People, Power, Politics: Postcolonial Adaptations

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This is a hybrid course that examines the interconnections between literary and film mediums. Looking through a postcolonial lens, we will analyze both selected texts of literature (novels, autobiographies, nonfiction essays) and their corresponding film adaptations (documentaries, biopics, dramas). The theme of Postcolonial Identities and Global Transformations will be of focus alongside foundational theoretical essays to ground our critical orientation. Literary and cultural theorists include Stuart Hall, Audre Lorde, Frantz Fanon, Carol Boyce Davies, Edouard Glissant, Edward Said, and Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak.