Colonial Literatures, Post Colonial Perspectives

Module code: COM5200

Credits: 15.0
Semester: SEM2

Contact: Dr Shital Pravinchandra

This module will introduce students to a selection of novels and short fiction written within the context of the European colonisation of South Asia, South East Asia, Africa, the Middle East and the Americas (within any given year a maximum of three of these regions will be studied). The focus of the module will be upon non-European authors, and by extension upon the experience of colonialism from a non-European perspective. Texts will be contextualised in relation to the history of European colonisation within the relevant regions, and will also involve some consideration of post-colonial theory and its broader relevance to the discipline of Comparative Literature.

Connected course(s): UDF DATA
Assessment: 100.0% Coursework
Level: 5