Middlebury

FYSE 1464

The Empire Writes Back

The Empire Writes Back: Politics and Literature from Postcolonial Africa, the Caribbean, and South Asia
A hundred years ago, Britain ruled about a quarter of the world’s population, and the British Empire covered approximately a quarter of the earth’s land surface. Though most of the colonies have won formal independence, the effects of global imperialism continue to be felt, and arguably Empire has taken on other forms. In this seminar we will discuss fiction, poetry, and drama by postcolonial writers such as J. M. Coetzee, Derek Walcott, Daljit Nagra, Wole Soyinka, Mahashweta Devi, Jean Rhys, Arundhati Roy, Edward Said, and Frantz Fanon, addressing questions about the nature and effects of colonization, anti-colonial resistance, representation, agency, and power. 3 hrs. sem.
Subject:
First Year Seminar
Department:
First-Year Seminar Program
Division:
Interdisciplinary
Requirements Fulfilled:
CMP CW LIT

Sections

Fall 2022

FYSE1464A-F22 Seminar (Siddiqi)

Fall 2021

FYSE1464A-F21 Seminar (Siddiqi)

Fall 2020

FYSE1464A-F20 Seminar (Siddiqi)

Fall 2019

FYSE1464A-F19 Seminar (Siddiqi)

Fall 2018

FYSE1464A-F18 Seminar (Siddiqi)

Fall 2017

FYSE1464A-F17 Seminar (Siddiqi)

Fall 2015

FYSE1464A-F15 Seminar (Siddiqi)