Eligibility
Graduate degree
Course Description
This Course (10 credits) includes five papers of 50 marks (2 credits each) each. For each
paper, there will be internal evaluation for 25 marks and the external evaluation for 25
marks. Each paper consists of 30 hours of teaching. In addition to these there will be
special workshops, films and visits as part of the course.
Total marks for evaluation are 250.
Passing marks: 40%
Medium of Instruction of the Course: English and Marathi
Objectives
This Course aims to do the following:
It seeks to sensitize the participants on the ‘woman question’ and raise consciousness
among them to address gender issues in their-
everyday lives
academic pursuit and
career plans.
It intends to engage participants in the following:
Understanding critically the basic concepts in Women’s Studies
Mapping historically the women’s movements in India
Analyzing major issues in the fields of development and culture from gender
perspective
Paper I: Basic Concepts in Women’s Studies
Module I
What is Women’s Studies? Its Emergence, Growth and Significance
Module II
Gender: Symbols, Norms, Institutions, Masculinities/ Femininities
Module III
Patriarchy: Ideology and Practices
2
Module IV
Feminism: Concept and Relevance
Module V
Gender as an Axis of Stratification and its Relation to other Axes of Stratification (Caste,
Class, Community and Ethnicity)
Paper II: Introduction to Women’s Movement in India
Module I
Emergence of Woman’s Question in Colonial India
Module II
Woman’s Question in the Nationalist, Anti- Caste, Working Class and Peasant
Movements
Module III
Women Writing in Colonial India
Module IV
Women’s Movement in the Post- Independence Period: Campaigns and Issues
Module V
Rise of NGOs and Micro- Credit Groups
Paper III: Women and Development
Module I
Statistical Profile of Women in India: Issues of Labour, Health, Violence and Education
Module II
State Policies, Reports and Programmes for Women, UN Conferences
Module III
Perspectives on Development: WID, WAD, GAD, Sustainable Development
Module IV
Women, Work and Livelihood
Module V
Women and Politics: A Special Focus on Panchayat Raj Institutions
Module VI
Women and Law: Major Constitutional Provisions and Laws
3
Paper IV: Women, Culture and Media
Module I
Women and Culture: Representation, Ideology, Hegemony, Counter Culture and
Alternative Media
Module II
Women’s Writings and Writings on Women, Gender and Oral Traditions
Module III
Representations of Gender in Television and Cinema
Module IV
Representations of Gender in Print Media
Module V
Gender and Alternative Media
Paper V: Introduction to Field Work and Extension
Module I
Drawing up a Proposal
Module II
Basic Methods: Observation, Questionnaire and Interview (Gender in the Field)
Module III
Report Writing
Module IV
Developing Campaigns: A Special Focus on Legal, Media, Anti Caste Campaigns
Module V
Field Work
Recommended Readings:
Paper I: Basic Concepts in Women’s Studies
Robinson, V and Richardson (eds.), Introducing Women’s Studies, Hound
Mills, Macmillan Press, 1993.
Geetha V., Patriarchy, Kolkata, Stree, 2008.
Geetha V., Gender, Kolkata, Stree, 2002.
Bhasin K. and N. Khan, Some Questions about Feminism and its Relevance in
South Asia, New Delhi, Kali for Women, 1986.
4
Chakravarty U., Gendering Caste, Kolkata, Stree, 2006.
Paper II: Introduction to Women’s Movement in India
Kumar R, The History of Doing, New Delhi, Kali for Women, 1993.
Chaudhari M., Indian Women’s Movement: Reform and Revival, New Delhi,
Radiant, 1993.
Tharu S, and K Lalitha, Women Writing in India (600 BC to the Present),
New Delhi, Oxford University Press, 1991.
Gandhi N and N. Shah, Issues at Stake, New Delhi, Kali for Women, 1992.
Chacko S., Changing the Stream, Mumbai, CED, 2001.
Paper III: Women and Development
Towards Equality – The Unfinished Agenda – Status of Women in India,
National Commission for Women, Government of India, 2002
Kapadia K. (Ed.), Violence of Development: The Politics of Identity, Gender
and Social Inequalities in India, New Delhi, Zubaan, 2002.
Sen G. and Grown. C, Development, Crises and Alternative/Visions. New
York, Monthly Review Press, 1987.
Patel, V. Et al (Eds.), Women in Politics: Forms and Processes. New Delhi,
Friedich Ebert Stifftung, 1987.
Agnes F., State, Gender and the Rhetoric of Law Reform. Bombay, SNDT,
1995.
Paper IV: Women, Culture and Media
Niranjana T and V. Dhareshwar (Eds), Interrogating Modernity: Culture and
Colonialism in India, Calcutta, Seagull, 1993.
Sangari K. and S. Vaid, Woman and Culture, Bombay, SNDT, 1981.
Mankekar P., Screening Culture, Viewing Politics: Television, Womanhood
and Nation in Modern India, New Delhi, 2005.
Sharma K. Joseph A. (Eds.), Whose News?: the Media and Women’s Issues,
New Delhi, Sage, 2006.
Virdi J., The Cinematic ImagiNation: Indian Popular Films as Social History.
Rutgers University Press, 2004.
Paper V: Introduction to Field Work and Extension
Clough, P and C, Nutbrown, Students Guide to Methodology, London, Sage,
2002.
Denzin, N and Lincoln. S (Eds.), Handbook of Qualitative Research,
Macmillan, 2002.
Graduate degree
Course Description
This Course (10 credits) includes five papers of 50 marks (2 credits each) each. For each
paper, there will be internal evaluation for 25 marks and the external evaluation for 25
marks. Each paper consists of 30 hours of teaching. In addition to these there will be
special workshops, films and visits as part of the course.
Total marks for evaluation are 250.
Passing marks: 40%
Medium of Instruction of the Course: English and Marathi
Objectives
This Course aims to do the following:
It seeks to sensitize the participants on the ‘woman question’ and raise consciousness
among them to address gender issues in their-
everyday lives
academic pursuit and
career plans.
It intends to engage participants in the following:
Understanding critically the basic concepts in Women’s Studies
Mapping historically the women’s movements in India
Analyzing major issues in the fields of development and culture from gender
perspective
Paper I: Basic Concepts in Women’s Studies
Module I
What is Women’s Studies? Its Emergence, Growth and Significance
Module II
Gender: Symbols, Norms, Institutions, Masculinities/ Femininities
Module III
Patriarchy: Ideology and Practices
2
Module IV
Feminism: Concept and Relevance
Module V
Gender as an Axis of Stratification and its Relation to other Axes of Stratification (Caste,
Class, Community and Ethnicity)
Paper II: Introduction to Women’s Movement in India
Module I
Emergence of Woman’s Question in Colonial India
Module II
Woman’s Question in the Nationalist, Anti- Caste, Working Class and Peasant
Movements
Module III
Women Writing in Colonial India
Module IV
Women’s Movement in the Post- Independence Period: Campaigns and Issues
Module V
Rise of NGOs and Micro- Credit Groups
Paper III: Women and Development
Module I
Statistical Profile of Women in India: Issues of Labour, Health, Violence and Education
Module II
State Policies, Reports and Programmes for Women, UN Conferences
Module III
Perspectives on Development: WID, WAD, GAD, Sustainable Development
Module IV
Women, Work and Livelihood
Module V
Women and Politics: A Special Focus on Panchayat Raj Institutions
Module VI
Women and Law: Major Constitutional Provisions and Laws
3
Paper IV: Women, Culture and Media
Module I
Women and Culture: Representation, Ideology, Hegemony, Counter Culture and
Alternative Media
Module II
Women’s Writings and Writings on Women, Gender and Oral Traditions
Module III
Representations of Gender in Television and Cinema
Module IV
Representations of Gender in Print Media
Module V
Gender and Alternative Media
Paper V: Introduction to Field Work and Extension
Module I
Drawing up a Proposal
Module II
Basic Methods: Observation, Questionnaire and Interview (Gender in the Field)
Module III
Report Writing
Module IV
Developing Campaigns: A Special Focus on Legal, Media, Anti Caste Campaigns
Module V
Field Work
Recommended Readings:
Paper I: Basic Concepts in Women’s Studies
Robinson, V and Richardson (eds.), Introducing Women’s Studies, Hound
Mills, Macmillan Press, 1993.
Geetha V., Patriarchy, Kolkata, Stree, 2008.
Geetha V., Gender, Kolkata, Stree, 2002.
Bhasin K. and N. Khan, Some Questions about Feminism and its Relevance in
South Asia, New Delhi, Kali for Women, 1986.
4
Chakravarty U., Gendering Caste, Kolkata, Stree, 2006.
Paper II: Introduction to Women’s Movement in India
Kumar R, The History of Doing, New Delhi, Kali for Women, 1993.
Chaudhari M., Indian Women’s Movement: Reform and Revival, New Delhi,
Radiant, 1993.
Tharu S, and K Lalitha, Women Writing in India (600 BC to the Present),
New Delhi, Oxford University Press, 1991.
Gandhi N and N. Shah, Issues at Stake, New Delhi, Kali for Women, 1992.
Chacko S., Changing the Stream, Mumbai, CED, 2001.
Paper III: Women and Development
Towards Equality – The Unfinished Agenda – Status of Women in India,
National Commission for Women, Government of India, 2002
Kapadia K. (Ed.), Violence of Development: The Politics of Identity, Gender
and Social Inequalities in India, New Delhi, Zubaan, 2002.
Sen G. and Grown. C, Development, Crises and Alternative/Visions. New
York, Monthly Review Press, 1987.
Patel, V. Et al (Eds.), Women in Politics: Forms and Processes. New Delhi,
Friedich Ebert Stifftung, 1987.
Agnes F., State, Gender and the Rhetoric of Law Reform. Bombay, SNDT,
1995.
Paper IV: Women, Culture and Media
Niranjana T and V. Dhareshwar (Eds), Interrogating Modernity: Culture and
Colonialism in India, Calcutta, Seagull, 1993.
Sangari K. and S. Vaid, Woman and Culture, Bombay, SNDT, 1981.
Mankekar P., Screening Culture, Viewing Politics: Television, Womanhood
and Nation in Modern India, New Delhi, 2005.
Sharma K. Joseph A. (Eds.), Whose News?: the Media and Women’s Issues,
New Delhi, Sage, 2006.
Virdi J., The Cinematic ImagiNation: Indian Popular Films as Social History.
Rutgers University Press, 2004.
Paper V: Introduction to Field Work and Extension
Clough, P and C, Nutbrown, Students Guide to Methodology, London, Sage,
2002.
Denzin, N and Lincoln. S (Eds.), Handbook of Qualitative Research,
Macmillan, 2002.
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