English (ENGL) 433
Post-Colonial Literatures (Revision 1)
ENGL 433 has been temporarily closed, effective November 5, 2018
Delivery Mode: Individualized study or grouped study.
Credits: 6
Area of Study: Humanities
Prerequisite: ENGL 211 and ENGL 212 or equivalent first year English course(s).
Faculty: Faculty of Humanities & Social Sciences
ENGL 433 has a Challenge for Credit option.
Overview
English 433: Post-Colonial Literatures compares the literatures in English of countries which have been colonised 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 re-conception of relationships with the “centre,” and their hybridization of linguistic and cultural experiences. You will read a wide selection of works in poetry and prose from a core anthology, five novels, and a play.
Outline
- Unit 1: Introduction
- Unit 2: Canada
- Unit 3: Australia and New Zealand
- Unit 4: India
- Unit 5: West Indies
- Unit 6: Africa
Evaluation
To receive credit for ENGL 433, you must achieve a composite course grade of at least D (50 percent)and a grade of at least 50 percent on the final examination. The weighting of the course assignments and exam is as follows:
| Activity | Weighting |
|---|---|
| Essay #1 | 10% |
| Essay #2 | 15% |
| Essay #3 | 20% |
| Essay #4 | 20% |
| Exam | 35% |
| Total | 100% |
The final examination for this course must be taken online with an AU-approved exam invigilator at an approved invigilation centre. It is your responsibility to ensure your chosen invigilation centre can accommodate online exams. For a list of invigilators who can accommodate online exams, visit the Exam Invigilation Network.
To learn more about assignments and examinations, please refer to Athabasca University's online Calendar.
Course Materials
Textbooks
Achebe, Chinua. Things Fall Apart. Canada: Anchor Canada, 2009.
Carey, Peter. Jack Maggs. Toronto: Vintage Canada, 1999.
Fugard, Athol. 'Master Harold' . . . and the Boys. New York: Penguin, 1982.
Naipaul, V. S. Guerrillas. New York: Vintage International, 1990 [1975].
Ondatjee, Michael. The English Patient. Toronto: Vintage Books Canada, 1996 [1992].
Roy, Arundhati. The God of Small Things. Toronto: Vintage Canada, 1997.
Thieme, John. The Arnold Anthology of Post-Colonial Literatures in English. London: Arnold, 1996. Online in PDF Format
Other Materials
The course materials also include a study guide and a student manual.
Challenge for Credit Overview
The Challenge for Credit process allows you to demonstrate that you have acquired a command of the general subject matter, knowledge, intellectual and/or other skills that would normally be found in a university-level course.
Full information about Challenge for Credit can be found in the Undergraduate Calendar.
Challenge Evaluation
To receive credit for the ENGL 433 challenge registration, you must achieve a grade of at least D (50 percent) on the examination, and a grade of at least D (50 percent) overall.
| Activity | Weighting |
|---|---|
| Essay 1 | 25% |
| Essay 2 | 25% |
| Exam | 50% |
| Total | 100% |
Undergraduate Challenge for Credit Course Registration Form
Athabasca University reserves the right to amend course outlines occasionally and without notice. Courses offered by other delivery methods may vary from their individualized-study counterparts.
Opened in Revision 1, December 2001.