| Educational guide Faculty or Arts |
english |
| Filologia Anglesa (01) |
 Subjects |
| ENGLISH-LANGUAGE LITERATURES FROM AFRICA, THE CARIBBEAN AND INDIA
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| IDENTIFYING DATA | 2010_11 | |||||||||||||||||
| Subject (*) | ENGLISH-LANGUAGE LITERATURES FROM AFRICA, THE CARIBBEAN AND INDIA | Code | 12142121 | |||||||||||||||
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Cycle | 2nd | |||||||||||||||
| Descriptors | Credits | Theory credits | Practical credits | Type | Year | Period | Exam timetables and dates | |||||||||||
| 6 | 4.5 | 1.5 | Compulsory | Fourth | Second |
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| Modality and teaching language | See working groups | |||||||||||||||||
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| Department | Estudis Anglesos i Alemanys |
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| General description and relevant information | This course introduces the student into Commonwealth Studies and more especifically into New Literatures written in English. Attention is paid to the literatures of various African and Caribbean countries and the literature of India. Lectures and powerpoint presentations introduce the characteristics of each one of these literatures, the most important authors, and the most relevant works. Likewise, the main literary trends in Third World Literature and post-colonial theories are studied. Finally, the characteristics which are shared by these literatures are pointed out and discussed. | |||||||||||||||||
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| (*)The teaching guide is the document in which the URV publishes the information about all its courses. It is a public document and cannot be modified. Only in exceptional cases can it be revised by the competent agent or duly revised so that it is in line with current legislation. | ||||||||||||||||||
