EN 255 - Introduction to Postcolonial Literature

This course introduces students to the development of postcolonial literature as a genre that emerged following the end of the British Empire. It covers a range of periods and geographies: from 1947, when the British left India, to post 1960s, when they left Africa. It has now been expanded to include modern Empires such as the former Soviet republics, Latin America, and Ireland. The course includes contemporary Indian, African, and Caribbean literature as well as select canonical texts that can be read from a postcolonial perspective.

Note: Meets Aesthetic and Creative Engagement Learning Outcome (AEST) and the Citizenship Learning Outcome (CITZ)

Four credits.