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ENGL272
Postcolonial Theory
ENGL272 SP
Crosslistings: WMST272
Not Currently Offered
Postcolonial theory has taught us a great deal about power
and its creation, its maintenance and its resistance. This
class will examine some of the major issues within the field
of power, the construction of the colonial subject, the role
of literary studies, the discourse of the nation, the female
subject, and the problematic potential of postmodernism.
MAJOR READINGS
THE POST-COLONIAL STUDIES READER, eds. Bill
Ashcroft, Gareth Griffiths, and Helen Tiffin. The anthology
will be supplemented by selected xeroxed articles.
EXAMINATIONS AND ASSIGNMENTS
Two 5-page and one 10-page
essays. Class participation.
ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS and/or COMMENTS
Background in
literary theory and postcolonial literature.
This course counts towards the English Department's theory
requirement.
Unless preregistered students attend the first class meeting
or communicate directly with the instructor prior to the
first class, they will be dropped from the class list.
NOTE: Students must still submit a completed Drop/Add form
to the Registrar's Office.
COURSE FORMAT: Discussion Lecture
REGISTRATION INFORMATION
Level: UG Credit: 1.00
Gen Ed Area & Dept: HA ENGL
Prerequisites:
ENGL201 or WMST101
Last Updated on MAR-22-1999
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