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AP/EN 2240

Introduction to Postcolonial Literatures in English: African, Caribbean, South Asian and the South Pacific

6.0 credits

Fall/Winter 2026–2027

Topics

  • African, Caribbean, South Asian and Pacific literatures
  • Travel, migration, exile and witnessing
  • Colonialism and independence
  • Race, sexuality and cross-cultural encounters
  • Multilingualism and hybrid identities

Readings

  • Fall: Joseph Conrad, Heart of Darkness.
  • Fall: Abdulrazak Gurnah, Paradise.
  • Fall: Jean Rhys, Wide Sargasso Sea.
  • Fall: V. S. Naipaul, Miguel Street.
  • Winter: Mariama Bâ, So Long a Letter.
  • Winter: J. M. Coetzee, Waiting for the Barbarians.
  • Winter: Rohinton Mistry, Swimming Lessons, also titled Tales from Firozsha Baag.
  • Winter: Edwidge Danticat, Brother, I’m Dying.
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