POSTCOLONIAL LITERATURES AND THEORY (CL2081)

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Any text that speaks truth to power and gives voice to the voiceless has affinities with postcolonial studies, if not a claim to being postcolonial. This course will address key concepts in postcolonial studies to interrogate representations of race, gender, colonial capitalism and the environment. Straddling languages, genres, cultures and continents, our texts create a space for hybrid identities. No prerequisites.

Code: 
CL2081
Name: 
POSTCOLONIAL LITERATURES AND THEORY
Discipline: 
CL (Comparative Literature)
Type: 
Regular
Level: 
Undergraduate
Credits: 
4
Can be taken twice for credit?: 
Yes
Pre-requisites: 
None
Co-requisites: 
None

Learning Outcomes

  1. Students will create a book-length body of work in a particular genre or between genres and be able to situate one’s own writing relative to one or more literary lineages.
  2. Students will demonstrate an international understanding of the evolution of genre, including mastery of classic and contemporary texts, techniques, and possibilities in one genre, familiarity with contemporary works in another genre, and an understanding of how genre differs across languages and cultures through translation.
  3. Students will demonstrate a command of the many aspects of publication across different geographies, from big-name publishing houses to independent small presses; this includes being able to give effective feedback on creative work, edit oneself and others, and explore digital work, and international collaborations.

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