LITR 225 Postcolonial Literature

Course introduces students to the literature and scholarship of postcolonialism. Students examine literature that explores experiences of colonization and decolonization as well as broader postcolonial issues such as globalism and trans-nationalism. Authors studied will vary between sections and might include figures such as Salman Rushdie, Mahasweta Devi, Chinua Achebe, Isabel Allende, Derek Walcott, Buchi Emecheta, and Zadie Smith, among others.

Repeatable: Y
Formerly 52-2760
HL
Prerequisites ENGL 109 Writing and Rhetoric I Stretch B or ENGL 111 Writing and Rhetoric I or ENGL 111H Writing and Rhetoric I: Honors or ENGL 121 International Writing and Rhetoric I or TWC-T-7 EXAM-TWC WRITING MINIMUM SCORE = 7
Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3