AJ18101 Introduction to Postcolonial Literatures in English

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2011
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 2 credit(s) (plus 2 credits for an exam). Recommended Type of Completion: zk (examination). Other types of completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Jiří Šalamoun, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
Jeffrey Alan Vanderziel, B.A.
Department of English and American Studies – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Tomáš Hanzálek
Timetable
Tue 14:10–15:45 G12
Prerequisites (in Czech)
AJ09999 Qualifying Examination || AJ01002 Practical English II
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
The capacity limit for the course is 20 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/20, only registered: 0/20, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/20
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Course objectives
At the end of the course students will be familiar with key cultural representations that were central both for the process of colonisation as well as decolonisation. Students will have studied these energizing myths in selected texts that cover high imperialism of the late nineteenth century, the demise of the British empire and the present state of decolonised countries as it is reflected in contemporary postcolonial fiction written in the last three decades.
Literature
    required literature
  • Haggard, R. S. She.
  • Kincaid, Jamaica. A Small Place.
  • Coetzee, J. M. Waiting for the Barbarians.
  • Atwood, Margaret. Surfacing.
  • Saro Wiwa, Ken. Sozaboy.
  • Dangarembga, Tsitsi. Nervous Conditions.
  • Mudrooroo. Doctor Wooreddy's Prescription for Enduring the Ending of the World.
Teaching methods
discussion of primary and secondary texts, group presentations, in class essays, discussion of documentaries.
Assessment methods
participation in discussion, group presentations, in class essays, final essay (extended version of one of the in class essays).
Language of instruction
English
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2014, Autumn 2015.
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