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46877-01 - Lecture: Postcolonial and Transnational Theories and Literatures (2 CP)
| Semester | spring semester 2020 |
| Course frequency | Irregular |
| Lecturers | Christiane Schlote (christiane.schlote@unibas.ch, Assessor) |
| Content | What are the cultural, psychological and socio-economic legacies of colonial encounters? Why are some authors called 'imperial', others 'diasporic' or 'postcolonial'? How do you analyse a novel by a Bangladeshi or a Kenyan writer? What does migration have to do with literary imagination? These are just some of the questions we will address in this lecture. In order to shed light on the terminological, institutional, theoretical and political developments in the field of Postcolonial Studies, this lecture will introduce students to a variety of Anglophone texts (fiction, drama, film, theoretical and ethnographic studies, etc.) by authors who descend from countries marked by their encounter with the British Empire (e.g., Canada, Kenya, New Zealand, Oceania) and key texts by postcolonial theorists and critics (e.g., Fanon, Said, Spivak). We will discuss the primary texts within the broader context of the field's central concepts and concerns, including authenticity, colonialism, diaspora, essentialism, hybridity, identity politics, imperialism, nationalism, Orientalism, representation, resistance and subalternity. |
| Learning objectives | This lecture aims to provide students with a survey of the key concepts and theories of and critical approaches to postcolonial and transnational Anglophone literatures. |
| Bibliography | Theoretical and primary texts will be made available on ADAM. |
| Weblink | ADAM |
| Admission requirements | None |
| Language of instruction | English |
| Use of digital media | Online, mandatory |
| Course auditors welcome |
| Interval | Weekday | Time | Room |
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No dates available. Please contact the lecturer.
| Modules |
Modul: Advanced Anglophone Literary and Cultural Studies (Bachelor's degree subject: English) Modul: Anglophone Literary and Cultural Studies (Master's degree subject: English) Modul: Fields: Knowledge Production and Transfer (Master's degree program: African Studies) Modul: Fields: Media and Imagination (Master's degree program: African Studies) Modul: Interphilologie: Literaturwissenschaft BA (Bachelor's degree subject: English) Modul: Interphilologie: Literaturwissenschaft BA (Bachelor's degree subject: Ancient Civilizations) Modul: Interphilologie: Literaturwissenschaft BA (Bachelor's degree subject: German Language and Literature) Modul: Interphilologie: Literaturwissenschaft BA (Bachelor's degree subject: French Language and Literature) Modul: Interphilologie: Literaturwissenschaft BA (Bachelor's degree subject: Spanish Language and Literature) Modul: Interphilologie: Literaturwissenschaft BA (Bachelor's degree subject: Italian Language and Literature) Modul: Interphilologie: Literaturwissenschaft BA (Bachelor's degree subject: Nordic Philology) Modul: Interphilologie: Literaturwissenschaft BA (Bachelor's degree program: Ancient Civilizations) Modul: Interphilologie: Literaturwissenschaft MA (Master's degree subject: Slavic Studies) Modul: Interphilologie: Literaturwissenschaft MA (Master's degree subject: English) Modul: Interphilologie: Literaturwissenschaft MA (Master's degree subject: German Language and Literature) Modul: Interphilologie: Literaturwissenschaft MA (Master's degree subject: French Language and Literature) Modul: Interphilologie: Literaturwissenschaft MA (Master's degree subject: Spanish Language and Literature) Modul: Interphilologie: Literaturwissenschaft MA (Master's degree subject: Italian Language and Literature) Modul: Interphilologie: Literaturwissenschaft MA (Master's degree subject: German Literature) Modul: Interphilologie: Literaturwissenschaft MA (Master's degree subject: Latin Philology) Modul: Interphilologie: Literaturwissenschaft MA (Master's degree subject: Nordic Philology) Modul: Introduction to Anglophone Literary and Cultural Studies (Bachelor's degree subject: English) Modul: Literaturtheorie (Master's degree program: Literary Studies) |
| Assessment format | record of achievement |
| Assessment details | Regular and active participation, reading assignments, written test (90 mins) towards the end of term |
| Assessment registration/deregistration | Reg.: course registration; dereg.: not required |
| Repeat examination | one repetition, repetition counts |
| Scale | Pass / Fail |
| Repeated registration | as often as necessary |
| Responsible faculty | Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, studadmin-philhist@unibas.ch |
| Offered by | Fachbereich Englische Sprach- und Literaturwissenschaft |