Imperialism And Postcolonial Literatures

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This course examines colonial and postcolonial literatures from across the globe or from select regions, navigates the complex legacies of imperialism and its aftermaths, and explores themes of identity, hegemony, and resistance. Designed to sharpen critical thinking skills, this course uses both print and other media toward analyzing narratives of emancipation, nationalism, decolonization, and neo-imperialism. Course adopts either a “theory and cultural studies” approach or a “literary traditions” approach and deploy archival resources as well as current databases to hone students’ research and writing skills. Prerequisite(s): ENGL 10400 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C- OR ENGL 10000 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF B- OR ENGL 10800 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C- OR ENGL 10100 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C- Course Learning Outcomes 1. Understand that language plays a critical role in structuring and distributing power. 2. Understand that languaging is a key component in the construction of subjectivity and culture. 3. Recognize that gender and sexuality operate as systems of social stratification and differentiation along multiple dimensions including political, economic and cultural. 4. Recognize that gender is non-binary and that it and sexuality intersect with other socially constructed categories such as race, class, disability status, nationality, age, caste, etc., to create interdependent systems of discrimination and/or disadvantage. 5. Recognize that anti-racist, transnational feminist partnerships foster equity and social justice by resisting feminist and state imperialism and by operating within, between and at the margins of geopolitical and socio-cultural boundaries locally and globally. 6. Apply anti-racist, transnational feminist perspectives and literary theories to interpret literary artefacts. 7. Apply ethical frameworks informed by anti-racist transnational feminisms to interrogate inequities operationalized through languaging as well as creation and consumption of literary artefacts. 8. Evaluate key concepts in anti-racist, transnational feminist perspectives and literary theories. 9. Develop critical consciousness sustaining anti-racist, transnational feminist social change using tools offered by languaging, literary artefacts and literary study. 10. Synthesize theory and practice to advocate for anti-racist, transnational feminist social change by employing languaging, literary artefacts and literary study to practice social justice. View Class Schedule