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Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) Literature of Protest Syllabus - Mumbai University 2026

Syllabus for Literature of Protest

Major elective · English · Semester 6 · TY BA · 4 credits · 100 marks · 60 hours

Module 1: Theoretical Foundations of Literature of Protest

  • 1 Literature and Protest
  • 2 Resistance, Counter-hegemony, and Subalternity
  • 3 Aesthetics vs. Politics
  • 4 Oral vs. Written Traditions of Protests
  • 5 Protest and Dissent

Module 2: Theoretical Readings

  • 1 Mulk Raj Anand: The Sources of Protests in My Novels
  • 2 Gopal Guru: Dalit Women Talk Differently
  • 3 Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o: Decolonising the Mind (Chapter 1: The Language of African Literature)

Module 3: Protest Poetry

  • 1 Kamala Das: An Introduction
  • 2 Langston Hughes: I too
  • 3 Maya Angelo: Phenomenal Woman
  • 4 Meena Kandasamy: The Ultimate Question

Module 4: Protest Short Stories

  • 1 Waman Hoval: The Storeyed House
  • 2 Mahasweta Devi: Draupadi
  • 3 Hansda Sowvendra Shekhar: The Adivasi Will Not Dance
  • 4 Sean McMullen: The Precedent

Reference Books

  • 1 Ambedkar, B. R. Annihilation of Caste: An Undelivered Speech. Edited by Mulk Raj Anand, Arnold Publishers, 1990.
  • 2 Anand, J. H. “Dalit Literature Is the Literature of Protest.” Dalit Solidarity, edited by Bhagwan Das and James Massey, ISPCK, 1995.
  • 3 Anand, Mulk Raj. “The Sources of Protest in My Novels.” pp. 45–50. Published online 8 Dec, 2017.https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/02759527.1991.11932132
  • 4 Back, Les, and John Solomos, editors. Theories of Race and Racism: A Reader. Routledge, 2001.
  • 5 Bagul, Baburao. “Dalit Literature Is but Human Literature.” Poisoned Bread: Translations from Modern Marathi Dalit Literature, edited by Arjun Dangle, Orient Longman, 1994.
  • 6 Beteille, André. Equality and Inequality: Theory and Practice. Oxford UP, 1983.
  • 7 Chaudhuri, Amit. Literary Activism: Perspectives. Oxford UP, 2018.
  • 8 Dangle, Arjun, editor. Poisoned Bread: Translations from Modern Marathi Dalit Literature. Orient Longman, 1992.
  • 9 Dhawan, R. K. Protest in Literature: Dalits, Women and Other Subalterns. Prestige Books International, 2017.
  • 10 Drake, Kimberly, and Lydia Willsky-Ciollo. Literature of Protest (Critical Insights). Salem Press, 2013.
  • 11 Fahlenbrach, Kathrin, et al. Protest Culture and Society. Berghahn Books, 2016.
  • 12 Fisch, Audrey, editor. The Cambridge Companion to the African American Slave Narrative. Cambridge UP, 2007.
  • 13 Guru, Gopal. “Dalit Women Talk Differently.” Economic and Political Weekly, 14–21 Oct. 1995, pp. 2548–50.
  • 14 Guru, Gopal. Humiliation: Claims and Context. Oxford UP, 2008.
  • 15 Hansda Sowvendra Shekhar. The Adivasi Will Not Dance: Stories. Speaking Tiger, 2015.
  • 16 Khosla, Aishwarya. “Poetry as Protest: British Poet Alice Oswald on Her Arrest, and on Learning From Plants.” The Indian Express, 24 Jan. 2026, indianexpress.com/article/books-and-literature/alice-oswald-palestine-action-terror- jlf-oxford-odyssey-iliad-10484394.
  • 17 Kumar, Suresh. Literature of Protest: Reading Dalit Women’s Autobiographies and Fiction. Primus Books, 2023.
  • 18 Leuschner, Eric. “The Literature of Protest and the Consumption of Activism.” The Journal of the Midwest Modern Language Association, vol. 52, no. 2, 2019, pp. 71–
  • 94 JSTOR, www.jstor.org/stable/45400731. Accessed 26 Jan. 2026.
  • 19 Limbale, Sharan Kumar, and JaydeepSarangi. Dalit Voice: Literature and Revolt. Authors Press, 2018.
  • 20 Netzley, Patricia D. Social Protest Literature: An Encyclopedia of Works, Characters, Authors, and Themes. ABC-CLIO, 1999.
  • 21 NgũgĩwaThiong’o. Decolonising the Mind. https://share.google/qYzRL7WvLGtFXzbL5. Accessed 27 Jan. 2026.
  • 22 Omvedt, Gail. “Dalit Literature in Maharashtra: Literature of Social Protest and Revolt in Western India.” South Asia Bulletin, vol. 7, nos. 1–2, 1987, pp. 78–85.
  • 23 Trodd, Zoe. American Protest Literature. Belknap Press of Harvard UP, 2008.
  • 24 Valkenburgh, Leanne Van. Protest Through Literature: A Thematic Unit Across Genres and Eras. 2025.
  • 25 “Dalit Literature in Maharashtra: Literature of Social Protest and Revolt in Western India.” Comparative Studies of South Asia, Africa and the Middle East, vol. 7, nos. 1–2, Aug. 1987, pp. 78–85, doi:10.1215/07323867-7-1_and_2-78.
  • 26 “The Untouchables: Who Were They and Why They Became Untouchables.” Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar’s Writings and Speeches, vol. 7, Education Department, Government of Maharashtra, 1990.
  • 27 Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar’s Writings and Speeches. Vol. 1, Education Department, Government of Maharashtra, 1978.
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