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FIFTH SEMESTER (CBCSS—UG) DEGREE EXAMINATION
NOVEMBER 2022
English
ENG 5B 08—LITERARY THEORY

(2019 Admission onwards)

Time : Two Hours and a Half Maximum : 80 Marks

I, Answer the following questions in two or three sentences. (2 marks each) :

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What is meant by paradigm shift ?

How does poststructuralisrn argue that all meanings are provisional ?
What is deconstructive reading ?

Explain the Symbolic Stage in the mental development of a child.

Explain Base and Superstructure.

What did Gramsci mean by the term ‘Subaltern’ ?

Name three works that acted as the precursors of modern Cultural Studies.
What was the objective of CCCS ?

Explain ‘New Historicism’.

Distinguish between history and historiography.

What was the chief concern of First Wave Feminism ?

Explain Gynocriticism.

Who wrote the book The Empire Writes Back ? What is the chief argument ?
How does Benedict Anderson present his critique of nation ?

What does Baudrillard call ‘Hyperreality’ ?

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II. Answer the following questions in a paragraph. (5 marks each) :

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Features of Liberal Humanist reading.

Saussure’s contribution to Structuralism.

Turn over