Reading Empire

Catalog description

We are familiar with categories such as Anglophone and Francophone that describe literature written in English and French outside of England and France, respectively. We are, however, less acquainted with Sinophone and Japanophone literature as objects of study. What the various –phone literatures have in common is the depiction and contestation against the imperial centers from the peripheries. Ranging from a variety of fictional and theoretical texts, films, and images, this course examines the histories, languages, and philosophies of literatures that challenge the logic of imperialism not just in name, but also in its social, political, economic, and cultural legacies. 001301