Gender and History in Postcolonial Space: Aspects of Canadian-English Textuality (U02785)

? Credit Points : 20 ? SCQF Level : 10 ? Acronym : LLC-4-EL0140

The course will examine literary strategies devised by Canadian writers facing invasive pressures and cultural dominance firstly from Britain's imperial hegemony and subsequently from the United States globalising commercial priorities. Women's writing is a recognised Canadian strength, where textual representations of gendered resistance to colonising patriarchy articulate North American alterities. Together with the politics of representation, the course will examine both strategies of reading appropriate to a fragile culture negotiating complex internal difference, and tactics of writing developed by diverse ethnicities.

Entry Requirements

none

Subject Areas

Home subject area

English Literature, (School of Literatures, Languages and Cultures, Schedule G)

Delivery Information

? Normal year taken : 4th year

? Delivery Period : Semester 1 (Blocks 1-2)

? Contact Teaching Time : 2 hour(s) per week for 10 weeks

? Other Required Attendance : 1 hour(s) per week for 10 weeks

All of the following classes

Type	Day	Start	End	Area
Lecture	Wednesday	09:00	10:50	Central

Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes

Students will have knowledge of literary strategies devised by Canadian writers facing invasive pressures and cultural dominance firstly from Britain's imperial hegemony and subsequently from the United States' globalising commercial priorities. They will also have knowledge of women's writing where textual representations of gendered resistance to colonising patriarchy articulate North American alterities.

Students will learn to identify and analyse the politics of representation. They will acquire knowledge and understanding of strategies of reading appropriate to a fragile culture negotiating complex internal difference, and will learn to recognise, negotiate, and describe tactics of writing developed by diverse ethnicities.