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Humanities and Social Science
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Module Offerings
5109ENGL-JAN-MTP
Aims
1. To introduce students to the field of postcolonial studies through a selection of literary and critical works
2. To introduce crucial authors, texts and concepts in postcolonial literature from a wide range of contexts from Asia, Europe, the Caribbean, Africa and the Middle East
3. To introduce the debates on the relationship between art, politics and culture at the heart of postcolonial literary criticism
4. To familiarise students with the concepts and history of imperialism and decolonisation and how it affects art and literature in the twentieth and early twenty-first centuries
5. To provide students with an introduction to the significance of artistic and literary expression in relation to the themes of native and settler identities, decolonisation, partition, globalisation, empire, subalternity, orientalism and cultural representation.
Learning Outcomes
1.
Discuss key contemporary issues on art and politics by adopting the critical and theoretical vocabulary of postcolonial studies
2.
Understand connections between literature and the history of colonialism and decolonisation
3.
Acquisition of key research and work-related skills, especially independent study and curatorial abilities
Module Content
Outline Syllabus:The Shape of the Beast
1. Jamaica Kincaid, ‘On Seeing England for the First Time’ / Paul Gilroy ‘Art of Darkness’ (ESSAYS)
2. CLR James, Toussaint Louverture (PLAY)
Native and Settler
3. Karen Blixen, Out of Africa (NOVEL)
4. Assia Djebar, Women of Algiers in their Apartments / Frantz Fanon, Algeria Unveiled (SHORT STORIES /ESSAY)
5. Claire Denis, White Material / Nadine Gordimer, Jump (FILM / SHORT STORIES)
Nation and Partition
6. Sara Suleri, Meatless Days / Faiz Ahmed Faiz, poems (MEMOIR/POEMS)
7. Yehuda Amichai, Mahmoud Darwish, poems / Joe Sacco, Palestine / Edward Said, Permission to Narrate (POEMS/GRAPHIC NOVEL/ESSAY)
The Colonial Present: Conflicts, Borders, Ecological Damage
8. Salman Rushdie, The Satanic Verses / Destiny Ekaragha, Gone Too Far! (NOVEL/FILM)
9. Daljit Nagra, Look, We Have Coming to Dover / Etienne Balibar, What is a Border? (POEMS/ESSAY)
10. Hubert Sauper, Darwin’s Nightmare (FILM)
11. Postcolonial Exhibition week: Poster presentations
Module Overview:
This module will introduce you to the field of postcolonial studies through a selection of literary and critical works. It will introduce the debates on the relationship between art, politics and culture at the heart of postcolonial literary criticism.
This module will introduce you to the field of postcolonial studies through a selection of literary and critical works. It will introduce the debates on the relationship between art, politics and culture at the heart of postcolonial literary criticism.
Additional Information:This module is optional. It builds on aspects of Postcolonial theory and texts introduced at Level 4 and through a mixture of both traditional essay and formal verbal presentations, it encourages students to develop a range of skills. The final report assignment encourages students to develop clear focus and communication in their expression of complex material. It also allows space for creative responses and drawing together a range of diverse sources.