spa2pci postcolonial identities
POSTCOLONIAL IDENTITIES: NEW WORLDS
SPA2PCI
2014
Credit points: 15
Subject outline
In this subject 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, Puerto Rico or Brazil; in Africa: Angola, Cape Verde or Mozambique; and in Asia: East Timor). Lectures are taught in English; however, students majoring in Spanish will attend tutorials in Spanish and complete their written work in the Spanish language.
FacultyFaculty of Humanities & Social Sciences
Credit points15
Subject Co-ordinatorIsabel Moutinho
Available to Study Abroad StudentsYes
Subject year levelYear Level 2 - UG
Exchange StudentsYes
Subject particulars
Subject rules
Prerequisites SPA1ADB or SPA1INB or SPA1BEB
Co-requisitesN/A
Incompatible subjects LAS2/3PCI
Equivalent subjectsN/A
Special conditionsN/A
Learning resources
Readings
Resource Type | Title | Resource Requirement | Author and Year | Publisher |
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Readings | Columbus' egg: new Latin American stories on the legacy of the conquest | Prescribed | Caistor, N. (ed.) | FABER & FABER 1992 |
Readings | Postcolonialism: a very short introduction | Prescribed | Young, R. | OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS 2003 |
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Melbourne, 2014, Semester 1, Day
Overview
Online enrolmentYes
Maximum enrolment sizeN/A
Enrolment information
Subject Instance Co-ordinatorIsabel Moutinho
Class requirements
SeminarWeek: 10 - 22
One 1.5 hours seminar per week on weekdays during the day from week 10 to week 22 and delivered via blended.
LectureWeek: 10 - 22
One 1.5 hours lecture per week on weekdays during the day from week 10 to week 22 and delivered via blended.
Assessments
Assessment element | Comments | % |
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Four 30-minute class tests (1,600-word equivalent) | 40 | |
one critical evaluation of an oral presentation (800-word equivalent) | 20 | |
one essay (1,600-word equivalent) | 40 |