Upon successful completion of the course unit, the student will have a thorough understanding of temporal, local, and global perspectives on colonialism as well as of the factors that have contributed towards the creation of English-language postcolonial literature. The student will be able to identify the key themes and strategies of postcolonial literature, master the central terms of postcolonial literary theory, and apply them in literary analysis.
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The course unit explores literature written in English from an international and postcolonial perspective. The course unit demonstrates how the expansion of the British Empire (and its subsequent disintegration) affected the creation of postcolonial literature in English in different parts of the world. The course unit explores in particular the history and ideology of British colonialism, the forming of postcolonial identity, counter-history narratives, English as a global literary language, and the ways in which postcolonial literature continues, questions, and remodels the literary-aesthetic tradition.
Teaching language
English
Modes of study
Option
1
Available for:
Degree Programme Students
Other Students
Open University Students
Doctoral Students
Exchange Students
Postcolonial LiteratureParticipation in course work
5 ECTS