Courses by Amitabh V Dwivedi
The title of the course is "Academic Writing". And in this course you will learn:
1. How to write... more The title of the course is "Academic Writing". And in this course you will learn:
1. How to write an abstract?
2. Language issues in academic writing and how to take care of them?
3. How to paraphrase and avoid plagiarism?
4. How to form a hypothesis?
5. How to make your academic writing argumentative?
6. How to publish in a scholarly journal? 9 video lessons501 views
Welcome to the course, titled “Stylistics”. In this course, you will study how to analyze literar... more Welcome to the course, titled “Stylistics”. In this course, you will study how to analyze literary texts. As you know Stylistics works as a bridge between linguistic analysis and literary texts, and it helps unearth layers of meaning on a deep level. So, what you are going to learn in this course: starting from what is stylistics, and its subject matter, we will move to text, textuality and discourse, and Barthes’ concept “Author is dead”. We will see how to make a boring lecture exciting, with reference to the teaching plot. Aristotle’s rhetoric; the irony in Pride & Prejudice; Foregrounding and analysis of Cummings’ poem; meter in poetry, text analysis, and as a bonus you will get: videos on postmodernism; Foucault and discourse; Saussure’s structuralism; KISS principle and Saussure and Pierce’s model of sign. 14 video lessons56 views
Analyzing a text is not simple, and when it comes to a literary text, the job becomes tougher. An... more Analyzing a text is not simple, and when it comes to a literary text, the job becomes tougher. Analysis requires critical reading skills. That is supported with close and careful reading. There is a saying: a good reader is also a good writer. So, we can say that reading a text carefully is the key that further leads to interpretation. Join this course, titled “Analyzing Text: Introduction to Literary Criticism and Theory”, and learn how to analyze, interpret and evaluate a text. 13 video lessons166 views
Videos by Amitabh V Dwivedi
This video discusses:
1. How to make a boring lecture exciting;
2. Converting Novel into a Fair... more This video discusses:
1. How to make a boring lecture exciting;
2. Converting Novel into a Fairy Tale;
3. Plot Structure of Pride & Prejudice The scenic beauty of Shri Mata Vaishno Devi University.
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The short video discusses:
1. Application of Structuralism to Literature,
2. Saussure’s Structu... more The short video discusses:
1. Application of Structuralism to Literature,
2. Saussure’s Structuralism, Signifier & Signified wrt Gustave Flaubert’s Madame Bovary,
3. La Langue and La Parole wrt Gustave Flaubert’s Madame Bovary,
4. Syntagmatic and Paradigmatic relationship wrt Gustave Flaubert’s Madame Bovary 15 views
What is a sentence? Various definitions, but not explicit.
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In this video we will study:
1. Historical Background of Post-structuralism
2. On Grammatology
3... more In this video we will study:
1. Historical Background of Post-structuralism
2. On Grammatology
3. Concept of Panopticon
4. Jane Eyre
5. Krestiva's Intertextuality
6. Foucault's Dicipline and Punishment 1 views
Is there something called “a stupid question” or “an intelligent question”? In Research, there is... more Is there something called “a stupid question” or “an intelligent question”? In Research, there is. But certain researchers might raise their eyebrows, and even question this. Because Einstein once said, “question everything”. So, they are questioning everything. But Chesterton also once said, “There is a thought that stops thought. That is the only thought that ought to be stopped.”
In a Hindi comedy movie, Malamaal Weekly, a population census data collector (C) asks a sixty-year-old lady (L):
C: Did you get married?
L: No.
C: Okay. How many children do you have?
L: A tight slap to the collector
In India, laws related to illegitimate children are in nascent stages. I don’t know about other cultures. But I think that “collector” asked a stupid question. I discuss something related to “an intelligent question” in this short video.
Happy watching! 1 views
Babbling and Motherese:
Speech-like sounds are produced by very young children. Babies begin t... more Babbling and Motherese:
Speech-like sounds are produced by very young children. Babies begin to produce babbling sounds like /da/, /ma/, /na/, ba/, at the age of about three or four months.
Iris, in this video, babbles and tries to talk to her mother. In turn, her mother's speech is an example of caretaker speech, also known as motherese, helping Iris to learn the language. 10 views
Papers by Amitabh V Dwivedi
Encyclopedia of Indian religions, Nov 12, 2018
Discourse and Context: Beyond the Morphology of Folktales, 2023
Discourse and context play crucial roles in understanding and interpreting Dogri folktales beyond... more Discourse and context play crucial roles in understanding and interpreting Dogri folktales beyond just the morphology or structure of the tales. Dogri folktales, like folk narratives from any culture, are embedded within a specific socio-cultural context, and they serve various functions within that context. Here are some ways in which discourse and context are important: Cultural Significance: Dogri folktales reflect the beliefs, values, traditions, and customs of the Dogra community. By analyzing the discourse within these tales, one can uncover insights into the cultural heritage and identity of the Dogra people. Understanding the socio-cultural context helps in deciphering the symbolism, metaphors, and motifs present in the folk narratives. Oral Tradition and Performance: Dogri folktales are often transmitted orally from one generation to another. The mode of transmission influences the discourse and presentation of these tales. Factors such as the storyteller's style, audience interaction, and performance setting contribute to the interpretation of the narrative. Examining the context of oral tradition sheds light on how these tales are preserved and shared within the community.
Global education review, Nov 15, 2016
The Journal of Pan-African Studies, Jun 1, 2015
The Bukusu of Kenya was written by Namulundah Florence. This book is part of the Carolina Academi... more The Bukusu of Kenya was written by Namulundah Florence. This book is part of the Carolina Academic Press African World Series that publishes new works in the field of African and Black World Studies. The aim of this series is to identify and elaborate "the strategic place of Africa and its Diaspora in a shifting global world" (p. ix). The series editors have published several books on the African experiences, such as Women, Gender, and Sexualities in Africa; The Tiv and Their Southern Neighbours, 1890-1990; Globalization and the African Experience; Food Crop Production, Hunger, and Rural Poverty in Nigeria's Benue Area. 1920-1995; Ifá in Yorùbá Thought System etc. This series intends to fill gaps in areas, including African history, law, politics, religion, culture, sociology, literature, philosophy, visual arts, art history, geography, language, health, and social welfare. Florence's book offers an overview of Bukusu people's practices and beliefs, and this text is an extension of her previously published text titled Our Mothers' Hearths: Bukusu Folktales and Proverbs. The author incorporates her personal knowledge and experience of Bukusu life to present an anthology of social ethos, folklore, and cultural tradition. In this book, Florence analyzes Busuku folktales, based on her work titled From Our Mothers' Hearths: Bukusu Folktales and Proverbs. The author has included five chapters excluding "Introduction" and "Conclusion." The book demonstrates a close reading of cultural anthropology, sociology, literature, history, and comparative ethnography. The author also draws examples from other communities in the East African region. Florence has succeeded to keep this text readable, introductory and basic by avoiding notes, figures, maps, tables, photographs, and interviews. Overall, it is a coherent book informed by the growing scholarly works on various themes in folktales, culture, and social identities. The chapters are written so well that they can stand alone or can be read following a different order. Chapter 1 illustrates the significance of folktales and narrators. Traditional storytellers keep folktales alive. They transfer this tradition from one generation to another. The author states that "narrators uphold traditional beliefs and shape the construction of identities" (p. 3).
Capital & Class, Sep 1, 2019
tradition itself. This book lacks the same robust analysis present in something like Ishay Landa'... more tradition itself. This book lacks the same robust analysis present in something like Ishay Landa's (2018) Fascism and the Masses (reviewed in Vol. 43, issue 1 of this journal), which explicates fascist and proto-fascist writings in order to track specific themes and then follow how those themes manifested themselves in policy. Recovering this lost tradition of Leftist critique is valuable, but such an approach is not designed to convince non-initiates. For example, Roberto devotes a scant four pages (394-397) to the American Liberty League, a union of business leaders determined to fight the New Deal, and most of that is summarizing a 1936 article by labor historian Grace Hutchins. The League was no secret organization-it left behind sufficient material for analysis, and exploring its statements directly and relating them to ideas advanced by other business elite would have offered a more convincing analysis of emergent fascism than simply regurgitating the contemporary viewpoint of an ideological opponent. This is indicative of Roberto's general approach to the subject of American fascism; he successfully convinces his reader that contemporaries regarded many of these developments as fascist, and he assumes that this will, in turn, convince us. These criticisms aside, The Coming of the American Behemoth proves its worth with the unstated parallels it draws to the more recent history of the United States-the increasing redundancy of much of the workforce due to automation, the extension of credit in order to drive consumption, resulting in the Great Recession in 2007, followed an allegedly progressive Democratic president shoring up the capitalist system at the expense of millions upon millions of working-class people. This time around, however, the story ended differently, and now fascism seems to be on the march in America. Thus, does Roberto's book prove phenomenally valuable, if only to remind us that application of the political 'f-word' has plenty of precedent in American history when the forces of capital are ascendant.
Sociolinguistic Studies, Mar 2, 2019
The grammar of knowledge: A cross-linguistic typology Alexandra Y. Aikhenvald and Robert M. W. D... more The grammar of knowledge: A cross-linguistic typology Alexandra Y. Aikhenvald and Robert M. W. Dixon (eds) (2014) Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press. Pp. xxii +289 ISBN: 9780198701316
International Journal of Humanities and Innovation (IJHI)
This research aims to determine the effectiveness of language learning strategies in writing desc... more This research aims to determine the effectiveness of language learning strategies in writing descriptive text in an open area. Also, this research is subject to investigate the significant difference in students’ achievement before and after implementing learning strategies in writing using descriptive text in an open area. The researchers applied pre-experimental research with one group pre-test and post-test design and collected the data by giving a pre-test, treatment, and post-test. The research sample was a public senior high school in Tana Toraja regency, South Sulawesi, Indonesia, consisting of thirty students. The research findings showed that the tenth-grade senior high school students had fair to poor scores in a pre-test. After giving treatment, their writing skill in descriptive text significantly increased. The research results showed that implementing language learning strategies in writing descriptive text in an open area is effective. Also, the investigation showed a...
Hinduism and Tribal Religions, 2022
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Courses by Amitabh V Dwivedi
1. How to write an abstract?
2. Language issues in academic writing and how to take care of them?
3. How to paraphrase and avoid plagiarism?
4. How to form a hypothesis?
5. How to make your academic writing argumentative?
6. How to publish in a scholarly journal?
Videos by Amitabh V Dwivedi
1. How to make a boring lecture exciting;
2. Converting Novel into a Fairy Tale;
3. Plot Structure of Pride & Prejudice
1. Application of Structuralism to Literature,
2. Saussure’s Structuralism, Signifier & Signified wrt Gustave Flaubert’s Madame Bovary,
3. La Langue and La Parole wrt Gustave Flaubert’s Madame Bovary,
4. Syntagmatic and Paradigmatic relationship wrt Gustave Flaubert’s Madame Bovary
1. Historical Background of Post-structuralism
2. On Grammatology
3. Concept of Panopticon
4. Jane Eyre
5. Krestiva's Intertextuality
6. Foucault's Dicipline and Punishment
In a Hindi comedy movie, Malamaal Weekly, a population census data collector (C) asks a sixty-year-old lady (L):
C: Did you get married?
L: No.
C: Okay. How many children do you have?
L: A tight slap to the collector
In India, laws related to illegitimate children are in nascent stages. I don’t know about other cultures. But I think that “collector” asked a stupid question. I discuss something related to “an intelligent question” in this short video.
Happy watching!
Speech-like sounds are produced by very young children. Babies begin to produce babbling sounds like /da/, /ma/, /na/, ba/, at the age of about three or four months.
Iris, in this video, babbles and tries to talk to her mother. In turn, her mother's speech is an example of caretaker speech, also known as motherese, helping Iris to learn the language.
Papers by Amitabh V Dwivedi
1. How to write an abstract?
2. Language issues in academic writing and how to take care of them?
3. How to paraphrase and avoid plagiarism?
4. How to form a hypothesis?
5. How to make your academic writing argumentative?
6. How to publish in a scholarly journal?
1. How to make a boring lecture exciting;
2. Converting Novel into a Fairy Tale;
3. Plot Structure of Pride & Prejudice
1. Application of Structuralism to Literature,
2. Saussure’s Structuralism, Signifier & Signified wrt Gustave Flaubert’s Madame Bovary,
3. La Langue and La Parole wrt Gustave Flaubert’s Madame Bovary,
4. Syntagmatic and Paradigmatic relationship wrt Gustave Flaubert’s Madame Bovary
1. Historical Background of Post-structuralism
2. On Grammatology
3. Concept of Panopticon
4. Jane Eyre
5. Krestiva's Intertextuality
6. Foucault's Dicipline and Punishment
In a Hindi comedy movie, Malamaal Weekly, a population census data collector (C) asks a sixty-year-old lady (L):
C: Did you get married?
L: No.
C: Okay. How many children do you have?
L: A tight slap to the collector
In India, laws related to illegitimate children are in nascent stages. I don’t know about other cultures. But I think that “collector” asked a stupid question. I discuss something related to “an intelligent question” in this short video.
Happy watching!
Speech-like sounds are produced by very young children. Babies begin to produce babbling sounds like /da/, /ma/, /na/, ba/, at the age of about three or four months.
Iris, in this video, babbles and tries to talk to her mother. In turn, her mother's speech is an example of caretaker speech, also known as motherese, helping Iris to learn the language.