Exam Details
| Subject | Gender And Life Narratives | |
| Paper | ||
| Exam / Course | P.G. Diploma in Women's and Gender Studies | |
| Department | School of Gender Development Studies(SOGDS) | |
| Organization | indira gandhi national open university | |
| Position | ||
| Exam Date | June, 2016 | |
| City, State | new delhi, |
Question Paper
No. of Printed Pages: 2 IMWG-OOSI
M.A. IN WOMEN'S AND GENDER STUDIES
(MAWGS)
Term-End Examination
June, 2016
MWG-008: GENDER AND LIFE NARRATIVES
Time hours Maximum Marks: 100
Note: Attempt any five questions. All questions carry equal marks.
1. Women's life writing is said to be a distinct genre, particularly suitable for women's writing. Do you agree with this proposition? Support your position with the help of examples.
2. Discuss Bhakti poetry as an expression of women's self-articulation, with the help of specific examples.
3. Using any life narrative, discuss the significance of the role of the mother in this work in the context of a broader theoretical framework.
4. Discuss Freud's analysis of the two dreams that Dora has. Present your own feminist critique of Freud's reading of Dora's dreams.
5. Discuss either Tony Morrison's Beloved Or Amy Tan's The Joy Luck Club as feminist life narratives.
6. Why do you think that life writing has assumed a significant place in Dalit Women's Literature? Use examples to support your answer.
7. Discuss the significance of identity politics in queer life writing, with the help of suitable examples.
8. Write short notes on any four
Epistolary Autobiography
Difference and Life Writing
Body in Popular Culture
Race, gender and slave narratives
The veil in Ismat Chughtai's "Lihaat"
Collective modes of life writing
M.A. IN WOMEN'S AND GENDER STUDIES
(MAWGS)
Term-End Examination
June, 2016
MWG-008: GENDER AND LIFE NARRATIVES
Time hours Maximum Marks: 100
Note: Attempt any five questions. All questions carry equal marks.
1. Women's life writing is said to be a distinct genre, particularly suitable for women's writing. Do you agree with this proposition? Support your position with the help of examples.
2. Discuss Bhakti poetry as an expression of women's self-articulation, with the help of specific examples.
3. Using any life narrative, discuss the significance of the role of the mother in this work in the context of a broader theoretical framework.
4. Discuss Freud's analysis of the two dreams that Dora has. Present your own feminist critique of Freud's reading of Dora's dreams.
5. Discuss either Tony Morrison's Beloved Or Amy Tan's The Joy Luck Club as feminist life narratives.
6. Why do you think that life writing has assumed a significant place in Dalit Women's Literature? Use examples to support your answer.
7. Discuss the significance of identity politics in queer life writing, with the help of suitable examples.
8. Write short notes on any four
Epistolary Autobiography
Difference and Life Writing
Body in Popular Culture
Race, gender and slave narratives
The veil in Ismat Chughtai's "Lihaat"
Collective modes of life writing
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Departments
- Centre for Corporate Education, Training & Consultancy (CCETC)
- Centre for Corporate Education, Training & Consultancy (CCETC)
- National Centre for Disability Studies (NCDS)
- School of Agriculture (SOA)
- School of Computer and Information Sciences (SOCIS)
- School of Continuing Education (SOCE)
- School of Education (SOE)
- School of Engineering & Technology (SOET)
- School of Extension and Development Studies (SOEDS)
- School of Foreign Languages (SOFL)
- School of Gender Development Studies(SOGDS)
- School of Health Science (SOHS)
- School of Humanities (SOH)
- School of Interdisciplinary and Trans-Disciplinary Studies (SOITDS)
- School of Journalism and New Media Studies (SOJNMS)
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- School of Performing Arts and Visual Arts(SOPVA)
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- School of Translation Studies and Training (SOTST)
- School of Vocational Education and Training (SOVET)
- Staff Training & Research in Distance Education (STRIDE)
Subjects
- Constructing Gender Through Arts and Media
- Gender And Life Narratives
- Gender And Power
- Gendered Bodies And Sexualities
- Gendered Nation
- Postmodernism And Gender
- Research Methods
- Theories And Concepts In Women's And Gender Studies
- Women And Political Process
- Women And Social Structure
- Women In The Economy