Department of English JNU Delhi

When was the Centre of English Studies of JNU or Jawaharlal Nehru University established? What courses are offered by Centre of English Studies of JNU or Jawaharlal Nehru University? Give me the contact detail of the University as well?

Can you provide me the MA Courses offered by Centre of English Studies (CES) of JNU (Jawaharlal Nehru University) located in New Delhi?

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The Centre for English Studies, formerly part of the Centre for Linguistics and English, of JNU (Jawaharlal Nehru University) located in New Delhi which was formally bi-furcated in 2006, has the well-earned reputation of being one of the foremost sites for postgraduate work and research in English Studies in India.

The Centre is also well known for its progressive and innovative outlook towards teaching and research in the fields of language and literature studies in English and for comparative literary and cultural studies.

MA Courses

Category Course Code Course Title
English Language
ES 401 E History of English Language
ES 402 E Phonology of English
ES 403 E Morphology of English
ES 404 E Syntax of English
ES 405 E Structure of Contemporary English
ES 406 E Teaching of English as Foreign Language / TESP
ES 407 E English Language & Literature Teaching

Language and Literature
ES 408 E Language in Literature
ES 409 E Linguistic Approaches to Literature
ES 410 E Stylistics & Discourse Structure
ES 411 E Contemporary English Style and Registers

Literature: Forms & Authors
ES 413 E A Literary Form
ES 414 E Reading the Romance
ES 416 E Study of an Author I
ES417 E Study of an Author II

British Literature: Genres and Forms
ES 418 E English Novel I
ES 419 E English Poetry I
ES 420 E English Drama I
ES 421 E English Novel II
ES 422 E English Drama II
ES 423 E English Poetry II
ES 424 E English Prose
ES 425 E English Essay

British Literature: Periods and Movements
ES 427 E Life Literature & Thought 17th Century
ES 428 E Life Literature & Thought 18th Century
ES 429 E Life Literature & Thought 19th Century
ES 431 E Major Movements in English Literature I
ES 432 E Major Movements in English Literature II
ES 433 E Romanticism

English in India: Language & Literature
ES 436 E English in India
ES 437 E English in India: Socio-Historical & Cultural Setting
ES 438 E Indian English
ES 439 E Structure and Varieties of Indian English
ES 440 E Literature in Indian English
ES 441 E Indian Writings in English
ES 442 E Indian Writings in English and or Translation

English Literature from other Non-British Parts of the World
ES 446 E Lit in English Other than British: American
ES 447 E American Literature
ES 448 E Afro-American Writings
ES 449 E Jewish-American Literature
ES 450 E Native-American Literature
ES 451 E Lit in English Other than British: African
ES 452 E African Literature in English
ES 453 E South African Writings in English
ES 454 E Lit in English Other than British: Australian
ES 455 E Australian Literature
ES 456 E Irish Literature
ES 457 E Canadian Fiction: An Introduction

Translation Studies and Comparative Literature and Poetics
ES 461 E Translation: Theory and Practice
ES 462 E Comparative Literature
ES 463 E Comparative Poetics
ES 464 E Indian Grammatical Tradition
ES 465 E History & Development of Linguistic Thought in India
ES 466 E Phil of Lang & Lit I: Bharatas Natyashastra
ES 467 E Phil of Lang & Lit II: Astadhyayi of Panini
ES 468 E Phil of Lang & Lit III: Bhartrharis Vakyapadiya
ES 469 E Phil of Lang & Lit IV: Patanjalis Yogasutras
ES 471 E Modern European Drama

Literary Theory and Criticism
ES 472 E Aesthetic Theories
ES 473 E Philosophy of Literature
ES 474 E Texts in Literary Criticism
ES 475 E Critical Approaches to Literature
ES 476 E Texts of Criticism & Literary Discourse Theories
ES 477 E Readings in Literary Theory &Criticism
ES 478 E Narrative Structures in English
ES 479 E Language and Gender
ES 480 E Colonial Discourse & Postcolonial Studies I
ES 481 E Colonial Discourse & Postcolonial Studies II

Semiotics
ES 486 E Semiotics & Philosophy of Structures I
ES 487 E Semiotics & Philosophy of Structures II
ES 488 E Semiotics & Philosophy of Structures III
ES 489 E Semiotics of Conceptual Structures & Discourse Analysis

Literature & Other Arts
ES 490 E Literature and Allied Arts: Cinema
ES 491 E Film & Literature

Involvement Courses
ES 492 E Rethinking Forms of Disability
ES 494 E Seminar II
ES 497 E Creative Writing I
ES 498 E Creative Writing II
ES 499 E Seminar I