Literatures of Global South

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This course surveys developments in the history and aesthetics of literature from the region known as the Global South. Students will examine how the termGlobal South came to identify a diverse collection of twentieth- and twenty-first century literature from across Africa, Asia, and Central and South America. Thecourse’s comparative orientation will focus on the social, cultural, and economic issues addressed by these literatures, including (but not limited to) the effects of the international division of labor and of capitalist extraction, the uneven consequences of climate change, and the creation of transnational political solidarities (e.g., Bandung and BRICS).