English 433: Post-Colonial Literatures
Level: Senior (third or fourth year of programme)
Credits: 6
Programmes:
BA Concentration in English
Programmes: BA Concentration in Humanities
Programmes: BA Major in English
Programmes: BA Major in Canadian Studies
Programmes: BA Major in Humanities
Programmes: BGS—Humanities option
Programmes: BPA in Communication Studies
Programmes: BSc in Nursing—Humanities option
Programmes: University Diploma in Arts
Programmes: University Certificate in English Language Studies
Pre-requisites: English 211/212 or equivalent first-year English course
English 433: Post-Colonial Literatures compares the literatures in English of countries which have been colonized under the British Empire and which have subsequently achieved political and cultural autonomy: Canada, Australia, New Zealand, India, the West Indies, Nigeria, Kenya, and South Africa. It begins an analysis of these literatures in terms of their oppositional attitude towards colonialism, their attempts to establish a unique voice in concert with the indigenous literatures and languages, their reconception of relationships with the “centre,” and their hybridization of linguistic and cultural experiences. You will read a wide selection of works from a core anthology, The Arnold Anthology of Post-Colonial Literatures in English, five novels, and a play.
