ENGLISH 194 - Haunting Homes: Major Themes in Transnational Anglophone Literature

Institution:

Harvard University

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Description:

Drawing on a diverse selection of poems, novels, short stories, drama, and essays, this course uses the paradigm of the nation as a haunting home to introduce students to classic and emerging themes within Anglophone literary studies. Themes include, but are not limited to: civilization and barbarism; revolution and nation-building; orientalism and hybridity; gender and sexuality; migration and memory; globalization and environmentalism. Authors: Salman Rushdie, J.M. Coetzee, Tsitsi Dangarembga, Brian Friel, Michael Ondaatje, among others.

Credits:

4.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.harvard.edu

Phone Number:

(617) 495-1000

Regional Accreditation:

New England Association of Schools and Colleges

Calendar System:

Semester

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