Postcolonial Literatures and Cultures
English · 3 hrs Lecture
Offered: Fall/Winter Only, Even Year
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Description
This course introduces students to postcolonial literatures and cultures. "Postcolonialism" is a critical term used to describe the various social, linguistic, cultural, economic, and political relationships that have existed between imperial powers and the areas they colonized. Key critical concepts in postcolonial studies such as abrogation, hybridity, and transculturation are studied through a close reading and historical, political, and cultural contextualization of literary and other cultural works. Topics may include, but are not limited to, resistance, transformation, diaspora, globalization, and ecological imperialism.
Requisite courses
6 credit hours of First-year English, including ENGL-1001(6) or ENGL-1000(3) [prerequisite(s)].
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