POSTCOLONIAL AND WORLD LITERATURE
English language literatures of former colonies, primarily in Africa and South Asia. While scrutinizing the concept of the "postcolonial" and evaluating its many meanings, class will read some of the significant writers of the postcolonial world and attend to the literary traditions that produced them.
Prerequisites & course information
Requisites: Sophomore standing Course Designation: Core GenEd - Humanities & Arts Breadth - Literature Level - Intermediate L&S Credit - L&S Liberal Arts and Science Repeatable for Credit: Yes, unlimited number of completions Last Taught: Fall 2024 Learning Outcomes: 1. Identify and critique issues and themes presented in postcolonial literature. Audience: Undergraduate 2. Identify and apply methods and approaches for analysis of literary and cultural texts to demonstrate literature's contemporary and historical relevance. Audience: Undergraduate 3. Leverage writing as a mode of learning and means of conveying critical analysis. Audience: Undergraduate 4. Analyze relationships among society, literature, and language that underlie the construction of beliefs. Audience: Undergraduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Identify and critique issues and themes presented in postcolonial literature. Audience: Undergraduate 2. Identify and apply methods and approaches for analysis of literary and cultural texts to demonstrate literature's contemporary and historical relevance. Audience: Undergraduate 3. Leverage writing as a mode of learning and means of conveying critical analysis. Audience: Undergraduate 4. Analyze relationships among society, literature, and language that underlie the construction of beliefs. Audience: Undergraduate
Sources
- Course catalogue ↗2026-2027