Postcolonial Literature in English

6 ECTS credits
180 u studietijd

Aanbieding 1 met studiegidsnummer 4020151FNR voor alle studenten in het 1e semester met een gespecialiseerd master niveau.

Semester

1e semester

Inschrijving onder examencontract

Niet mogelijk

Beoordelingsvoet

Beoordeling (0 tot 20)

2e zittijd mogelijk

Onderwijstaal

Engels

Faculteit

Faculteit Letteren en Wijsbegeerte

Verantwoordelijke vakgroep

Linguistics and Literary Studies

Onderwijsteam

Janine Hauthal
Elisabeth Bekers (titularis)

Onderdelen en contacturen

0 contacturen Exam
13 contacturen Lecture
15 contacturen Practical exercises
75 contacturen Self study

Inhoud

This course examines postcolonial themes and techniques in a selection of works by postcolonial authors from different continents and eras. It also offers insight into postcolonial literary criticism.

Studiemateriaal

Digitaal cursusmateriaal (Aanbevolen) : Creating Space for a Hundred Flowers to Bloom, the Wealth of a Common Global Culture, Ngugi wa Thiong’o., Canvas
Handboek (Aanbevolen) : Decolonising the Mind, The Politics of Language in African Literature, Ngugi wa Thiong’o, James Currey Ltd / Heinemann, 9780852555019, 1986
Handboek (Aanbevolen) : Moving the Centre, The Struggle For Cultural Freedoms, Ngugi wa Thiong’o, James Currey, 9780852555309, 1993
Handboek (Aanbevolen) : Orientalism, Said, Edward, Vintage, 9780141187426, 2003
Handboek (Aanbevolen) : Culture and Imperialism, Said, Edward, Vintage, 9780099967507, 1993
Digitaal cursusmateriaal (Aanbevolen) : Three Women’s Texts and a Critique of Imperialism, Spivak, Gayatri, Canvas
Digitaal cursusmateriaal (Aanbevolen) : The Empire Writes Back With a Vengeance, Rushdie, Salman, Canvas
Digitaal cursusmateriaal (Aanbevolen) : Post-Colonial Literatures and Counter-Discourse, Tiffin, Helen, Canvas
Digitaal cursusmateriaal (Aanbevolen) : The Figure of Crusoe, Walcott, Derek, Canvas
Handboek (Aanbevolen) : Post-Colonial Studies, The Key Concepts, Ashcroft, Bill et al., 3de, Routledge, 9780415661911, 2013
Digitaal cursusmateriaal (Vereist) : Writing Guide for Students of Literature in English (TALK), Bekers, Elisabeth, et al., Canvas
Handboek (Vereist) : MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers, Gibaldi, Joseph, 8de, MLA, 9781603292627, 2016
Handboek (Vereist) : Silence is My Mother Tongue, Addonia, Sulaiman, The Indigo Press, 9781911648062, 2019
Digitaal cursusmateriaal (Vereist) : course slides, Bekers, Elisabeth, updated annually
Handboek (Aanbevolen) : The Oxford Handbook of Literary Terms, Baldick, Chris, 4de, Oxford University Press, 9780198715443, 2015
Handboek (Aanbevolen) : Key Concepts in Postcolonial Literature, Wisker, Gina, Palgrave, 9781403944481, 2007
Handboek (Aanbevolen) : The Empire Writes Back, Theory and Practice in Post-colonial Literatures, Ashcroft, Bill et al., 2de, Routledge, 9780415280204, 2002
Digitaal cursusmateriaal (Aanbevolen) : The Novelist as Teacher, Achebe, Chinua, Canvas
Digitaal cursusmateriaal (Aanbevolen) : An Image of Africa: Racism in Conrad’s Heart of Darkness, Achebe, Chinua, Canvas

Bijkomende info

Introductory lectures are followed by discussion seminars in English. Active participation in the lectures and seminars is essential. Students prepare for each seminar by means of list of discussion topics and/or additional reading assignments (mostly critical and theoretical texts) and lead the seminar discussion of one of the assigned topics. They are encouraged to confer with their instructor when preparing for their presentations. Critical evaluation of texts and literary criticism is expected.

The reading list (incl. the literary works to be studied) and additional reading material (incl. ppts) will be made available via Canvas. Students complement this information with their own notes.

In order to take this class, compulsory additional costs may be charged in addition to the invoice sent to you as a student by the Student Administration Centre: for participation in literary events off campus a minimum contribution of €5 and a maximum contribution of €15 will be required. The costs are borne by the student and can neither be passed on to fellow students nor recovered from the lecturer or faculty. The amounts stated are approximately correct. If you experience payment difficulties as a result of these additional costs, you can contact Student Social Services via sociale.dienst.studenten@vub.ac.be or + 32 2 629 23 15. More information can also be found on https://my.vub.ac.be/en/social-services.

Leerresultaten

Algemene competenties

The students gain insight into postcolonial literatures in English and postcolonial theory. Specific attention is paid to the way in which postcolonial writers rewrite the Western literary canon and historiography. They learn to analyse and interpret (1) literary classics in English from a postcolonial perspective and (2) some significant postcolonial literary works in English. They develop their reading, speaking and writing skills by analysing and interpreting literary texts and by reporting on their interpretations.

Beoordelingsinformatie

De beoordeling bestaat uit volgende opdrachtcategorieën:
Examen Schriftelijk bepaalt 50% van het eindcijfer

Examen Praktijk bepaalt 50% van het eindcijfer

Binnen de categorie Examen Schriftelijk dient men volgende opdrachten af te werken:

Paper met een wegingsfactor 1 en aldus 50% van het totale eindcijfer.

Binnen de categorie Examen Praktijk dient men volgende opdrachten af te werken:

Discussie,presentatie,toetsen met een wegingsfactor 1 en aldus 50% van het totale eindcijfer.

Aanvullende info mbt evaluatie

Students are required to participate in both the oral (50%) and the written (50%) parts of the evaluation in order to receive a mark for the course. Students who fail to do so automatically are marked as "absent" (AFW).

Students are required to obtain at least 08/20 for either part of the evaluation in order to receive a pass mark for the course. Students who fail to do so automatically receive the lower mark of the two as the overall mark for the course.

Students who have to be reevaluated in the second exam session, write an exam paper (50%) and take an oral exam (50%). Pass marks (at least 10/20) for either part of the evaluation are automatically transferred to the second session.

Toegestane onvoldoende

Kijk in het aanvullend OER van je faculteit na of een toegestane onvoldoende mogelijk is voor dit opleidingsonderdeel.

Academische context