the postcolonial world in the contemporary English fiction
Informacje ogólne
Kod przedmiotu: | 1.2.5-EC-PWCEF |
Kod Erasmus / ISCED: | (brak danych) / (brak danych) |
Nazwa przedmiotu: | the postcolonial world in the contemporary English fiction |
Jednostka: | Wydział Filologiczny |
Grupy: |
Studia stacjonarne Studia stacjonarne |
Punkty ECTS i inne: |
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Język prowadzenia: | angielski |
Skrócony opis: |
Course description: Postcolonial studies treat a span of concerns: the functioning of different empires in the colonial period and administrative systems left as legacies to the former colonies; the specific conditions under which independence was gained in each case; cultural, economic and linguistic imperialism that persists after independence; and the local concerns about education, government, citizenship and identity. In that quest, postcolonial literature explores issues of cultural alienation, and it struggles to express the specificity and particularities of indigenous cultures in languages that are not generally the original languages of the indigenous peoples, but rather the languages of the former colonizers ---------------------- total hours: 30 total ects: 2 1 ECTS = 30 h in class 1 ECTS = 20 h preparation, 10 h consultation ----------------- contact: the teacher: piotr.lipinski@uni.opole.pl the coordinator of the study programme: m.tukiendorf@uni.opole.pl |
Pełny opis: |
Course objectives: The main aim of the course is to familiarize students with particular literary theories by raising their awareness and drawing their attention to such concepts exposed in postcolonial English fiction as exile and alienation, struggle and opposition, multiculturalism and identity search. For many postcolonial writers, to write in the language of the colonizing power is an act of acceptance and acquiescence to that power, even if that power is no longer physically present. The issues covered in this course will include such concepts exposed in postcolonial English fiction as exile and alienation, struggle and opposition, multiculturalism and identity search. --------------------- Course content 1. Colonialism – introduction, definitions, types. Sociocultural aspects, neocolonialism, impact of colonialism & colonization. The history of thought – universalism, imperialism, Marxist approach, liberalism, capitalism & colonialism. Scientific thought in colonialism, race & gender, the Other. 2. Postcolonialism – introduction, purpose & basic concept. Colonialist discourse, postcolonial identity, difficulty of definition. Notable theoreticians – Frantz Fanon, Edward Said, Gayatri Spivak, Homi K. Bhabha, R.Siva Kurkuma, Dipesh Chakrabarty, Derek Gregory, Amar Acheraiou. Evolution of thought, postcolonial literary study. Criticism – undermining of universal values, fixation on national identity. Foundation works & contemporary authors of postcolonial fiction. Postcolonial works of non-fiction until 2000 & after 2000. 3. Postcolonial literature – terminology, evolution of the term, postcolonial or post-colonial? Critical approaches – nationalism, Negritude, pan-Africanism and pan-Nationalism, anti-conquest narrative, postcolonial feminist literature. 4. British dimension – J.G. Farnell, E.M. Forster, Paul Scott, Joseph Conrad, Saunders Lewis, R.S. Thomas. 5. Indian impact – Salman Rushdie, Amit Chaudhuri, R.K. Narayan, V.S. Naipaul, Amitav Ghish, Anita Desal, Hanif Kureishi, Meena Alexander, Kiran Desai. 6. Canadian postcolonial authors – Margaret Atwood, Michael Ondaatje, Cyril Dabydeem, George Elliott Clarke. 7. American writers – David Henry Hwang, Maxine Hong Kingston, Bharati Mukherjee, Jhumpa Lahiri. 8. Representatives of West Indies – Maryse Conde, Jean Rhys, Samuel Selvon, John Edgar Colwell Hearne, Earl Lovelace. 9. South Africans – Elleke Boehmer, J.M Coetzee, Wilbur Smith. Africans – Amadou Hampate Ba, Doris Lessing, Chinua Achebe, Wole Soyinka. -------------------- Methods of instruction/ forms of classroom activity presentation, discussion, online sessions, self-study, analysis of critical texts, a final written project. |
Literatura: |
Reading list A. obligatory reading (to get a credit): Edward Said, Orientalism (1978) Gayatri Spivak, Can the Subaltern Speak? (1988) Leela Gandhi, Postcolonial Theory: An Introduction. (1998) V.S. Naipaul, The Mimic Men (1969) B. supplementary reading: Elleke Boehmer, Colonial and Postcolonial Literature: Migrant Metaphors. Alamgir Hashmi, The Commonwealth, Comparative Literature and the World, 1988. Prem Poddar and David Johnson, A Historical Companion to Postcolonial Literature in English, 2005. |
Efekty uczenia się: |
Learning outcomes acc to PRK 2019 Knowledge Student knows: 1) basic terminology Postcolonial studies (k_W02) 2) main methods of analysis and interpretation of Postcolonial texts (k_W04) 3) basic facts regarding the literature of English-speaking countries (k_W11) Skills Student can: 4) recognize different types of texts in order to perform their critical analysis and assess their relevance and impact in cultural processes (k_U02) 5) use arguments and formulate logical conclusions based on studies of other authors (k_U03) 6) read English-language texts and prepare elaborate written project relating to English studies using formal sources (k_U04) Social competences Student is ready to: 7) accept linguistic and cultural differences and recognize them as natural vocational factors (k_K03 |
Metody i kryteria oceniania: |
Forms of evaluation of learning outcomes: active partiipation (50%) - (outcomes 1,2,3,5,7) written project (50%) (outcomes 1,2,3,4,5,6) |
Właścicielem praw autorskich jest Uniwersytet Opolski.