Madhuri Vijay’s debut novel ‘The Far Field’ wins 2019 JCB prize for Literature

Madhuri Vijay's The Far Field bagged this year's JCB award for fiction(2019). The novel narrates a young woman's search for a lost figure from childhood. Her journey spans from south India to Kashmir exposing the political crisis in the state and introspects our sense of nationhood.

The JCB award is the most expensive Indian Literary Award for fiction. It was established in 2018 by the English construction and manufacturing group JCB and Benjamin's (a writer from Kerala) Jasmin Days (translation from Malayalam to English)was the first work to bag the award. The award considers works written in English and translations from Indian Languages by Indian writers.. Rana DasGupta is the Literary Director of the foundation.

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Calicut University M.A English Revised Syllabus and Model Question Paper 2019 Admission- Affiliated Colleges

Dear students,

University of Calicut has revised its M.A English syllabus (2019 admission onwards) for Affiliated colleges. Though the revision is not felt in perspective, a new set of texts is prescribed for study. Many authors included in the old syllabus have retained their place with new titles and a few have made their entry into the new syllabus. Interestingly, a few texts have just shifted focus. Apart from that, the choices provided to students in the first two semesters to opt for elective papers have been disabled, making choices limited to third and fourth semesters.

Details of the is given below:

Semester 1
Sl No	Paper Code	Title of the Paper	Credit
1	ENG1CO1	British Literature from Chaucer to 18th century	5
2	ENG1CO2	British Literature 19th century	5
3	ENG1CO3	History of English Language	5
4	ENG1CO4	Indian Literature in English	5
Semester 2
5	ENG2 CO5	Twentieth century British Literature up to 1940	5
6	ENG2 CO6	Literary Criticism and Theory - Part 1(up to New Criticism)	5
7	ENG2 CO7	American Literature	5
8	ENG2 CO8	Postcolonial writings	5

Semester 3
Sl No	Paper Code	Title of the Paper – Core Courses	Credit
9.	ENG3 CO9	Twentieth century British Literature post 1940	(5 credits)
10.	ENG3C10	Literary Criticism and Theory - Part 2	(5 credits)
Electives
11.		Elective 1	(5 credits)
12.		Elective 2	(5 Credits)
Any two Electives from the following list of Electives
1.	ENG3E01	Shakespeare Studies	(5 credits)
2.	ENG3 E02	European Fiction in Translation	”
3.	ENG3 E03	Women’s Writing	”
4.	ENG3 E04	Introduction to Linguistics	”
5.	ENG3 E05	Introduction to Cultural Studies	”
6	ENG3 E06	Teaching of English	”
7.	ENG3 E07	World Drama	”
8.	ENG3 E08	Latino Literature	”
9.	ENG3 E09	American Ethnic Writing	”
Semester 4
Sl No	Paper Code	Title of the Paper – Core Courses	Credit
13.	ENG4 C11	English Literature in the 21st Century	(4 credits)
14.	ENG4 P 01	Dissertation / Project	(4 credits)
15.	ENG4 V01	Comprehensive viva-voce	(4 credits)
Electives
16.		Elective 1	(4 credits)
17.		Elective 2	(4 Credits)
Any two Electives from the following list of Electives
1	ENG4 E10	Film Studies Translation	(4 Credits)
2	ENG4 E11	Queer Studies	”
3	ENG4 E12	Literature and Ecology	”
4	ENG4 E13	Regional Indian Literature in	”
5	ENG4 E14	Indian English Fiction	”
6	ENG4 E15	Introduction to Children’s Literature	”
7	ENG4 E16	Dalit Studies	”
8	ENG4 E17	Writings from the Middle East	”
9	ENG4 E18	Malayalam Literature in English Translation	”

To get a PDF copy of the syllabus and model question paper, click on the link given below, Select Postgraduate Courses> Select Teaching Departments/Affiliated Colleges/SDE> MA English revised syllabus/model question paper

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Introduction to Cultural Studies

Here is a comprehensive lecture series on different aspects of Cultural Studies delivered by Pramod K Nayar of University of Hydrabad

culture, Popular/Mass Culture