Department of Languages, Literatures and Cultural Studies

The Department of Languages, Literatures and Cultural Studies at Manipal University Jaipur is committed to the promotion of critical thinking, humanistic values, connectivity amongst cultures and linguistic competence, through its various programmes in the domain of languages, literatures and cultural studies. It nurtures an international, multi-lingual and interdisciplinary approach towards academics. The faculty members of the department come from diverse and vibrant academic backgrounds, making the department versatile in its approach and function.The department organizes special lectures, workshops, and seminars to ensure enriching knowledge of the students, research scholars and faculty members.

B A (Hons.) English and M A (English) programmes to prepare students to develop and upgrade their language competence, gain training in critical inquiry and debate, and inculcate literary sensibility through courses in Literary Criticism, British Literature, American Literature, Indian Writing in English, Women’s Writing in English, Linguistics and Literature of the Indian Diaspora.The Department caters PhD Programme to research scholars in English, Hindi and French. The scholars, both Full-time and Part-time, are encouraged to pursue cutting-edge research in socially relevant, interdisciplinary areas of research and in new fields of inquiry. Faculty members are doctoral supervisors on a variety of research domains, drawing on theoretical perspectives ranging from the traditional to the contemporary.

Another important function of the Department of Languages, Literatures and Cultural Studies is to provide modular language skills and training to students enrolled in different programmes. The department is committed to develop professional standards of communication in students across various disciplines.