Annexure-1
Manav Rachna International Institute of Research and Studies
SCHOOL OF MEDIA STUDIES AND HUMANITIES
Name of Course Coordinator: Dr Sagar KumarSharma
Name of Department: English
Semester: II Section: A
Course Title: Cultural Studies
COURSE CODE: 6.0ENG203C01
Periods Assigned: 3
Lecture: 3 Tutorial: 1 Practical: 0 Credits: 3
Marks Assigned:
Internal: 100 External: 100 Total: 200
Academic Session/Semester - Odd
From: 2025 To: 2025
Annexure-2
Contents
1. Vision, Mission and PEO of Department
2. POs and PSOs of Department
3. List of faculty members teaching the course
4. Academic Calendar
5. Syllabus: Theory and Lab
6. Time table of concerned faculty members teaching the course
7. Lesson plan (Theory, Tutorial and Lab) with methodology and mode of delivery*
8. Tutorials/ Assignments (Mapped with COs and BTL)
9. Solution of Tutorials/ Assignments
10. Sessional Question Papers (Mapped with COs and BTL)
11. Previous years University Question Papers
12. Solution of University question papers
13. Course Notes
14. Power-point handouts (minimum 25% of full syllabus)
15. Sample copy of assignments/tutorials submitted
16. Sample sessional copy checked
17. Minutes of course coordinator and teachers meeting
18. Rubrics for Lab courses and Analysis
19. Result analysis for previous two batches
20. COs analysis of respective course and subsequent action taken
21. List of Advanced and Slow learners
22. Action taken and Outcome Analysis
Methodology: Peer Teaching, Club activity, Blended learning-MOOC (NPTEL/Open on-line
Videos etc), Demonstration through models/charts/video/role play etc, Group Discussions,
Quiz, Lecture with interaction, Seminar, Colloquium etc
Mode of Delivery: Online, Offline, Blended
MANAV RACHNA INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE OF RESEARCH AND
STUDIES
(Deemed to be University under section 3 of the UGC Act, 1956)
SCHOOL OF MEDIA STUDIES AND HUMANITIES
DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH
VISION
The Department of English envisions excellence in Language and Literature education,
scholarship, and research, through an interdisciplinary and technology-driven approach to
imparting lifelong learning for societal progress and global recognition.
MISSION
● Foster creativity, critical thinking, and innovation through pedagogy, research, and
production.
● Provide opportunities for employability and entrepreneurship through collaborations
with international universities and other professional bodies.
● Promote research to communicate the Indian culture in the global arena.
● Integrate global needs and expectations with the Indian value system through
innovations in literature.
● Encourage academic rigour and the use of scientific methods to study arts and
literature.
ABOUT THE DEPARTMENT
The Department of English strives to enable the students to acquire competence,
excellence, and proficiency in language and literature along with human values and ethics.
Its objective is to enhance the language and linguistic skills of the students to enable them to
read critically, write analytically, speak effectively and evaluate rhetorical strategies. The
department provides a conducive teaching-learning atmosphere to enable the students to
develop a holistic understanding of literature in English by strengthening their ability to
analyze all forms of literary expressions. The students are endowed with a literary insight
that makes them develop an attitude of continuous and lifelong learning thus enabling them
to pursue advanced research in English Studies and to carry forward further their research
and career opportunities.
PROGRAM EDUCATIONAL OBJECTIVES
B.A. English
Program Educational Objectives (PEOs):
1. To impart proficiency in English language for living and working successfully in
multicultural and multilingual settings.
2. To conduct high quality research in English literature and English language teaching.
3. To serve as a think- tank in highlighting the contemporary issues and the sociological
problems confronted by society.
4. To demonstrate critical thinking, especially to analyze, synthesize, and evaluate
ideas and texts; conduct and understand the process of research through
identifying, analyzing, synthesizing, and documenting credible source material;
MAPPING OF PEOs WITH POs and PSOs
PEOs that are attained
Programme Outcome(PO)/ Programme Specific Outcome (PSO) through concerned PO
PO1 Critical Thinking: Take informed actions after identifying the 2,4
assumptions that frame our thinking and actions, checking out
the degree to which these assumptions are accurate and valid,
and looking at our ideas and decisions (intellectual,
organizational, and personal) from different perspectives.
PO2 Effective Communication: Speak, read, write and listen clearly 1,3
in person and through electronic media in English and in one
Indian language, and make meaning of the world by connecting
people, ideas, books, media and technology.
PO3 Social Interaction: Elicit views of others, mediate 1,4
disagreements and help reach conclusions in Oxford University
Press settings.
PO4 Effective Citizenship: Demonstrate empathetic social concern 1,3,4
and equity centred national development, and the ability to act
with an informed awareness of issues and participate in civic life
through volunteering.
PO5 Ethics: Recognize different value systems including your own, 3,4
understand the moral dimensions of your decisions, and accept
responsibility for them.
PO6 Environment and Sustainability: Understand the issues of 2,3
environmental contexts and sustainable development.
PO7 Self-directed and Life-long Learning: Acquire the ability to 2,3,4
engage in independent and life-long learning in the broadest
context socio-technological changes
PSO1 Bestow on the students the insight into literary texts in their 1,2,4
historical and cultural contexts.
PSO2 Endow them with various literary tools and techniques to 2,3,4
appreciate literary work so as to get lessons/ morals as well as
aesthetic pleasure out of it.
PSO3 Infuse in them the ability to relate the literary text to 1,2,3
contemporary socio-cultural milieu and come to a better
understanding of socio-cultural issues by analysing and assessing
them.
MANAV RACHNA INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE OF RESEARCH AND
STUDIES
(Deemed to be University under section 3 of the UGC Act, 1956)
Annexure- 3
List of faculty members teaching the course in Section /Group as per time table
S. Detail of faculty member teaching the same course Details of Classes assigned
No.
Name Dept. Contact No. e-mail Id Dept. Sem. Section/
Group
1 Dr Sagar Kumar English 9419250404 sagarkumar.smeh@ English II A
mriu.edu.in
Sharma
MANAV RACHNA INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE OF RESEARCH AND STUDIES
(Deemed to be University under section 3 of the UGC Act, 1956)
CULTURAL STUDIES
COURSE CODE: 6.0ENG203C01
Periods/Week Max. Marks: 200
Continuous Evaluation: 100
L: 3 T: 1 P: 0 End Semester Exam: 100
Credits: 4
Duration of Examination: 3 Hrs
Course Outcome:
The students will be able to:
6.0ENG203C01.1. Understand the concept of culture and its dynamic relationship with social structures,
values, and practices.
6.0ENG203C01.2. Analyze and critically evaluate key concepts in Cultural Studies, such as culture, power
dynamics, representation, and identity, and apply these concepts to real-world cultural phenomena
6.0ENG203C01.3. Examine the role of folklore in shaping cultural identities and expressions and their relation
to ethnicity and nationalism.
6.0ENG203C01.4. Investigate the intersections of gender, media, and culture and explore the importance of
cultural conservation in preserving and promoting cultural heritage.
PART A
UNIT-I
Introduction to Cultural Studies-
● Culture as a concept and relationship of culture with society.
● Definition and Scope of Cultural Studies
● Historical Development of Cultural Studies as a genre of literature.
● Key Concepts in Cultural Studies (Culture, Power, Representation, Identity)
UNIT-II
Methods in Cultural Studies-
● Semiotics and Cultural Analysis
● Discourse Analysis
● Ethnography and Participant Observation
UNIT-III
Folklore, Ethnicity and Culture-
● Folklore and Oral Traditions
● Ethnicity and Cultural Identity
● Cultural Expressions in Folklore (Folktales, Myths, Legends, Rituals)
● Folklore and Nationalism
●
PART-B
UNIT-IV
Gender, Media and Culture-
● Gender Studies and Cultural Analysis
● Representation of Gender in Media
● Gender, Power, and Discourse in Cultural Contexts
UNIT-V
Cultural Conservation-
● Performance and Cultural Conservation
● Tourism and Cultural Preservation
● Technology and Its Role in Cultural Conservation
UNIT-VI
Cross-Cultural Studies (Indian Knowledge System and Globalisation)-
● Globalization and Cultural Flows
● Cultural Hybridity
● Challenges and Opportunities in Cross-Cultural Interactions
● Project Work: Investigating the benefits of cultural studies in promoting brands in international
markets/ Festivals as a platform for promoting cultural diversity/ Cultural Diversity in the Workplace:
Benefits and Challenges.
Assessment of Outcome:
● Continuous Class Assessment
● Class Tests
● Sessional Tests
● End Term Examination
● Projects
Suggested Readings:
● An Introduction to Cultural Studies (2008). By Pramod K. Nayar
● Culture and Society: An Introduction to Cultural Studies (2006). By David Oswell
● Research Methods in Cultural Studies (Research Methods for the Arts and Humanities) (2008). Edited
by Michael Pickering
● The Cambridge Companion to Modern Indian Culture (2012). By Vasudha Dalmia, Rashmi Sadana
● The Folkloresque: Reframing Folklore in a Popular Culture World (2016). By Michael Dylan Foster
Jeffrey A. Tolbert.
● Media, Gender, and Popular Culture in India: Tracking Change and Continuity (2012). By Sanjukta
Dasgupta, Dipankar Sinha, and Sudeshna Chakravarti.
● Freedom and Destiny: Gender, Family, and Popular Culture in India (2006). By Patricia Uberoi.
OUP Oxford
● Conservation of Cultural Heritage: Key Principles and Approaches (2013). By Hanna M.
Szczepanowska. Routledge.
● Cultural Landscapes of South Asia: Studies in Heritage Conservation and Management (2016). By
Kapila D. Silva (editor), Amita Sinha (editor). Routledge Research in Landscape and Environmental
Design.
● Cross-Cultural Analysis: The Science and Art of Comparing the World’s Modern Societies and Their
Cultures (2012). Michael Minkov. SAGE Publications
● Globalisation and Its Impact on Indian Culture (2011). SubhasishChatterjee. Lap Lambert Academic
Publishing GmbH KG
Note (Guidelines for Question-paper Setting):
Five Questions are to be set in total. All questions will be compulsory. First question will consist of 10 small
conceptual questions covering entire syllabus and all the COs (and BLs up to Level-3). In part B there will be
four questions each (Q2-Q5) covering all the Course Outcomes and the complete syllabus. There can be an
internal choice between each of the questions covering the same (set) of COs and BLs. The questions will be
of 20 marks each.
Distribution of Continuous Evaluation:
Sessional- I 30%
Sessional- II 30%
Assignment 20%
Class Performance 10%
Attendance 10%
(Course Articulation Matrix)
CO Statement PSO PSO PSO
PO1 PO2 PO3 PO4 PO5 PO6 PO7
(6.0ENG203C01) 1 2 3
6.0ENG203C01.1 1 2 2 2 3 2 3
6.0ENG203C01.2 3 2 2 2 3
6.0ENG203C01.3 2 3 1 2 3 3 3 3
6.0ENG203C01.4 3 3 3 2 2 3 3 3 3
Annexure- 4
LESSON PLAN
Academic Session: Even Semester
Department: English Semester: IV Group: A
BUSINESS COMMUNICATION
COURSE CODE: 4.5ENG201E03
Course Type: Theory
Outlines of Syllabus
Course Outcome:
6.0ENG203C01.1. Understand the concept of culture and its dynamic relationship with social structures, values, and
practices.
6.0ENG203C01.2. Analyze and critically evaluate key concepts in Cultural Studies, such as culture, power dynamics,
representation, and identity, and apply these concepts to real-world cultural phenomena
6.0ENG203C01.3. Examine the role of folklore in shaping cultural identities and expressions and their relation to ethnicity
and nationalism.
6.0ENG203C01.4. Investigate the intersections of gender, media, and culture and explore the importance of cultural
conservation in preserving and promoting cultural heritage.
Unit Hours Unit Hours
5 UNIT-II 7
Methods in Cultural Studies-
● Semiotics and Cultural Analysis
UNIT-I ● Discourse Analysis
Introduction to Cultural Studies- ● Ethnography and Participant
● Culture as a concept and relationship Observation
of culture with society.
● Definition and Scope of Cultural
Studies
● Historical Development of Cultural
Studies as a genre of literature.
● Key Concepts in Cultural Studies
(Culture, Power, Representation, UNIT-IV
Identity) 5 Gender, Media and Culture- 5
● Gender Studies and Cultural
Analysis
UNIT-III ● Representation of Gender in Media
Folklore, Ethnicity and Culture- ● Gender, Power, and Discourse in
● Folklore and Oral Traditions Cultural Contexts
● Ethnicity and Cultural Identity
● Cultural Expressions in Folklore
(Folktales, Myths, Legends, Rituals)
● Folklore and Nationalism
5 UNIT-VI 5
Cross-Cultural Studies (Indian
Knowledge System and Globalisation)-
● Globalization and Cultural Flows
● Cultural Hybridity
UNIT-V ● Challenges and Opportunities in
Cultural Conservation- Cross-Cultural Interactions
● Performance and Cultural ● Project Work: Investigating the
Conservation benefits of cultural studies in
● Tourism and Cultural Preservation promoting brands in international
● Technology and Its Role in Cultural markets/ Festivals as a platform for
Conservation promoting cultural diversity/
Cultural Diversity in the
Workplace: Benefits and
Challenges
Total Hrs. 32 + extra classes as required
BACKGROUND/SUGGESTED READINGS:
Suggested Readings:
1. An Introduction to Cultural Studies (2008). By Pramod K. Nayar
2. Culture and Society: An Introduction to Cultural Studies (2006). By David Oswell
3. Research Methods in Cultural Studies (Research Methods for the Arts and Humanities) (2008). Edited by Michael
Pickering
4. The Cambridge Companion to Modern Indian Culture (2012). By Vasudha Dalmia, Rashmi Sadana
5. The Folkloresque: Reframing Folklore in a Popular Culture World (2016). By Michael Dylan Foster Jeffrey A.
Tolbert.
6. Media, Gender, and Popular Culture in India: Tracking Change and Continuity (2012). By Sanjukta Dasgupta,
Dipankar Sinha, and Sudeshna Chakravarti.
7. Freedom and Destiny: Gender, Family, and Popular Culture in India (2006). By Patricia Uberoi. OUP Oxford
8. Conservation of Cultural Heritage: Key Principles and Approaches (2013). By Hanna M. Szczepanowska.
Routledge.
9. Cultural Landscapes of South Asia: Studies in Heritage Conservation and Management (2016). By Kapila D.
Silva (editor), Amita Sinha (editor). Routledge Research in Landscape and Environmental Design.
10. Cross-Cultural Analysis: The Science and Art of Comparing the World’s Modern Societies and Their Cultures
(2012). Michael Minkov. SAGE Publications
11. Globalisation and Its Impact on Indian Culture (2011). SubhasishChatterjee. Lap Lambert Academic Publishing
GmbH KG
Detailed Session Plan:
Lec Co Bloo
. Proposed Points To Methodology Mappin m’s_le Conducte Remarks if
No Date Covered /Activities g vel d Date any
Culture as a
concept and
2025-01-16 relationship of
culture with Lecture with
1 society. interaction CO1 L1
Culture as a
concept and
2025-01-16 relationship of
culture with Lecture with
2 society. interaction CO2 L2
Definition and
2025-01-17 Scope of Cultural Lecture with
3 Studies interaction CO3 L3
Historical
Development of
2025-01-17 Cultural Studies as
a genre of
literature. Presentation
4 CO3 L3
Key Concepts in
Cultural Studies
2025-01-23 (Culture, Power,
Representation,
Identity)
5 Revision CO4 L4
Key Concepts in
Cultural Studies
2025-01-23 (Culture, Power,
Representation,
6 Identity) Quiz CO5 L5
Semiotics
2025-01-24 and Cultural
7 Analysis Revision CO6 L6
Discourse Lecture with
2025-01-24
8 Analysis interaction CO3 L3
Demonstration
Ethnography and (through
2025-01-30 Participant Models, chart,
Observation videos, Role
9 Play etc) CO1 L1
Folklore Lecture with
2025-01-30
10 and Oral Traditions interaction CO4 L4
Folklore
2025-01-31
11 and Oral Traditions Quiz CO5 L5
Ethnicity
2025-01-31 and Cultural Lecture with
12 Identity interaction CO5 L5
Culture as a Demonstration
concept and (through
2025-01-16 relationship of Models, chart,
culture with videos, Role
society.
13 Play etc) CO1 L1
Culture as a
concept and
2025-01-16 relationship of
culture with
14 society. Revision CO2 L2
Definition and
2025-01-17 Scope of Cultural Lecture with
15 Studies interaction CO2 L2
Historical
Development of
2025-01-17 Cultural Studies as
a genre of
literature. Lecture with
16 interaction CO4 L4
Key Concepts in
Cultural Studies
2025-01-23 (Culture, Power,
Representation, Lecture with
17 Identity) interaction CO6 L6
Key Concepts in
Cultural Studies
2025-01-23 (Culture, Power,
Representation, Lecture with
18 Identity) interaction CO5 L5
Semiotics
2025-01-24 and Cultural
19 Analysis Revision CO5 L5
Discourse Lecture with
2025-01-24
20 Analysis interaction CO2 L2
Ethnography and
2025-01-30 Participant Lecture with
21 Observation interaction CO6 L6
Folklore
2025-01-30
22 and Oral Traditions Presentation CO2 L2
Folklore
2025-01-31
and Oral Traditions
Lecture with
23 interaction CO4 L4
Ethnicity
2025-01-31 and Cultural Lecture with
24 Identity interaction CO3 L3
Culture as a
concept and
2025-01-16 relationship of
culture with Group
25 society. Discussion CO3 L3
Culture as a
concept and
2025-01-16 relationship of
culture with
26 society. Revision CO4 L4
Definition and
2025-01-17 Scope of Cultural Lecture with
27 Studies interaction CO3 L3
Historical
Development of
2025-01-17 Cultural Studies as
a genre of Lecture with
28 literature. interaction CO1 L1
Key Concepts in
Cultural Studies
2025-01-23 (Culture, Power,
Representation,
29 Identity) Presentation CO4 L4
Key Concepts in
Cultural Studies
2025-01-23 (Culture, Power,
Representation, Lecture with
30 Identity) interaction CO1 L1
Semiotics
2025-01-24 and Cultural
Analysis
31 Revision CO4 L4
32 2025-01-24 Discourse Seminar CO6 L6
Analysis
Ethnography and
2025-01-30 Participant Lecture with
33 Observation interaction CO5 L5
Folklore Lecture with
2025-01-30
34 and Oral Traditions interaction CO4 L4
MANAV RACHNA INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE OF RESEARCH AND STUDIES
(Deemed to be University under section 3 of the UGC Act, 1956)
Faculty of Media Studies and Humanities
Department of English
Assignment Sheet, 2023-24
Subject Name: Cultural Studies. Assignment I
Subject Code: 6.0ENG203C01 Semester: MA (English)/II
Max. marks: 10 Time Allowed: 1 hour
QUES. 1 Write an essay on the changing trends in the representation of gender in [(CO-2) (L-2)]
media.
Prepared By: Dr. Sagar Kumar Sharma Approved By:
Course Coordinator: Dr. Sagar Kumar Sharma (HOD)
MANAV RACHNA INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE OF RESEARCH AND STUDIES
(Deemed to be University under section 3 of the UGC Act, 1956)
Faculty of Media Studies and Humanities
Department of English
Assignment Sheet, 2023-24
Subject Name: Cultural Studies. Assignment II
Subject Code: 6.0ENG203C01 Semester: MA (English)/II
Max. marks: 10 Time Allowed: 1 hour
QUES. 1 Document and submit two folktales from your region, and prepare a [CO-4 L-4]
presentation on the same.
Prepared By: Dr. Sagar Kumar Sharma Approved By:
Course Coordinator: Dr. Sagar Kumar Sharma (HOD)
MANAV RACHNA INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE OF RESEARCH AND STUDIES
(Deemed to be University under section 3 of the UGC Act, 1956)
Faculty of Media Studies and Humanities
Department of English
Assignment Sheet, 2023-24
Subject Name: Cultural Studies. Assignment III
Subject Code: 6.0ENG203C01 Semester: MA (English)/II
Max. marks: 10 Time Allowed: 1 hour
QUES. 1 Discuss language as cultural expression. [CO-3 L-3]
Prepared By: Dr. Sagar Kumar Sharma Approved By:
Course Coordinator: Dr. Sagar Kumar Sharma (HOD)
Manav Rachna International Institute of Research and Studies
School of Leadership and Management
First Sessional Examination, March 2025
Program: MA (English) 2nd Semesters
CULTURAL STUDIES
COURSE CODE: 6.0ENG203C01
Time: 1.5 hrs.
Max Marks: 30
No. of pages: 1
Note: Attempt all the questions, choose any one option (OR) to answer from PART-B
PART-A
Q.1 Answer all the questions below in short:
(a)Culture [CO – 1] [L – 2] 2
(b)Folklore [CO – 1] [L – 2] 2
(c)Mythology [CO – 1] [L – 2] 2
(d)Power [CO – 1] [L – 2] 2
(e)Socialization [CO – 2] [L – 3] 2
PART - B
Q2. Discuss the scope of Cultural Studies as an academic discipline.
[CO - 3] [L- 3] 10
OR
How language is an integral part of cultural identity? [CO - 3] [L- 3]
10
Q3. How is folklore used as a medium to express the local ways of life? Give examples
from Indian context.
[CO - 2] [L- 4] 10
OR
What is discourse analysis? What are some popular areas in which it is used?
[CO - 2] [L- 4] 10
This Page should be printed Separately from the Question Paper page
Sessional Examination, April, 2025
MA (English) 2nd Semester
Cultural Studies 6.0ENG203C01
Time: 1.5 hrs.
Max Marks: 30
No. of pages: 1
Note: Attempt all the questions, choose any one option (OR) to answer from PART-B
PART-A
Q.1 Answer all the questions below in short:
(a) Write a short note on Participant Observation [CO – 1] [L – 2] 2
(b) What is ethnicity? [CO – 1] [L – 2] 2
(c) How is gender a social construct? [CO – 4] [L – 2] 2
(d) What is Cultural Hybridity? [CO – 3] [L – 2] 2
(e) Name two important cultural theorists. [CO – 1] [L – 3] 2
PART - B
Q2. How is Discourse Analysis an important tool of cultural analysis? Explain in detail.
[CO - 2] [L- 4] 10
OR
How study of language use is an integral part of understanding human behaviour? Explain.
[CO - 2] [L- 4] 10
Q3. Discuss participant observation as a research methodology in Cultural Studies.
[CO - 3] [L- 4] 10
OR
What is Semiotics? Explain with examples. [CO - 3] [L- 4] 10
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