Department of Cultural Studies
Tezpur University
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Courses offered under Curriculum and Credit Framework for Undergraduate Programme

Courses offered under Curriculum and Credit Framework for Undergraduate Programme
Course Title L T P CH Cr
CTVA101: Introduction to Indian Philosophy: The Basics 2 0 0 2 2
CTSE101: Cultural Heritage Management: The Basics 2 0 1 4 3
CTVA102: Culture and Communication 2 0 0 2 2
Click on the Course Codes below for respective syllabus-contents.

CTVA101: Introduction to Indian Philosophy: The Basics
L = 2, T = 0, P = 0, CH = 2, CR = 2
Course Outcomes:
CO1: Understanding the notion of Indian Philosophy.
CO2: Acquiring basic knowledge about the various schools of Indian Philosophy and some of the Indian philosophers of the Modern period.
Course Contents:
Unit 1: Introduction to Philosophy
The concept(s) of Philosophy as a discipline and discourse will be given to the students in this first unit. It will focus on providing a general overview about the discipline with prime thrust on the evolution in a chronological mapping with specific reference to Indian Philosophy.
Unit 2: Introduction to the major schools (Nine) of Indian Philosophy:
In this unit, students will be provided the basic introductory knowledge about the nine schools of Indian Philosophy such as, Samkhya, Yoga, Nyaya, Vaisheshika, Mimamsa, Vedanta, Charvaka, Buddhist and the Jaina philosophy.
Unit 3: Introduction to Indian Philosophers of the 20th century: Swami Vivekananda, Rabindra Nath Tagore and Sri Aurobindo
In this unit, basic knowledge about three significant Modern Indian Philosophers will be imparted to the students. It will attempt to introduce the students the Philosophical thoughts and ideas of these three eminent philosophers, so that they can have the basic understanding about the contemporary trends of Indian Philosophy. This unit is designed in keeping to the contents of the second unit where the entire historical evolution of the Indian Philosophy till the pre-modern time has been provided.
Textbooks:
Hiranya, Mysore. (1994). Outlines of Indian Philosophy. Motilal Benarasidass, Delhi.
Chatterjee, Satishchandra & Datta, Dheerendramohan (2016). An Introduction to Indian Philosophy (3rd Edition). Motilal Benarasidass, Delhi.
Sharma, Chandradhar (2016). A Critical Survey of Indian Philosophy. (14th Edition). Motilal Benarasidass, Delhi.
*L = Lecture, T = Tutorial, P = Practical, CH = Contact Hour, CR = Credit
CTSE101: Cultural Heritage Management: The Basics
L = 2, T = 0, P = 1, CH = 4, CR = 3
Course Outcomes:
CO1: Understanding the notion of heritage materials and the functioning of standard museums.
CO2: Acquiring basic skills of collection and documentation for museums.
Course Contents:
Unit 1: Quick Introduction to Heritage and Museum
The concept(s) of heritage: various forms and categories, emergent trends.
The institution of museum: types of museums and evolving trends: cabinets of curiosities of colonial age to new museological trends in postcolonial times.
Basic readings on standard museographic practices: Collection, Documentation, Exhibition and Preservation.
Unit 2: Practical on Collection Work
In this unit, students will be assigned, either individually or in groups, to collect museum specimens fulfilling the prescribed methods of collection of objects for museum.
Unit 3: Hands-on experience on Preventive Conservation
In this unit students will be imparted basic practical training on some of the preventive conservation methods of museum objects.
Unit 4: Practical work on Cataloguing of Museum Objects
In this unit, students will be assigned, either individually or in groups, to accomplish documentation and cataloguing of collected specimens within a given time.
Textbooks:
Ambrose, T. & Paine, C. (2006). Museum Basics. London and New York: Routledge.
Das, A. (1989). Museography for Ethno Cultural Material. New Delhi: Agam Kala Prakashan.
Suggested Readings:
Relevant reading materials, such as, book chapters, articles and excerpts will be provided by the coordinator during teaching of the course.
*L = Lecture, T = Tutorial, P = Practical, CH = Contact Hour, CR = Credit
CTVA102: Culture and Communication
L = 2, T = 0, P = 0, CH = 2, CR = 2
Course Outcomes:
CO1: Ability to understand the importance of culture in communication.
CO2: Train students to be culturally sensitive and responsible.
Course Contents:
Unit 1: Culture and its Characteristics
Different understandings and definitions of culture – Gustav E. Klemm, E.B. Tylor, Bronislaw Malinowski, Matthew Arnold, T.S. Eliot, F.R. Leavis and Raymond Williams.
Characteristics of Culture: Learned, Shared, Symbolic, Integrated and Dynamic.
Unit 2: Intercultural Communication
Learning to live together; appreciating cultural diversity and heterogeneity; importance of cultural sensitivity for coexistence.
Teaching students about biases and behaviour; recognizing and understanding our cultural values.
Unit 3: Breaking Barriers to Intercultural Communication
Race, gender, ethnicity, and cultural identity; cultural relativism and universalism, incompatible cultural values; guarding against stereotypes, ethnocentrism, and culture shock; from cultural assimilation to celebration of difference.
Stories of master communicators from India - Role of folk and popular culture in building bridges in Indian society.
Unit 4: Using Technology to Connect/Divide
Technology as dividing and connecting people; reality shows and cultural identity; promoting culture through online media platforms; cultural insensitivity and online media.
Textbooks:
Ahrndt, Shannos. (2020). Intercultural Communication. University of Missouri-St. Louis.
Carbaugh, Donal. (2017). The Handbook of Communication in Cross-Cultural Perspective. Taylor and Francis.
Suggested Readings:
Tomlinson, John. (1991). Cultural Imperialism: A Critical Introduction. Johns Hopkins University Press, Maryland.
*L = Lecture, T = Tutorial, P = Practical, CH = Contact Hour, CR = Credit