| Unit name | Postcolonial Literature |
|---|---|
| Unit code | ENGL21012 |
| Credit points | 20 |
| Level of study | I/5 |
| Teaching block(s) |
Teaching Block 2 (weeks 13 - 24) |
| Unit director | Dr. Gareth Griffith |
| Open unit status | Not open |
| Pre-requisites |
None |
| Co-requisites |
None |
| School/department | Department of English |
| Faculty | Faculty of Arts |
This unit will introduce students to something of the range, depth, and continuing development of postcolonial writing in the past fifty years. There will be opportunities to read fiction, non-fiction prose and poetry, and to consider recent and current postcolonial theory and criticism.
Aims:
This unit will aim to give students a broad introduction to postcolonial writing drawn from the last fifty years. Students will be asked to read a range of creative, critical, and theoretical works, and to place them in a wider historical context. Through this work, students will also have an opportunity to consider broader developments in contemporary writing.
Successful students will be able to
1) analyse a wide range of works taken from across the past fifty years, which illustrate various aspects of postcolonial creative and critical writing or thought
2) critically place these works in the context of contemporary writing more widely and in their historical context
3) communicate their ideas about these issues effectively
4) present a persuasive written argument
1 x 3-hour seminar per week for 10 weeks.
1 x 4000 word essay (100%) [ILOs 1-4]
