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ENGL207: World Literature in English
This unit examines writing in English, or in English translation, from the formerly colonised nations or the world. It explores the rich literature generated by a confrontation with real political and global concerns, and the influence of more than one literary tradition on the formation of texts. Topics covered include: issues of authenticity; place and history; the crisis of identity in the post-colonial world; and national and cultural reconstruction. Indigenous writing in colonised nations and the writing of the post-colonial diaspora are also considered, in relation to concepts of disenfranchisement, memory, globalisation and exile.
| Credit Points: | 3 |
| Contact Hours: | 2 |
| When Offered: | D2 - Day; Offered in the second half-year X2 - External study; Offered in the second half-year (Session Dates: 15 October) |
| Staff Contact(s): | Dr Marcelle Freiman, Dr Rosemary Colmer |
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| NCCW(s): | ENGL275, ENGL323 |
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| Assessed As: | Graded |
| Offered By: | Department of English |
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