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PG [EN010402]-Postcolonial Poetry

To introduce the students to the diversityof poetry coming from the erstwhile coloniesof the
European Colonial Empires. To clear the ground from where the student can see how, beyond
the general discursive constellations, there are regional specifics that ‘in a hybrid mode’
negotiate issues of sovereignty, language, race, gender, identity and place

BCM Teacher: Neethu Varghese

EN010201 Modernity and Modernisms

To familiarize the students with the literary trends of the early twentieth century in the context of
the sensibility of literary modernism in the wake of the World War.

BCM Teacher: Neethu Varghese

Women's writing

Writing is an important tool for women to voice their experiences - of identity, sexuality, marriage, love, family, life.

But often women find is hard to use traditional forms of writing and literary conventions to convey these personal experiences. Language has been created and shaped by men. Often women's experiences are told from a male perspectives.

Students study women centered writings written by women and about women

COURSE		DETAILS
CODE:		EN6CR11
TITLE		WOMEN WRITING
DEGREE		BA
BRANCH(S)		ENGLISH
YEAR/SEMESTER		3 / VI
TYPE		CORE
CREDITS		4
TOTAL NO: OF CONTACT HOURS:	90	HOURS PER WEEK: 5
NAME OF THE TEACHER (S)		RIYA SUSAN SCARIAH, NITHYA MARIAM JOHN

Sl no.	Course Outcomes	CL	PSO
1	Retrieve the incidents that one see in society and identify the theoretical representation of the instances in the society.	R	1,7
2	Understand the various ways in which feminist ideologies are put into practice in the contemporary world.	U	1,7
3	Interpret how contemporary issues are dealt with in articles, memoirs, short stories and poems.	Ap	4
4	Differentiate and form critical opinions on relevant issues concerned to women writing.	An	2
5	Critique the skills and techniques employed by various poets and fiction writers.	E	1,7
6	Create a more imaginative and impactful writing stimulated by various works of eminent writers	C	3
7	Generate a series of poems and stories that mirror issues and raise questions pertinent to feminism.	C	3
*PSO –Program Specific Outcome; CO- Course Outcome; Cognitive Level: R- Remember, U-Understanding, Ap- Application; An- Analyse; E- Evaluate; C-Create

BCM Teacher: Phiona Elizabeth Joshy

Postcolonial Literatures copy 2

BCM Teacher: Dona Elizabeth Sam

Postcolonial Literatures copy 1

Postcolonial Literatures (often coded as EN6CRT10) is a core course in the 6th semester of the BA English programme at Mahatma Gandhi University (MGU), Kottayam. The curriculum explores literature from former European colonies—including Africa, India, and the Caribbean—focusing on themes of identity, resistance, and the colonial aftermath.