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