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This blog task is given by Dilip Barad Sir, Introduction Hello Learners! This blog is part of a Thinking Activity on Cultural Studies, focusing on Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein (1818). The novel is not just a Gothic horror story; it is a mirror of revolutionary ideas, a critique of science and society, and a cultural text that has continued to evolve across centuries. Through a Cultural Studies lens, Frankenstein becomes a study of power, class, ideology, and the “Other.” It raises enduring questions about creation, responsibility, and the boundaries between human and machine. The discussion in this blog is divided into two main parts: ⿡ Revolutionary Births — exploring how Frankenstein reflects political, social, and intellectual revolutions of its time. ⿢ The Frankenpheme in Popular Culture — understanding how the Creature has evolved as a cultural symbol across literature, film, and media. 1)-Revolutionary Births Mary Shelley wrote Frankenstein during a period of radical political cha...

This blog is a part of thinking activity given by Megha ma'am. Introduction: T. P. Kailasam’s The Curse (Karna) is one of the finest modern English plays based on the Mahabharata. Kailasam retells the life of Karna not as mythic spectacle but as intensely human tragedy, bringing the epic hero down to the level of moral and psychological reality. Through modern dramatic form he probes questions of fate, caste, identity, and ethical duty, turning a familiar legend into a meditation on human suffering. This blog answers two key questions: ⿡ Is there moral conflict and hamartia in Karna’s character? ⿢ How does The Curse deconstruct the traditional myth? Q 1)-Moral Conflict and Hamartia in Kailasam’s Karna Kailasam’s Karna is a tragic hero in the classical sense, torn between his knowledge of right and his emotional obligations. Born to Kunti and Surya but abandoned and raised by a charioteer, he carries the wound of rejection throughout his life. His struggle is not merely external; it...

 This blog is written as part of the Thinking Activity given by Dilip Barad Sir,  The task explores how Shakespeare’s Hamlet and Tom Stoppard’s Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead represent power, ideology, and marginalization — from royal courts to modern corporate systems.                                              Introduction William Shakespeare’s Hamlet is more than a tragedy of revenge and madness — it is a powerful study of hierarchy, control, and ideological dominance. Through the minor characters Rosencrantz and Guildenstern, Shakespeare reveals how individuals at the margins of authority are used, manipulated, and finally erased from both narrative and memory. Tom Stoppard’s reinterpretation, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead, reimagines these forgotten figures at the center of the story. Stoppard transforms their silence into a philosophical and...

 This Blog task is given by Dilip Barad Sir. In this blog i give a prompt to chatgpt, My Prompt: Explain the concept of Slow Movement Dromology Risk Society Postfeminism Hyperreal Hypermodernism Cyberfeminism Posthumanism in cultural studies, providing a clear definition, its key characteristics, and a relevant example. Relate this concept to contemporary society and discuss its potential implications." Teacher's Blog In contemporary society, culture is constantly shaped by technology, media, and evolving social norms. The study of cultural concepts such as Slow Movement, Dromology, Risk Society, Postfeminism, Hyperreality, Hypermodernism, Cyberfeminism, and Posthumanism provides insights into how humans interact with modernity, technology, and identity. Using AI tools like ChatGPT as a starting point for exploration allows us to critically understand these complex concepts and connect them to real-world contexts. 1. Slow Movement Definition: The Slow Movement promotes intenti...

 This task is given by Dilip Barad Sir, This blog post reflects on This Blog : Teacher's Blog  ideas through four interconnected dimensions: media and power, the role of education, cultural practices, and critical media consumption. It also connects his discussion to personal observations and the present media environment, to explore what it means to be a “truly educated person” today. Cultural Studies, Media, Power, and the Truly Educated Person Introduction: In today’s world, media has become the most dominant institution shaping human thought, identity, and social relations. From the news we read to the advertisements we see and the entertainment we consume, media constructs our understanding of what is real, desirable, or even moral. The intersection of media, power, and education is, therefore, a central concern of Cultural Studies. The blog “Cultural Studies, Media, Power, and the Truly Educated Person” explores how media functions as both a tool of control and a potenti...

 This task is given by Megha ma'am.  Write a blog on Comparative and critical analysis of Daniel Defoe's Robinson Crusoe and j.M. Coetzee's  Foe.   Ans. Comparative and Critical Analysis of Daniel Defoe’s Robinson Crusoe and J. M. Coetzee’s Foe Daniel Defoe’s Robinson Crusoe (1719) is one of the earliest English novels and a cornerstone of adventure and survival fiction. It presents the story of a man cast away on an uninhabited island, who builds a new life through courage, faith, and industriousness. More than just an adventure story, the novel reflects the spirit of its age — an era of exploration, colonization, and economic individualism. Nearly three centuries later, J. M. Coetzee’s Foe (1986) revisits Defoe’s classic narrative but transforms it into a postcolonial and metafictional critique. Through his re-imagined characters and fragmented narration, Coetzee exposes the silences, exclusions, and power structures hidden in the original text. Reading both novel...

This Blog task is given by Prakruti ma'am. in this blog few question-Answer about Jean Rhys' Wide Sargasso Sea. Introduction Jean Rhys’s Wide Sargasso Sea (1966) is a seminal postcolonial text that reimagines the backstory of Bertha Mason, the “madwoman in the attic” from Charlotte Brontë’s Jane Eyre. Set in the Caribbean during the 1830s–1840s, the novel interrogates themes of colonialism, racial tension, identity, and gendered oppression. Through the lives of Antoinette Cosway and her mother Annette, Rhys explores the psychological consequences of displacement, alienation, and patriarchal domination. The novel’s narrative techniques, including multiple perspectives, create a pluralist truth, offering insight into the fractured realities of postcolonial existence. Caribbean Cultural Representation in Wide Sargasso Sea The Caribbean setting in Wide Sargasso Sea is central to its themes. Rhys portrays the islands as lush, tropical, and sensuous, yet imbued with social tension, h...

 This task is given by Megha ma'am. In this blog we have to write 2 questions related to Franz Fanon's "The Wretched of the Earth". Q 1)- According to Fanon, what is wrong with the “racialization” of culture? Introduction: Fanon and Colonial Racism Frantz Fanon, in his works Black Skin, White Masks (1952) and The Wretched of the Earth (1961), examines how colonialism does not only occupy land but also colonizes the mind and culture of the oppressed. One of his major critiques is the racialization of culture — the practice of interpreting all cultural differences through the lens of race. For Fanon, this process distorts both culture and humanity itself. a) Culture as a Historical Process, Not a Racial Trait Fanon believes culture is not biological or hereditary, but historical and dynamic. Every society’s culture develops through its material conditions, historical struggles, and social interactions. Colonial ideology, however, tried to present culture as something fi...

 This blog task is given by Dilip Barad sir, this blog is part of AI Bias NotebookLM Activit.                                                  Here is video of our sir about this activity. Lab session DHs AI Bias NotebookLM Activity. 4 Surprising Lessons a Literature Professor Taught Us About AI's Hidden Biases In the sterile, logical world of AI development, the last place you'd expect to find the ultimate ethics toolkit is a university's English department. We tend to think of Artificial Intelligence as a machine that operates on objective, cold, hard data, free from the messy prejudices that define human thinking. Yet, that's precisely what a recent lecture by literature professor Dillip P. Barad revealed to be a dangerously incomplete perception. According to Professor Barad, AI is not a neutral arbiter of facts. Instead, it is a "mirror reflection of the...