406. Conducting II: Band ( 1/2) 1-411 - Senior Seminar:Colonial Literature and Postcolonial Theory,or The Strange but Surprisingly True Adventures of Eighteenth-Century Literature,together with an account of its humble origins in England and its subsequent travels around the world

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Cornell College

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Advanced, theoretically informed engagement with literary studies, broadly de_ned, including reection on what the English major brings to intellectual and creative life beyond the undergraduate years. The scholarly focus will be on eighteenth-century literature (especially _ction) and postcolonial adaptations and responses to that literature. We will read some postcolonial literature and theory in addition to eighteenth-century specimens. How did writers in the eighteenth century conceive of and interact with the larger world? Why have those conceptions continued to intrigue and occupy writers in formerly colonized countries today? Students will initiate research projects, and will reect on the place of literature in life beyond the English major. Prerequisites: English major and senior standing. (Humanities) REED

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3.00

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Lecture

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www.cornellcollege.edu

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(319) 895-4000

Regional Accreditation:

North Central Association of Colleges and Schools

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Semester

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