Postcolonial and World Literature
Examines English-language literatures from former colonies in Africa and South Asia, analyzing postcolonial concepts, key writers, and their literary traditions.
Summary
Past student reviews · Kirk Sides
Students reported lots of reading, but the course was described as go-with-the-flow and not overly difficult.
What you’ll be able to do
Identify and critique issues and themes presented in postcolonial literature.
Identify and apply methods and approaches for analysis of literary and cultural texts to demonstrate literature's contemporary and historical relevance.
Leverage writing as a mode of learning and means of conveying critical analysis.
Analyze relationships among society, literature, and language that underlie the construction of beliefs.
Source: UW Guide
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- Sophomore standing
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KIRK SIDES is recorded teaching in Fall 2024. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.
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the class
Past student reviews · Kirk Sides
This seminar-style course on decolonisation literatures featured in-depth, enjoyable conversations about heavy reading material.
Recent recorded grades — Fall 2024: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=27 letter grades).
difficulty & workload
Past student reviews · Kirk Sides
Students reported lots of reading, but the course was described as go-with-the-flow and not overly difficult.
Past student reviews · Kirk Sides
Success required being comfortable with active participation and sharing thoughts, as students generally got out of the class what they put in.
Topics
- Literatures of former colonies in Africa and South Asia
- The concept and meanings of 'postcolonial'
- Literary traditions of the postcolonial world
Skills
- Critical analysis of postcolonial literature and cultural texts
- Academic writing for critical analysis
- Analysis of societal and linguistic contexts in literature
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