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  Introduction to Literary Studies

This is a course designed and brought to the classroom of first-year students by Dr Pramesh Ratnakar, Associate Professor in the Department of English, DDUC in the last month of his teaching career. As an ode to their teacher, the students of ZEST, The English Department, especially the first-year students, put it together online for the world to make use of the treasure trove of the knowledge herein. We bring you this course titled Introduction to Literary Studies with much love and hope and wish for you to learn, be amazed and have fun with it as much as we did.

Freewriting
Freewriting by the first-year students under the guidance of Pramesh sir: Freewriting by Pramesh sir: Writings
 * 1) Writings
 * 2) Discussion

Pramesh sir's response to freewriting: Recording

Pramesh sir's motives for walking into the class and initiating interaction with The Little Prince as the 'go to' text
Little Prince (messages)

Little Prince (book)

Wheels within Wheels

 * 1) Diagrams
 * 2) Recording

Pramesh sir's anxieties and ours
A discussion about the anxiety of students over the course of English Honours and Pramesh sir's response. Utopian Function of Literature

Literary Studies Classroom
Pramesh sir on teaching literature and on young literary minds: Recording