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Medium Of Instructions	Mode Of Learning	Mode Of Delivery
English	Self Study	Video and Text Based

Course Overview

The Postcolonial Literature online programme is a free elective course offered by Swayam in partnership with IIT Kanpur. The course is aimed towards postgraduate English literature students from any college or university. The robust course syllabus involves various crucial literary texts that emerged in the 1980s by significant writers such as Raja Rao, Chinua Achebe, Joseph Conrad, Jhumpa Lahiri and some literary critics.

Furthermore, the Postcolonial Literature certification falls under the English studies and Humanities and Social Sciences categories. The elective course will run for four weeks and help you navigate some complex concepts and theories that are a part of postcolonial literature. Also, the programme is curated by IIT Kanpur and is delivered by its department of English Literature.

At the end of the Postcolonial Literature certification course, you will have a thorough understanding of postcolonial studies and the rich texts that left their literary imprints on the history of world literature.

The Highlights

Humanities and Social Sciences
Free elective programme
Course in English Studies
Offline certification exam
PG-level difficulty
Offered by IIT Kanpur
Short-term programme
Four-week duration
Verified e-certificate
AICTE approved programme
Weekly Assignments

Programme Offerings

Offered by IIT Kanpur
Humanities and Social Sciences
Free Enrolment
E-certificate
short term course
Ongoing course
industry support
video lectures
Regular weekly assignments
English literature
FDP course
AICTE approved
PG programme

Courses and Certificate Fees

Fees Informations	Certificate Availability	Certificate Providing Authority
INR 1000	yes	IIT Kanpur

The Postcolonial Literature certification programme is free to enroll in and only includes a proctored exam fee for those who want the course certificate.

Postcolonial Literature fee structure

Course Option	Fee
Postcolonial Literature: Enrolment only	FREE
Postcolonial Literature (Certification exam fee)	Rs. 1000

Eligibility Criteria

To earn the Postcolonial Literature certificate, you must fulfil a few requirements. First, you need to have an average assignment score of 10/25, which you can get only by submitting all four assignments. Next, you must attend the proctored exam and score a minimum of 30/75. Lastly, both these scores will be added to obtain your final score, which must be above 40/100.

What you will learn

Knowledge of history

Through the Postcolonial Literature programme by Swayam you get an introduction to the following concepts and texts:

Introduction to post-colonialism
Analysis of colonial discourse through the works of Foucault and Edward Said
The African perspective of colonialism through Chinua Achebe’s texts
In-depth study of Raja Rao’s Kanthapura
Diasporic literature and theories
- Commonwealth literature

Who it is for

Postcolonial Literature by Swayam is mainly intended for students of English literature at the postgraduate or MA level.

Admission Details

Step-I: Find Swayam’s Postcolonial Literature certification course web page here: https://onlinecourses.nptel.ac.in/noc21_hs48/preview.

Step-II: Access the Sign-in/Register option at the top corner of the page, and you will be redirected to another portal.

Step-III: Now, you must sign up for a Swayam account or log in through any existing Facebook/Google/Microsoft social IDs.

Step-IV: To complete the process, enter a username, password and email address, and you can start learning.

Application Details

Swayam’s Postcolonial Literature online programme doesn’t include any application forms. However, you must either sign up to the Swayam learning platform using your active email address or login using an existing Microsoft/Google/Facebook ID. Share the necessary personal details such as email address, username, password to complete the enrolment process.

The Syllabus

Introduction: What is post-colonialism?
Commonwealth Literature
Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad
Colonial Discourse Analysis by Michel Foucault
Colonial Discourse Analysis by Edward Said

Colonialism: The African Perspective
Chinua Achebe’s Things Fall Apart (I)
Chinua Achebe’s Things Fall Apart (II)
Decolonisation and the Discourse of Nationalism: The Context of India
Sonnets of Henry Derozio

Raja Rao’s Kanthapura (I)
Raja Rao’s Kanthapura (II)
Critics of Nationalism: Rabindranath Tagore and Frantz Fanon
Homi Bhabha and the concept of cultural hybridity
Caribbean Poetry: Derek Walcott

Diasporic literature: Selections from Jhumpa Lahiri’s Interpreter of Maladies
Gayatri Spivak: Answering the question “Can the Subaltern Speak?”
Mahasweta Devi Pterodactyl I
Mahasweta Devi Pterodactyl II
Conclusion: Postcolonial Futures

Evaluation process

The Postcolonial Literature certification by Swayam involves an offline certification exam at the end of the modules. The exam determines whether a person can get the certificate and it holds 75% weightage in the final score. The exam will be held on 21 Mar 2021, and you will get all other details such as timings and exam centres after you submit the form and the registration link is released.

Instructors

IIT Kanpur Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ's)

1: Can I get a list of texts referenced in the course?

Yes, you can get the whole list of books and references on the course page.

2: Is this course a part of Humanities and Social Sciences?

Yes, the Postcolonial Literature certification is a part of the Humanities and Social Sciences subject category.

3: Do I need to pay a certain amount at the time of enrolment to get the certificate?

No, you don’t have to make any payment at the time of enrollment. If you wish to register for the exam, you will have to submit the online form at the end of the course.

4: How many assignments have to be submitted during the course tenure?

You must submit a total of four assignments during the course.

5: What kind of industry support is included in the course?

Postcolonial Literature by Swayam includes industry support from academic institutions and universities that teach courses on South Asian studies and postcolonialism.