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World Literature in English - ENGL207

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
When Offered:

2013 - Next offered in 2013

Staff Contact(s): Dr Marcelle Freiman, Dr Rosemary Colmer
Prerequisites:

ENGL120 Prerequisite Information

Corequisites:

NCCW(s): ENGL275, ENGL323
Unit Designation(s):
Unit Type:
Assessed As: Graded
Offered By:

Department of English

Faculty of Arts

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