Dept. of Studies in English

About the Department:

The Department of English Studies, with scholar-teachers working in the fields of language, literature and culture, offers MA, M.Phil and PhD programmes in English. Considering the intellectual needs of rural students in Davangere and Chitradurga regions, the Department aspires to lead the unity of teaching and research in the humanities from the viewpoint of Kannada and Indian cultural contexts. The Department offers a variety of interdisciplinary courses and organizes workshops, webinars, colloquia and conferences in order to build up a culture of inquiry, besides inviting regional and national scholars to address the students. The state-of-the art language laboratory provides language support services to all students of the University across disciplines. The Department has two centers; one is at Shivagangotri campus and the other at Jnanagangothri campus, Chitradurga.

Infrastructure in the Department:

  • Language Lab with 120 Computers.
  • The Department has an internal library with 300 Books besides the central library facilities.
  • Centralized computer lab facility.
  • Department is equipped with audiovisual aids like LCD projects, OHP, TV & VCD player.
  • There is a common facility (Seminar Hall) for organizing Academic Programmes.

Vision:

To Reshape and Inherit the Discipline

Mission:

  • To be a centre of English Studies that transforms learners into scholars and inquirers by developing various competencies in them to pursue greater goals in the humanities.

  • We care for building scholarship, research culture and interdisciplinary approach in English Studies.

  • Our ambition is to lead the making of our discipline

Program Offered:

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PROGRAMMES 

NATURE & DURATION

ELIGIBILTY

1

M.A

Two Year

B.A.Degree English

2

Ph.D

Three – Five years

MA., English

3

DLitt.

One year

Ph.D., Degree in disiciplines Subjects

Course Structure:

Semester

Paper Code

Title of the Paper

Instruction Hrs/Week

Marks

Credits

Examination Duration

Examination

Internal Assessment

Total Marks

 

 

F

I

R

S

T

1.1

Invitation to Humanities and English Studies

4

70

30

100

4

3

1.2

The Making of English Literature

4

70

30

100

4

3

1.3

Renaissance, Reformation and English Literature

4

70

30

100

4

3

1.4

Indian Literature in English I

4

70

30

100

4

3

1.5

American Literature I

4

70

30

100

4

3

Choose any one of the following     

1.6.A

Shakespeare in the World

4

70

30

100

4

3

1.6.B

English for Academic Purpose

1.6.C

World Drama

1.6.D

Modern South Asian Literature

1.6.E

Literary Cultures in History

Mandatory Credits: Communication Skills

2

2

 

Total Credits-26

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

S

E

C

O

N

D

2.1

Enlightenment and English Literature

4

70

30

100

4

3

2.2

Indian Literature in English II

4

70

30

100

4

3

2.3

Language Studies I

4

70

30

100

4

3

2.4

Literary and Cultural Theory I

4

70

30

100

4

3

2.5

American Literature II

4

70

30

100

4

3

Choose any one of the following

2.6.A

Critical Humanistics 

4

70

30

100

4

3

2.6.B

Martin Heidegger and Literature

2.6.C

Edward Said

2.6.D

Advanced Reading and Writing

2.6.E

Comparative Literature

Mandatory Credits: Computer Skills

2

2

 

Total Credits-26

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

T

H

I

R

D

3.1

Romanticism and English Literature

4

70

30

100

4

3

3.2

Victorians and English Literature

4

70

30

100

4

3

3.3

Language Studies II

4

70

30

100

4

3

3.4

Literary and Cultural Theory II

4

70

30

100

4

3

3.5

Dalit Studies

4

70

30

100

4

3

Choose any one of the following

 

3.6.A

Learning to Inquire  (Dissertation)

4

70

30

100

4

3

3.6.B

New Literatures in English

3.6.C

Gender Studies

3.6.D

English for Media and Corporate World

3.6.E

Film Studies

3.7

(OE) English for Social Sciences

2

40

10

50

2

2

 

 

Total Credits-26

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

F

O

U

R

T

H

4.1

Modernism and English Literature

4

70

30

100

4

3

4.2

Environmental Humanities

4

70

30

100

4

3

4.3

ELLT

4

70

30

100

4

3

4.4

Cultural Studies

4

70

30

100

4

3

4.5

Project/Dissertation

4

70

30

100

4

3

Choose any one of the following

 

4.6.A

Digital Humanities

4

70

30

100

4

3

4.6.B

European Classics

4.6.C

Pierre Bourdieu 

4.6.D

Comparative Aesthetics

4.6.E

Translation Studies

Mandatory Credits: Life Skills

2

 

2

 

Total Credits-26

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Credit for the course

104

1720

730

2450

104

 

Ph.D. Course Structure 2020-21

Sl No

Name of the Course

Contact Hours per Week

Maximum Marks

Examination Hours

Continuous Assessment

Course-end Examination

Total

01

Course-I: Research

Methodology

03

25

75

100

03

02

Course – II: Cognate/Core

Subject

03

25

75

100

03

03

Course – III: Field of

Specialization

03

25

75

100

03

04

Research and Publication

Ethics

03

15

35

50

02

Faculty Details:

Sl.No.

Name

Qualification

Designation

Specialization

1

Dr. Ravikumar S Kumbar

M.A, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor and Co-ordinator

Cultural Studies and Critical Theory

2

Mr. Fakkiresh Hallalli

M.A,(Ph.D.)

Assistant Professor

British Literature &

Dalit Studies

3

Ms. S. Yagnasri

M.A,(Ph.D.)

Assistant Professor

Philosophy   of Language and

Shakespears Studies

4

Mr. Madakarinayaka H. R.

M.A, M.Phil.

Assistant Professor

Indian English Literature

Research Details:

Ph.D. Guide and Student details:

Sl.No.

Name of the guide

Research scholars Name under guide

Register Number of Student

Date of Registration

1.

Dr. P. Kannan

Shwetha Patila

Reg:No-Ph.D./English/01/2018-19

30/12/2018

Gayatri Shilpi

Reg:No-Ph.D./English/02/2018-19

30/12/2018

Shabaz Khanum

Reg:No-Ph.D./English/03/2018-19

30/12/2018

2.

Dr. N. S. Gundur

S. Yagnasri

Reg:No-Ph.D./English/01/2019-20

06/02/2020

Funding Project Details: S. Yagnasri – DUSMYTR-20,000/-

Papers published:

English Language Lab

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Activities:

Co-curriculum activities:
1. Webinars organized :

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Resource Person Details

Topics

Date

01

Dr. Kamalakar Bhat,

PG Department of English Studies, Ahmednagar College,

Ahmednagar (Maharashtra)

Deconstruction and Literary Studies

31/05/2020

10.30AM

02

Professor Amith Kumar A.V,

Department of Comparative Literature and India Studies, EFLU, Hyderabad

Comparative Literature

01/06/2020

11.30 AM

03

Dr. Kamalakar Bhat,

PG Department of English Studies, Ahmednagar College,

Ahmednagar (Maharashtra)

Structure, Sign and play in the Discourse of the Human Sciences

02/06/2020

11.30 AM

04

Dr. Meti Mallikarjun

Associate Professor of Linguistics,

Sahyadri Arts College, Kuvempu University, Shivamogga

Subaltern  Studies: An Introduction

04/06/2020

11.00 AM

05

Dr. Robert Jose

Professor, Department of English,

Vijayanagara Sri Krishnadevaraya University, Ballari

Helene cixous’ “The Laugh of the Medusa” 

06/06/2020

11.00 AM

06

Dr. Kamalakar Bhat,

PG Department of English Studies, Ahmednagar College,

Ahmednagar (Maharashtra)

Jacques Derrida’s

“Structure, Sign and Play in the Discourse of the Human Sciences”

02/06/2020

11.30AM

07

Dr. Dattatrya.M

Department of English

Kuvempu University, Shivamogga

Gender and Class Formations in the Context of Modernity

29/06/2021

08

Professor Ramaprasad B V

Department of English

Kuvempu University, Shivamogga

Speech Act Theory

25/06/2021

List of LAD series

09

Sri. Shashikumar

Research Associate, English and Film Studies

University of Alberta Edmonton, Canada.

Identity Politics

 

 

12/01/2021

10

Dr. P G Jung

Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, Indian Institute                              of Technology Bombay, Mumbai.

The Philosopher’s Anxiety about Language

 

18/12/2020

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