books ,
2014, ISBN - 9789383074471.
22. Phillips, Anne. Gender and Culture. Polity, 2010
23. Radhakrishnan, Smitha. Appropriately Indian: Gender and Culture in a New
Transnational Class. Duke University Press, 2011
24. Ramen, Fred. Indian Mythology . Rosen Central, 2008
25. Rich, Adrienne. Of Woman Born: Motherhood as Experience and Institution . W.W.
Norton and Co, 1986

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26. Skoda, Uwe, and Birgit Lettmann. (eds). India and its Visual Cultures: Community,
Class and Gender in a Symbolic Landscape . Sage Publications, 2018
27. Uberoi, Patricia. Freedom and Destiny: Gender, Family, and Popular Culture in India.
Oxford University Press, 2009
28. Why Collect Things: Archaeology, Anthropology and Material Culture Studies
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/discussion/living -in-a-material -world -why-things -
matter
29. Winter, Jay M., Remembering War: The Great War between Memory and History in
the Twentieth Century (New Haven, 2006).
30. Weedon, Chris. Feminism, Theor, and the Politics of Difference . Wiley Blackwell,
1999.

Web Resources:
1. BBC World Service. ―Gender identity: ‗How colonialism killed my culture‘s gender
fluidity‘‖. YouTube Video. 30 July 2020.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AqEgsHGiK -s
2. https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/In -the-future -humans -will-
becomecyborgs/articleshow/433959.cms , http://indiafuturesociety.org/category/general
/cyborg/ https://qz.com/1424235/these -real-life-cyborgs -are-changing -their-brains -by-
enhancing -theirbodies/
3. https://cis -india.org/internet -governance/blog/paper -thin-safeguards.pdf
4. https://www.google.co.in/books/edition/The_Digital_Humanities/Vhu_CQAAQBAJ?hl
=enandgbpv=1 andprintsec=frontcover
5. https://qz.com/quartzy/1764645/ho w-video -game -storytelling -both-is-and-is-not-like-
literature/
6. https://digital.library.upenn.edu/women/sultana/dream/dream.html Afra Shafiq -
https://www.entersultanasreality.com/
7. https://www.google.co.in/books/edition/Three_Virgins_and_Other_Stories/QqqPDAA
AQBAJ?hl=en andgbpv=1 andprintsec=frontcover
8. https://etheses.bham.ac.uk/id/eprint/5870/1/Hewitt15PhD.pdf Peter Hewitt, The
Material Culture of Shakespeare‘s England: a study of the early modern objects in the
museum collection of the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust (Thesis) 11-28pp
9. https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/discussion/living -in-a-material -world -why-things -
matter Why Collect Things : Archaeology, Anthropology and Material Culture Studies.

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10. Origin. ―The Big Gender Social Experiment | LGBTQ Documentary | Genderquake
Part 1.‖ YouTube video. 23 June 2020.
https://www.youtub e.com/watch?v=0sLjWon7Fus
11. Origin. ―Sexuality and Gender, A Social Experiment | Full Documentary | Genderquake
Part 2.‖ YouTube video. 26 June 2020. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v= -
Cstc09d3c4 .
12. Tedx Talks. ―Demystifying Gender in Indian Culture | Laxmi Narayan Tripathi |
TEDxAcropolisGroupofInstitutions.‖ YouTube video. 4 April 2018.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_0pp4fZ4NTE .
13. TedX Talks. ―Mythology and Feminism: A Case for Subaltern Narratives| Utkarsh
Patel | TEDxStXaviersMumbai.‖ YouTube video. 10 October 2018.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_xILKtyhSbA .
MOOCS:
Gender and Sexualit y [The Importance of India MOOC
3.3.6] www.coursera.org/learn/passport -to-india
Contemporary India : Coursera: offered by University of Melbourne:
https://www.coursera.org/learn/india
Syllabus Prepared by:
Convener:
 Dr. Deepa Murdeshwar -Katre : Department of English, Vartak College, Vasai Road, Dist.
Palghar

Members:
 Prof. Dr. Anupama Nayar : Department of English and Cultural Studies, Christ University
 Dr Shalini Sinha : Department of English, K. C. College, Mumbai
 Dr. Rosy Chamling: Department of English, Sikkim University
 Dr. Sucharit a Sarkar: Department of English, D. T. S. S. College of Commerce, Mumbai
 Dr. Bharat Tupere : Department of English, Sant Rawool Maharaj Mahavidyalaya, Kudal,
Dist. Sindhudurg
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Syllabus for M. A. Cultural Studies Program

Part I

Semester II








Course: Core Course
Course Title: Introduction to Popular Culture - II
Paper - VIII




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1. Syllabus as per Choice Based Credit System
i. Name of the Programme MA in Cultural Studies
ii. Course Code PACLS208
iii. Course Title Introduction to Popular Culture -II
Core Paper – VIII
iv. Semester wise Course Contents Enclosed
v. References and Additional References Enclosed
vi. Enclosed in the Syllabus Enclosed the copy of syllabus
vii. Credit Structure 06 Credits
viii. No. of lectures per Unit 15
ix. No. of lectures per week 04
x. Scheme of Examination 4 Questions of 15 marks each
xi. Fee Structure As per University Structure
xii. Special notes , if any No
xiii. Eligibility , if any No

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MA Cultural Studies
Part I
Course Title : Introduction to Popular Culture - II
Preamble:
After introduction to the basic concepts of popular culture in Sem I, the students need to be
introduced the theoretical aspects of popular culture. Hence, various theories and schools
with relation to popular culture are covered in this paper.

 Objectives of the Course:
 To acquaint students various theories related to popular culture
 To impart knowledge to understand and appreciate popular culture through the lens of
theories
 To introduce students to modern and post modern theories in the context of popular
culture

 Course Outcomes:

Upon completion of this course , students will be able to:
 Students are acquainted with various theories of popular culture
 Students are able to appreciate popular culture through the lens of theories
 Students are able to read cultural texts with the help of various theoretical concepts

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Semester - II Core Course Paper - VIII Credits - 6
Course Title: Introduction to Popular Culture - II

Total Lectures: 60
Unit 1:
Semiotics and Structuralist Approaches
Topics : Semiotics, Structuralism, National Culture 15 Lectures
Unit 2:
Culture and Production
Interpretation of Culture (Anthropology), Writing about Cultures
Hegemony, Post Marxism 15 Lectures
Unit 3:
Representation and Identity
Feminism and Popular culture, Regional Cinema, Marginality 15 Lectures
Unit 4:
Approaches to Indian Cinema
Bollywood, Cultural Nationalism, Popular cinema and ideology 15 Lectures

Evaluation Pattern
Internal Assessment (40 Marks):
Sr. No. Particulars Marks
1. One Written Assignment/Research Paper on the topics
suggested by the teacher for Internal Assessment
Presentation on the Written Assignment
Viva Voce based on the written assignment /Research Paper
10 Marks
05 Marks
05 Marks
Total=20 Marks
2. One Internal Test based on the syllabus (one out of three
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Semester End Examination: (60 Marks)
Semester End Examination Duration : 2 Hours 60 Marks
Unit 1 : Essay on Unit I (one out of two) 15 Marks
Unit 2 : Essay on Unit 2 (one out of two) 15 Marks
Unit 3 : Essay on Unit 3 (one out of two) 15 Marks
Unit 4 : Essay on Unit 4 (one out of two) 15 Marks

Suggested Readings:
Unit 1:
1. Roland Barthes: ―Rhetoric of the Signified: The World of Fashion‖ from The Fashion
System
2. Fantz Fanon: ―On National Culture‖ from The Wretched of the Earth
3. Suggested Films
4. Lagaan 2001 Dir Ashuthosh Gowarikar
5. Sholay 1975 Dir: Ramesh Sippy

Unit 2:
1. Paul du Gay: ―Introduction‖ from In Production of Culture/Cultures of Production
2. Clifford Geertz: ―Thick Description: Toward an Interpretive Theory of Culture‖ from
The Interpretation of Cultures
3. Tony Bennett: ―Popular Culture and ‗Turn to Gramsci‘‖
4. Stuart Hall: ―Notes on Deconstructing the Popular‖
5. Suggested Films : Octopussy Dir John Glen 1983

Unit 3:
1. Laura Mulvey: ―Visual Pleasure and Narrative Cinema‖
2. Arundhati Roy: ―The Great Indian Rape Trick‖
3. Hrishikesh Ingle: ―Fandry and Sairat: Regional Cinema and Marginality‖ (EPW)
4. Suggested Films
5. Rear Window 1954 Dir: Alfred Hitchcock
6. Bandit Queen 1996 Dir: Shekhar Kapur

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7. Fandry 2013 Dir: Nagaraj Manjule
8. Sairat 2016 Dir: Nagaraj Manjule

Unit 4:
1. Ashish Rajadhyaksha: ―The Bollywoodization of Indian Cinema: Cultura l Nationalism
in a Global Arena‖
2. Madhava Prasad: ―This Thing Called Bollywood‖
3. Tejaswini Niranjana, ‗Integrating whose nation? Tourists and terrorists in ―Roja‖‘
(EPW)
4. Suggested Films
5. Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge 1995 Aditya Chopra
6. Roja 1993 Dir: Mani Ratn am

References:
1. Adorno, Theodor W. The Culture Industry: Selected Essays on Mass Culture . Ed. J.M.
Bernstein. London: Routledge, 1991.
2. Alexander, Jeffrey C., and Steven Seidman, eds. Culture and Society: Contemporary
Debates. Cambridge: Cambridge UP, 1990.
3. Anderson, Patricia. The Printed Image and the Transformation of Popular Culture,
1790 -1860. New York: Oxford UP, 1991.
4. Avery, Robert K., and David Eason. Critical Perspectives on Media and Society . New
York: Guilford P, 1991.
5. Collins , Jim. Uncommon Cultur es. Popular Culture and Post -Modernism , New
York/London: Routledge,1989.
6. Danesi, Marcel. Popular culture: Introductory perspectives . London: Rowman and
Littlefield, 2012.
7. Gina Renee Misirogu. American Countercultures: an Encyclopedia of Nonconformists,
Alternative Lifestyles, and Radical Ideas in U. S. History . New York: Armonk, 2009.
8. Grazian, David. Mix it up: Popular culture, mass media, and society . New York:
Norton., 2010.
9. Holtzman, Linda. Media messages: What film, television, and popular music teach us
about race, class, gender, and sexual orientation . Armonk, NY: Sharpe, 2000.
10. Ross, Andrew. No Respect. Intellectuals and Popular Culture , New York/London:
Routledge, 1989.

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11. Storey, John. Cultural theory and popular culture: An introduction . 7th ed. New York:
Routledge, 2015.

Web Resources:
All texts in ―suggested reading‖ are available online.

Syllabus Prepared by:
Convener:
 Dr. Rajesh Karankal, Head, Department of English, University of Mumbai, Mumbai
Members:
 Ms. Vinita Mathew, Wilson College, Chowpatty Seaface Road, Chowpatty, Mumbai.
 Dr. Dattatraya S. Kamble, R.P.Gogate College of Arts Science and R.V. Joglekar
College of Commerce, Ratnagiri.
 Dr. Nandita Roy, Vivek College of Commerce, Goregaon West Mumbai.
 Prof. M. Dasan, Former Professor and Dean, Central University of Kerala, Kasargod.
(Kerala)
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M.A. Part II
Semester – III

Elective Courses
Sr No Paper Name Course Code Elective Paper
No Credits
Elective –I 06
1 Culture: Heritage and Conservation PACLS301 Paper - IX- (A)
2 Nationalism, Globalization and Cultural
Studies PACLS301 Paper - IX- (B)
Elective – II 06
1 Comparative Cultures PACLS302 Paper -X- (A)
2 Lifestyle Studies PACLS302 Paper -X- (B)
Elective - III 06
1 Visual Culture and Performance Studies PACLS303 Paper -XI-(A)
2 Culture and Environment PACLS303 Paper -XI-(B)
Elective – IV 06
1 Tribal Art and Culture PACLS304 Paper -XII- (A)
2 Introduction to Multiculturalism PACLS304 Paper -XII- (B)
Elective - V 06
1 Exploring the Culture of Konkan and
Mumbai PACLS305 Paper -XIII-(A)
2 Cultural Studies with reference to
Maharashtra PACLS305 Paper -XIII-(B)

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Part - II
Semester - III






Course: Elective - I

Course Title: Culture: Heritage and Conservation

Paper: IX (A)





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1. Syllabus as per Choice Based Credit System
i. Name of the Programme MA in Cultural Studies
ii. Course Code PACLS301
iii. Course Title Culture: Heritage and Conservation
Paper – IX (A)
iv. Semester wise Course Contents Enclosed
v. References and Additional References Enclosed
vi. Enclosed in the Syllabus Enclosed the copy of syllabus
vii. Credit Structure 06 Credits
viii. No. of lectures per Unit 15
ix. No. of lectures per week 04
x. Scheme of Examination 4 Questions of 15 marks each
xi. Fee Structure As per University Structure
xii. Special notes , if any No
xiii. Eligibility , if any No

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M.A.- Cultural Studies
Part II
Course Title : Culture: Heritage and Conservation
Preamble:
Any civilization transforms into a culture because of its heritage. The analysis of the heritage
of a culture leads to a better understanding of its people, then and now. To study the
heritage of a culture from its beginning to the present necessitates the study of the
efforts and movements in the conservation of culture. This course aims to introduce
learners to Heritage Studies and the efforts and movements of conservation, the
relevant laws that assist conservation and its relevance and connection to our world.
This course will enable the learner assist in governmental and non-governmental
organizations in documentation and spreading awareness of conservation of heritage
sites across the globe.
 Objectives of the Course :
 To offer learners with an advanced introduction to the important concepts related to
Heritage Studies such as cultural heritage, conservation of heritage, and sustainable
development
 To introduce to the students the relevance of cultural heritage, the historical background
of the movements for the conservation of heritage conservation, various approaches to
the analysis and protection of the cultural heritage and how conservation of cultural
heritage functions in the context of contemporary culture
 To familiarize students with the discourse of heritage conservation, its consumption and
commercialization, and the link between preservation of cultural heritage and
sustainable development
 Course Outcomes:
Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
 Understand the importa nt concepts related to Heritage Studies such as cultural heritage,
conservation of heritage, and sustainable development
 Contribute to the protection and conservation of our cultural heritage
 Spread awareness of the importance of cultural heritage in the modern world
 Help in the documentation needed to help in the preservation, protection and
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Semester - III Elective - I Paper - IX (A) Credits - 6
Course Title : Culture: Heritage and Conservation
Total Lectures: 60
Unit 1: Concepts, History, Ethics 15 Lectures
 Concept of Heritage: Built Heritage and the Heritage of Cultural Practices.
 Types of Heritage: Social (rites and rituals, social identity), Cultural
(literature, painting etc.), Religious (sites, myths, legends, traditions etc.) and
Natural (elements of biodiversity, ecosystems and geological structures).
 Heritage Studies and Sustainable Development.
 Heritage Conservation: What It Means; the Role of Science, Technology,
History and Arts in Conservation; Movements for Heritage Conservation;
Museums and Archives; Ethics of Conservation (built structures, cultural
practices and environment); the Role of the Government (funding,
Commissions, Acts and Regulations); Community Participation and Heritage
Conservation.
 Heritage Tourism: Economic and Environmental Impact.
Unit 2: Mumbai and its Neighbourhood 15 Lectures
 Mumbai and Its Neighbourhood: History and Ethnographic Profile of People;
Their Cultures and Cultural Practices.
 Major Heritage Sites: the Cultural History of Caves, Built Structures,
Bioregional Aspects.
 Museums and Archives: Chhatrapati Shivaji Vastu Museum
(Mumbai), National Film Archives of India (Pune).
 Role of the State Government, Local Administrative Bodies, NGOs and
Local Communities; Sensitisation Programmes for Aspects of Conservation.
 History of Movements in the State for the Conservation of Heritage Sites and
Local Histories. (Baliraja Dam Struggle, Ajanta Ellora Conservation and
Tourism Development Project, Aarey Conservation Group, Aarey Forest
Movement, Banganga Festival etc.)
 History of Conservation Efforts: Protection of Built Structures; Museums
and Arch ives.
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Opportunities and Training; Sustenance of the Environment.
Unit 3: India and its Cultural Heritage 15 Lectures
 The Idea of India and Indian Culture(s): Cultural Profile of The Nation
 Major Heritage Sites: Ancient Monuments: Ancient Monuments: Hampi
(Karnataka), Champaner -Pavagadh Archaeological Park (Gujarat), Konark
Sun Temple (Odisha), Humayun‘s Tomb (New Delhi);
 Archaeological Sites: Nalanda (Bihar), Sanchi (Madhya Pradesh),
Kalibangan (Rajasthan); Cultural (for instance, Nalanda), Political (for
example, Vidhanha Soudha of Bengaluru, Karnataka), Religious (Ganesh
festival, Banaras as a religious city etc.), Built Structures, Bioregional
Cultural Zones (Northeast India: Hornbill Festival of Nagaland)
 Museums and Archives: National Museum (New Delhi), Indian Museum
(Kolkata) Government Museum (Chennai), Salar Jung Museum
(Hyderabad), National Archives of India (Kolkata).
 Role of State Governments, Local Administrative Bodies, NGOs and Local
Communities; Sensitisation Programmes for Conservation Aspects
 History of Movements for the Conservation of Heritage Sites and Local
Histories: Narmada Bachao (Madhya Pradesh), Bishnoi Movement
(Rajasthan), Chipko Movement (Uttarakhand), Silent Valley Movement
(Kerala), Jungle Bachao Andolan (Jharkhand), Tehri Dam Conflict
(Uttarakhand).
 Acts and Laws: The Indian Treasure Trove Act, 1878; The Ancient
Monuments and Archaeological Sites and remains Act 1904; Ancient
monuments and archaeological sites and remains Act 1958 and Rules 1959;
The Antiquities Art treasure Act 1972; Export Protection Act 1986; (Various
State Laws: Tamil Nadu Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Sites and
Remains Act, 1966; Hampi World Heritage Area Management Authority
Act, 2002; Orissa Ancient Monuments and Preservation Act, 1956;
Rajasthan Monuments, Archaeological Sites and Antiquities Act, 1961;
Madhya Pradesh Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Sites and Remains
Act, 1964; Victoria Memorial Act, 1903; Salar Jung Museum Act, 1961, etc.)
 Heritage and Green Tourism India; Employment Opportunities and Proper
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Government, NGOs, Local Authorities and Communities
Unit 4: World Heritage and Conservation 15 Lectures
 Heritage Organisations and their Activities: United Nations Educational,
Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO); Aga Khan Trust for
Culture, World Monuments Fund, UNESCO, the International Council on
Monuments and Sites (ICOMOS), the J. Paul Getty Trust, and the
International Centre for the Study of the Preservation and Restoration of
Cultural Property (ICCROM)
 Heritage Conventions : UNESCO World Heritage Convention (1972); Hoi
An Protocols for Best Conservation Practice in Asia (2005); ―Save
Borobudur‖ initiative (1968); UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage (2003);
UNIDROIT Convention on Stolen or Illegally Exported Cultural Objects
(1995); the European Landscape Convention 2000; The Hague Convention
for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict (1954)
 Major Sites of World Heritage: Acropolis (Athens), Angkor Vat (Cambodia),
Borobodur Temple (Indonesia), Great Wall (China), Mohen -jo-daro
(Pakistan), Machu Picchu (Peru), Petra (Jordan) Pyramids (Egypt), Roman
Colosseum (Italy),
 Heritage Tourism Industry and Environment

Evaluatio n Pattern
Internal Assessment (40 Marks):
Sr.No. Particulars Marks
1. One Written Assignment/Research Paper on the topics
suggested by the teacher for Internal Assessment
Presentation on the Written Assignment
Viva Voce based on the written assignment /Research Paper
10 Marks
05 Marks
05 Marks
Total=20 Marks
2. One Internal Test based on the syllabus (one out of three
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Semester End Examination :( 60 Marks)
Semester End Examination Duration : 2 Hours 60 Marks
Unit 1 : Essay on Unit I (one out of two) 15 Marks
Unit 2 : Essay on Unit 2 (one out of two) 15 Marks
Unit 3 : Essay on Unit 3 (one out of two) 15 Marks
Unit 4 : Essay on Unit 4 (one out of two) 15 Marks

Recommended Books:
Unit I:
1. De Groot, Jerome. Consuming history: Historians and heritage in contemporary
popular culture . Routledge, 2016.
2. Giaccardi, Elisa, ed. Heritage and social media: Understanding heritage in a
participatory culture . Routledge, 2012
3. Graham, Brian. "Heritage as knowledge: capital or culture ?." Urban studies 39.5-6
(2002): 1003 -1017.
4. Grainge, Paul. "Reclaiming heritage: colourization, culture wars and the politics of
nostalgia." Cultural Studies 13.4 (1999): 621-638.
5. Hughes, Michael and Jack Carlsen, ‗The Business of Cultural Heritage Tourism :
Critical Success Factors‘ Journal of Heritage Tourism . Vol. 5, 2010 - Issue 1 17 - 32.
6. Kirshenblatt -Gimblett, Barbara. Destination culture: Tourism, museums, and heritage .
Univ of California Press, 1998.
7. Mascari, Giovanni Francesco, et al. "Landscapes, heritage and culture." Journal of
Cultural Heritage 10.1 (2009): 22-29.
8. Pok, Wu Steven Wan, and Din Herminia Wei-hsin, eds. Digital heritage and culture:
strategy and implementation . World Scientific, 2014.
9. Timothy, Dallen J., and Bruce Prideaux. "Issues in heritage and culture in the Asia
Pacific region." Asia Pacific Journal of Tourism Research 9.3 (2004): 213-223.
10. Luther, Aline de Carvalho. Indian Heritage: the Process to INTACH‘s Charter.
https://www.academia.edu/3672237/Indian_Heritage_the_Process_to_INTACHs_Chart
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Unit II:
1. Bandyopadhyay, Ranjan, Duarte B. Morais, and Garry Chick. "Religion and identity in
India‘s heritage tourism." Annals of Tourism Research 35.3 (2008): 790-808.
2. Chalana, Manish. "Of Mills and Malls: The Future of Urban Industrial Heritage in
Neoliberal Mumb ai." Future Anterior 9.1 (2012): a-15.
3. Frazier, Mark W. "The Political Heritage of Textile Districts: Shanghai and Mumbai."
Built Heritage 3 (2019): 62-75.
4. Gandy, Matthew. "Landscapes of disaster: water, modernity, and urban fragmentation
in Mumbai." Envir onment and planning A 40.1 (2008): 108-130.
5. Kohar, Mandeep Kaur, and Sahibpreet Singh Kochar. "Irani Cafés of Mumbai: Bistro
Heritage Taken Over by Fast Food Culture." Studies in Indian Place Names 40.73
(2020): 411-416.
6. Nallathiga, Ramakrishna. "Integrati ng Entertainment, Tourism, Heritage and Culture
into the development of Cities: A Case for Mumbai." ITPI Journal 3.3 (2006): 67-
72.
7. Pelino, Clarissa. "BUILT HERITAGE AND MULTIPLE IDENTITIES IN MUMBAI."
Art and Economics in the City (2019): 69.
8. Rabasa, Angel, et al. The lessons of Mumbai . Vol. 249. Rand Corporation, 2009.
9. Roncaglia, Sara. Feeding the City: Work and Food Culture of the Mumbai
Dabbawalas . Open Book Publishers, 2013.
10. Compiled, Glimpses of Maharashtra through Archaeological Excavation,
sahyadribooks.org, 2013.
11. Wersch, Hub Van, The 1982 -83 Bombay Textile Strike and the Unmaking of a
La ourers‘ City, Delhi, Speaking Tiger Publishers, 2019.
12. D‘Monte, Darryl, Ripping the Fabric : The Decline of Mumbai and Its Mills, Delhi,
Oxfor d University Press, 2002.
13. Tindall, Gillian, City of Gold: The Biography of Bombay , India, Penguin Books,
1992.
Unit III:
1. Nagar, S. L., Protection, Conservation and Preservation of Indian Monuments , New
Delhi, Aryan Books International, 1993.
2. Thapar, Romila, Indian Cultures as Heritage : Contemporary Pasts, New Delhi, Aleph,
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3. Cole, Henry Hardy, Preservation of National Monuments: First Report of the R
Curator of Ancient Monuments in India , South Carolina, BiblioLife LLC, 2008.
4. Longkumer , Arkotong, ―Visualising National Life, The Hornbill Festival as Culture and
Politics,‖ DOI: 10.23912/978 -1-910158 -55-5-3012 .
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/340611950_Visualising_National_Life_The_
Hornbill_Festival_as_Culture_and_Politics
Unit IV: World Heritage and Conservation
1. Aga Khan Trust for Culture , Humayun‘s Tomb: Rethinking Conservation Series , 2017.
2. Lewin, Ted. Lost City: Discovery of Machu Picchu. USA, Philomel -Penguin Books,
2003.
3. Editors. Angkor Wat : The History and Legacy of the World‘s Largest Hindu
Temple. USA, Ann Arbor, 2017.
4. Art, History and Itineraries in the Nabatean Capital. Italy, White Star Publishers, 2001.

References:
1. Aplin, Graeme. Heritage: Identification, Conservation and Management. New Delhi:
Oxford University Press, 2002, ISBN -10 : 0195512979
2. Bharne, Vinayak, Trudi Sandmeier . Routledge Companion to Global Heritage
Conservation. New Delhi: Routledge, 2019, ISBN – 9781138962989
3. Byrne , Denis . Counterheritage: Critical Perspectives on Heritage Conservation in
Asia. New York: Taylor and Francis , 2014. ISBN – 9781317800774
4. Cave, Claire, Elene Negussie. World Heritage Conservation: The World Heritage
Convention, Linking Culture and Nature for Sustainable Development Hardcover.
London: Routledge, 2017
5. Chalana, Manish, Ashima Krishna. Heritage Conservation in P ostcolonial India:
Approaches and Challenges (Routledge Research in Architectural Conservation and
Historic Preservation) . New Delhi: Routledge, 2019, ISBN - 978-0367619947
6. Daly, Patrick and Tim Winter, ed. Routledge Companion to Global Heritage
Conservat ion: Routledge Handbook of Heritage in Asia . New York: Routledge, 2012.
7. Hall, Melanie, ed. Towards World Heritage: International Origins of the Preservation
Movement 1870 –1930 . Abingdon, UK: Ashgate Publishing Limited, 2011.
8. Jafra, Navina. Performing Heritage: Art of Exhibit Walks. New Delhi: SAGE India,
2012, ISBN -10 : 8132106997

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9. Jokilehto , Jukka. A History of Architectural Conservation . New York: Taylor and
Francis , 2017. ISBN – 9781317266518
10. Price, Nicholas Stanley, M. Kirby Talley Jr. and Alessandra Melucco Vaccaro.
Historical and Philosophical Issues in the Conservation of Cultural Heritage .
Washington: J. Paul Getty Trust, 2016
11. Sinha, Amita. Cultural Landscapes of India: Imagined, Enacted, and Reclaimed. New
Delhi: University of Pittsburgh Press, 2020, ISBN -13 : 978 -0822946427
12. Soni, Suresh. Sources of Our Cultural Heritage . New Delhi: Prabhat Prakashan, 2018,
ISBN -10 : 8184305559
13. Szczepanowsk , Hanna M. Conservation of Cultural Heritage: Key Principles and
Approaches. London: Routledge, 2013, ISBN - 0415674743
14. Thapar, Romila. Indian Cultures As Heritage - Contemporary Pasts . New
Delhi: Aleph Book Company, 2018, ISBN -10 : 9384067350
15. (Introduction, ―Re -examining World Heritage and Sustainable Development‖ by
Sophia Labadi, ―Visioning Cultural Heritage and Planning: Banaras, the Cultural
Capital of India‖ by Rana P.B. Singh and Pravin S. Rana, and ―Chinatowns as
Territorial Trope: A Case Study of Vancouver, S an Francisco and Los Angeles by Mari
Fujita will be useful)
16. (―Heritage in Asia, Converging Forces, Conflicting Values‖ by the editors, ―States,
Governance, and the Politics of Culture: World Heritage in Asia‖ by William Logan,
―Legislating to Safeguard Asi a‘s Intangible Cultural Heritage‖, ―Rethinking
Relationships: World Heritage, Communities, and Tourism‖ by Robyn Bushell and
Russell Staiff will be helpful)
Web Resources:
1. https://www.google.co.in/books/edition/Historical_and_Philosophical_Issues_in_t/RI1f
DQAAQBAJ?hl=enandgbpv=1andprintsec=frontcov/er
2. https://www.google.co.in/books/edition/Counterheritage/qRVgAwAAQBAJ?hl=en and
gbpv=1 andprintsec=frontcover
3. https://www.google.co.in/books/edition/Cultural_Landscapes_of_South_Asia/Tc1CDQ
AAQBAJ?hl=en andgbpv=1 andprintsec=frontcover
4. www.worldscientific.com >worldsci books Jing, Ai. A History of the Great Wall of
China.
5. www.the betterindia.com>Stories The Fascinating History of Tree Conservation
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6. www.hindustantimes.com >mumbai -news>mumbai. um ai‘s Urban Heritage
Conservation Movement Is Winning Accolades. November 11, 2018.
7. bardstudio.in>rethinking -heritage. Shetty, Prasad. The Case of Heritage Conservation
in Mumbai. 2004.
Syllabus Prepared by:
Convener:
 Dr. Deepa Murdeshwar -Katre (Convener): Department of English, Vartak College,
Vasai Road, Dist. Palghar

Members:
 Prof. Dr. Himadri Lahiri (Member): Department of English, School of Humanities,
Netaji Subhas Open University, Kolkata, West Bengal (Former Professor of English,
University of Burdwan, Burdwan, West Bengal)
 Dr. Ishrat Alinawaz Lalljee (Member): Department of English, K. P. B. Hinduja
College of Commerce, Mumbai
 Dr Preeti Oza (Member): Department of English, St. Andrew‘s College,
Mumbai
 Dr. Bharat Arvind Tupere (Member): Department of English, Sant Rawool Maharaj
Mahavidyalaya, Kudal, Dist. Sindhudurg.
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Syllabus for M. A. Cultural Studies Program

Part - II

Semester - III






Course: Elective - I

Course Title: Nationalism, Globalization and Cultural Studies
Paper: IX (B)





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1. Syllabus as per Choice Based Credit System
i. Name of the Programme MA in Cultural Studies
ii. Course Code PACLS301
iii. Course Title Nationalism, Globalization and Cultural
Studies
Paper – IX (B)
iv. Semester wise Course Contents Enclosed
v. References and Additional References Enclosed
vi. Enclosed in the Syllabus Enclosed the copy of syllabus
vii. Credit Structure 06 Credits
viii. No. of lectures per Unit 15
ix. No. of lectures per week 04
x. Scheme of Examination 4 Questions of 15 marks each
xi. Fee Structure As per University Structure
xii. Special notes , if any No
xiii. Eligibility , if any No

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M.A. - Cultural Studies
Part II
Course Title: Nationalism, Globalization and Cultural Studies
Preamble:
It goes without saying that the main identity of a person in today‘s world is his or her national
identity. Thus, understanding the nation and its constituent contours are of crucial
significance for any conscious person in general and students of cultural studies in particular.
Further, the concept of nationhood has come under severe strain from the advancements in
the phenomenon called globalisation. This paper will introduce both these issues to give the
takers of the course a thorough groundin g in the politics and poetics of human existence
 Objectives of the Course:
 To make the students understand the concept of globalization vis-a-vis nationalism,
and to study the interconnectedness of cultures and societies which are
geographically distant
 To acquaint the students with the existing debates on globalization, nationalism and
national identity
 To study the influence of globalization within the discipline of cultural studies
 To engage students to participate in the discussion on nationalism, identity , diversity
and intercultural issues through selected texts which include pop music,
advertisements, ethnographic films, and journalistic accounts

 Course Outcomes:
Upon complet ion of this course, students will be able to:
 Understand the concept of globalization vis-a-vis nationalism, and to study the
interconnectedness of cultures and societies which are geographically distant
 Show acquaintance with the existing debates on globalization, nationalism and
national identity
 Participate in the discussion on nationalism, identity , diversity and intercultural
issues through selected texts which include pop music, advertisements, ethnographic
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Semester - III Elective -I Paper - IX (B) Credits - 6
Course Title : Nationalism, Globalization and Cultural Studies

Total Lectures: 60
Unit 1: Concepts and Contentions 15 Lectures
Nation and Nationalism:
 What is a Nation?
 Primordial /Essentialist definition versus Constructivist definition of Nation
 The Role of Culture in Nation -building
 Nation alism as a form of Cultural Identity versus Nationalism as an Ideological
tool
 Nationalism as the prime tool of anti-colonial struggle
 Postcolonial nationstate
Unit 2: The Limits of Nations and Nationalisms 15 Lectures
 Nations as Imagined Communities
 The Pitfalls of National Consciousness(Fanon)
 The risks and dangers of ethnonationalism/ cultural nationalism/religion -centric
nationalism
 The partition of India and its cascading effects
 Humanism vis-a-vis Nationalism
 Nationalism and its Others: Women, Foreigners, Criminals etc
 The Problems of Citizenship Migration and Diaspora
Unit 3: Globalisation : 15 Lectures
 What is Globalisation?
 Economic and Cultural aspects of Globalisation
 Is Globalisation antithetical to Nationalism or its extension?
 Globalism as the Philosophy of Globalisation
 Global, local, glocal
 The pivotal role of digitisation in the spread of a Global Culture
 Antiquities of Globalisation: Is Globalisation a recent phenomenon?

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Unit 4: Politics of Globalisation
 The Criticism of Globalisation
 Globalisation as a new form of imperialism, the threats to indigenous economies
due to Globalisation
 Globalisation as Americanisation/ Macdonaldisation of the World
 the role of Global capitalism behind the promotion of Globa lism,
 Globalisation and Ecology
 Corrosive effects of digital culture

Evaluation Pattern:
Internal Assessment (40 Marks):
Sr. No. Particulars Marks
1. One Written Assignment/Research Paper on the topics suggested
by the teacher for Internal Assessment
Presentation on the Written Assignment
Viva Voce based on the written assignment /Research Paper
10 Marks
05 Marks
05 Marks
Total=20 Marks
2. One Internal Test based on the syllabus (one out of three questions)
Duration: 50 minutes 20 Marks

Semester End Examination :( 60 Marks)
Semester End Examination Duration : 2 Hours 60 Marks
Unit 1 : Essay on Unit I (one out of two) 15 Marks
Unit 2 : Essay on Unit 2 (one out of two) 15 Marks
Unit 3 : Essay on Unit 3 (one out of two) 15 Marks
Unit 4 : Essay on Unit 4 (one out of two) 15 Marks

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Suggested Readings:
1. Mahadev Govind Ranade: Revival or Reform? Imagining a New Nation
2. Bal Gangadhar Tilak: Yearnings for a Hindu Nation
3. Bhagat Singh: Vision of Shared Nationalism
4. Mahatma Gandhi: Nationalism v. Internationalism
5. C. Rajagopalchari: Xenophobia and Linguistic Nationalism
6. Satyajit Ray: Ghore Baire (Bangla Flim with subtitles based on Tagore Novel of the
same name showing the pitfalls of aggressive nationalism)
7. Richard Attenborough: Gandhi (Film based on Mahatma Gandhi‘s life and works with
detailed representation of the key moments of Indian Nationalist Movement)
8. Amit S Rai. Untimely Bollywood: Globalisation and India‘s New Media Assemblage .
9. Rabindranath Tagore: Nationalism in India
10. Edward Said: ―Overlapping Territories, Intertwined Histories‖ from Culture and
Imperialism.
11. Ngugi wa Thiong‘o: Globalectics
12. Peter Stearns, ―The 1850s as Turning Point: The Birth of Globalization?‖ from
Globalization in World History
13. Manfred Steger, ―Globalization: A Contested Concept‖ from Globalization: A Very
Short Introduction
14. Steven Weber, ―How Globalization Went Bad from Foreign Policy
15. Majid Majidi : Children of Heaven (An Iranian film on the impac t of westernization)
16. Arjun Appadurai. ―Disjuncture and Difference in the Global Cultural Economy‖.
17. Douglas Kellner. Globalisation and the Postmodern Turn
18. Bollywood Films Dil Chahta Hai and/or Life in a Metro for students to understand how
global modernity has impacted Indian lives in the cities)
References:
1. Anderson, Benedict . Imagined Communities: Reflections on the Origin and Spread of
Nationalism. London: Verso, 1983. Print.
2. Ashcroft, Bill, Gareth Griffiths and Helen Tiffin. Post-Colonial Studies: The Key
Concepts. London: Routledge, 2008 . Print.
3. ---.The Post-Colonial Studies Reader. London: Routledge, 2005 . Print.
4. Bhabha, Homi K. Ed. Nation and Narration .London: Routledge, 1994. Print.
5. Chatterjee, Partha. A Possible India . New Delhi: OUP, 1997. Print.
6. ---.Nationalist Thought and the Colonial World . London: Zed Books, 1986. Print.

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7. Fanon, Frantz. The Wretched of the Earth. Trans. Constance Farrington. Great Britain:
Penguin,1967. Print.
8 ---. Black Skin, White Masks. Trans. Charles Lam Markmann. New York: Grove Press
Inc, 1967. Print.
9 Gandhi, Leela. Postcolonial Theory: A Critical Introduction . Delhi: Oxford UP,
1998. Print.
10 Grosby, Steven. Nationalism: A Very Short Introduction. Oxford: OUP, 2005. Print.
11 Habib, S. Irfan. Indian Nationalism: The Essential Writings. New Delhi: Alef,2017.
Print.
12 Loomba, Ania, et al, ed. Postcolonial Studies and Beyond. Durham: Duke UP. Print.
Parry, Benita. Postcolonial Studies: A Materialist Critique. London: Routledge,
2004.Print.
13 Said, Edward. Culture and Imperialism. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1993.Print.
14 Stearns, Peter. Globalization in World History. London: Routledge, -2009. Print.
15 Steger, Manfred B. Globalization: A Very Short Introduction. Oxford: OUP, 2003.
Print.
16 Steger, Manfred B and Ravi K Roy. Neoliberalism: A Very Short Introduction. Oxford:
OUP, 2003. Print.
17 Appadurai, Arjun. ―Disjuncture and Difference in the Global Cultural Economy
Theory.‖ Culture and Society . Vol 7, Issue 2-3, 1990, pp 295-310.
18 Gandhi, R K. Prabhu, and U R. Rao. ―Nationalism v. Internationalism.‖ The Mind of
Mahatma Gandhi . United States: Navajivan Trust, 2014,
https://www.mkgandhi.org/ Momgandhi/ chap9 1.htm
19 Kellner, Douglas. ―Globalisation and the Postmodern Turn.‖ Global isation and
Europe: Theoretical and Empirical Investigations , edited by Roland Axtmann, Pinter,
1998, pp 23–42.
20 Rai, Amit S. Untimely Bollywood: Globalization and India‘s New Media Assemblage .
Duke University Press, 2009.
21 Rajagopalchari, C. ―Xenophobia and Linguistic Nationalism.‖ Indian Nationalism: The
Essential Writings, edited by S. Irfan Habib. Alef, 2017, pp 201-203.
22 Ranade, Mahadev Govind .Religious and social reform: A collection of essays and
speeches (Ed. Gopal Narayan) Bombay:Central Secretariat Library, Government of
India, 1902.

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23 Said, Edward W. ―Overlapping Territories, Intertwined Histories.‖ Culture and
Imperialism . New York: Vintage Books, 1994. 3-43.
24 Singh, Bhagat. ―Vision of Shared Nationalism.‖ Indian Nationalism: The Essential
Writings, edited by S. Irfan Habib. Alef, 2017, pp 211-212.
25 Stearns, Peter N. and EBSCOhost. ―The 1850s as Turning Point: The Birth of
Globalization?‖ Globalization in world history / Peter N. Stearns Routledge New York,
NY 2016.
26 Steger, Manfred B. ―Globalization: a contested concept.‖ Globalization: A Very Short
Introduction . Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2003.(3rd Edit)
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ actrade/9780199662661.003.0001, accessed 10 Aug. 2020.
27 Tagore, Rabindranath. Nationalism: Nationalism in the West, Nationalism in Japan,
Nationalism in India, the Sunset of the Century . San Francisco: Book Club of
California, 1917.
28 Thiong‘o ,Ngugi wa. Globalectics: Theory and the Politics of Knowing. Columbia UP,
2014.
29 Tilak, BalGangadhar. ―Yearnings for a Hindu Nation.‖ Indian Nationalism: The
Essential Writings, edited by S. Irfan Habib. Alef, 2017, pp 48-89.
30 Weber, Steven, et al. ―How Globalization Went Bad.‖ Foreign Policy , no. 158, 2007,
pp. 48–54. JSTOR , www.jstor.org/stable/25462126. Accessed 11Aug.. 2020 .
Films:
1. Children of Heaven, Dir.Majid Majidi .Perf. Mohammad Amir Naji, Amir Farrokh
Hashemian , Bahare Seddiqi . Prod. Kanun parvareshfekri (Iran), 1997. Film.
2. Dil Chahta Hai, Dir.Farhan Akhtar Prod. Ritesh Sidhwani andFarhan Akhtar Perf.
Aamir Khan,Saif Ali Khan,AkshayeKhanna,PreityZinta,Sonali Kulkarni andDimple
Kapadia.Excel Entertainment. 2001. Film.
3. Gandhi, Dir.and Prod. Richard Attenborough , Per. Ben Kingsley, John Gielgud and
Rohini HattangadiGoldcrest Films International,; Indo-British Films,1982. Film.
4. Ghore Baire, (The Home and the World ) Dir. Satyajit Ray, adapt. Ghore Baire. By
Rabindranath Tagore. Prod. Ashoke Bose . Perf. Sandip Mukherjee and Bimala
Choudhury.National Film Development Corp oration of India (NFDC), 1984. Film.
5. Life in a Metro, Dir. Anurag Basu. Prod. Ronnie Screwvala. Perf. Dharmendra, Nafisa
Ali, Shilpa Shetty, Kay Kay Menon, Shiney Ahuja, Irrfan, Konkona Sen Sharma,
Kangana Ranaut and Sharman Joshi. Ishana Movies .2007.Film .

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Syllabus Prepared by:

Convener:
 Dr. Rajesh Karankal :Head, Department of English, University of Mumbai, Mumbai

Members:
 Ms. Vinita Mathew: Wilson College, Chowpatty Seaface Road, Chowpatty, Mumbai.
 Dr. Nandita Roy: Principal, Vivek College of Commerce, Goregaon West Mumbai.
 Dr. Sucharita Sarkar: DTSS College, Malad East, Mumbai
 Dr Jaydeep Chakrabarty: Assistant Professor of English, Assam University, Silchar –
788011
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Syllabus for M. A. Cultural Studies Program

Part - II

Semester - III



Course: Elective - II
Course Title: Comparative Cultures
Paper: X (A)





(Choice Based Credit System with effect from the academic year, 2022 -23)

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1. Syllabus as per Choice Based Credit System
i. Name of the Programme MA in Cultural Studies
ii. Course Code PACLS302
iii. Course Title Comparative Cultures
Paper – X (A)
iv. Semester wise Course Contents Enclosed
v. References and Additional References Enclosed
vi. Enclosed in the Syllabus Enclosed the copy of syllabus
vii. Credit Structure 06 Credits
viii. No. of lectures per Unit 15
ix. No. of lectures per week 04
x. Scheme of Examination 4 Questions of 15 marks each
xi. Fee Structure As per University Structure
xii. Special notes , if any No
xiii. Eligibility , if any No

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M.A. - Cultural Studies
Part II
Course Title: Comparative Cultures

Preamble :
An integral part of Cultural Studies is the study and comparison of the myriad of cultures
from ancient times to the modern. This course aims at the study of different cultural aspects
of the cultures of the world at different times in history till the present. Learners will be
trained to understand different perspectives of cultures through theory and case studies in
their project work. It is hoped that the learner will be encouraged to explore more than the
course has to offer, since the scope of the course is limited to a semester and there is so much
more to discover on one‘s own.

 Objectives of the Course:
 To prepare students in understanding the nuances of different cultures
 To introduce students to the different theoretical approaches to the study of culture
 To illustrate how different theories explain the dynamic nature of culture
 To draw connection between different cultures

 Course Outcomes:
Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
 To follow and apply theories to different cultures
 To show critical thinking in analyzing different cultures
 To apply knowledge to one‘s own project and work, enriching it in the process

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Semester - III Elective -II Paper - X (A) Credits - 6
Course Title : Comparative Cultures


Total Lectures: 60
Unit 1: Key Concepts 15 Lectures
Cultural intersection, exchange, acculturation, assimilation, conflict and resistance,
Learning foreign language, role of translation for social change and cultural
understanding, Modern Culture Vs Postmodern Culture, Dominant Culture Vs
Residual Culture
Cyber Culture, Multiculturalism, Transnational Cu lture
Unit 2: Identity Politics 15 Lectures
 Said, Edward W. ―Knowing the Oriental‖ in Orientalism . pp 31 -48
 Fredrik Barth. ―Introduction‖ in Ethnic Groups and Boundaries pp 9-38
 Stuart Hall: Cultural Identity and Diaspora
 Homi Bhabha: ―The Other Question: Stereotype, discrimination and the discourse
of colonialism‖ in ―The Location of Culture‖ pp 94 -120
 Sastri, Professor K. A. Nilakanta. ―Intro duction: Section I: General
Considerations.‖ Traditional Cultures in South -East Asia , UNESCO, 1958, pp. 1 -
9
Unit 3: Science and Media 15 Lectures
 Benjamin, Walter. ―The Work of Art in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction‖
 Haraway, Donna J. ―An Ironic Dream of a Common Language for Women in the
Integrated Circuit‖ in Cyborg Manifesto pp 5- 26
 Kidd, Jenny. ―Digital Storytelling and the Performance of Memory‖ from Garde -
Hansen , J., et al, Save as… edia and emory pp 167 -183

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Unit 4: Ancient Cultural Ethos 15 Lectures
 Ambirajan S. ―The Concepts of Happiness, Ethics, and Economic Values in
Ancient Economic Thought‖ from Ancient Economic Thought. Vol.1 , pp 30 -37
 Tylor, Edward B. Primitive Culture: Researches Into the Development of
Mythology, Philosophy, Religion, Art an d Custom, Volume 1 , pp 97 -104
 Sastri, Professor K. A. Nilakanta. ―Introduction: Section II.‖ Traditional Cultures
in South -East Asia , UNESCO, 1958, pp. 33-44
 Sen, Amartya. ―China and India‖ from The Argumentative Indian: Writings on
Indian History, Culture and Identity pp 161 -169, 180 -81, 189 -90

Evaluation Pattern
Internal Assessment (40 Marks):
Sr.No. Particulars Marks
1. One Written Assignment/Research Paper on the topics suggested by
the teacher for Internal Assessment
Presentation on the Written Assignment
Viva Voce based on the written assignment /Research Paper
10 Marks
05 Marks
05 Marks
Total=20 Marks
2. One Internal Test based on the syllabus (one out of three questions)
Duration: 50 minutes 20 Marks

Semester End Examination : ( 60 Marks)
Semester End Examination Duration : 2 Hours 60 Marks
Unit 1 : Essay on Unit I (one out of two) 15 Marks
Unit 2 : Essay on Unit 2 (one out of two) 15 Marks
Unit 3 : Essay on Unit 3 (one out of two) 15 Marks
Unit 4 : Essay on Unit 4 (one out of two) 15 Marks

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References:
1. Barth, Fredrik. Ethnic Groups and Boundaries: the Social Organization of Culture
Difference . Brown and Company, 1969.
2. Benjamin, Walter, and Hannah Arendt. Illuminations. Edited and with an Introd. by
Hannah Arendt. Translated by Harry Zohn . Schocken Books, 1978.
3. Bhabha, Homi K. The Location of Culture . Routledge, 2010.
4. Garde -Hansen, Joanne, et al. Save as-- Digital Memories . Palgrave Macmillan, 2009.
5. Hall, Stuart, and David Morley. Stuart Hall: Critical Dialogues in Cultural Studies .
Routledge, 1996.
6. Haraway, Donna Jeanne. Cyborg Manifesto . Camas Books, 2018.
7. Price, B. B. Ancient Economic Thought, Volume 1. Routledge, 1997.
8. Said, Edward W. Orientalism . Penguin, 1987
9. Sen, Amartya. The Argumentative Indian: Writings on Indian History, Culture, and
Identity . Picador/Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2005.
10. Traditional Cultures in South -East Asia. Orient Longmans, 1958.
11. Tylor, Edward B. Primitive Culture . H. Holt, 1889.

Web Resources:
Unit I:
1. Newton K.M. (1997) Raymond Williams: ‗Dominant, Residual, and Emergent‘. In:
Newton K.M. (eds) Twentieth -Century Literary Theory. Palgrave, London.
https://doi.org/10.1007/978 -1-349-25934 -2_46
2. Cyberculture
https://books.google.co.in/books?id=iDdl_FwGZE8C andprintsec=frontcover anddq=cy
berculture andhl=en andsa=X andved=2ahUKEwi7zaXTyKDtAhXTXisKHWR9CI4Q6A
EwAHoECAYQAg#v=onepage andq=cyberculture andf=false
3. Multiculturalism as a Fourth Force
https://boo ks.google.co.in/books?id=blW_pRtbFaIC andpg=PA22 anddq=multiculturalis
mandhl=en andsa=X andved=2ahUKEwihqb__yKDtAhWLV30KHVR4A_QQ6AEwBn
oECAAQAg#v=onepage andq=multiculturalism andf=false
4. Postmodern culture
https://books.google.co.in/books?id=pX_ azoDGfpAC andprintsec=frontcover anddq=po

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stmodern+culture andhl=en andsa=X andved=2ahUKEwi4zrSuzKDtAhVEeysKHYl9Ad
YQ6AEwAHoECAQQAg#v=onepage andq=postmodern%20culture andf=false
5. Modernity and Postmodern culture
https://books.google.co.in/books?id=6bj7TSKiw0kC andprintsec=frontcover anddq=post
modern+cultu reandhl=en andsa=X andved=2ahUKEwi4zrSuzKDtAhVEeysKHYl9AdY
Q6AEwA3oECAgQAg#v=onepage andq=postmodern%20culture andf=false

Unit II:
1. https://sites.evergreen.edu/politicalshakespeares/wp -
content/uploads/sites/33/2014/12/Said_full.pdf
2. https://sgp1.digitaloceanspaces.com/prole tarian -
library/books/68ebd6115309d0e4d28e7a16e1489f3a.pdf
3. https://www.lwbooks.co.uk/sites/default/files/free -
chapter/Stuart%20Hall_C ultural_Identity -and_Diaspora.pdf
4. http://academic.uprm.edu/~fsantiago/Docs/The_other_question.pdf
5. https://unesdoc.unesco.org/ark:/48223/pf0000064580/PDF/064580engo.pdf.multi

Unit III:
1. https://web.mit.e du/allanmc/www/benjamin.pdf
2. https://warwick.ac.uk/fac/arts/english/currentstudents/undergraduate/modules/fictionno
wnarrativemediaandtheoryinthe21stcentury/manifestly_haraway_ ----
_a_cyborg_manifesto_science_technology_and_socialist -feminism_in_the_....pdf
3. http://library.lol/main/C97EAD79F0683BA158CB97B96835CBF6
Unit IV:
1. http://philosociology.com/UPLOADS/_PHILOSOCIOLOGY.ir_Ancient%20Economic
%20Thought -
Routledge%20S tudies%20in%20the%20History%20of%20Economics%20.pdf
2. https://books.google.co.in/books?id=ndUKAAAAIAAJ andpg=PA1 andsource=kp_read
_button andredir_esc=y
3. https://unesdoc.unesco.org/ark:/48223/pf0000064580/PDF/064580engo.pdf.multi
MOOCS:
1. Introduction to Intercultural Studies: Defining the Concept of Culture
https://www.mooc -list.com/course/introduction -intercultural -studies -defining -concept -
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2. Introduction to Intercultural Studies: Intercultura l Contact
https://www.mooc -list.com/course/introduction -intercultural -studies -intercultural -
contact -futurelearn
3. Introduction to Intercultural Studies: Crossing Borders
https://www.mooc -list.com/course/introduction -intercultural -studies -crossing -borders -
futurelearn
4. Introduction to Intercultural Studies: Language and Culture
https://www.mooc -list.com/course/introduction -intercultural -studies -language -and-
culture -futurelear n
5. Cultural Studies and Modern Languages: an introduction
https://www.mooc -list.com/course/cultural -studies -and-modern -languages -
introduction -futurelearn
6. Chocolate, Culture and the Politics of food
https://online -learning.harvard.edu/course/chocolate -cultur e-and-politics -food-
0?delta=1
7. International and Cross -Cultural Negotiation
https://www.mooc -list.com/course/international -and-cross -cultural -negotiation -
coursera
8. Introduction to Intercultural Studies: The Branding of Culture
9. https://www.mooc -list.com/course/introduction -intercultural -studies -branding -culture -
futurelearn
10. Race, Film and American Politics
https://online -learning.harvard.edu/course/race -film-and-american -politics?delta=1
11. Anthropology: Understanding Societies and Cultures
https://www.mooc -list.com/course/anthropology -understanding -societies -and-cultures -
futurelearn
12. CitiesX: The Past, Present and Future of Urban Life
https://online -learning.harvard.edu/course/citiesx -past-present -and-future -urban -
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Syllabus Prepared by:

Convener:
 Dr. Deepa Murdeshwar -Katre : Department of English, Vartak College, Vasai Road, Dist.
Palghar

Members:
 Prof. Dr. Himadri Lahiri : Department of English, School of Humanities, Netaji Subhas
Open University, Kolkata, West Bengal (Former Professor of English, University of
Burdwan, Burdwan, West Bengal)
 Dr. Sanobar Hussaini : Department of English, Mithibai College, Vile Parle, Mumbai
 Ms. Rehana Gaffar Vadgama : Department of English, Maharashtra College of Arts,
Science and Commerce, Nagpada, Mumbai
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Syllabus for M. A. Cultural Studies Program


Part - II

Semester - III





Course: Elective - II
Course Title: Lifestyle Studies
Paper: X (B)






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1. Syllabus as per Choice Based Credit System
i. Name of the Programme MA in Cultural Studies
ii. Course Code PACLS302
iii. Course Title Lifestyle Studies
Paper – X (B)
iv. Semester wise Course Contents Enclosed
v. References and Additional References Enclosed
vi. Enclosed in the Syllabus Enclosed the copy of syllabus
vii. Credit Structure 06 Credits
viii. No. of lectures per Unit 15
ix. No. of lectures per week 04
x. Scheme of Examination 4 Questions of 15 marks each
xi. Fee Structure As per University Structure
xii. Special notes , if any No
xiii. Eligibility , if any No

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M.A. - Cultural Studies
Part II
Course Title: Lifestyle Studies
Preamble :
Every civilization, every culture has its own customs, traditions, food habits, leisure activities
and way of living. All these come under the umbrella term ―lifestyle‖. Thus, lifestyle
becomes one of the defining factors of any culture and consequently, Cultural Studies. A
study of the lifestyle of a culture will reveal how the culture has evolved over the centuries.
This course aims to introduce the learner to the history, evolution and concepts of lifestyle
studies. It will equip the learner to understan d and examine evolving lifestyles as the
demands of living change with changing times.
 Objectives of the Course:
 To introduce learners to the definition, history and concepts of lifestyle
 to introduce the politics of lifestyles, how they impact self-representation and social
interaction and help new cultures to evolve
 To initiate the learners into the way in which human beings have viewed health and
food
 To lead them to the change in the outlook towards leisure and mobility
 To help them analyze the increasing importance given to appearance and living
 To assist them in understanding the relation between lifestyle and culture
 Course Outcomes:
Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
 will be familiar with the importance of the various factors of Lifestyle Studies which
will guide them to study their ever-changing world in a new perspective
 will help them understand the causes behind the evolution of any lifestyle and thus,
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Semester - III Elective -II Paper - X (B) Credits - 6
Course Title : Lifestyle Studies
Total Lectures: 60
Unit 1: History, Evolution and Definition of the Concept of Lifestyle 15 Lectures
Key Texts :
Thorstein Veblen : 1. Conspicuous Consumption; 2. Conspicuous Leisure (from
The Theory of the Leisure Class ) Concept : Emulation
Max Weber: “Class, Status, Party” Concepts : Status, Prestige, Life Chances (life
chances, social class and status)
https://sites.middlebury.edu/individualandthesoc iety/files/2010/09/Weber -Class -
Status -Party.pdf
Georg Simmel: 1. The Modern Style of Life (from The Philosophy of Money –
Book attached). Concepts : individualization, identification, differentiation,
recognition
Pierre Bourdieu : 1. ‗Introduction‘ from: Distinction: A Social Critique of the
Judgement of Taste Concepts : distinction, disposition (lifestyle according to
disposition, individual taste) (available online text attached; 2. ―Habitus and the
Space of Lifestyles‖ – Chapter 23 in The People, Place, and Space Reader (1984)
Anthony Giddens : ‗The Trajectory of the Self‘ from Modernity and Self-Identity
https://s3.amazonaws.com/arena -attachments/50002/Giddens_ModernityandSelf -
Identity.pdf
A note on Concepts: These are general concepts that apply across the other units
besides ideas specific to those areas : social structure, social identity or self-
construction, personal development, lifestyle choices, symbolic value,
discrimination, cultural stratification, representation and performance, risk, and
globalization
Components implicit in the Course: creating concepts, creative thinking, trend
watching, target group knowledge, lifestyle needs and lifestyle management. These
are essential components of lifestyle courses that are market oriented, and as part of
a Culture Studies programme, these are to be studied in this course.
Unit 2: Health and Food 15 Lectures
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following.
 Wellness
 Diet and Nutrition
 Physical Activity
 Food and Health Fads
 Food and Health as Aspects of Status and differentiation
 Eating Out
 Lifestyle medicine
Given that this is part of a Culture studies course the representation and
performance of healthy lifestyle and food habits, their determination by media and
cultural politics, and questions of ethic s and access may be useful to keep in view.
Further the cross referencing to other units is inevitable – for instance health may
be tied to leisure, ‗taking a break‘, holidaying, health checkups, etc.
Unit 3: Leisure and Mobility 15 Lectures
Relevant concepts studied in Unit I may be applied to examine and analyse the
following:
 Leisure, recreation, Leisure activities
 Approaches to the concept of Leisure (Torkildsen 2001) – Leisure as time,
activity, state of being, all pervading holistic concept, and way of life.
 Sport and Leisure management.
 Travelling and status
 Holiday, fitness camps, eco camps
 Tourism and hospital ity.
Unit 4: Appearance and Living 15 Lectures
(To be examined in the light of status, privilege, differentiation, self representation)
 Consumers, brands, advertisements, endorsements
 Shopping, the shopping mall, online shopping
 Changing styles and appearance
 Houses, apartment blocks, gated communities, neighborhoods
 Links between diet and appearance,
 Celebrity lifestyles.

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Evaluation Pattern
Internal Assessment (40 Marks):
Sr.No. Particulars Marks
1. One Written Assignment/Research Paper on the topics suggested by
the teacher for Internal Assessment
Presentation on the Written Assignment
Viva Voce based on the written assignment /Research Paper
10 Marks
05 Marks
05 Marks
Total=20 Marks
2. One Internal Test based on the syllabus (one out of three questions)
Duration: 50 minutes 20 Marks

Semester End Examination :( 60 Marks)
Semester End Examination Duration : 2 Hours 60 Marks
Unit 1 : Essay on Unit I (one out of two) 15 Marks
Unit 2 : Essay on Unit 2 (one out of two) 15 Marks
Unit 3 : Essay on Unit 3 (one out of two) 15 Marks
Unit 4 : Essay on Unit 4 (one out of two) 15 Marks

References and Web Resources:
Unit I:
 History : http://www.miqols.org/howb/wp -content/uploads/2016/06/Sirgy -et-al.-
2006The -QOL -Research -Movement -SIR-1.pdf views right from ancient times (Plato -
Aristotle) to the recent
 Miller, P. and N. Rose. 1997. ‗Mobilising the Consumer, Assembling the Subject of
Consumption‘, Theory, Culture and Society, 14(1): 1-36.
 Mikael Jensen (2007) ‗Defining lifestyle‘ ,Environmental Sciences , 4:2, 63-73
https://doi.org/10.1080/15693430701472747
 Laura Portwood -Stacer ‗Lifestyle, Lifestyle Politics, Lifestyle Activism, and
Lifestylism‘ (from Lifestyle Politics and Radical Activism [pp. 4-11])

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 Dick Chaney: Lifestyles (Key Ideas)
 Asha Kasbekar: Chapter 10 - Consumer Culture (from Pop Culture: India . ABC -CLIO,
California, 2006
 Sobel and Rossi: Chapter 2
https://pdfs.semanticscholar.org/784f/b2b48dca7d8c0c88b9fd8cf0e11716c024d9.pdf
the restructuring of the urban landscape -- the socio -economic effect
 https://www.uni -
bremen.de/fileadmin/user_upload/sites/artec/Publikationen/artec_Paper/143_paper.pdf
the consumerist culture in HQEs (Highly Qualified Employees)
 Appadurai, Arjun. ed. 1986. The Social Life of Things: Commodities in Cultural
Perspective. Cambridge: CUP
 Ulrick Beck, 1992. Risk Society: Towards a New Modernity. London: Sage
Publications.
Unit II:
 Nayar, Pramod K. Packaging Life: Cultures of the Everyday (Chapters 1 and 2)
 Bijapurkar, R. 2007. We Are Like That Only: Understanding the Logic of Consumer
India. New Delhi: Penguin Portfolio.
 Bury, M. and J. Gabe. Eds. 2004. The Sociology of Health and Illness: A Reader.
London and New York: Routledge.
Unit III:

 Molz, J.G. 2006. ‗Cosmopolitan Bodies: Fit to Travel and Travelling to Fit‘, Body and
Society, 12(3): 1-21
 Torkildsen, George. Leisure and Recreation Management. Oxon, Routledge, 2005
 ---, Sport and Leisure Management . Routledge, 2010
 Veal, A.J. Leisure and Lifestyle: A Review and Annotated Bibliography .
www.business.uts.edu.au/lst/resear ch/reserach_papers.html and www.leisuresource.net
 Nayar, Pramod K. Chapter 4 from Packaging Life. SAGE Publications Pvt. Ltd., 2009
Unit IV:
 Anand, A. 2002. The Beauty Game. New Delhi: Penguin
 Falzon, Mark -Anthony. ‗Paragons of Lifestyle: gated communities and the politics of
space in Bombay,‘ City and Society, Vol. 16, Issue 2, pp. 145-167
https://a nthrosource.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1525/city.2004.16.2.145

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 Reich, Jennifer A. ‗Neoliberal Mothering and Vaccine Refusal: Imagined Gated
Communities and the Privilege of Choice‘, 2014. Research Article Gender and Society.
https://doi.org/10.1177/0891243214532711
 Nevin Sanlier, Merve Pehlivan, Güleren Sabuncular, Sevinç Bakan and Yeşim Isguzar
(2018) ‗Determining the relationship between body mass index, healthy lifestyle
behaviors and social appearance anxiety‘, Ecology of Food and Nutrition , 57:2, 124-
139, https://doi.org/10.1080/03670244.2017.1419343
 Shields, Rob ed. 2003. Lifestyle Shopping: The Subject of Consumption London,
Routledge, 1992

Syllabus Prepared by:
Convener:
 Dr. Deepa Murdeshwar -Katre: Department of English, Vartak College, Vasai Road,
Dist. Palghar

Members:
 Prof. Dr. Nandana Dutta : Director, GUINEIS, Gauhati University
 Dr Kishan Pawar : Department of English, M. D. College, Mumbai
 Dr. Seema Sharma : Department of English, Jaihind College, Mumbai
 Dr. Priya Joseph : Department of English, Mithibai College, Mumbai
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Course: Elective - III
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1. Syllabus as per Choice Based Credit System
i. Name of the Programme MA in Cultural Studies
ii. Course Code PACLS303
iii. Course Title Visual Culture and Performance Studies
Paper – XI (A)
iv. Semester wise Course Contents Enclosed
v. References and Additional References Enclosed
vi. Enclosed in the Syllabus Enclosed the copy of syllabus
vii. Credit Structure 06 Credits
viii. No. of lectures per Unit 15
ix. No. of lectures per week 04
x. Scheme of Examination 4 Questions of 15 marks each
xi. Fee Structure As per University Structure
xii. Special notes , if any No
xiii. Eligibility , if any No

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M. A. - Cultural Studies
Course Title: Visual Culture and Performance Studies
Preamble:
Visual Culture and Performance Studies is all about understanding, expressing and analysing
the human experience. Visual Culture is everything that is seen, that is produced to be seen,
and the way in which it is seen and understood. Representation is the way a person interprets
symbols and images of a culture and the way these images explain why the world is the way
it is. The Visual Culture acknowledges the reality of living in a modern world. Performance
Studies on the other hand is a study that draws from various areas of study including history
and the arts. Themain area of focus is on performance as a central element of social and
cultural life, including theatre, dance, sacred rituals, practices of everyday life, storytelling,
public speaking, entertainments, micro constructions of ethnicity, race, class, sex, and gender,
heritage festivals, nonverbal communication, play etc. — in fact it encompasses all the
instance of cultural enactment.
 Objectives of the Course:
 Develop an understanding of key terms of theories concerningVisual Culture and
Performance Studies.
 Debate critical issues of race, ethnicity, gender and class in visual culture.
 Research and deliberate on relevant topics.
 Understand the contemporary culture, media and society.
 Analyse the dynamics of social power and ideology.
 Course Outcomes:
Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
 Demonstrate a degree of fluency with selected theories, and apply theoretical insights
that will contribute to the field, as well as having broader social and cultural
relevance.
 Acquire knowledge of the history and the state of the art in Visual Culture and
Performance Studies and research, and provide insight in current public, academic
and critical Debates.
 Critically investigate relations and transitions in the field of art and performance and
are trained to communicate research outco mes.

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Semester - III Elective -I Paper - IX (B) Credits - 6
Course Title : Visual Culture and Performance Studies
Total Lectures: 60
Unit 1: Concepts and Modern Trends in Visual Culture and Performance Studies.
15 Lectures
What is Visual Culture?
Theories of Visual Culture and Visual Arts,
Analytical And Critical Frameworks to Read the ‗Visual‘, Semiotics and other theories,
‗Ways of Seeing‘ and ‗Being Seen‘,
Political Nature of ‗Visuals‘,
Reading Images: The Basic Tools and Theories on Images, their Constitution, Production,
Dissemination and Consumpt ion,
Visual Narratives (Such as photography, Cinema, Video Art and Folk Art) and how
Narrative Theory works in them.
Unit 2: Theories of Performance 15 Lectures
Performanc e and Anthropology,
Performativity and Speech Act Theory,
Performance and Psychoanalysis,
Performance of the Nation -State, Performance and Diaspora/ transnational/Region,
Performance and Identity: Communities, Caste and Race
(Approaches: Psychoanalytical and Sociological, Anthropological and Intercultural)
Performance and Cyborg Culture.
Unit 3: Reading and Analysis of Translation and Adaptation 15 Lectures
Introduction to Reading and Decod ing Performance,
Decoding Performance and Semiology i.e. to understand the signs and symbols encoded
with the body of the performance and what it implies,
Actor/Performer and Mimesis,
Mise -en-Scene in Performance,
Space, Time and Action,
Dynamics of Smell, Touch and Taste,
Application of approaches.

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Unit 4: : Texts for study 15 Lectures
Dhiruben Patel -Bhavni Bhavai
GirishKarnad - Nagamandala
Luigi Pirandello -Six Characters in Search of an Author
John Berger - Ways of Seeing

Evaluation Pattern
Internal Assessment (40 Marks):
Sr.No. Particulars Marks
1. One Written Assignment/Research Paper on the topics suggested
by the teacher for Internal Assessment
Presentation on the Written Assignment
Viva Voce based on the written assignment /Research Paper
10 Marks
05 Marks
05 Marks
Total=20 Marks
2. One Internal Test based on the syllabus (one out of three questions)
Duration: 50 minutes 20 Marks
Semester End Examination :( 60 Marks)
Semester End Examination Duration : 2 Hours 60 Marks
Unit 1 : Essay on Unit I (one out of two) 15 Marks
Unit 2 : Essay on Unit 2 (one out of two) 15 Marks
Unit 3 : Essay on Unit 3 (one out of two) 15 Marks
Unit 4 : Essay on Unit 4 (one out of two) 15 Marks
Some topics for Internal Assessment:
(These topics are suggestive, hence other relevant areas may also be chosen for Internal
Assessment.)
1. Study a work of art with a focus on its production, reception and intention.
2. Analyse the issues concerning the visible objects and viewer
3. Visual aspect and its relation to sight, knowledge and power.
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5. Study of films.
6. Performances in religious rites/ceremonies.
7. The theatricality of everyday life.
8. Visual culture and performance in plays/dramas/performances.
9. Folk performances and tangible/intangible experiences.
10. Visual culture as a reflection of a community
11. Comp arative study of two tangible expressions/experiences.
12. Visual culture and socioethical doctrine.
13. Culture and visual images.
14. Understanding/Analysing ideology in creativity.
References:
1. Berger, John. Ways of Seeing . Penguin, 1972.
2. Bharucha, Rustom. Terror and Performance . Taylor and Francis Routledge, 2014.
3. Bharucha,Rustom, Theatre and the World,Performance and Politics of Culture. Taylor
and Francis Routledge, 1993.
4. Bryson, Norman; Holly, Michael Ann.;Moxey, Keith P. F. Visual Culture : Images and
Interpreta tions . Wesleyan University Press, 1994.
5. Burfoot, Annette and Susan Lord (ed), Killing Women . Wilfrid Laurier University
Press, 2006.
6. Fuery, Patrick and Kelli Fuery. Visual Cultures and Critical Theory . Arnold
Publishers, 2003.
7. Harding, James M. and Cindy Rosenthal (ed). The Rise of Performance Studies.
Palgrave Macmillan, 2011.
8. Heywood, Ian and Berry Sandywell (ed)., Interpreting Visual Culture . Taylor and
Francis Routledge,1999.
9. Karnad, Girish. Nagamandala. Oxford
10. Malcolm Bamard. Art, Design and Visua l Culture, An Introduction . Palgrave
Macmillan, 1998.
11. Mirzoeff, Nicholas (ed.), Visual Culture Reader . Taylor and Francis Routledge, 1999.
12. Mirzoeff, Nicholas. Introduction to Visual Culture . Taylor and Francis Routledge,1999.
13. Paul Frosh. The Image Factory, Consumer Culture, Photography and Visual content
Industry. Oxford, 2003.
14. Pirandello, Luigi. Six Characters in Search of an Author . Bloomsberry
15. Pisters, Patricia. The Matrix of Visual Culture . Stanford University Press, 2003.

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16. Rampley,Matthew (ed.), ExploringVisual Culture: Definitions, Concepts, Contexts.
Edinburgh University Press, 2005.
17. Schechner, Richard. Performance Studies , An Introduction , 3rd ed. Taylor and Francis
Routledge, 2013.
18. Silverman,Jonathan and Dean Rader. The World is a Text. Broadview Press, 2018.
19. Tendulkar, Vijay. GhashiramKotwal . Seagull books

Web Resources: Berger, John. Ways of Seeing . (Episode 1 to 4.) https://www.youtube.com .
MOOCS: Literature, Culture and Media.https://onlinecourses.nptel.ac.in

Syllabus Prepared by:
Convener:
 Dr.Dattaguru G. Joshi , Associate Professor and HoD , English, Gogate -Walke College,
Banda.

Members:
 Dr.Vasudev Athalye, Associate Professor, Gogate -Joglekar College, Ratnagiri.
 Dr.Shashikant Mhalunka r, P. G. Dept. of English, BNN College , Bhivandi , Mumbai.
 Dr. Raji Ramesh, S.K. SomaiyaCollege of Arts, Science and Commerce, Mumbai.
 Dr. Dushyant Nimav at, Associate Professor, Dept. of English, School of Languages,
Gujarat University, Ahmedabad.
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Course: Elective - III

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1. Syllabus as per Choice Based Credit System
i. Name of the Programme MA in Cultural Studies
ii. Course Code PACLS303
iii. Course Title Culture and Environment
Paper – XI (B)
iv. Semester wise Course Contents Enclosed
v. References and Additional References Enclosed
vi. Enclosed in the Syllabus Enclosed the copy of syllabus
vii. Credit Structure 06 Credits
viii. No. of lectures per Unit 15
ix. No. of lectures per week 04
x. Scheme of Examination 4 Questions of 15 marks each
xi. Fee Structure As per University Structure
xii. Special notes , if any No
xiii. Eligibility , if any No

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M.A. Cultural Studies
Part II
Course Title: Culture and Environment
Prea mble:
The intersection and interdependence between environment and culture has occupied the
minds of ethnologists, historians, and sociologists. Culture encapsulates the people‘s living
styles, patterns and habits which are central to their survival in the envir onment. The
protection of the natural environment against indiscriminate exploitation of mineral wealth,
deforestation, erosion bush burning and desertification as well as natural disasters can be
achieved through the instruments of culture. Alanis Obomsaw in, Canadian filmmaker and
activist of First Nations says, "When the last tree is cut down , the last fish eaten and
the last stream poisoned, you will realize that you cannot eat money."
The field of environmental studies has developed as a response to the growing recognition of
a deeply rooted, global ecological crisis caused by the destruction and transformation of
ecosystems, rapid species loss, intensifying levels of pollution and bioaccumulation of toxins,
climate change, human population growth and overconsumption, and so on. Many
environmentalists believe that the issues of environmental degradation cannot be addressed
only through strict technical measures because they are intertwin ed within a crisis of politics,
of values, and of worldview. Not only 'technological fixes,' but cultural facts are equally
important to stall the diminishing of eco-system. Our responses to the crisis are enabled as
well as constrained by our imagination and interpretation of the crisis. The world today, and
more so the Indian sub-continent over the past few decades is seized in fear by the uncanny
cyclones, tsunamis, earth quakes, flash floods, droughts, extreme heat and cold conditions
and unknown mutate d diseases which can only be attributed to human activities over the
years. Writers like Dipesh Chakrabarty, Amitav Ghosh, Lawrence Buell and others insist that
the climate crisis requires humanity as a species to confront its shared responsibility for and
vulnerability to the crisis. Imagination, especially literary imagination, needs to wake up and
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literature have a definitive place in culture and can help in waking the masses to reality
provoking ecological thought through non-fiction, fiction, myth, religious texts and poetry.
This course offers an advanced, critical introduction into current issues and debates on
environment and culture. It will draw from the growin g field of interdisciplinary research and
practice located at the intersection of environmental studies/environmental thought and
critical cultural theory/cultural studies.
 .Objectives of the Course:
 To understand the relationship between culture and environment from anthropological
perspective.
 To encompass a sound grasp of the old to the recent theories advanced in
anthropological theory on this relationship; and gain a greater appreciation of the role
of Anthropology in contemporary environmental discourses.
 To find out possible solutions to the environment problems, which may
include the role of technological advancements, a reexamination of
educational and political institutions, enlightened reassessment of
traditional religious and economic conce ptions.
 To assess historical and current theoretical approaches to understanding human -
environment interactions
 To study culture and cultural practices as both the medium through which different
ideas about people and nature, and different social and ecolo gical relations are
articulated and contested.

 Course Outcomes:
 Students will acquire interdisciplinary skills and understand environmental issues from
a cultural perspective and gain new insight into grass roots into interelation between
environment and culture.
 Students will be able to assess the role of both local and global environmental change
on the quality of human life
 Students can assess the influence of cultural, religious, economic, educational, and
political factors on population growth and environmental quality.
 Students would be able to compare and contrast the effects of different belief systems
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 Students will be able to analyze the impact of a specific human cultural practice, belief
system, or political/economic policy on environment.
 Students will be able to suggest specific modifications to cultural practices and/or
political/economic policies that relate to a natural ecosystem.

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Semester - III Elective -III Paper - XI (B) Credits - 6
Course Title : Culture and Environment

Total Lectures: 60

Unit 1 : Environment and Culture: Concepts and Components 15 Lectures
Ecological Anthropology, Anthropocene, Cultural Geography
Social Ecology, Eco-psychology, Ethnographic Ecology,
Environmental History and Environmentalism, Environmental Health,
Environmental Hazards, Sustainable Development, Waste Management,
Biodiversi ty and Conservation, Natural Resource Conflicts, Urbanization and
Environment, Pollution and Health.
Unit 2 : Unit II Environment and Human Society 15 Lectures
Indian and International Environmental Law, Environmental Ethics and Philosophy,
Environmental Policies and Politics , Global Environmental Issues, Regulations and
Environment, Environmental Ethics and Philosophy,
Capitalism and Corruption of Nature, Envi ronmental Justice and Environmentalism,
Environmental Degradation and Decadence,
Unit 3 : Environment, Science and Technology 15 Lectures
Soil Biology, Green Technology, Environmental Biotechnology, Environmental
Chemistry, Technology, Environment and Society, Environmental Geology,
Environmental Engineering, Chemical and E-Waste Management, Globalization and
environmental woes, National Policies for Global Emission Reductions
Unit 4 : Culture and Environmental Values 15 Lectures
Gender and Environment, Cultural displacement and deterritorialization, Cultural
Anthropology, Ecological concerns in religion and mythologies, Environmental
Concer ns in Literature, Environmental Concerns in Fine art, Environmental Concerns
in popular culture, Environmental Concerns in Philosophy, Ingenious Culture and the
Environment, Ecological Damage and Apocalyptic Literature

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Evaluation Pattern
Internal Assessment (40 Marks):
Sr.No. Particulars Marks
1. One Written Assignment/Research Paper on the topics suggested by
the teacher for Internal Assessment
Presentation on the Written Assignment
Viva Voce based on the written assignment /Research Paper
10 Marks
05 Marks
05 Marks
Total=20 Marks
2. One Internal Test based on the syllabus (one out of three questions)
Duration: 50 minutes 20 Marks

Semester End Examination: (60 Marks)
Semester End Examination Duration : 2 Hours 60 Marks

Question 1 : Essay on Unit I (one out of two) 15 Marks
Question 2 : Essay on Unit 2 (one out of two) 15 Marks
Question 3 : Essay on Unit 3 (one out of two) 15 Marks
Question 4 : Essay on Unit 4 (one out of two) 15 Marks
References:
1. Altman, Irwin, and Martin M. Chemers. Culture and environment . No. 2. CUP Archive,
1984.
2. Appadurai, Arjun. Modernity al large: cultural dimensions of globalization . Vol. 1. U
of Minnesota Press, 1996.
3. Bates, Daniel G. Human adaptive strategies: ecology, culture, and politics . Allyn and
Bacon, 2001.
4. Baumol, William J., et al. The theory of environmental policy . Cambridge university
press, 1988.

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5. Boas, Franz. The mind of primitive man: a course of lectures delivered before the
Lowell institute , Boston, Mass., and the National university of Mexico, 1910 -1911 .
Macmillan, 1911.
6. Cronon, William, ed. Uncommon Ground: Rethinking the Human Place in Nature . New
York: W.W. Norton and Co., 1996.
7. Cronon, William. Uncommon ground: toward reinventing nature . New York: WW
Norton and Company, 1995.
8. Cruikshank, Julie. Do glaciers listen?: local knowledge, colonial encounters, and
social imagination . ubc Press, 2007.
9. Glotfelty, Cheryll, and Harold Fromm, eds. The ecocriticism reader: Landmarks in
literary ecology . University of Georgia Press, 1996.
10. Grove, Richard H. Ecology, climate and empire: Colonialism and global environmental
history, 1400 -1940 . Cambridge: White Horse Press, 1997.
11. Haenn, Nora, and Richard Wilk, eds. The environment in anthropology: a reader in
ecology, culture, and sustainable living . NYU Press, 2006.
12. Howell, Signe. "Nature in culture or culture in nature?." European Association of
Social Anthropologists The European Association of Social Anthropologists (EASA)
was (1996): 127.
13. Ingold, Tim. "Culture and the perception of the environment." Bush base, forest farm .
Routledge, 2002. 51-68.
14. Kidd, Michael. Environmental law: a South African guide . Juta, 1997.
15. Leavis, Frank Raymond, and Denys Thompson. Culture and environment: The training
of critical awareness . Chatto and Windus, 1950.
16. Massey, Doreen. Space, place and gender . John Wiley and Sons, 2013.
17. Milton, Kay. Environmentalism and cultural theory: exploring the role of anthropology
in environmental discourse . Routledge, 2002.
18. Peter, Jackson. "Maps of Meaning an Introduction to Cultural Geography." (1989).
19. Rose, Gillian. Feminism and geography: The limits of geographical knowledge . U of
Minnesota Press, 1993.
20. Ryden, Kent C. Mapping the invisible landscape: Folklore, writing, and the sense of
place . University of Iowa Press, 1993.
21. Sahlins, Marshall David. Culture and environment: The study of cultural ecology .
Voice of America, US Information Agency, 1963.
22. Schama, Simon. "Landscape and memory HarperCollins." London, 652p (1995).

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23. Schlosberg, David. Defining environmental justice: Theories, movements, and nature .
Oxford University Press, 2009.
24. Short, John Rennie. Imagined country: environment, culture, and society . Syracuse
University Press, 2005.
25. Short, John Rennie. Imagined country: environment, culture, and society . Syracuse
University Press, 2005.
26. White, Leslie A. "The Culture of Evolution: The Development of Civilization to the
Fall of Rome." (1959).

Web Resources:
1. ―CULTURE.‖ Ingenious: The Unintended Consequences of Human Innovation, by
PETER GLUCKMAN and MARK HANSON, Harvard University Press, Cambridge,
Massachusetts; London, England, 2019, pp. 84–109.
2. ―Environment.‖ Everything Man: The Form and Function of Paul Robeson, by SHANA
L. REDMOND, Duke University Press, DURHAM; LONDON, 2020, pp. 102–129.
3. ―Environment.‖ Introduction to International and Global Studies, Third Edition, by
SHAWN SMALLMAN and KIMBERLEY BROWN, 3rd ed., University of North
Carolina Press, Chap el Hill, 2020, pp. 283–316.
4. Alston, Vermonja R. ―Environment.‖ Keywords for Environmental Studies, edited by
Joni Adamson et al., NYU Press, 2016, pp. 93–96.
5. Bate, Jonathan. ―Culture and Environment: From Austen to Hardy.‖ New Literary
History, vol. 30, no. 3, 1999, pp. 541–560.
6. Bennett, John W. ―The Interaction of Culture and Environment in the Smaller
Societies.‖ American Anthropologist, vol. 46, no. 4, 1944, pp. 461–478.
7. Bernard, L. L. ―Culture and Environment. I. The Unity of the Environment.‖ Social
Forces, vol. 8, no. 3, 1930, pp. 327–334.
8. Bernard, L. L. ―Culture and Environment: II. The Continuity of Nature and Culture.‖
Social Forces, vol. 9, no. 1, 1930, pp. 39–48.
9. Bernard, L. L. ―Culture and Environment: II. The Continuity of Nature and Culture.‖
Social Forces, vol. 9, no. 1, 1930, pp. 39–48.
10. Bhattacharjee, S. K. ―Need to Vitalize, Not Preserve, India's Culture and Environment.‖
Current Science, vol. 76, no. 2, 1999, pp. 119–121.
11. Gabrys, Jennifer. "Programming environments: environmentality and citizen sensing in
the smart city." Environment and Planning D: Society and Space 32.1 (2014): 30-48.

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12. Goldenweiser, A. A. ―Culture and Environment.‖ American Journal of Sociology, vol.
21, no. 5, 1916, pp. 628–633.
13. Naess, Arne. ―CULTURE AND ENVIRONMENT. ‖ Humboldt Journal of Social
Relations, vol. 20, no. 1, 1994, pp. 143–149.
14. NIGHTINGALE, ANDREA. ―The Nature of Gender: Work, Gender, and
Environment.‖ The Environment in Anthropology (Second Edition): A Reader in
Ecology, Culture, and Sustainable Living, edited by Nora Haenn et al., NYU Press,
2016, pp. 274–285.
15. O‘Connor, Terry, et al., editors. ―Culture and Environment; Mind the Gap.‖ Land and
People: Papers in Memory of John G. Evans, vol. 2, Oxbow Books, Oxford; Oakville,
2009, pp. 11–18.
16. Radhakrishna, B. P. ―Preservation of India's Culture and Environment.‖ Current
Science, vol. 75, no. 9, 1998, pp. 881–882.
17. Yusoff, Kathryn, and Jennifer Gabrys. "Climate change and the imagination." Wiley
Interdisciplinary Reviews: Climate Change 2.4 (2011): 516-534.

Syllabus Prepared by:
Convener:
 Dr B N Gaikwad: Associate Professor and Head, Department of English, Acharya
Marathe College, Mumbai

Members:
 Dr Priya Joseph: Assistant Professor, Department of English, Mithibai College,
Mumbai
 Dr Kishan Pawar: Associate Professor, Department of English, M D College, Mumbai
 Dr Seema Sharma: Associate Professor, Department of English, Jaihind College,
Mumbai
 Dr Pandurang Barkale: Head, Department of English, SNDT College of Arts and SCB
College of Commerce and Science, Mumbai
 Dr Nigamanda Das: Professor, Department of English, Nagaland University, Kohima
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Course: Elective - IV

Course Title: Tribal Art and Culture

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1. Syllabus as per Choice Based Credit System
i. Name of the Programme MA in Cultural Studies
ii. Course Code PACLS304
iii. Course Title Tribal Art and Culture
Paper – XII (A)
iv. Semester wise Course Contents Enclosed
v. References and Additional References Enclosed
vi. Enclosed in the Syllabus Enclosed the copy of syllabus
vii. Credit Structure 06 Credits
viii. No. of lectures per Unit 15
ix. No. of lectures per week 04
x. Scheme of Examination 4 Questions of 15 marks each
xi. Fee Structure As per University Structure
xii. Special notes , if any No
xiii. Eligibility , if any No

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M.A. - Cultural Studies
Part II
Course Title: Tribal Art and Culture
Preamble:
Society without culture is like a body without a soul. Culture is the manifestation of that
system of activity wherein a man socializes through interaction with other human beings.
Culture and society are interdependent, supplementary and interconnected. Culture is the way
of life to which men acquire and assimilate the values and mode of behaviour that assist him
in becoming a member of the society. It is important to study tribal art and culture as an
integral part of Cultural Studies for one finds the source of culture itself there.
Tribe, in anthropology, is a notional form of human social organization based on a set of
smaller groups, having temporary or permanent political integration, and defined by
traditions of common descent, language, culture, and ideology. A tribe and tribal culture
harbours an environment for generating new ideas for work and life whilst also fostering a
sense of community which is vital for a healthy productive life. These groups can provide a
sense of purpose, a reason to interact with others and even provide health and wellbeing
benefits. A study of these factors is what this course aims at through the introduction of
different tribal cultures across the country and the world.

 Objectives of the Course :
 To introduce the learner to important concepts of tribal culture
 To help the learner understand the nature and extent of cultural performances among
tribes of the world.
 To obtain basic ideas on the influential factors of cultural heritage in tribal society.
 To introduce to the learner the art forms and cultural practices of tribes
 To make the learner understand the need to preserve tribal cultures

 Course Outcomes:
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 have knowledge of important concepts related to Tribal Culture such as cultural
heritage, and sustainable development
 be able to contribute to the protection and conservation of tribal culture
 have the ability to spread awareness of the importance of tribal cultural heritage in
the modern world
 be able to help in the documentation needed to help in the preservation, protection
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Semester - III Elective -IV Paper - XII (A) Credits - 6
Course Title : Tribal Art and Culture
Total Lectures: 60
Unit 1: Theories and Concept Studies 15 Lectures
 Culture, Tradition and Nature
 Traditions and Culture of Tribes
 Different world views on Tribes and Civilization
 Issues and Problems faced by the Tribes
 Impact of Globalization on Tribes and their Culture
Unit 2: Indian Tribal Art and Culture 15 Lectures
 Classification of Tribes in India
 Distribution of Tribes in India, Dravidian Tribe, Mongoloid
 Migrant Tribes / Nomads
 Folk and Tribal Art - (Tanjore Art., Saura, Bhil, Gaund, Madhubani Painting.
.Warli Folk Painting., Pattachitra Painting., Rajasthani Miniature Painting.,
Kalamezhuthu.)
 Customary Laws, Gender and Ethics
 Oral Tradition and Performing Art
 Indigenous Knowledge
Unit 3: Global Tribal Art and Culture Part I: Asia, Australia 15 Lectures
 Pacific Islands: Oceanic Tribal Art
 Oceania includes four separate regions, or ethnogeographic groupings: Polynesia,
Micronesia, Melanesia and Australasia.
 Lapita culture
 Dong -Son culture of Vietnam
 body painting , tattooing, painting, sculpture, wood carving, and textile art)
 Samoa, the Cook Islands, French Polynesia (Tahiti e tc.), Tonga, Hawaii, Pitcairn
Island and Easter Island
 stone temples of the Society Islands, Easter island and the Marquesas
 monumental stone sculpture (moai) on Rapa Nui/Easter Island
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Islands, Vanuatu (formerly New Hebrides), Fiji, and others
 Marshall Islands and some 600 Caroline Islands, Yap, Chuuk, Pohnpei and Kosrae.
 Australian Aborigines - Maliwawa Figures - Aboriginal stone arrangements
Unit 4: Global Tribal Art and Culture Part II : Africa, Europe, Americas 15 Lectures
 African Tribal Art
 Namibian and Somali Cave paintings, Bushman Rock Paintings, San Cave
Paintings
 Prehistoric Tribal Art,
 America - The Siberian Yupiit ,, Native Alaskan Yupiit
 North America -Arctic - subarctic
 Eastern woodlands, Mesoamerica and Central America
Evaluation Pattern
Internal Assessment (40 Marks):
Sr.No. Particulars Marks
1. One Written Assignment/Research Paper on the topics suggested by
the teacher for Internal Assessment
Presentation on the Written Assignment
Viva Voce based on the written assignment /Research Paper
10 Marks
05 Marks
05 Marks
Total=20 Marks
2. One Internal Test based on the syllabus (one out of three questions)
Duration: 50 minutes 20 Marks
Semester End Examination :( 60 Marks)
Semester End Examination Duration : 2 Hours 60 Marks
Unit 1 : Essay on Unit I (one out of two) 15 Marks
Unit 2 : Essay on Unit 2 (one out of two) 15 Marks
Unit 3 : Essay on Unit 3 (one out of two) 15 Marks
Unit 4 : Essay on Unit 4 (one out of two) 15 Marks

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References and Web Resources:
Unit I: Theories and Concept studies
1. Barfield, Thomas Jefferson. The nomadic alternative . Englewood Cliffs, Nj.: Prentice
Hall, 1993
2. Bird-David, Nurit. "Tribal metaphorization of human -nature relatedness: a comparative
analysis." Environmentalism . Routledge, 2003. 121 -134
3. Bleck, Melani. "Linda Hogan's Tribal Imperative: Collapsing Space through" Living"
Tribal Traditions and Nature." Studies in American I ndian Literatures (1999): 23 -45
4. Bunten, Alexis Celeste. "Sharing culture or selling out? Developing the commodified
persona in the heritage industry." American Ethnologist 35.3 (2008): 380 -395
5. Davis, Geoffrey V., G. N. Devy, K. K. Chakravarty. Performing I dentities: Celebrating
Indigeneity in the Arts. Routledge India, 2014. ISBN 9781138795990
6. Kivisild, Toomas, et al. "The genetic heritage of the earliest settlers persists both in
Indian tribal and caste populations." The American Journal of Human Genetics 72.2
(2003): 313 -332
7. Logan, Dave, John King, and Halee Fischer -Wright. Tribal leadership . Collins, 2008.
8. Majumdar, Dhirendra Nath. An introduction to social anthropology . National
Publishing House, 1989
9. Mari Marcel Thekaekara. ―Undermining Tribal Culture?‖ Economic and Political
Weekly, vol. 26, no. 1/2, 1991, pp. 26 –26. JSTOR, www.jstor.org/stable/4397184
10. Poster, Mark. "Virtual Ethnicity: Tribal ldentity in an Age of." Cybersociety 2.0:
Revisiting Computer -Mediated Community and Technology 2 (1998): 184
11. The Johar Journal: A multidisciplinary quarterly ejournal that aims to familiarize
people with the tribal way of life – New Delhi
Unit II: Indian Tribal Art and Culture
1. Adivasis Legal Provisions, Languages, Locations: A Reference Document for The
Status of A divasis and Denotified and Nomadic Jatis in India . Vadodara : Adivasi
Academy and Bhasha Research and Publications Centre, 2004
2. Another India: Explorations and Expressions of Indigenous South Asia - Mark Elliott,
Senior Curator (Anthropology), Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology in
Cambridge
3. Bokil, Milind. "De -notified and nomadic tribes: A perspective." Economic and Political
Weekly (2002): 148 -154

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4. Books on the Andaman and Nicobar Islands by Pankaj Sekhsaria:
1) Islands in Flux – the Andaman and Nicobar Story (2017)
2) The Last Wave – An Island Novel (2014)
3) The Jarawa Tribal Reserve Dossier (2010)
5. Cadence and Counterpoint, Documenting Santal Musical Traditions by Johannes Beltz,
Ruchira Ghose and Maria -Eve Celio -Scheurer (eds.) . Niyogi Books. I SBN 978 -93-
83098 -92-7
6. Chauhan, Abha. Tribal women and social change in India . AC Bros., 1990
7. Devy, G. N. A Nomad Called Thief: Reflections on Adivasi Silence and Voice .
Orient Blackswan , 2006
8. Ghurye, Govind Sadashiv. The Scheduled Tribes . Popular Book Depot, 1959
9. Ramya, Tame. "Tribal culture and folklore of Arunachal Pradesh: A study in Kurung
Kumey district." International Journal of Research in Sociology and Social
Anthropology 1.2 (2013): 26 -30
10. Rathod, Mot iraj. "Denotified and Nomadic tribes in Maharashtra." DNT Rights Group
Newsletter, Vadodara, Apr -Jun and July-Sep (2000).
11. Sarma, Jyotirmoyee. ―Changes in Tribal Culture in India.‖ Anthropos, vol. 88, no. 4/6,
1993, pp. 504 –508. JSTOR, www.jstor.org/stable/40463757. Singh, Kumar Suresh,
ed. The tribal situation in India . Indian Institute of Advanced Study, 2002.
12. Sinha, Surajit . "Tribe -caste and tribe -peasant continua in Central India." Man in
India 45.1 (1965): 57 -83.
13. Tribal Arts in India: The National Inventory of Tribal Museums . Foreword by GN
Devy (Project Director, Bhasha Research and Publication Center). Vadodara: Purva
Prakash Publications, 2012. ISBN 9788192240558.
14. Varghese, Ashitha, and P. Nagaraj. "A Study on The Tribal Culture And Folklore Of
Attapady." Galaxy: International multidisciplinary Research Journal 1.4 (2012): 1 -8.
15. Verma, R. C. Indian tribes through the age s. Publications Division Ministry of
Information and Broadcasting, 1990.
16. Vidyarthi, Lalita Prasad, and Binay Kumar Rai. The tribal culture of India . Concept
Publishing Company, 1977.
Unit III: Global Tribal Art and Culture Part I: Asia, Australia
1. Alexander, Jocelyn, et al. Violence and Memory: One Hundred Years in the "Dark
Forests" of Matabeleland. James Currey (Oxford), 2000. JSTOR,
jstor.org/stable/10.2307/al.sff.document.crp3b10001

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2. Anton Treuer. ―Full Circle: From Disintegration to Revitalizati on of Otterskin Bag Use
in Great Lakes Tribal Culture.‖ The Princeton University Library Chronicle, vol. 67,
no. 2, 2006, pp. 359 –365. JSTOR,
www.jstor.org/stable/10.25290/prinunivlibrchro.67.2.0359
3. Boesen, Elisabeth. ―Tribal Culture, World Culture, Youth Culture - Wodaabe Dancers
on Multiple Stages.‖ Sociologus, vol. 58, no. 2, 2008, pp. 143 –168. JSTOR,
www.jstor.org/stable/43645629
4. Boswell, Anna. ―Re -Enactment and the Museum Case: Reading the Oceanic and Native
American Displays in the Peabody Essex Museu m.‖ Journal of New Zealand Literature
(JNZL), no. 27, 2009, pp. 48 –69. JSTOR, www.jstor.org/stable/25663046
5. Candela, Guido, et al. ―Tribal Art Market: Signs and Signals.‖ Journal of Cultural
Economics, vol. 36, no. 4, 2012, pp. 289 –308. JSTOR, www.jstor.o rg/stable/43549831
6. Feldman, Jerome. "Resonances, Tribal Art -Modern Art: Traditional Works of Art of
African, Oceanic, North American Indian Cultures with Arp, Beuys, Braque, Dubuffet,
Giacometti, Klee, Lichtenstein, Miro, Picasso, Pollack, Soutter, Strubin , Tapies, Tobey,
Wolfli." (1985): 50 -52
7. Filardi, Christopher E., and Robert G. Moyle. "Single origin of a pan -Pacific bird group
and upstream colonization of Australasia." Nature 438.7065 (2005): 216 -219
8. Flexner, James L. ―Historical Archaeology, Contact, and Colonialism in Oceania.‖
Journal of Archaeological Research, vol. 22, no. 1, 2014, pp. 43 –87.,
www.jstor.org/stable/42635591
9. Gunson, Niel. ―A Note On Oceanic Shamanism.‖ The Journal of the Polynesian
Society, vol. 119, no. 2, 2010, pp. 205 –212. JSTOR, www.jstor.org/stable/20790140
10. Malm, William P. Music Cultures of The Pacific, The Near East, and Asia . Pearson
College Division, 1996
11. Moore, Albert C. Arts in the Religions of the Pacific: Symbols of Life . Burns and Oates,
1997
12. Picard, Louis A. The Politic s of Development in Botswana : a Model for Success? L.
Rienner Publishers (Boulder), 1987. JSTOR,
jstor.org/stable/10.2307/al.sff.document.crp3b10008
13. Strickland, Rennard, and Maria Protti. ―The Dilemma of Preserving Tribal Culture and
Promoting Resource De velopment: A Bibliographic Essay.‖ Natural Resources and
Environment, vol. 7, no. 4, 1993, pp. 34 –64. JSTOR, www.jstor.org/stable/40923251

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Unit IV: Global Tribal Art and Culture Part II : Africa, Europe, Americas
1. Chaboo, Caroline S., et al. "Beetle and pl ant arrow poisons of the Ju|‘hoan and Hai|| om
San peoples of Namibia (Insecta, Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae; Plantae, Anacardiaceae,
Apocynaceae, Burseraceae)." ZooKeys 558 (2016): 9
2. Dutfield, Michael. A Marriage of Inconvenience: the Persecution of Ruth and Seretse
Khama. U. Hyman (London), 1990. JSTOR,
jstor.org/stable/10.2307/al.sff.document.crp3b10019
3. Ejikeme, Anene. Culture and customs of Namibia . ABC -CLIO, 2011
4. Herbstein, Denis, and Evenson, John. The Devils Are Among Us: The War for Namibia .
Zed Press (London), 1989. JSTOR,
jstor.org/stable/10.2307/al.sff.document.crp2b20029
5. Indaba, My Children: African Tribal History, Legends, Customs And Religious Beliefs
6. Meyer Fortes. The Plural Society in Africa . SAIRR, Johannesburg, 1968. JSTOR,
jstor.org/stable/10.2307/al.sff.document.boo19680000.028.054
7. Minter, William. Apartheid's Contras: An Inquiry into the Roots of War in Angola and
Mozambique. Zed Books Ltd; Witwatersrand University Press, 1994. JSTOR,
jstor.org/stable/10.2307/al.sff.docume nt.crp20005
8. Philip Mayer. Urban Africans and the Bantustans . SAIRR, Johannesburg, 1972.
JSTOR, jstor.org/stable/10.2307/al.sff.document.boo19720113.028.054
9. Tlou, Thomas, et al. Seretse Khama 1921 - 1980. Macmillan Boleswa (Braamfontein),
1995. JSTOR, jstor .org/stable/10.2307/al.sff.document.crp2b20012
10. Prince, Dr. Diana. Tribes of Africa . Authorhouse, 2017
Syllabus Prepared by:
Convener:
 Dr. Deepa Murdeshwar -Katre : Department of English, Vartak College, Vasai Road,
Dist. Palghar
Members:
 Dr Preeti Oza : Department of English, St. Andrew‘s College, Mumbai
 Dr. Rajesh Yeole : Department of English, C.K. T. College, Panvel
 Dr. Dattatraya Kamble : Department of English, Gogate -Jogalekar College, Ratnagiri
 Dr. Rosy Chamling : Department of English, S ikkim University, Gangtok
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Part - II

Semester - III


Course: Elective - IV

Course Title: Introduction to Multiculturalism

Paper: XII (B)






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1. Syllabus as per Choice Based Credit System
i. Name of the Programme MA in Cultural Studies
ii. Course Code PACLS304
iii. Course Title Introduction to Multiculturalism
Paper – XII (B)
iv. Semester wise Course Contents Enclosed
v. References and Additional References Enclosed
vi. Enclosed in the Syllabus Enclosed the copy of syllabus
vii. Credit Structure 06 Credits
viii. No. of lectures per Unit 15
ix. No. of lectures per week 04
x. Scheme of Examination 4 Questions of 15 marks each
xi. Fee Structure As per University Structure
xii. Special notes , if any No
xiii. Eligibility , if any No

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M.A. - Cultural Studies
Part II
Course Title: Introduction to Multiculturalism
Preamble:
The idea of multiculturalism in contemporary political discourse and in political philosophy
reflects a debate about how to understand and respond to the challenges associated with
cultural diversity based on ethnic, national, and religious differences. Multicultur alism is the
acceptance of a number of cultures within a multiethnic society. It promotes respect for
individual differences, fosters diversity, and promotes beneficial cultural evolution.
Multiculturalism means that one cultural identity does not dominate all other identities; that
people are able to participate in their faith and ethnic communities without denying or hiding
their cultural identities. It promotes tolerance and equality by not requiring individuals to
fully assimilate or integrate into the dominant or traditional culture of their surroundings.
This course will offer learners insight into how multiple identities and socialization influence
their values, attitudes, beliefs, behaviors, and interactions with others. Study of
multiculturalism shall preserve the ideals of equality, equity, freedom and respect for
individuals and groups as a principle fundamental to the success of a nation. A
multiculturalist advocate extending equitable status to distinct ethnic and religious groups
without promoti ng any specific ethnic, religious, and/or cultural community values as locus
of any community or society.
The course introduces students to the phenomenon of culture in the broad sense of the term
and applies it to social, economic and a media -driven conte xt. Major theoretical issues and
cultural criteria/dimensions are offered and highlighted in this paper to illustrate the
challenges of dealing with cultures and identities in all of their complexities.
 Objectives of the Course :
 To introduce learners to the basic concepts and theoretical developments within
Cultural Studies, with an aim to impart critical perspectives, which would help them to
critically analyze their own cultural landscapes.
 To enable learners to develop new insights to understand the construction of nation,
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 To demonstrate the practical application of cultural studies theory to every changing
situations and practices relevant to the everyday experiences of learners
 To orient students towards interdisci plinary approach and analysis of cultural issues
including literature and language
 To understand the discourse on cultural pluralism through political/historical/literary
positions

 Course Outcome:
Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
 Learners shall become adept at identifying and understanding the intersectionalities of
one‘s own and others‘ cultural identities.
 Learners shall acquire knowledge of current theories and research related to the impact
of multiculturalism in their local and global contexts.
 Learners will acquire experiential knowledge and tools for understanding intercultural/
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Semester - III Elective -IV Paper -XII (B) Credits - 6
Course Title: Introduction to Multiculturalism
Total Lectures: 60

Unit 1 : Terms: 15 Lectures
a) Culture
b) Monoculture vs. A Multicultural Lens
c) Cultural diversity
d) Cultural Imperialism
e) Cultural Appropriation
f) Hegemony and Counter -Hegemony
g) Culture, Power, and Knowledge
Unit 2 : Critical Essays: 15 Lectures
Multiculturalism: An overview of multicultural debates in Western societies –
Enzo Colombo
The Essentialist Critique of Multiculturalism: Theories, Policies, Ethos – Wil
Kymlicka
Unit 3 : Debating on Multicultural Issues through Films: 15 Lectures
i Race and Racism:
Recommended Short Films:
Born A Racist
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xvoQO9oyc0Eandab_channel=JasonLimPro
ductions
"Schwarzfahrer" -byPepeDanquart
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cfwpkeZRO1sandab_channel=KISKIS -
keepitshort
ii. Representation:
Assigned Film:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Krlv9cyn9Hcandab_channel=TheYOMYOM
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Yellow Face: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Krlv9cyn9Hc (part one) AND
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=at8wAKlZEeg (part two)
iii. Immigration, Assimilation and Integration
Recommended Film: Mountains, Mist and Mexico
http://www.pbs.org/video/2365240354/
Unit 4 : Multicultural Literature : 15 Lectures
Essay: Learning through Literature that Offers Diverse Perspectives:
Multicultural and International Literature – Junko Yokota
Genre: Children‘s Literature: A Piece of Home: Jeri Watts. III
Genre: Indian Literature:
―Longtsarhoni and the Snake Man‖ by Nzanmongi Jasmine Patton (Indian Tribal
Litertaure)
―The Story of my Sanskrit‖ by Kumud Pawade from A Corpse in the Well (Dalit
Literature)

Evaluation Pattern
Internal Assessment (40 Marks)
Sr.No. Particulars Marks
1. One Written Assignment/Research Paper on the topics suggested
by the teacher for Internal Assessment
Presentation on the Written Assignment
Viva Voce based on the written assignment /Research Paper
10 Marks
05 Marks
05 Marks
Total=20 Marks
2. One Internal Test based on the syllabus (one out of three questions)
Duration: 50 minutes 20 Marks

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Semester End Examination :( 60 Marks)
Semester End Examination Duration : 2 Hours 60 Marks
Unit 1 : Essay on Unit I (one out of two) 15 Marks
Unit 2 : Essay on Unit 2 (one out of two) 15 Marks
Unit 3 : Essay on Unit 3 (one out of two) 15 Marks
Unit 4 : Essay on Unit 4 (one out of two) 15 Marks

Note: Students‘ answers must reveal sufficient knowledge of the historical, socio -cultural,
and literary (movement, school of thought, ism, genre etc.) background of the age, prescribed
text as well as of the author

References:
1) Phillips, A. 2009. Multiculturalism without Culture . Princeton: Princeton University
Press
2) Levy, J. 2000. The Multiculturalism of Fear . Oxford: Oxford University Press.
3) Parekh, B. 2002. Rethinking Multiculturalism : Cultural Diversity and Political Theory.
Cambridge: Harvard University Press; chapter 10: Politics, Religion and Free Speech,
pp. 295-335.
4) Barry, B. 2001. Culture and Equality: An Egalitarian Critique of Multiculturalism .
Cambridge: Harvard University Press; chapter 2: The Strategy of Privatization, pp.19 -
62.
5) Okin, S. 1999 . Is Multiculturalism Bad for Women ? Princeton: Princeton University
Press; part 1, pp. 7-24
6) Korteweg, A. and Triadafilopoulos, P. 2015. ―Is Multiculturalism Dead? Groups,
Governments and the ‗ eal Work of Integration ‘‖. Ethnic and Racial Studies, vol. 38,
5. pp. 1-18.
7) Beattie, John. 1976. Other Culture. London: Routledge and Kegan Paul.
8) Kroeber, A. L. 1952. The Nature of Culture . University of Chicago Press, Chocago.
9) Ember, C. R. and M. Ember. 1981. Cultural Anthropology , New Delhi: Oxford Univ.
Press.

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10) Adorno, Theodor and Max Horkheimer. 2001. The Culture Industry. Selected Essays
on Mass Culture. NewYork: Routledge.
11) Rajagopal, Arvind .2009. ‗The Public Sphere in India. Structure and Transformation‘ in
Arvind Rajagopal (ed) The Indian Public Sphere. Readings in Media History: Oxford
University Press, p.1-28.
12) Alcoff, L. M. and Mendieta, E. (eds) 2003, Identities: Race, Class, Gender, and
Nationality, Blackwell Publishing, Oxford.
13) Appelbaum, R. P. 1999, ‗Multiculturalism and Flexibility: Some new Direc tions in
Global Capitalism,‘ in Race, Identity, and Citizenship: A Reader, eds R. D. Torres, L.
F. Mirón and J. X. Inda, Blackwell Publishing, Oxford, 337- 354.
14) Baumann, G. 1999, The Multicultural Riddle. Rethinking National, Ethnic and
Religious Identitie s, Routledge, New York and London.
15) Carens, J. H. 2000, Culture, Citizenship, and Community: A Contextual Exploration of
Justice as Evenhandedness , Oxford University Press, Oxford.
16) Davis, A. Y. 1996, ‗Gender, Class, and Multiculturalism: Rethinking ‗ ace‘ Politics,‘
in Mapping Multiculturalism , eds A. F. Gordon and C. Newfield, University of
Minnesota Press, Minneapolis, 40-48.
17) Willett, C. (ed.) 1998, Theorizing Multiculturalism: A Guide to the Current Debate ,
Blackwell Publishing, Oxford.
18) Taylor, C. 1994, Multiculturalism: Examining the Politics of Recognition , ed. A.
Gutmann, Princeton University Press, Princeton.
19) Torres, R. D., Mirón, L. F., and Inda, J. X. 1999, Race, Identity, and Citizenship: A
Reader , Blackwell Publishing, Oxford.
20) Macedo, S. 2000, Diversity and Distrust: Civic Education in a Multicultural
Democracy ,Harvard University Press, Cambridge, Mass.
21) Abbott, M., and Polk, B. J. (1993). Celebrating our diversity. Using multicultural
literature to promote cultural awareness, grades K-2. Fearon Teacher Aids.
22) Abalos, D. T. (1996). Strategies of transformation toward a multicultural society.
Fulfilling the story of democracy. New York, NY: Praeger.
23) Adler, S. (1993). Multicultural communication skills in the classroom. Boston, MA:
Allyn and Bacon.
24) Berd ichewsky, B. (1994). Racism, ethnicity and multiculturalism. Vancouver: Future
Publications.

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25) Day, F. A. (1994). Multicultural voices in contemporary literature . A resource for
teachers. Portsmouth: Heinemann.
26) Eddy, R. (Ed.). (1996). Reflections on multicul turalism . Yarmouth: Intercultural Press.
27) Elashmawi, F., and Harris, P. R. (1993 ). Multicultural management: New skills for
global success. Houston: Gulf.
28) Goldberg, D. T. (1994). Multiculturalism: A critical reader . Boston, Mass.: Blackwell
Publishers.
29) Goss elin, A. J. (Ed.). (1999). Multicultural detective fiction: Murder from the "other"
side. New York: Garland.
30) Jenness, A., and DeSantis, L. (1993). Come home with me. A multicultural treasure
hunt. New York: New Press.

Syllabus Prepared by:
Convener:
 Dr. Sudhir Nikam : Associate Professor and Head, Dept. of English , B.N.N. College ,
Bhiwandi
Members:
 Dr. Vidya Premkumar: Head, Dept. of English, Mithibhai College, Mumbai
 Dr. Kailas Aute: Associate Professor at the Dept. of English, Smt. CHM College,
Ulhasnagar -03.
 Dr. Rajesh Yeole: Associate Professor and Head, Dept. of English, CKT College,
(Autonomous ) New Panvel
 Dr. Ashok Chaskar: Associate Professor, and Head Dept. of English, S.P. College, Pune
University.
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Syllabus for M. A. Cultural Studies Program

Part - II


Semester - III



Course: Elective - V

Course Title: Exploring the Culture of Konkan and Mumbai

Paper: XIII (A)





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1. Syllabus as per Choice Based Credit System
i. Name of the Programme MA in Cultural Studies
ii. Course Code PACLS305
iii. Course Title Exploring the Culture of Konkan and
Mumbai
Paper – XIII (A)
iv. Semester wise Course Contents Enclosed
v. References and Additional References Enclosed
vi. Enclosed in the Syllabus Enclosed the copy of syllabus
vii. Credit Structure 06 Credits
viii. No. of lectures per Unit 15
ix. No. of lectures per week 04
x. Scheme of Examination 4 Questions of 15 marks each
xi. Fee Structure As per University Structure
xii. Special notes , if any No
xiii. Eligibility , if any No

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M.A. Cultural Studies
Part II

Course Title: Exploring the Culture of Konkan and Mumbai

Preamble:
The Course ‗Exploring the Culture of Konkan and Mumbai‘ aims to introduce the cultural
aspects of Konkan and Mumbai. Maharashtra is divided into various regions, such as
Marathwada, Vidarbha, Khandesh, and Konkan based on their cultural, ethnic, linguistic and
geographic diversities. Konkan is a coastal strip occupies the entire west coast of Maharashtra
having serene landscape. The ethnic diversities across the Konkan belt including Mumbai
have contributed to the growth cosmopolitan culture in Mumbai and Konkani culture in the
Konkan. This includes the celebration of festivals, cuisines, costumes, religions, fine arts,
crafts, cinema, language and literature. Konkan, being coastal region, the primary occupation
is fishing, therefore, all the cultural celebr ations revolve around the fishing and farming
especially the horticulture of Alphonso mangoes. Thus, this course will explore through all
the cultural unity in diversities of Mumbai and Konkan.


 Objectives of the Course:
 To understand the culture of Konkan and Mumbai Region.
 To familiarize with major cultural forms of Konkan and Mumbai
 To enable the learner to comprehend the contribution of ethnic diversities in forming the
culture of Konkan and Mumbai.
 To introduce the indigenous architecture, handicrafts and folk culture, food culture and
languages.
 To analyse different traditional art and crafts forms and their impact on Konkan and
Mumbai culture.

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 Course Outcomes :
Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
 Having successfully completed this course, the learner will be able to:
 Understand the culture of Konkan region and Mumbai
 Assess the contributions of ethnic groups and their culture in making Mumbai as
melting pot
 Develop a keen sense of appreciation of major cultural forms of Konkan and Mumbai.
 Evaluate the impact of art, architecture, handicrafts, food and folk traditions in
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Semester - III Elective -V Paper - XIII (A) Credits - 6
Title of the paper: Exploring the Culture of Konkan and Mumbai
Total Lectures: 60
Unit 1: Ethnic Groups and Communities Contribution to Culture: 15 Lectures
Mumbai: Agari and Koli, Pathare Prabhu, East Indians, Parsis, Christians, Early
Muslim Settlers (Kokani, Bohra, Khojas and Memons), Jewish Community of Mumbai
Linguistic hegemonies, Nomenclatures (such as streets and locations)
Mills, Chawls. Slums and their sub-cultures , Transgender, Queer Spaces and Sexual
Cosmopolitanism
Konkan: Agari Koli, Katkari Tribals and Nomadic Tribes, Kunabis and Marathas,
Bhandari , Chandraseniya Kayastha Prabhu (CKP), Saraswat Brahmins , Konkani
Muslims, Christians, Siddis, Heteroglossia and Plurilingualism .
Unit 2: Cultural Celebrations : 15 Lectures
Mumbai: Dahi -Handi (Janmashtami), Ganesh Festival, Navratri, Elephanta Festivals,
Banganga Festival, Mount Mary Festival,
Urban Festivals : Kala Ghoda Festival, Tata Literature Festival, Mumbai International
Film Festival, Kashish Mumbai International Queer Film Festival
Konkan : Shimgotsav (Holi), Narali Pournima, Ganesh Festival, Sawantwadi Festival
Unit 3: Food Culture : 15 Lectures
Mumbai: Street Food and Pride Politics: Wada Paav, Paav Bhaji, Khau Gallis and
Udupi Eateries, Geography of Community specific Food, Sea Foods, Gujarati Food
Cuisines, Mumbai Dabbawalas
Konkan: Cuisine as cultural hot pot, Rice, Sea Food, Coconuts and Alphonso (mango)
as culture Markers, Veg/Non Veg Food and Cultural Provisions, Malwani culture and
cuisine
Unit 4: Impact of Art, Crafts and Architecture on Culture : 15 Lectures
Mumbai: Indo-European Gothic Structures of Fort Mum bai, Forts, Gate Way of India,
Temples, Churches, Mosqu es, Fire Temples and Synagogues, Jari (Embroidery) Works,
Gold and Diamond Crafting Culture (Zaveri Bazar), City Achieves, Museums and
Memorabilia , Marathi and Non-Marathi Theatre and, Mumbai Film Culture
Konkan: Sawantwadi Arts and Handicraf ts, Warli Paintings, Dashawatar , Forts,
Temples, Ship Building, Legends, Myths and folklores in art and architecture .

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Evaluation Pattern
Internal Assessment (40 Marks)
Sr.No. Particulars Marks
1. One Written Assignment/Research Paper on the topics suggested by
the teacher for Internal Assessment
Presentation on the Written Assignment
Viva Voce based on the written assignment /Research Paper
10 Marks
05 Marks
05 Marks
Total=20 Marks
2. One Internal Test based on the syllabus (one out of three questions)
Duration: 50 minutes 20 Marks

Semester End Examination :( 60 Marks)
Semester End Examination Duration : 2 Hours 60 Marks

Unit 1 : Essay on Unit I (one out of two) 15 Marks
Unit 2 : Essay on Unit 2 (one out of two) 15 Marks
Unit 3 : Essay on Unit 3 (one out of two) 15 Marks
Unit 4 : Essay on Unit 4 (one out of two) 15 Marks

Recommended Books:
1. Aniela Verghes, Swarupa Kamat and Roshna Poncha Edited. Mumbai: Socio -Cultural
Perspectives - Contributions of Ethnic Groups And Communities.
2. Aroon Tikekar , Mumbai De-Intellectualised: Rise and Decline of a Culture of
Thinking Paperback – 7 July 2009
3. Bharat Ghotoskar and Peopl e Place Project and MMRHCS Edited The Heritage
Handbook: A Walk Through Mumbai Fort by 1 December 2020
4. Dr. Neeta M. Khandpekar Konkan Coast: Socio - Economic Study
5. Fr Benny Aguiar, The Making of Mumbai : St Pauls, Feb. 2012
6. Kidambi Prashant , Bombay Before Mumbai Penguin Random House India

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7. Murali Rangnathan Edited and translated Govind Narayan's Mumbai: An Urban
Biography from 1863
8. Pelle Poiesz, Gert Jan Scholte and Sanne Vanderkaaij Gandhi: Learning From Mumbai
: Practising Architecture In Urban India
9. Pinto Jerry and Naresh Fernandes Edited Bombay: Mery Jaan, Penguin Random House
India
10. Stehr Emily: Interesting History of Mumbai Aka Bomba y Createspace Independent
11. Priya Sarukkai Chabria and Christopher Taylor : Bombay/mumbai Immersions, Niyogi
Books
References
1. Bhandare, Vasant Ramchandra (1985) Maharashtra -Karnataka border dispute:
politics of Manipulation . Kirti Prakashan. p. 63.
2. Sarades ya, Manoharar ya (2000) "The Land, the People, and the Language ". A
History of Konkani Literature: From 1500 to 1992. Sahitya Akademi. pp. 1–
14. ISBN 9788172016647 .
3. Shastri Gaytonde, Gajanan (ed.). Shree Scanda Puran (Sayadri Khandha) (in Marathi).
Mumbai: Shree Katyani Publication.
4. Satoskar, B. D. Gomantak Prakruti ani Sanskruti. Part 1 (in Marathi). Shubhada
Publication. p. 206.
5. Sarades ya, Manoharar ya (2000). "The Land, the People and the Language". A
History of Konkani Literature: From 1500 to 1992. Sahitya Akademi. pp. 1–
14. ISBN 8172016646 .
6. Kurzon, Denis (2004). Where East looks West: success in English in Goa and on the
Konkan Coast Volume 125 of Multilingual matters. Multilingual Matters.
p. 158. ISBN 978-1-85359 -673-5.
7. Hammarström, Harald; Forkel, Robert; Haspelmath, Martin, eds. (2017). "Goan
Konkani" . Glottolog 3.0. Jena, Germany: Max Planck Institute for the Science of
Human History.
8. Hammarström, Harald; Forkel, Robert; Haspelmath, Martin, eds.
(2017). "Maharashtrian Konkani" . Glottolog 3.0. Jena, Germany: Max Planck Institute
for the Science of Human History.
9. "Konkani Language and History" . Language Information Service. 6 July 2009 .
Retrieved 18 March 2011 .

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10. Janardhan, Pandarinath Bhuvanendra (1991). A Higher Konkani grammar. P.B.
Janardhan. pp. 540 pages.
11. Pandarinath, Bhuvanendra Janardhan (1991). A Higher Konkani grammar. P.B.
Janardhan. pp. 540 pages (see pages:377 and 384).
12. "Sindhudurg Tourism - Kunkeshwar Temple |kunkeshwar mandir devgad
information" . www.sindhudurgtour.com . Retrieved 11 January 2019 .

Syllabus Prepared by:
Convener:
 Dr Satyawan Hanegave : Vice -Principal, K J Somaiya College of Arts and Commerce
(Autonomous), Vidyavihar, Mumbai -400077
Members:
 Dr. Sachin Labde : Associate Professor, Department of English, University of Mumbai,
Santacruz (East), Mumbai -400098
 Dr B N Hiramani: Department of English, Pancham Khemraj Mahavidyalaya,
Sawantwadi
 Dr Seema Sharma: Associate Professor, Department of English, Jaihind College, Mumbai
 Dr Pravin Gaikwad: Dr. Pravin Gaikwad, Assistant Professor, Department of English, J.
S. M. College, Alibag, District – Raigad.
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1. Syllabus as per Choice Based Credit System
i. Name of the Programme MA in Cultural Studies
ii. Course Code PACLS305
iii. Course Title Cultural Studies with reference to
Maharashtra
Paper – XIII (B)
iv. Semester wise Course Contents Enclosed
v. References and Additional References Enclosed
vi. Enclosed in the Syllabus Enclosed the copy of syllabus
vii. Credit Structure 06 Credits
viii. No. of lectures per Unit 15
ix. No. of lectures per week 04
x. Scheme of Examination 4 Questions of 15 marks each
xi. Fee Structure As per University Structure
xii. Special notes , if any No
xiii. Eligibility , if any No

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M.A. - Cultural Studies
Part II
Course Title: Cultural Studies with reference to Maharashtra
Preamble:
Maharashtra is a state of India which has a rich legacy of its culture that assumes diverse
forms. It is especially known as a land of the culture of intellect and reformation. The various
arts, sports, movements, cuisine forms identify the state as a unique culture of India. In
sculpture, murals and architecture, the state is recognised on the world map. The caves of
Ajanta and Ellora have enriched the cultural identity of the state. The state has housed, for
long, opulence of the Marathi and Hindi film industries. There are also many languages that
have made a whole gamut of linguistic culture. The ideological and social conflicts have also
brought in considerable latitude in studying the social system of the state. Given the overall
cultural mosaic of Maharashtra, the Board of Studies in English of University of Mumbai
thought it politic to introduce a course on the culture of Maharashtra. The board sincerely
believe that the course would help open new vistas of research in the Maharashtrian culture.
 Objectives of the Course:
 To introduce the learners/scholars to the variegated society of Maharashtra.
 To make the learners aware of linguistic commune, native sports, and festivals.
 To familiarise the learners with the culture of cuisine, attire and human relationship of the
state.
 To awaken the learners to the rich arts of the state like folk, handicraft, film, theatre, etc.
 To acquaint the learners with the various movements and ideologies of the state.
 Course Outcomes:
Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
 The learners would have developed knowledge of the society of Maharashtra.
 The learners would be able to gather and judge the linguistic ambience, sports and
festivals of the state of Maharashtra.
 The learners would have developed a thorough understanding of the culture of cuisine,
attire, arts, architecture, movements and ideologies of the state.
 The learners would have developed their research ability in regard with the
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Semester - III Elective -V Paper - XIII (B) Credits - 6
Course Title : Cultural Studies with reference to Maharashtra

Total Lectures: 60
Unit 1: The Society 15 Lectures
The People, Their Ethnicity and Profession; The Social System of Maharashtra; Culture
of Education; The Role of Maharashtrians towards Nation Building; The Linguistic
Communities; Cultural Conflicts in the State: Elites and non-Elites, the Oppressed, the
Tribes; The Sports Culture: Kabaddi, Kho-Kho, Wrestling, Mallakham b; Science and
Technology; The Festivals
Unit 2: Sociology of Maharashtra 15 Lectures
Social Relationship; The Status of Women and Gendered Community; The Minorities
and the Margi nalised; The Cuisine Fabric: Rural and Urban; The Attire: Rural, Tribal
and Urban; Political Economy
Unit 3: The Arts 15 Lectures
Folk Art (Tamasha, Lavni, Gondhal, Bharud, etc.); Music; Dance; Handicraft;
Literature: Elite and non-Elite; Literature of Protest (women, Dalits, tribals, etc.);
Archaeology: Sculptures of Ajanta, Ellora and Other Types of Architecture; The Film
Culture/Cinema: Popular Film, Art Film, Short Film, etc.; The Theatre: Elite and non-
Elite, Theatre of the Oppressed
Unit 4: Ideology and Movements 15 Lectures
Ideology: Established Ideology; Ideology of Change/Reformation; Political Ideology;
Cultural Ideology; Corporate Ideology; Ideology in Media: Print, Electronic, Social, etc.
Media
Movements: Saintly; Religious; Social; Cultural; Ideological: Non-Elite, Dalit,
Feminist, Tribal, Political, Literary, etc.

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Evaluation Pattern
Internal Assessment (40 Marks):
Sr.No. Particulars Marks
1. One Written Assignment/Research Paper on the topics suggested by
the teacher for Internal Assessment
Presentation on the Written Assignment
Viva Voce based on the written assignment /Research Paper
10 Marks
05 Marks
05 Marks
Total=20 Marks
2. One Internal Test based on the syllabus (one out of three questions)
Duration: 50 minutes 20 Marks

Semester End Examination :( 60 Marks)
Semester End Examination Duration : 2 Hours 60 Marks
Unit 1 : Essay on Unit I (one out of two) 15 Marks
Unit 2 : Essay on Unit 2 (one out of two) 15 Marks
Unit 3 : Essay on Unit 3 (one out of two) 15 Marks
Unit 4 : Essay on Unit 4 (one out of two) 15 Marks

References:
1. Ambedkar, B. R. Annihilation of Caste . BAWS, Govt. of Maharashtra.
2. _________. Untouchables: The Children of Indian Ghetto . BAWS, Govt. of
Maharashtra.
3. _________. Who Were the Shudras? BAWS, Govt. of Maharashtra.
4. Anandan, Sujata. Maharashtra Maximus: The State, Its People and Politics . Rupa
Publications India, 2018.
5. Encyclopaedia Britannica . Nil edition. 2016.
6. Guha, Sumit. Environment and Ethnicity in India . Cambridge University Press, 1999.
7. Guha, Ramchandra. ―Cricket and Caste‖. In Dilip Menon ed. Cultural History of
Modern India . The Orient Blackswan, 2017.

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8. Jakhade, Arun, and Ganesh Devy. The languages of Maharashtra . Vol. 17. Part 2. The
Orient Blackswan, 2017.
9. Phule, Jotiba . Slavery . Edited by M. G. Bhagat. Samyak Prakashan, 2019.
10. Sakal, Mrunal Pawar. Festivals of Maharashtra . Sakal Publications. 1st ed. 2016.
11. Sohoni, Pushkar. Aurangabad with Khuldabad and Ahmednagar . 1st ed. Jaiko
Publishing House, 2015.
12. Sontheimer, Gonther -Dietz. Folk Culture, Folk Religion and Oral Traditions as a
Component in Maharashtrian Culture . Manohar publishers and Distributors, 2003.

Syllabus Prepared by:
Convener:
 Dr Satyawan Hanegave : Vice -Principal, K J Somaiya College of Arts and Commerce
(Autonomous), Vidyavihar, Mumbai
Members:
 Dr Sachin Labade : Associate Professor, Department of English, University of Mumbai,
Santacruz (East), Mumbai
 Dr Kishan Pawar: Associate Professor, Department of English, MD College, Mumbai
 Dr Milind Pandit: Associate Professor and Head, Department of English, MSS‘s Arts,
Science and Commerce College, Ambad Dist. Jalna
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M.A. Cultural Studies

M.A. Second Year

Semester - IV
Sr No Paper Name Course Code Core Paper No Credits
Paper -XIV ........... Ability Enhancement Courses 06
1 Research Methods for Cultural Studies PACLS401 Paper -XIV-(A)
2 Translation and Cultural Studies PACLS401 Paper -XIV- (B)
3 Introduction to Semiotics PACLS401 Paper -XIV- (C)
4 Culture for Social Change PACLS401 Paper -XIV-(D)
Paper -XV ............. Interdisciplinary/Cross -Disciplinary Courses 06
1 Digital Culture PACLS402 Paper -XV- (A)
2 Culture through Literature PACLS402 Paper -XV- (B)
3 Media Studies PACLS402 Paper -XV- (B)
4 Film Studies PACLS402 Paper -XV- (D)
Paper -XVI ……… Project Based Courses 10

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1. Syllabus as per Choice Based Credit System
i. Name of the Programme MA in Cultural Studies
ii. Course Code PACLS401
iii. Course Title Research Methods for Cultural Studies
Paper – XIV (A)
iv. Semester wise Course Contents Enclosed
v. References and Additional References Enclosed
vi. Enclosed in the Syllabus Enclosed the copy of syllabus
vii. Credit Structure 06 Credits
viii. No. of lectures per Unit 15
ix. No. of lectures per week 04
x. Scheme of Examination 4 Questions of 15 marks each
xi. Fee Structure As per University Structure
xii. Special notes , if any No
xiii. Eligibility , if any No

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M.A. - Cultural Studies
Part II
Course Title: Research Methods for Cultural Studies
Preamble:
This course will expose students to both ethnographic and non-ethnographic methods of
research methods for Cultural Studies so as students are able to take up independent research
projects and be able to report or disseminate their findings cohesively.
 Objectives of the Course:
 Acquaint acquaints students with qualitative research methods in cultural studies.
 Deepen students‘ understanding of the underlying ethical assumptions and perspectives
in cultural studies.
 Explain the major concepts related to the study of ―everyday life,‖ ―lived experience,‖
and ethics as they are theorized in cultural studies.
 To help students acquire more advanced research skills.

 Course Outcomes:
Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
 Learn to deploy human subject -centred methods (i.e. the study of ―everyday lived
culture,‖ ―experience,‖ and ―identity formation‖ through e.g., participant observation,
in-depth interviews, focus groups, ethnography, narrative inquiry etc.)
 Learn to apply cohesive ethnographic projects, with appropriate sampling,
methodological, and analytical judgments.
 Analyze and interpret ―cultural data,‖ leading to the formulation of findings/theories

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Semester IV Ability Enhancement Course Paper - XIV(A) Credits -6

Course Title : Research Methods for Cultural Studies

Total Lectures: 60
Unit 1: Key concepts in cultural research 15 Lectures
 Subjectivity and lived experiences
 Theories and debates in ethnographic research
 Culture Shock: Ethnocentrism, Cultural relativism, Essentialism etc.
 Politics of Archiving and curating
 Research Ethics
Unit 2: Data Collection 15 Lectures
 Sites, Scenes, Fields: Mapping the research site
 Fieldwork and Participant Observation
 Sampling strategies
 Qualitative interviewing (in -depth interviews, open -ended interviews,
structured and semi -structured interviews, focus groups etc.)
 Mitigating bias
Narrative inquiry and Textual analysis (non-ethnographic methods)
Unit 3: Data Analysis 15 Lectures
 Cultural Sense -making
 Validity and Reliability
 Coding and labelling
 Constructing thematic network
 Handling ‗big data‘: Tools from Digital Humanities
Unit 4: Presenting 15 Lectures
 Writing and presenting a qualitative cultural research report
 Dissemination: publishing, archiving, curating, musuemization
 Social and intelle ctual implications

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Evaluation Pattern:
Internal Assessment (40 Marks):
Sr.No. Particulars Marks
1. One Written Assignment/Research Paper on the topics suggested
by the teacher for Internal Assessment
Presentation on the Written Assignment/Research Paper
Viva Voce based on the written assignment /Research Paper
10 Marks
05 Marks
05 Marks
Total=20 Marks
2. One Internal Test based on the syllabus (one out of three
questions) Duration: 50 minutes 20 Marks

Semester End Examination :( 60 Marks)
Semester End Examination Duration : 2 Hours 60 Marks
Unit 1 : Essay on Unit I (one out of two) 15 Marks
Unit 2 : Essay on Unit 2 (one out of two) 15 Marks
Unit 3 : Essay on Unit 3 (one out of two) 15 Marks
Unit 4 : Essay on Unit 4 (one out of two) 15 Marks
References:
1. Gray, Ann, Research Practice for Cultural Studies: Ethnographic Methods and Lived
Cultures . London: Sage, 2003.
2. Saukko, Paula, Doing Research in Cultural Studies: An Introduction to Classical and
New Methodological Approaches . London: Sage, 2003.
3. Pickering, Michael, Research Methods in Cultural Studies . Edinburgh: Edinburgh
University Press, 2008.
4. Williams, Raymond, Culture and Society, London: Vintage, 2017 [1958].
Web Resources:
 https://elearning.shisu.edu.cn/pluginfile.php?file=%2F35323%2Fmod_resource%2Fconte
nt%2F1%2FResearch%20Methods%20for%20Cultural%20Studies.pdf

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 https://ww w.researchgate.net/publication/273946895_Research_methods_for_cultural_st
udies
 https://libguides.gwu.edu/culturaldatabases

MOOCS:
 https://www.mooc -list.com/course/social -norms -social -change -i-coursera
 https://www.mooc -list.com/course/understanding -research -methods -coursera
 https://www.mooc -list.com/course/qualitative -research -methods -coursera
 https://www.mooc -list.com/course/studying -cities -social -science -methods -urban -
research -coursera
 https://www.mooc -list.com/course/citiesx -past-prese nt-and-future -urban -life-edx
 https://www.mooc -list.com/course/cultural -studies -and-modern -languages -introduction -
futurelearn
 https://www.mooc -list.com/course/culture -digital -age-futurelearn
 https://www.mooc -list.com/course/leading -innovation -arts-and-culture -coursera

Syllabus Prepared by:

Convener:
 Dr Dattaguru Joshi: Associate Professor and Head, Department of English, Gogate Walke
College, Banda

Members:
 Dr Kailas Aute: Associate Professor , Department of English, CHM College, Ulhasnagar
 Dr Sanobar Hussaini: Department of English, Mithibai College, Mumbai
 Dr Avishek Ray: Assistant Professor, National Institute of Technology, Silchar
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1. Syllabus as per Choice Based Credit System
i. Name of the Programme MA in Cultural Studies
ii. Course Code PACLS401
iii. Course Title Translation and Cultural Studies
Paper – XIV (B)
iv. Semester wise Course Contents Enclosed
v. References and Additional References Enclosed
vi. Enclosed in the Syllabus Enclosed the copy of syllabus
vii. Credit Structure 06 Credits
viii. No. of lectures per Unit 15
ix. No. of lectures per week 04
x. Scheme of Examination 4 Questions of 15 marks each
xi. Fee Structure As per University Structure
xii. Special notes , if any No
xiii. Eligibility , if any No

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M.A. - Cultural Studies
Part II

Course Title: Translation and Cultural Studies
Preamble:
This course is focused at the intersection culture, otherness, and cultural translation. These
will be approached from the perspectives of anthropology and translation studies. The course
is premise upon the understanding that translation activities require not only language ability;
translators ar e also mediators between cultures. While translation requires understanding
culture and otherness, almost any intercultural communication involves translation.
 Objectives of the Course:
 This course will expose students to translation theories and methods relating to
translation of cultures
 Course Outcomes:
Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
 learn about confidently and effectively mediate across cultural differences in the real
world
 locate themselves in the wider context as translators/interpreters.
 understand otherness and communicate beyond borders.

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Semester IV Ability Enhancement Course Paper - XIV(B) Credits -6

Course Title: Translation and Cultural Studies

Total Lectures: 60
Unit 1: Translation and Anthropology 15 Lectures
 Questions of representation: cultural relativism
 Translating cultures: categorical imperatives
 Thick description and thick translation
Unit 2: Translation Theories 15 Lectures
 Early translation theories: Translating myths, scriptures (cf. the Bible)
 Polysystem theory
 Poststructuralist theory
 Indian aesthetic theories
Unit 3: Translation and Postcoloniality 15 Lectures
 Translation as a colonial project
 The postcolonial turn: questions of imperialism, power and ideology
 Nationalist imperatives in translation projects
 Postcolonial translation theories
 Globalization: migration, language (linguism) and identity
Unit 4: Inter -semiotic Translation 15 Lectures
 Translating within a language system
 Translation as rewriting, remaking, transcription, transcreation
 Science as/and translation (cf. Galilean description of phenomena)

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Evaluation Pattern
Internal Assessment (40 Marks):
Sr.No. Particulars Marks
1. One Written Assignment/Research Paper on the topics
suggested by the teacher for Internal Assessment
Presentation on the Written Assignment/Research Paper
Viva Voce based on the written assignment /Research Paper
10 Marks
05 Marks
05 Marks
Total=20 Marks
2. One Internal Test based on the syllabus (one out of three
questions) Duration: 50 minutes 20 Marks
Semester End Examination :( 60 Marks)
Semester End Examination Duration : 2 Hours 60 Marks
Unit 1 : Essay on Unit I (one out of two) 15 Marks
Unit 2 : Essay on Unit 2 (one out of two) 15 Marks
Unit 3 : Essay on Unit 3 (one out of two) 15 Marks
Unit 4 : Essay on Unit 4 (one out of two) 15 Marks
References:
1. Appiah, K. A. (2000). Thick translation. In L. Venuti (Ed.), The translation studies
reader (pp. 417–29). London, England: Routledge.
2. Barthes Roland. ―Myth Today‖. MYTHOLOGIES. Roland Barthes. Translated by
Annette Lavers, Hill and Wang. New York. 1984
3. Bassnett, Susan and Andre Lefevere. 1998. Constructing Cultures: Essays on Literary
Translation. Clevedon: Multilingual Matters.
4. Bassnett, Susan. Culture and Translation, St. Jerome Publishing, Clevedon, Buffalo
and Toronto, 2007.
5. Bassnett, Susan and Lefevre, Andre. 1997. Constructing Culture . Bristol: Multilingual
Matters
6. Bhabha, Homi. 1994. The Location of Culture. London: Routledge.

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7. Brisset, A. (2010). Cultural perspectives on translation. International Social Science
Journal, 61(199), 69–81.
8. Butler, Judith. "Imitation and Gender Insubordination" LESBIAN AND GAY STUDIES
READER . (ED.) HENRY ABELOVE, MICHELE AINA BARALE, DAVID M.
HALPERIN. New York: Routledge, 1993. 307-320. Print.
9. Clifford, James. 1997. Routes . Cambridge: Harvard University
10. Geertz, Clifford. 1977. The Interpretation of Cultures . New York: Basic Books
11. Hermans, T. (2003). Cross -cultural translation studies as thick translation. Bulletin of
SOAS, 66(3), 380–9.
12. Jaaware, Aniket. ―Two Sentences: A Speculation on Genre in Early Marathi Novels.‖
Early Novels in India . Edited by Meenakshi Mukherjee. Sahitya Akademi: New Delhi,
2002.p.73 -80. Print.
13. Jaaware, Aniket. ―Of demons and angels and historical humans: Some events and
questions in translation and postcolonial theory.‖ The Indian Postcolonial: A Critical
Reader. Ed.Elleke Boehmer and Rosinka Chaudhuri. London and New York:
Routledge,2011.p.177 -190.
14. Jaaware, Aniket and Urmila Bhirdikar. ―Shakespeare in Maharashtra, 1892 -1927: A
Note on A Trend in Marathi Theatre and Thea tre Criticism.‖ The Shakespearean
International Yearbook . Ed. Tom Bishop and Alexander C.Y. Huang. Surrey: Ashgate
Publishing Limited, 2012. p. 43-52. Print.
15. Jakobson, Roman. ―On Linguistic Aspects of Translation.‖ The Translation Studies
Reader. Ed. Lawre nce Venuti. London and New York: Routledge, 2000.
16. Katan, D. (2009). Translation as intercultural communication. In J. Munday (Ed.), The
Routledge companion to translation studies (pp. 74–92). Oxford, England: Routledge.
17. Katan, David. 2014. Translating Cultures . New York: Routledge
18. Lahiri, Jhumpa. 2000. ―My Intimate Alien.‖ Outlook (New Delhi), special annual issue
on ―Stree‖ [Woman], pp. 116-20.
19. Lefevere, A. (1992). Translation, rewriting and the manipulation of literary fame.
London, England: Routledge.
20. Munday, Jeremy. Introducing Translation Studies , Routledge, New York, 2008
21. Newmark, Peter. A Textbook on Translation , Prentice Hall International, New York,
1988b.
22. Niranjana, Tejaswini. 1992. Siting Translation: History, Post-Structuralism and the
Colo nial Context. Berkeley: University of California Press.

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23. Robinson, D. (1997). Translation and empire: Postcolonial theories explained.
Manchester, England: St. Jerome.
24. Said, Edward. 1994. Culture and Imperialism . London: Vintage Dear Alice
25. Sengupta, M. (1990). Translation, colonialism and poetics: Rabindranath Tagore in two
worlds. In S. Bassnett and A. Lefevere (Eds.), Translation, history and culture (pp. 55–
63). London, England: Pinter.
26. Spivak, G. C. (2000). The politics of translation. In L. Venuti (Ed.), The translation
studies reader (pp. 397–416). London, England: Routledge.
27. Spivak, Gayatri Chakravorty. ―‗Can the Subaltern Speak?‘: Revised Edition, from the
‗History‘ Chapter of Critiq ue of Postcolonial Reason.‖ Can the Subaltern Speak?:
Reflections on the History of an Idea, edited by ROSALIND C. MORRIS, Columbia
University Press, New York, 2010, pp. 21–78.
28. Stockinger, Peter. Semiotics of Cultures. Culture, Language and Translation, Paris:
Escom, 2003
29. Sturge, Kate. 2007. Representating Others . New York: Routledge
30. Tymoczko, Maria. 1999. Translation in a Postcolonial Context . New York: Routledge
31. Wierzbicka, A. (2003). Cross -cultural pragmatics: The semantics of human interaction
(2nd ed.). Berlin, Germany: De Gruyter.
32. Willemen Paul. ―The National Revisited ‖ Chapter 2. THEORISING NATIONAL
CINEMA. Valentina Vitali and Paul Willemen. The British Film Institute. 29-43.
Syllabus Prepared by:
Convener:
 Dr B N Gaikwad : Associate Professor and Head, Department of English, Acharya
Marathe College, Mumbai
Members:
 Dr Jyoti Mundhe: Assistant Professor, Department of English, Kirti College, Mumbai
 Deepti Mujumdar: Assistant Professor, Department of English, Patkar Varde College,
Mumbai
 Dr Anil Sonawane: Assistant Professor, Department of English, Golsalo Garcia College,
Vasai
 Dr Avishek Ray, Assistant Professor, National Institute of Technology, Silchar
 Prof Chinmoy Guha: Professor and Former Head, Department of English, University of
Calcutta, Kolkata .

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i. Name of the Programme MA in Cultural Studies
ii. Course Code PACLS401
iii. Course Title Introduction to Semiotics
Paper – XIV (C)
iv. Semester wise Course Contents Enclosed
v. References and Additional References Enclosed
vi. Enclosed in the Syllabus Enclosed the copy of syllabus
vii. Credit Structure 06 Credits
viii. No. of lectures per Unit 15
ix. No. of lectures per week 04
x. Scheme of Examination 4 Questions of 15 marks each
xi. Fee Structure As per University Structure
xii. Special notes , if any No
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M.A. - Cultural Studies
Part II
Course Title: Introduction to Semiotics
Preamble:
Semiotics or Semiotic Studies is the study of sign processes which are activities or conducts
that involve signs in the production of meaning. It is also an interdisciplinary domain that
draws from disciplines such as linguistics, social sciences, epigrap hy, anthropology,
paleography, metalogic and pragmatics. This course in semiotics provides the learners an
overview of different categories of signs such as icon, index and symbol that make various
discourses. It also familiarizes them the tenets and theor etical bases of the discipline

 Objectives of the Course:
 To familiarize the learners with the theories and applications of semiotics
 To enable them to interpret signs and codes in a variety of discourses
 To make them understand the nature of meaning in varied texts
 To initiate them to semiotic analysis
 To incorporate visual and non-verbal signs within the ambit of culture studies

 Course Outcomes:
Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
 understand the theories and applications of semiotics
 interpret signs and codes in a variety of discourses
 acquire skills to understand and analyse the nature and meaning of varied text
 evaluate the text and apply the tools of semiotic analysis
 incorporate visual and non-verbal signs within the ambit of culture studies

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Semester IV Ability Enhancement Course Paper - XIV(C) Credits -6

Course Title: Research Methods for Cultural Studies

Total Lectures: 60
Unit 1: Terminology: 15 Lectures
Meaning of Semiotics, Semiosis and Semiology, Metalogic, Code, Symbols in Art,
Signs, Signifiers, Signified, Icon and Index
Unit 2: Branches of Semiotics: Semantics, Syntactics, Pragmatics, Biosemiotics,
cognitive semiotics, cultural semiotics, literary semiotics, semiotic anthropology,
social semiotics and zoosemiotics
Unit 3: Semiotic Theories:
1. Herbert Louis. ―Elements of Semiotics.‖
(http://www.signosemio.com/elements -of-semiotics.asp )
2. Daniel Chandler. ―Semiotics for Beginners.‖
( http://web.pdx.edu/~singlem/coursesite/begsem.html )
3. Anikó Radvánszky. ―The Semiotic Perspectives of the Symbol‖
(https://journals.o penedition.org/trans/405 )
4. Chapter 3, ―Semiotic Analysis‖ in Methods of Textual Analysis, Sage
Publications, 2019 (https://us.sagepub.com/sites/default/files/ upm-
assets/106653_book_item_106653.pdf )
Unit 4: Semiotic Analysis: Semiotic Analysis of Literary texts, advertisements and social
networking with a focus on symbols, connotations, Pierce‘s triadic model (object,
representaman, and intrepretant), Saussurian Model (symbolic, iconic and
indexical), etc.
Literary texts such as poems, prose extracts, print/video advertisements and social
media messages from Facebook, Instagram, etc. can be used as the corpus for
analysis.

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Evaluation Pattern
Internal Assessment (40 Marks):
Sr.No. Particulars Marks
1. One Written Assignment/Research Paper on the topics suggested
by the teacher for Internal Assessment
Presentation on the Written Assignment/Research Paper
Viva Voce based on the written assignment /Research Paper
10 Marks
05 Marks
05 Marks
Total=20 Marks
2. One Internal Test based on the syllabus (one out of three
questions) Duration: 50 minutes 20 Marks

Semester End Examination: (60 Marks)
Semester End Examination Duration : 2 Hours 60 Marks
Unit 1 : Essay on Unit I (one out of two) 15 Marks
Unit 2 : Essay on Unit 2 (one out of two) 15 Marks
Unit 3 : Essay on Unit 3 (one out of two) 15 Marks
Unit 4 : Essay on Unit 4 (one out of two) 15 Marks

References:
1. Peirce, C.S., 1883. Studies in Logic, by Members of The Johns Hopkins University .
Ed. Charles S. Peirce. Boston: Little Brown.
2. ––– 1931–36. The Collected Papers . Volumes 1 –6. Eds. Charles Hartshorne and Paul
Weiss. Cambridge M.A.: Harvard University Press.
3. ––– 1958. The Collected Papers . Volumes 7 and 8. Ed. Arthur Burks. Cambridge
M.A.: Harvard University Press.
4. ––– 1977. Semiotics and Significs . Ed Charles Hardwick. Bloomingt on I.N.: Indiana
University Press.

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5. ––– 1982 - The Writings of Charles S. Peirce: A Chronological Edition . Volumes 1 –6.
And 8. Eds. Peirce Edition Project. Bloomington I.N: Indiana University Press.
6. ––– 1998. The Essential Peirce . Volume 2. Eds. Peirce editi on Project. Bloomington
I.N.: Indiana University Press.
7. Ransdell, J., 1977. ―Some Leading Ideas in Peirce's Semiotic‖. Semiotica . 19, 157 –
178.
8. Sanders, G., 1970. ―Peirce sixty -six signs?‖. Transactions of Charles S. Peirce
Society . 6 (1), 3–16.
9. Savan, D., 1988. An Introduction to C.S. Peirce's Full System of Semeiotic . Toronto:
Toronto Semiotic Circle.
10. Short, T.L., 1981. ―Semiosis and Intentionality‖. Transactions of Charles Sanders
Peirce Society . 17 (2), 197 –223.
11. ––– 1996. ―Interpreting Peirce's Interpret ant: A Response to Lalor, Liszka, and
Meyers‖. Transactions of Charles S. Peirce Society . 32 (4), 488 –541
12. Barthes, Roland. 1977. ―Rhetoric of the Image‖, in Heath, Stephen (ed.): Roland
Barthes – Image, Music, Text. 11th ed., London: Fontana Press: 32 -51.
13. Eco, Umberto. 1979. A Theory of Semiotics. Bloomington: Indiana University Press.
14. Hoopes, James (ed.). 1991. Peirce on Signs – Writings on Semiotic by Charles
Sanders Peirce. Chapel Hill and London: The University of North Carolina Press.
15. Kress, Gunther and Van Leeuwen, Theo. 2001. Multimodal Discourse – The Modes
and Media of Contemporary Communication . London: Arnold.
16. Saussure, Ferdinand de. 1916/1983. Course in General Linguistics , transl. Roy Harris.
London: Duckworth.
17. Hebert, Louis. An Introduction to Applied Semiotics: Tools for Text and Image
Analysis . Routledge, 2019.
18. Barthes, R. 1964. "The Structuralist Activity." From Essais Critiques , trans. R.
Howard. In Partisan Review 34 (Winter):82 -88.
19. ---. 1967. Writing Degree Zero , trans. A. Lavers and C. Sm ith. 1953; rptd. New York:
Hill and Wang.
20. ---. 1967. Mytholgies , trans. A. Lavers. 1957; rptd. London: Hill and Wang.
21. ---. 1967. Elements of Semiology , trans. A. Lavers and C. Smith. 1964; rptd. New
York: Hill and Wang.
22. ---. 1974. S/Z, trans. R. Howard. 19 70; rptd. Oxford: Blackwell.

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Syllabus Prepared by:

Convener:
 Dr Satyawan Hanegave: Vice -Principal, K J Somaiya College of Arts and Commerce
(Autonomous), Vidyavihar, Mumbai -400077

Members:
 Dr. Dinesh Kumar: Associate Professor, Department of English, V G Vaze College,
(Autonomous ) Mithagar Road, Mulund (East), Mumbai - 400081
 Dr. Nilakshi Roy: HoD, Department of English and Research Centre, V G Vaze College
(Autonomous ), Mithagar Road Mulund (East) Mumbai 400081
 Dr. Neeta Chakravarty : Assistant Professor, English Department, R. J. College
(Autonomous), Opp Ghatkopar Railway Station, Ghatkopar ( W), Mumbai -400086.
 Dr. Avishek Ray: Assistant Professor, Department of Humanities, NIT Silchar, Silchar,
Assam -788010, India.
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Part - II

Semester - IV



Course: Ability Enhancement Course

Course Title: Culture for Social Change

Paper: XIV (D)





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1. Syllabus as per Choice Based Credit System
i. Name of the Programme MA in Cultural Studies
ii. Course Code PACLS401
iii. Course Title Culture for Social Change
Paper – XIV (D)
iv. Semester wise Course Contents Enclosed
v. References and Additional References Enclosed
vi. Enclosed in the Syllabus Enclosed the copy of syllabus
vii. Credit Structure 06 Credits
viii. No. of lectures per Unit 15
ix. No. of lectures per week 04
x. Scheme of Examination 4 Questions of 15 marks each
xi. Fee Structure As per University Structure
xii. Special notes , if any No
xiii. Eligibility , if any No

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M.A. - Cultural Studies
Part II
Course Title: Culture for Social Change
Preamble:
Culture is not static, nor is it a repository of timeless universal values. It is rather a dynamic
domain whose contours and contents are continuously in the state of flux. This paper seeks to
deliver this single most important fact about cultur e, especially by taking into cognisance the
major signposts in the transformation of the Indian cultural values which goes hand in hand
with social changes.
 Objectives of the Course:
The focus of this course is to help students develop knowledge and understanding of
social and cultural continuity and change by examining the complex process of
change. By using different tools and methods of cultural studies students should be
able to identify, describe and measure change in society.
 Course Outcomes:
Upon completion of this course, students will be able to to identify the evolutionary
and transformative changes the society has undergone. Also, it focuses on resistance
to change and theories involved with resistance to change.

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Semester IV Ability Enhancement Course Paper - XIV(D) Credits -6

Course Title: Culture for Social Change

Total Lectures: 60
Unit 1: Basic Concepts: 15 Lectures
 What is Culture?
 Culture as an elitist construction vs culture as the whole way of life
 Cultural capital: embodied capital; objectified capital, and institutionalised
capital
 Cultural identity and its limitations
 Culture change :cultural invention and culture repositioning
Unit 2: Colonialism and Culture: 15 Lectures
 Colonisation as Cultural Imperialism
 Transformation of Indian Culture: The abolition of Sati
 Indian Education under the British
 The Orientalists vs Occidentalists
 Women‘s education in Colonial India
 Wood‘s despatch and the Establishment of the Indian Universities at
Calcutta, Madras and Mumbai
 The Indian Renaissance
 Reconceptualisation of Indian cultu re by Vidyasagar, Jyotiba Phule,
Savitibai Phule, in 19th century India
Unit 3:
Redefinition of Cultural Values for Social Change I: Caste, Community and
Secularism 15 Lectures
 The issue of Caste: The Problem of Untouchability
 Indigenous critiques of casteism and untouchability by Gandhi and
Ambdekar
 Reservation as an Instrume nt of Social Change
 The Marxist and Socialist views on Indian Culture

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 The Naxalite Movement and its pitfalls
 The Problematic of Secularism, European vs Indian concepts of
Secularism
Unit 4:
Redefinition of Cultural Values for Social Change II: Land, Language and
Gender 15 Lectures
 Movements for Land reform, Zamindari Abolition and Tenancy reforms in
India
 Green Revolution and its rewards
 The process of the integration of the Tribal Communities into the Indian
Nation
 The Linguistic Reorganisation of the States in India
 Movements against ―The Imposition of Hindi‖ on non-Hindi Speaking
States of India—responses from Tamilnadu, Maharashtra
 Enter Ecology: Chip ko and Narmada Bachao Movements
 Movements for protection of Women in various domains like home and
workplace
 Fight for the LGBTQIA rights and the decriminalisation of Homosexuality
in India

Evaluation Pattern
Internal Assessment (40 Marks):
Sr.No. Particulars Marks
1. One Written Assignment/Research Paper on the topics suggested by
the teacher for Internal Assessment
Presentation on the Written Assignment/Research Paper
Viva Voce based on the written assignment /Research Paper
10 Marks
05 Marks
05 Marks
Total=20 Marks
2. One Internal Test based on the syllabus (one out of three questions)
Duration: 50 minutes 20 Marks

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Semester End Examination :( 60 Marks)
Semester End Examination Duration : 2 Hours 60 Marks
Unit 1 : Essay on Unit I (one out of two) 15 Marks
Unit 2 : Essay on Unit 2 (one out of two) 15 Marks
Unit 3 : Essay on Unit 3 (one out of two) 15 Marks
Unit 4 : Essay on Unit 4 (one out of two) 15 Marks

Select Texts for Internal Assessment etc
1. Francis Mulhern: Culture/Metaculture
2. Edward Said: Orientalism (Especially the Introduction and ―Crisis in Orientalism‖)
Culture and Imperialism (Introduction)
3. Rammohan Roy: ―A Conference between the Advocate for, and an Opponent of
Practice of Burning Widows Alive‖
4. Sri Aurobindo: The Renaissance In India And Other Essays On Indian Culture
5. Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak: ―Can the Subaltern Speak?‖
6. M R Anand: Untouchable
7. Dr. B.R. Ambedkar :Annihilation of Caste and
8. Dr. B.R. Ambedkar: ―The Rise and Fall of the Hindu Woman and Who was
Responsible for it?‖ in Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Writings and Speeches Vol. 17 Part
Two.
9. Dr. B.R. Ambedkar. Revolution and Counter Revolution in Ancient India (Writings
and Speeches Vol.3)
10. Arundhati Roy: The Doctor and the Saint: The Ambedkar –Gandhi Debate
11. Ajay Skaria: ―Some Aporias of History‖ (EPW Articles)
12. Shyam Benegal: Ankur (movie on caste system)
13. Shekhar Kapur: Bandit Queen (movie on caste and gender oppression)
14. R Raj Rao: Criminal Love
15. Karan Johar: Dostana (movie on LGBTQIA issues)
16. Hansal Mehta: Aligarh (movie on homosexuality)

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References:
1. Ambedkar, B. R. ―Annihilation of Caste.‖ Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar: Writings and
Speeches Vol. 1.Compil. Vasant Moon. New Delhi: Dr. Ambedkar Foundation, 2014.
23-96.
2. Ambedkar, B. R. ―Revolution and Counter Revolution in Ancient India‖. Dr.
Babasaheb Ambedkar: Writings and Speeches Vol. 3 Part-2.Compil . Vasant Moon.
New Delhi: Dr. Ambedkar Foundation, 2014. 151-429.
3. Ambedkar, B. R. ―The Rise and Fall of the Hindu Woman and Who was Responsible
for it?‖ Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar: Writings and Speeches Vol. 17 Part-2.Compil.
Vasant Moon. New Delhi: Dr. Ambedk ar Foundation, 2014. 109-130.
4. Ambedkar, B.R. The Untouchables: Who were they?... DBARS Vol. 5. Education
Dept., Govt. of Maharashtra and Who Were the Shudras?... DBAWS Vol. 7
5. Anand, Mulk Raj. Untouchable . Pune: Mehata Publishing House, 2012.
6. Arendt, Hann ah. The Human Condition. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1958.
7. Arnold, Matthew. Culture and Anarchy. Ed. J. Dover Wilson. Cambridge: CUP,
1932.
8. Barker, Chris and Emma A. Jane. Cultural Studies: Theory and Practice . Los
Angeles: Sage, 2016.
9. Boler, Meg (ed.). Digital Media and Democracy: Tactics in Hard Times. Cambridge,
MA: MITPress, 2008.
10. Chandra, Bipan et al. India since Independence. Gurgaon: Penguin, 2000.
11. ---. India's Struggle for Independence: 1857 -1947. Gurgaon: Penguin, 2016.
12. Chatterjee, Partha. A Possible India . New Delhi: OUP, 1997.
13. ---.Nationalist Thought and the Colonial World . London: Zed Books, 1986.
14. ---.The Nation and its Fragments: Colonial and Postcolonial Histories . Princeton:
Princeton UP,1993.
15. Dahlgren, Peter. Media and Political Engagement: Citizens, Communication and
Democracy. New York: Cambridge University Press, 2009.
16. Dasgupta, Sanjukta, Dipankar Sinha and SudeshnaChakravarti. (Eds.). Media, Gender
and Popular Culture in India: Tracking Change and Continuity. Sage , 2012.
17. Dutta, Mohan. Communication, Culture and Social Change: Meaning. Co-option and
Resistance. Palgrave McMillan, 2020.
18. George, Sobin, Manhar Yadav, and Anand Inbanathan. (eds.). Change and Mobility in
Contemporary India. Routledge, 2020.

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19. Ghose, Aurobi ndo. The Renaissance in India and Other Essays on Indian Culture .
Pondicherry: Sri Aurobindo Ashram, 2002.
20. Jotirao, Phule. Slavery . Download online from following link
https://velivada.com/2015/04/06/slaverygulamgiri -book -by-mahatma -jotiba -phule -in-
hindi -and-english/
21. Judge, Paramjit S. and Gurpreet Bal. Strategies of Social Change in India. M.D.
Publications, 1993.
22. Kirk, John. Class, Culture and Social Change: On the Trail of the Working Class .
Palgrave MacMillan, 2007.
23. Mulhern, Francis. Culture/Metacultu re Routledge, 2000.
24. Nielsen, Kenneth Bo, and Anne Waldrop. (Eds.). Women, Gender and Everyday
Social Transformation in India. Anthem Press, 2014.
25. Pankaj, Ashok. K. and Ajit. K. Pandey (eds.). Dalits, Subalternity and Social Change
in India. Routledge, 2019.
26. Raja Rammohan Roy: Translation of a Conference Between an Advocate and an
Opponent of the Practice of Burning Widows (1820) . Bombay: Education society's
Press, 2015.
27. Rajadurai, S.V. and V. Geetha. Towards a Non Brahmin Millennium . Samya, 2011
28. Rao, R R. Criminal Love?: Queer Theory, Culture, and Politics in India . California
:SAGE, 2017.
29. Roy, Arundhati. ―The Doctor and the Saint.‖ Introduction to Annihilation of Caste:
The Annotated Critical Edition (Ed. S. Anand). New Delhi: Navay ana, 2014. 15-170.
30. Said, Edward W. "Crisis [in Orientalism]." Modern Criticism and Theory: A Reader.
Ed. David Lodge. London: Longman, 1988. 295-309.
31. Sharma, Rajendra K. Social Change and Social Control . Atlantic, 2007.
32. Singer, Milton and Bernard S. Cohn. (Eds.). Structure and Change in Indian Society.
Aldine Transaction, 2007.
33. Singh, Yogendra. Social Change in India: Crisis and Resilience. Har Anand
Publications, 1993.
34. Skaria, Ajay. ―Some Aporias of History: Time, Truth and Play in Dangs,
Gujarat.‖ Economicand Political Weekly, 1999, Vol. 34, No. 15, pp. 897-904.
35. Spivak, Gayatri Chakravorty ―Can the Subaltern Speak?‖ (Ed.Nelson, C. and
Grossberg, L.) ,Marxism and the Interpretation of Culture, Urbana, IL: University of
Illinois Press, 1988. 271–313.

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36. Srinivas, M.N. Social Change in Modern India . Hyderabad: Orient Longman, 1966.
37. Wagoner, Brady, Eric Jensen and Julian A. Oldmeadow. (Eds.). Culture and Social
Change: Transforming Society through the Power of Ideas . Informati on Age
Publishing, 2012.
38. Williams, Raymond. Culture and Society 1780 -1950. New York: Harper and Row,
1958. Print.
39. ---. Culture. Glasgow: Fontana, 1981. Print.

Films :
1. Aligarh, Dir. Hansal Mehta, Prod. Sunil Lulla, Shailesh R Singh and Sandip Singh.
Scr. Apurva Asrani Perf. Manoj Bajpayee, Rajkummar Rao and Ashish Vidyarthi.
Eros Entertainment and Karma Pictures, 2016 (India). Film.
2. Ankur, Dir.ShyamBenega.Prod. by Lalit M. Bijlani and FreniVariavaBlaze. Perf.
Ananth Nag,ShabanaAzmi,SadhuMeher,PriyaTe ndulkar,Kader Ali Beg,Dalip Tahil.
Film Enterprises,1974. Film.
3. Bandit Queen, Dir. Shekhar Kapur, adopt. India's Bandit Queen: The True Story of
Phoolan Devi. By Mala Sen. Prod. Bobby Bedi. Perf. Seema Biswas and Nirmal
Pandey.Kaleidoscope Entertainment, Channai, 1994 . Film.
4. Dostana, Dir. Tarun Mansukhani. Johar Karan Johar. Perf. Abhishek Bachchan, John
Abraham and Priyanka Chopra. Dharma Productions, 2008. Film.

Syllabus Prepared by:

Convener:
 Dr. Rajesh Karankal : Head, Department of English, University of Mumbai, Mumbai
Members:
 Dr. Nitin Bharaskar: Hinduja College, Charni Road, Mumbai.
 Dr. Sucharita Sarkar : DTSS College, Malad East, Mumbai
 Dr. Dattatraya S. Kamble : R.P.Gogate College of Arts Science and R.V. Joglekar College
of Commerce , Ratnagiri .
 Dr Jaydeep Chakrabarty : Assistant Professor of English, Assam University, Silchar -
788011
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Course: Interdiscipl inary/Cross -Disciplinary Course

Course Title: Digital Culture

Paper: XV (A)







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1. Syllabus as per Choice Based Credit System
i. Name of the Programme MA in Cultural Studies
ii. Course Code PACLS402
iii. Course Title Digital Culture
Paper – XV (A)
iv. Semester wise Course Contents Enclosed
v. References and Additional References Enclosed
vi. Enclosed in the Syllabus Enclosed the copy of syllabus
vii. Credit Structure 06 Credits
viii. No. of lectures per Unit 15
ix. No. of lectures per week 04
x. Scheme of Examination 4 Questions of 15 marks each
xi. Fee Structure As per University Structure
xii. Special notes , if any No
xiii. Eligibility , if any No

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M.A. - Cultural Studies
Part II
Course Title: Digital Culture
Preamble :
Digital technology is changing the environment around us, and we further use technology to
accommodate the demands of this changing environment . Digitalisation has become a
significant influence on culture due to the emergence of the internet as a mass form of
communication, and the widespread use of devices such as personal computers and
smartphones. The presence of digital technologies around the world has ushered in an age of
digital culture that potentially encompasses all aspects of everyday life. Given that digital
material is easily copied, spread and modified, digital cultural products are more adequately
described as processes rather than finished products. The established cultural form
‗narrative‘, along with authorship, has been problematized in networked, hyperlinked digital
environments. Collaborative digital art, online fan fiction and internet memes are a few
instances. Moreover, the distinction between the ‗virtual‘ and the ‗real‘ has come under the
scanner with growing phenomena such as video games and online bullying. As for the
organisations, to keep up with the speed and pace of digital disruption, they need to focus on
evolving culture as needed.
There is a need to develop an interdisciplinary approach for a better understanding of
digital culture. It is with this background that the present course is designed. It will trace the
historical development of digital culture and explo re the sociological, psychological,
economic and political dimensions as well as study the digital intervention in literature and
art so as to appreciate the evolving dynamics of the relations between the cultural products
and the reader/audience. This paper intends to develop students‘ ability to engage in digital
activism and publishing, with a view to seeking employability; and give a hands -on approach
to practical applications in the areas of digital culture.

 Objectives of the Course:
● To introduce key concepts and trace developmental phases in digital culture as a
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● To develop critical awareness among students about the socio -psychological
implications/impact of digital culture
● To enable students to appreciate art and literature within digital space
● To develop critical understanding of digital activism in terms of social movements,
political participation and advocacy
● To explore digital spaces of new career avenues
● To enable students to design and develop a project that demonstrates their in-depth
understanding of relevant areas in digital culture

 Course Outcomes :
Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
● display a comprehensive understanding of the key concepts and are able to trace
developmental phases in digital culture as a discourse
● develop and demonstrate a critical awareness about the socio -psychological
implications/impact of digital culture
● be able to appreciate art and literature within digital space
● critically analyse the dynamics of digital activism and show familiarity with the new
career avenues within digital spaces
● be able to use tools such as text mining, Google ngram, and Voyant to examine digital
culture.
● design and develop a project that demonstrates their in-depth understanding of relevant
areas in digital culture

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Semester IV Interdisciplinary / Cross Disciplinary Course
Paper - XV(A) Credits -6
Course Title : Digital Culture
Total Lectures: 60
Unit 1:
Digitalising Culture and Digital Culture 15 Lectures
a. Nature, origin and development of digital culture
b. Key concepts: Information literacy, Digitalization, Convergence, Multitasking
c. Digital forms of public and private life and the digital divide
d. Cyber culture, Mobile society
e. Digital theory
Unit 2: The Social Psychology of the Digital Turn 15 Lectures
a. Online Communities, social cohesion and social life
b. Virtual worlds, Second Life, and gaming
c. Social Media and Virtual Personality (Image building Online)
d. Dating and relationships in digital space
e. Psychology of Virtual learning
Unit 3: Digital Activism 15 Lectures
a. Civil engagement, Activism and Social Movements
b. Political Participation and Advocacy through social movement sites
c. Alternative News and Citizen Journalism
d. Online Campaigning
e. Social Media Platforms
Unit 4: New/Renewed Avenues in digital spaces 15 Lectures
a. Art and Media in Digital Spaces
b. Digital Literature: Aesthetics and Reader Culture
c. Digital Publishing: Ethics, Intellectual Property, and ownership, open access
journals (Creative Commons, Open Source Operating System)
d. Transforming Corporate Culture, professional networking (such as LinkedIn)
e. Shifting paradigms of career: Blogs, Vlogs, YouTube, Twitter, Instructional
Designing, Developers

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Instructional Methods :
This course incorporates lecture and discussion, case studies, group learning projects and
student -created presentations.

Evaluation Pattern
Internal Assessment (40 Marks):
Sr. No. Particulars Marks
1. Application/Empirical study -based Project/research paper
on the text/topic suggested by the teacher for Internal
Assessment
Presentation on the Project Report/research paper
Viva -voce based on the Project Report/research paper 10 Marks

05 Marks
05 Marks
Total= 20 Marks
2. One Internal Test based on the syllabus (one out of three
questions) Duration: 50 minutes 20 Marks

Semester End Examination :( 60 Marks)
Semester End Examination Duration : 2 Hours 60 Marks
Unit 1 : Essay on Unit I (one out of two) or Short Notes (Two out of
Three) 15 Marks
Unit 2 : Essay on Unit 2 (one out of two) or Short Notes (Two out of
Three) 15 Marks
Unit 3 : Essay on Unit 3 (one out of two) or Short Notes (Two out of
Three) 15 Marks
Unit 4 : Essay on Unit 4 (one out of two) or Short Notes (Two out of
Three) 15 Marks

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References:

1. Arditi,David and ‎Jennifer Miller. (eds.) The Dialectic of Digital Culture. London:
Lexington Books.
2. Baym , Nancy K. Personal Connections in the Digital Age. Cambridge: Polity Press,
2010, ISBN - 0745643329
3. Beer, David. The Quirks of Digital Culture . London: Emerald Publishing Limited,
2019, ISBN - 1787699161
4. Campanelli, Vito, Francesco Bardo, and Nicole Heber. Web aesthetics: How digital
media affect culture and society . Rotterdam: NAi Publishers, 2010.
5. Connor, Brian, et al. The Dialectic of Digital Culture . Rowman and Littlefield, 2019.
6. Çöteli, Sami. "The impact of new media on the forms of culture: digital identity and
digital culture." (2019).
7. Creeber, Glen, and Royston Martin. Digital culture: Understanding new media:
Understanding new media . McGraw -Hill Education (UK), 2008.
8. Creeber, Glen, Royston Martin. Digital Cultures - Understanding New Media. New
York: Open University Press, 2008
9. Dijck, Jose Van. Culture of Connectivity: A Critical History of Social Media. Oxford:
Oxford University Press. 2013
10. Dodd, Maya, and Nidhi Kalra, eds. Exploring Digital Humanities in India:
Pedagogies, Practices, and Institutional Possibilities . Taylor and Francis, 2020.
11. Gere, Charlie. Digital culture . Reaktion Books, 2009.
12. Horst, Heather A., and Daniel Miller, eds. Digital anthropology . Routledge, 2020.
13. Jenkins, Henry. Convergence Culture: Where Old and New Media Collide . New
York: New York University Press, 2006
14. Jenkins , Henry .Convergence Culture: Wher e Old and New Media Collide. New York:
New York University Press, 2006. ISBN - 0814742815
15. Kholeif , Omar. Omar Kholeif: Goodbye, World! Looking at Art in the Digital Age.
Berlin: Sternberg Press, 2012, ISBN - 3956793099
16. Knox, Jeremy. "Digital culture clash:―massive‖ education in the E-learning and
Digital Cultures MOOC." Distance Education 35.2 (2014): 164-177.
17. Lai, Kwok -Wing. "Digital technology and the culture of teaching and learning in
higher education." Australasian Journal of Educational Technology 27.8 (2011).

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18. Lanier , Jaron . You Are Not a Gadget: A Manifesto. New York: Alfred A. Knopf,
2010, ISBN - 0307269647
19. Lessig , Lawrence . Free Culture: The Nature and Future of Creativity. New York:
Penguin Books, 2005, ISBN - 0143034650
20. Manovich, Lev. The Language of New Media. New York: MIT Press, 2001
21. Miller, Vincent. Understanding digital culture . SAGE Publication s Limited, 2011.
22. Packer, Randall, and Ken Jordan, eds. Multimedia: from Wagner to virtual reality .
WW Norton and Company, 2002.
23. Rowles, Daniel, Thomas Brown. Building Digital Culture: A Practical Guide to
Successful Digital Transformation. New Delhi: Kogan Page, 2017, ISBN - 978-0-
7494 -7965 -7
24. Sen, Biswarup. Digital politics and culture in contemporary India: The making of an
info-nation . Routledge, 2016.
25. Shaw, Debra Benita . Technoculture: The Key Concepts . New York: Bloomsbury
Academic, 2008, ISBN - 1845202988
26. Shifman, Limor. Memes in digital culture . MIT press, 2014.
27. Tapscott , Don. Growing Up Digital: The Rise of the Net Generation. New York:
McGraw -Hill, 2000, ISBN - 0071347984
28. Trend, David, Reading Digital Culture: KeyWorks in Cultural Studies . New Jersey:
Wiley, 2001, ISBN - 0631223029
Web Resources:
● www.pdfdrive.com ›digi tal-culture -e25442272
● Convergence culture - Google books - google.co.in
● digital culture - Google books - google.co.in
● Facebook study - http://wapo.st/1JSUoQJ
● The roles of memes in politics - https://www.brownpoliticalreview.org/2016/03/role -
memes -politics/
https://metoomvmt.org
● https://digitalmarketinginstitute.com/blog/how -to-create -and-cultivate -a-digital -culture -
in-your-organization
● https://www.mckinsey.com/business -functions/mckinsey -digital/our -insights/culture -for-
a-digital -age
● https://www.bcg.com/publications/2018/not -digital -transformation -without -digital -culture

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● https://www.capgemini.com/fi -en/wp -content/uploads/sites/27/2018/09/dti -
digitalculture_report_v2.pdf
● https://www.cmswire.com/digital -workplace/why -culture -change -is-essential -for-digital -
transformation/

MOOCS:
● Digital Culture/Clutter: Life and Death on the Net (edX)
● Creating a Digital Cultural Heritage Community (edX)
● E-learning and digital Cultures (My Mooc)
● Culture in the Digital Age (Future Learn)
● E-Learning and Digital Cultures (#edcmooc) -The University of Edinburgh

Syllabus Prepared by:

Convener:
 Dr. Sachin Labade : Associate Professor ,Department of English , University of Mumbai

Members:
 Dr. Nirmala Menon, Associate Professor , Head, School of Humanities and Social
Sciences , Research Lead, Digital Humanities , Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) , Indore
 Deepti Mujumdar, Head, Department of English , Chikitsak Samuha‘s Patkar -Varde
College (Autonomous) , Goregaon, Mumbai
 Dr. Shweta Salian, Assistant Professor , Mithibai College (Autonomous), Parle (W),
Mumbai
 Dr. Bharat Arvind Tupere, Head, Department of English , Sant Rawool Maharaj
Mahavidyalaya Kudal, Dist. Sindhudurg
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Course: Interdisciplinary/Cross -Disciplinary Course

Course Title: Culture through Literature

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1. Syllabus as per Choice Based Credit System
i. Name of the Programme MA in Cultural Studies
ii. Course Code PACLS402
iii. Course Title Culture through Literature
Paper – XV (B)
iv. Semester wise Course Contents Enclosed
v. References and Additional References Enclosed
vi. Enclosed in the Syllabus Enclosed the copy of syllabus
vii. Credit Structure 06 Credits
viii. No. of lectures per Unit 15
ix. No. of lectures per week 04
x. Scheme of Examination 4 Questions of 15 marks each
xi. Fee Structure As per University Structure
xii. Special notes , if any No
xiii. Eligibility , if any No

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M.A. - Cultural Studies
Part II
Course Title: Culture through Literature
Preamble:
Literature is an important instrument to explore various Cultures. Culture also influences
writers and their writings. As language is the medium of literature which is charged with
Cultural heritage, it unquestionably plays a significant role to bring out cultural transmission
into limelight. This course strives to introduce culture and its manifestation/representation
through various genres of literature. Keeping in mind the impact of literature on people and
society, the introduction of texts will definit ely serve the purpose of bringing into focus the
cultures of the world finding thereby similarities and differences occur there. This
Interdisciplinary program will get enriched through inclusion of such course. There is no
better way than literature to communicate cultural assets to its stakeholders.

 Objectives of the Course :
 The aim of this course is to understand the different cultural and socio -political
factors responsible for the creation of such literary works.
 Through a variety of contexts and approaches they will learn to examine bias,
stereotyping, manipulation present in a text making it relevant to the real-world
contexts.
 The students will examine selected literary texts to understand how race, ethnicity and
gender etc. are socially constructed and embedded in literary texts
 To introduce texts which showcase various cultures of different countries
 To make students aware of inter/intra cultural relationship of human beings
 To show how human existence is charged with cultural heritage
 To make students aware of an influence of race, nation, politics and society on
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 Course Outcome:
Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
 Realize various cultures of different countries.
 Understand and analyze cultural assets of various countries.
 Understand how culture is evolved through traditions, customs, habits, and languages
of human beings of the world.
 Realize impact of socio -political and other aspects on Culture.

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Semester IV Interdisciplinary / Cross Disciplinary Course
Paper - XV(B) Credits -6
Course Title : Culture through Literature

Total Lectures: 60
Unit 1: Terms Related to Culture and Literature 15 Lectures
a. Religion,
b. Ethnicity
c. Tradition
d. Acquisition of Culture
e. Hybridization of Culture and Language
f. Oriental Culture
g. Subaltern Issues: Class, Caste, Gender, Race
h. Regionalism
Unit 2: Non-Fiction 15 Lectures
a. Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru: Discovery of India ( Chapter III ―The Quest‖ and
Chapter IV ―The Discovery of India‖ only)
b. Mahatma Gandhi: Hind Swaraj
Unit 3: Novels 15 Lectures
a. V. S. Naipaul: Mimic Men
b. Chitra Bannerjee Divakaruni: Mistress of Spices
15 Lectures
Unit 4: Poetry
 Arun Kolatkar: (Selected poems from Jejuri )
a. The Bus
b. The Priest
 Jayanta Mahapatra:
a) Grandfather
b) Dawn at Puri
 Meena Kandaswami: (Selected poems from the collection Ms Militancy )

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a) MS Militancy
b) Backstreet Girls

Evaluation Pattern
Internal Assessment (40 Marks)
Sr. No. Particulars Marks
1. One Written Assignment/Research Paper on the topic
suggested by the teacher for Internal Assessment
Presentation on the Written Assignment
Viva Voce based on the written assignment /Research Paper
10 Marks

05 Marks
05 Marks
Total=20 Marks
2. One Internal Test based on the syllabus (one out of three
questions) Duration: 50 minutes 20 Marks

Semester End Examination :( 60 Marks)
Semester End Examination Duration : 2 Hours 60 Marks
Unit 1 : Short Note on Unit I (Three out of Five) 15 Marks
Unit 2 : Essay on Unit 2 (one out of two) 15 Marks
Unit 3 : Essay on Unit 3 (one out of two) 15 Marks
Unit 4 : Essay on Unit 4 (one out of two) 15 Marks

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References:

1. Abrams, M. H. A Glossary of Literary Terms (8th Edition), New Delhi: Akash Press,
2007.
2. Ashcroft Bill, Gareth Griffiths and Helen Tiffin. The Post-Colonial Studies: The Key
Concepts , London: Routledge, 1998.
3. Ashcroft Bill, Gareth Griffiths and Helen Tiffin. The Empire Writers Back: Theory
and Practice in Post-Colonial Literatures, London and New York: Routledge, 1989.
4. Baldick, Chris. The Oxford Dictionary of Literar y Terms, Oxford: Oxford University
Press, 2001.
5. Bello S. Culture and Decision Making in Nigeria, Lagos: National Council For Arts
and Culture, 1991.
6. Bhabha, Homi K. (ed). Nation and Narration, London: Routhledge,1990.
7. Bhat, Yashoda. V.S. Naipaul: An Introduction, New World Literature Series, Delhi:
B. R. Publishing Corporation, 1999.
8. Bruce King. Modern Indian Poetry in English , Oxford University Press, 2001.
9. Edward Burnett Tylor. Primitive Culture (Vol. I, II), Dover Publications; First
Edition, 2016.
10. Eliot T. S. Notes Towards the Definition of Culture , New York: Harcourt, Brace and
Company, 1949.
11. Emmanuel Obiechina. Culture, Tradition and Society in the West African Novel,
London: Cambridge University Press, 1975.
12. Fanon, Frantz. Black Skins, White Masks, London: Pluto Press, 1980.
13. Hamner, R.D. ed. Critical Perspectives on V. S. Naipaul, London: Heinemann, 1979.
14. Nayar Pramod K. An Introduction to Cultural Studies, New Delhi: Viva Books, 2008.
15. Nayar Pramod K. Contemporary Literary and Cultural Theory: From Structuralism to
Ecocriticism, New Delhi: Pearson, 2014.
16. Spivak, Gayatri Chakravorty. In Other Worlds: Essays in Cultural Politics , New
York: Methuen, 1987.
17. Wankhede M. S. Dalit Writings: Reality of Marginalized Communities in India ,
Jaipur: YKing Books, 2018.
18. White Landeg. History of the People of Trinidad and Tobago, London: Andre
Deutsch, 1964.

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19. Zecchini Laetitia. Arun Kolatkar and Literary Modernism in India: Moving Lines,
London: AandC Black, 2014.

Web Resources:
 https://www.theguardian.com/books/2006/oct/21/featuresreviews.guardianreview32
 https://www.academia.edu/Documents/in/Arun_Kolatkar
 https://gradesfixer.com/free -essay -examples/the -search -for-an-identity -through -the-
poems -grandfather -and-life-signs -by-jayanta -mahapatra/
 https:// feminisminindia.com/2018/03/07/meena -kandasamy -poetry -tool-dissent/

Syllabus Prepared by:

Convener:
 Dr P B Patil, Asst. Prof., Dept. of English, SGAS and GPC College Shivle

Members:
 Dr Rajashree Barvekar, Asso. Prof., Dept of English, Shivaji University, Kolhapur
 Dr Anjali Verma, Asst. Prof., Dept of English, Smt. M.M.K. College of Commerce and
Economics , Bandra (W), Mumbai
 Dr Grishma Khobragade, Asst. Prof., Dept. of English, B. K. Birla College Kalyan
 Dr Satyajit Kosambi, Asst. Prof., Dept. of English, Sathay College, Vile Parle, Mumbai


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Course: Interdisciplinary/Cross -Disciplinary Course

Course Title: Media Studies

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1. Syllabus as per Choice Based Credit System
i. Name of the Programme MA in Cultural Studies
ii. Course Code PACLS402
iii. Course Title Media Studies
Paper – XV (C)
iv. Semester wise Course Contents Enclosed
v. References and Additional References Enclosed
vi. Enclosed in the Syllabus Enclosed the copy of syllabus
vii. Credit Structure 06 Credits
viii. No. of lectures per Unit 15
ix. No. of lectures per week 04
x. Scheme of Examination 4 Questions of 15 marks each
xi. Fee Structure As per University Structure
xii. Special notes , if any No
xiii. Eligibility , if any No

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M.A. - Cultural Studies
Part II
Course Title: Media Studies
Preamble:
Media has become of the most useful and resourceful medium of communication. It has
brought incredible reformation and transformation in the life of people locally as well as
globally. It is considered as an ambassador to communicate and exchange informat ion, ideas,
knowledge, culture and literature. All the news and happenings in the world are reaching to
masses like a stroke of lighting on account of advent of technology in the realm of media.
There is an inevitable and inseparable relationship between media, culture and society. There
is passionate and innate desire amongst the people to get acquainted with various types of
digital media in order to accomplish technological identity. It is through media that all the
breaking news and information reaches to everyone in the world.
The study of media has been a source of attraction to the students in order to become
successful editor, reporter, journalist, director, producer and script writer especially in 21st
century. It is a dream of every learner to get an opportunity to understand the nuances and
mechanism of media studies for the purpose of appearing as a news reader and reporter either
in the print or digital media and they could also carve out a niche as a creative and innovative
journalist.
Media also plays a vital role in the process of sustaining and maintaining cultural, social,
political, national and international identities of different communities in the world. The
proposed syllabus aims at introducing various theoretical as well as practica l dimensions of
media studies in order to accomplish the mission of creating eminent writers and journalists
in the arena of media.

 Objective of the Course:
 To acquaint the learners with the historical background of Media in India
 To introduce the learners with important theories in the realm of Media
 To understand the prominent Channels of Mass Communication and its application in
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 To enable the learners to comprehend recent trends in Advertising, Journalism and
New Media
 Course Outcomes:
Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
 Recognizing the importance of media in sustaining social, cultural, regional and
national identity.
 Empowering the learners with the knowledge of the processes involved in Media
production.
 Developing creative, analytical and technological skills pertaining to Media amongst
the learners
 Enabling the learners to pursue career opportunities in Media Industry

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Semester IV Interdisciplinary / Cross Disciplinary Course
Paper - XV(C) Credits -6
Course Title : Media Studies

Total Lectures: 60
Unit 1:
Background: Media Studies 15 Lectures
1. Introduction to Mass Communication : Definition, Nature, Scope and
Characteristics
2. Growth and Development of Mass Communication in India
3. Functions of Mass Communication
4. Theories of Mass Communication: Cultivation , Agenda Setting
Theory, Media Ecology and Semiotic Theory
5. Media and Journalism
Unit 2: Elements of Writings: Fiction and Non -fiction 15 Lectures
A) Fiction:
1. Literary Genres: Poetry, Drama, Novel, Short Stories and Biography
2. Elements of Writing: Plot, structure, Setting, themes, Characters,
Dialogue, Literary Devices and Grammar Script Writing: Scene,
Heading, Action, Characters Name, Parentheticals, Dialogues and
Transition
B) Non- fiction: Print Media :
1. Parts of a Newspaper : Headline, Byline, Jump line, Caption, Dateline,
Folio Line, Index
2. Journalistic Writing : Headline and Subheads, Billboard, Lead, Inverted
Pyramid Structure and Kickers
Unit 3: Media and Advertisement 15 Lectures
1. Introduction to Advertising : Definition, Nature, Scope and Principles
2. Channel of Mass Communication and Adverting Methods:
 Print Media , Electronic Media and New Media
 Methods of Advertising : Advertising in Periodicals , Brochures,
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Advertising
 Copywriting : Kickers, Headlines, Subheads and Body Copy.
Unit 4: Media and Production Process:
1. Publication: Design and Process
a) Stages of Publication: Online (New Media) and Traditional
Publication Books and Periodicals : Creation, Acquisition , Copy
Editing , Production - Printing
b) Graphic Design : Introduction to Graphic Designing, Corel Draw,
InDesign, Adobe Dreamweaver, Graphic Designing Software‘s and
Tools
2. Electronic Media: Design and Process:
a. Radio Production: Script, Sound Effects, Recording, Editing and
Transmission
b. Internet: Podcast, Blog, Content Writing and Web Designing

Evaluation Pattern

Internal Assessment (40 Marks):
Sr.No. Particulars Marks
1. One Written Assignment/Research Paper on the topics suggested by
the teacher for Internal Assessment
Presentation on the Written Assignment/Research Paper
Viva Voce based on the written assignment /Research Paper
10 Marks
05 Marks
05 Marks
Total=20 Marks
2. One Internal Test based on the syllabus (one out of three questions)
Duration: 50 minutes 20 Marks

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Semester End Examination :( 60 Marks)
Semester End Examination Duration : 2 Hours 60 Marks
Unit 1 : Essay on Unit I (one out of two) 15 Marks
Unit 2 : Essay on Unit 2 (one out of two) 15 Marks
Unit 3 : Essay on Unit 3 (one out of two) 15 Marks
Unit 4 : Essay on Unit 4 (one out of two) 15 Marks
Recommended Reading:
1. A Week in the Life of Popular You Tube Channels. Internet Technology, July 25,
2019.
2. https://www.pewresearch.org/internet/2019/07/25/a -week -in-the-life-of-popular -
youtube -channels/
3. Bowdery, Rob. Basics: Copywriting: The Creative Process of Writing Texts for
Advertisements and Publicity Material.AvA Publishing, 2008.
4. https://www.pdfdrive.co m/basics -advertising -copywriting -the-creative -process -of-
writing -text-for-advertisements -or-publicity -material -d162094885.html
5. Brooklyn College. Production Handbook, 2012.
6. http://www.brooklyn.cuny.edu/web/aca_visualmedia_film/2012_Production_Handbo
ok_.pdf
7. Lakshamanan D. and S. Rabiyathul. The Role of Social Media on Enhancing
Advertising Effectiveness. International Journal of Civil Engineering and Technology,
Vol. 8, Issue no. 9, pp 1042 - 47.
8. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/333043668_The_role_of_social_media_on_
enhancing_advertising_effectiveness
9. Notes on Radio and TV Journalism developed by Team Amma Prayas.
https://www.academia.edu/4068242/NOTES_ON_RADIO_TV_JOUR NALISM_II
10. Sharma, Manvi. Indian Mass Media, Development and Globalisation. IJITKM Vol. 8,
no. 1 June-Dec 2014. pp. 11-24.
11. http://csjournals.com/IJITKM/PDF%208 -1/3.%20Manvi.pdf
12. Solomon Michael R. et al., Advertising Campaigns: Start to Finish (v. 1.0). Creative
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13. https://2012books.lardbucket.org/pdfs/advertising -campaigns -start-to-finish.pdf
14. Speech by Justice G.N. Ray. The Changing Face of Indian Media.
15. https://presscouncil.nic.in/OldWebsite/speechpdf/November%2016%202009%20Hyd
erabad.pdf
16. Zettl, Herbert. Television Production Handbook. Thomson Wadsworth, 2006.
17. https://www.loyolacollege.edu/e -
document/kaushal/Anand/Television%20Production%20Handbook.pdf
References:
 Abrams, M.H. Glossary of Literary Terms. Seventh Edition. Heinle and Heinle,
1999.
https://mthoyibi.files.wordpress.com/2011/05/a -glossary -of-literary -terms -7th-ed_m -
h-abrams -1999.pdf
 Advertising in the Age of New Media.
https://www.academia.edu/2776395/Advertising_in_the_Age_of_New_Media
 A Week in the Life of Popular You Tube Channels. Internet Technology, July 25,
2019.
https://www.pewresearch.org/internet/2019/07/25/a -week -in-the-life-of-popular -
youtube -channels/
 Bennett, Tony.‖ Theories of the Media, Theories of Society‖. Culture, Society and the
Media. Edited by Michael Gurevitch et al., Methuen, 1982.
http://web.mit.edu/21l.432/www/readings/Bennett_TheoriesOfMediaAndSociety.pdf
 Biagi, Shirley. Media/Impact: An Introduction to Mass Media. Wadswoth Cengage
Learning, 2013.
http://swbplus.bsz -bw.de/bsz34841384Xinh.pdf;1363907044657
 Brooklyn College. Production Handbook, 2012.
http://www.brooklyn.cuny.edu/web/aca_visualmedia_film/2012_Production_Handbo
ok_.pdf
 Godfrey Jeanne and Artichuk Francine.Echoes 12: Fiction, Media and Non Fiction,
Oxford University Press, 2002.
 Hackley, Chris. Advertising and Promotion: Communicating Brands. Sage
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http://www.untag -
smd.ac.id/files/Perpustakaan_Digital_1/ADVERTISING%20Advertising%20and%20
Promotion%20Communicating%20Brands.pdf
 Honthaner, Eve Light. Elsevier, Focal Press, 2008.
 Lakshamanan D. and S. Rabiyathul. The Role of Social Media on Enhancing
Advertising Effectiveness. International Journal of Civil Engineering and Technology,
Vol. 8, Issue no. 9, pp 1042 - 47.
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/333043668_The_role_of_social_media_on_
enhancing_advertising_effectiveness
 Lister, Martin. New Media: A Critical Introduction. Routledge, 2003.
http://www.philol.msu.ru/~discours/images/stories/speckurs/New_media.pdf
 Marcus Daniel. ―Non - Fiction Media. The Craft of Criticism: Critical Media Studies
in Practice.Edited by Michael Kackman and Mary Celeste Kearney., Routledge, 2018.
Pp. 47-58.
 Material from Odisha State Open University on the topic Radio Journalism
https://www.google.com/url?sa=t andrct=j andq=andesrc=s andsource=web andcd=andc
ad=rja anduact=8 andved=2ahUKEwjDvs6di6jtAhV2yDgGHdyPBDEQFjADegQIAR
ACandurl=https%3A%2F%2Fegyanagar.osou.ac.in%2Fdownload -
slm.php%3Ffile%3DJMC -04-BLOCK -01-
English.pdf andusg=AOvVaw2zGZVGKmCuTnzc8rU5uXI3
 McLeish, Robert. Radio Production. Fifth edition, Focal Press, 2005.
https://ayomenulisfisip.files.wordpress.com/2014/08/robert_mcleish_radio_productio
n_fifth_edition__2005.pdf
 McStay, Andrew. Digital Advertising. 2 nd Ed.Palgrave, 2016.
 https://www.researchgate.net/publication/309668035_Digital_Advertising_2nd_ed
 Millerson, Gerald and Jim Owens. Video Production. 4th edition, Focal Press,2008.
 http://home.fa.utl.pt/~cfig/Anima%E7%E3o%20e%20Cinema/Realiza%E7%E3o%20
Cinematogr%E1fica/Video%20Production%20Handbook,%20Fourth%20Edition.pdf
 Notes on Radio and TV Journalism developed by Team Amma Prayas.
https://www.academia.edu/4068242/NOTES_ON_RADIO_TV_JOURNALISM_II
 Sharma, Manvi. Indian Mass Media, Development and Globalisation. IJITKM Vol. 8,
no. 1 June-Dec 2014. pp. 11-24. http://csjou rnals.com/IJITKM/PDF%208 -
1/3.%20Manvi.pdf

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 Solomon Michael R. et al., Advertising Campaigns: Start to Finish (v. 1.0). Creative
Commons, 2012. https://2012books.lardbucket.org/pdfs/advertising -campaigns -start-to-finish.pdf
 Speech by Justice G.N. Ray. The Changing Face of Indian Media.
https://presscouncil.nic.in/OldWebsite/speechpdf/November%2016%202009%20Hyd
erabad.pdf
 Zettl, Herbert. Television Production Handbook. Thomson Wadsworth, 2006.
https://www.loyolacollege.edu/e -
document/kaushal/Anand/Televi sion%20Production%20Handbook.pdf
Syllabus Prepared by:
Convener:
Dr Rajesh Yeole , Head, Department of English, Changu Kana Thakur Arts, Commerce,
Science College, New Panvel
Members:
 Dr. Mrinalini B. Chavan Head, Department of English, DES‘s Kirti M. Doongursee
College, Dadar
 Dr. Maria Shaikh Assistant Professor Department of English, R.J. College of Arts,
Commerce, Science College, Ghatkopar, Mumbai
 Dr. Nidhi Pundir, Assistant Professor, Department of English, Rajasthani Sewa
Sangh‘s S.P. D. T. College of Arts, Commerce and Science, Mumbai
 Dr. Jaydeep Chakraborty Assistant Professor, Department of English, Assam
University, Silchar
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Course: Interdisciplinary/Cross -Disciplinary Course

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1. Syllabus as per Choice Based Credit System
i. Name of the Programme MA in Cultural Studies
ii. Course Code PACLS402
iii. Course Title Film Studies
Paper – XV (D)
iv. Semester wise Course Contents Enclosed
v. References and Additional References Enclosed
vi. Enclosed in the Syllabus Enclosed the copy of syllabus
vii. Credit Structure 06 Credits
viii. No. of lectures per Unit 15
ix. No. of lectures per week 04
x. Scheme of Examination 4 Questions of 15 marks each
xi. Fee Structure As per University Structure
xii. Special notes , if any No
xiii. Eligibility , if any No

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M.A. - Cultural Studies
Part II
Course Title: Film Studies
Preamble:
This course introduces students to the basics of film analysis, cinematic formal elements,
genre, and narrative structure and helps students develop the skills to recognize, analyze,
describe and enjoy film as an art and entertainment form.

 Objectives of the Course:
 This course will introduce students to history of cinema, basic aspects of the film
language, and the social, political and cultural aspects of cinema. It will offer exposure to
primary film texts as well as analysis, criticism and theories of films.

 Course Outcomes:
Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
 acquire knowledge about history and origin of worldwide cinema and how it is useful
for society;
 Assess the role of Indian cinema in our society;
 Learn about theory and concepts of film narrative and making, and be able to analyze
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Semester IV Interdisciplinary / Cross Disciplinary Course
Paper - XV(D) Credits -6
Course Title : Film Studies
Total Lectures: 60

Unit 1:
History of Cinema 15 Lectures
 Introduction to World Cinema (Soviet Montage; Surrealism; Silent
Comedy; Italian Neo -Realism; French New Wave; Japanese Cinema)
 Introduction to Indian Cinema (Ear ly Cinema, Studio System; Narrative
Cinema; Auteurs, Indian New Wave)
 Contemporary History: Iranian Cinema; Latin American Cinema; Southeast
Asian Cinema
Unit 2:
Basic Aspects of Film Language 15 Lectures
 Aspects of mise-en-scene ; Realism and mise-en-scene
 Basics of video cameras, their operations and its application
 Visual Composition: Shots, Angles, and Camera Movements
 Basic Rules of Framing: Rule of third, Point of view shots/ over the
shoulder etc.
 Basic concept of Continuity: 180 Degree Rule, Continuity, cutaways, Filler,
Reaction shots
 Different stages of Editing Process – sorting, assemble, rough cut, final cut
 Basics of lighting techniques
 Basics of sound editing
Unit 3:
Film Theory, Analysis, Criticism 15 Lectures
 Realism (cf. Andre Bazin and Siegfried Kracauer); Montage Theory (cf.
Sergei Eisenstein); Semiotics and Structuralism (cf. Christian Metz);
Psychoanalysis; Auteur Theory; Feminist and Queer Theory;
Phenomenology and Materiality (cf. Deleuze)
Unit 4:
Film and/as Media 15 Lectures
 Film and Nationalism
 Film and Globalization

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 Popular Culture: Gender and Sexuality; Film and the City; Film
Censorship; OTT platforms
 Film Economic s: Marketing and Distribution

Evaluation Pattern
Internal Assessment (40 Marks):
Sr. No. Particulars Marks
1. One Written Assignment/Research Paper on the topics suggested
by the teacher for Internal Assessment
Presentation on the Written Assignment/Research Paper
Viva Voce based on the written assignment /Research Paper
10 Marks
05 Marks
05 Marks
Total=20 Marks
2. One Internal Test based on the syllabus (one out of three
questions) Duration: 50 minutes 20 Marks

Semester End Examination :( 60 Marks)
Semester End Examination Duration : 2 Hours 60 Marks
Unit 1 : Essay on Unit I (one out of two) 15 Marks
Unit 2 : Essay on Unit 2 (one out of two) 15 Marks
Unit 3 : Essay on Unit 3 (one out of two) 15 Marks
Unit 4 : Essay on Unit 4 (one out of two) 15 Marks

References:
1. Censorship and Sexuality in Bombay Cinema by Monika Mehta
2. Cinema and Censorship: The Politics of Control in India by Someswar Bhowmik
3. Film Art: An Introduction by David Bordwell and Kristin Thomson
4. Film Form, Film Sense by Sergei Eisenstein
5. Film Language: A Semiotics of The Cinema by Christian Metz
6. History of Indian Cinema by Renu Saran

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7. History of Narrative Fil m by David A. Cook
8. How to read a film by James Monaco
9. Our Films, Their Films by Satyajit Ray
10. The Cinemas of India by Yves Thoraval
11. Making Meaning in Indian by R. Vasudevan

Web Resources:
 http://filmcrit icism.allegheny.edu/
 http://www.acidemic.com
 http://www.afterall.org/online/
 http://www.alternatetakes.co.uk/
 http://www.ascmag.com/blog/all -posts -by-date/
 http://www.chaosmag.net/
 http://www.cineaste.com/
 http://www.h -net.org/~filmhis

MOOCS:
 https://www.mooc -list.com/course/film -images -historical -interpretation -20th-century -
camera -never -lies-coursera
 https://www.mooc -list.com/course/innovatives -filme -machen -iversity
 film production: behind the scenes of feature filmmaking: https://www.my -
mooc.com/en/mooc/film -production/
 https://www.my -mooc.com/en/mooc/explore -filmmaking/
 https://www.my -mooc.com/en/mooc/screenwriting/
 the language of hollywood: storytelling, sound, and color : https://www.my -
mooc.com/en/mooc/hollywood/
 theatre and globalization : https://www.my -mooc.com/en/mooc/globaltheatre/
 https://www.classcentral.com/course/screenwriting -4550
 Film Distribution: Connecting Films with Audiences:
https://www.classcentral.com/course/film -distribution -10566
 Philosophy and Film: https://www.classcentral.com/course/canvas -network -
philosophy -and-film-2089

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Syllabus Prepared by:

Convener:
 Dr Dattaguru Joshi: Associate Professor and Head, Department of English, Gogate
Walke College, Banda
Members:
 Dr Shefali Naranje: Department of English, Vivek College of Commerce, Goregaon
 Dr Arjun Kharat: Department of English, Ramnarain Ruia College, Mumbai
 Dr Vitthal Parab: Department of English, K M Agrawal College, Kalyan
 Dr Avishek Ray: Assistant Professor, National Institute of Technology, Silchar
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University of Mumbai

Syllabus for M. A. Cultural Studies Program

Part - II

Semester - IV



Course: Project Based Courses (Topics/Areas)

Course Title: --------------------------

Paper: XVI (A to T)







(Choice Based Credit System with effect from the academic year, 2022 -23)

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Project Based Courses (Topics/Areas)

Paper -XVI (A to T)

Sr No Paper Name Course Code Core Paper No Credits
1 Media Ecology PACLS403 Paper XVI- A
2 Politics of Environment PACLS403 Paper XVI- B
3 Ethnicity and Culture PACLS403 Paper XVI- C
4 Heritage and Culture PACLS403 Paper XVI- D
5 Cultural History PACLS403 Paper XVI- E
6 Food and Culture PACLS403 Paper XVI- F
7 Area Studies PACLS403 Paper XVI- G
8 Critical Race Studies PACLS403 Paper XVI- H
9 Diaspora and Migration Studies PACLS403 Paper XVI- I
10 Urban Studies PACLS403 Paper XVI- J
11 International Relations PACLS403 Paper XVI- K
12 Globalization and Cultural Heritage PACLS403 Paper XVI- L
13 Cultural Appropriation PACLS403 Paper XVI- M
14 Cultural Assimilation PACLS403 Paper XVI- N
15 Cultural Conflict Resolution PACLS403 Paper XVI- O
16 Disability Studies PACLS403 Paper XVI- P
17 Perspectives on Bollywood PACLS403 Paper XVI- Q
18 Slum Studies PACLS403 Paper XVI- R
19 Legendary Figures of Maharashtra PACLS403 Paper XVI- S
20 Language and Culture PACLS403 Paper XVI- T

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Project Based Courses:
The objective of the Project Based Courses is to evaluate the critical competence, logical
reasoning and scholarly composition of the students at the end of the M.A. Programme. At
the end of the course students are expected to have sound theoretical knowledge so that they
can apply it to a particul ar area of study selected from the Project Based Course. They should
develop the skills of identifying an area of investigation, reviewing literature, analyzing
concepts, comparing alternative theories and perspectives, understanding the difference
between primary and secondary sources in the area of their research, collecting and
organising data and articulating their arguments coherently and clearly.
Final Dissertation must be written as per the current edition of the Modern Language
Association (MLA) Ha ndbook.
Detailed Regulations for Project Based Courses:
3.1 Project based courses will be offered in the fourth semester. Every learner will have to
choose one project based course, which will be for ten credits. The project based course
will be in the for m of a dissertation based on a live project or a research assignment
related to the specific discipline of the parent department.
3.2: Every Teacher from every department will announce four to five broad topics at the
beginning of the second semester, refl ecting degree of relevance and rigour suitable to a
post graduate programme, along with an indicative reading list. These will be screened
by the Board of Studies in the subject and a final list of approved topics along with a
reading list will be displaye d in the first week of the third semester.
3.3: The student will submit a list of his/her three most preferred topics in the order of
preference by the fifth week of the third semester to the Head of the parent department.
3.4: Each Department will constitute a project committee consisting of the Head of the
Department (Chairperson) and two other teachers from the department. The purpose of
this committee is to oversee the functioning of the project component in the department.
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3.6: The project committee will allocate students to guides within the department in order of
the average of marks obtained in semesters 1 and 2.
3.7: If it is felt necessary, the project committee can assign a co -guide to a student, depending
upon specific disciplinary needs.
3.8: The student will make a preliminary presentation in the seventh week of the fourth
semester. The presentation will be attended by the guide and a committee consisting of
two other teachers from the department. The committee will make necessary
suggestions to improve the dissertation.
3.9: The student will make a final presentation in the 10th to the 12th week of semester four.
The presen tation will be evaluated by the same committee that evaluated the
preliminary presentation. The criteria for evaluation will be as follows:
i) 10 marks for the quality of presentation
ii) 15 marks for answers to questions
The marks given by the three members of the evaluation committee will be averaged in
each head and the total marks decided by totalling the averages under the three heads.
3.10: The student will submit a bound hard copy of the dissertation to the Department by the
end of the fourth se mester, along with a soft copy on a CD/DVD.
3.11: The final dissertation will have a word limit of 5000 -8000 words and will be typed in
one and a half spacing on one side of the paper.
3.12: The final dissertation will be evaluated out of 75 marks by the g uide.
3.13: The project will be given a grade point as per the following scheme:
 10 Point Grading System

Marks Grade Points Grade Performance
Less than 40 0 F Fail
40 – 44.99 4 D Pass

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45 – 49.99 5 C Average
50 – 54.99 6 B Above Average
55 – 59.99 7 B+ Good
60 – 69.99 8 A Very Good
70 – 79.99 9 A+ Excellent
80 and Above 10 O Outstanding
Note: The Subject weight will remain as earlier.

3.14: A student who gets a letter grade F in the course will be deemed to have failed in the
course.
3.15: A student who feels aggrieved by the grading received will have the option of applying
to the project committee for re -evaluation of the project within a period of one week
after the declaration of the result. . If the project committee feels that the claim is
justified, it shall appoint a fresh examiner who will submit his/her evaluation in a weeks
time. If the marks by the re -evaluating examiner exceed the marks of the original
examiner by a margin of 10% or more, the latter set of marks will be considered final.
3.16: The student who has got a letter grade F in the project course will have the option of
resubmitting a revised version within 2 months from the date of declaration of the
result. If a student fails this time too, he/she will not get any more ch ances and will be
ineligible to be awarded the MA degree.
3.17: If a student is unable to submit his/her dissertation in the stipulated time or fails to
make the presentations at the appointed time, he/she will be deemed to have failed the
course and will have the option given in 3.16.
3.18: The schedule for preliminary presentation, final presentation and dissertation
submission is displayed in the first week of the fourth semester.
3.19: Ethical Standards regarding Dealing with Human Participants:
Students should refrain from acts which he or she knows, or under the circumstances
has reason to know, spoil the academic integrity of the academic program. Violations of
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welfare of human participants in research and practice; cheating, knowingly furnishing
false information; misconduct as a member of department or college, and harm to self
and others.
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