ENG 2077 Cultures and Contexts: Literature Of the Caribbean
This course will provide students with a critical overview of some of the central themes and issues that have appeared in the works of a variety of Caribbean writers. The main areas of inquiry will include the notions of exile, the importance of language, the articulation of identity in post-colonial societies and the issues of race, gender, culture, and ethnicity. We will also look at some of the socio-political developments that have impacted the region. Writers include Earl Lovelace, Louise Bennet, Orlando Paterson, V.S. Naipaul, George Lamming.