Literature 2882 - Different Voices,Different Views

Institution:

Bard College

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Description:

This course consists of a close reading of selected plays, poems, and short stories by contemporary authors from Africa, Egypt, India, and China. The works are analyzed for their intrinsic literary merits and the verisimilitude with which they portray the social conditions and political problems in the respective countries. The class examines the extent to which a variety of writers have drawn on native traditions or been affected by extraneous artistic trends and by belief systems such as Christianity, Islam, Marxism, and democratic socialism. Authors include Assia Djebar, Sembène Ousmane, Ngugi wa Thiong'o, Nawal Saadawi, Chinua Achebe, Naguib Mahfouz, Tayeb Salih, Bessie Head, Nadine Gordimer, R. K. Narayan, Mahasveta Devi, and Salman Rushdie.

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4.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.bard.edu

Phone Number:

(845) 758-6822

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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