Postgraduate Course: Postcolonial Pacific Writing (ENLI11062)
Course Outline
| School | School of Literatures, Languages and Cultures |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Course type | Standard |
Availability | Not available to visiting students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
Credits | 20 |
| Home subject area | English Literature |
Other subject area | None |
| Course website |
None |
Taught in Gaelic? | No |
| Course description | This course will explore a range of colonial and postcolonial writing of the Pacific region. We will begin by considering Euro-American discursive representations of Pacific peoples, focusing in particular on the Pacific writings of Herman Melville, Robert Louis Stevenson and Jack London, before examining a variety of poetry and prose by indigenous writers of the Pacific region. Particular areas of interest will include the following: dominant tropes in Euro-American discursive representations of Pacific Islanders since the late eighteenth century; representations of the 'Polynesian body' in literature, film and advertising; the impact of colonialism and neo-colonialism upon the indigenous cultures and literatures of the South Pacific; gender and sexuality in Pacific writing; and the relationship between 'oral' and 'written' modes of expression in indigenous Pacific writing.
|
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites |
|
Co-requisites | |
| Prohibited Combinations | |
Other requirements | None |
| Additional Costs | None |
Course Delivery Information
| Not being delivered |
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
| Students will learn to analyse selected texts within both 'global' and 'local' cultural and theoretical frameworks, investigating ways in which Pacific writing and criticism intersect with international postcolonial writing and theory. They will be able to evaluate how these texts are inflected by the unique cultural politics of the Pacific region. |
Assessment Information
| One 4,000 word essay to be submitted as indicated in programme handbook |
Special Arrangements
| None |
Additional Information
| Academic description |
Not entered |
| Syllabus |
Not entered |
| Transferable skills |
Not entered |
| Reading list |
Not entered |
| Study Abroad |
Not entered |
| Study Pattern |
Not entered |
| Keywords | Not entered |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Michelle Keown
Tel: (0131 6)50 6856
Email: michelle.keown@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Ms June Haigh
Tel: (0131 6)50 3620
Email: j.haigh@ed.ac.uk |
|
|
University Homepage