B.A. (Hons) English Syllabus

Semester IV

  • COURSE CODE
    COURSE NAME
    CREDITS
  • JBAE-401

    Poetry:

    UNIT-I

    Definition, Characteristics and Kinds of Poetry

    UNIT-II

    History of Romantic Age Poetry

    UNIT-III

    History of Victorian Age Poetry
    04
  • JBAE-402

    Indian & American Poetry:

    UNIT-I

    R.N. Tagore – Gitanjali (1-5 Songs)

    UNIT-II

    Sarojini Naidu – The Broken Wings, The Soul's Prayer

    UNIT-III

    Emily Dickenson – Success
    04
  • JBAP-401

    Advance Social Psychology:

    UNIT-I

    Group Dynamics and Influence: Structure, function and types of groups. Social facilitation, social loafing, Group cohesiveness, norms and decision making. Conformity, obedience and social modeling.

    UNIT-II

    Leadership: Definition, functions and types. Theories of leadership: Traits, situational, interactional, behavioral approaches to leadership effectiveness. Communication: Verbal and non verbal strategies of communication; Barriers of communication.

    UNIT-III

    Aggression: Concepts and types of aggression; Determinants: Personal and social; Theoretical perspectives: Biological, trait, situational and social learning; Control of aggression. Helping Behavior: Determinants: personal, situational and socio- cultural factors; Bystander Effect; Theoretical perspectives: social exchange theory.

    Books:

    • 1. Alcock, J.E. Carment, D.W. Sadava, S.W. Collins, J.E., Green, J.M. (1997). A Text Book of social psychology. Scarborough, Ontario: Prentice Hall/Allyn & Bacon.
    • 2. Baron, R.A. Byrne, D. (2002) Social psychology. New Delhi: Prentice Hall.
    • 3. Feldman, R.S. (1985). Social psychology: Theories, Research and Applications. New York: McGraw Hill.
    • 4. Myers, David, G (1994). Exploring Social Psychology. New York: McGraw Hill.
    04
  • JBAP-402

    Organizational Psychology:

    UNIT-I

    Introduction: Nature and scope of organizational psychology; contribution of F.W Taylor and Elton Mayo. New challenges and opportunities. Selection and Placement: Basic selection models, measurement of individual differences. Techniques of selection: Interview and psychological testing.

    UNIT-II

    Personnel Training and Development: Training, Methods of Training: On the job and off the job. Techniques of management development, Evaluation of training programmes.

    UNIT-III

    Motivation: Theories of motivation: Maslow, Adams` and Vroom. Financial and non financial incentives; Job characteristics; Job enrichment, Quality of work life. Organizational stress: Nature, sources and types of organizational stress, Role of stress and its effect on job behavior. Stress consequences and coping.

    Books:

    • 1. Blum, M.L. and Naylor J.C. (1968). Industrial psychology: Its Theoretical and social foundations.
    • 2. Luthans, F (2005). Organizational psychology (10th Ed.). New York: Tata McGraw Hill.
    • 3. Memoria, C.B. Personnel Management.
    • 4. Rastogi, G.D (1992). Viyavaharik Manovigyan Agra: Har Prasad Bhargava.
    • 5. Robbins, S.J & Sanghi,S. (2009). Organizational Behavior.
    • 6. Wexley, K.N & Yulk, G.A. (1987). Organizational Behavior and Personnel psychology.
    04
  • JBAS-401

    Research Techniques in Sociology:

    UNIT-I

    Social Research: Nature of Social Research: Meaning, Objectives, Characteristics. Methodology and Methods for Research The Research Process Social Survey and Social Research

    UNIT-II

    Application Of Scientific Method: Problem of objectivity in Research Durkheim's Social Fact Hypothesis: Meaning, Need and Formulation. Formulation of Research Problem Research Design: Meaning and Types.

    UNIT-III

    Methods/Techniques Of Data Collection: Observation Technique, Schedule and Questionnaire, Interview Method, Case-Study Method.

    UNIT-IV

    Sampling and Diagrams: Sampling: Need, Importance and Major Types. Statistical Presentation of Data: Tabulation

    UNIT-V

    Statistical Calculation: Application of Statistics in Social- Research: Ist merits and disadvantages Frequency Distribution and Measures of Central Tendency: (i) Mean, (ii) Median, (iii) Mode, Measures of Variance: (i) Mean Deviation (ii) Standard Deviation.

    Books:

    • 1. Beteille, A. and T. N. Madan; 1975; Encounters and Experience: Personal Accounts of Fieldwork;New Delhi; Vikas Publishing House.
    • 2. Cauvery, R et.al; 2003; Research Methodology; New Delhi; S. Chand and Company Ltd.
    • 3. Cohen M.R. & Negal, An Introduction of Logic and Scientific Methods. Delhi: Allied Publishers Pvt. Ltd.
    • 4. D. Elhance, Fundamental of Statistics. Allahabad Kitab Mahal, 1984
    • 5. Design of Social Research, London. The University of Chicago Press
    • 6. Dooley, David; 2007; Social Research Methods (Fourth edition); New Delhi; Prentice Hall of India.
    • 7. E. Durkheim. Rules of Sociological Methods, New York, Collin Macmillan Ltd. London.
    • 8. Ghosh, B. N; 1985; Scientific Methods and Social Research; New Delhi; Sterling Publishers Pvt. Ltd.
    • 9. Goode, William J. and Paul K. Hatt; 1987; Methods in Social Research; London: Mc Graw Hill, Books Company
    • 10. Matin Abdul (2004) Research Methods, Statistics, IT and e-Methods. New Delhi: Icon Publications Pvt. Ltd.
    • 11. Punch, Keith F; 2005; Introduction to Social Research: Quantitative and Qualitative Approaches (Second edition); New Delhi; Sage publications.
    • 12. Wilkinson & Bhandarkar. Methodology and Technique of Social Research. Bombay: Himalya Publishing House, 1986
    • 13. Young, P.V; 1988; Scientific Social Surveys and Research; New Delhi; Prentice Hall
    04
  • JBAS-402

    Sociology of Cinema:

    Objective:

    • It is believed that Film has powerful image of a Society, it is more powerful than conventional academic medium. The Course has following objective
    • This course will make the understanding of Indian Society through the medium of Films.
    • An advanced understanding of the uses of cinema as a primary source of social change in India.
    • To provide an understanding of cinema's development over time through literary and filmic, so that student could be able to analyses independently historical evidence.
    • To understand the changing relationship between cinema and the wider society through the period.
    • This course will examine the development of India since independence, with particular emphasis on social change in a post-colonial context.
    • Films will be used to examine the trajectory of Indian society in the recent past.

    UNIT-I

    Debate art for the sake of art V.S as a reflection of Society

    UNIT-II

    Content Analysis for Critical examination of Film Study

    UNIT-III

    Reflection of Romanticism in films

    • 1. The 1940s: Do Bigha Zamin - nation-building and the poor
    • 2. The 1950s: Mother India - women in the construction of the nation
    • 3. Lajja (Propriety), directed by Raj Kumar Santoshi, 2002 Women issue
    • 4. Pinjer problem of women in south Asia especially after division of India and Pakistan
    • 5. The 1960s: Saat Hindustani - the unification of India and assertion of communal harmony
    • 6. The new wave in India Cinema: Ray and his successors
    • 7. The 1980s: (name film) student movements of the left
    • 8. Gandhi, directed by Richard Attenborough, 1982
    • 9. Ambedkar problem of Untouchably and caste issue in india
    • 10. The 1990s: Bombay communal conflict and the rise of Hindu nationalism
    • 11. Indian cinema in the 21st century: Kutch, Kutch Hota Hai the diasporic turn
    • 12. Popular interpretations of Democracy and Corruption in contemporary Indian Politics: Rajneeti and Peepli Live.
    • 13. Chaqraview problem of extremism and Naxalism in India
    • 14. Khamosh Pani (Silent Waters) directed by Sabiha Sumar, 2003 (Pakistan) Social Pressure, Religion and the Fear of Terrorism Today
    • 15. Bombay, directed by Mani Ratnam, 1996
    • 16. Veer Zaara, directed by Yash Chopra, 2004
    • 17. Khuda kay Liye (In the Name of God), directed by Shoaib Mansoor, 2007 (Pakistan)
    • 18. My Name Is Khan, directed by Karan Johar, 2010

    Books:

    • 1. Chakravarty, Sumita S. (1996). National identity in Indian popular cinema 1947-1987, Delhi: Oxford University Press.
    • 2. Desai, Jigna (2004). Beyond Bollywood: The cultural Politics of South Asian Diasporic Film, New York: Routledge.
    • 3. Chapman, James and Nicholas J. Cull (2009) Projecting Empire; imperialism and popular cinema. London: I.B. Tauris.
    • 4. Adorno, Theodor (2001). The Culture Industry, London: Routledge.
    • 5. Guynn, William (2006) Writing history in film. London: Routledge
    • 6. Banaji, Shakuntala (2006) Reading ¿Bollywood¿: the young audience and Hindi films. Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan.
    • 7. Desai, Jigna (2004). Beyond Bollywood: The cultural Politics of South Asian Diasporic Film, New York: Routledge.
    • 8. Tejaswini Ganti Producing Bollywood: Inside the Contemporary Hindi Film Industry Duke University Press, 2012
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  • Total Credits
     
    24