M.Phil-PhD_Programmes

The_School_offers_M.Phil.programmes_in_three_disciplines_–_Visual_Studies,_Theatre_and_Performance_Studies_and_Cinema_Studies._Candidates_seeking_admission_to_any_of_the_M_Phil_courses_are_expected_to_have_a_broad_knowledge_of_the_history,_practice_and_theories_of_their_respective_disciplines._Selected_candidates_in_each_stream_will_spend_the_first_two_semesters_in_coursework_including_two_compulsory_courses_(i)_Research_Methodology_and_(ii)_Dissertation_Seminar_as_well_as_two_optional_courses._Each_course_carries_four_credits;_a_total_of_16_credits_are_earned_through_the_coursework._After_successful_completion_of_the_coursework,_students_will_devote_two_semesters_to_writing_a_dissertation,_which_carries_a_further_12_credits._Students_who_earn_the_required_grade_point_average_(CGPA)_in_the_M_Phil_are_automatically_enrolled_in_the_PhD_programme.

 

M.Phil_Course_Structure:_

Details_of_the_courses_taught_in_the_first_two_semesters_of_the three_M_Phil_programmes_are_given_below._In_the_third_and_fourth_semesters_of_the_M_Phil,_students_research_and_write_their_M_Phil_dissertations.

 

M.Phil_in_Cinema_Studies

SEMESTER_I

1._SAA-661_  _Cinema_Studies:_Historiography,_Theory,_Research_Methods_&_Language_(Compulsory_Course)

2._Optional_    Students_may_choose_from_the_Optional_Courses_on_offer

 

SEMESTER_II

1._SAA-662    _Dissertation_Seminar:_Cinema_Studies_(Compulsory_Course)

2._Optional_    _Students_may_choose_from_the_Optional_Courses_on_offer

 

Optional_Courses:_

Given_below_is_a_list_of_optional_courses_designed_for_the_Cinema_Studies_M_Phil_programme,_which_are_taught_by_rotation._From_time_to_time,_additional_courses_may_be_offered_by_visiting_faculty.

SAA-666        _Critical_Theory_to_Cultural_Studies

SAA-667        _Melodrama_and_Popular_Culture

SAA-668        _Cinema_and_the_City

SAA-676        _Documentary_&_Non_Fiction_Cinema

SAA-681        _Cinema_and_Transnationalism

SAA-682        _Advanced_Research_Seminar_in_Film_and_Media_Cultures

 

M.Phil_in_Theatre_and_Performance_Studies

SEMESTER_I

1. _SAA-631   Research_Methodology:_Texts,_theories,_Interpretations_and_Contexts_(Compulsory_Course)

2._Optional    _Students_may_choose_from_the_Optional_Courses_on_offer

 

SEMESTER_II

1._SAA-632    _Dissertation_Seminar:_Theatre_and_Performance_Studies_(Compulsory_Course)

2._Optional _ _ Students_may_choose_from_the_Optional_Courses_on_offer

 

Optional_Courses:_

Given_below_is_a_list_of_optional_courses_designed_for_the_M_Phil_programme,_which_are_taught_by_rotation._From_time_to_time,_additional_courses_may_be_offered_by_visiting_faculty. SAA-634_       _Movements_and_Concepts_in_Performance

SAA_633        _Rites,_Rituals_and_Festivals:_Cultural_Enactments_and_their Transformations

SAA_640 _ _ _ _ Elements_of_Ethnomusicology

SAa_641 _ _ _ _ Dance_as_Non-Verbal_Communication

SAA-644        _Gender,_Sexual_Politics_and_Feminist_Perspective

SAA-649 _ _ _ _ Documenting_Traditional_and_Marginalized_Performance _  _ _

 SAA-650 _ _ _ _Reading,_Writing_and_Critiquing_Performance:_Methods_of_Historiographical_Enquiry _ 

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M.Phil_in_Visual_Studies

SEMESTER_I

1._SAA-601   _Research_Methodology: _Approaches,_Concepts_and_Methods_of_Visual_Studies_(Compulsory_Course)

2._ Optional   _Students_may_choose_from_the_Optional_Courses_on_offer

 

SEMESTER_II

1._SAA-619   _Dissertation_Seminar:_Visual_Studies_(Compulsory_Course)

2._Optional    _ Students_may_choose_from_the_Optional_Courses_on_offer

 

Optional_Courses:_

Given_below_is_a_list_of_optional_courses_designed_for_the_M_Phil_programme,_which_are_taught_by_rotation._From_time_to_time,_additional_courses_may_be_offered_by_visiting_faculty.

SAA-603_       _Transfiguration_of_the_Indian_Sacred_Image SAA-606_       _Alternative_Trajectories_of_Modernism SAA-608_       _“Origin”_and_Development_of_Iconography_in_Early_India SAA-609_       _Meaning_in_the_Temple_Form SAA-616_       _Rethinking_Representation:_Caste,_Class,_Gender_and_Race_in_Art SAA-618        _Regional_Study_of_Art_History_Seminar_Course

 

Admission Admission_to_the_MPhil._programme_is_through_a_separate_entrance_examination_for_each_stream_(i)_Visual_Studies,_(ii)_Cinema_Studies,_and_(iii)_Theatre_and_Performance_Studies_followed_by_a_viva_voce._Only_those_candidates_will_be_eligible_to_apply_who_have_a_Masters_degree_in_any_discipline_with_at_least_50%_marks._For_details_of_the_entrance_examination_and_admission_process,_please_check https://admissions.jnu.ac.in/

Entrance_Exam_papers_from_previous_years_are_available_at https://admissions.jnu.ac.in/searchquestionpaper.aspx

 

A_list_of_recommended_readings_to_prepare_for_the_entrance_exam,_can_be_found_by_clicking_here_

 

Foreign_Students_may_also_apply_for_the_programme_through_the_procedure_detailed_at https://jnu.ac.in/sites/default/files/upload/2020-11/Admission%20Procedure%20for%20Foreign%20Students.pdf