This module raises students' awareness of contemporary issues in postcolonial writing, and the debates around them. This includes a selection of important postcolonial texts (which often happen to be major contemporary writing in English) and studies their narrative practice and their reading of contemporary culture. It focuses on issues such as the construction of historical narratives of nation, on identity and gender in the aftermath of globalisation and 'diaspora’, and on the problems associated with creating a discourse about these texts.
Private Study: 268
Contact Hours: 32
Total: 300
Main assessment methods:
Essay 1 3,000 words 40%
Essay 2 3,000 words 40%
Seminar participation 20%
Reassessment methods
100% Coursework (4,500 words)
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See the library reading list for this module (Canterbury)
The intended subject specific learning outcomes.
On successfully completing the module students will be able to:
1. Understand the relevance of postcolonial writing in relation to politics, history, culture (national belonging, immigration, gender)
2 Understand the historical and political contexts of the texts in order to identify how postcolonial literature can influence the contemporary world
3 Understand the different instances of domination through the intersections of colonialism, decolonisation and global capitalism
4 Understand how the term postcolonialism can be extended to a number of contexts
The intended generic learning outcomes
On successfully completing the module students will be able to demonstrate:
1. Apply close reading techniques to a range of literary texts and to make complex comparisons between them.
2 Develop their ability to communicate and present information, arguments, and analysis effectively using a variety of methods.
3 Demonstrate an increased capacity for self-directed research and the ability to discuss, evaluate and creatively deploy secondary critical and theoretical perspectives.
4 Demonstrate an ability to construct original, articulate and well-substantiated arguments.
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