ENGL 350 - Postcolonial Literature

Institution:

Washington and Lee University

Subject:

English

Description:

Prerequisite: Three credits in 200-level English. A study of the finest writers of postcolonial poetry, drama, and fiction in English. The course examines themes and techniques in a historical context, asking what “postcolonial” means to writers of countries formerly colonized by the British. Topics include colonization and decolonization; writing in the colonizer’s language; questions of universality; hybridity, exile, and migrancy; the relationship of postcolonial to postmodern; Orientalism; censorship; and the role of post-imperial Britain in the publication, distribution, and consumption of postcolonial literature. Keen.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.wlu.edu/

Phone Number:

(540) 458-8400

Regional Accreditation:

Southern Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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