Unit Code:	LAS2PCI
Alternative Unit Code:	LAS3PCI
Unit Short Title:	POSTCOLONIAL IDENTITIES: NEW WORLDS
Credit Points:	20
Unit Description:	In this unit students will become familiar with the basic concepts of postcolonial theory and with recent developments in identity studies, to the extent to which these bear on specific textual study. Students will develop an appreciation of the processes by which such concepts have become central to the study of the literatures of several countries which were former colonies of Spain and Portugal. Students will acquire 1) a critical understanding of how postcolonial narratives construct a sense of a distinct cultural identity; and 2) some knowledge of the broader cultural setting of the countries where these narratives were written (in Latin America: Mexico, Peru, Argentina, Chile, Colombia and Brazil; in Africa: Angola, Cape Verde and Mozambique; and in Asia: Timor). For this purpose students will concentrate on a representative range of literary texts from these countries, written in Spanish or Portuguese, and translated into English.
Incompatibles:	SPA2/3PCI
Class Requirements:	one 1.5-hour lecture and one 1.5-hour seminar. (Students majoring in Spanish will attend a seminar in Spanish)
Work Experience Indicator:	Not undertaking work experience in industry
Available to 'Study Abroad' students:	Y

Assessment:

Assessment Type	%	Comments
one 2,000-word essay (or 1,500-word in Spanish	40
one 15-minute oral presentation (1,000-words equivalent)	20
four 30-minute class tests	40	Third year students will be expected to show a greater achievement of discipline-specific skills in their written work than second year students.

Readings:

Reading Type	Title	Author	Publisher
Prescribed	Columbus' egg: new Latin American stories on the legacy of the conquest	Caistor, N. (ed.)	Faber & Faber 1992
Prescribed	Postcolonialism: a very short introduction	Young, R.	Oxford University Press 2003
Recommended	Postcolonialidad y nacion	Rojo, G., Salomone, A. and Zapata, C.	LOM 2003

Unit Streams:

Teaching Period	Unit Class	Location
1   02-MAR-09   05-JUN-09	Day	BUNDOORA

Unit Coordinators:

Title	First Name	Last Name	Location	Primary Coordinator
Dr	Isabel	Moutinho	BUNDOORA	Y