PERIODS OF EUROPEAN CULTURE 50 - Europe and its Cultural Others

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Dartmouth College

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08F: 11 Literatures of the world cannot be compared without regard for the relations of domination that exist among the cultures that produced them. Colonialism and imperialism constitute important aspects of European history and self-perception from the Middle Ages through the 20th century. This course will focus on the cultural impact of domination on colonizer and colonized. Offered periodically with varying content. In 08F, Another European Identity: The Memory of Dissidence. This course explores the memory and experiences of those voices suppressed by the European nations-states in the construction of their homogeneous political and cultural identities. We will explore three sites of resistance: Jewish and Muslim marginality; the political identity of the citizen; and the sexual identity of those who confront the state's regulatory practices of the body. Texts by Sebald, The Emigrants; Pamuk, Snow; Jelinek, Lust; Semprun, Literature or Life; among others. Dist: LIT: WCult: CI. Aguado.

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3.00

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Lecture

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www.dartmouth.edu

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(603) 646-1110

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New England Association of Schools and Colleges

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Quarter

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