MONASH UNIVERSITY FACULTY HANDBOOKS

Arts Undergraduate Handbook 1996

Published by Monash University

Clayton, Victoria 3168, Australia

Authorised by Academic Registrar, April 1996


ENH2800

In other worlds: postcolonial literature

M Ackland

8 points + 2 hours per week + Second semester + Caulfield

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 and the Carribean, and Australia and the Pacific region. They promote discussion of processes of inscription, cultural interaction and strategies for dominion, and of how racial and gender stereotypes can be effectively challenged. Recent attempts to portray indigenous or minority groups and the influence of successive waves of imperialism and of aspirations towards self-determination will also be examined. The intersection of postmodernist and postcolonial dilemmas will be a further topic for discussion.

Assessment Tutorial paper and participation (1000 words): 20% + Essay (1500 words): 30% + Essay (3000 words): 50% + Students whose written work and participation are satisfactory will be excused an examination.

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