E 373 - Postcolonial Fictions

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Saint Mary's University of Minnesota

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3 credits This course will focus on literature in English that addresses the processes and complications of colonization and decolonization. At issue throughout the course will be a number of questions: How does postcolonial literature demonstrate the legacy of imperialism and the conflicts and possibilities of decolonization? How do contemporary postcolonial writers inscribe their perspectives, politics, and lived experiences in literature? What common themes, problems, or values does postcolonial literature explore? What strategies do postcolonial writers employ to cope with the destabilization of previously accepted epistemological and ontological systems? How do various fictional accounts (of origin, of colonization, of identity, of nationality) contribute to a contemporary understanding of community, history, and narrative? Authors studied may include Chinua Achebe, Salman Rushdie, Anita and/or Kiran Desai, Jamaica Kincaid, J. M. Coetzee, or V. S. Naipaul. Prerequisite: E175 or consent of instructor.

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3.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.smumn.edu

Phone Number:

(507) 457-1600

Regional Accreditation:

North Central Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Trimester

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