Middlebury

GSFS 0268

Literature of Displacement

Literature of Displacement: Forced Migration, Diaspora, Exile
In this course we will study postcolonial literature about migration, displacement, exile, and diaspora. Spurred variously by force, necessity and desire, migrants leave their homes and homelands with regret and with hope. Writers address the historical forces that propel these migrations: decolonization and neo-colonialism, globalization, warfare, dispossession, political violence, religious conflict, and environmental catastrophe. They experiment with narrative form and poetic language to explore the experiences of undocumented immigrant workers, exiles, refugees and well-to-do migrants. We will examine how displacement shapes constructions of identity, history, community and place in texts by writers such as Anzaldua, Ali, Darwish, Diome, Patel, Gomez Pena, Said, Rushdie, and others. (formerly ENAM 0462) 3 hrs. sem. Please note that, if circumstances require, this course may occasionally be taught remotely.
Subject:
Gender Sexuality &Fem. Studies
Department:
PrgGender/Sexuality/Fem. Study
Division:
Interdisciplinary
Requirements Fulfilled:
CMP LIT SOA SOC
Equivalent Courses:
GSFS 0462
IGST 0354
ENGL 0354
ENGL 0462
ENGL 0268
ENAM 0268
ENAM 0462

Sections

Spring 2022

GSFS0268A-S22 Lecture (Siddiqi)

Fall 2020

GSFS0268A-F20 Lecture (Siddiqi)
GSFS0268B-F20 Lecture (Siddiqi)
GSFS0268C-F20 Lecture (Siddiqi)