Postcolonial Writing (P00352)

? Credit Points : 20 ? SCQF Level : 11 ? Acronym : LLC-P-P00352

A study of ethnicity and ethnic identity in writing from Africa, North America, India and the Caribbean. The course will discuss crucial issues in postcolonial theory and will analyse the new immigrant writing.

Entry Requirements

? Costs : Purchase of essential texts as required.

Subject Areas

Home subject area

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

Delivery Information

? Normal year taken : Postgraduate

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

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

? Other Required Attendance : 2 hour(s) per week for 1 weeks

Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes

Students will acquire a good understanding of postcolonialism and the debates around this concept and will develop the requisite skills for assessing literature of the diaspora. They will also be enabled to come to grips with problems of cultural identity.