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24063-01 - Lecture: Southasian Fiction and Postcolonial 'Identities': A Survey (2 CP)
| Semester | spring semester 2010 |
| Course frequency | Once only |
| Lecturers | Therese Steffen (therese.steffen@unibas.ch, Assessor) |
| Content | This lecture course offers a survey of the literary texts in English in their respective socio-historic contexts in Southasia/India. From the times of the East India Company (1600-1857) to the British conquest of large parts of India in the 18th century, from Queen Victoria's becoming Empress of India in 1876, through the Ghandian Era to the year of Independence and Partition of India in 1948, the English language has emerged as a (contested) common denominator or 'lingua franca' in the Indian subcontinent. With roughly 10% of the population India has the largest English-speaking population of the world by 2010 and has produced an impressive range of literary texts over more than two hundred years. From Thomas Babington McCauley's "Minute on Indian Education" (1835) to Vikas Swarup's "The Slumdog Millionaire" (2008) this course will familiarize students with major debates and books in English from India. |
| Bibliography | A reader will be available at "dings" in due time. |
| Comments | This lecture course offers also an introduction to my seminar on "Southasian/Indian Writings and Postcolonial Identities" in the Fall 2010. |
| Weblink | t.b.a. |
| Admission requirements | None |
| Course application | Not required |
| Language of instruction | English |
| Use of digital media | Online, optional |
| Course auditors welcome |
| Interval | Weekday | Time | Room |
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No dates available. Please contact the lecturer.
| Modules |
Interphilologisches Angebot: Allgemeine Literaturwissenschaft (Bachelor's degree subject: Deutsche Philologie) Modul Allgemeine Literaturwissenschaft (Master's degree subject: Modern German Literature) Modul Allgemeine Literaturwissenschaft (Master's degree subject: German Literature) Modul English & American Literature (Master's degree subject: English) Modul Extending the View (Literary and Cultural Studies) (Bachelor's degree subject: Englisch) Modul Focusing on the Discipline (Literary and Cultural Studies) (Bachelor's degree subject: Englisch) Modul Learning about Literature and Culture (Sek-I-Fach: Englisch) Modul Learning about Literature and Culture (Bachelor's degree subject: Englisch) Modul Learning about Literature and Culture (Ausbildung zur Lehrperson für die Sekundarstufe I) Modul Neuere Deutsche Literaturwissenschaft I (Master's degree subject: German Language and Literature) Modul Refining Skills in Literature and Culture (Bachelor's degree subject: Englisch) Modul Research Skills in English Linguistics or Literature (Master's degree subject: English) |
| Assessment format | record of achievement |
| Assessment details | Final Exam (short essay questions) and regular participation |
| Assessment registration/deregistration | Reg.: course registration; dereg.: not required |
| Repeat examination | one repetition, repetition counts |
| Scale | Pass / Fail |
| Repeated registration | no repetition |
| Responsible faculty | Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, studadmin-philhist@unibas.ch |
| Offered by | Englisches Seminar |