Postcoloniality in Theory and Literature

Spring 2010 ENGL 2760M S01

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Instructor: Olakunle George

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Course Description

Introduces students to the intellectual current that has come to be called "postcolonial theory" in contemporary criticism. We read influential theoretical writings alongside literary texts by postcolonial writers and critics. We thus combine theoretical with literary texts in order to explore intersections or disjunctions between idioms, genres, and philosophical investments on the subject of "postcoloniality." Issues include: subjectivity, nationalism, globalization, the idea of literature. Texts by: Coetzee, Fanon, Gordimer, Naipaul, Said, Spivak, and Walcott. Enrollment limited to graduate students. Others require instructor¿s permission.