ENG 1017 Introduction to Postcolonial Literature
This course introduces students to major authors and the dominant genres of Postcolonial literature (1950-Present). Students will read literary works that shed light on what literature was understood to be in this period, what purposes it was believed to serve, who wrote it, how it was shared and read, and how it was received. Authors will include Chinua Achebe, Salman Rushdie, Emmanuel Dongala, Etel Adan, Aimee Cesaire, and Bapsi Sidhwa. This course is designed to develop students' fundamental college-level skills in critically analyzing and writing about literature, culminating in the writing and revision of an argumentative, analytical essay.
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