eng3pc postcolonial lit
POSTCOLONIAL LITERATURE
ENG3PC
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Credit points: 15
Subject outline
Place and identity, belonging and exile, power and corruption are themes that recur in writing marked by the influence of Britain. In this unit, we will examine a diverse range of anglophone twentieth-century texts to explore the lasting artistic, psychological, and political effects of colonization on postcolonial identity.
FacultyFaculty of Humanities & Social Sciences
Credit points15
Subject Co-ordinatorSofia Ahlberg
Available to Study Abroad StudentsYes
Subject year levelYear Level 3 - UG
Exchange StudentsYes
Subject particulars
Subject rules
Prerequisites 45 credit points of first-year English or co-ordinator's approval.
Co-requisitesN/A
Incompatible subjects HUM2AWF, HUM3AWF, ENG2WL, ENG3WL
Equivalent subjectsN/A
Special conditionsN/A
Learning resources
Readings
Resource Type | Title | Resource Requirement | Author and Year | Publisher |
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Readings | Bliss and other stories, | Prescribed | Mansfield, K. | ANY EDITION |
Readings | Changes: a love story | Prescribed | Aidoo, A. | HEINEMANN 2004 |
Readings | Gilgamesh, | Prescribed | London, J. | ANY EDITION |
Readings | Kirkham's find (1897) | Prescribed | Gaunt, Mary | RINGWOOD, PENGUIN. 1988. |
Readings | Krik? Krak! | Prescribed | Danticat, E. | ANY EDITION |
Readings | The blind assassin, | Prescribed | Atwood, M. | ANY EDITION |
Readings | The man who loved children, | Prescribed | Stead, C. | ANY EDITION |
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