ENH2800

In other worlds: postcolonial literature

(ART)

M Ackland

6 points + 2 hours per week + Second semester + Clayton + Prerequisites: A first-year sequence in English, Literary Studies or Cultural Studies or permission + Prohibitions: ENH3800, CLS2800/3800

Synopsis: This subject is intended to introduce students to postcolonialism as a historical phenomenon and as a dynamic field of contemporary writing and theory. The set texts deal with the Americas, Africa, the Carribean and the Asia-Pacific region. They promote discussion of processes of inscription, cultural interaction and strategies for dominion, of the place of indigenous or minority groups, and of the intersection of postmodernist and postcolonial dilemmas.

Assessment: Seminar presentation (1000 words) and participation: 30% + Essay (1500 words): 30% + Class test (2000 words): 40%