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Item No. – 5.4 (N)
University of Mumbai
Syllabus for Postgraduate Diploma in Diaspora and
Transnational Studies
Semester – I & II
(Choice Based Credit System)
(Introduced from the academic year 2023 -24)
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Date: 30/04/2022 University of Mumbai
Signature: Signature:
(Dr. Sudhir Nikam)
Chairman, Board of Studies Faculty of Dean
O: 6811 Title of Course Postgraduate Diploma in Diaspora and
Transnational Studies
O:6812 Eligibility Graduates in Arts / Science / Commerce or
equivalent examination
R:9581 Duration of Course
One Year
R:9582 Intake Capacity
40 Students per batch
R: 9583 Scheme of Examination Theory Examination + Internal Evaluation
(60+40)
R:9584 Standards of Passing The candidate must obtain 40 % of the total
marks in external and internal examination to
pass the course
No. of years/Semesters: One Year -Two Semesters
Level: P.G. / U.G. / Diploma / Certificate
Pattern: Yearly / Semester
Status: New / Revised
To be implemented from Academic Year : From Academic Year 2023 -2024
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University of Mumbai
Postgraduate Diploma in Diaspora and Transnational Studies
(With effect from the academic year 2023 -2024)
Board of Studies in English
Dr. Sudhir Nikam (Chairperson)
Dr. Rajesh Karankal (Member) Dr. Santosh Rathod (Member)
Dr. Bhagyashree Varma (Member) Dr. Deepa Mishra (Member)
Dr. B. N. Gaikwad (Member) Dr. Dattaguru Joshi (Member)
Dr. Satyawan Hanegave (Member) Dr. Deepa Murdeshwar -Katre (Member)
Syllabus Sub-Committee
Dr. Sachin Labade (Convener): Associate Professor, Department of English, University of
Mumbai, Mumbai
Dr. Mala Pandurang (Member): Professor of English & Principal, BMN College of Home
Science, Mumbai
Dr. Paromita Chakrabarti (Member): Professor of English, HR College, Mumbai
Dr. Sucharita Sarkar (Member): Associate Professor, Dept. of English, D.T.S.S College of
Commerce (Autonomous), Mumbai
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Preamble
Introduction:
The late 20th century witnessed the rise in the global consciousness around diaspora that
resulted from the forced resettlement, expulsion, coercion, slavery, racism, or war. An
academic field was established to study dispersed ethnic populations, which are often termed
diaspora peoples. Moreover, the cultural and trade -led Globalization after World War II
resulted in transnational mobility. It became important to understand the social, cu ltural,
economic, and political dimensions of the movement and transnational settlement of peoples.
● Do participants in diaspora/transnational movements experience the process of
migrating across borders in any unique way?
● How do diaspora/transnational people maintain connections with communities in their
country of origin?
● In what way do diaspora/transnational communities build new solidarities in receiving
countries?
● Do diaspora/transnational stories contribute to redefining or shaping art, literature,
and culture?
● What do the diaspora/transnational stories have to teach us?
It is necessary to foster an engaged community of academics, students and practitioners to
undertake to answer these and such questions. Given the nature of diaspora and
transnationalism, it is imperative that we explore issues associated with it through an
interdisciplinary programme, especially drawing on social science and humanities approaches
to the study of the movement and transnational settlement of people. It is w ith this backdrop
the diploma programme is designed as an interdisciplinary introduction to the study of
diaspora and transnationalism, with particular attention to questions of history, spatiality,
globalization, cultural production and the creative imagination (fiction and Cinema in
particular). The diploma will enhance students’ knowledge of the transnational nature of the
modern world and encourage them to take unique opportunity of internships to bridge the gap
between theory and practice.
Objecti ves of the course:
● To create awareness about the interdisciplinary field of Diaspora and
Transnationalism Studies (hereafter DTS).
● To acquaint students with general aspects of issues/concepts/approaches to DTS.
● To comprehend the differences between the different diasporas
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● To study Diaspora narrative against the backdrop of political, gender, race, religious
and identity issues.
● To Equip learners for further research DTS at Higher Levels.
Learning outcomes: The learners will be able to:
● Demonstrate awareness about the field of DTS.
● Explain general/technical aspects of Issues/Concepts/Approaches to DTS.
● Identify and distinguish the differences between the various diasporas
● Critically read diaspora narrative against the backdrop of political, gender, race,
religious and identity issues.
● Apply critical lenses to examine critical and pertinent issues in DTS.
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University of Mumbai
Postgraduate Diploma in Diaspora and Transnational Studies
Semester I
Course: Theory
Course Title: Diaspora & Transnationalism: Concepts, Issues and Approaches
Paper: I
(With effect from the academic year 2023 -2024)
01 Syllabus as per Choice Based Credit
System
i Name of the Program Postgraduate Diploma in Diaspora
and Transnational Studies
ii Course Code
iii Course Title Diaspora & Transnationalism: Concepts,
Issues and Approaches
iv Course Contents Enclosed a copy of the syllabus
v References and Additional References Enclosed in the Syllabus
vi Credit Structure (No. of Credits) 04
vii No. of lectures per Unit 15
viii No. of lectures per week 04
ix No. Tutorials per week 01
x Total Marks 100
02 Scheme of Examination Formative and Summative Assessment
(40+20+20+10+10)
03 Special notes, if any No
04 Eligibility, if any Graduate of any stream or Equivalent
05 Fee Structure As per University Structure
06 Special Ordinances / Resolutions if any No
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Unit I: Diaspora & Transnationalism 10
Lectures
Definitions and Key Concepts of Diaspora
Classification of Diaspora
Migration, Community formation and social assimilation
Transnationalism and citizenship Theory
Unit II: The Historical, Socio -political, Economic and Cultural Scenario 10
Lectures
The influence of diaspora on social, political, economic and cultural structures
Contemporary global economic, political and cultural importance of the Diaspora.
Unit III: Different Diasporas and Transnationalism/Globalisation: 10
Lectures
Differences between Diasporics and Transnationalist;
Different Diasporas - the colonial and the postcolonial, the indentured and the
voluntary and the labour and the professional;
Movement from permanence of the diaspora to the fluidity of the transnational
and global;
Unit IV: Diaspora in Cyberspace 10 Lectures
Diaspora, identity and Information Technology
Digital diaspora as cyber -communities
Digital diasporas as a postcolonial intervention
Evolving forms of diasporic expression in virtual spaces
Socio -political organization and action vie web-diasporas
Evaluation Pattern:
Semester End Examination 40%
Short Responses (2) 20%
Long Term Paper (1) 20%
Student Seminar (1) 10%
Attendance & Participation 10% Semester I– Paper I
Title: Diaspora & Transnationalism: Concepts, Issues and Approaches
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Semester End examination will consist of
1. Essay type question (1 out of 2) 12
2. Short notes/short answer questions. (4 out of 6) 28
Short responses will be based on the readings, multimedia content, and lectures covered up
to the date of the assignment. This will be an opportunity for you to react to the content,
express your opinion based on the material being analyzed, and research additional sources to
support your statements. The reaction should be no longer, than two single -spaced pages and
must include a bibliography
The students will work on a topic for the Long Term Paper in consultation with the faculty.
The paper will have a minimum of 2000 words and maximum 3000 words. The students will
follow the latest MLA convention of research writing.
The students will give a 15-minute Seminar on the topic chosen for the long term paper.
The attendance and participation grade will be based on the level of active participation in
the classroom session.
Please note that we observe a zero -tolerance policy against plagiarism . Any written work
that appears to contain plagiarized passages will not be graded.
Recommended Reading
Agnew, Vijay (ed). Diaspora, memory and Identity. A Search for Home . Toronto:
University of Toronto Press, 2008.
Alexander, Meena. The Shock of Arrival : Reflections on Postcolonial Experience .
Boston, MA: South End Press, 1996.
Bhabha, Homi K. Locations of Culture. In: David H. Richter (ed.), The Critical
Tradition . Boston: Bedford Books, 1998. pp. 1331 -1344.
Blumer, Martin and John Solomos (Eds.): Diasporas, Cultures and Identities ,
Routledge, London and New York, 2012
Brah, Avtar. Cartographies of Diaspora: Contesting Identities. London: Routledge,
1996.
Butler, Kim D. "Defining diaspora, refining a discourse." Diaspora: a journal of
transnational studies 10.2 (2001): 189-219.
Cho, Lily. "Diasporic Citizenship and De -formations of Citizenship." The Oxford
Handbook of Canadian Literature . 2016.
Cohen, Robin , Global Diasporas, An Introduction , second edition, Routledge, Indian
re-print, Noida, 2012
Glick Schiller, Nina, Linda Basch and Christina Blanc -Szanton, eds.
“Transnationalism: A new analytic framework for understanding migration.” Towards
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a Transnational Perspective on Migration: Race, Class, Ethnicity, and Nationalism
Reconsidered . New York: Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences 645, July 6,
1992.
Grewal, Inderpal, and Caren Kaplan. "Global identities: Theorizing transnational
studies of sexuality." GLQ: A journal of lesbian and gay studies 7.4 (2001): 663-679.
King, Russell and Anastasia Christou. Diaspora, migration and transnationalism:
Insights from the study of second generation ‘returnees’. In: Rainer Baubock and
Thomas Faist (eds.). Diaspora and Transnationalism. Concepts, Theories and
Methods . Amsterdam: Amsterdam University Press, 2010. pp.167 -184.
Knott, Kim and Sean McLoughlin (Eds.): Diasporas: Concepts, Intersections,
Identities , Rawat Publications, Jaipur, 2011
Koshy, Susan, and R. Radhakrishnan, eds. Transnational South Asians: The making
of a Neo -Diaspora. New Delhi: Oxford University Press, 2008. Print.
Lalich, Walter F. "From diaspora to transnational flows." Croatian Studies Review -
Časopis hrvatskih studija 9 (2013): 73-97.
Levitt, Peggy, and Sanjeev Khagram. The transnational studies reader: Intersections
and innovations . London: Routledge, 2007.
Motwani J.K., MahinGosine, J.B. Motwani (Eds.): Global Indian Diaspora:
Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow , Global Organisation of People of Indian Origin,
New Delhi, 1993
Nieswand, Boris: Theorising Transnational Migration: The Status Paradox of
Migration , Routledge, 2011
Parmeswaran, Uma, Writing the Diaspora, Essays on Culture and Identity , Rawat
Publications, Jaipur, 2007
Poros, Maritsa V., Modern Migrations: Gujarati Indian Networks in New York and
London , Orient Black Swan, New Delhi, 2011
Quayson, Ato and Girish Daswani (Eds.). A Companion to Diaspora and
Transnationalism, Wiley Blackwell, 2013. (esp. the Introduction pp. 1 -25, and some
other chapters).
Raghuram, Parvati, Ajay Kumar Sahoo, Brij Maharaj, and Dave Sangha, eds. Tracing
an Indian Diaspora: Contexts, Memories, Representations . New Delhi: Sage
Publications India Pvt. Ltd., 2008.
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University of Mumbai
Postgraduate Diploma in Diaspora and Transnational Studies
Semester I
Course: Theory
Course Title: Understanding Diaspora and Transnationalism through Fiction
Paper: II
(With effect from the academic year 2023 -2024)
01 Syllabus as per Choice Based Credit
System
i Name of the Program Postgraduate Diploma in Diaspora
and Transnational Studies
ii Course Code
iii Course Title Understanding Diaspora and
Transnationalism through Fiction
iv Course Contents Enclosed a copy of the syllabus
v References and Additional References Enclosed in the Syllabus
vi Credit Structure (No. of Credits) 04
vii No. of Learning Hours 60
viii No. Tutorials per week 01
ix Total Marks 100
02 Scheme of Examination Formative and Summative Assessment
(40+20+20+10+10)
03 Special notes, if any No
04 Eligibility, if any Graduate of any stream or Equivalent
Certificate
05 Fee Structure As per University Structure
06 Special Ordinances / Resolutions if any No
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Unit I Background Themes and Issues: 10 Lectures
Literature of the Diaspora: Characteristic features of Diasporic Literature in English – nostalgia, pain,
alienation and identification; issues of racism; literary innovations such as magic realism; allegory,
diasporic re -possessions/re -writings of history and the nation; outsider/insider view on homeland a nd
host land; hybridity and hyphenation of identities.
Unit II 10 Lectures
Arranged Marriage by Chitra Devakaruni Bannerjee,
Or
Unaccustomed Earth by Jhumpa Lahiri
Unit III 10 Lectures
The Joy Luck Club by Amy Tan
Or
We Need New Names by Noviolet Bulawayo
Unit IV 10 Lectures
Anita and Me by Meera Syal
Or
The Reluctant Fundamentalist by Mohsin Hamid
Evaluation Pattern:
Semester End Examination 40%
Short Responses (2) 20%
Long Term Paper (1) 20%
Student Seminar (1) 10%
Attendance & Participation 10%
Semester End examination will consist of
1. Essay type question (1 out of 2) 12
2. Short notes/short answer questions. (4 out of 6) 28 Semester I– Paper II
Title: Understanding Diaspora and Transnationalism through Fiction
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Short responses will be based on the readings, multimedia content, and lectures covered up
to the date of the assignment. This will be an opportunity for you to react to the content,
express your opinion based on the material being analyzed, and research additional sources to
support your statements. The reaction should be no longer, than two single -spaced pages a nd
must include a bibliography
The students will work on a topic for the Long Term Paper in consultation with the faculty.
The paper will have a minimum of 2000 words and maximum 3000 words. The students will
follow the latest MLA convention of research writing.
The students will give a 15-minute Seminar on the topic chosen for the long term paper.
The attendance and participation grade will be based on the level of active participation in
the classroom session.
Please note that we observe a zero -tolerance policy against plagiarism . Any written work
that appears to contain plagiarized passages will not be graded.
Recommended Reading
Goyal, Yogita. Romance, diaspora, and Black Atlantic literature. Vol. 159.
Cambridge University Press, 2010.
Gupta, Surendra K., Indian Diaspora: Study of Emerging Sandwich Cultures ,
Atlantic, Chennai, 2013
Heinze, Ruediger. "A Diasporic Overcoat? Naming and Affection in Jhumpa Lahiri’s
The Namesake." Journal of Postcolonial Writing 43.2 (2007): 191-202.
Irele, Abiola. The African imagination: literature in Africa & the black diaspora.
Oxford University Press on Demand, 2001.
Jain, Ravindra K., Nation, Diaspora, Trans -Nation , Routledge, New Delhi, 2010
Jay, Paul. Transnational literature: The basics . Routledge, 2021.
Jayaram, N. (Ed.), Diversities in the Indian Diaspora: Nature, Implications and
Responses , Oxford University Press, New Delhi, 2011
Mishra, Sudesh, Diaspora Criticism , Edinburgh University Press, Edinburgh,2006
Mishra, Vijay, The Literature of the Indian Diaspora: Theorising the Diasporic
Imaginary , Routledge, New York, 2007
Naidu, Sam. (2008). Women Writers of the South Asian Diaspora. Towards a
Transnational Feminist Aesthetic. In: Parvati Raghuram, Ajaya Kumar Sahoo, Brij
Maharaj and Dave Sangha (eds.) Tracing An Indian Diaspora: Contexts, Memories,
Representations . New Delhi: Sage Publications, pp. 268-391.
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Olsson, Erik, and Russell King. "Introduction: diasporic return." Diaspora: A Journal
of Transnational Studies 17.3 (2014): 255-261.
Portes, Alejandro. (1998). Globalization from Below: The Rise of Transnational
Communities. ESRC Transnational Communities Programme. Working Paper No 1.
Rushdie, Salman. Imaginary Homelands. London: Granta Books, 1991.
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University of Mumbai
Postgraduate Diploma in Diaspora and Transnational Studies
Semester II
Course: Theory
Course Title: Understanding Diaspora and Transnationalism through Cinema
Paper: III
(With effect from the academic year 2023 -2024)
01 Syllabus as per Choice Based Credit
System
I Name of the Program Postgraduate Diploma in Diaspora
and Transnational Studies
Ii Course Code
Iii Course Title Understanding Diaspora and
Transnationalism through Cinema
Iv Course Contents Enclosed a copy of the syllabus
V References and Additional References Enclosed in the Syllabus
Vi Credit Structure (No. of Credits) 04
Vii No. of lectures per Unit 15
viii No. of lectures per week 04
ix No. Tutorials per week 01
x Total Marks 100
02 Scheme of Examination Formative and Summative Assessment
(40+20+20+10+10)
03 Special notes, if any No
04 Eligibility, if any Graduate of any stream or Equivalent
05 Fee Structure As per University Structure
06 Special Ordinances / Resolutions if any No
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Unit I Themes and Issues 10 Lectures
● Black /South Asian Cinema in Britain;
Diasporic Indian cinema in the USA;
South Asian Cinema in Canada
● Issues of Race, Gender and Identity:
Impact on Diasporic Cinema of Gender issues;
Issues of patriarchy and violence against women in diaspora;
Racism in Diasporic context and resistance to it;
Hybridity and hyphenation of identity
● Cultural Hybridity, Multiculturalism, Re-Writings, Re-Possessions:
Impact on Diasporic Indian Cinema of hybridity and multiculturalism; re -writings of
the Nation; re-possessions of the canon; insider -outsider views; cinematic images and
metaphors
UNIT II 10 Lectures
Deepa Mehta (Dir.), Heaven on Earth
Or
Sarah Gavron (Dir.), Brick Lane
UNIT III 10 Lectures
Biyi Bandele (Dir.), Half of a Yellow Sun
Or
Mira Nair (Dir.) The Namesake
UNIT IV 10 Lectures
Gurinder Chadha (Dir.), Bend it Like Beckham
Or
Stephen Frears (Dir.), My Beautiful Laundrette
Evaluation Pattern:
Semester End Examination 40%
Short Responses (2) 20%
Long Term Paper (1) 20%
Student Seminar (1) 10%
Attendance & Participation 10% Semester II– Paper III
Title: Understanding Diaspora and Transnationalism through Cinema
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Semester End examination will consist of
1. Essay type question (1 out of 2) 12
2. Short notes/short answer questions. (4 out of 6) 28
Short responses will be based on the readings, multimedia content, and lectures covered up
to the date of the assignment. This will be an opportunity for you to react to the content,
express your opinion based on the material being analyzed, and research additional sources to
support your statements. The reaction should be no longer, than two single -spaced pages and
must include a bibliography
The students will work on a topic for the Long Term Paper in consultation with the faculty.
The paper will have a minimum of 2000 words and maximum 3000 words. The students will
follow the latest MLA convention of research writing.
The students will give a 15-minute Seminar on the topic chosen for the long term paper.
The attendance and participation grade will be based on the level of active participation in
the classroom session.
Please note that we observe a zero -tolerance policy against plagiarism . Any written work
that appears to contain plagiarized passages will not be graded.
Recommended Reading
Alexander, Karen, “Black British Cinema in the 90s: Going Going Gone”, British
Cinema of the 90s, Ed. Robert Murphy, British Film Institute, pp. 109-14, 2000.
Berghahn, Daniela, and Claudia Sternberg. "Locating migrant and diasporic cinema in
contemporary Europe." European Cinema in Motion . Palgrave Macmillan, London,
2010. 12-49.
Bhattacharya, Gargi and John Gabriel, “Gurdinder Chadha and the Apna Generation”,
Third Text 27, (Summer 1994), pp. 55-63
Creed. Barbara, “From Here to Modernity: Feminism and Postmodernism”, Screen
28.2, pp. 47 -67, 1987
Desai, Jigna, The Cultural Politics of South Asian Diasporic Film: Beyond
Bollywood , Routledge, New York and London, 2004
Feng, Peter X, “Fire: Reaction in India”, Zeitgiest Films ,
http// www.zeitgeistfilm.com/current/ fire/fireindianreaction.html, 11 November 2000
Foster, Gwendolyn Audrey, Women Film makers of the African and South Asian
Diaspora: Decolonising the Gaze , Carbondale and Edwardsville, Southern Illinois
UP, 1997
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Jain, Jasbir, Films, Literature and Culture: Deepa Mehta’s Elements Trilogy , Rawat
Publishers, Jaipur, 2007
Naficy, Hamid. An accented cinema: Exilic and diasporic filmmaking . Princeton
University Press, 2001.
Roy, Anjali Gera, Bhangra Moves: From Ludhiana to London and Beyond , Ashgate,
Surrey, 2010
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University of Mumbai
Postgraduate Diploma in Diaspora and Transnational Studies
Semester II
Course: Practical
Course Title: Project
Paper: IV
(With effect from the academic year 2023 -2024)
01 Syllabus as per Choice Based Credit
System
i Name of the Program Postgraduate Diploma in Diaspora
and Transnational Studies
ii Course Code
iii Course Title Project
iv Course Contents Enclosed a copy of the syllabus
v References and Additional References Enclosed in the Syllabus
vi Credit Structure (No. of Credits) 04
vii No. of Learning Hours 60
viii No. Tutorials per week 01
ix Total Marks 100
02 Scheme of Examination Internal Evaluation (75+25)
03 Special notes, if any No
04 Eligibility, if any Graduate of any stream or Equivalent
Certificate
05 Fee Structure As per University Structure
06 Special Ordinances / Resolutions if any No
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Introduction:
As a part of their diploma, students are expected to write a project. This module provides
students with the opportunity to apply and practice the knowledge gained in the course of the
diploma as well as participate in existing diasporic and transnational networks.
To facilitate such an engagement, students have the following options at their disposal:
● Choice of focusing on particular diasporic or transnational groups
● Could involve ethnographic analysis, case studies, and the study of literature, cinema,
and music pertaining to specific groups.
● Interdepartmental interactions relevant to the course
Ideas for Project:
The following is a list of only suggested topics. Similar topics keeping in mind the learning
and local context may be given to the students.
Changing narratives of diasporic identity
The otherness of the home and host country
Digital Diasporas and virtual imagined communities
Common aporias of identity and culture in lived experiences
Cross -border Content: Creation and Consumption
The hierarchies and politics of gender and sexuality
Narratives of community mental health
Old and new subalternities and marginalization within communities
Discourse and intervention of anti-racism communities/groups in universities and
educational institutions
Performance Narratives and Theatre
Narratives of nationhood, nationalism, and nostalgia
Mainstream cinema (for e.g.: Bollywood) and the constructions of ‘homeland’ in
communities
Solidarity circles, ghettos, and communities
Food culture and the rhetoric of home and nostalgia
Students could take up a case study/ an ethnographic study on a particular Diaspora group
from India, the study of Literature, Cultural practices, social media etc.
Prepare and submit a report on the same to the college/study centre at the end of the
semester. Semester II– Paper IV
Title : Project
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Guidelines for reporting and presenting project
The report may be submitted in Print (type -written) format/PDF format. Format of the
Report:
● The full content of the report must be bound together so that the pages cannot be
removed or replaced.
● The cover of the report must contain, title, name of the candidate, the award and the
year of submission.
● Page numbers must be mentioned at the bottom of each page and Margin should be
1.5” on the left and 1” on the 3 sides.
● Use separate index sheets for all chapters should start from a new page.
● Report must contain all the necessary documents such as. Certificate of the guide,
student declaration certificate, acknowledgements, table of contents, bibliography,
appendix (if any) etc.
● Students should use simple and good English while writing the report. Avoid
grammatical errors.
● No aspects of the structure of the report should be omitted.
Guidelines for the instruction and assessment
● Students may be allotted project mentors to guide them through the process.
● Students may be allotted a co-guide in case of availability and necessity.
● Students may be encouraged to take up a project in pair or group (depending on the
context)
● Students may be trained to present final project to improve their presentation skills,
● A well-planned rubric and additional guidelines may be prepared keeping in view the
core content, quality of the project and presentation of work.
● The project report will be assessed by two examiners (Guide +1).
● These two examiners will also assess the student's presentation. The students will be
awarded average marks given by the 02 examiners.
Evaluation Pattern: Internal Assessment (100 Marks):
Sr. No. Particulars Marks
1 Project Report (5000 - 7500 words) 75
2 Presentation 25
Signature: Signature:
(Dr. Sudhir Nikam)
Chairman, Board of Studies Faculty of Dean
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(Appendix ‘B’)
New ordinances 6811 & 6812 relating to the
Post Graduate Diploma in Diaspora and Transnational Studies.
1. Necessity for starting the
course: A. The late 20th century witnessed the rise in the global
consciousness around diaspora that resulted from the
forced resettlement, expulsion, coercion, slavery, racism,
or war. An academic field was established to study
dispersed ethnic populations, which are often termed
diaspora peoples. Moreover, the cultural and trade -led
Globalization after World War II resulted in transnational
migrations. It became important to understand the social,
cultural, economic, and political dimensions of the
movement and t ransnational settlement of peoples.
B. It is necessary to foster an engaged community of
academics, students and practitioners to undertake to
answer questions such as
As transnational, do the diaspora people and migrants
experience the process of migrating across borders in any
unique way?
How do migrants maintain connections with
communities in their country of origin?
In what way do migrants build new solidarities i n
receiving countries?
Do migrant stories contribute to redefining or shaping
art, literature, and culture?
What do migrants’ stories have to teach us?
Given the nature of diaspora and transnationalism, it is
imperative that we explore issues associated with it
through an interdisciplinary programme, especially
drawing on social science and humanities approaches to
the study of the movement and transnational settlement of
people.
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2. Whether the UGC has
recommended the course: UGC has given guidelines for introduction of career oriented
courses
(https://www.ugc.ac.in/oldpdf/xiplanpdf/revisedcareerorie
ntedcourses.pdf ). Universities are allowed to run the
diploma / certificate courses and with due approval of its
governing councils/ statutory council wherever required
(Ref: https://www.ugc.ac.in/faq.aspx ). However, u/s 5(16)
under Maharashtra Public Universities Act, 2016 (Mah.
Act No. VI of 2017), Universities are empowered to start
to prescribe the courses of instruction and studies in
choice based credit system for the various examinations
leading to specific degrees, diplomas or certificates in a
stand -alone format or joint format with other State or
national or global universities.
3. Whether all the courses have
commenced from the academic
year 2019 -2020 (2022 -23): The above course recommended by the BoS in English, and
further approved by the statutory bodies is to be
introduced from the Academic Year 2023 -2024.
4. The courses started by the
University are self -financed,
whether adequate number of
eligible permanent faculties
are available?: The course is purely self -financed. The
department/affiliated colleges interested in its affiliation
need to comply with the norms laid down as above.
5. To give details regarding the
duration of the Course and is it
possible to compress the
course?: The duration of the course is maximum 12 month (two
semesters) with total 60 contact hours consisting of
maximum 4 Credits on completion of total 60 hours per
course.
6. The intake capacity of each
course and no. of admissions
given in the current academic
year: The intake capacity is set to maximum 40 students per
batch.
7. Opportunities of Employability
/ Employment available after
undertaking these courses: 1. Universities and colleges.
2. Non-profit organizations.
3. Consulting firms.
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4. Humanities research & development services.
5. Boards of education.
6. Public relations firms.
7. Public policy research institutes.
8. International aid agencies and philanthropic
organizations.
Signature:
(DrSudhirNikam)
Chairman, Board of Studies