Postcolonial Literature 4: South Asian Literature

Undergraduate

This course introduces students to contemporary South Asian literature written in English. Focusing on literature from India and the subcontinent, the course encourages students to recognize how South Asian writers explore issues of political and cultural autonomy through literature. Students will study works from writers as diverse as R.K. Narayan, Salman Rushdie, Nissim Ezekiel, Arundhati Roy, and Jean Arasanayagam. Prerequisite(s): ENGL 1483-1493 or ENGL 1413 plus ENGL 1423 with a minimum grade of C-.