Grado en Inglés (2009) |
Asignaturas |
LITERATURAS POSTCOLONIALES |
Metodologías |
DATOS IDENTIFICATIVOS | 2016_17 |
Asignatura | LITERATURAS POSTCOLONIALES | Código | 12274218 | |||||
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Ciclo | 1º | |||||
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6 | Optativa | 2Q |
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Planificación | Metodologías | Atención personalizada |
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Actividades introductorias | 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 |
Seminarios | 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) c) Novel: Disgrace by J. M. Coetzee d) Poetry: Some poems from Song of Lawino by Okot p’Bitek e) Short story: “The Girl Who Can” by Ama Ata Aidoo CARIBBEAN LITERATURES: 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: Crick Crack, Monkey by Merle Hodge (120 pages) INDIAN LITERATURE: a) Novel: Untouchable (1935) by Mulk Raj Anand b) Extract from: - Midnight’s Children by Salman Rushdie (1st chapter); -The God of Small Things by Arundhati Roy. 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 |
Atención personalizada | 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. |