ENGL 24903 - Post Colonial Literature

Institution:

University of Notre Dame

Subject:

English

Description:

This course examines the idea of the post colonial via a close reading of works now collected under the term. The course examines themes and techniques from a formal and historical perspective, asking what ?postcolonial? means and whether it is a plausible and productive concept. The course concentrates on writers from countries formerly primarily colonized by the British. Topics include decolonization; the appropriation of the colonizer?s language, hybridity, exile, and the necessity of alienation and the relationship of the postcolonial to the postmodern. The function of orientalism, the role of censorship, and the political and historical importance of the figure of the author will also play a role in the course.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.nd.edu

Phone Number:

(574) 631-5000

Regional Accreditation:

North Central Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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