ENGL 871 - Post-Colonial Approaches to Victorian Literature

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Trinity College

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Description:

This course examines Victorian literature through the lens of colonialism and postcolonial theory. Readings and class discussions will address the various definitions given to such terms as empire, colonialism, and imperialism and also consider the relation between metropole and colony in order to better understand the literature and culture of Victorian Britain. Additionally, the course focuses, in part, on depictions of religious practices, especially the unique ways in which Victorian literature often fictionalizes these practices, blending such traditions as Christianity, Spiritualism, Buddhism, Judaism, and Islam to refigure personhood through imagining global spirituality. Finally, this course will introduce students to primary special collections research, allowing each student to devise his or her own research project on literary depictions of the British Empire. Readings will include works by Wilkie Collins, Christina Rossetti, George Eliot, Cora Linn Daniels, and Elizabeth Gaskell. This course is open to graduate students and advanced undergraduates. 1.00 units, Seminar

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1.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.Trincoll.edu

Phone Number:

(860) 297-2000

Regional Accreditation:

New England Association of Schools and Colleges

Calendar System:

Semester

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