12:00 PM to 01:15 PM MW
Krug Hall 253
Section Information for Spring 2020
This course offers an introduction to the vibrant field of postcolonial literature. Focusing on the colonial experience and its aftermath, our primary readings will consist of fiction, poetry, film, essays, and criticism. The course will also introduce some of the key theoretical concepts and issues that have shaped debates in the field. Among the key issues we will examine in detail are representation, power, race, gender, sexuality, nationalism, violence, hybrid identities, and diasporas. We will also consider the specific social and historical contexts of the works under consideration. Some of the works we will study are: Micheal Ondajee's The English Patient, Hamid Nafisi's The Reluctant Fundamentalist, and the films Omar (Palestine 2012) by Hani Abu Asad, and Listen (Finland, 2015) by Hamy Ramezan.
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Credits: 3
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