Elective · 01/ENG/DSE/455T · 2026–27 intake
Literature In Films & Media Studies
Semester VIII · 4 credits · 5 units
Examination scheme & source discrepancies
The source lists 3 hours, 80 end-semester marks and 20 sessional marks.
Some marking instructions are internally inconsistent. Confirm the current pattern with your department; the practice questions here do not claim to reproduce it.
Examination Scheme Maximum Marks: 80 Time: 03 Hours Part-1 (10 X 2 =20) Total ten questions. Answer to these questions shall be limited to 30 words each. Part -2 : (5 X 12 =60) Candidate shall answer one out of two questions from each unit. Answer to these questions shall be limited to 500 words.
Not present in the owner-supplied 2026–27 PDF (jnvu_ba.pdf), which covers English Major papers only; this paper is retained from the G.D. Memorial College full syllabus copy.
Unit IThe Language of Film: Signs and Syntax (How to Read a Film, Chapter 3, pp.170–249)
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James Monaco, ‘The Language of Film: Signs and Syntax’, in How to Read a Film: The World of Movies, Media & Multimedia (New York: OUP, 2009) Chapter-3, pp.170- 249
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Source syllabus · page 149Unit IIThe Guide / Guide (1965)
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R.K.Narayan: The Guide and its adaptation, ‘Guide’ (1965 Film Dir. by Vijay Anand)
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Source syllabus · page 149Unit IIIPinjar / Pinjar (2003)
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Amrita Pritam: Pinjar and its adaptation, ‘Pinjar’ (2003 Film Dir. by Chandraprakash Dwivedi)
Source syllabus · page 149Unit IVPride and Prejudice / Bride and Prejudice (2004)
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Jane Austen: Pride and Prejudice and its adaptation, ‘Bride and Prejudice’ (2004 Film Dir. by Gurinder Chadha)
Source syllabus · page 150Unit VHamlet / Haider (2014)
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William Shakespeare: Hamlet and its adaptation, ‘Haider’ (2014 Film Dir. by Vishal Bhardwaj)
Source syllabus · page 150Recommended readings in the source
- Boyum, J.G. Double Exposure, Seagull, Calcutta, 1989.
- Corrigan, Timothy, J. A Short Guide to Writing about Film, Pearson India, 2009.
- Dix, Andrew. Beginning Film Studies, Viva Books, New Delhi, 2010.
- Hutcheon, L. A Theory of Adaptation, Routledge, New York, 2006.
- Mcfarlane, B. Novel to Film: An Introduction to the Theory of Adaptation, Clarendon Press, UK, 1996.