# Gender and literature

- Institution: IIT Madras
- Department: Humanities and Social Sciences
- Teacher: Prof. Avishek Parui
- Level: Undergraduate
- Language: English
- Subjects: Society and politics
- Source: [NPTEL](https://nptel.ac.in/courses/109103122)
- Licence: [CC BY-NC-SA](https://nptel.ac.in/faq) (Non-commercial use only.)
- Syllabus: [at the source](https://nptel.ac.in/courses/109103122)
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

Gender and Literature is an examination of selected literary texts and cultural conditions from the standpoint of gender theory. It will draw on established scholarship on gender studies and take the student through the various configurations and reconfiguration that determine gendered classifications such as masculinity and femininity.

Intended audience: UG and PG students of English and Cultural Studies

## Lectures

1. [A Brief Overview of the Course](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109103122/6080f4ab1c1d) (YouTube)
2. [Performativity and Embodiment](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109103122/45aa229bb243) (YouTube)
3. [The Chess Players (Part-1)](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109103122/49932331d272) (YouTube)
4. [The Chess Players (Part-2)](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109103122/262d49e6e05a) (YouTube)
5. [Shooting an Elephant (Part-1)](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109103122/b520f9843bbd) (YouTube)
6. [Shooting an Elephant (Part-2)](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109103122/1b42b3997ad4) (YouTube)
7. [Heart of Darkness (Part 1)](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109103122/f98fe52ee8b6) (YouTube)
8. [Heart of Darkness (Part 2)](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109103122/ceafc4e4f8d2) (YouTube)
9. [Heart of Darkness (Part 3)](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109103122/7f0784cdd79e) (YouTube)
10. [The Fly (Part 1)](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109103122/93489eb8b9e0) (YouTube)
11. [The Fly (Part 2)](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109103122/69c6acc4f48e) (YouTube)
12. [Look Back in Anger (Part 1)](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109103122/8343b6a8fc02) (YouTube)
13. [Look Back in Anger (Part 2)](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109103122/04fa5f06c886) (YouTube)
14. [Look Back in Anger (Part 3)](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109103122/31d921d98432) (YouTube)
15. [Look Back in Anger (Part 4)](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109103122/be0a22995d58) (YouTube)
16. [Look Back in Anger (Part 5)](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109103122/118539c5bb8a) (YouTube)
17. [Look Back in Anger (Part 6)](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109103122/5909bcacd851) (YouTube)
18. [Gender and Popular Culture Lecture 1](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109103122/04f3346cdaaf) (YouTube)
19. [Gender and Popular Culture Lecture 2](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109103122/b88e79bc8b99) (YouTube)
20. [Gender and Popular Culture Lecture 3](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109103122/4d65f36f5738) (YouTube)
21. [Gender and Popular Culture Final Lecture](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109103122/94458dfa9b62) (YouTube)