IGNOU BEGC-114
- Postcolonial Literatures,
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BEGC-114 English Topics Covered

Block 1 - Novel: Nadine Gordimer’s July’s People

• Unit 1 - An Introduction to Writings from South Africa
• Unit 2 - Reading the Text
• Unit 3 - Social Configurations
• Unit 4 - Problematising Gender

Block 2 - Short Story

• Unit 1 - An Introduction to the Postcolonial Short Story
• Unit 2 - Bessie Head, ‘The Collector of Treasures’
• Unit 3 - Ama Ata Aidoo, ‘The Girl Who Can’
• Unit 4 - Grace Ogot, ‘The Green Leaves’

Block 3 - Poetry

• Unit 1 - An Introduction to Poetry in the Postcolonial Space
• Unit 2 - Pablo Neruda: “Tonight I can Write”, “The Way Spain Was"
• Unit 3 - Derek Walcott: “A Far Cry from Africa”, “Names"
• Unit 4 - David Malouf: “Revolving Days”, “Wild Lemons"

Block 4 - Drama: Vijay Tendulkar’s Ghashiram Kotwal

• Unit 1 - Theatre in India
• Unit 2 - Reading Ghashiram Kotwal
• Unit 3 - Plot and Technique
• Unit 4 - Themes and Characterisation

Previous Year Solved Question Papers Included

BEGC-114 English (Total-8, Solved-6, Unsolved-2)

• Sample Paper-I
• Sample Paper-II
• Guess Paper-I
• Guess Paper-II
• December (2022-2023)
• June (2023-2024)

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