Introductory seminar course: Postcolonial Fiction - Details

Introductory seminar course: Postcolonial Fiction - Details

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Course name Introductory seminar course: Postcolonial Fiction
Semester WS 2022/23
Current number of participants 22
maximum number of participants 30
Home institute Neuere Englische Literaturen und Kulturwissenschaft
Courses type Introductory seminar course in category Teaching
First date Monday, 17.10.2022 15:45 - 17:15, Room: (D-2127)
Veranstaltung findet in Präsenz statt / hat Präsenz-Bestandteile Yes
Hauptunterrichtssprache englisch

Rooms and times

(D-2127)
Monday: 15:45 - 17:15, weekly (15x)

Comment/Description

What constitutes the ‘postcolonial’? What kind of perceptions and ideations do we hold towards postcolonial literature? The course aims at understanding key concepts of postcolonial theory and examines different approaches to the analysis of such texts that are primarily viewed as non-canonical in a Western English Studies context. The course will have a strong intersectional focus in terms of gender, sexuality, race, class and caste, including different theoretical perspectives such as feminist studies, gender studies, critical race theory, etc. The seminar will investigate ‘texts from the margins’ which delve into concepts of identity, ambivalence, agency and subjectivity.

Students have to buy and read the following novels:
Lucy by Jamaica Kincaid
Purple Hibiscus by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
The God of Small Things by Arundhati Roy

Admission settings

The course is part of admission "ALW/ELW/NELK: Aufbaumodul BA/LA: PS".
Studierende der Anglistik/Amerikanistik und des Faches Englisch können sich bereits während der vorgezogenen Anmeldephase zur Sicherstellung des Studienfortschritts für die Aufbau- und Vertiefungsmodule anmelden. Hierzu wird ein gewisses Kontingent der Kursplätze im Zeitraum vom 22.08.2022 bis 31.08.2022 für die Anmeldung geöffnet.
Bitte beachten Sie, dass in dieser Anmeldephase Studierende in höheren Fachsemestern bei der Verteilung der Plätze priorisiert werden. Die allgemeine Anmeldephase beginnt am 05.09.2022 und endet am 10.10.2022.
The following rules apply for the admission:
  • The enrolment is possible from 05.09.2022, 08:00 to 10.10.2022, 12:00.
  • A defined number of seats will be assigned to these courses.
    The seats in the affected courses have been assigned at 10.10.2022 on 12:05. Additional seats may be available via a wait list.
  • Enrolment is allowed for up to 1 courses of the admission set.
Assignment of courses: