ENGL 285 F - Postcolonial Lit in English

Campus: Urbana-Champaign

Description:

Examination of selected postcolonial literature, theory, and film as texts that "write back" to dominant European representations of power, identity, gender and the Other. Postcolonial writers, critics and filmmakers studied may include Franz Fanon, Edward Said, Aime Cesaire, Ousmane Sembene, Chinua Achebe, Michelle Cliff, Mahesweta Devi, Buchi Emecheta, Derek Walcott and Marlene Nourbese-Philip. Course Information: Prerequisite: Completion of the Composition I requirement.

Option 1

Course Level: Undergraduate

Credit: 3

Term(s): Fall