76-726: Postcolonial Literature
In recent decades postcolonial studies has emerged as an interdisciplinary field that highlights, in the words of critic Bart Moore-Gilbert, ¿the interconnection of issues of race, nation, empire, migration and ethnicity with cultural production.¿ Authors such as Kenyan Ngugi wa Thiong¿o and Indian Arundhati Roy provide vibrant portrayals of individual and community life in formerly colonized countries. Postcolonial theorists, meanwhile, offer ways to situate these literary works in their diverse historical and cultural contexts. In this course we will interweave a study of literature with that of theory and history as we focus on works by African, Indian, Caribbean and Irish writers and critics. Readings might include fiction, drama, poetry and film by such authors as Ama Ata Aidoo, J.M. Coetzee, Ngugi wa Thiong¿o, Arundhati Roy, Bessie Head, Ben Okri, and Derek Walcott. Theoretical works might include writings by Frantz Fanon and Partha Chatterjee on nationalism; Chandra Mohanty and Fatima Mernissi on gender; and Homi Bhabha and R. Radhakrishnan on hybridity.
| A | MW | 09:00 am - 10:20 am | BH 231A | Aguiar |