POSTCOLONIAL LITERATURE
ENG3PC
Not currently offered
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.
Faculty: Faculty of Humanities & Social Sciences
Credit points: 15
Subject Co-ordinator: Sofia Ahlberg
Available to Study Abroad Students: Yes
Subject year level: Year Level 3 - UG
Exchange Students: Yes
Subject particulars
Subject rules
Prerequisites: 45 credit points of first-year English or co-ordinator's approval.
Co-requisites: N/A
Incompatible subjects: HUM2AWF, HUM3AWF, ENG2WL, ENG3WL
Equivalent subjects: N/A
Special conditions: N/A
Learning resources
Readings
| Resource Type | Title | Resource Requirement | Author and Year | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |