Middlebury

WAGS 0371

Postcolonial Writing By Women

Postcolonial Writing by Women
In her important essay "Under Western Eyes: Feminist Scholarship and Colonial Discourses," Chandra Talpade Mohanty argues that the experiences of women from the so-called Third World have to be understood in their own terms, rather than through the lens of Western feminism. Focusing on novels and essays by writers from South Asia, Africa, and the Caribbean, we will examine how women from the non-Western world use narrative to address a variety of concerns: familial relationships, caste, class, race, religious identity, education, work, national liberation, modernization, development, diaspora, and globalization. 3 hr lect./disc.
Subject:
Women's & Gender Studies
Department:
Prog in Women's & Gender Study
Division:
Literature
Requirements Fulfilled:
AAL CMP LIT

Sections in Fall 2005

Fall 2005

WAGS0371A-F05 Lecture (Siddiqi)
WAGS0371Y-F05 Discussion (Siddiqi)