Guia docent Facultat de Lletres |
català |
Grau d'Anglès (2009) |
Assignatures |
LITERATURES POSTCOLONIALS |
Metodologies |
DADES IDENTIFICATIVES | 2014_15 |
Assignatura | LITERATURES POSTCOLONIALS | Codi | 12274218 | |||||
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Cicle | 1r | |||||
Descriptors | Crèd. | Tipus | Curs | Període | ||||
6 | Optativa | 2Q |
Competències | Resultats d'aprenentage | Continguts |
Planificació | Metodologies | Atenció personalitzada |
Avaluació | Fonts d'informació | Recomanacions |
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Activitats Introductòries | 1- General introduction: a. What are post-colonial literatures? b. Post-colonial literatures and English Studies: the frame of post-colonial literary theory c. Themes, concepts and concerns in these literatures |
Seminaris | The following texts will be discussed in the seminars: African Literatures: a) Essays: “Oral Literature and Modern African Literature” by Isidore Okpewho “Decolonizing the Mind” by Ngugi wa Thiong’o b) Extract from Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe. (chapter 7 ) “ from The Joys of Motherhood by Buchi Emecheta (1st & 2nd chapters) “ from Disgrace by J. M. Coetzee c) Poetry: “Gulliver” by Wole Soyinka Some poems from Song of Lawino by Okot p’Bitek d) Short story: “The Girl Who Can” by Ama Ata Aidoo The Caribbean: a) Poetry: “Names” by Derek Walcott “A Modern Slave Song” by Benjamin Zephaniah An extract from “Discourse on the Logic of Language” by Marlene Nourbese Philip. b) Short story: “Girl” by Jamaica Kincaid c) Essays: “Concepts of the Caribbean” by George Lamming “Centrality of Caribbean Literature: Depicting Postcolonial and Multicultural Preocupations” by Seodial Frank H. Deena d) Novel: Wide Sargasso Sea by Jean Rhys (156 pages) India: a) Novel: Untouchable (1935) by Mulk Raj Anand b) Extract from Midnight’s Children by Salman Rushdie (1st chapter) c) Poetry: “A Blessed Life” and “Radha’s Dream” by Kamala Das. “The Little Prince” & “Troglodyte” by Suniti Namjoshi d) Essay: “The ladies have feelings, so…” by Arundhati Roy |
Atenció personalitzada | Should there be any doubts concerning the contents of the programme or any other issues related to the dynamics of the course, please talk or email the teacher. |