ENGL 285

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Postcolonial Literature in English

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Credit: 3 hours.

Examination of selected postcolonial literature, theory, and film as texts that "write back" to dominant European representations of power, identity, gender and the Other. Postcolonial writers, critics and filmmakers studied may include Franz Fanon, Edward Said, Aime Cesaire, Ousmane Sembene, Chinua Achebe, Michelle Cliff, Mahesweta Devi, Buchi Emecheta, Derek Walcott and Marlene Nourbese-Philip.

Prerequisite: Completion of the Composition I requirement.

This course satisfies the General Education Criteria in Fall 2022 for:

Cultural Studies - Non-West

Humanities – Lit & Arts

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ENGL 285 class schedule data for spring 2025
	CRN	Type	Section	Time	Day	Location	Instructor	Section Details
	32110	Lecture-Discussion	M	2:00PM -2:50PM	MWF	104 English Building	Oh, R	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/21/25-05/07/25 Degree Notes: Humanities - Lit & Arts, and Cultural Studies - Non-West course. Section Info: SP25 ENGL 285 - Postcolonial Literature in English - Rebecca Oh - This class will introduce you to postcolonial literature, or literature produced by writers and culture-makers from Britain’s former empire. Despite its name, the “post” in postcolonial literature is vexed, and marks continued forms of relation rather than a clean break between colonialism and the postcolonial moment. This course will therefore introduce you to the way postcolonial writers, theorists, and filmmakers resist or "write back" to empire and its representations of colonized spaces and peoples. But it will also show how postcolonial writers engage with colonialism’s long shadow, as postcolonial nationhood, identity, economics and modernity continue to be shaped by Western discourses and practices. Texts may include fiction, film, poetry and theory. Restriction(s): Restricted to Undergrad - Urbana-Champaign.