Postcolonial Literatures in EnglishLaajuus (5 cr)

Objective

Learning outcomes: A successful student - Is able to recognize the central narrative strategies of postcolonial literature - Is aware of central thematics in literary texts dealing with cultural interchange - Is able to analyse issues of cultural identity in postcolonial literature The course develops the following work life skills: - meaning making, media literacy, management of large entities, information sources and source critique, language skills, time management and prioritization, self-management, self-development, special knowledge of a country/cultural area Generic competences: ethics, internationality, sustainability and responsibility, critical thinking, identification and development of expertise, interaction and communication

Content

This course explores international literature in English, its development, and central trends through a selection of significant works. The course deals with the development of post-colonial writing, forms of counter-writing, and the role of diaspora, cultural hybridity, transculturation, and globalization in contemporary literature in English. The texts dealt with represent the wide variety of literatures in English: West Africa, South Africa, India, and diasporic cultures. In addition to novels, course participants watch and analyse one film (Churinder Ghadha, Bend It like Beckham).

Qualifications

2130346 Anglophone Literature: Cultures and Contexts, 2130445 19th-Century Realism and 2130446 20th and 21st Century Literature

Materials

Chinua Achebe: Things Fall Apart J.M. Coetzee, Foe Bharati Mukherjee: Jasmine Leila Aboulela: The Translator Ca. 800 pages: Film: Churinder Ghadha, Bend It like Beckham Ca. 100 pages of secondary materials

Further information

Teachers: Jopi Nyman Time: 3rd-5th year of study Campus: Joensuu Further information: Language of tuition: English.

Accomplishment methods

Modes of study: Lectures (12h) and 1 film and discussion (3h). Evaluation criteria: Written tasks and final essay